Eleven first and second films are in the First Lights competition section, 21 titles have been selected for the Czech Joy section, and 15 films are in Testimonies, a competition section dedicated to important social, economic, environmental, and political phenomena.

Among the highlights of the programme are a retrospective of Swiss filmmaker Anne Marie Miéville and a showcase of Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-liang. Directors Roberto Minervini, Albert Serra and Romanian-German Andrei Ujică are among the special guests of the festival.

Ji.hlava IDFF will screen 340 films in both competition and non-competition sections, of which 129 as world premiere, 23 as international premiere and 11 as European premiere.

Opus Bonum Competition:

A Year in the Life of a Country / Rok z życia kraju (Poland)
Directed by Tomasz Wolski

An Almost Perfect Family / O familie aproape perfectă (Romania)
Directed by Tudor Platon

Cleaning & Cleansing (Austria)
Directed by Thomas Fürhapter

Happiness to All / Štěstí a dobro všem (Czech Republic, the Netherlands, France)
Directed by Filip Remunda

I’m Not with You / Je ne suis pas avec vous (France)
Directed by Marie-Violaine Brincard, Olivier Dury

In Praise of Shadows / Éloge de l'ombre (Canada)
Directed by Catherine Martin

Miralles (Spain, Mexico)
Directed by Maria Mauti

Ms. President / Prezidentka (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
Directed by Marek Šulík

Softly Brutal (France)
Directed by Ila Bêka, Louise Lemoine

Strange Abandoned Deranged (Turkey, UK)
Directed by Hiçbir Şey Normal Değil

Termini / Gala Punkti (Latvia)
Directed by Laila Pakalnina

The Goodbye / L'addio (Argentina)
Directed by Toia Bonino

Ulysses (Belarus)
Directed by Nikita Lavretski

Click HERE for the press release.