European Film Festival - Ethiopia

19/03/2025

If you attended the European Film Festival - Ethiopia closing day, you were in for a treat.

If not, check the video to measure the temperature.

Thanks for your loyalty & love to our festival. See you next year!

18/03/2025

11/03/2025

Wrap-up video of the European Film Festival - Ethiopia 2025 edition, featuring the opening ceremony at Commercial Bank of Ethiopia + movie screenings, Q&A sessions, masterclasses, workshops and positive vibes at Istituto Italiano di Cultura Addis Abeba

Thanks for your loyalty & love to our festival. See you next year!

08/03/2025

Today at 5:30 p.m.

🏠 Venue: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Addis Abeba

Free entrance, free popcorn, free beverages and free parking

Twenty-six royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey are about to leave Paris to return to Benin, their country of origin. Along with thousands of others, these artefacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892. What attitude to adopt to these ancestors’ homecoming in a country that had to forge ahead in their absence?

Winner of best film @ Berlin International Film Festival; Winner of TIFF Ethical Film Award @ Tokyo International Film Festival; Winner of international documentary feature @ Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival; Winner of Allan King Documentary Award @ Toronto Film Critics Association Awards; Winner of outstanding achievement in direction @ Cinema Eye Honors Awards.

Nominee for best documentary @ Chicago Film Critics Association Awards; Nominee for best European documentary & best European film @ European Film Awards; Nominee for best documentary feature @ Gotham Awards; Nominee for best foreign language film @ Palm Springs International Film Festival; Nominee for best documentary @ São Paulo International Film Festival.

08/03/2025

Today at 3 p.m.

🏠 Venue: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Addis Abeba

Free entrance, free popcorn, free beverages and free parking

Under the hot Greek sun, the animateurs at an all-inclusive island resort prepare for the busy touristic season. Kalia is the leader of the pack. As summer intensifies and the work pressure builds up, their nights become violent and Kalia’s struggle is revealed in the darkness.

Winner of best performance @ Locarno Film Festival; Winner of Spirit of the Festival Award @ Cork International Film Festival; Winner of Vanguard Award @ Vancouver International Film Festival; Winner of best actress @ Les Arcs European Film Festival; Winner of Prix Cineuropa @ Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles; Winner of best feature film and best performance @ Los Angeles Greek Film Festival.

Nominee for best film @ Locarno Film Festival; Nominee for best Debut Film @ Haifa International Film Festival; Nominee for best fiction @ São Paulo International Film Festival; Nominee for best feature film @ Valladolid International Film Festival; Nominee for best film @ Sarajevo Film Festival; Nominee for best international feature @ Raindance Film Festival; Nominee for the Dragon Award @ Göteborg Film Festival.

07/03/2025

Today, the European Film Festival - Ethiopia celebrates International Women's Day with the screening of two recent & award-winning movies directed by 2 amazing ladies:

3 p.m. - "Animal" directed by Sofia Exarchou.

5:30 p.m. - "Dahomey" directed by Mati Diop.

At Istituto Italiano di Cultura Addis Abeba in Piazza, next to Semien Hotel.

Free entrance, free popcorn, free beverages and free parking.

07/03/2025

Today at 7:15 p.m. (1:15 local time)

🏠 Venue: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Addis Abeba

Free entrance, free popcorn, free beverages and free parking

A severe drought is driving an entire community of farmers into a miserable exodus from their traditional lands. While Tessema is considering leaving with his family, his father dies in an accident. The family agrees to leave after the patriarch is buried, but Tessema is stopped in his tracks when his father’s body goes missing from the grave.

Nominee for the Leitz Cine Discovery Prize @ Cannes Film Festival; Nominee for best short film @ Melbourne International Film Festival; Nominee for IMDbPro Short Cuts Award for best Canadian film @ Toronto International Film Festival.

07/03/2025

Today at 5:30 p.m.

🏠 Venue: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Addis Abeba

Free entrance, free popcorn, free beverages and free parking

In order to save crown & country from a cosmic catastrophe, Superchamp, now a lowly civil servant, has to find back his lost superpowers and save the day. Superchamp Returns is the outrageous spoof based on the comic book series de Superjhemp, which has become the all-time Luxemborgish best-seller.

Winner of best Luxembourg feature film @ Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis.

Nominee for best actor @ Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis.

07/03/2025

Today at 3 p.m.

🏠 Venue: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Addis Abeba

Free entrance, free popcorn, free beverages and free parking

Immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world. The film blends Higashida’s revelatory descriptions of his autism, written when he was just 13, with intimate portraits of five remarkable young people.

Winner of World Cinema - Documentary @ Sundance Film Festival; Winner of best documentary and best sound @ British Independent Film Awards; Winner of best documentary @ Denver Film Festival; Winner of outstanding music composition @ News & Documentary Emmy Awards; Winner of Impact Award @ Vancouver International Film Festival; Winner of Discovery of the Year @ World Soundtrack Awards.

Nominee for best international documentary @ Docville; Nominee for best feature and best director @ International Documentary Association; Nominee for best documentary @ Valladolid International Film Festival; Nominee for best documentary @ Athens International Film Festival; Nominee for best film @ Free Zone Film Festival; Nominee for best music @ British Independent Film Awards.

07/03/2025

Today, the European Film Festival - Ethiopia screens three recent & award-winning movies:

3 p.m. - "The reason I jump" from UK.

5:30 p.m. - "Superchamp returns" from Luxembourg.

7:15 p.m. - "Alazar" from Ethiopia

At Istituto Italiano di Cultura Addis Abeba in Piazza, next to Semien Hotel.

Free entrance, free popcorn, free beverages and free parking.

07/03/2025

International title: Dahomey

Year: 2024

Length: 1 hr 08 min

🎥 Screening: Saturday, 8 March at 5:30 p.m.

🏠 Venue: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Addis Abeba

Shortlisted for the 2025 LUX Audience Award. This initiative is presented every year by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy in partnership with the European Commission and Europa Cinemas.

Free entrance, free popcorn, free beverages and free parking

*Last week of the Festival*

07/03/2025

International title: Dahomey

Year: 2024

Length: 1 hr 08 min

🎥 Screening: Saturday, 8 March at 5:30 p.m.

🏠 Venue: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Addis Abeba

Shortlisted for the 2025 LUX Audience Award. This initiative is presented every year by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy in partnership with the European Commission and Europa Cinemas.

Free entrance, free popcorn, free beverages and free parking

*Last week of the Festival*