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  • Festival Blog Sunday, November 9th

    2025-11-09
    Sunday at the Cottbus Film Festival After an intense week of premieres, discussions and encounters, the 35th Cottbus Film Festival is entering its final day. Yesterday evening, the festival's award winners were honoured at a ceremony. Here is the list of winners:   Feature Film Competition Main Prize for Best…
  • The Award Winners of the 35th FFC

    2025-11-08
    Director Ivona Juka has been awarded the Main Prize of the 35th FilmFestival Cottbus. Her Croatian production BEAUTIFUL EVENING, BEAUTIFUL DAY received the main award worth €15,000. The film impressed the International Festival Jury for its courage “to address untold stories, to open dialogue, to look at old wounds with…
  • Festival Blog Saturday, November 8th

    2025-11-08
    Saturday at the Cottbus Film Festival Saturday at the 35th Cottbus Film Festival is devoted to Ukraine. The war is not over, and reports of attacks, destruction and suffering continue to mount. The Ukrainian Day is dedicated to the people who live with the consequences of war every day, with…
  • Festival Blog Friday, November 7th

    2025-11-07
    Friday at the 35th FilmFestival Cottbus Friday at the FilmFestival Cottbus is devoted to resistance, reflection, and remembrance. From urban activism to historical truth-seeking, today’s program dives deep into the intersections of art, politics, and social courage. The day starts at 10 a.m. in the Kammerbühne with URBAN DISOBEDIENCE TOOLKIT…
  • Festival Blog Thursday, November 6th

    2025-11-06
    Thursday at the 35th FilmFestival Cottbus The third day of the festival is dedicated to the major issues of our time – the environment, peace and identity. BETWEEN BORDERS screens at 1 p.m. at the Obenkino cinema: with the start of the Russian invasion, Erko decides to help as a volunteer…

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