These Nights Remain: The Full lineup of the 31st AIFF

Tickets pre-sale (online from www.aiff.gr and more.com) will commence on Thursday, September 25 for the special passes and on Friday, September 26 for the general audience. Texts and photos can be seen at aiff.gr και cinemagazine.gr. .

THE FILMS BY SECTION

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU (2025, 113’) Director: Mary Bronstein
THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO (2025, 104’) Director: Diego Céspedes
URCHIN (2025, 99’) Director: Harris Dickinson
MY FATHER’S SHADOW (2025, 94’) Director: Akinola Davies
OMAHA (2025, 106’) Director: Cole Webley
SOUND OF FALLING (2025, 149’) Director: Mascha Schilinski
REEDLAND (2025,105’) Director: Sven Bresser
THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE (2025, 102') Director: Hasan Hadi
MEMORY (2025, 98’) Director: Vladlena Sandu
A USEFUL GHOST (2025, 130’) Director: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
I ONLY REST IN THE STORM (2025, 217’) Director: Pedro Pinho

INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

COVER-UP (2025, 117’) Director: Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus
Introduction by Stefanos Loukopoulos, Director of Vouliwatch, and Eliza Triantafillou, journalist for the’ Inside Story’
THE TALE OF SILYAN (2025, 80’) Director: Tamara Kotevska
ALWAYS (2025, 87’) Director: Deming Chen
FLOPHOUSE AMERICA (2025, 80’) Director: Monica Strømdahl
PUT YOUR SOUL IN YOUR HAND AND WALK (2025, 113’) Director: Sepideh Farsi
Director present
2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA (2025, 109’) Director: Mstyslav Chernov
THE HELSINKI EFFECT (2025, 87’) Director: Arthur Franck
THE STUFF WE ARE MADE OF (2025, 106’) Director: Siamak Etemadi
An open discussion will follow, filmmakers in attendance
HOW DARK MY LOVE (2025, 109’) Director: Scott Gracheff
Filmmakers in attendance, as well as actress Asia Argento
CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS (2025, 94’) Director: Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni
THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT (2025, 97’) Director: on Shenk, Bonni Cohen, Pedro Kos
ULTRAS (2025, 89’) Director: Ragnhild Ekner

OPENING NIGHTS

LA GRAZIA (2025, 131’) Director: Paolo Sorrentino
NO OTHER CHOICE (2025, 139’) Director: Park Chan-wook
NOUVELLE VAGUE (2025, 106’) Director: Richard Linklater
THE SECRET AGENT (2025, 158’) Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
THE ICE TOWER (2025, 118’) Director: Lucile Hadžihalilović
AFTER THE HUNT (2025, 139’) Director: Luca Guadagnino
TWINLESS (2025, 100’) Director: James Sweeney
RESURRECTION (2025, 160’) Director: Bi Gan
REBUILDING (2025, 95’) Director: Max Walker-Silverman
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (2025, 89’) Director: Kaouther Ben Hania
Introduction by Members of the Filmmakers for Palestine Greece Network
BLUE MOON (2025, 100’) Director: Richard Linklater
ÁRVA (2025, 132’) Director: László Nemes
DREAMS (SEX-LOVE) (2024, 110’) Director: Dag Johan Haugerud
AMRUM (2025, 93’) Director: Fatih Akin
WINTER OF THE CROW (2025, 112’) Director: Kasia Adami
IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY (2025, 107’) Director: Amy Berg
ARCO (2025, 82’) Director: Ugo Bienvenu
BLUE FILM (2025, 82’) Director: Elliott Tuttle
THE THINGS YOU KILL (2025, 114’) Director: Alireza Khatami
ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO (2024, 100’) Director: Kevin MacDonald, Sam Rice-Edwards
CALLE MÁLAGA (2025, 116’) Director: Maryam Touzani
ROOFMAN (2025, 126’) Director: Derek Cianfrance
CHRISTY (2025, Ι94’) Director: Brendan Canty
MOTHER’S BABY (2025, 107’) Director: Johanna Moder
HYSTERIA (2025, 104’) Director: Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
THE MESSAGE (2025, 91’) Director: Iván Fund
MAGELLAN (2025, 160’) Director: Lav Diaz
YUNAN (2025, 124’) Director: Ameer Fakher Eldin
ANEMONE (2025, 121’) Director: Ronan Day-Lewis

The film is screened for the first time in Greece and takes place for the benefit of the Cerebral Palsy Greece / Open Door in collaboration with the 31^st Athens International Film Festival and the Athens MEGARON

Actor Daniel Day-Lewis and director Ronan Day-Lewis in attendance

All proceeds from the screening shall be used for the purposes of Cerebral Palsy Greece / Open Door.

OPENING FILM

BUGONIA (2025, 117’) Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

CLOSING FILM

THE HISTORY OF SOUND (2025, 127’) Director: Oliver Hermanus

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

NEIL JORDAN AWARD CEREMONY
Presentation of a special lifetime achievement award for director Neil Jordan
THE END OF THE AFFAIR (1999, 102’) Director: Neil Jordan
With the support of the Embassy of Ireland
THE CITY NEVER SLEEPS - 4Κ RESTORATION (1984, 102’) Director: Andreas Tsilifonis
First screening in Greece of the restored 4K edition of the film. Director and cast present
VOICES OF HUMANITY (2025, Palestine/Sudan/Ukraine 16') Director: Kai Sehr
With the support of the European Union. Introduction by Petros Kremonas, EU Humanitarian Aid Campaigns Officer
ΝΟΙ (2025, Greece, 15’) Director: Neritan Zinxhiria

The short film by Mr. Neritan Zinxhiria will have its Athens premiere, as the closing film of the GREEK SHORT STORIES Competition Section. Cast in attendance

All films of the GREEK SHORT STORIES SECTION, the Jury and Awards can be found HERE.