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The 10th edition of the Luxembourg City Film Festival, also known as LuxFilmFest, will be taking place from 5 to 15 March 2020.

A total of 127 films are on the programme, with highlights including US feminist drama / thriller Promising Young Woman, which will open the festival on Thursday 5 March 2020. This screening follows the film's world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 25 January 2020. Another highlight is the screening of Luxembourg co-production Yalda, A Night for Forgiveness during the Awards Film Night on Saturday 14 March 2020. True History of the Kelly Gang, a British-Australian biopic about Australian bushranger Ned Kelly will close this year’s festival on Sunday 15 March 2020.

PROGRAMME

  • Opening Film: Thurs. 5 March @ Kinepolis Kirchberg @ 19:00: Promising Young Women, drama / thriller by Emerald Fennel (English with French subtitles, 113 min; US, 2020)
  • Awards Night Film: Sat. 14 March @ Kinepolis Kirchberg @ 19:00: Yalda, A Night for Forgiveness, drama by Massoud Bakhshi (Persian with English subtitles, 89 min; FR/DE/CH/LU/LB/IR, 2019)
  • Closing Film: Sun. 15 March @ Kinepolis Kirchberg @ 19:00: True History of the Kelly Gang, biopic / drama by Justin Kurzel (English with French & Dutch subtitles, 124 min; AU/UK/FR, 2019)

Official Selection Out-of-Competition

  • Fri. 6 March 2020 @ Ciné Utopia @ 14:00 & Mon. 9 March @ Cinémathèque @ 14:00: Midnight Traveler, documentary by Hassan Fazili (Perisan & English with French & English subtitles, 88 min; US/QA/UK/CA, 2019)
  • Fri. 6 March 2020 @ Kinepolis Kirchberg @ 19:00: Downhill, dramedy by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (English with subtitles tbc, 86 min; US, 2020)
  • Fri. 6 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 21:00: The August Virgin, drama by Jonás Trueba (Spanish with French subtitles, 125 min; ES, 2019)
  • Sat. 7 March @ Cinémathèque @ 14:00: The Short History of the Long Road, drama by Ani Simon-Kennedy (English with subtitles tbc, 93 min; US 2019)
  • Sat. 7 March @ Kinepolis Kirchberg @ 19:00: Dreamland, drama / thriller by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte (English, 98 min; US, 2019)
  • Sun. 8 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 16:30: Un Fils, drama by Medhi M. Barsaoui (Arabic & French with French subtitles, 96 min; TN/FR/LB/QA, 2019)
  • Sun. 8 March @ Kinepolis Kirchberg @ 16:30: Charity event: The Swallows of Kabul, animated film by Zabou Breitman & Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec (French with English subtitles, 81 min; FR/LU/CH, 2019)
  • Sun. 8 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 18:30: Greener Grass, comedy / satire by Jocelyn Deboer and Dawn Luebbe (English with French subtitles, 101 min; US, 2019)
  • Sat. 8 March @ secret location @ 18:30 & Sat. 14 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 21:15: Wrinkles the Clown, horror / documentary by Michael Beach Nichols (English, 78 min; US, 2019)
  • Mon. 9 March @ Cinémathèque @ 16:00: A Dark-Dark Man, crime thriller by Adilkhan Yerzhanov (Kazach & Russian with English subtitles, 130 min; KZ/FR, 2019)
  • Mon. 9 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 16:30 & Sat. 14 March @ Cinémathèque @ 16:30: Moffie, drama / war romance by Oliver Hermanus (English & Afrikaans with English subtitles, 103 min; ZA/UK, 2019)
  • Mon. 9 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 18:30: Enormous, comedy by Sophie Letourneur (French with English subtitles, 98 min; FR, 2019)
  • Tues. 10 March @ Cinémathèque @ 14:30: The Father, dramedy by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov (Bulgarian with subtitles tbc, 87 min; BG/GR, 2019)
  • Tues. 10 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 18:45: Radioactive, biopic / drama by Marjane Satrapi (English with French subtitles, 103 min; UK/HU, 2019)
  • Fri. 13 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 21:00 & Sat. 14 March @ Cinémathèque @ 20:30: Just 6.5, action / crime / drama by Saeed Roustaee (Persian with French / English subtitles, 134 min; IR, 2019)
  • Sat. 14 March @ Cinémathèque @ 18:30: Rare Beasts, black comedy by Billie Piper (English, 87 min; UK, 2019)
  • Sat. 14 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 18:45: Mother, drama / thriller by Rodrigo Sorogoyen (Spanish & French with subtitles tbc, 129 min; ES/FR, 2019)

Luxembourg (Co-)Productions

  • Fri. 6 March 2020 @ Ciné Utopia @ 21:30: I Will Cross Tomorrow, drama by Sepideh Farsi (English, Greek and Arabic with French subtitles, 90 min; FR/GR/LU/NL, 2019)
  • Sat. 7 March 2020 @ Ciné Utopia @ 14:00: The Prince’s Voyage, animated film by Jean-François Laguionie and Xavier Picard (French with English subtitles, 76 min; FR/LU, 2019)
  • Sat. 7 March 2020 @ Ciné Utopia @ 19:00: Jumbo, fantasy drama by Zoé Wittock (French with English subtitles, 93 min; FR/LU/BE, 2020)
  • Sun. 8 March 2020 @ Ciné Utopia @ 18:30: Tune into the Future, documentary by Eric Schockmel (English & Luxembourgish with French & English subtitles, 80 min; LU, 2019)
  • Sun. 8 March 2020 @ Ciné Utopia @ 21:00: Between Heaven and Earth, road movie / drama by Najwa Najjar (Arabic, Hebrew & French with English subtitles, 95 min; PS/IS/LU, 2019)
  • Wed. 11 March 2020 @ Ciné Utopia @ 16:30: Red Fields, drama / musical by Keren Yedaya (Arabic & Hebrew with subtitles tbc, 93 min; IL/LU/DE, 2019)
  • Wed. 11 March 2020 @ Ciné Utopia @ 21:00: Dreamland, thriller / horror by Bruce McDonald (English with French subtitles, 92 min; CA/BE/LU, 2019)
  • Thurs. 12 March 2020 @ Ciné Utopia @ 16:30: The Scarecrows, drama by Nouri Bouzid (Arabic with French subtitles, 97 min; TN/MA/LU, 2019)
  • Thurs. 12 March 2020 @ Kinepolis Kirchberg @ 19:00: Skin Walker, drama / psychological thriller / horror by Christian Neuman (English with French & Dutch subtitles, 89 min; LU/BE, 2019)
  • Fri. 13 March 2020 @ Ciné Utopia @ 16:30: Norie, documentary by Yuki Kawamura (Japanese with English subtitles, 80 min; LU/JP, 2019)
  • Sat. 14 March 2020 @ Ciné Utopia @ 16:30: River Tales, documentary by Julie Schroell (Spanish with French subtitles, 82 min; LU, 2019)
  • Sun. 15 March 2020 @ Kinepolis Kirchberg @ 16:30: Eng Äerd, documentary by Tom Alesch (Luxembourgish with French & English subtitles, 84 min; LU, 2020)

Official Competition

The jury for the international competition will be presided over by French-Iranian director Marjane Satrapi. Other confirmed jury members to date include British director Mike Newell and Luxembourg actor Luc Schiltz.

  • Fri. 6 March @ Cinémathèque @ 18:30, Sat. 7 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 18:30 & Wed. 11 March @ Cinémathèque @ 14:00: Bait, drama by Mark Jenkin (English with French subtitles, 87 min; UK, 2019)
  • Fri. 6 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 18:30, Thurs. 12 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 14:00 & Fri. 13 March @ Cinémathèque @ 20:30: Effacer l’historique, comedy by Benoît Delépine & Gustave Kervern (French with subtitles tbc, 106 min; FR/BE, 2020)
  • Fri. 6 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 21:15, Mon. 9 March @ Cinémathèque @ 21:00 & Wed. 11 March @ Kinepolis Kirchberg @ 10:00: Babyteeth, dramedy by Shannon Murphy (English with French & Dutch subtitles, 117 minutes; AU, 2019)
  • Sat. 7 March @ Cinémathèque @ 19:00, Sun. 8 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 21:00 & Fri. 13 March @ Kinepolis Kirchberg @ 10:00: EMA, drama / musical / dance by Pablo Larraín (Spanish with English or French & Dutch subtitles, 102 min; CL, 2019)
  • Sat. 7 March @ Cinémathèque @ 21:00, Tues. 10 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 21:00 & Thurs. 12 March @ Cinémathèque @ 16:00: Song Without a Name, drama / history by Melina León (Spanish & Quechua with English or French & Dutch subtitles, 97 min; PE/ES/US/CH, 2019)
  • Sat. 7 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 21:15, Sun. 8 March @ Cinémathèque @ 19:00 & Sat. 14 March @ Cinémathèque @ 11:00: About Endlessness, drama by Roy Andersson (Swedish with English or French & Dutch subtitles, 70 min; SE/DE/NO, 2019)
  • Sun. 8 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 18:30, Thurs. 12 March @ Cinémathèque @ 21:15 & Fri. 13 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 18:30: Mosquito, drama / war history film by João Nuno Pinto (Portuguese with French or English subtitles, 122 min; PT/FR/BR/MZ, 2020)
  • Sun. 8 March @ Cinémathèque @ 21:30, Mon. 9 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 21:30 & Thurs. 12 March @ Kinepolis Kirchberg @ 10:00: Valley of Souls, drama by Nicolás Rincón Gille (Spanish with French or English subtitles, 137 min; CO/BE/BR/FR, 2019)
  • Mon. 9 March @ Cinémathèque @ 18:30, Wed. 11 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 21:00 & Thurs. 12 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 18:30: Atlantis, drama by Valentyn Vasyanovych (Ukrainian with French & English subtitles, 108 min; UA, 2019)
  • Tues. 10 March @ Cinémathèque @ 18:30, Wed. 11 March @ Ciné Utopia & Fri. 13 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 14:00: Moving On, drama by Yoon Dan-Bi (Korean with French or English, 105 min; KR, 2019)

Documentary Competition

There will also be a documentary competition, during which a jury composed of directors from various international film festivals will judge six documentaries.

  • Fri. 6 March @ Ciné Utopia @16:30, Thurs. 12 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 21:00 & Fri. 13 March @ Cinémathèque @ 18:30: 143 Sahara Street by Hassen Ferhani (Arabic with French or English subtitles, 100 min; DZ/FR/QA, 2019)
  • Fri 6 Marc @ Ciné Utopia @ 18:30, Sat. 7 March @ Cinémathèque @ 16:30 & Tues. 10 March @ CIné Utopia @ 16:30: Overseas by Sung-A Yoon (Folipino & English with French or English subtitles, 90 min; BE/FR, 2019)
  • Fri. 6 March @ Cinémathèque @ 21:00, Tues. March @ Ciné Utopia @ 18:30 & Weds. 11 March @ Cinémathèque @ 21:30: Collective by Alexander Nanau (Romanian with French & English subtitles, 109 min; RO/LU, 2019)
  • Sat. 7 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 21:45, Sun. 8 March @ Cinémathèque @ 16:30 & Weds. 11 March @ Cinémathèque @ 16:00: Adolescents by Sébastien Lifschitz (French with English subtitles, 135 min; FR, 2019)
  • Sun. 8 March @ Cinémathèque @ 12:30, Mon. 9 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 21:30 & Tues. 10 March @ Cinémathèque @ 16:30: The American Sector by Courtney Stephens & Pacho Velez (English with French subtitles, 67 min; US, 2020)
  • Sat. 7 March @ Cinémathèque @ 10:30, Tues. 10 March @ Cinémathèque @ 18:30 & Weds. 11 March @ Ciné Utopia @ 19:00: Midnight Family by Luke Lorentzen (Spanish with French & English subtitles, 81 min; MX/US, 2019)

For more information on the 10th anniversary edition of LuxFilmFest, including the full programme and ticketing, visit luxfilmfest.lu.

Venue: Luxembourg City

Organiser: Luxembourg City Film Festival

Price: See website

Reservations: See website

URL: For details, see luxfilmfest.lu