Festival Dny evropského filmu 2026: Star Directors, Debuts and Music Films

The Days of European Film festival will once again bring current European film productions to the Czech Republic in April. In Prague, Brno, Ostrava and several other cities, works by renowned directors, award-winning debuts and several films in their Czech premiere will be shown.

In just a few weeks, the 33rd edition of the film festival Days of European Film (Dny evropského filmu) will begin in the Czech Republic. The event presents a selection of recent European productions and brings films by renowned directors, award-winning debuts as well as works in which music plays a central role to the big screen.

The festival will take place from 9 to 14 April in Prague, including at the cinemas Světozor, Edison Filmhub and Přítomnost. At the same time, films will also be screened at Minikino in Ostrava. The Brno part of the festival will follow from 13 to 19 April, after which the programme will move to several other cities across the Czech Republic.

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The programme includes several films in their Czech premiere or pre-premiere. These include François Ozon’s new adaptation of Albert Camus’ novel The Stranger, a poetic documentary by nature photographer Vincent Munier titled Whispers in the Woods, as well as the visually striking adventure Hen by Hungarian director György Pálfi. Also included in the programme is the drama Little Trouble Girls by Slovenian director Urška Djukić.

Alongside current productions, the festival will also present a retrospective of the Italian director Paolo Sorrentino. Among the films to be screened are his Oscar-winning film The Great Beauty, the drama Youth and the political film Il Divo. In Prague, Sorrentino’s long-time editor Cristiano Travaglioli is also expected to attend several screenings in person and lead a masterclass.

A regular part of the festival are also competition sections for directorial debuts as well as films with a strong musical focus. Debut films include the visually striking drama White Snail, which was awarded at the Locarno Film Festival, as well as the Belgian drama Julian and the Danish production Weightless.

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In addition, the festival will present several films nominated for the European Parliament’s LUX Audience Award. Viewers can vote online for the winner and have the chance to be invited to the award ceremony in Brussels.

The film programme will be accompanied by discussion panels, workshops for children, screenings for schools and seniors, as well as events for film professionals.

The full programme of the 33rd edition of the festival can be found online at www.eurofilmfest.cz.



Dny evropského filmu 2026
(Days of European Film)
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