26.07.24 19h Masters of Cinema Award Misericordia “Historias del Kronen” 30th aniversary Screening
WITH JOSHUA BRAND
Joshua Brand, screenwriter and creator of one of the greatest cult series in television history, “Northern Exposure”, will visit the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest to participate in a talk that will be led by communicator Ainhoa Marzol.
Joshua Brand, a three-time Emmy Award winner, is a television legend who has developed iconic series such as “St. Elsewhere,” which marked the debut of Denzel Washington, “Amazing Stories” with Steven Spielberg, “A Year in the Life,” and more recently, “The Americans.”
In collaboration with Sa Trencadora centre de creació, Filmin and Noctàmbuls
OPENING GALA
OS: National (OOC)
Spain 2024
World premiere Fernando Trueba Directed by 20.07.24
Neo-noir thriller 120’
Misericordia English Spanish
What is it about?
Álex starts a job as a waitress in a restaurant on a remote island. There, she falls in love with Max, the American manager. As their love blossoms, disturbing clues about his dark and mysterious past begin to surface.
It will be for you if...
You’re interested in seeing the result of the work between two legends, one in acting (Matt Dillon) and one in directing (Fernando Trueba).
What should you know?
It is the second thriller in the career of Oscar-winning Fernando Trueba after the extraordinary “The Mad Monkey.”
Doors open at 20h Gala starts at 21h
Concert by
Liv Ullmann award
Maria Hein
With Fernando Trueba, Matt Dillon, Aida Folch and Cristina Huete
CLOSING GALA
OS: National (OOC)
28.07.24
Romantic dramedy
114’
Misericordia
Spanish
English
Directed by
Jonás
Trueba
What is it about?
Spain 2024
Spanish premiere
A couple decides to separate after twenty years together. It is mutual and amicable, so they decide to celebrate their breakup by throwing a party to which they invite family and friends.
It will be for you if...
You enjoy romantic comedies that can surprise, innovate, and pay tribute to the legacy of Wilder, Lubitsch, and Rohmer.
What should you know?
It just won the Best European Film Award at the latest Cannes Film Festival.
Doors open at 20h Gala starts at 21h
Concert by James Rhodes Award Ceremony Michael Douglas award
Screening
With Jonás Trueba, Itsaso Arana and Vito Sanz
With
the presence of
ATOM EGOYAN
Psychological thriller
Doors open at 20h
Concert by Miquel Serra 21h
Screening 22h
What is it about?
Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia, Les Misérables) is a tormented opera director who, when staging Salome, awakens past traumas caused by her mentor.
It will be for you if...
You miss the psychological thrillers of the 80s and 90s.
What should you know?
Atom Egoyan is one of the most important Canadian directors in history. Nominated for 2 Oscars and winner of 6 awards at the Cannes, Berlin and Venice Film Festivals.
With the presence of
NOÉMIE MERLANT
Comedy
105’
Ses Voltes
French Spanish
Doors open at 20h
Concert by
Sideways DJ 20h
Fades 21h
Nebulossa 00h
Screening 22h
What is it about?
In the hottest summer in Marseille, three friends who love each other a lot but are very different exchange likes, looks, and fire stickers with the neighbor from the opposite balcony. The intrigue is served, and so is the blood.
It will be for you if...
“Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” is your favorite Almodóvar film.
What should you know?
The new “Emmanuelle” and painter of “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” Noémie Merlant directs, acts, and co-writes alongside Céline Sciamma.
Directed by
David Zellner
Nathan Zellner
Fantastic comedy
88’ Misericordia Without dialogue
Doors open at 20h
Concert by Clara Peya 21h
Screening 22h
What is it about?
When they decide to embark on a journey into the unknown, a family of Bigfoot will discover a constantly changing world that threatens their peace but also their anonymity.
It will be for you if...
You love hiking, absurd comedy and peaceful nature. And above all, films that explore unexpected path.
What should you know?
Jesse Eisenberg (“The Social Network”) and Riley Keough (“Daisy Jones & the Six”) are the stars on this…although you won’t recognize them. It is produced by horror genius Ari Aster (“Hereditary”, “Midsommar”).
24.07.24
20:00h
Directed by
Peppiatt
Musical biopic 105’
Misericordia
Irish and english
Spanish
Doors open at 20h
Concert by pablopablo 21h
Screening 22h
What is it about?
In Ireland, there are 80,000 Irish speakers; 6,000 live in the north, and three of them are going to turn everything upside down when they form a rap trio called Kneecap. Anarchic, wild, and willing to do anything to save their mother tongue.
It will be for you if...
You like rap, were thrilled by “Trainspotting,” and want to discover new talents.
What should you know?
Michael Fassbender is the man behind this debut film that thrilled the last Sundance Festival and will be released by Sony Pictures in the United States this summer.
Directed by 23.07.24
Basel Adra,
Hamdan
Ballal, Yuval Abraham y Rachel Szor
Open-Air screening With the directors presence
Documentary
Doors open at 20h
Concert by Vicente Navarro 21h
Screening 22h
What is it about?
Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist, documents the destruction of an enclave in the West Bank by Israeli soldiers when he meets Yuval, an Israeli journalist. Between them, an improbable friendship and hope arise in times of barbarism.
It will be for you if...
You want to delve into a historical conflict that is living its worst moment.
What should you know?
The most relevant documentary of the year. It won the Berlinale and is a favorite on the Oscars race.
María Trenor
Open-Air screening With the director’s presence
Musical animation
85’
Misericordia
English Spanish
Doors open at 20h
Concert by de Christina Rosenvinge 21h
Screening 22h
What is it about?
The story of a passionate relationship between a couple of young lovers during a torrid summer between New York and Mallorca. From euphoria to nightmare in a lysergic journey inspired by the music and life of Robert Wyatt.
It will be for you if...
You are a rock lover, enjoy music from the 70s, and believe that animated films can also be for adults.
What should you know?
It marks the 50th anniversary of “Rock Bottom,” the historic album that Robert Wyatt conceived in Mallorca.
Alexis Langlois
Open-Air screening With the director’s presence
Pop musical
114’
Ses Voltes
French Spanish
Doors open at 20h
Concert by Morreo 21h
Julieta 23:30h
Screening 22h
What is it about?
A botox-overdosed YouTuber tells us the incredible story of pop diva Mimi Madamour from the peak of her career in 2005 to her downfall due to her lesbian love affair with punk icon Billie Kohler.
It will be for you if...
You celebrate the cinema of John Waters and Britney Spears, enjoying both their songs and their memes.
What should you know?
It features cameos from Asia Argento and Alma Jodorowsky and includes Bilal Hassani, France’s Eurovision representative in 2019.
Benjamin Millepied
Open-Air screening With the presence of Rossy de Palma
Romantic musical 116’ Misericordia English
Doors open at 20h
Concert by Alfred Garcia 21h
Screening 22h
What is it about?
A literary classic adapted for a new generation. From southern Spain to the southern United States, with three rising stars like Paul Mescal, Melissa Barrera, and our Rossy de Palma, it also features police chases, and songs by Julieta Venegas.
It will be for you if...
You love musicals where they dance more than they sing and follow Paul Mescal on all his stories.
What should you know?
Debut feature by the dance genius Benjamin Millepied, known for his work in “Black Swan” and the Paris Opera.
Toby L.
Open-Air screening With the director’s presence
Musical documentary 105’
Ses Voltes
English Spanish
Doors open at 20h
Concert by Sideways DJ 20h
Ralphie Choo 21h
Rusowsky 23:45h
Screening 22h
What is it about?
The reunion after 8 years of separation of one of the most revered groups in history. Four old friends facing new songs, many memories and a concert at Wembley.
It will be for you if...
You are able to hum Girls & Boys, Parklife or played Fifa 98 to the rhythm of Song 2.
What should you know?
Toby L. makes his feature film debut after signing music videos for Rihanna, Olivia Rodrigo, Bastille...and Blur’s one time arch nemesis Liam Gallagher.
STAY HOMAS
Concert by
Directed by 23.07.24
Oriol Gispert, Nick Bolger, Ramon Balagué
Open-Air screening
With the director’s presence
Musical documentary | 82’
Ses Voltes
Catalan and spanish English
Doors open at 20h
Ojeras
hidratadas 20:45h
Screening 22h
Stay Homas 23:30h
What is it about?
During the pandemic, three friends confined to an apartment in Barcelona decide to overcome boredom by creating a daily song on Instagram, and suddenly, they become a viral phenomenon.
It will be for you if...
You want to know how Klaus, Guillem, and Rai managed success, the end of the lockdown, and the ups and downs of their friendship.
What should you know?
Stay Homas are a worldwide phenomenon capable of adding to their music artists like Michael Bublé, Silvia Pérez Cruz, Macaco, Nil Moliner, or Manu Chao, among many others.
Eduardo Casanova
Docu-thriller 90’
Augusta (Sala 1)
Spanish
English
With the director’s presence
What is it about?
Moisés is an enigma, a man who burned himself to death in Madrid. Here we will discover what led him to do it and what is behind the sect that torments him so much.
It will be for you if...
You accept that provocation, horror and beauty sometimes go hand in hand.
What should you know?
Eduardo Casanova met Moisés in the Madrid subway and since then he has been secretly shooting this unique work in the history of Spanish cinema for more than 5 years.
21:30h
What is it about?
Es Baluard
Inspired by Pasolini’s “Teorema”, it has been the most acclaimed film in years by this eternal “provocateur” Bruce LaBruce. Sex
A wealthy family offers refuge to a mysterious man who appears naked on the banks of the Thames, but soon the visitor begins to have very explicit sexual encounters with all the members of the family.
It will be for you if...
You prefer penises to pains.
What should you know?
Directed by 27.07.24
21h
Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury
What is it about?
Augusta (Sala 2)
French
Spanish
A small mountain village has its peace disturbed by a series of crimes. Two policemen with antagonistic methods must solve this sinister plot involving the disappearance of children.
It will be for you if...
You don’t miss any episode of “True Detective” or “Crims”.
What should you know?
Directed by the filmmakers of the most extreme work of European horror in recent decades, “Inside”.
Naqqash
Psychological
Augusta (Sala 2)
English
Spanish
What is it about?
Nabhaan Rizwan (“Informer”) plays a young actor trapped in a nightmarish casting cycle. After receiving multiple rejections, he decides to find himself a new role to play.
It will be for you if...
You want to discover the less glamorous side of acting.
What should you know?
It has been considered one of the best British debuts of the year.
What is it about?
Augusta (Sala 2)
Danish Spanish
A young scientist specializing in climate change falls in love with a singer, Anita. When the opportunity arises to join a mission to investigate a mysterious fracture at the bottom of the ocean, he must choose between science or love.
It will be for you if...
Your favorite Christopher Nolan film is “Interstellar”.
What should you know?
It is one of the biggest blockbusters of European cinema in recent years and is directed by the filmmaker of the acclaimed “Sons of Denmark”.
What is it about?
English and
Spanish
At a strict boarding school in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers desire and love when a boy begins to take an interest in her.
It will be for you if...
You’re in the mood for a romantic coming-of-age comedy as exotic as it is endearing.
What should you know?
Awarded at the Sundance Film Festival and a crowd-favorite everywhere it goes, it has everything to become one of the film revelations of the year.
17h
Giorgio Diritti
Period drama
175’
Augusta (Sala 2)
Italian and german
Spanish
What is it about?
The story of the children stolen by the Nazi army in Swiss territory during World War II as seen through the eyes of a unique street musician named Lubo.
It will be for you if...
You like period movies and you don’t mind that they last long.
What should you know?
It stars Franz Rogowski (“Passages”), one of the new rising stars of European cinema.
Drama
Augusta (Sala 1)
English
Spanish
What is it about?
A story of acceptance, reunion with old friendships, absent parents and all the ghosts of someone returning home after their transition.
It will be for you if... You love good dramas, autofiction and Hollywood’s most alternative stars.
What should you know?
This is Oscar nominee Elliot Page’s most intimate and personal film.
Con la presencia de la directora
What is it about?
Augusta (Sala 2) French
It was the only French film in the Official Selection of the 2024 Berlin Film Festival and features Chiara Mastroiani and Nina Hoss in its cast. Romantic
Fanny, a French student, goes on an exchange trip to Germany where she meets Lena, same age, more politically combative. To impress her, Fanny invents a different life.
It will be for you if... Erasmus means sleepless nights and dates to forget.
What should you know?
Comedy 100’
Es Baluard
Museu
English
Spanish
What is it about?
A tongue-in-cheek drag queen who shuts everyone up when she dances and a grey office worker discover how love can alter their identities in totally unpredictable ways.
It will be for you if... You’re more RuPaul than Shakespeare.
What should you know?
It is based on the autobiographical book by their director.
Makela
What is it about?
Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer, begins a double life as a sex worker in London to research his first novel.
It will be for you if...
You’ve spent more hours on Grindr than on Linkedin.
What should you know?
It was seen and triumphed at Sundance and in its dialogue they quote a lot of our favorite writer, Brett Easton Ellis.
Queer
19h Premiere
Sean Price Williams
Fantastic road movie 104’
Augusta (Sala 1)
English Spanish
What is it about?
Lillian is a student who escapes during her school trip along the East Coast of the USA. Throughout her journey, she encounters white supremacists, religious extremists, and other characters that populate an America that feels more like a nightmare than a dream.
It will be for you if...
You think that ‘Alice in Wonderland’ is also a tale for adults.
What should you know?
Jacob Elordi appears, yes, the one from “Euphoria” and “Saltburn”. This is the directorial debut of Sean Price Williams, one of the best cinematographers of the decade (“Good Time”).
20h Premiere
Zacharias Mavroeidis
Dramatic comedy
106’
Es Baluard Museu Greek Spanish
What is it about?
While bathing at the queer beach in Athens, Demos and Nikitas reminisce about their romantic misadventures from the previous summer, intending to turn it into a screenplay for a film.
It will be for you if...
You enjoy Es Trenc, “Stranger by the Lake,” and fantasizing about futures that may never come to pass.
What should you know?
It is the Greek film with the most nominations, 12, for the Goya Awards of its country, the Hellenic Film Awards.
Luna Carmoon
Family drama 126’
Augusta (Sala 2)
English
Spanish
What is it about?
London, a dreamy girl, lives with a mother who has hoarding disorder until a tragedy separates them. Years later, she tries to reconnect with her mother in the only way she knows how: rummaging through dumpsters in search of discarded treasures.
It will be for you if... You vibe with Cassavetes, remember “Léolo,” and you don’t like Proust’s madeleines at all.
What should you know?
ts young director won two awards at the Venice Film Festival, and notable cast members include Hayley Squires (“I, Daniel Blake”) and Joseph Quinn (“The Fantastic Four”).
Stephan Komandarev
What is it about?
Augusta (Sala 1)
Bulgarian
Spanish
Blaga is a former teacher who has recently been widowed. After falling victim to a telephone scam and losing her savings, she decides to abandon her principles. It’s a tangle of victims, deceit, and swindlers.
It
will be for you if...
You detect phishing emails immediately, hang up on fraudulent calls without hesitation, and never open the door to strangers.
What should you
know?
It was the Oscar nominee for Best International Feature Film representing Bulgaria. Social drama
21h Premiere
Eduardo Williams
Generational experiment 121’
Es Baluard Museu Chinese, English, Tamil, and Spanish Spanish
What is it about?
Different groups of friends wander through a rainy world. They spend time together, trying to escape from their depressing jobs, searching for an uncertain epiphany.
It will be for you if...
You enjoy parties that start in the afternoon and end the next day, and traveling with friends anywhere, as long as it’s with them.
What should you know?
It’s not the third part of a trilogy and it’s filmed with a 360º camera, the same technology used by Google Maps.
With the presence of
MARK COUSINS
Paint documentary 90’
Augusta (Sala 1)
English
Spanish
What is it about?
One day in May 1949, the visionary painter Wilhelmina BarnsGraham experienced an epiphanic journey to the Grindelwald Glacier in Switzerland that would change her life forever.
It will be for you if...
You want to meet in person the genius behind “The Story of Film,” Mark Cousins.
What should you know?
Tilda Swinton narrates the diaries and reflections of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham herself.
Theatrical thriller
Augusta (Sala 1)
English
Spanish
With the presentation of Andreu Jaume
What is it about?
A daring reinterpretation where octogenarian Ian McKellen brings the young Prince of Denmark to life.
It will be for you if...
You don’t mind modern adaptations of classic works.
What should you know?
The film utilizes nearly all the rooms of the Theatre Royal Windsor to transform it into the immortal castle of Elsinore.
27.07.24
17h
Mona Achache
Autobiographic drama
95’
Augusta (Sala 1)
French
Spanish
With previous presentation
What is it about?
After her mother’s death, Mona Achache discovers thousands of photographs, letters, and recordings of her grandmother, the writer Monique Lange, who was in a relationship with Juan Goytisolo for 20 years.
It will be for you if...
You enjoy Marion Cotillard and the works of Lange, Duras, Semprún, Genet, and Goytisolo.
What should you know?
Marion Cotillard became the first actress to be nominated for a César Award for Best Actress for a documentary.
Paint documentary 90’
CineCiutat
English
Spanish
With the presentation of Arte Compacto
What is it about?
J.M.W. Turner’s paintings are globally renowned, but what if they aren’t what they seem? Venture into this bold and controversial analysis of the greatest British artist of all time.
It will be for you if... You go to exhibitions with a guide or audio guide.
What should you know?
This documentary is a splendid complement to the fictional biopic directed by Mike Leigh.
Romantic
With the presentation of Arte Compacto
What is it about?
The love story between Pierre Bonnard, leader of the Nabis movement, and his wife and fellow painter, Marthe.
CineCiutat
It will be for you if...
You enjoy French painting from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What should you know?
It’s Martin Provost’s second biographical film about a painter; the first was “Séraphine.” Following this film, Marthe Bonard’s granddaughter contacted him, believing it was time to give her grandmother’s work the recognition it deserved.
Klára Tasovská
With the presence of the director and the photographer
Photography documentary 90’
Augusta (Sala 1)
Czech
Spanish
What is it about?
After the Soviet invasion of Prague, a young photographer embarks on a wild journey towards freedom, capturing her experiences in thousands of iconic photographs.
It will be for you if...
You emphasize that a picture is worth a thousand words, whether it depicts a memory or a revolution.
What should you know?
The New York Times dubbed Libuše Jarcovjáková as the Czech Nan Goldin.
Photography documentary 90’
Augusta (Sala 1)
English
Spanish
What is it about?
The portrait of one of the greatest photographers of 1970s and 1980s England. Tish Murtha used her camera to expose social inequality, capturing photographs that reveal the wounds of a country that still haven’t healed.
It will be for you if...
You prefer Ken Loach over Margaret Thatcher.
What should you know?
The filmmaker’s daughter is the other main protagonist of the documentary, as this is also her personal journey to achieve recognition for her mother’s work.
Christine Angot
Documentary
Augusta (Sala 1)
What is it about?
In the middle of a literary tour, Christine Angot returns to Strasbourg, where she met and was abused by her father when she was 13 years old. He has long since passed away, but his family still lives in the same place and she decides the time has come to visit.
It will be for you if...
You like autobiographical documentaries and the best contemporary French literature.
What should you know?
Christine Angot is one of the most esteemed French filmmakers today and also the screenwriter of gems like “Let the Sunshine In” or “An Impossible Love”.
17h
Morrosko Vila-San-Juan
Documentary
Baluard
Con la presencia del director
What is it about?
Follow the design and construction of the innovative Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway, designed by the architects from Herreros Studio.
It will be for you if...
You’re interested in both the continent and the content of museums.
What should you know?
Morrosko Vila-San-Juan has created various films and artistic projects about iconic architecture and authored the seminal work on the underground scene of Barcelona featuring Pau Riba, Nazario, and Mariscal.
24.07.24
19h
Sergio Caballero
With the director’s presence
Experimental Western 66’ Es Baluard Museu Without dialogue
What is it about?
The duo of sound artists Lolo & Sosaku don cowboy attire in this modern Western with gunfire, cigars, and more rusty iron than in the entire “Mad Max” saga.
It will be for you if...
You enjoy the campaigns of Sónar created by Sergio Caballero over the last three decades.
What should you know?
Sergio Caballero is one of the most internationally recognized Spanish directors. He has won the Rotterdam Film Festival, has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival, and will screen his latest film at Karlovy Vary.
Sensory documentary 95’
Es Baluard
Museu
English
Spanish
What is it about?
Discover the elemental phenomenon of sound and its power to alter time, cross borders, and shape our perception of the world around us.
It will be for you if... You know what ASMR means.
What should you know?
At the beginning of the screening, each viewer will receive a set of headphones with which they will have a unique sensory experience.
Filmin Music Fest
The Filmin Music Fest also lands in Mallorca with an exclusive selection where you can get to know, enjoy, and above all, listen to the best concerts and music documentaries.
You can listen for the last time to Sakamoto in “Opus,” meet the Rolling Stones and Godard in “Sympathy For The Devil,” record a quarantine album with the current “It Girl,” Charlie XCX. Additionally, we are premiering in Spain the magnificent jazz concert of musician Paolo Conte at La Scala.
25.07.24 26.07.24 27.07.24
17h Opus: Ryuichi Sakamoto, 104’
19h Cesárea Évora, 94’
21h Paolo Conte Live At La Scala 105’’
17h The Elephant 6 Recording Co, 93’
19h Sympathy For The Devil, 106’
21h Let’s Get Lost 120’
17h Sisters With Transistors, 90’
19h Charli Xcx, 70’
21h Laurent Garnier: Off The Record, 89’
Steve McQueen
Historical documentary 226’
Es Baluard
Museu
English
Spanish
What is it about?
An epic work centered on the city of Amsterdam: from World War II to the recent years of the pandemic.
It will be for you if...
You still believe that we have much to learn from our past.
What should you know?
Steve McQueen won the Turner Prize before winning the Oscar. This work combines the best of his work as a video artist and as a director.
21h
Antoine Raimbault
What is it about?
In the midst of one of the biggest political earthquakes ever experienced by the European Parliament, Green MEP José Bové begins to pull the thread of a corruption scheme involving tobacco lobbies.
It will be for you if...
You liked “Erin Brockovich” and “The Dilemma”.
What should you know?
Based on a real case that gave rise to the current design of tobacco packages in Europe.
With the presentation of Carlos de Vega
Christoffer Guldbrandsen
Political docu-thriller 90’
Augusta (Sala 1)
English
Spanish
With the presentation of Pablo Simón
What is it about?
The architect of Donald Trump’s disinformation campaign has a first and last name, Roger Stone. This is the story of a sinister man who ends up with an assault on Capitol Hill.
It will be for you if...
You are worried about the election results in the USA next November.
What should you know?
This Documentary goes far beyond anything that has ever been filmed about Roger Stone.
19h
Ibrahim Nash’at
War documentary 89’
Augusta (Sala 1)
English
Spanish
With the presentation of Pablo Simón
What is it about?
A filmmaker risks his life accompanying the Taliban as they take over an abandoned U.S. military base in Afghanistan.
It will be for you if...
You are interested in geopolitics beyond the headlines.
What should you know?
It is produced by the Oscar winners for the Documentary about “Navalny” and distributed by the Oscar winners for “20 Days in Mariupol”.
Black comedy
163’
Augusta (Sala 2)
Rumanian
Spanish
What is it about?
A satire in two stages and a thousand formats that dissects the Romania of our time through a production assistant who works in a multinational company in search of testimonials for a spot on occupational safety.
It will be for you if...
You have a sense of humor, a little patience and a lot of desire to see films that are unlike anything you’ve ever seen.
What should you know?
For many journalists, it is one of the 10 best films of the year. For John Waters, it is the perfect mix between Jean-Luc Godard and Harmony Korine.
Political drama
120’
Augusta (Sala 2)
Hungarian
Spanish
With the presentation of Pablo Simón
What is it about?
A high school student ends up embroiled in a national scandal when he takes a history exam wearing a Hungarian flag pin.
It will be for you if... You are concerned about fake news, social polarization and parental pin.
What should you know?
It was considered the best debut of the last Venice Film Festival.
19h
Historic documentary 103’
Augusta (Sala 2)
German and
English
Spanish
What is it about?
An unprecedented approach to the monumental trial of Adolf Eichmann held in Jerusalem between 1961 and 1962.
It will be for you if...
You have read or want to read Hannah Arendt.
What should you know?
With never-before-seen archival footage, it gives the audience the feeling of being a witness to the trial.
19h
Günter Schwaiger
Historic documentary 99’
CineCiutat
German
Spanish
With the director’s presence
What is it about?
Why has a film never been made in Austria about Hitler’s birthplace? This was the question Documentary filmmaker Günter Schwaiger asked himself when he came across the house where he was born.
It will be for you if...
You also asked yourself the intriguing question its director asked himself.
What should you know?
Günter Schwaiger became known with the film about Paul Maria Hafner, an octogenarian, a former Nazi officer, who lived in a noble area of Madrid.
OS: International
26.07.24
21:30h
Directed by
Michael Noer
OS: International
26.07.24 19h
Directed by
Héléna Klotz
Denmark | 2023
Thriller 95’
What is it about?
Spanish premiere
Augusta (Sala 2) Danish Spanish
A mother invites her daughter and her best friend on a cruise to celebrate her 18th birthday, but dream turns nightmare after the first night of partying and drinking.
It will be for you if...
Claustrophobic thrillers are your thing.
What should you know?
It stars the great star of Danish cinema, Trine Dyrholm.
France | 2023
Drama | 98’
Queer
What is it about?
Balearic premiere
Es Baluard Museu French Spanish
Jeanne, 24, lives in a barracks with her gendarme father and her siblings. She has staked everything on financial success. She is not looking for luxury, but for freedom.
It will be for you if...
You want to see a Generation Z “Wall Street.”
What should you know?
Its protagonist, Claire Pommet (Pomme), is the young queer singer who opened for Lana del Rey.
OS: International
Directed by
Hungary | 2023
Spanish premiere
Directed by 24.07.24
19h 26.07.24 17h
Katalin Moldovai
OS: International
Leonor
Teles
Educational thriller 101’
What is it about?
Augusta (Sala 2) Hungarian
Spanish
What happens when a simple movie recommendation turns a teacher’s life into total chaos?
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You are concerned about censorship reaching public libraries.
What should you know?
It is the multi-award-winning debut of a young Hungarian director.
Portugal | 2023
Romantic drama 100’
What is it about?
Balearic premiere
Es Baluard
Museu
French and Tai
Spanish
Between Lisbon and Bangkok, between past, present and, perhaps, future, an impossible love story unfolds between two young people, L. and K.
It will be for you if...
You like Wong Kar-Wai as much as those of us who make the festival.
What should you know?
It is the first fiction by Leonor Teles, a Portuguese cinematographer capable of creating beautiful images that combine naturalism and neon.
Queer
17h
Mohamed
Ben Attia
France | 2023
Judicial thriller 98’
What is it about?
premiere
Augusta (Sala 2) French Spanish
An inexperienced lawyer must defend a young man accused of murdering a neighbor.
It will be for you if...
You like trial movies and all kinds of anatomies.
What should you know?
It stars one of the emerging talents of French cinema, Noée Abita, nominated for a César Award.
Tunisia | 2023 Balearic premiere
Fantastic drama 98’
What is it about?
Es Baluard Museu Arabic Spanish
A Tunisian drama with an unbeatable premise: what if your father told you he could fly?
It will be for you if... Magic realism is your thing.
What should you know?
Mohamed Ben Attia, director of the celebrated “Hedi”, is one of the leading exponents of North African cinema.
OS: International
Directed by
France | 2023
Directed by 27.07.24
19h 27.07.24 21h
Annarita Zambrano
OS: International
Nehir Tuna
Teen drama 87’
Es Baluard Museu
French Spanish
What is it about?
Upper-class youths rebel against the corrupt environment in which they were born champions. It is the Italy of 1990, where there are those who dance, love and kill.
It will be for you if...
You think the “Elite” guys need a humbling cure.
What should you know?
This is Annarita Zambrano’s second participation in Atlàntida, after the celebrated “After the war”.
Turkey | 2023
Social drama 116’
What is it about?
Spanish premiere Balearic premiere
Es Baluard Museu
Turkish
Spanish
Forced to leave home, 14-year-old Ahmet is sent to an all-boys boarding school, where he must navigate family expectations, religious obligations and the childhood he clings to.
It will be for you if...
You arrived at the sea of “The 400 Blows” and strolled through the olive trees of Abbas Kiarostami.
What should you know?
It won the Critics’ Prize at the last Venice Film Festival.
Slovakia | 2023
Es Baluard Museu
Slovak
Spanish
What is it about?
A huge segment of the Sun is heading towards the Earth, whose surface heats up to an unbearable level and causes people to behave strangely.
It will be for you if...
You’d see a cross between the apocalyptic melodrama “Melancholia” and the zany comedy “Jo, ¡qué noche!”.
What should you know?
Awarded a Special Mention at the prestigious Karlovy Vary festival.
UK | 2023
Es Baluard Museu English Spanish
What is it about?
A young surfer must deal with grief over the death of his father after he disappeared in the Atlantic, but did he really die?
It will be for you if...
You want to vibrate with an adventure on the waves in the best possible place, Mallorca.
What should you know?
You’ll hear about Lily Hyland thanks to her role in “Black Doves,” the new series from the creator of “Peaky Blinders.”
17h
Monod Directed by 21.07.24
France | 2023
Es Baluard Museu French Spanish
What is it about?
Max, a witty 12-year-old boy, is inseparable from his best friends, Tom and Vivian, who are always there to support him. Together they are “The Fantastic Three”.
It will be for you if...
You need to go back to movies like “Count on Me” or “The Goonies.”
What should you know?
One of its protagonists, Raphael Quenard, recent winner of the César for Best New Actor.
Jean-Claude
France | 2023 | 95’ Period drama Spanish premiere
Augusta (Sala 2) French Spanish
What is it about?
France, 18th century. As a child, Anne is forced to dress as a man because she is an intersexual person. When she marries, she lives a great love story with an uncertain ending.
It will be for you if...
You are passionate about period stories and queer subject matter.
What should you know?
This case is one of the most famous in the history of hermaphroditism, about whom Michel Foucault has a text.
Directed by 19.07.24
22h
Mongolia | 2023
Espiritual drama 94’
What is it about?
Balearic premiere
Seventeen-year-old Ze copes with her duties as a spiritual leader while preparing for high school. But what is more important: duty, desire, traditions, modernity?
It will be for you if...
You’ve gone through a deep crisis of faith.
What should you know?
For this role, its protagonist received an award at the Venice Film Festival. Augusta (Sala 1) Mongol Spanish
17h OS: National (FC)
Directed by 23.07.24
María Gisèle Royo, Julia de Castro
Spain | 2023 | 72’ Balearic premiere Sexual comedy
Es Baluard Museu Spanish
What is it about?
In a surreal world full of Grindr orgies, wacky music and magical mermaids, this is one desperate woman’s delirious road trip.
It will be for you if...
You love the “cine quinqui”, the free sexuality and the most uninhibited friendship.
What should you know?
Co-directed by singer and model Julia de Castro (De la Purísima). Alongside her, Omar Ayuso in the most radical role of his career.
18:30h OS: National
Spain | 2024 | 60’ World premiere
Es Baluard Museu
Spanish
English
What is it about?
A film that experiments with fiction and Documentary to give a name to sex workers forgotten by Art History.
It will be for you if...
You think that history is written by the victors, but time proves the vanquished right.
What should you know?
It features the presence of singersongwriter Albert Pla.
| 2024
Es Baluard Museu
Spanish
English
What is it about?
Hazing begins at the university. Carlos and Dani accept the challenge to integrate and make friends. What starts out as a fun game soon turns into a nightmare.
It will be for you if...
You like to abjure hazing, macho chanting and other college initiation rites.
What should you know?
Its protagonists will be the Spanish “star-system” for the next decade.
OS: National
Directed by 20.07.24
17h
OS: National
22.07.24
21h
Directed by
Spain |2024
Dramedy | 65’ World premiere
What is it about?
Es Baluard Museu
Spanish
English
English Q&A
Fede is depressed and convinced that social life does not interest him. But everything takes a turn when he meets Ivan, a childhood acquaintance.
It will be for you if...
You like The Magnetic Fields, the dialogue in “Looking” and movies that are more mirror than window.
What should you know?
Directed by one of the assistants in Pedro Almodovar’s films, Osama Chami.
Spain 2024
80s drama 121’
What is it about?
Balearic premiere
Es Baluard Museu
Spanish
Three women will try to save their friendship in a city where political corruption, trash TV and synthetic drugs will test their dignity.
It will be for you if...
Belén Esteban is the goddess to whom you pray and feel nostalgic for the eternal nights of the Bakalao route.
What should you know?
Starring Ángela Cervantes, Gaudí for Best Actress for “La Maternal”.
Augusta (Sala 1) Spanish English
What is it about?
Pilar lives immersed in a routine she has never questioned: work, family and housework. So when she is fired, she has an identity crisis.
It will be for you if...
You are passionate about the films of Ken Loach, Kelly Reichardt and the Dardenne brothers.
What should you know?
Eva Llorach (“Quien te cantará”) is a courageous mother in this debut of one of the directors of “La filla d’algú”.
Augusta (Sala 2) Spanish English
What is it about?
A group of lawyers hide in a house during the 23-F. Not knowing what to do, they debate between fleeing the country, staying hidden or trying to defend Spanish democracy.
It will be for you if...
You are curious about one of the darkest and most uncertain episodes in the history of Spain.
What should you know?
It has resonances with the stories of the filmmaker’s parents.
Spain | 2024 Comedy | 61’
What is it about?
Toñi, a middle-aged trans woman, asks a miraculous saint for a boyfriend, and that is how a young Moroccan immigrant who has just arrived in Barcelona appears in her life. This will cause a big scandal among her neighbors.
It will be for you if...
You believe that love has no boundaries and no age.
What should you know?
Current re-reading of Fassbinder’s “We Are All Called Ali”.
Spain | 2024 Documentary | 80’ World premiere
What is it about?
Joan, a queer icon from Barcelona, also known as Marina, uses her art to explore her femininity and question her masculinity.
It will be for you if...
You are interested in knowing more about television idols.
What should you know?
Produced by Canada (director of the music videos of Rosalía, Dua Lipa) and signed by one of its most brilliant directors (Moderat or Bad Gyal).
What is it about?
A harrowing first-person account in which Daniel Tornero confronts the memories of his grandfather, a man sentenced to prison for child abuse.
It will be for you if...
You are interested in true crime, but seen from the inside, to see how it affects a family living with a monster.
What should you know?
It emerged in the AMFF Talent Lab and was awarded in Malaga. Augusta (Sala 2) Spanish English
CineCiutat Various Spanish
What is it about?
Serbian actor Darko Perić, at the height of his career, embarks on a path of redemption towards his lost instincts in the Central Asian steppe.
It will be for you if...
You are passionate about spiritual travel and the farther the better.
What should you know?
It is the riskiest role for actor Darko Perić, known for La Casa de Papel.
Spain 2024
Musical Metacinema 62’
What is it about?
Es Baluard Museu
Spanish
English
It could be the story of a song made into a film, or a film of friendship and ghosts, but above all it is a generational chronicle impregnated with a melancholy that never loses its sense of humor.
It will be for you if...
You love to give yourself to the songs of Bonnie “Prince” Billy.
What should you know?
The original soundtrack is produced by singer-songwriter Davy Lyons.
Spain 2024
Augusta (Sala 1)
Spanish
English
What is it about?
An unimportant film course in a small city like Palma de Mallorca. A failed filmmaker who will be the professor who teaches it. And five students of different ages who, with their strength and passion for filmmaking, will try to get him involved and help them, something he will refuse to do so that they do not end up becoming what he is now: a failure.
What is it about?
Twelve men retreat for a weekend to a country house to face a personal and collective transformation.The goal: to rethink their masculinity in an open way and share their emotional wounds through radical physical and mental dynamics. Augusta (Sala 1)
Augusta (Sala 1) Spanish English
What is it about?
The mythical and pioneering transformism venue Café-Teatro-Salón in Menorca is the starting point of a journey that fuses beauty, decadence and vitality through the ruins of the theater and the hopes of those who aspire to keep its legacy alive.
Documentary feminista | 94’
What is it about?
Augusta (Sala 1) Spanish English
A Documentary filmed entirely in Mallorca that follows five retired women who, after having devoured a hundred books together, decide to spend a weekend at the Santuari de Lluc to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the birth of their reading club.
Spain | 2024 Art documentary
What is it about?
Augusta (Sala 1) Catalan English
Portrait of one of the most important painters and sculptors of the last decades in Mallorca. An emotional Documentary, recently awarded at the New York Festival, which is, at the same time, a dialogue between father and son.
Spain | 2024 | 61’ World premiere Social documentary
Carles Bover y Julio Pérez del Campo
What is it about?
Augusta (Sala 1) French Spanish
Goya winners Carles Bover and Julio Pérez del Campo make a heartbreaking Documentary that takes us to the heart of one of the poorest countries in the world, Benin, where witch children and child slavery persist in the 21st century.
22.07.24 21h
An evening with the Balearic short film I
A session with the themes that trouble our Balearic talent: between a review of the rural and memories, the complexities of motherhood and childhood, but also laughter, whether absurd or curative, or experimental films that are closer to dreams or death.
127 minutes
CineCiutat (Sala 1)
Various
Second session 21.30h (Sala 2)
Trenc D’Alba d. Anna Llargués
Humormàtic d. Pau Escribano
Guaret d. Josep Alorda
Caçada d. Carme Fuentes Aguiló
Camil d. Alfonso Morillas Romero y Marta Lladó Valens
Arca d. Antonina Obrador
Pansir-Se Com Un Pinzell A La Foscor d. Marina Ribot Pallicer
Tú Nunca Mueres d. Uma Kim Gómez
23.07.24 21h
An evening with the Balearic short film II
A session framed in summer stories, between the waters of the sea and the pool. With a heat that disorients the characters, many question their entry into adulthood, the importance of friendship or how to cope with loneliness.
139 minutes
CineCiutat (Sala 1) Various
Second session 21.30h (Sala 2)
Aquí Descansa d. Berta Amigó, Robert Cortés Uroz, Maria
Garau, Laura Blanca Estellés y Marta Barrufet
Tem d. Diego Poncelet
La Farsa d. Guillem Miró
Blava Terra d. Marine Auclair March
Las Personas Que No Fuman Deberían Ser Ceniceros
d. Pablo Roso
Luz d. Xiaomei Espiro Rosselló
Teteo d. Aurora D’errico Prat
La Opacidad del Agua d. Isabel Genis
17h
Evensmo Jacobsen
With the presentation of the writer and trainer, Andres Martin
Nature
Documentary 84’
Augusta (Sala 1)
Norwegian
Spanish
What is it about?
In the Norwegian forests, a family seeks a free and wild existence, but a tragic turn of events breaks their isolation and forces them to adapt to the demands of contemporary society.
It will be for you if...
You were one of the “Captain Fantastic” family.
What should you know?
Winner of the Best Documentary Award at the last Sundance Film Festival.
Directed by 19.07.24
19h
Arun Bhattarai, Dorottya Zurbó
Documentary 94’
Augusta (Sala 1)
Bhutanese
Spanish
With a guided meditation by Andres Martin
What is it about?
Bhutan, located in the Himalayas, is said to be the happiest country on Earth. Amber is one of 75 government workers hired to measure the happiness of the population on a mathematical scale. This calculation is based on material aspects, such as the number of cows, goats or tractors someone owns, and also on subjective and much more abstract criteria.
It will be for you if...
Have you ever wondered how happiness is measured?
What should you know?
That here’s an answer (and probably not the one you expect).
David Hinton
Cinema documentary 120’
CineCiutat
English
Spanish
What is it about?
A journey through the work of producers, screenwriters and directors, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, responsible for some of the greatest classics in the history of cinema.
It will be for you if...
You have been fascinated by works such as “The Panic Photographer” or “The Red Shoes”.
What should you know?
Martin Scorsese is the godfather and the common thread of the Documentary.
Chantal
The most important director in the history of cinema lands in Mallorca with a cycle destined to live on in our memory. In four unforgettable days, we will review her most emblematic films as well as the premiere of two remasterings never before released in Spain: the musical comedy “Golden Eighties” and the choral film “Histoires d’Amérique”.
24.07 at 17h
24.07 at 19h
25.07 at 17h
25.07 at 19h
26.07 at 17h
26.07 at 19h
27.07 at 17h
Je tu il elle + Saute Ma Ville
19h
Montxo Armendáriz
Generational drama 95’
Augusta (Sala 1)
Spanish
English
With the presentation of Montxo Armendáriz
What is it about?
Kronen is the brewery where a group of young people meet, with few expectations, who take advantage of the night to live their adventures. Any pleasure, speed, sex or drugs can push them to the limit, until one dramatic night tragedy changes their lives.
What should you know?
We will celebrate the career of Montxo Armendáriz with one of his most popular works; a chronicle of the generation of the 90’s based on the autobiographical novel by J.A. Mañas. A milestone of Spanish cinema that brought together more than 700,000 spectators in theaters, competed at the Cannes Film Festival, and boosted the career of its starring quartet.
Directed by 27.07.24
11:30h
Xavi Carmona and Lluís Viciana
Musical entertainment for the whole family
With the presentation of James Rhodes
What is it about?
James Rhodes is the protagonist of “Jimmy and the Magic Key”, a series of adventures with a lot of humor that will bring boys and girls closer to the fantastic world of classical music, the great universal works and the most famous composers such as Chopin, Bach or Clara Schumann.
55’ Augusta (Sala 2) Spanish
Inca French Spanish
What is it about?
Marianne discovers one day that the man she loves and from whom she is expecting a child is an impostor, a liar and a mythomaniac, who is neither a surgeon nor Alexandre. She also lives four other love stories, at the same time, with women from all over the world, with different identities.
What should you know?
A story as real as life itself.
Inca English Spanish
What is it about?
The lives of a group of men are about to change. They will be the first to experience the effect of the revolutionary pill... Viagra.
What should you know?
It’s the new from Russell T. Davies, the creator of Years & Years.
What is it about?
The metamorphosis of a young man from humble origins to a star of French cultural life. Édouard Louis, who in a few years has become the voice of his generation, encourages us to make permanent transformation a new way of life.
What should you know?
Édouard Louis is known for publishing an autobiographical trilogy in which he spoke of the violence, bullying, poverty and homophobia he suffered in the working-class town where he grew up.
What is it about?
Michel Houellebecq travels to Guadeloupe for the launch of his new novel. There he meets Blanche Gardin, who is presiding over a doubles contest organized in his honor. But extraordinary events interrupt his program.
What should you know?
The French writer completes his metaliterary trilogy that began with “The Abduction of Michel Houellebecq” and “Thalasso”.
AMFF FOODIES
Agapita Mrtnz comes to the island with the aim of connecting the festival with local gastronomy and being a quality complement to this year’s fascinating film and music program. Some of the initiatives we offer are:
Mallorca Sprits Lab: the afternoon gathering before the first concert or screening, where we offer a menu of Mallorcan cocktails. The “herbes spritz” or the “mojito de s’hora baixa” are some of our proposals.
Las Amigas de Agapita: We invite some of the most interesting gastronomic figures on the island to present a street food proposal.
Les coques de Can Pa: the perfect street food didn’t need to be invented, it’s the Mallorcan coca
We believe that a trempó coca and a chilled Rosa Blanca are the perfect outfit for AMFF 2024.
Filmin presents the exhibition
JOAN BOFILL RETRATO DOBLE
This summer, cinema and art come together in a dream setting: the chapel of La Misericòrdia, in the heart of Palma!
“Joan Bofill Retrato doble” is an exhibition presented by Filmin that is part of the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest program as one of its numerous parallel activities, promoting art and culture in Mallorca.
Artist Joan Bofill presents a selection of 20 portraits accompanied by a video that reveals the creation process and the conversation between the artist and the subject. Alejandro Jodorowsky, Claudia Llosa, Jordi Roca, Albert Serra, Antonio López, and Óscar Tusquets, among other notable figures, are part of this collection that Bofill has immortalized.
Each piece also has an associated QR code that offers visitors recommendations for movies and series from the Filmin catalog related tto the portrait.
