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European Film Festival in Yerevan

From May 24 to 30, the European Film Festival will be held at the House of Cinema in Yerevan.
For seven days, audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy high-quality European films.
All films will be screened in their original languages with Armenian and English subtitles.

The films are intended for individuals aged 18 and over.

Admission is free.

Opening Film: Emilia Perez

A wild, original ride that blends crime drama with musical and social commentary, Emilia Pérez is unlike anything you’ve seen before.

With unforgettable music and bold storytelling, Audiard tells the story of a drug lord’s gender transition through the eyes of a disillusioned lawyer.

Surprising, moving, and deeply political—this is a film that pushes boundaries and wins hearts.

Needless to say that this is one of the most important European Films of the last year, bringing it to the big screen in Yerevan by opening the European Film Festival with it is yet another gesture to the magical and borderless world of cinema.

SMYRNA

Smyrna tells a powerful and emotional story of one family caught in the middle of a forgotten tragedy—the burning of Smyrna in 1922. Grigoris Karantinakis’s film is a sweeping, beautifully crafted film that brings history to life through personal loss, resilience, and memory. A must-see for lovers of epic storytelling and historical drama.

THE END

Tilda Swinton plays a billionaire facing the end of the world in Joshua Oppenheimer’s hypnotic musical-dystopia. The End is both grand and personal—a surreal, visionary tale about power, climate collapse, and denial. It’s bold cinema with a voice, a song, and a warning.

RITA

Paz Vega steps behind the camera with “Rita”, a gentle, heartfelt look at childhood through the eyes of a curious young girl. Full of warmth and wonder, the film quietly captures that magical in-between world where imagination and reality blur. A tender debut from a beloved actress now turning director.

GRAND TOUR

A dreamlike journey across Asia in the early 1900s, Grand Tour mixes real archive footage with a fictional love story in classic Miguel Gomes style. It’s playful, poetic, and full of surprises—exploring colonialism, distance, and disappearance in ways both funny and haunting. A film that turns travel into cinema, and cinema into adventure.

KONTINENTAL’ 25

Radu Jude returns with a sharp, irreverent take on the way history is told—and sold. Kontinentale 25 mixes found footage with modern satire, challenging viewers to question what’s real and who gets to decide. Bold, experimental, and totally Jude—this is cinema that provokes, plays, and punches.

MARIA

Angelina Jolie transforms into opera icon Maria Callas in this deeply emotional and visually stunning portrait by Pablo Larraín. Maria isn’t just a biopic—it’s a love letter to art, voice, and the loneliness of a woman who gave everything for her music. A haunting, intimate film about legacy, passion, and loss.