The XXXX Pärnu International Documentary and Science Film Festival will take place from October 12 to 18, 2026

 

 

ESTIMATED PROGRAM OF XXXX
PÄRNU FILM FESTIVAL

Docs Competing for Estonian People´s Award, on Air of Estonian Television (ETV2)
October 12th at 22.05

FORGET ABOUT CINEMA! by Arantzazu Gómez Bayón, Spain, Finland, 78′

October 13th at 22.05

LOST FOR WORDS by Hannah Papacek Harper, United Kingdom, 93′

October 14th at 22.05

PAIKAR by Dawood Hilmandi, Netherlands, Greece, Iran, Afghanistan, 97′

October 15th at 22.00

THE LAST PROMETHEUS OF DONBAS by Anton Shtuka, Ukraine, 104′

October 16th at 22.00

A QUIET LOVE by Garry Keane, Ireland, 96′

Voting by the TV audience to select the best documentary for the Estonian People’s Award continues until the award ceremony on Saturday, October 17 at 18:00.

 

Screenings in Pärnu

Monday, October 12th
Tõstamaa High School
12.30

HOMECOMING by Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk Ukraine, Poland, 19′
THE SPACE BEARS 4 EVER THE STRATEGY OF LIFE by Suzuki Yuki, Japan, 95′

18.00

THREE CHANTS by Krzysztof Nowicki, Poland, 67′
Nominees for the Grand Prize of the festival
SOUTH OF WINTER, LIES THE SNOW by Seba Vidal Campos, Chile, 97′
Nominees for the Grand Prize of the festival

Wednesday, October 14th
Festival Palace
15.30

JACQUOT DE NANTES by Agnès Varda, France, 120′

18.00

THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG by Jacques Demy, France, 92′

Thursday, October 15th
Sytevaka High School
8.30 – 10.00

HOMECOMING by Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk, Ukraine, Poland, 19′
DATING IN THE DARK, Myanmar, 50′

10.25 – 11.10

ALIEN RIDER by Jacopo Domenichini, Estonia, 9′
THE BORSCHT by Yuqing Jiang, Estonia, 14′
HOMECOMING by Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk, Ukraine, Poland, 19′

11.30 – 12.15

SAFOORA by Parviz Rostami, Kurdish, 18′
HOMECOMING by Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk, Ukraine, Poland, 19′

15.30

EVERYDAY AINU by Oki Kano, Japan, Ainu, 30′
GOD IN A MILITARY UNIFORM by Kano Endo, Japan, Taiwan, 107′

18.00

THE LAST PROMETHEUS OF DONBAS by Anton Shtuka, Ukraine, 104′

Friday, October 16th
Festival Palace (Vanalinna kool)
13.35-15.15

THE SPACE BEARS 4 EVER THE STRATEGY OF LIFE by Suzuki Yuki, Japan, 95′

16.00

THREE CHANTS by Krzysztof Nowicki, Poland, 67′

18.00

FORGET ABOUT CINEMA! by Arantzazu Gómez Bayón, Spain, Finland, 78′

Saturday, October 17th
Festival Palace (Vanalinna kool)
Student docs
10.00

A TRIP THROUGH THE EYES OF THOSE WHO SURVIVED AND WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD by Valery Grysha, Oleksandr Hoisan, Ukraine, 8′
ALIEN RIDER by Jacopo Domenichini, Estonia, 9′
THE WHITE SHIP by Anthony Noack, Estonia, 6,2′
THE BORSCHT by Yuqing Jiang, Estonia, 14′
WEN-JIN Roy Tsai, Hong Kong, Singapore, 47′

12.00

DATING IN THE DARK, Myanmar, 50′
SOUND OF THE SPIRITS, Myanmar, 63′
BONE WHISPERERS, Myanmar, 27′

15.30

SOUTH OF WINTER, LIES THE SNOW by Seba Vidal Campos, Chile, 97′

18.00 Award ceremony
20.00

TAMSEN by Robert Strauß & Lisa Carstensen, Germany, 9′
CHEZ JEANNINE – THE FABULOUS BISTRO by Pierrick Bourgault, France, 76′

Sunday, October 18th
Festival Palace (Vanalinna kool)
12.00

AMANDA by Jose Miguel Jimenez, Ireland, 82′

14.00

NOT WITHOUT YOU by Petra Lataster-Czisch and Peter Lataster, Netherlands ,84′

16.00

DESCENT INTO THE VALLEY by Johan Huimerind, Estonia, 62′

18.00

TRUE TO HER COLOURS by Anu Aun, Estonia, 84′

Screenings in Viljandi, Tartu, Heimtali

Monday, October 19th
The State Gymnasium in Viljandi
14.00

THE SPACE BEARS 4 EVER THE STRATEGY OF LIFE by Suzuki Yuki, Japan 95′
HOMECOMING by Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk, Ukraine, Poland 19′

Tuesday, October 20th
Estonian National Museum in Tartu
The day of Japan and Chile
12.00

EVERYDAY AINU by Oki Kano, Japan, 30′

13.00

GOD IN A MILITARY UNIFORM by Kano Endo, Japan,Taiwan, 107’

15.00

SPACE BEARS 4 EVER THE STRATEGY OF LIFE by Suzuki Yuki, Japan, (with producer Kazuo Okada in person), 95′

17.00

SOUTH OF WINTER, LIES THE SNOW by Seba Vidal Campos, Chile, 97′

Wendsday, October 21th
Estonian National Museum in Tartu
Survival of indigenous peoples
12.00

YOUR TOMORROW WILL BE MY SONG by Fernando Saldivia Yáñez, Chile, United States, 14′
SAFORA by Parviz Rostami Kurdistan 18′
THERE ARE NO PLANES FLYING OVER SAR CHELEK by Ibadylla Adzhibaev, Kyrgyzstan, 27′
WOOL by Gonçalo Mota, Portugal, 28′
THEM by Zhao Shangcheng, China, 9′

14.00

SALMON PEOPLE by Camille Ropert, Canada, France 93′

15.30

FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE by Ignazio Figus, Sardinia, 53′

16.30

GRANDPARENTS by Ana Ligia Pimentel, Brazil, 98′

Wendsday, October 21th
Tartu City Library
Science docs
16.00

WHITE CLIFFS OF VINNYTSIA by Karolina Uskakovych, Ukraine, 23′
SILENT DRIFT by Konrad Borusiewicz, Poland, 19′
HOMECOMING by Roman Khimei and Yarema Malashchuk, Ukraine, 19′

17.00

UNTIL THE LAST BREATH by Ewa Ewart, Poland, UK, Colombia, Chile, Pakistan, 67′

18.30

SPACE BEARS 4 EVER THE STRATEGY OF LIFE by Suzuki Yuki, Japan, 95′

Thursday, October 22th
Tartu City Library
18.00

WATERLINE by Rui Simões, Portugal, 68′
BONE WHISPERERS, Myanmar, 27′

Friday, October 23th
Tartu City Library
Student docs
16.00

A TRIP THROUGH THE EYES OF THOSE WHO SURVIVED AND WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD by Valery Grysha, Oleksandr Hoisan, Ukraine, 8′
WEN-JIN Roy Tsai, Hong Kong, Singapore, 47′
ALIEN RIDER by Jacopo Domenichini, Estonia, 9′
THE WHITE SHIP by Anthony Noack, Estonia, 6,2′
THE BORSCHT by Yuqing Jiang, Estonia, 14′

18.00

DATING IN THE DARK Myanmar, 50′
SOUND OF THE SPIRITS, Myanmar, 63′

Friday, October 23th
Museum of Heimtali
17.00

WOOL by Gonçalo Mota, Portugal, 28′
WATERLINE by Rui Simões, Portugal, 68′

Saturday, October 24th
Museum of Heimtali
17.00

HOMECOMING by Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk, Ukraine,Poland 19′
SOUTH OF WINTER, LIES THE SNOW by Seba Vidal Campos, Chile, 97′

   

Previous festivals

Pärnu Film Festival

XXXIX · 2025

Awards of the XXXIX
Pärnu Film Festival are delivered!

Estonian People’s Award

Estonian People’s Award

ALL IS WELL by Petra Lataster-Czisch, Holland, Ukraine
The winner was chosen as a result of voting on the phone.
The award is an ethnographic blanket embroidered by Riina Pull.

Votes in the cultural portal of Estonian National Broadcasting resulted in the documentary
WHERE WE USED TO SLEEP by Matthäus Wörle, Germany, Romania.
The award is an ethnographic blanket embroidered by Riina Pull.

The Best Artistic Achievement

The Best Artistic Achievement

A TOWER by Kullar Viimne, Estonia
The winner was chosen by a jury formed of Ukrainian film makers: Olga Semak, Lesia Diak, Marina Shkarupa.
The award is an ethnographic blanket embroidered by Riina Pull.

The Best Film on Survival of Indigenous Peoples

The Best Film on Survival of Indigenous Peoples

YUPUMA by Verónica Castro & Kawá Huni Kuin, Portugal, Brazil
The winner was chosen by a jury of Estonian National Museum: Pille Runnel, Karin Leivategija, Maido Selgmäe.
The award is an ethnographic blanket embroidered by Riina Pull.

Special Award of the Festival for creation of an audiovisual document:

Special Award of the Festival for creation of an audiovisual document:

IRABU by Okada Kazuo & Suzuki Yuki, Japan

The Best Science Film

The Best Science Film

DAWN DANCERS by Anush Hamzehian & Flavio Nani, France, Italy
The winner was chosen by doctors of Pärnu Hospital.

Special Award of the Festival for treatment of mental health problems:

Special Award of the Festival for treatment of mental health problems:

DOCTOR ON A TRIP by David Čálek, Tšechia, Brazil

The Best Student Doc

The Best Student Doc

CRONOPIO by Dāvis Cipsts, Latvia, Estonia
The winner was chosen by the students of Pärnu Sütevaka High School.

Special Award of the Festival:

Special Award of the Festival:

ULLA by Ábel Szeszler, Finland, Estonia

AWARD CEREMONY of the XXXIX PFF

AWARD CEREMONY of the XXXIX PFF

Festival catalogue

XXXIX Pärnu Film Festival 2025

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See you at the 40th Pärnu Film Festival in October 2026!

XXXVIII · 2024

Awards of XXXVIII Pärnu Film Festival 2024.

DEMIURGE

Estonian People’s Award

by Olga Semak, Ukraine
Estonian People’s Award
Voted by the audience of Estonian Television
The prize was ethnographic blanket weaved by Christi Kütt

PLAY DEAD!

GRAND PRIZE of the festival · best artistic achievement

By Matthew Lancit, France, Portugal, Canada
with GRAND PRIZE of the festival
as the best artistic achievement
The winner was chosen by a five-member jury consisting of Anna Hints, Marina Shkarupa, Tushar Prakash, Dane Dodds, Silvia Lotman
The prize was ethnographic blanket weaved by Christi Kütt

BON VOYAGE

Special mention · best artistic achievement

by Karine Birgé, Belgium
Special mention of the festival jury in the category of best artistic achievement

THE DAIRY GARDEN

Special mention · best artistic achievement

by Marc Weymuller, France
Special mention of the festival jury in the category of best artistic achievement

WE WANT TO LIVE HERE

The best doc for youth

by Aleksandrina Turcan, Ukraine
The best doc for youth
The decision of the jury of the students of Sütevaka Humanitarian High School
The prize was a carpet embroidered by Riina Pull

CYBORG

The best science film

by Carey Born
United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, USA
The best science film
The winner was chosen by the jury of the Estonian Academy of Young Scientists
The prize was a carpet embroidered by Riina Pull

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MY DAD

Special mention · best portrait of a scientist

by Marta Kovářová
Czech Republic, Slovakia
Special mention of the jury of the Estonian Academy of Young Scientists as the best portrait of a scientist

ROMAN TOI BEAUTIFUL SONGS

Special mention

by Kalli Paakspuu
Canada
Special mention for brilliant recording of Estonian music history

XXXVII · 2023

PÄRNU FILM FESTIVAL 2023
AWARDS

NO HERO AT ALL

the Estonian People’s Award voted by the audience of Estonian Television.

by Michal Kawecki, Poland – the Estonian People’s Award voted by the audience of Estonian Television.

!AITSA

GRAND PRIZE as the best artistic achievement.

by Dane Dodds, Denmark – GRAND PRIZE as the best artistic achievement.

REMAINS

as the best science film.

by Linus Mork, Denmark – as the best science film.

AMONG US WOMEN

as the best doc on survival of indigenous peoples.

by Sarah Noa Bozenhardt and Daniel Abate Tilahun, Germany – as the best doc on survival of indigenous peoples.

HELL`S STOKER

as the best full length art doc.

by Kullar Viimne, Estonia – as the best full length art doc.

CARPENTER

as the best short art doc.

by Xelil Sehragerd, Kurdistan – as the best short art doc.

TELL ME MY STORY

as the best short film.

by Maciej Miller, Poland – as the best short film.

CALLS / COQ AU VIN

as the best student docs.

CALLS by Ming-Wei Chiang and COQ AU VIN by Ville Seppänen – as the best student docs.

DOCTOR APA

with the special mention for an outstanding recording of survival of native peoples.

by Ibadilla Adzhibaev, Kyrgyzstan – with the special mention for an outstanding recording of survival of native peoples.

WHAT`S HECUBA TO HIM

with the special mention for the high artistic and human value.

by Peteris Krilovs and Iveta Budrevica, Latvia – with the special mention for the high artistic and human value.

LANDSCAPE AFTER HOLODOMOR

with the special mention for the high historical recording.

by Yuri Tereshchenko, Ukraine – with the special mention for the high historical recording.

DANS LES BRA

with the special mention for a very warm message to human beings.

by Nathalie Rosetti, Belgium – with the special mention for a very warm message to human beings.

AWARD CEREMONY of the XXXVII PFF

AWARD CEREMONY of the XXXVII PFF

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Pärnu Film Festival 2023

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