Sunday 4 October, 14:00

Gadjo Dilo — Tribute to Tony Gatlif

Booking Required

Tony Gatlif’s Gadjo Dilo follows Stéphane, who travels to Romania searching for a singer named Nora Luca after his father’s death. Immersed in a Romani village, he befriends Isodore, discovers a new family and love, and learns a culture through music and ritual. Shot with raw lyricism and vibrant rhythms, the film blends authenticity and poetic mise en scène. Awarded at Locarno and honoured with a César for its music, it is a moving ode to belonging and human connection.

Countries: Romania, France; with French subtitles.

Rue du Général-DUFOUR 16,
1204 Genève

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Photo Credit: DR

25 September – 4 October

Festival de cinéma des 5 continents 2026

Independent Cinema

Multiple locations

Festival des 5 Continents presents a curated panorama of world cinema: competitive and out-of-competition films, special screenings and a section for emerging voices. The programme highlights auteur cinema, daring narratives and diverse perspectives, favouring bold visual styles and intimate storytelling. Through screenings, talks and encounters, the festival offers a space to discover new talents and reassess cinematic traditions, celebrating cross-cultural dialogues and the emotional power of film.

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1 – 10 October

Animatou

Independent Cinema Kids

Multiple locations

Animatou is the leading animation film festival in French-speaking Switzerland, dedicated to showcasing the best of contemporary animated cinema and championing bold, author-driven works that rarely find space in traditional theatres. Both locally rooted and internationally recognised, the festival brings together generations, cultures and sensibilities through a rich programme of competitive short films, special screenings, feature films, retrospectives, workshops and masterclasses. With a strong commitment to education and year-round activities for schools and the wider public, Animatou has become a key platform for animation in Geneva and beyond.

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Sunday 4 October, 20:00

Zébra Lab: Cycle 3

Independent Cinema

Spoutnik

To mark its 30th anniversary, Geneva’s Zébra Lab hosts a programme in collaboration with Marseille’s Labo l’Argent celebrating analog film practices under the theme “making cinema differently”. The cycle pairs experimental shorts and a feature-length 16mm work, foregrounding tactile film stocks, hand-processed textures and transfer aesthetics. Featuring Lévana Schütz’s Umbrele vorbesc and Léa Lanoë’s Frieda TV (with Janett Gröger), the programme explores memory, materiality and collective care. Each screening is followed by a conversation with the filmmakers.

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7 September – 6 October

Patricia Plattner Retrospective

Independent Cinema

Carouge

An intimate retrospective devoted to director Patricia Plattner, presenting a selection of her films alongside a reading-performance and a small exhibition. Plattner’s cinema favors close human encounters and observational compositions, blending subtle humour with poignant emotional truth. The programme highlights her attentive direction and narrative economy, tracing recurring themes of identity, everyday intimacy and the passage of time. Screenings offer a chance to rediscover the quiet intensity and warm, lyrical realism of her work. An event presented by the association Le Bazar de la Sirène in collaboration with Luna Films and the City of Carouge.

On the program:
– Special screenings at Cinéma Bio
– An inaugural staged reading on September 5, at the Théâtre des Amis
– An exhibition, Le Petit Bazar de Patricia, at Place du Temple

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Sunday 4 October, 18:00

Zébra Lab · Cycle 2

Independent Cinema

Spoutnik

To mark its 30th anniversary, Zébra Lab invites Marseille-based Labo l’Argent for a programme devoted to analogue cinema under the theme “Making cinema differently”. The screening programme gathers short and feature works by Jacques Sorrentini Zibjan, Laurent Reyes, Jérémy Saint-Peyre and Laura Gabay, celebrating tactile film processes, optical sound and transfer practices. Each projection is followed by a conversation reflecting on craft, inter-lab solidarity and the preservation of endangered analog techniques.

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3 September – 10 October

Double Extraction de Nibards

Independent Cinema

Halle Nord

Ciel Sourdeau’s eight-minute, seventeen-second video unfolds as a subversive tutorial: part gore, part experimental film, it repurposes pedagogical forms into an improvised, transgressive bricolage. Mixed by Adrien Kessler, the piece layers tactile sound and rough-edged visuals to probe bodies, identity and the limits of instruction. Its stripped, confrontational aesthetic alternates shock and dark humour, inviting a re-examination of learning rituals and the politics of representation through intimate, unsettling imagery.

Opening: 3 September, 18:00

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Gadjo Dilo — Tribute to Tony Gatlif