Tickets to the 35th festival

The intense eleven days will see the screening of 429 films from 80 countries, more than 40 seminars as well as parties, clubs, music, food and exhibitions.

Sneak Opening January 26
Thursday January 26 the film festival will have a sneak start with the gala film The Descendants. The film will be shown at cinema Draken starting at 6:00 PM. Academy Award winning director Alexander Payne will present the film personally and hold a Master Class immediately after the film.

This year's focus: Arab and Danish film
For the Arabic focus we have collected some of the best films from the Arabic-speaking countries, thirteen new and nine older gems. Several of the films reflect people's everyday lives and provide a background to the current political situation. These are engaging and poignant stories, many of which highlight the situation of women. Mohamed Diab’s Cairo 678 portrays the lives of three women and describes the sexualized violence in Egypt. Meeting with young politically active girls, director May Odeh documents the double siege that Gaza's women have to endure in Diaries.

Göteborg International Film Festival always has a pronounced focus on Nordic film and this year Denmark is receiving extra attention. 15 new feature films, seven shorts and six retrospective films will be screened.

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