The festival is over but you can still catch many films in the CinEast Online Cinema that stays available until 10 November (the programmes are geoblocked to Luxembourg only). Check out the selection at cineast.eventive.org.
Some of the best moments from the 17th edition of CinEast. Thank you to all our partners, sponsors, team members and volunteers! Music: "Rumor" by NeoKlez, taken from the album "Polifonie".
A huge thank you to our dear audience attending our screenings and events as well as to all those who have made the 17th edition possible - our partners, sponsors, festival team, collaborators and especially our volunteers!
Don't miss the repetition of the film Toxic that won the Grand Prix (and also the Critics' Prize) of CinEast 2024. The screening takes place at the Cinémathèque on Sunday 20/10 at 20.45. Tickets here.
Don't miss the Closing Film of this year's festival - Crossing by the Swedish/Georgian director Levan Akin. The film premiered at the Berlinale this year, receiving the Teddy Jury Award. The screening will be preceded by the CinEast 2024 Awards Ceremony. Tickets here.
Bulgarian evening features the film Windless (in competition) and a Q&A with the director Pavel G. Vesnakov and producer Veselka Kiryakova, followed by a glass of Bulgarian wine. See you at Cinémathèque, Thu 17/10 at 20.15.
We are honoured to host the Luxembourgish avant-première of the brand new film Tarika by Milko Lazarov, in the presence of the director and producers Veselka Kiryakova, Bady Minck and Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu. Ciné Utopia, Tue 15/10, 18.45 (tickets).
Don't miss the Slovenian evening with the exceptionally personal documentary Cent'anni in the presence of the director Maja Doroteja Prelog, followed by Q&A and Slovenian drinks and snacks. With the support of the Slovenian Embassy in Brussels (Wed 10/10, Cinémathèque, 20.00)
The Luxembourgish premiere of the film Mother Mara co-produced by Paul Thiltges Distribution, in the presence of the director, the renowned Serbian actor/director Mirjana Karanović and Lux. co-producers Paul Thiltges & Adrien Chef - Thu 10/10, Ciné Utopia at 18.45 (tickets).
Unfortunately, Péter Kerekes, the Slovak director of Wishing on a Star, will not be able to join us at the screening of the film (Mon 14/10, Ciné Utopia, 18.30) due to illness. We wish him a quick recovery. Don't miss this very fresh and entertaining movie (in Italian!)!
Discover our seven films in competition that will be the candidates for the Grand Prix and Special Jury Prize of our International Jury as well as the Critics' Prize awarded by our Press Jury. Make sure to book your tickets to see them.
Join us at the official opening of the photography exhibition United We Stand at neimënster on Wednesday 2 October at 18.30. In the presence of the curator and some of the artists. Free entrance & followed by a drink.
We are honoured to announce Alexander Nanau as the President of the International Jury of CinEast 2024. The Romanian filmmaker, best known for the Oscar-nominated film Collective, will also give a masterclass and attend a special screening of the film on 20/10.
The programme of the 17th edition of CinEast is now available - see the Programme page and/or download the PDF. Explore the rich and diverse programme as well as the competition line-up, juries & more.
The Press Conference of CinEast 2024 takes place on Thu 19/09 at 11am at the Cinémathèque Luxembourg and is open to general public. The full festival programme will be published on this website the following day - on Friday 20/09.
We need you! If you like films & events, have good organisation and social skills and want to contribute to the success of the festival, we would love to have you as one of our volunteers! Please apply by writing to volunteers(at)cineast.lu by 16/09.
We're excited to present the official visual for the 17th edition of CinEast. Based on a photo captured exclusively for the festival by Slovak photographer Michaela Nagyidaiová, the image sets the tone for an event to discover. Feel free to download and share it.
The 17th edition of CinEast will take place from 3 to 20 October 2024. Save the dates and get ready for a good dose of Central and Eastern European films, music & more.
"CinEast presents" in collaboration with LUkraine asbl invites you to a charity screening of the unique documentary "Intercepted" by Oksana Karpovych, screened on 13 June at the Cinémathèque in the framework of the UA Days in Luxembourg. Tickets here.
CinEast is proud to collaborate once again on the screenings of the 5 films nominated for the LUX Audience Award between 16 and 25 Jan 2024 at Ciné Utopia. The screenings are free of charge - for details and reservations click here.
The 16th edition of CinEast attracted over 10450 participants, including 7500 spectators in cinemas, over 1250 online views and more than 1700 people attending our concerts. Huge thank you to all and see you in 2024!
Some of the best moments from the 16th edition of the CinEast film festival. Thank you to all our partners, sponsors, team members, volunteers and the audience for making the festival a success! Music "Kid Satellite" by Luxembourgish indie-rock band Cyclorama/.
The Grand Prix of CinEast 2023 goes to Citizen Saint by Tinatin Kajrishvili. The film will be repeated on Sun 22/10 at 7 pm at the Cinémathèque. Tickets are available here.
Don't miss our national evenings - typically including a film, a guest and an informal drink with some free traditional snacks, in collaboration with local associations or embassies. On the menu this year: Serbian (10/10), Czech (14/10), Croatian (15/10), Slovenian (18/10) & Ukrainian (19/10).
The Official Opening of the 16th edition will take place on 5 October at 7 pm at neimēnster. The ceremony will be followed by the Opening film - the extraordinary documentary from Ukraine In the Rearview by Maciek Hamela, recent winner of the Sheffield DocFest.
One of the highlights of the musical programme of CinEast 2023 will be the concert of the Bosnian band Dubioza Kolektiv on the lucky Friday 13 October at the Rockhal. Organised in collaboration with Rockhal. Get your tickets here.
The full programme and all details about our competition line-up, films, guests, juries, concerts and other events will be presented at our Press Conference held at the Cinémathèque on Tue 19 Sept. (11 am). On 20 Sept. the programme will be published on our website.
Join the CinEast team and help us make the upcoming 16th edition as wonderful as possible. We need you and your skills (e.g. photography, video, graphics, driving...)! Apply by 18 Sept here.
The visual for the 16th edition is based on a photo by Marta Iwanek taken near Lutsk in Ukraine before the war. We hope that you like it! Click to see the whole poster.
A special charity screening of the award-winning film Klondike on 12 June at the Cinémathèque, organised in the framework of "CinEast presents" cycle of screenings outside of the festival and "Ukrainian Days in Luxembourg". We managed to collect 1036,96 EUR! Thank you!
The 15th edition of CinEast attracted over 9850 participants, with over 6800 spectators in cinemas, 1200 online views and more than 1800 people attending our special events. Big thanks to all and see you in 2023!
Video capturing some of the best moments from the 15th edition of the CinEast film festival held in Luxembourg from 6 to 23 October 2022. Photos from the festival are available in our gallery.
Thanks to your generosity we managed to collect 16500 EUR through our CinEast4Ukraine charity project. We sent an equipped ambulance and some sleeping bags to help those in need in Ukraine. More info here.
A video capturing some of the best moments from the 14th edition of the CinEast film festival held from 7 to 24 October in Luxembourg. Photos from the festival are available in our gallery.
We are happy to announce that in the framework of the 2021 Charity Project we managed to collect 2239,06 EUR for the Lindenfeld Association in Romania. Thank you for your generosity and stay tuned for more details.
