The independent film set in the middle of a tropical jungle Malila: The Farewell Flower about the necessity to be able to say goodbye will be the country’s candidate for the Oscar for the Best Foreign Language Film, offering a meditative contemplation on the fragility of love and human life. It will be screened at 18:00 (6:00 pm) at the Scala cinema. You will be able to continue at 20:30 with Lukas Dhonta’s winning film of the Caméra d’Or at this year’s Cannes. The film Girl is about emotions raging in her. When she is trying to become a ballerina, she also longs for an operation what she believes will change her life.

Besides the movies, the Queer film quiz is starting at 18:00. If you do not have a team ready, do not hesitate, invite your friends and come to check your knowledge to Gallery TIC!

A beautiful image mesmerizes, immobilizes, but also arouses. The visually hypnotizing, highly stylized film Postcards from London by director Steve McLean will be screened at 20:30 (8:30 pm) at Scala cinema.

 If you want to learn about some new and cool trends on instagram, come to Galerie TIC at 18:00 (6:00 pm) to Instagram workshop with experienced instagrammers Samuel Varga and Tereza Koukalová.

Bullying, assault, and neon colours turn end for Pedro’s life. The empathic and visually imaginative film NeonBoy will be screened at 20:30 (8:30 pm) at the Scala cinema. Before the screening, you can come to the Klub Leitnerova to exercise at Acro Yoga workshop or meet your new love on Speed Dating, the girls start at 18:00 (6 pm), boys at 19:30 (7:30 pm). Neon colours will accompany the whole evening at the Ulta 80’s Party at the Tržnice Brno. At 22:00 (10 pm) we will light up the Zelný trh and paint with the UV colours, there will be snacks and we will look at the hot dance performances. The eighties are calling!

Mezipatra is coming to Brno! Everything starts at 4 PM at the Scala cinema on November 16th. The opening of the 19th Mezipatra festival will be presented by the popular moderator and stand-up comedian Adéla Elbel, followed by the Austrian film L'animal by Katharina Mückstein. Stylish drama with a dynamic story revealing her own sexuality and gender was introduced this year at Berlinale, where she was nominated for the Teddy Award. We recommend staying after the movie because the wildest Animal party will break out, where you can release your inner animal!

We have celebrated the closing of Prague part of the festival and we waved good-bye to our great foreign guests. We awarded the winning films - the best feature film We the Animals and the best short film Pre-Drink and danced to the music at Show Us Some Love party. But we are not done yet! Mezipatra in Brno officially start with the opening ceremony on Friday, November 16 at Scala cinema from 7:00 p.m. But in the mean time you can already visit the exhibition Beyond Reality at the Café Bar Scala. We look forward to seeing you!

We have great, almost hard-to-believe news for you. There are a few more tickets left for the closing ceremony of the Prague part of the festival from 8:00 p.m. in Lucerna. You will find out what film was awarded the best feature film by the main jury and which short film chose the student jury. Then we will screen the Swedish classic Show Me Love that celebrates twenty years.

You have shown tremendous interest in the film Sauvage which competes for the jury's main award. We have therefore added two new screenings on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m. and 7:20 p.m. at the Pilotů cinema. Buy your tickets now!

Opening ceremony with the Austrian film L'Animale is hopelessly sold out, but do not cry, you will not miss the Wildlife party that follows it! And before that, you can go see the film God's Own Country, which won you the audience award last year.

Celebrate the diversity of life! A wild party Ouch on the Couch - DRAG TOUCH! where you can experience the atmosphere of New York and the iconic club kids will take place on Nov. 13, 8:30 p.m. at Patra. Those who know films such as Party Monster, the sex-filled Shortbus and the exquisite The Rocky Horror Picture Show already have a hunch about the style of the evening. 

Do you want to know everything about what we plan on this year? And do you like to open something beautiful instead of your computer with your coffee? Buy our catalog! You will find screening times, film annotations, jury bios, accompanying program, and lots more.