Now in its 38th year, the AFI European Union Film Showcase continues its tradition of bringing the best in European cinema to Washington, DC-area audiences. This year’s selection includes international film festival award winners, European box office hits and debut works by promising new talents, plus many countries’ official Oscar® submissions for Best International Feature Film.
100 LITERS OF GOLD
Next Showtime:Sunday, 07 December, 2025
6:30 pm
Special Presentation | 2026 Oscar® Selection, Finland
Post-screening reception sponsored by the Embassy of Finland on Dec. 7
BETTER GO MAD IN THE WILD
Next Showtime:Friday, 12 December, 2025
6:30 pm
Special Presentation | North American Premiere
Q&A with filmmaker Miro Remo
BREATHING UNDERWATER
Next Showtime:Friday, 12 December, 2025
4:45 pm
U.S. Premiere | 2026 Oscar® Selection, Luxembourg
FATHER
Next Showtime:Sunday, 14 December, 2025
3:45 pm
U.S. Premiere | 2026 Oscar® Selection, Slovak Republic
FRANZ
Next Showtime:Wednesday, 10 December, 2025
6:45 pm
Special Presentation | 2026 Oscar® Selection, Poland
Post-screening reception sponsored by the Embassy of Poland on Dec. 10
THE GREAT ARCH
Next Showtime:Sunday, 14 December, 2025
4:10 pm
Special Presentation
Post-screening reception sponsored by Alliance Française Washington DC on Dec. 14
LA GRAZIA
Next Showtime:Wednesday, 03 December, 2025
7:00 pm
Opening Night
Post-screening reception sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington on Dec. 3
THE LOVE THAT REMAINS
Next Showtime:Thursday, 04 December, 2025
9:10 pm
2026 Oscar® Selection, Iceland | Co-presented by the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capi...
ORPHAN in 35mm
Next Showtime:Friday, 19 December, 2025
6:45 pm
Special Presentation | 2026 Oscar® Selection, Hungary
ROLLING PAPERS
Next Showtime:Thursday, 04 December, 2025
7:00 pm
2026 Oscar® Selection, Estonia
Post-screening reception sponsored by the Embassy of Estonia on Dec. 4
SILENT FRIEND
Next Showtime:Sunday, 14 December, 2025
1:15 pm
Co-presented by the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF)
SMARAGDA - I GOT THICK SKIN AND I CAN'T JUMP
Next Showtime:Sunday, 14 December, 2025
6:00 pm
U.S. Premiere
SOUND OF FALLING
Next Showtime:Saturday, 06 December, 2025
4:10 pm
Special Presentation | 2026 Oscar® Selection, Germany
THE SOUTHERN CHRONICLES
Next Showtime:Tuesday, 09 December, 2025
6:30 pm
2026 Oscar® Selection, Lithuania
Post-screening reception sponsored by the Embassy of Lithuania
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB
Next Showtime:Wednesday, 17 December, 2025
7:15 pm
Special Presentation | 2026 Oscar® Selection, Tunisia
