Special event - In memoriam Béla Tarr

On March 5, 2026, in Kinemax in Gorizia, we will pay tribute to Béla Tarr, who left us this year, one of the most singular voices in contemporary world cinema. Last year, Kinoatelje had intended to present him with the Darko Bratina Award, but illness prevented him from joining us.

The evening is part of the GO! STUDIO program and celebrates Tarr’s cinematic vision while situating it within the broader framework of the project, which empowers young filmmakers and cultural practitioners through learning by doing across the entire life cycle of a film, from production to festival presentation, critical reflection, and mentorship.

The event will feature contributions from Pedro Costa, Lav Diaz, Amos Gitai, Amir Naderi, and others, and will host special guest Sunčica Fradelić, co-founder of film.factory. The evening will be introduced by Donatello Fumarola and Mateja Zorn of the cross-border film festival Tribute to a Vision, who will guide the audience through the significance of Tarr’s work and its impact on contemporary cinema.

The program includes a screening of The Turin Horse (A Torinói ló, Hungary 2011, 156’, black-and-white), directed by Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky, a film that extends and deepens the persistence and humanism of the vision of that great man who is Béla Tarr. This hommage not only honors Tarr’s legacy but also reinforces the mission of GO! STUDIO to create meaningful opportunities for young creators in the cross-border region of Nova Gorica–Gorizia, allowing them to develop their potential within a structured, hands-on educational environment.

The GO! STUDIO project is funded by the European Union through the GO! 2025 Small Project Fund under the Interreg VI-A Italy-Slovenia 2021-2027 program, managed by EGTC GO.