\n \n The Thirteenth Europ ean Psychoanalytic Film Festival (epff13)
\n \nT he weekend will run from 1pm on Friday 13th Novemb er with an optional drinks reception on the Friday evening to honour Andrea Sabbadini\, a full day S aturday\, and until 3pm Sunday.
\n \nThe theme of the f
estival is PASSION
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Passion disturbs. Complex and compelling\, it disr
upts reason\, unsettles order\, and defies contain
ment.
Th e word ‘passion’ is derived from the Latin root pa tior\, meaning ‘to suffer’ or ‘to undergo.’ Sharin g its origin with ‘patient’ and ‘passive\,’ it is experienced as an overwhelming force imposed upon us and\, seeming to be beyond our control\, it is akin to madness. Passion is not defined by its obj ect: its essence is excess.
\n \nLike Hope (EPFF11) and Journey (EPFF12)\, Passion is not a psychoanalytic concep t\, yet it runs like a red thread through the work of Freud from the seething cauldron of the uncons cious to the life and death drives.
\n \nIn the films we have c hosen for the festival\, contemporary European fil mmakers explore passion in its myriad forms: in th e passionate suffering of mourning\, in the passio n for truth or in impossible love. It is the inten sity and urgency of feeling that unites them all.
\n \nIt was t he twin passions for film and psychoanalysis of An drea Sabbadini (1950-2025) that inspired him to cr eate this biennial event and we celebrate his life and work in the opening afternoon of this\, the 1 3th festival.
\n \nKatalin Lanczi & Anne Patterson\, Co Directo rs EPFF13
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Friday: The Red Sea Makes Wanna Cry | Cinema Paradiso< /a> | The Three Sisters
\n \nSaturd ay: Pink Lady | Signs of Life | Le Ro man de Jim | Fium e o morte! | Orphan (Árva) | Leibn iz | Franz | They Will Be Dust | Vermiglio
\n \nSunday: Birdsong | The Tale of Silyan | The Madman (Nebunul)
\n \nCheck out the highlights of our past European Psychoanalytic Film Festivals here.
\n \nConcession tickets
\n Available to under 25s\, full time
undergraduates and Masters students\, BPC trainees
including IPA candidates. Please email outreach@iopa.org.uk for more information
and please specify whether you would like to atten
d the full festival\, or one specific day.<
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\n REFUND POLICY:
\n 10 weeks or more - 90% refund
\n 6 to 10
weeks - 50% refund
\n Less than 6 weeks - No
refund
Views and opinio ns expressed by speakers are their own and do not represent the views or opinions of the Institute\, event organisers or other speakers. We expect del egates to respect the confidentiality of clinical material discussed in our events. The content must not be recorded\, conveyed or disseminated in any format and participants must not share access to the event with non-registered participants.
DESCRIPTION:The Thirteenth European Psychoanalytic Film Festiv al (epff13)\n \n \n \n The weekend will run from 1 pm on Friday 13th November with an optional drinks reception on the Friday evening to honour Andrea Sabbadini\, a full day Saturday\, and until 3pm Su nday.\n \n \n \n \n The theme of the festival is P ASSION\n \n \n \n Passion disturbs. Complex and co mpelling\, it disrupts reason\, unsettles order\, and defies containment. \n \n \n \n The word ‘pass ion’ is derived from the Latin root patior\, meani ng ‘to suffer’ or ‘to undergo.’ Sharing its origin with ‘patient’ and ‘passive\,’ it is experienced as an overwhelming force imposed upon us and\, see ming to be beyond our control\, it is akin to madn ess. Passion is not defined by its object: its ess ence is excess. \n \n \n \n Like Hope (EPFF11) and Journey (EPFF12)\, Passion is not a psychoanalyti c concept\, yet it runs like a red thread through the work of Freud from the seething cauldron of th e unconscious to the life and death drives. \n \n \n \n In the films we have chosen for the festival \, contemporary European filmmakers explore passio n in its myriad forms: in the passionate suffering of mourning\, in the passion for truth or in impo ssible love. It is the intensity and urgency of fe eling that unites them all. \n \n \n \n It was the twin passions for film and psychoanalysis of Andr ea Sabbadini (1950-2025) that inspired him to crea te this biennial event and we celebrate his life a nd work in the opening afternoon of this\, the 13t h festival. \n \n \n \n Katalin Lanczi & Anne Patt erson\, Co Directors EPFF13\n \n \n \n \n Programm e\n \n \n View Programme Here (https://psychoanaly sis.org.uk/sites/default/files/2026-06/European%20 Film%20Festival%202026%20Programme%20-%20Films%20% 2B%20Panellists.pdf)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trailers\n \n \n Friday: The Red Sea Makes Wanna C ry (https://psychoanalysis.org.uk/sites/default/fi les/2026-03/The%20Red%20Sea%20Makes%20Me%20Wanna%2 0Cry%20-%20final%20trailer%20ArEng.mp4) | Cinema P aradiso (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2-GX0Tlt gw) | The Three Sisters (https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=atyZl8vxTHQ)\n \n \n \n Saturday: Pink Lady (https://psychoanalysis.org.uk/sites/default/file s/2026-03/Pink%20Lady%20Trailer%20MP4%20English.mp 4) | Signs of Life (https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=gf5v10LEJBk) | Le Roman de Jim (https://psychoan alysis.org.uk/sites/default/files/2026-03/jims-sto ry-trailer.mp4) | Fiume o morte! (https://psychoan alysis.org.uk/sites/default/files/2026-03/FiumeOMo rte_TRL_HR-en_20_HD_20260205%20%281%29%20%281%29.m p4) | Orphan (Árva) (https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=ttF-uKy81ZE) | Leibniz (https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=_2g1DRyrd2E) | Franz (https://psychoanaly sis.org.uk/sites/default/files/2026-05/Franz_TLR_H 264_Engsubs_media.mp4) | They Will Be Dust (https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXWkWVGJqsA) | Vermiglio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=701RfY55ppQ) \n \n \n \n Sunday: Birdsong (https://youtu.be/L-_j4y X8UvI) | The Tale of Silyan (https://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=14xo8s-0kU4) | The Madman (Nebunul) (ht tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHbhL_vr_ps)\n \n \n \n \n Check out the highlights of our past Europe an Psychoanalytic Film Festivals here. (https://ps ychoanalysis.org.uk/european-psychoanalytic-film-f estival)\n \n \n \n \n Concession tickets\n \n Ava ilable to under 25s\, full time undergraduates and Masters students\, BPC trainees including IPA can didates. Please email outreach@iopa.org.uk (mailto :outreach@iopa.org.uk?subject=EPFF%20concession) f or more information and please specify whether you would like to attend the full festival\, or one s pecific day.\n \n \n \n REFUND POLICY:\n \n 10 wee ks or more - 90% refund\n \n 6 to 10 weeks - 50% r efund\n \n Less than 6 weeks - No refund\n \n \n \ n Views and opinions expressed by speakers are the ir own and do not represent the views or opinions of the Institute\, event organisers or other speak ers. We expect delegates to respect the confidenti ality of clinical material discussed in our events . The content must not be recorded\, conveyed or d isseminated in any format and participants must no t share access to the event with non-registered pa rticipants.\n \n CATEGORIES:Film Event CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261113T124500 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261113T124500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261115T150000 LOCATION:The Royal Society of Medicine\n 1 Wimpole Street\n W1G 0AE\n United Kingdom\n URL:https://psychoanalysis.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1962 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR