Kino Kosova Film Festival – 6th edition in Zürich | 20–23 May 2027

Festival Theme: GOLD AT THE TOP

The 6th edition’s festival theme takes as its starting point a familiar promise: work hard, keep moving, reach the top, and something good will be waiting for you there.

It is a simple idea. Perhaps too simple.

We live in a time when complicated realities are increasingly met with easy answers. Success is presented as a matter of effort, social and political problems are reduced to slogans, and uncertainty is treated as something to overcome rather than something to sit with. We are encouraged to move faster, achieve more, choose a side, find an answer.

But what happens when the answers are not that simple? What if hard work does not always lead to “gold”? And what exactly is “the top”, and who gets to reach it?

GOLD AT THE TOP is an exploration of ambition, hope, resilience, and the endless human pursuit of meaning. It reflects on the dreams that drive us forward, the sacrifices we make along the way, and the expectations that shape our understanding of success, happiness, and belonging.

In a world that constantly encourages us to achieve more, climb higher, and move faster, we invite audiences to question what we consider valuable. Is gold a symbol of success, freedom, recognition, or prosperity? Or can it be found in something less visible; in human connection, solidarity, shared experiences, and the courage to choose a different path?

For four days, the intention behind the theme GOLD AT THE TOP, together with the curated film programme and panel talks, is to invite us to slow down, look again, and ask: What are we actually climbing towards, and what might we be missing along the way?

Beyond the cinema screen, the festival creates spaces for encounters between filmmakers, invited artists, audiences, and the wider community. Through conversations, panel discussions, concerts, DJ nights, and informal gatherings at our festival hub, we invite everyone to come together, share perspectives, discover new voices, and simply enjoy being part of something collective.

Whether you come for a film, stay for a conversation, join us for a drink, or dance late into the night, Kino Kosova is as much about the people we meet as the stories we discover on screen.