RIDM 2025
4 days ago
RIDM 2025: Agatha’s Almanac | Interview with Amalie Atkins
We had the pleasure of speaking with filmmaker Amalie Atkins about her creative process as she films her aunt, out of which emerges a luminous intergenerational dialogue rooted in genuine…
Spotlight: Emerging European Talents
4 days ago
PÖFF 2025: La Carn | Interview with Joan Porcel
We met filmmaker Joan Porcel whose feature "La Carn" follows a young dancer journeying through the digital underworld.
RIDM 2025
2 weeks ago
RIDM 2025: CycleMahesh | Interview with Suhel Banerjee
“There is no innocent filmmaker,” says Suhel Banerjee, who turns a young migrant worker’s odyssey into a deep, hybrid work that reflects on class, landscape, and what cinema can reveal.
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) 2025
3 weeks ago
PÖFF 2025: China Sea | Interview with Jurgis Matulevičius
"China Sea" probes the wounds of a generation as Jurgis Matulevičius follows an angry young man “trying to change” in a world that keeps dragging him back.
RIDM 2025
3 weeks ago
RIDM 2025: The Blueberry Blues (dir. Andrés Livov) | Review
Presented as the closing film of the 28th RIDM, Andrés Livov’s feature is a warm, gentle embrace; one that accompanies grief and guides us toward the light.
RIDM 2025
3 weeks ago
RIDM 2025: Chronicle of a City | Interview with Nadine Gomez
“My pleasure in observing the city is constant and infinite,” Nadine Gomez told us after the Canadian premiere of her latest film, "Chronicle of a City" at RIDM 2025.
RIDM 2025
3 weeks ago
RIDM 2025: The World Upside Down | Interview with Agostina Di Luciano & Leon Schwitter
Filmmakers Agostina Di Luciano and Leon Schwitter told us how they created "a dreamy experience” from the myths, hopes, and everyday lives of rural Argentina.
EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025
4 weeks ago
EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025: Father (dir. Tereza Nvotová) | Review
"Father" makes you reflect on human behaviour—our capacity to forget, our instinct to endure—and gently asks what we might do in the same situation. How would we react? And is…
RIDM 2025
4 weeks ago
RIDM 2025: Letters from Wolf Street | Interview with Arjun Talwar & Bigna Tomschin
Arjun Talwar’s "Letters from Wolf Street," which opened RIDM 2025, is a tender, Varda-inspired portrait of everyday encounters that “turns the gaze around so the immigrant looks at the other.”
EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025
November 20, 2025
EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025: Raptures (dir. Jon Blåhed) | Review
At Energa CAMERIMAGE’s 33rd edition, Jon Blåhed’s "Raptures" distinguished itself with its stark visual poetry and gripping exploration of cult, faith, and survival.
EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025
November 19, 2025
EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025: Nuremberg (dir. James Vanderbilt) | Review
James Vanderbilt’s "Nuremberg" revisits the postwar trials with commanding performances—particularly from Russell Crowe—even as its restrained visual style keeps the historical drama from reaching its full cinematic force.
EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025
November 19, 2025
EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025: Girl (dir. Qi Shu) | Review
In her stark and stirring directorial debut "Girl," Shu Qi delivers a haunting portrait of girlhood shaped by violence, resilience, and the quiet, defiant search for freedom in 1980s Taipei.
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) 2025
November 18, 2025
PÖFF 2025: Pretty Young Love | Interview with Mogens Hagedorn
"You are a fantastic human being, whoever you are — listen to your inner voice," says director Mogens Hagedorn, sharing the main message of his feature "Pretty Young Love" at…
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) 2025
November 18, 2025
PÖFF 2025: 18 Holes to Paradise | Interview with João Nuno Pinto
“We are walking to the edge of existence and it doesn’t stop,” João Nuno Pinto observes, as his third feature "18 Holes to Paradise" examines family, legacy, and society’s slow…
EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025
November 18, 2025
EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025: Sand City | Interview with Mahde Hasan
“I wanted to explore urban fragility and human connection,” director Mahde Hasan told us, as "Sand City" was presented at the 33rd EnergaCAMERIMAGE.
CINEMANIA 2025
November 16, 2025
CINEMANIA 2025: Untamable | Interview with Thomas Ngijol
“For a child of immigrants, to return to the country and make this film is an accomplishment for me,” Thomas Ngijol told us about his feature "Untamable," shot in Cameroon.
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) 2025
November 16, 2025
PÖFF 2025: Goodbye Sisters | Interview with Alexander Murphy
“I wanted to show what it was like to leave your own country,” Alexander Murphy says, as his debut "Goodbye Sisters" follows Jamuna’s poignant return to her remote village before…
CINEMANIA 2025
November 13, 2025
CINEMANIA 2025: Interview with Félix Lefebvre
The French actor revealed in François Ozon’s "Summer of 85" looks back on his early career: moving audiences through emotion and empathy, and continuing to explore new horizons without being…
CINEMANIA 2025
November 12, 2025
CINEMANIA 2025: Adam’s Sake | Interview with Laura Wandel
"To me, making people feel empathy is the most beautiful thing cinema can offer," says Laura Wandel, who came to present "Adam's Sake" at CINEMANIA.
CINEMANIA 2025
November 10, 2025
CINEMANIA 2025: Sirât (dir. Óliver Laxe) | Review
What if Óliver Laxe's "Sirât" were a fable about climate change — a vision of humanity’s final hours?
Nordisk Panorama 2025
November 10, 2025
Nordisk Panorama 2025: Teenage Life Interrupted (dir. Åse Svenheim Drivenes) | Review
"Teenage Life Interrupted" is a plea for a more humane kind of medicine — one grounded in empathy, care, and genuine listening.
CINEMANIA 2025
November 8, 2025
CINEMANIA 2025: Love Letters | Interview with Monia Chokri & Alice Douard
Monia Chokri and Alice Douard reflect on their collaboration in Love Letters, an intimate, romantic, and political comedy that unfolds within a remarkable, shimmering aesthetic.
Montclair Film Festival 2025
November 7, 2025
Highlights from the Montclair Film Festival 2025
From daring reimaginings to masterful homages, the 14th Montclair Film Festival proved a feast for cinephiles—spotlighting bold visions from Nia DaCosta to Park Chan-wook, BI Gan, and Richard Linklater.
CINEMANIA 2025
November 6, 2025
CINEMANIA 2025: The Little Sister | Interview with Nadia Melliti
Actress Nadia Melliti impresses as much with her on-screen magnetism as with the sincerity and generosity she brings when talking about her first experience in film.
Rome Film Festival 2025
November 2, 2025
Rome Film Festival 2025: Once Upon a Time in Gaza (dirs. Arab & Tarzan Nasser) | Review
In "Once Upon a Time in Gaza," the Nasser brothers return to their homeland with a bold blend of realism and satire that captures the darkly absurd pulse of life…
Rome Film Festival 2025
November 2, 2025
Rome Film Festival 2025: Kenny Dalglish (dir. Asif Kapadia) | Review
On a sunny Tuesday afternoon Liverpool football club’s iconic anthem 'You’ll Never Walk Alone' blasted out over Rome film festival's red carpet, celebrating the premiere of Asif Kapadia’s new documentary…
Nordisk Panorama 2025
October 31, 2025
Nordisk Panorama 2025: Only on Earth (dir. Robin Petré) | Review
With poetic restraint and visceral force, "Only on Earth" captures a land on the brink, where fire, dust, and dwindling herds trace the contours of a story of survival.
Rome Film Festival 2025
October 29, 2025
Rome Film Festival 2025: Die My Love (dir. Lynne Ramsay) | Review
Often beautiful and occasionally brilliant, Lynne Ramsay's "Die My Love" features a memorable performance by Jennifer Lawrence.
Rome Film Festival 2025
October 29, 2025
Rome Film Festival 2025: Left-Handed Girl (dir. Shih-Ching Tsou) | Review
With the magnificent "Left-Handed Girl," Shih-Ching Tsou sou finds poetry in motion, meaning in the mess.
Rome Film Festival 2025
October 26, 2025
Rome Film Festival 2025: Winter of the Crow (dir. Kasia Adamik) | Review
Bleak, haunting, and quietly electrifying, "Winter of the Crow" is a spooky thriller directed by Kasia Adamik and written by Sandra Buchta.
Rome Film Festival 2025
October 26, 2025
Rome Film Festival 2025: Esta Isla (dirs. Lorraine Jones Molina & Cristian Carretero) | Review
"Esta Isla" is a gorgeous, impactful, and emotionally significant tale set on the cinematically underserved Puerto Rico.
Rome Film Festival 2025
October 24, 2025
Rome Film Festival 2025: Nouvelle Vague (dir. Richard Linklater) | Review
With "Nouvelle Vague," Richard Linklater delivers a cinephilic love letter to the birth of the French New Wave.
Rome Film Festival 2025
October 24, 2025
Rome Film Festival 2025: Spices and Lies (dir. Amine Adjina) | Review
Amine Adjina’s debut feature "Spices and Lies" is a family drama that desperately attempts to blend the personal and the political, the culinary with the comic, but ultimately serves up…
Rome Film Festival 2025
October 24, 2025
Rome Film Festival 2025: Mad Bills to Pay (dir. Joel Alfonso Vargas) | Review
With "Mad Bills to Pay," Joel Alfonso Vargas announces himself as a bold new voice in American cinema — delivering a tender, political, and irresistibly alive debut that turns the…
Nordisk Panorama 2025
September 21, 2025
Nordisk Panorama 2025: Ovary-Acting (dir. Ida Melum) | Review
Through the endearing characters of Eva and Ovy, and with a skillful play on words as its title, Ida Melum opens the discussion on the perception of motherhood in our…
Melbourne International Film Festival 2025
September 16, 2025
Melbourne IFF 2025: Late Shift (dir. Petra Biondina Volpe) | Review
MIFF’s selection on the late-night shifts of nurses places a huge weight on our shoulders to comprehend both their plight and the value of humanity in Petra Biondina Volpe’s "Heldin,"…
Melbourne International Film Festival 2025
September 16, 2025
Melbourne IFF 2025: Lucky Lu (dir. Lloyd Lee Choi) | Review
Director Lloyd Lee Choi’s answer to "The Story of Souleymane" takes a roller coaster ride into the volatile moments of an Asian immigrant in New York City, where misery comes…
Spotlight: Female and Non-Binary Filmmakers
September 11, 2025
Venice 2025: A Soil, A Culture, A River, A People | Interview with Viv Li
Viv Li, the director of a mesmeric short "A Soil, A Culture, A River, A People" that premiered at the 82nd Venice film festival, met with us to share a…
Indie Street Film Festival 2025
September 9, 2025
Indie Street Film Festival 2025: Trash Baby | Interview with Jacy Mairs
"Trash Baby" is a heartfelt, nostalgic coming-of-age film that lovingly captures the messy, magical world of growing up in early-2000s trailer park culture.
Venice Film Festival 2025
September 8, 2025
Venice 2025: Human Resource | Interview with Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
A haunting yet tender portrait of contemporary life, Human Resource by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit premiered in Venice. We sat down with the Thai director for an interview.
Venice Film Festival 2025
September 5, 2025
Venice 2025: Lost Land | Interview with Akio Fujimoto, Kazutaka Watanabe, and Sujauddin Karimuddin
“There is no voice and no past… unless we preserve it” — The creators of "Lost Land" on making the first Rohingya-language film and reclaiming a culture threatened with erasure.
Venice Film Festival 2025
September 4, 2025
Venice 2025: La Gioia (dir. Nicolangelo Gelormini) | Review
"La Gioia" (2025) is a popping blend of innocence and despair, an exploration of youth and (im)maturity and a kind gaze on the inevitable destinies of its marginalised characters. Nicolangelo…
Venice Film Festival 2025
September 4, 2025
Venice 2025: Jay Kelly (dir. Noah Baumbach) | Review
Noah Baumbach’s latest feature about an actor taking stock of his life work (and life regrets) with Clooney in his regularly suave and self-impressed swagger had its premiere at the…
Spotlight: Emerging European Talents
September 3, 2025
Venice 2025: Short Summer (dir. Nastia Korkia) | Review
"Short Summer" depicts the Russian childhood during wartime from a naturalistic lens, evoking the memories and small details that shape us.
Venice Film Festival 2025
September 1, 2025
Venice 2025: Strange River | Interview with Jaume Claret Muxart
"When you imagine something really strong at that age, it gets real, because what is imaginary is also physical," director Jaume Claret Muxart explained, as Strange River premiered in Venice.
Venice Film Festival 2025
September 1, 2025
Venice 2025: La Grazia (dir. Paolo Sorrentino) | Review
Sorretino’s return to form and reunification with long time muse Toni Servillo as president of Italy who is considering his legacy as his term ends opened the 82nd Venice Film…
Spotlight: Documentary
September 1, 2025
Venice 2025: Waking Hours | Interview with Federico Cammarata & Filippo Foscarini
"We wanted to transmit, at least partially, the experience of being lost in a forest in which at night you cannot sleep," the Italian co-directors told us as "Waking Hours"…
Sarajevo Film Festival 2025
September 1, 2025
Sarajevo Film Festival 2025: Paolo Sorrentino’s Masterclass
The guest of honor of the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival, Paolo Sorrentino, offered audiences a generous masterclass, full of passion, reflections and food for thoughts.
Sarajevo Film Festival 2025
August 29, 2025
Sarajevo Film Festival 2025: In conversation with Sergei Loznitsa
Sarajevo was the perfect place to finally sit down with Sergei Loznitsa to discuss his vision of cinema and his latest work, "Two Prosecutors."
Sarajevo Film Festival 2025
August 17, 2025
Sarajevo Film Festival 2025: Otter | Interview with Srđan Vuletić
“You cannot run away from pain,” Bosnian director Srđan Vuletić told us as we spoke about "Otter," his film that premiered at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival and delves into…
