Spotlight: Emerging European Talents
As a European-based media outlet, Film Fest Report is proud to support the most promising European emerging filmmakers.
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DOK.fest München 2025: 9-Month Contract (dir. Ketevan Vashagashvili) | Review
"9-Month Contract" is a poignant ode to resilience and maternal love, brought to life by the touching bond between Zhana…
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Cannes 2025 (Critics’ Week): Reedland (dir. Sven Bresser) | Review
Evil lurks deeper in the reed beds. The further the eyes perceive, the darker the anxiety unfolds. Sven Bresser’s "Reedland"…
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Berlinale 2025: Ceasefire (dir. Jakob Krese) | Review
In "Ceasefire," Jakob Krese bears witness to a life suspended, where past wounds refuse to fade.
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Berlinale 2025: In Retrospect (dirs. Daniel Asadi Faezi & Mila Zhluktenko) | Review
Exploring the history of an everyday place, Daniel Asadi Faezi and Mila Zhluktenko craft a collage that echoes the past…
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FIPADOC 2025: My Sextortion Diary (dir. Patricia Franquesa) | Review
In the European Stories section of FIPADOC 2025, Patricia Franquesa presents "My Sextortion Diary," an investigative documentary in the form…
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FIPADOC 2025: Rave On for the Avon (dir. Charlotte Sawyer) | Review
In "Rave On for the Avon," Charlotte Sawyer follows activists and river lovers through their ups and downs, joys and sorrows.…
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FIPADOC 2025: A Tree Grows in My Dreams Every Night (dir. Vid Hajnšek) | Review
With "A Tree Grows in My Dreams Every Night," Vid Hajnšek offers a cinematic gem that poetically embraces the slowness…
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Trieste Film Festival 2025: My Father’s Diaries (dir. Ado Hasanović) | Review
"My Father's Diaries," which premiered at Visions du Réel, was presented as a special screening for schools at this year's…
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RIDM 2024: Apple Cider Vinegar (dir. Sofia Benoot) | Review
Sofia Benoot launches us on a cosmic journey through a simple natural subject of an earthly matter, stone.
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DOK Leipzig 2024: The Other One (dir. Marie-Magdalena Kochová) | Review
Marie-Magdalena Kochová's debut portrays 18-year-old Johana's internal struggle between her dreams and her duty to her family, highlighting her silent…
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