Spotlight: Female and Non-Binary Filmmakers
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CPH:DOX 2026: Whispers in May (dir. Dongnan Chen) | Review
In rural China, Dongnan Chen crafts a luminous, delicately poetic film about young girls whom life compels to grow up…
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CPH:DOX 2026: The Cord (dir. Nolwenn Hervé) | Review
A moving and urgent portrait of a woman working tirelessly to patch the failures of the healthcare system, "The Cord"…
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CPH:DOX 2026: Scarlet Girls (dir. Paula Cury Melo) | Review
Through a mosaic of poignant testimonies, Paula Cury Melo reveals the deep pain and injustice that Dominican women are forced…
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Berlinale 2026: Barbara Forever (dir. Brydie O’Connor) | Review
Brydie O’Connor’s "Barbara Forever" is an affectionate and elegantly edited tribute to queer cinema pioneer Barbara Hammer, yet stops short…
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Berlinale 2026: River Dreams | Interview with Kristina Mikhailova, Dana Sabitova and the main cast
"No Good Men" offers a rare and engaging glimpse into the lives of Afghan women working in media, blending romance…
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Berlinale 2026: Everyone’s Sorry Nowadays | Interview with Frederike Migom
In "Everyone’s Sorry Nowadays," Frederike Migom explores the fragile threshold between adolescence and adulthood.
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Berlinale 2026: Roya (dir. Mahnaz Mohammadi) | Review
Premiering in Berlinale’s Panorama section as both a clandestine production and a defiant political gesture, Mahnaz Mohammadi’s "Roya" is a…
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Berlinale 2026: In a Whisper | Interview with Leyla Bouzid
In "In a Whisper," Leyla Bouzid transforms the intimate space of a family home into a quietly charged arena where…
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Berlinale 2026: No Good Men (dir. Shahrbanoo Sadat) | Review
"No Good Men" offers a rare and engaging glimpse into the lives of Afghan women working in media, blending romance…
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IFFR 2026: Home (dir. Marijana Janković) | Review
In "Home," this year's Big Screen Competition contender, director Marijana Janković subtly explores how emigration fractures and relocates the fundamental…
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