Rising Belgian producer Roxanne Sarkozi talks ‘Jonah Was Here’, ambitious De Wereldvrede slate
“I live from deadline to deadline,” says the busy Sarkozi.
How black humour is powering the follow-up doc to ‘Myanmar Diaries’
What Happened To My Country, What Happened To Me is by the underground filmmaking organisation Myanmar Film Collective.
“Europe lacks platforms offering a curated selection of Latin American works,” say Iberseries & Platino Industria heads
Co-directors Juan Alía and Samuel Castro are working to forge far more European-LatAm collaborations.
Festival do Rio head Ilda Santiago on how Brazilian cinema’s elite profile is fuelling growth
The festival runs October 1-11 and will open with Cannes award-winner ‘La Bola Negra’.
How NLWave is at the heart of Dutch efforts to get local films in front of audiences
“The bar is set high for standing out,” says Iwana Chronis, CEO of the Netherlands Film Fund.
Brazilian director Allan Deberton talks “underdog” Oscar entry ‘Gugu’s World’
Allan Deberton consulted with Brazilian heavyweight Karim Aïnouz on production.
Beth de Araujo talks Sundance winner ‘Josephine’, Brazil ties, and why she identifies with outsiders
“There is violence against women across the board in every single country,” says Brazilian-American filmmaker.
Five buzzy films from 2026 Festival do Rio’s Première Brasil section
‘Fernanda’, ‘100 Days’, ‘Days Of Fire’, ‘Oceanic’, and ‘Maria Of Maria’ screen in competitive programme.
Fatih Akin reveals why two versions of ‘Ghost Song’ are screening at festivals
The love story had a well-received world premiere as the opening film of San Sebastian.
Jose Luis Rebordinos talks Spanish boom, lack of women directors and the festival’s role as curator
”This year we have seen fewer titles directed by women that we liked.”
My Screen Life: TIFF exec Geoff Macnaughton talks sneaking Tom Hooper into a screening and being a “comedy nerd”
Geoff Macnaughton, TIFF vice president, market programming and theatrical and programmer of Primetime, reminisces about sneaking Tom Hooper into a screening and admits to being a “comedy nerd”
‘The Face Of Horror’ filmmakers on building a 14th-century English medieval world in the Czech Republic
US filmmaker Anna Biller and producers Mike Goodridge and James Bowsher on the journey to creating their Midnight Madness premiere.
Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor on their new documentary ‘NAZA’
The hard-hitting documentary premieres in Venice Competition and is executive produced by Jonathan Glazer
