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
My Screen Life: Killer Films’ Christine Vachon talks Todd Haynes and writing reviews of airport lounges
Christine Vachon, one half of the legendary Killer Films producing duo, on launching her career with Todd Haynes and reviewing the wine selection at airline lounges
Lee Chang-dong talks Netflix and long-awaited return with Venice competition title ‘Possible Love’
The director of ‘Burning’ returns after eight years with a relationship drama.
Shinya Tsukamoto talks Venice competition war drama ‘Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?’
The Japanese filmmaker behind ‘Fires On The Plain’ and ‘Killing’ on the “definitive work” in his series of features about war.
