Munich’s Julia Weigl and Christoph Gröner explain why they are making the festival a home for US indie cinema
They also discuss the festival’s role as a forum for political debate.
“I hit a wall,” says actor Maggie Gyllenhaal of what inspired her move into directing
”I came to the edge of what acting allowed me in terms of my artistic expression,” she said at Slano Film Days.
“I need a face, I need a person,” says Michel Franco of his quest to bond with a sales executive
The Mexican filmmaker did not have much luck with sales execs earlier in this career.
Sébastien Laudenbach on turning opera into animation with ‘Viva Carmen’
“We had to develop a story which does not exist in the opera.”
Lili Horvat reveals her hopes and fears for fresh era of Hungarian film funding
Horvat was screening early footage of her second film ‘My Notes On Mars’ at Slano Film Days this month.
Our regional funds are falling apart, says Danis Tanovic of the struggle to get films financed in south-east Europe
The Bosnian director is attending Slano Film Days in Croatia, mentoring emerging filmmakers.
Word of Mouth: Director Tina Gharavi gets her viewing tips from students, scholars and the Green Eyeshadow Glitterati
Gharavi’s feature credits include ‘I Am Nasrine’ and ‘Virginia Woolf: Night And Day’.
Transilvania’s Mihai Chirilov on the ‘existential claustrophobia’ of the 2026 lineup
Chirilov has been artistic director since the decision to bring arthouse film to Cluj in 2002.
“I am always optimistic,”: Sheffield DocFest creative director on the resilience of documentary
The festival runs from June 10-15, opening with Rich Felgate’s ‘We, The Hated’.
“Diversity is the defining feature of European cinema,” says European Film Promotion president Vítor Pinheiro
One year into the job, Pinheiro reflects on the challenges facing the European industry and how some of EFP’s programmes can help.
‘Colony’ director Yeon Sang-ho talks zombies, future projects and a Korean comeback
Yeon’s latest horror thriller premiered at Cannes.
Directors’ Fortnight’s ‘Clarissa’ filmmakers on their next feature and the future of Nigerian cinema
Arie and Chuko Esiri have co-directed a modern-day adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s ’Mrs Dalloway’.
My Screen Life: The BFI’s Ama Ampadu on growing up with Spike Lee films and her love of music
She is senior production and development executive at the BFI Filmmaking Fund.
