All Festivals articles – Page 7
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NewsCeline Song, Julia Ducournau and Jenna Ortega join Bong Joon Ho’s Marrakech jury
Marrakech International Film Festival takes place from November 28 to December 6.
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FeaturesUK director Samuel Abrahams on mockumentary ‘Lady’, casting Sian Clifford and ‘Saltburn’ comparisons
The mockumentary screens in the first feature competition at Tallinn Black Nights.
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NewsProducers should unlearn old bad habits to make collaborations fairer, say IDFA filmmakers
Directors from the Global South who work with European producers can often feel short-changed by the lack of budget transparency.
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NewsSusana de Sousa Dias reflects on the highs and lows of her archive-based documentary career
Exploring the political archives of Portugal’s dictatorship has taken its toll, she admits.
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NewsLes Arcs selects eight emerging directors for 2025 Talent Village
Recent alumni of the initiative include Dorian Jespers and Bernhard Wenger
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Reviews‘Emergency Exit’ review: Surrealist Spanish comedy is fitting swansong for star Marisa Paredes
The late Paredes is one of several passengers embarking on a magical mystery tour for director Lluis Minarro
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NewsPluto Film boards Covid-19 vaccine doc ‘The Man Who Healed The World’
EXCLUSIVE: The film is the story of the accidental discovery of the vaccine technology by doctoral student Ingmar Hoerr.
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Reviews‘Silent Flood’ review: Lyrical portrait of a religious community in Ukraine is new angle on conflict
Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s thoughtful docmentary plays IDFA competition
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NewsZahraa Gandour’s IDFA title ‘Flana’ picked up for sales in boost for Iraqi filmmaking
EXCLUSIVE: Ghandour was the first female Iraqi director to be selected for a major film festival following the TIFF selection of ‘Flana’.
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Reviews‘The Good Daughter’ review: Impressive, balanced Spanish drama gives child’s eye view of domestic violence
The second feature from Screen Spanish Star Of Tomorrow Julia De Paz bows in Tallinn’s official competition
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NewsBelgian custody drama ‘We Believe You’ wins big at Seville European Film Festival
Akinola Davies Jr’s ‘My Father’s Shadow’ took the showcase prize for first or second features.
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Reviews‘Amilcar’ review: Impressionistic study of Guinea-Bissau-born poet and revolutionary Amilcar Cabral
IDFA premiere uses archive footage and Cabral’s personal writings to paint a compelling portrait
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NewsCairo Film Connection shines spotlight on projects by female Arab directors
Development and works-in-progress strand of Cairo International Film Festival has 16-strong line-up across features and documentaries.
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Reviews‘LifeLike’ review: Uneven Turkish terminal illness drama makes inventive use of virtual reality
The third feature from Ali Vatansever makes its debut in Tallinn Black Nights
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Reviews‘Gaza’s Twins, Come Back To Me’ review: Impassioned doc follows a family trying to reunite in Gaza
Mohammed Sawwaf’s emotional second feature premieres at IDFA
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Reviews‘Flood’ review: Impactful exploration of family and faith is exec produced by Laura Poitras
Debut director Katy Scoggin’s emotional study of her relationship with her fundamentalist father now plays IDFA
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Features“No one stands alone,” says IDFA’s industry head of the festival’s sense of community
Source: Courtesy of IDFA Adriek van Nieuwenhuyzen Ask Adriek van Nieuwenhuyzen, head of industry at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), about the mood among professionals on the eve of this year’s industry programme (November 15-19) and she says there is some wariness but also ” incredible ...
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Reviews‘Father’ review: Slovak filmmaker Tereza Nvotova presents a bold, powerful portrait of paternal guilt
Milan Ondrik gives a raw performance in Slovakia’s official Oscar submission, which now plays Tallinn
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NewsMichelle Yeoh to receive honorary Golden Bear at Berlinale
Oscar-winning actress will receive award for lifetime achievement at the Berlinale opening ceremony on February 12.
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Reviews‘The Prince Of Nanawa’ review: Rich, rewarding doc follows a Paraguayan boy from adolescence to adulthood
Clarisa Navas’s fascinating feature plays IDFA following its Visions du Reel Grand Jury prize win