Radu Jude • Director of Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

Interview: Radu Jude • Director of Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

“I consider all of my films to be essentially honest comedies”

BERLINALE 2021: The prolific Romanian director breaks down what is perhaps the naughtiest feature in this year’s competition  

02/03 | Berlinale 2021 | Competition

Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck • Head, Berlinale Shorts

Interview: Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck • Head, Berlinale Shorts

“A short film can be so much freer in its choice of tools”

BERLINALE 2021: The head of Berlinale Shorts guides us through the 2021 programme and ponders the changes to the short-film world in the past 12 months  

02/03 | Berlinale 2021 | Berlinale Shorts

Review: I'm Your Man

Review: I'm Your Man

BERLINALE 2021: In Maria Schrader's delightful yet surprisingly complex film, there is such a thing as a perfect match  

02/03 | Berlinale 2021 | Competition

Review: Next Door

Review: Next Door

BERLINALE 2021: In Daniel Brühl's directorial debut, the German-Spanish actor's self-deprecating humour is spot-on  

02/03 | Berlinale 2021 | Competition

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Film Reviews

Memory Box - by Khalil Joreige, Joana Hadjithomas
Memory Box
by Khalil Joreige, Joana Hadjithomas
BERLINALE 2021: In Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige's sweet but – oh, the irony – hardly memorable film, a girl gets to meet her teenage mother, but without any Marty McFly-like complications
Moon, 66 Questions - by Jacqueline Lentzou
Moon, 66 Questions
by Jacqueline Lentzou
BERLINALE 2021: Greek writer-director Jacqueline Lentzou makes a unique film on a tough subject through a playful approach, benefiting from Oscar-worthy performances by the two leads
We - by Alice Diop
We
by Alice Diop
BERLINALE 2021: Alice Diop pieces together an ambitious patchwork documentary on Paris’s deprived suburbs, crafting an interlacing which questions humanity, time and modern-day collective identity
Copilot - by Anne Zohra Berrached
Copilot
by Anne Zohra Berrached
BERLINALE 2021: Anne Zohra Berrached's third feature is an enthralling drama starring Roger Azar and Canan Kir
From Where They Stood - by Christophe Cognet
From Where They Stood
by Christophe Cognet
BERLINALE 2021: Christophe Cognet immerses himself in a meticulous investigation, analysing the very rare clandestine photographs taken by deportees themselves in the death camps
The White Fortress - by Igor Drljača
The White Fortress
by Igor Drljača
BERLINALE 2021: Bosnian filmmaker Igor Drljača's new crime-drama, which turns into a romance, is his most accomplished, touching and thought-provoking film yet
Ninjababy - by Yngvild Sve Flikke
Ninjababy
by Yngvild Sve Flikke
BERLINALE 2021: Yngvild Sve Flikke takes pregnancy clichés and beats them to death with a Jo staff
Stop-Zemlia - by Kateryna Gornostai
Stop-Zemlia
by Kateryna Gornostai
BERLINALE 2021: This ambitious first feature by Ukrainian filmmaker Kateryna Gornostai immerses the viewer in the teenage world of its characters, played by non-professional youngsters
EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Berlinale Encounters title District Terminal

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Berlinale Encounters title District Terminal

The feature by Iranian directors Bardia Yadegari and Ehsan Mirhosseini is world-premiering in the Encounters section of the 71st Berlinale  

02/03 | Berlinale 2021 | Encounters

The FIFDH rethinks its entire 2021 edition

The FIFDH rethinks its entire 2021 edition

Forced to work around health restrictions for the second time, the festival is continuing its fight for freedom of expression  

01/03 | Festivals | Awards | Switzerland

Nicolas Maury • Actor

Interview: Nicolas Maury • Actor

"If you get everything served, then existence is boring"

The French actor, writer and director tells us about the biggest challenges in his career, and what he would like to do with it in the future  

01/03 | Shooting Stars 2021

Two Basque directors head off to Berlinale Talents

Two Basque directors head off to Berlinale Talents

Lur Olaizola Lizarralde and Zuri Goikoetxea have been selected to take part in the gathering involving up-and-coming filmmakers from all over the world, which is unspooling online  

01/03 | Berlinale 2021 | EFM

True Colours is touting the psychological thriller The Guest Room

True Colours is touting the psychological thriller The Guest Room

The Italian international sales agency’s line-up at the Berlin-based market also includes 200 Meters, Zanka Contact, Why Not You and Il materiale emotivo  

01/03 | Berlinale 2021 | EFM

Review: Moon, 66 Questions

Review: Moon, 66 Questions

BERLINALE 2021: Greek writer-director Jacqueline Lentzou makes a unique film on a tough subject through a playful approach, benefiting from Oscar-worthy performances by the two leads  

01/03 | Berlinale 2021 | Encounters

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Interviews

Daniel Brühl • Director of Next Door
Daniel Brühl • Director of Next Door
BERLINALE 2021: In his directorial debut, starring himself and Peter Kurth, the German-Spanish director finally takes his revenge
Stefano Massenzi • Distributor, Lucky Red
Stefano Massenzi • Distributor, Lucky Red
The head of acquisitions of the Italian company and co-president of Europa Distribution’s board guides us through the current situation of the market
Michele Pennetta • Director of Il mio corpo
Michele Pennetta • Director of Il mio corpo
The Italian director discusses the documentary he shot in Sicily, which is a Silver Ribbon nominee and is released on-demand in Italy today, 26 February
Niccolò Castelli • Director of Atlas
Niccolò Castelli • Director of Atlas
We met with the director of this movie starring Matilda De Angelis, which is competing in the 2021 Swiss Film Prize and will be presented at the EFM by Vision Distribution
Radu Jude • Director of Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
Radu Jude • Director of Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
BERLINALE 2021: The prolific Romanian director breaks down what is perhaps the naughtiest feature in this year’s competition
Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck • Head, Berlinale Shorts
Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck • Head, Berlinale Shorts
BERLINALE 2021: The head of Berlinale Shorts guides us through the 2021 programme and ponders the changes to the short-film world in the past 12 months
Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige • Directors of Memory Box
Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige • Directors of Memory Box
BERLINALE 2021: Shown in the Golden Bear competition, this film puts paid to Cher's claim that you can't turn back time
Susana Nobre • Director of Jack's Ride
Susana Nobre • Director of Jack's Ride
BERLINALE 2021: The Portuguese director presented her documentary with fictional elements in this year's Forum section
Review: Ninjababy

Review: Ninjababy

BERLINALE 2021: Yngvild Sve Flikke takes pregnancy clichés and beats them to death with a Jo staff  

01/03 | Berlinale 2021 | Generation

Review: We

Review: We

BERLINALE 2021: Alice Diop pieces together an ambitious patchwork documentary on Paris’s deprived suburbs, crafting an interlacing which questions humanity, time and modern-day collective identity  

01/03 | Berlinale 2021 | Encounters

Review: From Where They Stood

Review: From Where They Stood

BERLINALE 2021: Christophe Cognet immerses himself in a meticulous investigation, analysing the very rare clandestine photographs taken by deportees themselves in the death camps  

01/03 | Berlinale 2021 | Forum

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Drift Away - by Xavier Beauvois
Drift Away
by Xavier Beauvois
Berlinale 2021 - Competition
Natural Light - by Dénes Nagy
Natural Light
by Dénes Nagy
Berlinale 2021 - Competition
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn - by Radu Jude
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
by Radu Jude
Berlinale 2021 - Competition
The Girl and the Spider - by Ramon Zürcher
The Girl and the Spider
by Ramon Zürcher
Berlinale 2021 - Encounters
The World After Us - by Louda Ben Salah-Cazanas
The World After Us
by Louda Ben Salah-Cazanas
Berlinale 2021 - Panorama
Review: The White Fortress

Review: The White Fortress

BERLINALE 2021: Bosnian filmmaker Igor Drljača's new crime-drama, which turns into a romance, is his most accomplished, touching and thought-provoking film yet  

01/03 | Berlinale 2021 | Generation

Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige • Directors of Memory Box

Interview: Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige • Directors of Memory Box

“Our character feels her mother's secrets – kids can do that”

BERLINALE 2021: Shown in the Golden Bear competition, this film puts paid to Cher's claim that you can't turn back time  

01/03 | Berlinale 2021 | Competition

Susana Nobre • Director of Jack's Ride

Interview: Susana Nobre • Director of Jack's Ride

"The static camera corresponds best to the way I think of the images and the sequences"

BERLINALE 2021: The Portuguese director presented her documentary with fictional elements in this year's Forum section  

01/03 | Berlinale 2021 | Forum

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Film Reviews

Censor - by Prano Bailey-Bond
Censor
by Prano Bailey-Bond
In Prano Bailey-Bond's assured, Sundance-screened debut, a horror-film censor begins a slow descent into what appears to be full-on insanity
The Mauritanian - by Kevin Macdonald
The Mauritanian
by Kevin Macdonald
Tahar Rahim is outstanding in Kevin Macdonald's riveting adaptation of Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s memoir Guantánamo Diary, set for release worldwide in February
Human Factors - by Ronny Trocker
Human Factors
by Ronny Trocker
Ronny Trocker’s second fiction feature takes an overly minimalistic route in following an upper-middle-class family shaken by a mysterious burglary
Taming the Garden - by Salomé Jashi
Taming the Garden
by Salomé Jashi
Georgian director Salomé Jashi’s new documentary is a savage yet poetic ode to nature and its fight to survive human cruelty
Two of Us - by Filippo Meneghetti
Two of Us
by Filippo Meneghetti
Filippo Meneghetti comes onto the scene with a very clever and finely tuned first feature film, excellently acted by Barbara Sukowa and Martine Chevallier
Another Round - by Thomas Vinterberg
Another Round
by Thomas Vinterberg
Thomas Vinterberg finds his funny bone again with an excellent concept movie in which getting drunk is a cure-all
Pieces of a Woman - by Kornél Mundruczó
Pieces of a Woman
by Kornél Mundruczó
VENICE 2020: Kornél Mundruczó's new film is a decent character study, and its strength mainly stems from the performances of the three great leads
La llorona - by Jayro Bustamante
La llorona
by Jayro Bustamante
VENICE 2019: In his third feature, presented in Giornate degli Autori, Jayro Bustamante tells the story of the Guatemalan genocide using the codes of the ghost movie
Review: Memory Box

Review: Memory Box

BERLINALE 2021: In Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige's sweet but – oh, the irony – hardly memorable film, a girl gets to meet her teenage mother, but without any Marty McFly-like complications  

01/03 | Berlinale 2021 | Competition

RAI Com makes its virtual way to Berlin with Regina, Freaks Out and Walking Liberty

RAI Com makes its virtual way to Berlin with Regina, Freaks Out and Walking Liberty

These are the star titles set to be touted by the Italian firm at the European Film Market, alongside Romantic Guide to Lost Places  

01/03 | Berlinale 2021 | EFM

Review: Copilot

Review: Copilot

BERLINALE 2021: Anne Zohra Berrached's third feature is an enthralling drama starring Roger Azar and Canan Kir  

01/03 | Berlinale 2021 | Panorama

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Interviews

Nicolas Maury • Actor
Nicolas Maury • Actor
The French actor, writer and director tells us about the biggest challenges in his career, and what he would like to do with it in the future
Martijn Lakemeier • Actor
Martijn Lakemeier • Actor
The young Dutch actor talks the beginning of his career, challenges and role-picking, as well as the directors he would love to work with
Firat Sezgin • Producer, Institute of Time
Firat Sezgin • Producer, Institute of Time
Selected for the 2021 Emerging Producers, the Amsterdam-based producer discusses the role of documentary in the current society
Bogdan Theodor Olteanu • Director of Mia Misses Her Revenge
Bogdan Theodor Olteanu • Director of Mia Misses Her Revenge
We talked to the Romanian director about his low-budget tragicomedy, which screened at this year's online edition of Slamdance
Antonella Di Nocera • Producer, Paralello 41
Antonella Di Nocera • Producer, Paralello 41
The Italian producer, selected for the 2021 Emerging Producers, discusses the present and future of documentary film
Seidi Haarla • Actress
Seidi Haarla • Actress
The emerging Finnish actress talks about her artistic drive and how it's shaping her career, as well as who she wishes to work with
Oana Furdea • Distributor, Transilvania Film
Oana Furdea • Distributor, Transilvania Film
The distribution manager of the Bucharest-based company discussed the current challenges posed by the pandemic and the Romanian film distribution landscape
Fionn O'Shea • Actor
Fionn O'Shea • Actor
The Irish actor talks about his work so far, what he has been offered through his career and who he would love to work with in the future
Review: Stop-Zemlia

Review: Stop-Zemlia

BERLINALE 2021: This ambitious first feature by Ukrainian filmmaker Kateryna Gornostai immerses the viewer in the teenage world of its characters, played by non-professional youngsters  

01/03 | Berlinale 2021 | Generation

Daniel Brühl • Director of Next Door

Interview: Daniel Brühl • Director of Next Door

“Famous people always say how horrible it is to be recognised and approached, but what's worse is not being recognised or approached”

BERLINALE 2021: In his directorial debut, starring himself and Peter Kurth, the German-Spanish director finally takes his revenge  

01/03 | Berlinale 2021 | Competition

East Doc Platform unveils its full online schedule

East Doc Platform unveils its full online schedule

The tenth edition of the leading industry platform will run from 6-17 March and plans to explore documentaries in a handful of different formats  

01/03 | East Doc Platform 2021

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Souad - by Ayten Amin
Souad
by Ayten Amin
Berlinale 2021 - Panorama
The Luminous View - by Fabrizio Ferraro
The Luminous View
by Fabrizio Ferraro
Berlinale 2021 - Forum
Anamnesis - by Chris Wright, Stefan Kolbe
Anamnesis
by Chris Wright, Stefan Kolbe
Berlinale 2021 - Forum
Night Nursery - by Moumouni Sanou
Night Nursery
by Moumouni Sanou
Berlinale 2021 - Forum
Mission Ulja Funk - by Barbara Kronenberg
Mission Ulja Funk
by Barbara Kronenberg
Berlinale 2021 - Generation Kplus

Industry Reports

25/02/2021

Antonella Di Nocera • Producer, Paralello 41

The Italian producer, selected for the 2021 Emerging Producers, discusses the present and future of documentary film

24/02/2021

Jorge Caballero • Producer, Gusano Films

The Spanish producer selected for the 2021 Emerging Producers discusses the role of documentaries in our current society

23/02/2021

Marek Novák • Producer, Xova Film

One of the 2021 Emerging Producers, the Czech producer tells us what he thinks about the social importance and the future of documentaries

23/02/2021

Samuele Franzini • CEO, WYTH

The WYTH cloud suite recently powered When East Meets West’s Digital World, and we took the opportunity to find out more about it, as well as the future of hybrid events in general

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