Ana Stanic
221 articles available in total starting from 29/02/2020. Last article published on 11/07/2024.
Interview: Anja Kreis • Director of The Alienated
"The power of evil is not only in the government but also in the mentality of people"
The Russian-born filmmaker discusses her second feature and the uncomfortable questions it raises, about human conscience and morality, as well as the concepts of God and evil
Interview: Vadim Jendreyko • Director of The Song of Others – A Search for Europe
"This was a very personal research into other options for living together as a society"
The German filmmaker unpicks his topical essay, in which he travels through the European identity, wondering if the continent is condemned to be stuck in a circle of violence, or if there is hope
Interview: Jiří Mádl • Director of Waves
"If you are a parent, the important issue may not be your kids' survival, but living meaningfully"
The Czech director gives us an insight on his latest film, which focuses on a group of journalists who risk everything to provide independent news in the late 1960s Czechoslovakia
Interview: Mark Cousins • Director of A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
"Looking into the world can take you out of yourself and into something bigger"
The filmmaker talks about his new work, an exploration of British modernist painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham's perspective after her experience atop the Grindelwald glacier
Interview: Noaz Deshe • Director of Xoftex
"I wanted to document the progression of the mental state of stateless people in a refugee camp"
The director tells us more about his new film, in which he portrays refugees filming satirical sketches and preparing for a zombie horror flick while awaiting immigration interviews in a Greek camp
Interview: George Sikharulidze • Director of Panopticon
"I was interested in exploring the clash between a young boy's soul and his exploding sexuality"
The Georgian filmmaker discusses his first film, about an introvert teenager embarking on a journey of self-discovery, opening up both to an ultra-right organisation and his own sexuality
