Ana _Stanic
283 articles available in total starting from 29/02/2020. Last article published on 22/07/2025.
Interview: Bence Fliegauf and Barbara Bernáth • Director and producer of Jimmy Jaguar
"Jimmy Jaguar is a bodyless revenge demon looking for justice"
The Hungarian director and producer discuss their film, a mixture of procedural realism with folk horror that blurs the boundary between reality and psyche
Interview: Pere Vilà Barceló • Director of When a River Becomes the Sea
"My film is based on interviews with more than 100 women who were victims of gender-based violence"
We caught up with the director to talk about his movie, in which a young archaeology student is struggling to find her true calling all while recovering from an abusive relationship
Interview: Nina Knag • Director of Don't Call Me Mama
"I wanted to introduce a female character that would be complex and difficult to like"
We sat down with the Norwegian director to chat about her film, which examines the fragile interplay of power, desire and vulnerability through an intimate character study
Interview: Vytautas Katkus • Director of The Visitor
"Sometimes, people watching a film see different movies — I like that idea, and that kind of film"
The Lithuanian director gives us the low-down on his feature debut, in which a new father living in Norway returns to Lithuania to sell his parents’ flat after the death of his dad
Interview: Miro Remo • Director of Better Go Mad in the Wild
"I focused on the wild elements within the twin brothers and was guided by magic moments"
We sat down with the Slovak director, who won the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary and who revealed that he went into €50,000 worth of debt when making his last two films
Interview: Cassandra Han, Anders Nygaard, Laura Muccino, Sien Josephine Teijssen • Casting directors
"It's such a nice, interconnected space that's created here"
Now in its fourth edition, ReActing as a Star connects local talent from the former Yugoslav region with casting professionals, marking the starting point of their journey into international cinema
