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Teresa Vena


443 articles available in total starting from 09/04/2018. Last article published on 23/04/2025.

Shoot for new Italian-language Swiss series La linea della palma begins in Sicily

Shoot for new Italian-language Swiss series La linea della palma begins in Sicily

Regional channel RSI, part of Switzerland's main broadcaster, is producing the six-episode crime show directed by Fulvio Bernasconi  

23/04 | Production | Funding | Switzerland/Italy

Bolzano Film Festival Bozen spotlights the role of female producers

Bolzano Film Festival Bozen spotlights the role of female producers

One of the traditional panel discussions at this year’s Italian gathering focused on the underrepresentation of women in filmmaking  

15/04 | Bolzano 2025

Wind, Talk to Me wins Best Film at Bolzano Film Festival Bozen

Wind, Talk to Me wins Best Film at Bolzano Film Festival Bozen

The documentary by Stefan Djordjevic has emerged victorious at the Italian festival, while two honorary awards were handed to Christian Petzold and Alba Rohrwacher  

14/04 | Bolzano 2025 | Awards

German indie horror film Empty Crib to wrap post-production imminently

German indie horror film Empty Crib to wrap post-production imminently

The debut feature by writer-producer Ivy Thomas and director Tom Wolt has been made without any public funds and stars a British cast  

01/04 | Production | Funding | Germany

German satirical drama film Hygge currently in post-production

German satirical drama film Hygge currently in post-production

The debut feature by Lena Falker and Zarah Schrade, revolving around a fictive reality TV show, will mix social satire with horror and star a promising young cast  

01/04 | Production | Funding | Germany

Mattias J Skoglund  • Director of The Home

Interview: Mattias J Skoglund • Director of The Home

“I wanted to create a tone that would be very raw, intimate and slightly uncanny”

The Swedish director breaks down his indie horror flick set in a retirement home, which is based on a novel by Mats Strandberg  

10/03 | SXSW 2025

Uta Briesewitz • Director of American Sweatshop

Interview: Uta Briesewitz • Director of American Sweatshop

"It's important how sexual violence against women is portrayed. You can do it in a way that serves the topic, but you can also do it in a way that makes it look like advertising"

We talked to the German filmmaker about her latest film, which looks at the effects of social media on its consumers  

10/03 | SXSW 2025

Lionel Baier • Director of The Safe House

Interview: Lionel Baier • Director of The Safe House

“I was able to talk about the Holocaust without having to make a historical film”

BERLINALE 2025: The Swiss director unpicks his understanding of fiction and his artistic approach to the literary source of his feature, an autobiographical novel by Christophe Boltanski  

20/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Competition

Petra Volpe • Director of Late Shift

Interview: Petra Volpe • Director of Late Shift

"The film is a declaration of love for the nursing profession"

BERLINALE 2025: We talked to the Swiss-Italian filmmaker about the inspiration and intention behind her latest feature, as well as her research and writing process  

19/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Berlinale Special

Iván Fund • Director of The Message

Interview: Iván Fund • Director of The Message

"What family really means for me is the act of being present"

BERLINALE 2025: The Argentinian filmmaker talks about the genesis of his latest feature, working with both professional and non-professional actors, and his discovery of the film's theme song  

18/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Competition

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