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​​Savina Petkova

178 articles available in total starting from 24/02/2023. Last article published on 19/08/2025.

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Kukla • Director of Fantasy

Interview: Kukla • Director of Fantasy

“I’ve always thought of Fantasy as someone who brings with her a gentle kind of disruption”

The Slovenian director chats to us about her feature-length follow-up to her award-winning short Sisters and about revisiting her trio of girls  

19/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

Review: Olivia

Review: Olivia

The debut feature by Argentinian filmmaker Sofía Petersen, about a woman losing her father, is too enigmatic for its own good  

19/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

Alexandre Koberidze • Director of Dry Leaf

Interview: Alexandre Koberidze • Director of Dry Leaf

“With the Sony Ericsson, I could film people without taking something away from them”

The director of What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? discusses the intricacies of making a road movie with pixelated images  

18/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Radu Jude • Director of Dracula

Interview: Radu Jude • Director of Dracula

“I like to work around myths”

The Romanian helmer talks to us about using “bad” AI images, Dracula’s legacy and shooting on an iPhone in Sighisoara  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Review: Blue Heron

Review: Blue Heron

Familial bonds and fragments of memory shape Canadian-Hungarian director Sophy Romvari’s stunning, emotionally eloquent feature debut  

12/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

Review: The Birthday Party

Review: The Birthday Party

Spanish helmer Miguel Ángel Jiménez stages a birthday extravaganza led by Willem Dafoe and based on Greek writer Panos Karnezis’s eponymous novel  

11/08 | Locarno 2025 | Piazza Grande

Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi • Directors of Militantropos

Interview: Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi • Directors of Militantropos

“There were strong signs of collective therapy while making this film”

CANNES 2025: The directors from the Tabor collective discuss the existential stakes of their documentary and how they transform the filmmaking process in times of war  

27/05 | Cannes 2025 | Directors’ Fortnight

Christian Petzold • Director of Mirrors No. 3

Interview: Christian Petzold • Director of Mirrors No. 3

“I want to feel, not to rely on words”

CANNES 2025: In light of his first time on the Croisette, the German director discusses the merits of making simpler films with strong emotional resonance  

26/05 | Cannes 2025 | Directors’ Fortnight

Review: Romería

Review: Romería

CANNES 2025: Golden Bear winner Carla Simón brings another beautifully crafted personal story, which captivates with its deceptive simplicity  

22/05 | Cannes 2025 | Competition

Review: Militantropos

Review: Militantropos

CANNES 2025: The Ukrainian documentary by Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova and Simon Mozgovyi observes and investigates the psychological stakes of living in wartime  

21/05 | Cannes 2025 | Directors’ Fortnight

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