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Olivia Popp


246 articles available in total starting from 17/10/2023. Last article published on 29/07/2025.

Review: Our Father – The Last Days of a Dictator

Review: Our Father – The Last Days of a Dictator

José Filipe Costa presents an impressive meditation on the maintenance of the status quo through a fictionalisation of a period in pre-revolution Portuguese history  

06/02 | IFFR 2025 | Big Screen Competition

Picture Tree International hits the ground running at Berlin with Raptures and other exciting titles

Picture Tree International hits the ground running at Berlin with Raptures and other exciting titles

The Berlin-based sales agent is presenting the IFFR-premiered flick by Jon Blåhed in addition to several already commercially successful projects  

05/02 | Berlinale 2025 | EFM

Review: Orenda

Review: Orenda

Spectres of lost faith, guilt and redemption hang over Pirjo Honkasalo’s contemplative new film, the first narrative feature from the Finnish director after more than ten years  

05/02 | IFFR 2025 | Big Screen Competition

Review: Morlaix

Review: Morlaix

Jaime Rosales’ new film riffs on fate, romance and inevitability, musing on a love triangle laced with what-ifs  

04/02 | IFFR 2025 | Harbour

New French production company Syzygy takes off, helmed by Jérôme Salle

New French production company Syzygy takes off, helmed by Jérôme Salle

The French writer-director will take point on the new, Federation Studios-backed label, diving right into international co-productions of both films and series  

03/02 | Industry | Market | France

Rohan Parashuram Kanawade • Director of Cactus Pears

Interview: Rohan Parashuram Kanawade • Director of Cactus Pears

“It was important to show the moment of intimacy and tenderness between two men after the sexual act”

The Mumbai-born Marathi filmmaker shares his perspective on the importance of seeing quiet moments in intimate relationships on screen, after winning the Sundance Grand Jury Prize  

03/02 | Sundance 2025 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Cameras rolling for Rob Sorrenti’s UK-set debut feature, Angels in the Asylum

Cameras rolling for Rob Sorrenti’s UK-set debut feature, Angels in the Asylum

Based on true events, the film will be led by Katherine Waterston and Simon Pegg, with lensing by Oscar-winning All Quiet on the Western Front cinematographer James Friend  

31/01 | Production | Funding | UK

The Flanders Audiovisual Fund releases a new report on the use of artificial intelligence in audiovisual creation

The Flanders Audiovisual Fund releases a new report on the use of artificial intelligence in audiovisual creation

The study asked about the intended and eventual usage of AI in requests for support in audiovisual projects, revealing low actual use but a diversity of arguments for and against its utilisation  

31/01 | Industry | Market | Belgium/Europe

New Italian sales outfit Luminalia launches

New Italian sales outfit Luminalia launches

Founded by Tommaso Priante, the new Italian sales agent will make its market debut at IFFR with a selection of 2024 titles before heading to the EFM  

31/01 | Industry | Market | Italy

Mathias Broe • Director of Sauna

Interview: Mathias Broe • Director of Sauna

“I wanted to be able to recognise what I experience myself in queer spaces, in intimate situations”

The Danish director lays out his community-centric approach to creating his first feature, a queer romance that also engages with Denmark’s social environment pertaining to trans rights  

28/01 | Sundance 2025 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

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