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Marta Bałaga


1098 articles available in total starting from 07/04/2017. Last article published on 16/06/2025.

Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor  • Directors of Baltimore

Interview: Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor • Directors of Baltimore

“When people feel passionate about something and see no results, they turn to action”

The Irish directors discuss their Imogen Poots-starring non-biopic and the “bonkers” true story behind it  

29/02/2024 | Dublin 2024

Grainne Humphreys  • Director, Dublin International Film Festival

Interview: Grainne Humphreys • Director, Dublin International Film Festival

“I love our independence”

The DIFF director delves into how her team retains its core audience while continuing to experiment  

29/02/2024 | Dublin 2024

Review: Fox and Hare Save the Forest

Review: Fox and Hare Save the Forest

BERLINALE 2024: Mascha Halberstad’s animated characters really do need to save the forest – but before that, they have to deal with massive egos and tiny underwear  

26/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Generation

Meryam Joobeur • Director of Who Do I Belong To

Interview: Meryam Joobeur • Director of Who Do I Belong To

“I like the idea of very real emotions set in a world that feels a bit surreal”

BERLINALE 2024: The debuting director delves into her film, in which something very real – and very tragic – co-exists with mysticism  

24/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Competition

Margherita Vicario • Director of Gloria!

Interview: Margherita Vicario • Director of Gloria!

“You grow to appreciate the sisterhood; it’s such a powerful bond”

BERLINALE 2024: The Italian singer-turned-director introduces us to an isolated lead character who discovers the joys of music, teaming up with a group of talented girls  

24/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Competition

Svitlana Lishchynska • Director of A Bit of a Stranger

Interview: Svitlana Lishchynska • Director of A Bit of a Stranger

“Judging other people leads to genocide”

BERLINALE 2024: War is raging in Ukraine – and within one family – in the Mariupol-born director’s documentary  

23/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

Carlo Sironi • Director of My Summer with Irène

Interview: Carlo Sironi • Director of My Summer with Irène

“I just don’t feel the desire to depict people my own age”

BERLINALE 2024: The director of the award-winning Sole braves the Sicilian heat to tell the story of two girls who run away and experience a proper summer together  

23/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Generation

Philippe Lesage • Director of Who by Fire

Interview: Philippe Lesage • Director of Who by Fire

“I go where it hurts”

BERLINALE 2024: The Canadian director explains how he took pleasure in misleading the viewer in his new film, where adults just can’t stop pretending  

22/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Generation

Michael Fetter Nathansky • Director of Every You Every Me

Interview: Michael Fetter Nathansky • Director of Every You Every Me

“My film is a love story, but it’s not about finding ‘the one’”

BERLINALE 2024: A person you love can have many different faces, as the German director proves in his new outing  

21/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

Aslı Özarslan • Director of Elbow

Interview: Aslı Özarslan • Director of Elbow

“There is this young generation looking for answers and reclaiming their power; I have hope for them”

BERLINALE 2024: A young runaway learns some harsh truths, and breaks free, in this film based on the novel by Fatma Aydemir  

18/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Generation

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