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​​Savina Petkova


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

Review: De Facto

Review: De Facto

With her second feature, Selma Doborac pushes the limits of representation and probes the complexity of evil in a stylised, hybrid documentary  

19/12/2023 | Gijón 2023

Review: Los últimos pastores

Review: Los últimos pastores

In this sensorially rich documentary, Asturian director Samu Fuentes follows two brothers who uphold the dying tradition of shepherding in the mountains of Northern Spain  

29/11/2023 | Gijón 2023

Elisa Cepedal  • Director of El Cine, 5

Interview: Elisa Cepedal • Director of El Cine, 5

“My work in the past few years has been an attempt to understand my own identity and political commitment”

The Asturian filmmaker has crafted a cinematic love letter to a past she grew up with  

28/11/2023 | Gijón 2023

Review: El Cine, 5

Review: El Cine, 5

Documentary filmmaker Elisa Cepedal revisits the history of her hometown in Asturias in her personal and affecting sophomore feature  

27/11/2023 | Gijón 2023

De Facto wins Gijón’s top prize

De Facto wins Gijón’s top prize

Selma Doborac, Radu Jude, Luis Muñoz and Alfredo Picaz were spotlighted in the festival’s three competition strands, Retueyos, Albar and Tierres en Trance  

27/11/2023 | Gijón 2023 | Awards

Review: Another Day

Review: Another Day

Albania’s Eneos Çarka has crafted a strong and subtle documentary that is the culmination of years spent following Albanian street artists across Northern Italy  

23/11/2023 | IDFA 2023

Vita Maria Drygas  • Director of Danger Zone

Interview: Vita Maria Drygas • Director of Danger Zone

“Establishing trust was essential”

The Lithuanian director breaks down how she tackled the topic of war tourism with an open mind  

22/11/2023 | IDFA 2023

Review: Danger Zone

Review: Danger Zone

Vita Maria Drygas's IDFA entry offers a candid and multi-layered look at war-zone tourism  

20/11/2023 | IDFA 2023

The Gijón Film Festival spotlights Spain and the best of auteur cinema

The Gijón Film Festival spotlights Spain and the best of auteur cinema

The annual event is set to kick off this week, and will present director Miguel Gomes, cinematographer Agnès Godard and actress Lilián de Celis with honorary awards  

16/11/2023 | Gijón 2023

Review: Behind the Haystacks

Review: Behind the Haystacks

Asimina Proedrou's proficient debut explores moral ambiguities and social tensions on the Greek border, with a stamp of approval as the country’s Academy Award submission  

14/11/2023 | Films | Reviews | Greece/Germany/North Macedonia

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