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Jan Lumholdt


320 articles available in total starting from 15/03/2018. Last article published on 06/09/2025.

Ali Abbasi • Director of Holy Spider

Interview: Ali Abbasi • Director of Holy Spider

“It really feels like 1942 and fighting Nazi Germany”

The Iranian-born, Danish-based filmmaker seems to be slap bang in the middle of things, as his latest work gets increasingly topical  

18/11/2022 | Stockholm 2022

Stockholm’s industry programme trains the spotlight on Ukraine

Stockholm’s industry programme trains the spotlight on Ukraine

A jam-packed, three-day roster of new projects, industry insights and networking will unspool at Sweden’s main autumnal festival  

09/11/2022 | Stockholm 2022 | Stockholm Industry Days

The Stockholm International Film Festival unveils a luminous line-up

The Stockholm International Film Festival unveils a luminous line-up

Properly returning to business this year, the Swedish gathering has grand plans for its 33rd November cinema sessions  

27/10/2022 | Stockholm 2022

Review: Hanging Gardens

Review: Hanging Gardens

VENICE 2022: A spectacular find among the rubble of post-war Baghdad causes disruption, unrest and hilarity in Ahmed Yassin Al-Daradji’s film  

12/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Orizzonti Extra

Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed • Directors of Music for Black Pigeons

Interview: Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed • Directors of Music for Black Pigeons

“What I don’t like together with my pictures is ‘jazzy’ jazz – and this isn’t ‘jazzy’ jazz”

VENICE 2022: The thoughtful and “picturesque” side of jazz is studied by the Danish directorial duo, themselves exploring it like two seasoned musicians  

08/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Out of Competition

Gianfranco Rosi • Director of In viaggio

Interview: Gianfranco Rosi • Director of In viaggio

“The Pope 'in viaggio' is a different Pope to the Pope in the Vatican”

VENICE 2022: Examining 37 visits over nine years, Gianfranco Rosi depicts an increasingly progressive Pope Francis, facing up to the world and its troubles  

08/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Out of Competition

Review: Music for Black Pigeons

Review: Music for Black Pigeons

VENICE 2022: Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed deliver a deep Danish dive into the sounds and silences of contemporary jazz, its players and their thoughts  

08/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Out of Competition

Kōji Fukada • Director of Love Life

Interview: Kōji Fukada • Director of Love Life

“To me, a person is basically lonely, despite family or religion or any other community”

VENICE 2022: While dealing with the subject of loneliness, the Japanese writer-director inflicts cruelty on his characters, but also shows them some hope and love  

07/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Competition

Series review: The Kingdom Exodus

Series review: The Kingdom Exodus

VENICE 2022: The long-overdue finale to Lars von Trier’s 1990s cult series offers a bombastic concoction of the greatest hits from yesteryear  

01/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Out of Competition

Óskar Kristinn Vignisson  • Director of Free Men

Interview: Óskar Kristinn Vignisson • Director of Free Men

“I made this film not for the festivals, but for my parents”

We sat down with the Next Nordic Generation winner at Haugesund to have a chinwag about his graduation short and what the jury called its “absurd manner”  

30/08/2022 | Haugesund 2022

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