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​​Savina Petkova


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

Review: Shoshana

Review: Shoshana

Prolific English director Michael Winterbottom delivers a period thriller set in British Mandatory Palestine  

15/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Special Presentations

Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert  • Directors of Woman of

Interview: Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert • Directors of Woman of

“We hope this movie can change something”

VENICE 2023: The longstanding Polish directorial duo explained how they conducted their research for this film about a trans woman in a small, hostile town  

11/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Competition

JA Bayona  • Director of Society of the Snow

Interview: JA Bayona • Director of Society of the Snow

“Through fiction, we try to give meaning to reality”

VENICE 2023: The Spanish helmer delves into the intricacies of his new project, telling the story of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the Andes in 1972  

11/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Out of Competition

Review: Forever-Forever

Review: Forever-Forever

VENICE 2023: Anna Buryachkova’s feature debut presents a slice of teen life in 1990s Kyiv  

09/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Orizzonti Extra

Review: Woman of

Review: Woman of

VENICE 2023: Polish filmmaking duo Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert return to the Lido with a ground-breaking trans character study  

09/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Competition

Review: Paradise Is Burning

Review: Paradise Is Burning

VENICE 2023: Swedish director Mika Gustafson’s sophomore feature celebrates sisterhood in all its shapes and sizes  

08/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Orizzonti

Enrico Maria Artale • Director of El Paraíso

Interview: Enrico Maria Artale • Director of El Paraíso

“One of the reasons why I wanted to make this film was to portray a strong bond that can easily turn into something oppressive”

VENICE 2023: The Italian director gives us more details on his late-bloomer coming-of-age story about a complicated mother-son relationship  

06/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Orizzonti

Review: El Paraíso

Review: El Paraíso

VENICE 2023: Enrico Maria Artale’s new film is a personal look at a seriously flawed mother-son relationship  

05/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Orizzonti

Yorgos Lanthimos  • Director of Poor Things

Q&A: Yorgos Lanthimos • Director of Poor Things

“I want to push things further with each film”

VENICE 2023: Even if his feature is being praised for the uniqueness of its style and his filmmaking approach, the Greek director is wary of saying there’s nothing quite like it  

04/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Competition

Review: Poor Things

Review: Poor Things

VENICE 2023: Greek-turned-international director Yorgos Lanthimos packs a real punch with a period film like no other  

02/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Competition

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