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Vassilis Economou


1754 articles available in total starting from 29/11/2016. Last article published on 08/08/2025.

Grain: An existential dystopian tale dealing with mankind’s extinction

Grain: An existential dystopian tale dealing with mankind’s extinction

Turkish auteur Semih Kaplanoğlu delivers his most ambitious work of art after a seven-year absence, a quest towards humanity’s terminal threats  

14/08/2017 | Sarajevo 2017 | Competition

The 12th edition of Lemesos International Documentary Festival draws to a close

The 12th edition of Lemesos International Documentary Festival draws to a close

Cyprus’s leading documentary festival screened documentaries that follow the current social trends, organising multiple events that focus on capturing reality  

11/08/2017 | Festivals | Cyprus

The Asteroids, a coming-of-age story about extinction

The Asteroids, a coming-of-age story about extinction

LOCARNO 2017: Italian filmmaker Germano Maccioni explores the effects of the financial crisis on a young but desperate generation in his first fiction feature  

11/08/2017 | Locarno 2017 | Competition

Sarajevo extends its CineLink Talks

Sarajevo extends its CineLink Talks

Expanding its TV Drama section, the leading Balkan festival is also due to focus on regional funding, virtual reality, marketing and the preservation of history  

10/08/2017 | Sarajevo 2017 | Industry

Ana Urushadze • Director

Interview: Ana Urushadze • Director

”A free woman is considered dangerous and scary”

LOCARNO 2017: We chatted to Georgian filmmaker Ana Urushadze, who participates with her debut feature film Scary Mother at the Filmmakers of the Present section  

09/08/2017 | Locarno 2017 | Filmmakers of the Present

Hlynur Pálmason • Director

Interview: Hlynur Pálmason • Director

”I must have 100% control in order to be creative”

LOCARNO 2017: We met up with Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason, who has presented Winter Brothers  

09/08/2017 | Locarno 2017 | Competition

Portugal wins Locarno’s First Look

Portugal wins Locarno’s First Look

LOCARNO 2017: The winners of the co-production platform Open Doors Hub have also been announced  

09/08/2017 | Locarno 2017 | Industry

Toronto announces its second wave of selected films

Toronto announces its second wave of selected films

Selected titles have been announced for Platform, TIFF Docs and Midnight Madness, with Borg/McEnroe to open the 42nd TIFF  

08/08/2017 | Toronto 2017

Meteors: Preserving a memory that is fragmented but never forgotten

Meteors: Preserving a memory that is fragmented but never forgotten

LOCARNO 2017: Turkish documentarist Gürcan Keltek makes a political statement with his observation of one of the largest militant actions to take place against the citizens of his own country  

07/08/2017 | Locarno 2017 | Filmmakers of the Present

Freedom: When the benefits of being free can utterly imprison you

Freedom: When the benefits of being free can utterly imprison you

LOCARNO 2017: German filmmaker Jan Speckenbach explores the limits of freedom and the desires behind the pursuit of it in the unsatisfactory social environment of a lost generation  

03/08/2017 | Locarno 2017 | Competition

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