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Marta Bałaga


1100 articles available in total starting from 07/04/2017. Last article published on 19/06/2025.

Review: Dogman

Review: Dogman

VENICE 2023: Luc Besson shows you can teach an old dog new tricks with his twisted, fun, crazy film – and he might even bring you some flour  

01/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Competition

Julia Fuhr Mann  • Director of Life Is Not a Competition, but I’m Winning

Interview: Julia Fuhr Mann • Director of Life Is Not a Competition, but I’m Winning

“I didn’t want to focus on someone’s win; I wanted to focus on people being together”

VENICE 2023: Queer athletes take over an Olympic stadium, ready to change the game, in the German director’s first feature-length documentary  

31/08/2023 | Venice 2023 | International Film Critics’ Week

Weronika Adamowska  • Co-founder and programmer, HER Docs Forum

Interview: Weronika Adamowska • Co-founder and programmer, HER Docs Forum

“We don’t want to create another unnecessary event”

The co-founder and programmer of the HER Docs initiative explains how she aims to connect female documentary professionals and create a new, safer space for women  

17/08/2023 | /Poland

Éléonore Saintagnan  • Director of Camping du Lac

Interview: Éléonore Saintagnan • Director of Camping du Lac

“In my work, there is always something strange going on”

The absurd meets the serious in the French director’s new film, in which she also plays the lead role  

14/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del presente

Sylvain George  • Director of Obscure Night – Goodbye Here, Anywhere

Interview: Sylvain George • Director of Obscure Night – Goodbye Here, Anywhere

“At night, the rules don’t apply”

The French director dives into darkness in his film about a group of kids from Morocco, dreaming of escaping to Europe yet still stuck in Melilla  

14/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

Leonor Teles  • Director of Baan

Interview: Leonor Teles • Director of Baan

“This whole film is trying to portray a state of mind”

With her new feature, the cinematographer-turned-director embarks on a bittersweet search for the place where one belongs  

11/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Competition

Yeva Strelnikova  • Director of Stay Online

Interview: Yeva Strelnikova • Director of Stay Online

“The world needs to see our reality”

The winner of the New Flesh Competition at the Montreal-based festival unpicks her thriller, where war destroys lives both online and off  

08/08/2023 | Fantasia 2023

Sam H Freeman, Ng Choon Ping  • Directors of Femme

Interview: Sam H Freeman, Ng Choon Ping • Directors of Femme

“We tried to make a very human film”

We chatted to the directors of the film following a drag performer who tries to put his life back together after a brutal attack, fresh off their multiple wins at the Canadian festival  

04/08/2023 | Fantasia 2023

Nare Leone Ter-Gabrielyan  • Head, GAIFF Pro

Interview: Nare Leone Ter-Gabrielyan • Head, GAIFF Pro

“It’s not just about giving opportunities to a younger generation. It’s about making them understand they are missing them”

We talked to the head of Golden Apricot International Film Festival's industry platform about its just completed edition  

17/07/2023 | Golden Apricot 2023 | GAIFF Pro

Jeremy Thomas • Producer

Interview: Jeremy Thomas • Producer

“I will keep doing this until I die”

The acclaimed British producer and Oscar winner is this year’s guest of honour at the Golden Apricot International Film Festival  

14/07/2023 | Golden Apricot 2023

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