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Teresa Vena


460 articles available in total starting from 09/04/2018. Last article published on 02/07/2025.

Alison Kuhn • Director of The Case You

Interview: Alison Kuhn • Director of The Case You

“You need a personal attitude regarding the subject matter as a filmmaker, otherwise nothing good can come out of it”

We spoke to the versatile German director, who has made shorts, a series and a documentary, and is now planning her first fiction features  

16/02/2023 | /Germany

German Films presents its eighth Face to Face campaign

German Films presents its eighth Face to Face campaign

Seven up-and-coming talents from the national film industry are at the centre of the campaign that German Films will launch during the Berlinale  

16/02/2023 | Industry | Market | Germany

Jenni Zylka • Director of Perspektive Deutsches Kino, Berlinale

Interview: Jenni Zylka • Director of Perspektive Deutsches Kino, Berlinale

"I like the fact that a festival that takes place in Germany puts up-and-coming German filmmakers on a pedestal"

We spoke to the new head of the Berlinale section dedicated to young filmmakers from Germany and about her approach to this year's programme  

10/02/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Perspektive Deutsches Kino

Corinna Marschall and Laurent Steiert • Director of MEDIA Desk Suisse, and Deputy Head of the Film Department at the Swiss Federal Office of Culture

Interview: Corinna Marschall and Laurent Steiert • Director of MEDIA Desk Suisse, and Deputy Head of the Film Department at the Swiss Federal Office of Culture

"A co-production is like a marriage: the more trust is built, the better the relationship works"

Switzerland is implementing a new funding measure aimed at the co-development for minority co-productions  

10/02/2023 | /Switzerland

Guido van der Werve • Director of The Breath of Life

Interview: Guido van der Werve • Director of The Breath of Life

“Cinema is a solution to what I want to do, and that is to touch people”

We spoke to the Dutch director about his intimate self-portrait, in which he processes a dramatic life experience  

08/02/2023 | IFFR 2023 | Tiger Competition

Edgar Pêra • Director of The Nothingness Club

Interview: Edgar Pêra • Director of The Nothingness Club

"I guess it was the film I discussed most with everyone before we finally started shooting"

We spoke with the director about his feverish homage to the creative genius of Portuguese author Fernando Pessoa  

03/02/2023 | IFFR 2023 | Big Screen Competition

Martin Skovbjerg • Director of Copenhagen Does Not Exist

Interview: Martin Skovbjerg • Director of Copenhagen Does Not Exist

"Everyone sees something unique and relates differently to it"

We talked to the filmmaker about his film, how it depicts the power of memories and how grief alters our reality  

01/02/2023 | IFFR 2023 | Big Screen Competition

Max Gleschinski • Director of Alaska

Interview: Max Gleschinski • Director of Alaska

"The two female protagonists are not so much saviours to each other but more travelling companions"

The German director told us more about his feature film that tells a story of how to overcome loneliness and grief  

01/02/2023 | Max Ophüls Prize 2023

Giovanni Bucchieri • Director of 100 Seasons

Interview: Giovanni Bucchieri • Director of 100 Seasons

“We all grew to be like a family during the making of the film”

We spoke with the filmmaker, artist and dancer about his very personal film which is a portrait and a love story at the same time  

31/01/2023 | IFFR 2023 | Tiger Competition

Lukas Nathrath • Director of One Last Evening

Interview: Lukas Nathrath • Director of One Last Evening

"We were craving distraction and adventure"

We talked to the German filmmaker about his first feature film shot in a rush during the pandemic and which conveys a feeling of being lost and loneliness  

31/01/2023 | IFFR 2023 | Tiger Competition

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