Ana Stanic
362 articles available in total starting from 29/02/2020. Last article published on 01/09/2026.
Interview: Michele Fiascaris • Director of Rain Catcher
"We created this character by trying to think and act like him, and that got us into trouble"
The British filmmaker shared the references that shaped the film's visual style and philosophical underpinnings and reflected on discovering his protagonist through the writing process
Interview: Ivan Ostrochovský • Director of Only Beautiful Things to Look At
"The topic of forced sterilisation is universal, not only a phenomenon of socialist times"
The Slovak director talks about his film, which revisits one of the darkest chapters of Czechoslovakia's history, the state's policy of forced sterilisation of Romani women
Interview: Mads Mengel • Director of The Guest
"I wanted nuance in every character, everyone to be right and everyone to be wrong at some point"
The Danish director speaks about developing complex characters with the actors, portraying mental illness without easy answers, or even the proper vocabulary to talk about it
Interview: Viesturs Kairišs • Director of Ulya
"Everyone has an inner freak, and the film tries to understand how to let that inner freak live"
CANNES 2026: The Latvian filmmaker talks about his biopic of basketball icon Uļjana Semjonova, both an intimate coming-of-age story and a poetic journey through identity and difference
