Teresa Vena
465 articles available in total starting from 09/04/2018. Last article published on 08/10/2025.
Interview: Sofia Alaoui • Director of Animalia
“We have stuck Arab cinema in a pigeon-hole: I want to fight against these stereotypes”
We spoke to the Moroccan-French filmmaker about her fantastical feature debut, set in Morocco and raising important questions about faith
20/01/2023 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition
Interview: Norika Sefa • Director of Looking for Venera
“I didn’t want the film to exploit the poverty of Balkan countries”
We talked to the Kosovar director, whose feature debut unspooled at International Film Festival Rotterdam and has now been submitted for the Oscars, for which voting is ongoing until 15 December
Interview: Mariana Čengel Solčanská and Hana Lasicová • Director and screenwriter of The Chambermaid
"Historical facts are all written by men, women are nonexistent in those history books"
We met the filmmakers after the premiere of their first joint work to learn about their inspiration for the story
