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Teresa Vena


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

Friðrik Þór Friðriksson • Director

Interview: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson • Director

"When I start to think of a story, I listen to a lot of music, all kinds of music"

The Nordic Film Days dedicated an homage to the Icelandic director, who has brought international recognition to his national cinema over the years with his many successful films  

07/11/2022 | /Iceland

André Szardenings • Director of Bulldog

Interview: André Szardenings • Director of Bulldog

“I didn't want to make a film in which queerness was a problem”

We talked about the German director’s first feature, in which he tells the story of a particularly intimate relationship between a mother and son  

28/10/2022 | /Germany/Spain

Nordic Film Days Lübeck unveils the programme for its 64th edition

Nordic Film Days Lübeck unveils the programme for its 64th edition

Film productions from 15 countries will be screened at the festival, which is also dedicating an homage to Icelandic director Friðrik Þór Friðriksson  

27/10/2022 | Festivals | Awards | Germany

Gentle wins the Grand Prix at CinÉast

Gentle wins the Grand Prix at CinÉast

In Luxembourg, Hungarian directorial duo László Csuja and Anna Eszter Nemes have emerged triumphant with their intimate story of love and emancipation  

24/10/2022 | CinÉast 2022 | Awards

European Work in Progress Cologne announces its winners

European Work in Progress Cologne announces its winners

Nine awards have been given to nine productions in progress at this year's edition of the event  

21/10/2022 | European Work in Progress Cologne 2022

Otilia Babara • Director of Love Is Not an Orange

Interview: Otilia Babara • Director of Love Is Not an Orange

“This is why the archive footage was so powerful: it makes it clear that this is not a one-off story”

In her first feature-length documentary, the Moldovan director tells the story of her fellow countrywomen through some intriguing video footage  

20/10/2022 | DOK Leipzig 2022

CinÉast unveils the programme for its 15th edition

CinÉast unveils the programme for its 15th edition

This year's line-up will feature a selection of new film productions from Eastern Europe, seven of which will be competing against each other, with several awards up for grabs  

06/10/2022 | CinÉast 2022

Edward Berger • Director of All Quiet on the Western Front

Interview: Edward Berger • Director of All Quiet on the Western Front

“What we associate with the two wars is shame, grief, destruction and guilt; I wanted to make a film out of this heritage”

We chatted to the German director about his Netflix-financed adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s bestseller, also selected as his country’s Oscars submission  

03/10/2022 | Zurich 2022

Hans-Christian Schmid • Director of We Are Next of Kin

Interview: Hans-Christian Schmid • Director of We Are Next of Kin

“Handheld cameras are often intuitive – when characters start moving, they do too”

The German director discusses his adaptation of the novel based on a real-life kidnapping  

30/09/2022 | Hamburg 2022

Uli Decker • Director of Anima – My Father's Dresses

Interview: Uli Decker • Director of Anima – My Father's Dresses

"The categorical distinction between fiction and documentary is artificial: like the boundary between male and female, there is so much in-between”

The director discusses her documentary, in which she blends elements from the documentary form, animation and fiction  

30/09/2022 | /Germany

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