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289 articles available in total starting from 17/10/2023. Last article published on 03/10/2025.

Élise Otzenberger, Cécile de France • Director and star of Call of Water

Interview: Élise Otzenberger, Cécile de France • Director and star of Call of Water

"I always felt something very spiritual and a bit mystic about [my] connection to water"

The director and star share their attraction to their film's thematic material and why connecting to their own childhoods was so important for this story  

15/10/2024 | Sitges 2024

Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas • Director of Luna

Interview: Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas • Director of Luna

“The first thing I said was that we had to make a movie where they could never physically touch each other”

The Spanish director talks about creating a film shot entirely with actors in spacesuits, drawing inspiration from independent work and making space magic on a smaller budget  

15/10/2024 | Sitges 2024

Review: Luna

Review: Luna

Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas’ latest film about a crew of astronauts stranded in space is an honest effort that falls short technically but is not without its cinematographic merits  

15/10/2024 | Sitges 2024

Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s The Devil’s Bath triumphs at Sitges

Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s The Devil’s Bath triumphs at Sitges

The Austrian-German film secured top prize in the Official Fantastic Competition alongside two other gongs, with the Special Jury Award going to Jang Jae-hyun’s Exhuma  

14/10/2024 | Sitges 2024 | Awards

Torsten Frehse • CEO, European Work in Progress

Interview: Torsten Frehse • CEO, European Work in Progress

“EWIP thinks about which projects can be interesting for the cinemas, mainly keeping the audience in mind”

The Cologne-based industry event will include the pitching of 29 feature-length projects at an advanced stage of production, alongside panels focused on audiences and distribution  

14/10/2024 | European Work in Progress Cologne 2024

Series review: Disclaimer

Series review: Disclaimer

Starring a captivating Cate Blanchett, Alfonso Cuarón’s second-ever episodic effort is an emotionally peculiar beast that must be seen in full to be appreciated  

14/10/2024 | Series | Reviews | UK/Mexico/USA

Review: Call of Water

Review: Call of Water

Élise Otzenberger’s sophomore feature, toplined by Cécile de France, is a visually sublime family drama-cum-mystery with a gentle splash of genre fantasy  

11/10/2024 | Sitges 2024

Nacho Vigalondo • Director of Daniela Forever

Interview: Nacho Vigalondo • Director of Daniela Forever

“I’m open to confessing that I remember depression through a Betacam camera in my mind”

The Spanish filmmaker and contemporary auteur of high-concept science fiction speaks about the personal connections to his latest film and making bold directorial choices  

10/10/2024 | Sitges 2024

Review: Daniela Forever

Review: Daniela Forever

A DJ in Madrid takes an experimental drug to bring back his late girlfriend through lucid dreaming in Nacho Vigalondo’s unexpected hallucinogenic fantasy  

10/10/2024 | Sitges 2024

European Work in Progress Cologne and the International Film Distribution Summit poised to kick off

European Work in Progress Cologne and the International Film Distribution Summit poised to kick off

Home to a thriving segment of the European audiovisual sector, Cologne will once again host the two events in mid-October, championing industry exchange, works in progress and distribution  

03/10/2024 | European Work in Progress Cologne 2024

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