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Valerio Caruso


235 articles available in total starting from 26/09/2002. Last article published on 27/08/2025.

Elisa García Grande • Executive director, ICEX-Invest in Spain

Interview: Elisa García Grande • Executive director, ICEX-Invest in Spain

“We present Spain as a strategic destination, and we are here to facilitate decision making”

The representative of the Spanish institute takes stock of this year’s promotional activities and breaks down the “Who Is Who – Shooting in Spain 2025-2026” guide  

05/12/2024 | /Spain

Miroslav Mogorovic • President, Critics’ Picks jury, Tallinn Black Nights

Interview: Miroslav Mogorovic • President, Critics’ Picks jury, Tallinn Black Nights

“With such a wonderful, rich and diverse selection, it was great to see that my colleagues and I were on the same artistic wavelength”

The president of the Critics’ Picks jury details his approach to his job and how he thinks the festival’s role in promoting emerging filmmakers has evolved over the years  

03/12/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Critics’ Picks

Paul Kowalski • Director of Sardinia

Interview: Paul Kowalski • Director of Sardinia

“There’s something to be said for the uniqueness of each struggle shaping the final creative product”

The UK-born director of Polish heritage breaks down his short film, which has been longlisted for the 2025 Academy Awards  

29/11/2024 | /USA/Poland

Eric Lamhène, Rae Lyn Lee • Writer-director and writer-cinematographer of Breathing Underwater

Interview: Eric Lamhène, Rae Lyn Lee • Writer-director and writer-cinematographer of Breathing Underwater

"If it helps change just one life for the better, this film will have fulfilled its purpose"

The filmmakers discuss the genesis and process behind their film following the journey of a woman in a situation of violence finding a new life  

22/11/2024 | Lecce 2024

Mirona Radu • Founder, Her Story, Her Future

Interview: Mirona Radu • Founder, Her Story, Her Future

"I would advise any woman not to neglect their own sensitivity to conform to the industry's tough standards"

The Romanian filmmaker and researcher discusses the mentorship programme for women in the film industry, whose second edition is nearing its end  

12/11/2024 | /Romania

Nikolaj Nikitin • Head programmer, Critics’ Picks, Tallinn Black Nights

Interview: Nikolaj Nikitin • Head programmer, Critics’ Picks, Tallinn Black Nights

“The selection this year is wonderfully colourful, diverse, surreal, action-packed and extremely funny”

We caught up with the head programmer of PÖFF’s strand dedicated to powerful and artistically outstanding works that might otherwise be overlooked  

05/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Critics’ Picks

Catalina Villar • Director of Ana Rosa

Interview: Catalina Villar • Director of Ana Rosa

“Eighty-five percent of lobotomies in the world were done on women, and that deserved a film”

The Colombian director talks about her documentary, in which she asks why her grandmother received a lobotomy, exploring the psychiatry and society of that time  

29/10/2024 | /France/Colombia

Antonella Sudasassi Furniss • Director of Memories of a Burning Body

Interview: Antonella Sudasassi Furniss • Director of Memories of a Burning Body

“I would love it if the film invited us to revisit our female lineage”

The Costa Rican director talks about her second feature, in which she delves into the private lives and sexuality of women who have been oppressed all their lives  

28/10/2024 | /Costa Rica/Spain

Mario Bova • Director, Euro Balkan Film Festival

Interview: Mario Bova • Director, Euro Balkan Film Festival

“The festival was born as a response to the challenges faced by the film industry, focusing directly on the growth of co-productions and distribution”

The president of the Associazione Occhio Blu and director of Rome's festival dedicated to cinema hailing from the Balkans, talks to us about its new edition  

24/10/2024 | /Italy

Liliana Torres • Director of Mamífera

Interview: Liliana Torres • Director of Mamífera

“The lack of positive role models for women who don’t want to be mothers contributes to stigmatisation”

The Spanish director talks about her latest film, an exploration of bodily, reproductive and social autonomy around women who don't want to be mothers  

23/10/2024 | Warsaw 2024

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