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Teresa Vena


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

Shooting for the series Neuland by Jens Wischnewski starts in Hamburg

Shooting for the series Neuland by Jens Wischnewski starts in Hamburg

German TV channel ZDF is producing this social-drama mini-series, consisting of six episodes based on the scripts by award-winning author Orkun Ertener  

30/07/2021 | Production | Funding | Germany

The first feature by Shariff Nasr, El Houb, now in post-production

The first feature by Shariff Nasr, El Houb, now in post-production

Joram Willink, of BIND, is producing the debut feature by the Dutch director, starring Fahd Larhzaoui, Lubna Azabal and Slimane Dazi  

27/07/2021 | Production | Funding | Netherlands

A Pure Place wins the German Cinema New Talent Award for Best Director at the Filmfest München

A Pure Place wins the German Cinema New Talent Award for Best Director at the Filmfest München

A series of awards were given to new talents of the young German generation as well as several other prizes in different categories at the festival  

20/07/2021 | Filmfest München 2021

Elie Grappe • Director of Olga

Interview: Elie Grappe • Director of Olga

"I wanted to explore the links between a geographical and an intimate frontier"

CANNES 2021: The French director presented his first feature film in the Critics’ Week and won the SACD Prize  

19/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Critics' Week

CB Yi • Director of Moneyboys

Interview: CB Yi • Director of Moneyboys

“You have to love and accept yourself in the first place in order to be able to give love and respect to others in return”

CANNES 2021: The Taiwanese-Austrian director presents a drama about male prostitution in the Un Certain Regard section in Cannes  

17/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Un Certain Regard

Samuel Benchetrit • Director of Love Songs for Tough Guys

Interview: Samuel Benchetrit • Director of Love Songs for Tough Guys

“I think when we are in love, we go back to being children, we are vulnerable and insecure”

CANNES 2021: The French filmmaker has presented his new tragicomedy starring a series of notable actors from France and Belgium  

17/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Cannes Premiere

Jonas Carpignano  • Director of A Chiara

Interview: Jonas Carpignano • Director of A Chiara

"This is a detailed, distinct study of the community I’ve been always part of"

CANNES 2021: The Italian filmmaker discusses his latest film, which can be called a spin-off of his previous one, both set in the Calabrian commune of Gioia Tauro  

15/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Directors' Fortnight

Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis  • Directors of The Tale of King Crab

Interview: Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis • Directors of The Tale of King Crab

“The role of Luciano grew with our lead actor; he really became the character”

CANNES 2021: The Italian duo have presented their first feature film, set in a fictional 19th century, in the Directors’ Fortnight  

13/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Directors’ Fortnight

Sebastian Meise  • Director of Great Freedom

Interview: Sebastian Meise • Director of Great Freedom

"My film tells a story of tragic fate in an era where love is treated as crime"

CANNES 2021: The Austrian director discusses homosexuality, post-war Germany and his film, one of the sensations in this year's Un Certain Regard  

13/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Un Certain Regard

Laura Samani  • Director of Small Body

Interview: Laura Samani • Director of Small Body

“Now the film is not mine any more; it belongs to others, and I am curious to know what the viewer feels while watching it”

CANNES 2021: The Italian director presents her first feature, a drama about a woman whose baby daughter is stillborn, in the Critics’ Week  

11/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Critics’ Week

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