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287 articles available in total starting from 17/10/2023. Last article published on 02/10/2025.

Ten European films we’re looking forward to at this year’s autumn festivals

Ten European films we’re looking forward to at this year’s autumn festivals

Claire Denis, Kaouther Ben Hania, Edward Berger and Paolo Sorrentino lead our picks of the season’s most exciting new titles  

26/08 | Venice 2025/Toronto 2025/San Sebastián 2025

Review: Stars of Little Importance

Review: Stars of Little Importance

Renátó Olasz makes his directorial debut with this film looking at a pair of siblings coming home for Christmas and the memories stirred by this return  

25/08 | Sarajevo 2025 | Competition

Review: 9-Month Contract

Review: 9-Month Contract

Ketevan Vashagashvili’s film about one woman’s experience in the Georgian commercial surrogacy market is a unique new instalment in the oeuvre of body-politics documentaries  

25/08 | Sarajevo 2025 | Documentary Competition

Wind, Talk to Me scoops the Heart of Sarajevo

Wind, Talk to Me scoops the Heart of Sarajevo

Stefan Đorđević’s docufiction has won the top feature fiction prize, while other awards went to Sorella di Clausura, Fantasy and Yugo Florida, and DJ Ahmet took home the Cineuropa Award  

25/08 | Sarajevo 2025 | Awards

Review: Bosnian Knight

Review: Bosnian Knight

Tarik Hodžić’s documentary about the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina is enlightening but gets bogged down by an overly sanitised visual style  

22/08 | Sarajevo 2025 | Documentary Competition

The 38th Film Festival Herceg Novi – Montenegro Film Festival revs its engines

The 38th Film Festival Herceg Novi – Montenegro Film Festival revs its engines

The country’s most important film event will also host the second iteration of the Montenegro Film Rendezvous, a platform for cooperation between the local, regional and European film industries  

22/08 | Festivals | Awards | Montenegro

12 promising animated projects continue to flourish at the 7th CEE Animation Workshop

12 promising animated projects continue to flourish at the 7th CEE Animation Workshop

The third module of the prestigious animation workshop happened in Łódź, Poland, over six intensive days taking in master classes, practical feedback sessions and lectures  

21/08 | CEE Animation 2025

Review: Elder Son

Review: Elder Son

Cecilia Kang's triptych of a Korean-Argentinian family, inspired by her own experiences, introduces some fascinating themes filled with heart, but the emotional impact doesn’t land  

18/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

Review: Dry Leaf

Review: Dry Leaf

People and place become one in Alexandre Koberidze’s sophomore feature, which traces a series of encounters on a gentle road trip across the Georgian countryside  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Review: A Balcony in Limoges

Review: A Balcony in Limoges

Jérôme Reybaud’s sophomore feature, about an older woman who goes out of her way to “help” someone she knew in her childhood, is short, sweet and unexpected  

13/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

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