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Marta Bałaga


1100 articles available in total starting from 07/04/2017. Last article published on 19/06/2025.

Review: 107 Mothers

Review: 107 Mothers

VENICE 2021: Peter Kerekes takes a look at mothers behind bars, crossing the boundary between reality and fiction so often that there is no boundary any more  

03/09/2021 | Venice 2021 | Orizzonti

Review: Parallel Mothers

Review: Parallel Mothers

VENICE 2021: Pedro Almodóvar combines telenovela with a serious take on his country’s unresolved past, proving that at this point, he can really do whatever he wants  

02/09/2021 | Venice 2021 | Competition

Peter Kerekes • Director of 107 Mothers

Interview: Peter Kerekes • Director of 107 Mothers

“Life has nothing to do with logic”

VENICE 2021: Making its way into Orizzonti, this movie is not your usual documentary – and not your usual fiction film either  

01/09/2021 | Venice 2021 | Orizzonti

Review: Martyrs Lane

Review: Martyrs Lane

In her third feature, director Ruth Platt lets the right one in  

31/08/2021 | Fantasia 2021

Dietrich Brüggemann • Director of Nö

Interview: Dietrich Brüggemann • Director of

“The real story starts after the happy ending”

Named Best Director at Karlovy Vary for his new film, the Munich-born helmer wants you to read The Comic Toolbox. Now  

30/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Review: The Exam

Review: The Exam

In Shawkat Amin Korki’s engaging drama, nobody passes with flying colours  

30/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Stefan Arsenijević • Director of As Far as I Can Walk

Interview: Stefan Arsenijević • Director of As Far as I Can Walk

“We need to reconsider what tradition is and adapt it to the new reality”

With the help of a medieval epic poem, the Serbian director intends to reinvigorate his cultural heritage  

27/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Sonja Tarokić  • Director of The Staffroom

Interview: Sonja Tarokić • Director of The Staffroom

“It’s a story about realising you are not a hero”

In her feature debut, the Croatian director heads back to school – only to find out that some things never change  

25/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Andrius Blaževičius • Director of Runner

Interview: Andrius Blaževičius • Director of Runner

“When we were presenting the film to some industry players, they would say: ‘Why is she running?! It’s nonsense.’ But is it?”

The Lithuanian director might be showing his film in the East of the West competition at Karlovy Vary, but whatever you do, just don’t mention Tom Tykwer to him  

23/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | East of the West

Kamila Dohnalová, Jan Vejnar  • Producer and writer-director of Head Nurse

Interview: Kamila Dohnalová, Jan Vejnar • Producer and writer-director of Head Nurse

“If you want to show why the whole system is collapsing, you can’t just limit yourself to one person”

We met up with the winners of the KVIFF & MIDPOINT Development Award at Karlovy Vary, who are about to take on healthcare workers with their upcoming ensemble film  

23/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

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