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Laurence Boyce


439 articles available in total starting from 06/09/2011. Last article published on 17/02/2025.

Rising Estonian stars Eskobros prepare to wrap principal photography on their debut feature, Two of Me

Rising Estonian stars Eskobros prepare to wrap principal photography on their debut feature, Two of Me

Twin brothers and directors Raul and Romet Esko tell a very meta story of twin filmmakers who set out to make the world's best movie – about twins  

25/08/2023 | Production | Funding | Estonia

Review: Chuck Chuck Baby

Review: Chuck Chuck Baby

While it draws heavily on the “big bag of British film clichés”, Janis Pugh’s musical still manages to be an audience-pleasing winner  

25/08/2023 | Edinburgh 2023

Review: Silent Roar

Review: Silent Roar

This year’s Edinburgh opener is a strong debut from newcomer Johnny Barrington, who consistently undercuts the tenets of social realism with hints of the magical and the dreamlike  

22/08/2023 | Edinburgh 2023

“One-off” edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival begins today

“One-off” edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival begins today

A slimmed-down version of the historic UK festival is about to take place after the gathering’s organiser went into administration in 2022  

18/08/2023 | Edinburgh 2023

Europe proves to be a lonely place in the Locarno short film selection

Europe proves to be a lonely place in the Locarno short film selection

As the short films begin to unspool as part of the Pardi di domani section, Cineuropa casts an eye over a selection of the European offerings  

04/08/2023 | Locarno 2023

Amelie Maria Nielson  • Director of The Shift

Interview: Amelie Maria Nielson • Director of The Shift

“Every kind of queer film is important to the world”

The Danish director talks about their Teddy-nominated short, centring on a character living in a home for problem girls, as it screens as part of EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary  

07/07/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Giulia Regini  • Director of Cut From the Same Cow

Interview: Giulia Regini • Director of Cut From the Same Cow

“I am especially drawn to the question: when do you really become an adult?”

With her Future Frames short, the Italian helmer has crafted an elegant tale of family turmoil replete with simmering tension and strong performances  

07/07/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Sophia Mocorrea  • Director of The Kidnapping of the Bride

Interview: Sophia Mocorrea • Director of The Kidnapping of the Bride

“I felt it was time we re-evaluated these traditions before blindly following them”

The director of the winner of a Short Film Jury Award at this year’s Sundance, screening as part of EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, homes in on the outmoded traditions behind her short  

06/07/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Joris Tobé  • Director of Frantic Attempts

Interview: Joris Tobé • Director of Frantic Attempts

“It’s only when you write your script as a complete drama that humour can arise”

The Dutch director’s short is a satirical view of “self-help” as well as an examination of male insecurity and the need to grow up  

06/07/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Christian Avilés  • Director of Daydreaming So Vividly About Our Spanish Holidays

Interview: Christian Avilés • Director of Daydreaming So Vividly About Our Spanish Holidays

“So many times, I have felt depressed when I’ve woken up to another sunny day and wished for rain”

The ethereal short, unspooling at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames, plays with stereotypes as youthful bad behaviour is converted into a paean to transformation  

04/07/2023 | Future Frames 2023

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