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Laurence Boyce


456 articles available in total starting from 06/09/2011. Last article published on 05/09/2025.

Review: Kathleen Is Here

Review: Kathleen Is Here

The debut feature by Irish filmmaker Eva Birthistle is an accomplished work chiefly thanks to an arresting performance by Hazel Doupe as the title character  

28/06/2024 | Films | Reviews | Ireland

Anna Maria Jóakimsdóttir-Hutri  • Director of Who Stands Up for Alvar?

Interview: Anna Maria Jóakimsdóttir-Hutri • Director of Who Stands Up for Alvar?

“How we treat the elderly is a measure of the health of a society”

As her film screens at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames, we talked to the Icelandic director about the importance of caring for the older generation  

28/06/2024 | Future Frames 2024

Hilke Rönnfeldt  • Director of A Study of Empathy

Interview: Hilke Rönnfeldt • Director of A Study of Empathy

“I find it fascinating how easy it is to become uncertain about your feelings”

We chat to the winner of the 2023 Golden Leopard for Best Short as she awaits her film screening as part of EFP’s Future Frames during Karlovy Vary  

27/06/2024 | Future Frames 2024

Emanuela Muzzupappa  • Director of The Love Servant

Interview: Emanuela Muzzupappa • Director of The Love Servant

“It was important for me to tell a story of growth made up of obstacles and responsibilities to overcome”

As it screens as part of EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we talk to the Italian director about her film, which explores the limits of faith  

27/06/2024 | Future Frames 2024

Malaika Bova, Martyna Szmytkowska • Artistic directors, Raindance Film Festival

Interview: Malaika Bova, Martyna Szmytkowska • Artistic directors, Raindance Film Festival

“Our ambition is to become the go-to platform for emerging talents and their needs”

The artistic directors give us the low-down on how the London-based event, now in its 32nd year, is looking to rebrand and refocus its energy  

19/06/2024 | /UK

At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking takes home the top prize from Sheffield Doc/Fest

At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking takes home the top prize from Sheffield Doc/Fest

Maja Novaković’s exploration of an isolated man has garnered the Grand Jury Award, while the UK flick The Boy and the Suit of Lights scooped the First Feature Prize  

17/06/2024 | Sheffield Doc Fest 2024 | Awards

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Sheffield Doc/Fest title An Army of Women

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Sheffield Doc/Fest title An Army of Women

Norwegian director Julie Lunde Lillesæter’s film follows a group of women who vow to change the laws that have let their rapists go unpunished  

11/06/2024 | Sheffield Doc Fest 2024

Raindance announces new slot and line-up for 2024

Raindance announces new slot and line-up for 2024

The perennial UK festival will this year run in June instead of autumn and has announced a number of premieres for its 32nd edition  

28/05/2024 | Festivals | Awards | UK

Little earthquakes abound in the Cannes Short Film Competition

Little earthquakes abound in the Cannes Short Film Competition

CANNES 2024: Small-scale, earth-shattering events are explored in the short films set to be shown to audiences in the final days of Cannes  

24/05/2024 | Cannes 2024

SXSW comes to London

SXSW comes to London

The leading US cultural festival plans a new satellite event in the UK capital for 2025  

10/05/2024 | SXSW London 2025

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