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458 articles available in total starting from 09/04/2018. Last article published on 12/06/2025.

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Alireza Khatami • Director of The Things You Kill

Interview: Alireza Khatami • Director of The Things You Kill

“I wanted to break away from this cliché that every time you have to reflect, you have to go to a confined, dark space”

The Canadian-based Iranian director speaks to us about his cast, the emotional challenges he faced in making the film and his production process  

28/01 | Sundance 2025 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Lauro Cress’s Impatience of the Heart wins big at the Max Ophüls Prize

Lauro Cress’s Impatience of the Heart wins big at the Max Ophüls Prize

The drama about a young couple, which is the directorial debut by the German helmer, has won several prizes, including Best Feature Film, and both gongs for Best Up-and-coming Actor and Actress  

27/01 | Max Ophüls Prize 2025 | Awards

Nadia Fall • Director of Brides

Interview: Nadia Fall • Director of Brides

“In film, it's very hard to represent social media poetically, without it feeling forced and a bit embarrassing”

The British director unpicks her feature debut, which tells the story of two young women in search of what they think will be a better life  

25/01 | Sundance 2025 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Chiara Fleischhacker • Director of Vena

Interview: Chiara Fleischhacker • Director of Vena

“I went through pregnancy and childbirth myself for the first time, but had never seen it represented like this in cinema”

The winner of the First Steps Award tells us about her motivation to tell this particular story and about her realistic approach to the topics it broaches  

22/01 | /Germany

Production for Swiss series Unsere kleine Botschaft under way

Production for Swiss series Unsere kleine Botschaft under way

Switzerland's main broadcaster is producing the sitcom set in an embassy in South America, directed by Johannes Bachmann and Johannes Schröder  

20/01 | Production | Funding | Switzerland

Louise Lindlar • Head, MOP-Industry

Interview: Louise Lindlar • Head, MOP-Industry

“What young filmmakers need the most is visibility”

The freshly appointed director of the Max Ophüls Prize’s industry strand breaks down the highlights of this year’s programme  

15/01 | Max Ophüls Prize 2025 | MOP-Industry

Jeppe Rønde • Director of Acts of Love

Interview: Jeppe Rønde • Director of Acts of Love

“This film is about boundaries and overstepping them – they exist at every level of society”

The Danish director tells us more about his story of two siblings and what piqued his interest in exploring the kind of religious community it’s set in  

06/01 | IFFR 2025 | Harbour

Justine Bauer • Director of Smell of Burnt Milk

Interview: Justine Bauer • Director of Smell of Burnt Milk

“There was a lot of prejudice, especially among younger actors, when it came to playing the role of a peasant”

We talked to the German helmer about her vision, her work with her actors and the biggest challenges she encountered during the production of her directorial debut  

23/12/2024 | /Germany

Guido Tölke, Julia Dordel • Director of and actress in The Bitter Taste

Interview: Guido Tölke, Julia Dordel • Director of and actress in The Bitter Taste

“Instead of the typical roles written for women, these characters are ones you’d usually expect men to play”

We sat down with the director and the actress, who is also the film’s producer, to talk about their ambition to make a movie with international appeal and about their inspiration  

20/12/2024 | /Germany

Karoline Herfurth’s Wunderschöner to hit German cinemas in February

Karoline Herfurth’s Wunderschöner to hit German cinemas in February

The sequel to the successful 2022 comedy-drama flick Wunderschön sees the cast and crew reunite to continue telling a story in which men and women try to coexist in peace  

16/12/2024 | Production | Funding | Germany

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