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Laurence Boyce


442 articles available in total starting from 06/09/2011. Last article published on 23/06/2025.

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

Inês Pedrosa e Melo  • Director of Home, revised

Interview: Inês Pedrosa e Melo • Director of Home, revised

“The idea of the archival image as a way to connect with someone through time and space was quite appealing to me”

The Lisbon-born director’s documentary is a meditation on the use of archive footage and will have its European premiere at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames  

03/07/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Kim Allamand  • Director of Heart Fruit

Interview: Kim Allamand • Director of Heart Fruit

“Romance leaves doubts when infatuation flags”

After a successful run on the festival circuit, including a premiere at Locarno, the Swiss short will now screen at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames  

30/06/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Anna Wowra • Director of Stuck Together

Interview: Anna Wowra • Director of Stuck Together

“The core of the film is the depiction of emotions and the transformation of years of accumulated frustration into evil”

The Polish director zooms in on small-town life as her newest short gets set to world-premiere as part of EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary  

29/06/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Monika Mahútová • Director of Standing Still

Interview: Monika Mahútová • Director of Standing Still

“I had a situation in my mind: a woman, approximately 50 years old, goes into a frenzy and smashes furniture with an axe”

As she gears up for her short film to have its world premiere at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames, the Slovak director chats about the origins of her new effort  

29/06/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Rinaldas Tomasevicius • Director of -15

Interview: Rinaldas Tomasevicius • Director of -15

“I had been living in that world myself for more than half of my life, so it is very familiar to me”

The Lithuanian director describes how living life on the streets affected his point of view as his short film prepares to screen as part of EFP’s Future Frames  

28/06/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Agnieszka Smoczyńska announced as the mentor for Future Frames

Agnieszka Smoczyńska announced as the mentor for Future Frames

The Polish director is set to provide guidance to ten up-and-coming European directors at the forthcoming edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival  

22/06/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Review: A Year in a Field

Review: A Year in a Field

Christopher Morris makes a stunningly beautiful, yet enormously sobering, feature-length documentary debut  

21/06/2023 | Sheffield Doc Fest 2023

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