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1135 articles available in total starting from 07/04/2017. Last article published on 21/02/2026.

Viljar Bøe • Director of Above the Knee

Interview: Viljar Bøe • Director of Above the Knee

“I’ve always been drawn to stories about obsession”

The independent Norwegian director strikes a balance between absurdity, humour and unease in his latest feature  

08/05/2025 | HOFF 2025

The Shadow and U Are the Universe win at Estonia’s Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

The Shadow and U Are the Universe win at Estonia’s Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

Jaak Kilmi’s period thriller and Pavlo Ostrikov’s sci-fi triumph at the festival’s 20th anniversary edition  

05/05/2025 | HOFF 2025

Review: King Matt the First

Review: King Matt the First

Polish director Jaśmina Wójcik whisks us away to a secret garden and demonstrates how a creative adaptation should be done  

30/04/2025 | Hot Docs 2025

Helmut Jänes • Director, Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

Interview: Helmut Jänes • Director, Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

“Festivals are a good platform, but the real work starts afterwards, before the theatrical release”

The director of the Estonian gathering, this year celebrating its 20th anniversary, tells us more about what’s in store for audiences from 1-3 May  

28/04/2025 | HOFF 2025

Jaśmina Wójcik • Director of King Matt the First

Interview: Jaśmina Wójcik • Director of King Matt the First

“We need to give children their freedom”

The Polish director discusses her approach to taking on a 1920s children’s literary classic in an unexpected way  

23/04/2025 | Hot Docs 2025

Ester Bíbí Ásgeirsdóttir, Gunnar Tómas Kristófersson • Head of legal deposit and cinematek, and researcher, National Film Archive of Iceland

Interview: Ester Bíbí Ásgeirsdóttir, Gunnar Tómas Kristófersson • Head of legal deposit and cinematek, and researcher, National Film Archive of Iceland

“In Iceland, we are still writing our film history”

The duo tell us more about their work at the National Film Archive of Iceland and about discovering forgotten filmmakers – and their own country  

16/04/2025 | Stockfish 2025

Dögg Mósesdóttir • Managing director, Stockfish Film & Industry Festival

Interview: Dögg Mósesdóttir • Managing director, Stockfish Film & Industry Festival

“Eccentricity is what makes us unique”

The managing director of the Icelandic gathering reflects on ten days of screenings, meetings with honorary guests and industry initiatives  

15/04/2025 | Stockfish 2025

Stockfish celebrates Floria Sigismondi, Dóra Einars and the short film In Rhythm

Stockfish celebrates Floria Sigismondi, Dóra Einars and the short film In Rhythm

The Icelandic festival wrapped in Reykjavík on Sunday, after handing out a flurry of awards  

14/04/2025 | Stockfish 2025 | Awards

Jahfar Muataz • Director of Crossing Lines

Interview: Jahfar Muataz • Director of Crossing Lines

“Behind every cruel action, there’s a person struggling with their demons”

The Iraqi-Danish filmmaker tells us more about his thriller that follows an ex-criminal now paying his dues as a gang exit counsellor, and about his love for Se7en  

09/04/2025 | Night Visions 2025

Moonika Siimets  • Director of The Black Hole

Interview: Moonika Siimets • Director of The Black Hole

“I’m all about mixing genres: one eye should be laughing and the other one crying”

The Estonian director tells three stories in her new film, which follows people and other creatures looking for love and attention  

08/04/2025 | Night Visions 2025

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