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Savina Petkova


172 articles available in total starting from 24/02/2023. Last article published on 27/05/2025.

IDFA celebrates Johan Grimonprez and announces new, curated programme Dead Angle

IDFA celebrates Johan Grimonprez and announces new, curated programme Dead Angle

From 14-24 November, Amsterdam will host the Belgian multimedia artist and organise a retrospective of Cuban documentaries  

11/09/2024 | IDFA 2024

Athina Rachel Tsangari  • Director of Harvest

Interview: Athina Rachel Tsangari • Director of Harvest

“Every part of the process was informing the script, as a way to slowly keep ploughing this ground”

VENICE 2024: The Greek director unpicks her long-awaited new feature, a period film that is deeply grounded in the present  

06/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Competition

Review: April

Review: April

VENICE 2024: Georgian writer-director Dea Kulumbegashvili’s long-awaited sophomore feature is a mesmerising Golden Lion contender, thanks to its assured vision, singularity and depth  

05/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Competition

CineLink examines the “Position of Southeast European Filmmakers in the European Film Academy”

CineLink examines the “Position of Southeast European Filmmakers in the European Film Academy”

A panel held at Sarajevo’s CineLink Industry Days was the perfect platform to question how the idea of “European cinema” affects countries differently  

26/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | CineLink Industry Days

Review: Dad's Lullaby

Review: Dad's Lullaby

Lesia Diak's tender portrait of a Ukrainian war veteran as a father is not afraid to interrogate itself  

26/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | Documentary Competition

Review: Loxy

Review: Loxy

Dimitris Zahos and Thanasis Kafetzis' inspiring documentary about the first disabled actress contracted by the National Theatre of Greece can't escape its own traps  

26/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | Documentary Competition

Kristina Nikolova’s In Hell With Ivo wins big at the CineLink Docu Rough Cut Boutique awards

Kristina Nikolova’s In Hell With Ivo wins big at the CineLink Docu Rough Cut Boutique awards

Five projects at an advanced stage of editing were assessed by the Docu Rough Cut Boutique jury, the members of which handed out a total of six awards  

26/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | CineLink Industry Days/Awards

The Eurimages Award at CineLink Industry Days Goes to Milica Tomović and her Big Women

The Eurimages Award at CineLink Industry Days Goes to Milica Tomović and her Big Women

The 22nd edition of Sarajevo’s CineLink Co-Production Market marked the first year under the new leadership of Maša Marković and Ishak Jalimam  

26/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | CineLink Industry Days/Awards

Lucie Prost • Director of Fario

Interview: Lucie Prost • Director of Fario

“It took me a while to find the right level of wonder and fantasy that would fit this story organically”

The French director breaks down the tonal shifts in her film, and the psychological work that goes into depicting masculinity and trauma  

20/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Cineasti del Presente

Saulė Bliuvaitė • Director of Toxic

Interview: Saulė Bliuvaitė • Director of Toxic

“When you're 13, you still haven't said goodbye to your toys: you play with Barbies, even though you also smoke cigarettes”

The Golden Leopard-winning Lithuanian director tells us more about her story of two girls who try to make a better life for themselves by enrolling in a modelling school  

20/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

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