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Teresa Vena


460 articles available in total starting from 09/04/2018. Last article published on 02/07/2025.

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

Frédéric Hambalek returns with unusual family drama film What Marielle Knows

Frédéric Hambalek returns with unusual family drama film What Marielle Knows

A girl with special abilities is at the centre of the German director's second feature, which is in the final stages of post-production  

16/12/2024 | Production | Funding | Germany

Susanne Heinrich readying her second feature, The Miserable Mother

Susanne Heinrich readying her second feature, The Miserable Mother

After her acclaimed graduation film, Aren’t You Happy?, the second instalment in a planned trilogy by the German director is now in post-production  

16/12/2024 | Production | Funding | Germany/France

Shooting for Maloney to take place this autumn

Shooting for Maloney to take place this autumn

The Swiss comedy series is based on a radio play that’s over 30 years old, the protagonist of which is an old-school private detective who solves bizarre cases  

21/10/2024 | Production | Funding | Switzerland

Sarah Winkenstette • Director of Greetings from Mars

Interview: Sarah Winkenstette • Director of Greetings from Mars

“There is nothing better than sitting in a cinema full of children, as you get to see their unfiltered reactions”

The German director unpicks her comedy-drama film featuring a youthful protagonist and aimed at a young audience  

04/10/2024 | Zurich 2024

Guido Tölke’s The Bitter Taste poised for release

Guido Tölke’s The Bitter Taste poised for release

The ambitious horror feature, which began principal photography in 2019, has just been completed after four years of post-production  

24/09/2024 | Production | Funding | Germany

Sarah Miro Fischer’s drama film The Good Sister poised to wrap post-production

Sarah Miro Fischer’s drama film The Good Sister poised to wrap post-production

The debut feature by the Berlin-based director, focusing on the relationship between two siblings, stars Marie Bloching and Anton Weil  

24/09/2024 | Production | Funding | Germany

Ildikó Enyedi working on her new feature, Silent Friend

Ildikó Enyedi working on her new feature, Silent Friend

The Hungarian director has already shot her drama film, featuring three different stories and starring veteran Hong Kongese actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai  

23/09/2024 | Production | Funding | Germany/France/Hungary

Denise Fernandes • Director of Hanami

Interview: Denise Fernandes • Director of Hanami

“The location was like a canvas that allowed me to explore creativity unhindered”

The Swiss-Cape Verdean director unpicks her coming-of-age story set on the shores of Cape Verde and explains how the landscape inspired her  

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

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