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Marta Bałaga


1100 articles available in total starting from 07/04/2017. Last article published on 19/06/2025.

Review: Old Man – The Movie

Review: Old Man – The Movie

Mikk Mägi and Oskar Lehemaa’s explosive Estonian film is the animation that the minds behind the “Got Milk?” campaign never saw coming  

18/06/2020 | Annecy 2020

There are no Bad Apples among the productions supported by the Finnish Film Foundation

There are no Bad Apples among the productions supported by the Finnish Film Foundation

The foundation has granted €5.6 million worth of production support to 22 projects, including a documentary that will finally explain why Finns don’t show emotion  

18/06/2020 | Production | Funding | Finland

The Finnish Film Foundation receives €6 million in support

The Finnish Film Foundation receives €6 million in support

The foundation has been given a substantial sum by the Ministry of Education and Culture to help cinemas and film festivals that are struggling during the pandemic, and to top up production support  

16/06/2020 | Industry | Market | Finland

Magnus Gertten  • Director of Only the Devil Lives Without Hope

Interview: Magnus Gertten • Director of Only the Devil Lives Without Hope

“In the region where the film is set, the hope lies with the women”

We talked to Magnus Gertten, the director of Only the Devil Lives Without Hope, a film that could have been penned by John le Carré himself  

15/06/2020 | Hot Docs 2020

Hide your demonic wheelchairs! The Changeling is getting a remake

Hide your demonic wheelchairs! The Changeling is getting a remake

Director Anders Engström boards the remake of the 1980 classic, which is about to head to Cannes' Marché du Film Online  

12/06/2020 | Production | Funding | UK/Germany

The Midnight Sun Film Festival shines a light on Slovak gems

The Midnight Sun Film Festival shines a light on Slovak gems

The online version of the festival started on 10 June with a screening of Young Ahmed, but that doesn't mean it's forgetting about the old  

11/06/2020 | Festivals | Awards | Finland/Slovakia

Eliza Kubarska  • Director of The Wall of Shadows

Interview: Eliza Kubarska • Director of The Wall of Shadows

“In the mountains, everything is black and white – only here in the lowlands do we have many shades of grey”

We talked to Eliza Kubarska, an experienced alpinist and the director of the Hot Docs title The Wall of Shadows  

11/06/2020 | Hot Docs 2020

Jere Karalahti, the “bad boy” of ice hockey, gets the last word in an upcoming documentary

Jere Karalahti, the “bad boy” of ice hockey, gets the last word in an upcoming documentary

The controversial player will reveal all in Juuso Syrjä’s film, which hopes to put Dennis Rodman to shame  

10/06/2020 | Production | Funding | Finland

Aleksandra Potoczek  • Director of xABo: Father Boniecki

Interview: Aleksandra Potoczek • Director of xABo: Father Boniecki

“I wanted to make a movie about a human being”

We talked to Aleksandra Potoczek, the director of xABo: Father Boniecki, about a certain man on the road, and of the cloth  

10/06/2020 | Krakow 2020

Anna Koch, Julia Lemke  • Directors of Glitter & Dust

Interview: Anna Koch, Julia Lemke • Directors of Glitter & Dust

“It’s en vogue to be a cowgirl right now”

We talked to Anna Koch and Julia Lemke, the directors of the Krakow title Glitter & Dust, only to find out it’s not their first rodeo  

05/06/2020 | Krakow 2020

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