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2554 articles available in total starting from 12/09/2017. Last article published on 25/09/2026.

Daphne Idiz • Researcher, University of Amsterdam

Interview: Daphne Idiz • Researcher, University of Amsterdam

“It’s not just Netflix establishing standards and production styles; local producers and creatives also have a part to play”

The scholar unpacks her latest journal article, which examines how Netflix’s increased production of local content is affecting Europe’s wider TV production practices  

21/08/2024 | /Netherlands/Europe

EXCLUSIVE: Clip and poster for Venice Giornate degli Autori title Possibility of Paradise

EXCLUSIVE: Clip and poster for Venice Giornate degli Autori title Possibility of Paradise

In Mladen Kovacevic’s documentary, the protagonists grapple with the question of whether they’re living the existence they should be living  

21/08/2024 | Venice 2024 | Giornate degli Autori

EXCLUSIVE: Mantas Verbiejus’ drama Sand in Your Hair now in production

EXCLUSIVE: Mantas Verbiejus’ drama Sand in Your Hair now in production

The movie centres on a former ballerina in her mid-eighties once celebrated for her gracefulness on stage and now stuck in a monotonous routine  

21/08/2024 | Production | Funding | Lithuania

Nina Vindum Rasmussen • Researcher, London School of Economics and Political Science

Interview: Nina Vindum Rasmussen • Researcher, London School of Economics and Political Science

"Increased transparency would strengthen the sustainability of the sector in the long run"

The scholar breaks down on one of her recent journal articles, which examines how screen workers interact with streaming data despite widespread secrecy  

14/08/2024 | /Europe

Antti J Jokinen's Kalevala: The Story of Kullervo set to enter production in September

Antti J Jokinen's Kalevala: The Story of Kullervo set to enter production in September

Based on Finland's national epic of the same name, the film produced by Reel Media and Storm Inc. will star Elias Salonen and Eero Aho in the leading roles  

14/08/2024 | Production | Funding | Finland/Sweden

Review: Eight Postcards from Utopia

Review: Eight Postcards from Utopia

Radu Jude and Christian Ferencz-Flatz’s exploration of consumerism in Romania after the 1989 revolution is an intellectual divertissement entirely made up of old ads and other TV footage  

14/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Out of Competition

Locarno’s Open Doors announces new focus on Africa, crowns Salvación and El único tiempo as its big winners

Locarno’s Open Doors announces new focus on Africa, crowns Salvación and El único tiempo as its big winners

Among the other victors were Rosa María Rodríguez’s Her Lightness, Fernando Luis Mendoza Salazar’s Huaco retrato and Rob Mendoza’s UFOs in the Tropic  

13/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Locarno Pro/Awards

Review: Weightless

Review: Weightless

Italian director Sara Fgaier’s debut is a haunting, poetic and emotional film about love, memory and death  

13/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Review: Transamazonia

Review: Transamazonia

Despite its fascinating aesthetics, Pia Marais’ latest feature fails to deliver a compelling tale owing to its confusing writing  

13/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

REPORT: Alliance 4 Development @ Locarno Pro 2024

REPORT: Alliance 4 Development @ Locarno Pro 2024

We take a closer look at five projects showcased in Locarno Pro’s co-development programme for films from Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland  

12/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Locarno Pro

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