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Ana Stanic


273 articles available in total starting from 29/02/2020. Last article published on 27/05/2025.

Emanuel Pârvu • Director of Three Kilometres to the End of the World

Interview: Emanuel Pârvu • Director of Three Kilometres to the End of the World

"As a parent, you don't own your child, and the love is unconditional"

CANNES 2024: The Romanian director discusses his feature, in which a teenager's journey of self-discovery clashes with the traditional values upheld by his parents and neighbors  

19/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Competition

Kostis Charamountanis • Director of Kyuka - Before Summer's End

Interview: Kostis Charamountanis • Director of Kyuka - Before Summer's End

"It is very healthy for filmmakers to experiment and find new ways to express a story"

CANNES 2024: The Greek director talks about his first feature, which follows a family sailing to a Greek island for their summer holidays and unexpectedly uncovering their own secrets  

19/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | ACID

Rúnar Rúnarsson • Director of When the Light Breaks

Interview: Rúnar Rúnarsson • Director of When the Light Breaks

"I wanted the audience to get a sense of reality, beauty, and emotions in the grey zone, between the dark and bright peaks of life"

CANNES 2024: The Icelandic filmmaker talks about what's behind of his new film , an emotional and honest exploration of grief  

17/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Un Certain Regard

Philipp Fussenegger, Judy Landkammer, Cordula Kablitz-Post  • Directors and screenwriter of Teaches of Peaches

Interview: Philipp Fussenegger, Judy Landkammer, Cordula Kablitz-Post • Directors and screenwriter of Teaches of Peaches

"This film is bigger than a portrait of a single person – it stands for a world view, a movement"

BERLINALE 2024: The filmmakers discuss their portrait of singer Peaches, who has always tackled issues of sexual and gender and identity, leaving an indelible mark on popular culture  

07/03/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

Agnes Lisa Wegner, Cece Mlay  • Directors of The Empty Grave

Interview: Agnes Lisa Wegner, Cece Mlay • Directors of The Empty Grave

"Our film is balancing between historical trauma and historical responsibility"

BERLINALE 2024: The directors detail their documentary, which portrays the struggle of the Tanzanian families whose ancestors were executed by the German colonial army  

07/03/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Berlinale Special

Thomas Arslan • Director of Scorched Earth

Interview: Thomas Arslan • Director of Scorched Earth

"I love the heist genre, it gives you the opportunity to show people doing a very interesting work"

BERLINALE 2024: The German filmmaker analyses his latest film, a new entry in his crime saga centred on Berliner gangster Trojan, played by Mišel Matičević  

06/03/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

Nelson Makengo • Director of Rising Up at Night

Interview: Nelson Makengo • Director of Rising Up at Night

"After making my short film, I realised there was a need to tell a longer story together with the protagonists"

BERLINALE 2024: The Congolese filmmaker delves into his portrait of the residents of Kinshasa as they face the challenges of life in an environment coloured by the uncertainty of tomorrow  

06/03/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

Faraz Fesharaki  • Director of What Did You Dream Last Night, Parajanov?

Interview: Faraz Fesharaki • Director of What Did You Dream Last Night, Parajanov?

"As a child in Iran, I always thought talking about politics was part of greeting people"

BERLINALE 2024: The director discusses his film, a digital dialogue between him, who moved away to Germany, and his family, who stayed behind in the Iranian city of Isfahan  

06/03/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Forum

Džiugas Grinys  • Actor

Interview: Džiugas Grinys • Actor

"Acting is a tough sport, but sports taught me to lose and to win"

BERLINALE 2024: The emerging Lithuanian actor and former professional handball player talks about making the leap from theatre (and the sports field) to film  

04/03/2024 | European Shooting Stars 2024

Asli Özge  • Director of Faruk

Interview: Asli Özge • Director of Faruk

"Fiction and reality meet in this film"

BERLINALE 2024: The Turkish filmmaker portrays her own father in her new film, an insight into the life of an elderly man in the bustling metropolis of Istanbul  

04/03/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

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