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Laurence Boyce


442 articles available in total starting from 06/09/2011. Last article published on 23/06/2025.

Review: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Review: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Estonia’s Anna Hints makes her documentary feature debut with an earnest and affecting piece that examines the magic of a traditional smoke sauna and those who partake in it  

24/01/2023 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

Anna Hints • Director of Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Interview: Anna Hints • Director of Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

“In the protective darkness of the smoke sauna, all emotions can come out, and no experience is too harsh or too embarrassing”

We sat down with the Estonian director to talk about her documentary feature debut and about the importance of sharing secrets  

23/01/2023 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

Review: Mamacruz

Review: Mamacruz

Patricia Ortega’s film is a wonderfully tender and bold examination of female sexuality in one’s advancing years  

23/01/2023 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

All Quiet on the Western Front leads the pack for the 2023 BAFTA nominations

All Quiet on the Western Front leads the pack for the 2023 BAFTA nominations

The Netflix title has garnered 14 nods, tying with 2001’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in terms of the most nominations ever received by a foreign-language film  

20/01/2023 | BAFTA 2023

Review: Day and Night

Review: Day and Night

Polish directors Katarzyna Machalek and Lukasz Machowski blur the boundaries between documentary and fiction in their exploration of life from a female perspective  

02/11/2022 | Riga 2022

Godland emerges victorious at the ninth Riga International Film Festival

Godland emerges victorious at the ninth Riga International Film Festival

Hlynur Pálmason’s feature has added another feather to its cap at the Latvian event, while My Love Affair with Marriage and Comedy Queen also got some love  

24/10/2022 | Riga 2022 | Awards

Shooting begins on Timestalker, the latest film by Alice Lowe

Shooting begins on Timestalker, the latest film by Alice Lowe

The new movie by the director of Prevenge and the co-writer and star of Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers is “a tale of one woman’s unrequited love spanning several centuries”  

20/10/2022 | Production | Funding | UK

The Riga International Film Festival gets under way

The Riga International Film Festival gets under way

My Love Affair With Marriage opens the Latvian gathering, which promises a host of festival hits and new discoveries for audiences and industry alike  

13/10/2022 | Riga 2022

Baltic Sea Docs explores documentary filmmaking and mental health

Baltic Sea Docs explores documentary filmmaking and mental health

At the recent edition of the Latvian gathering, a panel examined the complex nature of the mental-health needs of documentarians through the prism of the war in Ukraine  

05/10/2022 | Baltic Sea Docs 2022

The short-film industry welcomes the return of Encounters

The short-film industry welcomes the return of Encounters

The UK-based festival, which has just announced its award winners, saw audiences flock back to cinemas  

03/10/2022 | Shorts | UK

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