Review: Of Time and the Sea

Review: Of Time and the Sea

Peter Sant’s confident, slow-burning experimental feature debut, a co-production between Malta and the UK, has been showing on home turf at the Valletta Film Festival  

25/06 | Valletta 2019

Blue Angel Awards go to various corners of the world at Art Film Fest Košice

Blue Angel Awards go to various corners of the world at Art Film Fest Košice

The Colombian co-production Monos received the Blue Angel for Best Film, while Best Director went to Jonah Hill for his US indie flick Mid90s; further awards went to Austria, Russia and France  

25/06 | Art Film Fest 2019 | Awards

The Deauville Green Awards create a green charter

The Deauville Green Awards create a green charter

The eighth edition of the festival, based in the French beach resort of Deauville, attracted more than 400 film professionals from all over the world  

25/06 | Festivals | France

Syllas Tzoumerkas to be mentor for the 2019 Future Frames

Syllas Tzoumerkas to be mentor for the 2019 Future Frames

The Greek director will be at Karlovy Vary to give advice to the up-and-coming directors on how best to step out into the international film industry  

24/06 | Karlovy Vary 2019 | Future Frames 2019

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All About Yves - by Benoît Forgeard - CANNES 2019: Benoît Forgeard creates a wacky satirical comedy about artificial intelligence, featuring a fridge that takes control of a failing rapper’s life
All About Yves
by Benoît Forgeard
CANNES 2019: Benoît Forgeard creates a wacky satirical comedy about artificial intelligence, featuring a fridge that takes control of a failing rapper’s life
The Golden Glove - by Fatih Akin - BERLIN 2019: Fatih Akin’s new film is expertly made, but it’s also one of the most heinous and gory movies that have ever played in competition at a major film festival
The Golden Glove
by Fatih Akin
BERLIN 2019: Fatih Akin’s new film is expertly made, but it’s also one of the most heinous and gory movies that have ever played in competition at a major film festival
Consequences - by Darko Stante - TORONTO 2018: Darko Štante's debut feature explores problems in Slovenian youth and society, by focusing on issues of masculinity through its troubled teenage protagonist
Consequences
by Darko Stante
TORONTO 2018: Darko Štante's debut feature explores problems in Slovenian youth and society, by focusing on issues of masculinity through its troubled teenage protagonist
The Days to Come - by Carlos Marqués-Marcet - Catalan Carlos Marqués-Marcet rounds off his trilogy about couples falling out of love with a film on the whirlwind experience of becoming parents
The Days to Come
by Carlos Marqués-Marcet
Catalan Carlos Marqués-Marcet rounds off his trilogy about couples falling out of love with a film on the whirlwind experience of becoming parents
Deerskin - by Quentin Dupieux - CANNES 2019: Quentin Dupieux delivers a brilliantly refined film, between an absurdist comedy and a realistic drama about madness, with Jean Dujardin and Adèle Haenel excellent in the lead roles
Deerskin
by Quentin Dupieux
CANNES 2019: Quentin Dupieux delivers a brilliantly refined film, between an absurdist comedy and a realistic drama about madness, with Jean Dujardin and Adèle Haenel excellent in the lead roles
Dolce Fine Giornata - by Jacek Borcuch - Sundance regular Jacek Borcuch comes back to Park City with an alluring film, yet one that is loaded with profound questions about European identity
Dolce Fine Giornata
by Jacek Borcuch
Sundance regular Jacek Borcuch comes back to Park City with an alluring film, yet one that is loaded with profound questions about European identity
The Mustang - by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre - Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre delivers an excellent first feature film shot in the US and revolving around a prisoner’s redemption through the training of a mustang
The Mustang
by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre delivers an excellent first feature film shot in the US and revolving around a prisoner’s redemption through the training of a mustang
O Beautiful Night - by Xaver Böhm - BERLIN 2019: Young Berlin-based German filmmaker Xaver Böhm has created a deeply romantic journey through the night, which resembles a flamboyant baroque painting
O Beautiful Night
by Xaver Böhm
BERLIN 2019: Young Berlin-based German filmmaker Xaver Böhm has created a deeply romantic journey through the night, which resembles a flamboyant baroque painting
Lucrecia Martel to chair the jury at Venice

Lucrecia Martel to chair the jury at Venice

The Argentine filmmaker will be the president of the International Jury of the Competition at the 76th Venice International Film Festival  

24/06 | Venice 2019

Review: Invisibles

Review: Invisibles

Louis-Julien Petit delivers a moving and dynamic film which depicts a group of social workers who do everything in their power to help the homeless women within their shelter reintegrate into society  

24/06

Ferzan Ozpetek is on set for The Fortune Goddess

Ferzan Ozpetek is on set for The Fortune Goddess

Stefano Accorsi, Edoardo Leo and Jasmine Trinca play lead roles in this new film produced by R&C, Faros and Warner, which is currently being shot in Rome and Palermo  

24/06 | Production | Italy

GoCritic! Interview: Nancy Denney-Phelps • Animation journalist and historian

GoCritic! Interview: Nancy Denney-Phelps • Animation journalist and historian

"I like to give positive press to good films"

GoCritic! interviews a critic - an omnipresent figure in the world of animation, and one of the first journalists to focus on this specific niche form  

24/06 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2019

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French director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre tells us about her debut feature, The Mustang, shot in the United States, first screened at Sundance, and now out in French cinemas
French director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre tells us about her debut feature, The Mustang, shot in the United States, first screened at Sundance, and now out in French cinemas
Cineuropa talked to one of Finland’s most recognisable actresses about her second feature film as a director, Ladies of Steel, currently in production
Cineuropa talked to one of Finland’s most recognisable actresses about her second feature film as a director, Ladies of Steel, currently in production
GoCritic! interviews a critic - an omnipresent figure in the world of animation, and one of the first journalists to focus on this specific niche form
GoCritic! interviews a critic - an omnipresent figure in the world of animation, and one of the first journalists to focus on this specific niche form
Two years after its first screening, in Rotterdam, Leonardo Mouramateus’ Antonio One Two Three premieres where it all began, in Lisbon; we chatted to him about the movie
Two years after its first screening, in Rotterdam, Leonardo Mouramateus’ Antonio One Two Three premieres where it all began, in Lisbon; we chatted to him about the movie
As her short film Touch Me prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Luxembourg-born filmmaker Eileen Byrne to talk about it
As her short film Touch Me prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Luxembourg-born filmmaker Eileen Byrne to talk about it
As his Czech short film Playing prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Slovenian director Lun Sevnik to talk about it
As his Czech short film Playing prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Slovenian director Lun Sevnik to talk about it
As his short film Precious prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Bosnian filmmaker Irfan Avdić to talk about it
As his short film Precious prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Bosnian filmmaker Irfan Avdić to talk about it
GoCritic! talked to the art director of Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, which screened at Animafest Zagreb and was awarded at Annecy
GoCritic! talked to the art director of Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, which screened at Animafest Zagreb and was awarded at Annecy
GoCritic! Comparative Review: Terrible parents in Animafest Competition shorts

GoCritic! Comparative Review: Terrible parents in Animafest Competition shorts

Three impressive and very different films in Animafest's competition deal with difficult situations around family dinner tables, ruled by overbearing and despotic parents  

24/06 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2019

Review: Punk Never Ends!

Review: Punk Never Ends!

Juraj Šlauka’s docu-fiction provides a raw and fascinating glimpse into the unfamiliar world of punks in the Slovak countryside but takes few risks with the story  

24/06 | Art Film Fest 2019

Petr Václav prepares to shoot the ambitious historical biopic Il Boemo

Petr Václav prepares to shoot the ambitious historical biopic Il Boemo

Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon and Miloš Forman’s Amadeus have been cited as references for this “Icarian” story  

24/06 | Production | Czech Republic/Italy/Slovakia

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Yesterday - by Danny Boyle - Czech, Hungarian and Danish releases June 27, UK andNorwegian releases June 28
Yesterday
by Danny Boyle
Czech, Hungarian and Danish releases June 27, UK andNorwegian releases June 28
Aren't You Happy? - by Susanne Heinrich - Rotterdam 2019 - Bright Future Premieres - German release June 27
Aren't You Happy?
by Susanne Heinrich
Rotterdam 2019 - Bright Future Premieres
German release June 27
Consequences - by Darko Stante - Toronto 2018 - Discovery - French release June 26
Consequences
by Darko Stante
Toronto 2018 - Discovery
French release June 26
All About Yves - by Benoît Forgeard - Cannes 2019 - Directors' Fortnight - French release June 26
All About Yves
by Benoît Forgeard
Cannes 2019 - Directors' Fortnight
French release June 26
The Days to Come - by Carlos Marqués-Marcet - Rotterdam 2019 - Tiger Competition - Spanish release June 28
The Days to Come
by Carlos Marqués-Marcet
Rotterdam 2019 - Tiger Competition
Spanish release June 28
Sunny Side of the Doc reaches its 30th birthday

Sunny Side of the Doc reaches its 30th birthday

Over 2,000 professionals from 50 countries will visit La Rochelle between 24 to 27 June for the 30th edition of the international market for documentary and narrative experiences  

24/06 | Sunny Side of the Doc 2019

Eileen Byrne • Director of Touch Me

Interview: Eileen Byrne • Director of Touch Me

“I was absolutely amazed by the connection my actors had and the emotions that were already palpable”

As her short film Touch Me prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Luxembourg-born filmmaker Eileen Byrne to talk about it  

24/06 | Future Frames 2019

Leonardo Mouramateus • Director of Antonio One Two Three

Interview: Leonardo Mouramateus • Director of Antonio One Two Three

“I don’t even remember what image I had of my films before making them”

Two years after its first screening, in Rotterdam, Leonardo Mouramateus’ Antonio One Two Three premieres where it all began, in Lisbon; we chatted to him about the movie  

24/06

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Film Reviews

Dirty God - by Sacha Polak - With a mesmerising soundtrack and stunning visuals, Sacha Polak brings us a story about finding inner strength in her English-language debut
Dirty God
by Sacha Polak
With a mesmerising soundtrack and stunning visuals, Sacha Polak brings us a story about finding inner strength in her English-language debut
The White Crow - by Ralph Fiennes - Ralph Fiennes’ third directorial outing recounts the defection of Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev as a Cold War ballet
The White Crow
by Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes’ third directorial outing recounts the defection of Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev as a Cold War ballet
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles - by Salvador Simó - Salvador Simó adapts Fermín Solís’ comic book of the same name into a film, adding colour as well as images from Land Without Bread, the documentary directed by Luis Buñuel in 1933
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
by Salvador Simó
Salvador Simó adapts Fermín Solís’ comic book of the same name into a film, adding colour as well as images from Land Without Bread, the documentary directed by Luis Buñuel in 1933
Diego Maradona - by Asif Kapadia - CANNES 2019: In this documentary of two halves, Asif Kapadia pits the loveable, vulnerable Diego against the less endearing public figure of Maradona
Diego Maradona
by Asif Kapadia
CANNES 2019: In this documentary of two halves, Asif Kapadia pits the loveable, vulnerable Diego against the less endearing public figure of Maradona
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love - by Nick Broomfield - Nick Broomfield tackles the relationship between Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen in this heartfelt, touching and romantic documentary
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
by Nick Broomfield
Nick Broomfield tackles the relationship between Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen in this heartfelt, touching and romantic documentary
Away - by Gints Zilbalodis - The production history of this feature by Latvian animator Gints Zilbalodis is fascinating, but it’s what finally made it to the big screen that truly impresses
Away
by Gints Zilbalodis
The production history of this feature by Latvian animator Gints Zilbalodis is fascinating, but it’s what finally made it to the big screen that truly impresses
The Wolf’s Call - by Antonin Baudry - Spectacular, breath-taking and hyper-realistic, Antonin Baudry’s first feature delves into the world of nuclear submarines, setting the bar high for French production standards
The Wolf’s Call
by Antonin Baudry
Spectacular, breath-taking and hyper-realistic, Antonin Baudry’s first feature delves into the world of nuclear submarines, setting the bar high for French production standards
Of Time and the Sea - by Peter Sant - Peter Sant’s confident, slow-burning experimental feature debut, a co-production between Malta and the UK, has been showing on home turf at the Valletta Film Festival
Of Time and the Sea
by Peter Sant
Peter Sant’s confident, slow-burning experimental feature debut, a co-production between Malta and the UK, has been showing on home turf at the Valletta Film Festival
Oleg and A Shelter Among the Clouds split the top prize at Valletta

Oleg and A Shelter Among the Clouds split the top prize at Valletta

Juris Kursietis’ fiction on modern-day slavery and Robert Budina’s solemn drama have won the Best Fiction Feature Award; other winners include Where Man Returns and Deep Cuts  

24/06 | Valletta 2019 | Awards

Review: Cavale

Review: Cavale

Virginie Gourmel revisits the topic of adolescent escape by following the path of three young girls looking for meaning  

24/06 | BRIFF 2019

Review: The Deposit

Review: The Deposit

Ásthildur Kjartansdóttir’s new feature, based on Auður Jónsdóttir’s novel of the same name, is a compelling psychological drama  

24/06 | Edinburgh 2019

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Interviews

As his short film Kid prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Slovak filmmaker Gregor Valentovič to talk about it
As his short film Kid prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Slovak filmmaker Gregor Valentovič to talk about it
As his short film Get Ready With Me prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Swedish filmmaker Jonatan Etzler to talk about it
As his short film Get Ready With Me prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Swedish filmmaker Jonatan Etzler to talk about it
We met up with David Duponchel, director of the Al Este Central and Eastern European Film Festival, to take stock of the first decade of the gathering’s existence
We met up with David Duponchel, director of the Al Este Central and Eastern European Film Festival, to take stock of the first decade of the gathering’s existence
We sat down with IDFA artistic director Orwa Nyrabia to get the low-down on the raft of changes that have just been announced for the upcoming edition
We sat down with IDFA artistic director Orwa Nyrabia to get the low-down on the raft of changes that have just been announced for the upcoming edition
We met with the woman who plays a key role in exporting the expertise acquired by Montreal’s Phi Centre in the field of virtual reality: Myriam Achard
We met with the woman who plays a key role in exporting the expertise acquired by Montreal’s Phi Centre in the field of virtual reality: Myriam Achard
We sat down with British film producer Ben Gibson to chat about his experience so far as head of the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB)
We sat down with British film producer Ben Gibson to chat about his experience so far as head of the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB)
Carlos Marques-Marcet presented his third film The Days to Come at the 47th Huesca International Film Festival, two weeks ahead of its release in Spanish cinemas
Carlos Marques-Marcet presented his third film The Days to Come at the 47th Huesca International Film Festival, two weeks ahead of its release in Spanish cinemas
At its 18th edition, the Transilvania IFF became even more audience-friendly thanks to the VoD service TIFF Unlimited; project manager Dorina Oargă told us about the platform’s plans for the future
At its 18th edition, the Transilvania IFF became even more audience-friendly thanks to the VoD service TIFF Unlimited; project manager Dorina Oargă told us about the platform’s plans for the future
The Valletta Film Forum addresses the problems facing the Maltese film industry

The Valletta Film Forum addresses the problems facing the Maltese film industry

The industry event, which was held as an integral part of the Valletta Film Festival (14-23 June), dissected the obstacles that local filmmakers have to overcome in Malta  

22/06 | Valletta 2019 | Valletta Film Forum

Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri ready and set for release

Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri ready and set for release

Stefano Cipani’s first work, an Italy-Spain co-production based on Giacomo Mazzariol’s homonymous bestseller, will hit Italian cinemas on 5 September  

21/06 | Production | Italy/Spain

End of filming in sight for Sylvie Verheyde’s Madame Claude

End of filming in sight for Sylvie Verheyde’s Madame Claude

Karole Rocher, Garance Marillier, Roschdy Zem, Pierre Deladonchamps, Paul Hamy, Benjamin Biolay, Annabelle Belmondo and Hafsia Herzi star in a Les Compagnons du Cinéma production sold by Wild Bunch  

21/06 | Production | France

Socially Relevant Film Festival - New York - Now Accepting Submissions for 2020
Italy for Movies

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Anna - by Luc Besson - Polish release June 28, UK release July 5, French release July 10
Anna
by Luc Besson
Polish release June 28, UK release July 5, French release July 10
The Golden Glove - by Fatih Akin - Berlinale 2019 - Competition - French release June 26
The Golden Glove
by Fatih Akin
Berlinale 2019 - Competition
French release June 26
In Fabric - by Peter Strickland - San Sebastian 2018 - Competition - UK release June 28
In Fabric
by Peter Strickland
San Sebastian 2018 - Competition
UK release June 28
Los Bando - by Christian Lo - Berlinale 2018 - Generation Kplus - Spanish release June 28
Los Bando
by Christian Lo
Berlinale 2018 - Generation Kplus
Spanish release June 28
The White Crow - by Ralph Fiennes - French release June 19 and Italian release June 27
The White Crow
by Ralph Fiennes
French release June 19 and Italian release June 27

Industry Reports

17/01/2019

Paul Brett • Producer, Flying Tiger

The Chinese Bridging the Dragon market met up with Paul Brett, head of Flying Tiger, one of China's leading media-market research companies for the entertainment industry

17/12/2018

Jeffrey Chan • Producer and distributor, Bona Film Group

Bridging the Dragon met up with Jeffrey Chan, executive vice-president of Bona Film Group, one of the leading distribution and production companies in China

14/12/2018

Cai Gongming • Producer and distributor, Road Pictures

Road Pictures’ Cai Gongming chatted to us about the Chinese film market at the latest Bridging the Dragon event, which unspooled from 11-14 November in Beijing

Film Reviews

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