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46 articles available in total starting from 20/06/2024. Last article published on 18/11/2025.

Eamonn Murphy • Director of Solitary

Interview: Eamonn Murphy • Director of Solitary

"Brendan’s character is the opposite of what all screenwriting theories advocate"

The Irish filmmaker recounts the journey taken by his debut feature film, which won the Golden Atlas - Grand Jury Prize in Arras  

18/11 | Arras 2025

Kirk Jones • Director of I Swear

Interview: Kirk Jones • Director of I Swear

"I was looking at a really powerful mix of humour, emotion and tragedy"

The English director reveals the genesis of his rousing film, inspired by the complex life of Scot John Davidson, an emblematic figure for Tourette syndrome  

18/11 | Arras 2025

Piotr Domalewski • Director of The Altar Boys

Interview: Piotr Domalewski • Director of The Altar Boys

"They had to be children, because they’re not yet at a stage where they put things into perspective; things are either good or bad in their eyes"

The Polish filmmaker chatted about the genesis of his new film, revolving around a small group of altar-boy friends who decide to restore justice  

18/11 | Arras 2025

Kathy Moves triumphs at Arras Days

Kathy Moves triumphs at Arras Days

The project by French filmmaker Marie Vernalde has scooped the Arras Film Festival's main development grant; The Forbidden Fruit by Slovenia's Urška Djukić was also recognised  

17/11 | Arras 2025 | Arras Days/Awards

Solitary triumphs at Arras

Solitary triumphs at Arras

Ireland’s Eamonn Murphy scoops the Golden Atlas, Lithuania’s Gabrielė Urbonaitė bags the Silver Atlas for Renovation, and English director Kirk Jones wins over the audience with I Swear  

17/11 | Arras 2025 | Awards

REPORT: Arras Days 2025

REPORT: Arras Days 2025

Teona Strugar Mitevska, Urška Djukić, Stephan Komandarev, Piotr Domalewski and Eamonn Murphy are among those in the running for the grants; five projects are partaking in the Polish Focus  

14/11 | Arras 2025 | Arras Days

Jean-Benoît Ugeux • Director of Maturity

Interview: Jean-Benoît Ugeux • Director of Maturity

"Family is the common thread running through all my work"

The Belgian actor and filmmaker talks to us about his debut fiction feature, which paints a sensitive portrait of a man whose neatly ordered life is called into question  

14/11 | Arras 2025

Review: Maturity

Review: Maturity

Jean-Benoit Ugeux unveils his first fiction feature film, a loneliness-focused comedy about a man who’s just turned fifty who continually clashes with the modern age and the people all around him  

14/11 | Arras 2025

Review: I Swear

Review: I Swear

Kirk Jones pulls off a film brimming with humanity and vitality which blends drama and humour to follows the extraordinary trajectory of a man affected by Tourette syndrome  

14/11 | Arras 2025

Review: A Survivor’s Tale

Review: A Survivor’s Tale

Micha Wald returns with a suffocating huis clos set in the 16th century about a young, exiled woman, her servant and her troubling knight-errant who are abandoned on a desert island  

13/11 | Arras 2025

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