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22 articles available in total starting from 08/07/2025. Last article published on 10/06/2026.

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Thomas Stuber • Director of The Frog and the Water

Interview: Thomas Stuber • Director of The Frog and the Water

“Comedy is very difficult to pull off, but it’s important to laugh to get through life”

The German filmmaker talks about friendship, Japanese poetry, freedom, a sense of adventure and films that combine the spirit of road movies with buddy movies  

10/06 | /Germany

Júlia de Paz • Director of The Good Daughter

Interview: Júlia de Paz • Director of The Good Daughter

“Psychological abuse is difficult to prove, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist”

In her second feature film, the Catalan filmmaker tackles issues such as vicarious violence and depicts family support centres for victims of abuse  

10/04 | /Spain/Belgium

George Ovashvili • Director of The Moon Is a Father of Mine

Interview: George Ovashvili • Director of The Moon Is a Father of Mine

"The fight is to do your work and do it well — to make strong films"

The Georgian filmmaker opened up about his film’s autobiographical echoes and the collaborative weight of an intricate European co-production spanning six countries  

02/12/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Ali Vatansever • Director of LifeLike

Interview: Ali Vatansever • Director of LifeLike

"The human condition is much richer than stripped-down concepts of life"

The Turkish director shared with us why he celebrates life more than the concepts of it — and why audiences should experience their own feelings rather than be told what to feel  

25/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Petter Næss • Director of No Comment

Interview: Petter Næss • Director of No Comment

"This is a message to politicians: take yourselves and your job seriously"

We chatted to the Norwegian director to discuss his sharp political satire, which casts politicians as adult children  

25/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Review: Hungarian Wedding

Review: Hungarian Wedding

Csaba Káel's newest feature puts a Hungarian song-and-dance twist on the classic fake-dating scenario  

25/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Review: The Frog and the Water

Review: The Frog and the Water

Blending whimsy with quiet emotional truth, Thomas Stuber’s pic offers a tender portrait of unexpected companionship  

25/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Review: The Moon Is a Father of Mine

Review: The Moon Is a Father of Mine

A father and son get to know one another on the eve of various tragedies in George Ovashvili’s fifth feature film  

24/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Abu Bakr Shawky • Director of The Stories

Interview: Abu Bakr Shawky • Director of The Stories

"Everybody is the hero of their own story"

We spoke to the Egyptian-Austrian filmmaker about portraying small people in big times, and the sacrifices needed to tell such a tale  

24/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Richard Hawkins • Director of Think of England

Interview: Richard Hawkins • Director of Think of England

"I wanted the audience to have the job of searching and finding the truth"

With his sophomore feature, the British filmmaker Richard Hawkins returns after two decades with a biting, genre-defying satire  

21/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

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