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10 articles available in total starting from 15/11/2018. Last article published on 05/02/2019.

May el-Toukhy  • Director of Queen of Hearts

Interview: May el-Toukhy • Director of Queen of Hearts

“It becomes hard to define what is wrong and what is right here”

We chatted to May el-Toukhy, the director and co-writer of Reina de corazones, which scooped awards at the Göteborg and Sundance Film Festivals  

05/02/2019 | Sundance 2019 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Review: Transnistra

Review: Transnistra

Anna Eborn’s lyrical documentary tale of young love and independence has won big at both the Rotterdam and Göteborg Film Festivals  

04/02/2019 | IFFR 2019 | Big Screen Competition

Review: Queen of Hearts

Review: Queen of Hearts

Trine Dyrholm stuns in May el-Toukhy’s bold, pleasantly titillating drama, screening at both Rotterdam and Sundance  

30/01/2019 | IFFR 2019 | Big Screen Competition

Review: Bangla

Review: Bangla

Phaim Bhuiyan’s romantic comedy is cute but can’t shrug off its youthful awkwardness  

28/01/2019 | IFFR 2019 | Big Screen Competition

Anke Blondé • Director of The Best of Dorien B.

Interview: Anke Blondé • Director of The Best of Dorien B.

"Dorien struggles to re-invent herself and to take back control of her own dreams"

We met up with Belgian director Anke Blondé, who is presenting her debut feature, The Best of Dorien B., at Rotterdam Film Festival  

25/01/2019 | IFFR 2019 | Big Screen Competition

Review: The Best of Dorien B.

Review: The Best of Dorien B.

Belgian director Anke Blondé portrays a woman in crisis who reconnects with her hopes and dreams as her life shatters around her  

25/01/2019 | IFFR 2019 | Big Screen Competition

EXCLUSIVE: Clip of The Best of Dorien B.

EXCLUSIVE: Clip of The Best of Dorien B.

Belgian director Anke Blondé’s movie is opening the Big Screen Competition at the upcoming International Film Festival Rotterdam  

09/01/2019 | IFFR 2019 | Big Screen Competition

Rotterdam unveils its Tiger Competition and Big Screen Competition films

Rotterdam unveils its Tiger Competition and Big Screen Competition films

Titles that approach cinema in a new, unconventional way will be vying for the main prizes at the 48th IFFR, while Claire Denis, Sacha Polak and Jia Zhangke will host master classes  

09/01/2019 | IFFR 2019 | Tiger Competition/Big Screen Competition

Anna Odell  • Director of X&Y

Interview: Anna Odell • Director of X&Y

“I have decided that art is more important than fear”

We sat down with Swedish director Anna Odell to talk about how she explores gender identity in a limitless world between fiction and reality in X&Y  

16/11/2018 | Stockholm 2018

Review: X&Y

Review: X&Y

Swedish filmmaker Anna Odell’s second directorial outing is a stimulating ride teetering between the sublime and the ridiculous  

15/11/2018 | Stockholm 2018

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