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IFFR 2024 / Bright Future


10 articles available in total starting from 28/01/2024. Last article published on 06/03/2024.

Jaime Puertas Castillo • Director of Tale of Shepherds

Interview: Jaime Puertas Castillo • Director of Tale of Shepherds

"Neighbourhood meetings are totally anti-establishment"

The young Spanish filmmaker discusses his unclassifiable and surprising debut feature, which explores his hometown  

06/03/2024 | Malaga 2024

Review: Tale of Shepherds

Review: Tale of Shepherds

Jaime Puertas Castillo observes the disappearance of the Andalusian agropastoral world in an astonishing first work straddling tradition and modernity  

09/02/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Bright Future

Review: It Is Lit

Review: It Is Lit

Viktor Israel Strand explores the darker zones of corporatism with a film low on hope and straddling the border between science fiction and theatre of the absurd  

08/02/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Bright Future

Review: King Baby

Review: King Baby

An astute reflection on the decline of male power, duo Kit&Arran’s film is an absurd farce which pokes fun at gender stereotypes  

05/02/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Bright Future

Review: Bite

Review: Bite

Steeped in a lush sepia tone, Guido Coppis's feature debut delves into a perplexing narrative on the fringes of psychological drama and thriller  

05/02/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Bright Future

Review: Natatorium

Review: Natatorium

An air of threat comes and goes around the family at the centre of Helena Stefánsdóttir’s stylish debut  

01/02/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Bright Future

Ishan Shukla • Director of Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

Interview: Ishan Shukla • Director of Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

“I wanted to be able to talk about politics and spirituality in a very open way, without pointing guns at anyone”

The Indian director breaks down his exuberant and dystopian animation, also giving an insight into his cultural influences  

31/01/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Bright Future

Emilija Gašić • Director of 78 Days

Interview: Emilija Gašić • Director of 78 Days

“I appreciate it when films are watchable – when I want to revisit them and they don’t break my heart too much”

The Serbian director takes a trip back to 1999, but the question is: what’s reality and what’s fiction?  

30/01/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Bright Future

Review: 78 Days

Review: 78 Days

Thanks to her well thought-through and consistent approach, Emilija Gašić creates a moody, emotional and sincere time capsule with her feature debut  

30/01/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Bright Future

Review: Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

Review: Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

Indian director Ishan Shukla's animated dystopian sci-fi feature combines staples of the sub-genre with Eastern spirituality, resulting in a somewhat jumbled but undeniably impressive debut  

28/01/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Bright Future

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