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Toronto 2023 / San Sebastián 2023


16 articles available in total starting from 24/05/2023. Last article published on 02/10/2023.

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Niclas Larsson  • Director of Mother, Couch!

Interview: Niclas Larsson • Director of Mother, Couch!

"I miss old masters like Billy Wilder or Jonathan Demme, I miss when genres were mixed"

The first film by the young Swedish director tells the story of the complicated relationship between a son and his mother, and explores both dark and bright emotions  

02/10/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | New Directors

Jaione Camborda  • Director of The Rye Horn

Interview: Jaione Camborda • Director of The Rye Horn

“I think that sisterhood now exists in all domains, including film”

The Basque director presents her second feature, a journey to the edge that revolves around motherhood and solidarity among women  

29/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

Review: The Rye Horn

Review: The Rye Horn

Jaione Camborda weaves a tale of motherhood, sisterhood and life-saving escape, which is elevated by the sensitivity she instils in every single detail  

29/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

Review: The Royal Hotel

Review: The Royal Hotel

Kitty Green presents a powerful genre thriller about the alliance of two women in the face of fear and constant threat  

28/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

Review: Mother, Couch!

Review: Mother, Couch!

Sweden’s Niclas Larsson makes his feature debut with a film that, while far from being perfect, offers a frenetic emotional journey and gives us a glimpse of an auteur with a bright future  

28/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | New Directors

Farhad Delaram  • Director of Achilles

Interview: Farhad Delaram • Director of Achilles

“My film is a call for artists to engage more profoundly with real-world challenges”

The independent Iranian filmmaker talks us through his storytelling inspirations, Iran's sociopolitical backdrop, his love for road movies and his experiences with European collaboration  

27/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | New Directors

Review: They Shot the Piano Player

Review: They Shot the Piano Player

Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal's animated documentary is a love song for Brazil and its music and against dictatorships, which supports the figure of a forgotten and silenced artist  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastian 2023 | Special Screenings

Review: Achilles

Review: Achilles

Farhad Delaram's feature debut emerges as an evocative narrative, blending a realistic portrayal of oppression with an introspective journey of resistance  

18/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Discovery

Review: Toll

Review: Toll

A distraught mother tries to steer her teenage son back towards heterosexuality in a fierce and sophisticatedly realist film directed by Carolina Markowicz  

15/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Centrepiece

EXCLUSIVE: Clip for Toronto and San Sebastián entry The Rye Horn

EXCLUSIVE: Clip for Toronto and San Sebastián entry The Rye Horn

Selected for both the Platform and the Golden Shell competition, the second film by Jaione Camborda follows a woman on the run in Francoist Spain  

09/09/2023 | Toronto 2023/San Sebastián 2023

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