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303 articles available in total starting from 19/05/2010. Last article published on 27/05/2025.

Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi • Directors of Militantropos

Interview: Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi • Directors of Militantropos

“There were strong signs of collective therapy while making this film”

CANNES 2025: The directors from the Tabor collective discuss the existential stakes of their documentary and how they transform the filmmaking process in times of war  

27/05 | Cannes 2025 | Directors’ Fortnight

Review: Militantropos

Review: Militantropos

CANNES 2025: The Ukrainian documentary by Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova and Simon Mozgovyi observes and investigates the psychological stakes of living in wartime  

21/05 | Cannes 2025 | Directors’ Fortnight

Review: My Magical World

Review: My Magical World

Elvin Adigozel’s feature begins as a would-be story of triumphant success but unfolds as a domestic tragedy, portraying life in the bleak Azerbaijani countryside  

02/05 | goEast 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Yutaro Keino’s Mazurian Summer Story in the works, heading to Cannes’ Marché du film

EXCLUSIVE: Yutaro Keino’s Mazurian Summer Story in the works, heading to Cannes’ Marché du film

The coming-of-age drama follows a teenage boy navigating emotional and intergenerational turmoil against the backdrop of contemporary Eastern Europe  

28/04 | Production | Funding | Poland/Germany/Ukraine

Zoya Laktionova • Director of Ashes Settling in Layers on the Surface

Interview: Zoya Laktionova • Director of Ashes Settling in Layers on the Surface

"If you don’t see the war, it doesn’t mean it’s not there. Not seeing it is also a choice - and that choice is political"

We caught up with the Ukrainian director to discuss her new project, the winner of the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at Visions du Réel  

22/04 | Visions du Réel 2025 | VdR-Industry

Lukáš Hanulák directing Canal+ political thriller miniseries Moloch Files

Lukáš Hanulák directing Canal+ political thriller miniseries Moloch Files

As the only foreign platform currently investing in original scripted content in the Czech Republic, Canal+ is clearly keeping up its regional momentum  

01/04 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia/Ukraine

Tetyana Dorodnitsyna, Andrii Lytvynenko • Directors of Everything Needs to Live

Interview: Tetyana Dorodnitsyna, Andrii Lytvynenko • Directors of Everything Needs to Live

"It's difficult to make a film when you see your homes being destroyed and loved ones killed, but having a mission and seeing how Anna kept going helped us stay sane"

The Ukrainian filmmakers talk about the event that inspired them to make a documentary about Anna Kurkurina, the Ukrainian athlete and animal activist, and about filming in a war zone  

01/04 | One World Prague 2025

Review: My Dear Théo

Review: My Dear Théo

In this haunting wartime diary, Alisa Kovalenko balances motherhood and survival, crafting a raw self-portrait from the frontlines for her son  

01/04 | CPH:DOX 2025

Mariia Ponomarova • Producer

Interview: Mariia Ponomarova • Producer

“We have to denormalise workaholism and challenge unhealthy work structures”

The Ukrainian-born, Netherlands-based director and producer, whose recent documentary Nice Ladies keeps on travelling through the world, discusses her approach to filmmaking  

25/03 | Emerging Producers 2025

Gar O’Rourke • Director of Sanatorium

Interview: Gar O’Rourke • Director of Sanatorium

“I try to find humour and connection in unexpected places”

The Irish filmmaker’s first feature-length documentary follows the lives of staff and guests in a sanatorium in Odesa over the course of one summer  

21/03 | CPH:DOX 2025

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