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80 articles available in total starting from 19/06/2007. Last article published on 05/11/2024.

Lisa Takeba to shoot Children of the River

Lisa Takeba to shoot Children of the River

This co-production between Japan’s Fourier Film and Italy’s Antropica which is due to be shot in the summer next year, conveys an environmental message through the story of two twin sisters  

05/11 | Production | Funding | Japan/Italy

Review: Ulysses

Review: Ulysses

Debuting director Hikaru Uwagawa offers up an apparently disjointed tale in which three stories come one after the other, inviting us to explore concepts such as home, friendship and family  

30/09 | San Sebastián 2024 | Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

Review: Serpent’s Path

Review: Serpent’s Path

Kiyoshi Kurosawa readapts his 1990s film Serpent’s Path, setting it in contemporary France, for an unhinged thriller that investigates the pointless obtuseness of evil  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2024 | Competition

Xiaoxuan Jiang • Director of To Kill A Mongolian Horse

Interview: Xiaoxuan Jiang • Director of To Kill A Mongolian Horse

"When the external world is changing, the individual can be very vulnerable"

VENICE 2024: The feature debut by the Mongolian-born director revolves around a herdsman who looks after his ranch by day and performs on horseback by night  

06/09 | Venice 2024 | Giornate degli Autori

Kohei Igarashi  • Director of Super Happy Forever

Interview: Kohei Igarashi • Director of Super Happy Forever

"Eternal happiness doesn't exist, but we are all looking for it nonetheless"

VENICE 2024: The Japanese director talks about his new film, which tells of the upheaval of unexpected grief and recalls the birth of a love affair at a seaside resort  

01/09 | Venice 2024 | Giornate degli Autori

Review: Super Happy Forever

Review: Super Happy Forever

VENICE 2024: The French-Japanese film by Kohei Igarashi delicately tells the story of a sudden bereavement and traces the birth of a tender love by the sea  

29/08 | Venice 2024 | Giornate degli autori

EXCLUSIVE: First clips for Venice Giornate degli Autori entry Super Happy Forever

EXCLUSIVE: First clips for Venice Giornate degli Autori entry Super Happy Forever

The new film by Japanese filmmaker Kohei Igarashi follows a young man returning to a seaside resort where five years before he fell in love with his wife  

30/07 | Venice 2024 | Giornate degli Autori

Miguel Gomes’s Cannes hit Grand Tour sells big worldwide

Miguel Gomes’s Cannes hit Grand Tour sells big worldwide

The Match Factory has closed a raft of deals with key territories including Spain, Poland, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea and Australia  

05/07 | Industry | Market | Portugal/Italy/France/Germany/Japan/China

Hiroshi Okuyama • Director of My Sunshine

Interview: Hiroshi Okuyama • Director of My Sunshine

"The story follows the growth of a young boy from the falling of the first snowflakes until the snow melts"

CANNES 2024: The Japanese director discusses his gentle feature following a boy who dreams of becoming a figure skater, set amidst beautiful, wintery surroundings  

31/05 | Cannes 2024 | Un Certain Regard

Review: My Sunshine

Review: My Sunshine

CANNES 2024: This likeable film by Hiroshi Okuyama lacks bite, but it will make you want to put on your old skates again – if you manage to find them, that is  

27/05 | Cannes 2024 | Un Certain Regard

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