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2280 articles available in total starting from 16/05/2002. Last article published on 05/06/2025.

Lilja Ingolfsdottir  • Director of Loveable

Interview: Lilja Ingolfsdottir • Director of Loveable

"I wanted to work with the poetics of emotional realities"

The Norwegian filmmaker discusses her first feature, in which she examines contemporary ideas of romance, equality and womanhood  

08/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Review: Pierce

Review: Pierce

In her psychological thriller, Nelicia Low showcases admirable control of cinematic language and storytelling  

08/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Review: Loveable

Review: Loveable

Lilja Ingolfsdottir’s debut feature is a psychological melodrama boasting excellent performances, but the final result is heavily impacted by a rushed, chaotic closure of the narrative arc  

08/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Mark Cousins  • Director of A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

Interview: Mark Cousins • Director of A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

"Looking into the world can take you out of yourself and into something bigger"

The filmmaker talks about his new work, an exploration of British modernist painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham's perspective after her experience atop the Grindelwald glacier  

05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Claire Burger  • Director of Foreign Language

Interview: Claire Burger • Director of Foreign Language

“I wanted to show beautiful things amongst the youth, even if the current moment is complicated”

The French director talks about her second solo feature film, a vivid and subtle portrait of today’s youth  

05/07/2024 | BRIFF 2024

Bruno Anković  • Director of Celebration

Interview: Bruno Anković • Director of Celebration

"This is a story from 100 years ago, but unfortunately, it is also about today and maybe even tomorrow"

The Croatian director delves into his first feature, a film that shows the reasons why innocent people become easy quarry for ideological crusaders  

05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Noaz Deshe  • Director of Xoftex

Interview: Noaz Deshe • Director of Xoftex

"I wanted to document the progression of the mental state of stateless people in a refugee camp"

The director tells us more about his new film, in which he portrays refugees filming satirical sketches and preparing for a zombie horror flick while awaiting immigration interviews in a Greek camp  

05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

George Sikharulidze  • Director of Panopticon

Interview: George Sikharulidze • Director of Panopticon

"I was interested in exploring the clash between a young boy's soul and his exploding sexuality"

The Georgian filmmaker discusses his first film, about an introvert teenager embarking on a journey of self-discovery, opening up both to an ultra-right organisation and his own sexuality  

05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Review: A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

Review: A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

In his new film, Mark Cousins explores the life and work of British painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham and discovers a true kinship with her view of the world  

05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Beata Parkanová • Director of Tiny Lights

Interview: Beata Parkanová • Director of Tiny Lights

“Adults tend to look down on children; in this film, they are all equal”

The Czech filmmaker discusses her tiny protagonist, whose family are convinced she is completely oblivious to the turmoil that’s ripping them apart – but they’re wrong  

05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

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