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Toronto 2022 / Contemporary World Cinema

32 articles available in total starting from 21/01/2022. Last article published on 21/09/2022.

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Kōji Fukada • Director of Love Life

Interview: Kōji Fukada • Director of Love Life

“To me, a person is basically lonely, despite family or religion or any other community”

VENICE 2022: While dealing with the subject of loneliness, the Japanese writer-director inflicts cruelty on his characters, but also shows them some hope and love  

07/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Competition

Review: The Happiest Man in the World

Review: The Happiest Man in the World

VENICE 2022: Thirty years on, the war in Bosnia still festers under the surface, its wounds ready to erupt at any point, as Teona Strugar Mitevska’s feature demonstrates  

04/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Orizzonti

Review: The Origin of Evil

Review: The Origin of Evil

VENICE 2022: In Sébastien Marnier’s rococo suspense piece, Laure Calamy seeks to join a family of French Trumps  

01/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Orizzonti Extra

Toronto announces TIFF Docs and Contemporary World Cinema titles

Toronto announces TIFF Docs and Contemporary World Cinema titles

11 European (co)productions are world-premiering across the two sections, which also include several international and North American premieres  

17/08/2022 | Toronto 2022

Review: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

Review: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

Pierre Földes succeeds in a captivating adaptation of Haruki Murakami's short stories, finding the ideal balance between narrative subtlety and openness to all audiences  

17/06/2022 | Annecy 2022

Review: Ashkal

Review: Ashkal

CANNES 2022: In Youssef Chebbi’s pensive thriller, mysterious self-immolations abound at a Tunisian housing development associated with the pre-revolutionary regime  

01/06/2022 | Cannes 2022 | Directors’ Fortnight

Erige Sehiri • Director of Under the Fig Trees

Interview: Erige Sehiri • Director of Under the Fig Trees

“There is no sign of modernity in nature; it’s in these women, and especially the young girls”

CANNES 2022: The French-Tunisian director and producer breaks down several aspects of her beautiful and timeless narrative feature debut  

31/05/2022 | Cannes 2022 | Directors’ Fortnight

Chie Hayakawa • Director of Plan 75

Interview: Chie Hayakawa • Director of Plan 75

"There is a feeling of hatred among young people towards elderly in Japanese society, because they think they have to pay for them and won’t get anything back"

CANNES 2022: The Japanese director discusses her first feature, a film of great acuity about the topic of euthanasia which received a Special Mention from the Caméra d'Or jury  

30/05/2022 | Cannes 2022 | Un Certain Regard

Hlynur Pálmason • Director of Godland

Interview: Hlynur Pálmason • Director of Godland

“My main actor lost twelve kilos, I think, and really took it seriously - I was so happy to see his physical decay”

CANNES 2022: The Icelandic director, who lived in Denmark, brings together some conflicting energies of both countries, through a Danish vicar setting up a parish in Iceland in the 19th century  

26/05/2022 | Cannes 2022 | Un Certain Regard

Elena López Riera • Director of El agua

Interview: Elena López Riera • Director of El agua

“In every society, people need some kind of magic”

CANNES 2022: We sat down with the Spanish director to chat about her feature debut, with childhood tales still ringing in her ears  

26/05/2022 | Cannes 2022 | Directors’ Fortnight

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