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230 articles available in total starting from 24/02/2003. Last article published on 20/03/2025.

Mario Bova • Director, Euro Balkan Film Festival

Interview: Mario Bova • Director, Euro Balkan Film Festival

“The festival was born as a response to the challenges faced by the film industry, focusing directly on the growth of co-productions and distribution”

The president of the Associazione Occhio Blu and director of Rome's festival dedicated to cinema hailing from the Balkans, talks to us about its new edition  

24/10/2024 | /Italy

Belkıs Bayrak and Bekir Behrem • Director of and actor in Gülizar

Interview: Belkıs Bayrak and Bekir Behrem • Director of and actor in Gülizar

"We haven't seen that much Turkish male representation in cinema that gives us hope"

The Turkish director and the actor share the thought process behind the filmmaker's debut feature, with an emphasis on the depiction of Turkish men in cinema  

25/09/2024 | San Sebastián 2024 | New Directors

Review: Edge of Night

Review: Edge of Night

Türker Süer’s thriller tracks a fraternal conflict between two Turkish army officers, as the country’s 2016 failed coup attempt looms in the background  

18/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Centrepiece

Ana Urushadze in post-production with her sophomore feature, Supporting Role

Ana Urushadze in post-production with her sophomore feature, Supporting Role

The Georgian helmer known for her feature debut, Scary Mother, will tell a story of identity and transformation, revolving around a once-famous actor who is cast in a challenging role  

17/09/2024 | Production | Funding | Georgia/Estonia/Turkey/Switzerland/USA

Review: Gülizar

Review: Gülizar

Belkıs Bayrak's feature debut as a writer-director is a solemn character study that pays powerful tribute to honouring women’s choices after trauma  

12/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Discovery

Review: One of Those Days When Hemme Dies

Review: One of Those Days When Hemme Dies

VENICE 2024: Murat Fıratoğlu demonstrates sophistication and poetry in depicting the everyday life of a character who refuses to give in to the unjust law of the strongest, despite harassment  

10/09/2024 | Films | Reviews | Venice 2024 - Orizzonti

Nader Saeivar • Director of The Witness

Interview: Nader Saeivar • Director of The Witness

“The new generation wants to win using forgiveness and beauty”

VENICE 2024: The Iranian director explains how he intended to commemorate the women’s movement and its non-violent forms of protest  

07/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Orizzonti Extra

Review: The Witness

Review: The Witness

VENICE 2024: Iranian director Nader Saeivar celebrates the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in his tale of an elderly teacher seeking justice  

06/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Orizzonti Extra

Gürcan Keltek • Director of New Dawn Fades

Interview: Gürcan Keltek • Director of New Dawn Fades

“There is an element of psychogeography in all of my films”

The Turkish director discusses the creative evolution of his new movie, addressing the shift from documentary to fiction and the interplay of esoteric influences  

19/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Review: New Dawn Fades

Review: New Dawn Fades

Gürcan Keltek follows a descent into madness against the backdrop of Istanbul's rich topography in his first foray into fiction filmmaking  

19/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

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