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1402 articles available in total starting from 04/10/2002. Last article published on 11/07/2025.

Kaveh Daneshmand and Gem Deger • Director of and actor in Endless Summer Syndrome

Interview: Kaveh Daneshmand and Gem Deger • Director of and actor in Endless Summer Syndrome

"My idea was to create a new-age erotic thriller with fresh social themes"

The Czech Republic-based filmmaker and actor discuss their film, in which the mother of two adopted children learns that her husband may be having an affair with one of them  

23/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | First Feature Competition

Natálie Císařovská • Director of Her Body

Interview: Natálie Císařovská • Director of Her Body

“I would like the audience to understand that it’s also about her soul”

In this compassionate debut feature by the Czech director, the human body can be a tool, or an obstacle  

21/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Critics’ Picks

Ivan Tymchenko  • Director of Oxygen Station

Interview: Ivan Tymchenko • Director of Oxygen Station

"The main message of the film is still relevant, regardless of the war"

The Ukrainian helmer discusses his Tallinn Competition entry, which follows a Crimean Tatar political activist who is now a people’s deputy of the Ukrainian parliament  

17/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

Review: Endless Summer Syndrome

Review: Endless Summer Syndrome

In his debut feature, Kaveh Daneshmand masterfully and stylishly navigates a controversial and provocative plot  

17/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | First Feature Competition

Petr Hátle  • Director of Mr. and Mrs. Stodola

Interview: Petr Hátle • Director of Mr. and Mrs. Stodola

"The suggestion or imagination of violence can be far more interesting and horrifying"

We talked to the Czech director about making the transition from documentary to fiction, true crime and violence, and the casting process for notorious serial killers  

17/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | First Feature Competition

Ivan Marinović • Director of Forever Hold Your Peace

Interview: Ivan Marinović • Director of Forever Hold Your Peace

"It's a comedy, but it's almost like a disaster movie, where the 'Godzilla' is a traditional Montenegrin wedding"

The Montenegrin director discusses his heartwarming and explosive comedy about a very special wedding  

16/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

Review: Mr. and Mrs. Stodola

Review: Mr. and Mrs. Stodola

Czech documentary filmmaker Petr Hátle ventures into fiction filmmaking with a stark true crime drama about an ordinary Czech couple turned serial killers  

15/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | First Feature Competition

Review: Forever Hold Your Peace

Review: Forever Hold Your Peace

Montenegrin filmmaker Ivan Marinović’s dark comedy alights upon some very unhappy nuptials  

15/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

Review: Her Body

Review: Her Body

Natálie Císařovská navigates the intersections of identity, autonomy and societal perceptions in her feature-length fiction debut, presenting the transformative journey of Andrea Absolonová  

15/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Critics’ Picks

Review: Oxygen Station

Review: Oxygen Station

Ivan Tymchenko tells the story of the Crimean Tatar political activist Mustafa Dzhemilev as a tense piece of a crime fiction and political thriller  

14/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

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