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IFFR 2025


53 articles available in total starting from 09/12/2024. Last article published on 04/03/2025.

Alexandra Makarová • Director of Perla

Interview: Alexandra Makarová • Director of Perla

“It might be difficult to have sympathy for Perla because people grow up with this mother figure that’s always caring and loving”

The Austrian director unpicks her portrait of a woman and mother, detailing her inspiration and how her own background influenced the script  

06/02 | IFFR 2025 | Tiger Competition

Review: Back to the Family

Review: Back to the Family

Lithuanian director Šarūnas Bartas unravels the tensely wound dynamics of a rural family through the return of a young woman for her grandmother’s final days  

06/02 | IFFR 2025 | Big Screen Competition

Review: In My Parents’ House

Review: In My Parents’ House

Tim Ellrich’s first solo feature shows promising directing skills, but the final result is not particularly memorable owing to a rather predictable narrative  

06/02 | IFFR 2025 | Tiger Competition

Noëlle Bastin, Baptiste Bogaert • Directors of Vitrival – The Most Beautiful Village in the World

Interview: Noëlle Bastin, Baptiste Bogaert • Directors of Vitrival – The Most Beautiful Village in the World

"It was important for us to interfere as little as possible with our fiction in the way people really live"

We talked to the filmmaking duo about their new film, its anchor in reality and their work with non-professional actors  

06/02 | IFFR 2025 | Tiger Competition

Sandro Aguilar • Director of First Person Plural

Interview: Sandro Aguilar • Director of First Person Plural

“I haven’t allowed myself to embrace humour before”

The Portuguese director discusses his new film, which proves that wedding anniversaries can be quite a trip  

06/02 | IFFR 2025 | Tiger Competition

Review: White Roses, Fall!

Review: White Roses, Fall!

Albertina Carri’s film about a lesbian porn director who sets off on a road trip with her actors possesses plenty of spirit, but its aimlessness and odd pacing choices drag it down  

06/02 | IFFR 2025 | Big Screen Competition

Review: Summer Camp

Review: Summer Camp

In his first feature film, Mateo Ybarra depicts daily life for a group of young scouts, between playful songs and small but significant rebellions  

06/02 | IFFR 2025 | Bright Future

Ivan Salatić • Director of Wondrous Is the Silence of My Master

Interview: Ivan Salatić • Director of Wondrous Is the Silence of My Master

"It's more about stripping things off than adding layers to the acting"

We talked to the Montenegrin director about his second feature, its setting, its historical inspiration and the power of language  

06/02 | IFFR 2025 | Tiger Competition

Review: Our Father – The Last Days of a Dictator

Review: Our Father – The Last Days of a Dictator

José Filipe Costa presents an impressive meditation on the maintenance of the status quo through a fictionalisation of a period in pre-revolution Portuguese history  

06/02 | IFFR 2025 | Big Screen Competition

Uta Beria's Tear Gas scoops two prizes at the 42nd CineMart

Uta Beria's Tear Gas scoops two prizes at the 42nd CineMart

The Eurimages Innovation and Outreach Awards went to Robin Coops’ One Charming Night and Thomas Woodroffe’s Bloques erráticos, respectively  

06/02 | IFFR 2025 | IFFR Pro/Awards

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