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134 articles available in total starting from 18/02/2024. Last article published on 23/05/2025.

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Laura Carreira • Director of On Falling

Interview: Laura Carreira • Director of On Falling

“It felt important to show that even free time isn’t really free”

The Portuguese director explains how she puts us in the headspace of a warehouse picker in her remarkable debut feature  

25/09/2024 | San Sebastián 2024 | Competition

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

Lina Vdovîi, Radu Ciorniciuc • Directors of Tata

Interview: Lina Vdovîi, Radu Ciorniciuc • Directors of Tata

“We must be willing to hold ourselves accountable and create safe spaces so that others can speak out against abuse”

The pair of directors tell us how they made their documentary, which combines Vdovîi’s painful family story with the tale of her father’s abuse at the hands of his employer  

19/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | TIFF Docs

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

Frida Kempff • Director of The Swedish Torpedo

Interview: Frida Kempff • Director of The Swedish Torpedo

“A woman who crosses the English Channel just five days before the outbreak of World War II? That’s a film I’d like to see”

The Swedish director discusses how she intended to pay tribute to her fellow countrywoman who shared her affinity for water  

17/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Centrepiece

Review: Linda

Review: Linda

Mariana Wainstein's feature debut is a thematically tame but intimately lensed take on the story of a seductive guest entering the household of a wealthy family  

16/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Discovery

Akinmuyiwa Bisola, Okechukwu Samuel, Mathew Cerf, James Tayler • Directors of The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos

Interview: Akinmuyiwa Bisola, Okechukwu Samuel, Mathew Cerf, James Tayler • Directors of The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos

“An individual has to put their selfish interests aside to focus on the beautiful goal that we aim to achieve”

Four members of the Agbajowo Collective speak about their debut fiction feature and how their filmmaking intersects with their grassroots social advocacy efforts  

16/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Centrepiece

Review: Front Row

Review: Front Row

Prolific Algerian filmmaker Merzak Allouache's 19th feature is a social issues comedy full of awkward moments and centred around two rival families at the beach  

16/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Centrepiece

Fabian Stumm • Director of Sad Jokes

Interview: Fabian Stumm • Director of Sad Jokes

“I wanted to see what happens when you turn up the sad volume and the funny volume, and then let them collide”

The German writer-actor-director gives us more information about the translatability of humour, his working methods and how to keep the creative spark alive  

16/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Discovery

Review: Seven Days

Review: Seven Days

Directed by Ali Samadi Ahadi, this Mohammad Rasoulof-penned film tells of the true-to-life sacrifices that Iranian women human rights leaders make as both mothers and activists  

16/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Centrepiece

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