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609 articles available in total starting from 18/07/2003. Last article published on 15/09/2025.

The Cannes party begins with 18 contenders for the Palme d’Or

The Cannes party begins with 18 contenders for the Palme d’Or

This very beautiful selection features 14 filmmakers who have already been in competition in the past and five first timers, with 12 European titles pursuing the supreme Cannes prize  

14/04/2022 | Cannes 2022

Review: A Holy Family

Review: A Holy Family

Taiwanese director Elvis A-Liang Lu's second documentary is an honest, simultaneously sober and moving exploration of his reunion with his family  

13/04/2022 | Visions du Réel 2022 | Competition

Review: Chaylla

Review: Chaylla

Clara Teper and Paul Pirritano sign a powerful first feature about a young mother struggling to free herself from the abuse of an alcoholic and violent partner  

13/04/2022 | Visions du Réel 2022 | Competition

Rithy Panh • Director of Everything Will Be OK

Interview: Rithy Panh • Director of Everything Will Be OK

"I’m not here to guide the audience with a super interesting story, but to inspire reflection on image and sound"

BERLINALE 2022: The Cambodian director tells us more about his latest diorama-driven film essay, which has received the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution  

18/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Competition

Ursula Meier • Director of The Line

Interview: Ursula Meier • Director of The Line

“Usually in cinema, violence is shown through male protagonists, and when there are women, they’re mostly teenagers”

BERLINALE 2022: The French-Swiss director’s tragicomedy deals with the representation of female violence, casting aside the usual stereotypes  

18/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Competition

Mikhaël Hers • Director of The Passengers of the Night

Interview: Mikhaël Hers • Director of The Passengers of the Night

"I wanted to show the trivial moments in life and their certain grace and make them as poetic as possible"

BERLINALE 2022: The French director discusses family, politics and cinema while talking about his latest film, a nostalgic saga of self-invention  

17/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Competition

Review: One Year, One Night

Review: One Year, One Night

BERLINALE 2022: Isaki Lacuesta explores the harrowing effects of trauma through the story of a couple who survive the Bataclan attack in Paris  

17/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Competition

Andreas Dresen • Director of Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush

Interview: Andreas Dresen • Director of Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush

"I fell in love with the real Rabiye Kurnaz, who showed that is possible to win against the most powerful forces of our world"

BERLINALE 2022: The German director discusses his latest film, which depicts the battle of a Turkish housewife for the release of her son from Guantanamo  

16/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Competition

Isaki Lacuesta • Director of One Year, One Night

Interview: Isaki Lacuesta • Director of One Year, One Night

“This film is not looking for motivations”

BERLINALE 2022: In the Spanish director’s film, a couple tries to deal with the aftermath of the terrorist attack at the Bataclan theatre together, but not in the same way  

16/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Competition

Review: Both Sides of the Blade

Review: Both Sides of the Blade

BERLINALE 2022: Claire Denis and Juliette Binoche reunite in this messy tale delving into the oscillations of the heart  

16/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Competition

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