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574 articles available in total starting from 18/07/2003. Last article published on 28/07/2025.

Stefan Arsenijević • Director of As Far as I Can Walk

Interview: Stefan Arsenijević • Director of As Far as I Can Walk

“We need to reconsider what tradition is and adapt it to the new reality”

With the help of a medieval epic poem, the Serbian director intends to reinvigorate his cultural heritage  

27/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Review: As Far as I Can Walk

Review: As Far as I Can Walk

Serbian director Stefan Arsenijević is back with a surprising concept and an accomplished film telling the story of two African refugees looking for their place in Europe  

24/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Review: A New Old Play

Review: A New Old Play

Qiu Jiongjiong’s Special Jury Prize winner demands commitment, but rewards it with, among other things, a playful take on the afterlife. The good news is, they have soup  

17/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Aurélia Georges • Director of Secret Name

Interview: Aurélia Georges • Director of Secret Name

“As women, we have gained some space and some freedom, but corsets take different shapes”

In her Locarno competition entry, the Paris-born filmmaker focuses on women, and women only  

12/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Chema García Ibarra • Director of The Sacred Spirit

Interview: Chema García Ibarra • Director of The Sacred Spirit

“I like to shoot in places where nobody has taken a camera before”

The award-winning short filmmaker presents his long-awaited feature debut, shot with non-professional actors in his hometown of Elche, which is dripping with his peculiar sense of humour  

11/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Karlovy Vary title As Far as I Can Walk

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Karlovy Vary title As Far as I Can Walk

A reimagining of the Serbian epic poem Banovich Strahinya, Stefan Arsenijević’s second feature centres on a young couple of Ghanaian migrants  

11/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Review: The Sacred Spirit

Review: The Sacred Spirit

With his debut feature, Chema García Ibarra proves that he is excellent at crafting unique atmospheres, stories and sensations, taking daily life as his starting point  

10/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Review: Secret Name

Review: Secret Name

Presented in Locarno’s International Competition, Aurélia Georges’ third feature film is a poetic work of unsettling classicism tackling the subject of otherness  

09/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Axelle Ropert • Director of Petite Solange

Interview: Axelle Ropert • Director of Petite Solange

“In my opinion, emotions are transmitted through simplicity”

A charismatic, young actress stars in the French director’s new film, dealing with divorce shown from the perspective of a child  

09/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Review: The River

Review: The River

As far as “slow cinema” goes, the latest offering from Lebanon’s Ghassan Salhab just crawls along  

09/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

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