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2281 articles available in total starting from 16/05/2002. Last article published on 04/07/2025.

Ciaran Creagh • Director of Ann

Interview: Ciaran Creagh • Director of Ann

“We wanted to be with Ann and to give her a voice”

The Irish director tells us why he wanted to adapt the heart-wrenching true story of Ann Lovett for the big screen  

23/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Review: Plastic Symphony

Review: Plastic Symphony

Juraj Lehotský’s psychological drama is aesthetically elegant but fails to dig deep into its lead character’s soul, resulting in a rather cold-hearted viewing experience  

23/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Review: Ann

Review: Ann

Ciaran Creagh’s new feature uncovers an important page in Ireland’s history, but several technical and directorial flaws affect the quality of the end result  

23/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Review: Lucky Girl

Review: Lucky Girl

The second feature by Ukrainian director Marysia Nikitiuk tells the story of a successful TV presenter struck down by cancer, who wants to fight the disease on her own terms  

22/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Review: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On

Review: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On

Gentian Koçi’s second feature puts the focus on two deaf twin brothers in light of a diagnosis indicating that they are about to lose their eyesight as well  

22/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Review: The Fox

Review: The Fox

Adrian Goiginger’s sophomore feature tells the heartbreaking story of his great-grandfather, an Austrian soldier who comes across a wounded fox cub at the dawn of World War II  

21/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Tallinn competition title Sashenka

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Tallinn competition title Sashenka

Olexandr Zhovna’s “social psychothriller” zooms in on a woman’s pathological desire to have a daughter, which pushes her to treat her son like a girl  

31/10/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Tallinn Black Nights announces its full Official Selection line-up, new competitive strand Critics’ Picks

Tallinn Black Nights announces its full Official Selection line-up, new competitive strand Critics’ Picks

This year’s programme includes 19 world and 4 international premieres, with new pictures from the likes of J-P Valkeapää, Béatrice Pollet, Adrian Goiginger and Hilmar Oddsson  

21/10/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Mikel Gurrea • Director of Suro

Interview: Mikel Gurrea • Director of Suro

“It’s the stories that draw me to them”

The Basque filmmaker talks to us about his feature debut, on the heels of the enthusiastic welcome it received at the San Sebastián and Zurich Film Festivals  

06/10/2022 | Abycine 2022

Sebastián Lelio • Director of The Wonder

Interview: Sebastián Lelio • Director of The Wonder

"It is our responsibility to choose what we want to believe, because what we believe is what we create"

The Chilean director presents a film with a classic feel that uses cinematographic language to address current affairs  

28/09/2022 | San Sebastian 2022 | Competition

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