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87 articles available in total starting from 19/06/2007. Last article published on 20/05/2025.

Arthur Harari  • Director of Onoda – 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

Interview: Arthur Harari • Director of Onoda – 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

"I wanted to make a film that was bigger than me, that was beyond me"

CANNES 2021: The French filmmaker explains the genesis of his extraordinary second feature, which was presented in the opening slot of the Un Certain Regard section  

08/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Un Certain Regard

Review: Onoda – 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

Review: Onoda – 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

CANNES 2021: Arthur Harari delivers a breath-taking movie, in the tradition of the greatest classic films, depicting the 10,000 nights spent in the jungle by a Japanese fighter forgotten on an island  

07/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Un Certain Regard

Review: Annette

Review: Annette

CANNES 2021: Part-prestige production, part-cult curio, Leos Carax’s weird creation is a Cannes opener to remember  

07/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Competition

Cannes' Marché du Film set to organise screenings in five countries

Cannes' Marché du Film set to organise screenings in five countries

Melbourne, Mexico, Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo will feature physical screenings of many films selected in Cannes, the day after their official premieres and exclusively for film professionals  

17/06/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Marché du Film

The first co-production between Italy and Japan Mishima - Le rose della vendetta is currently in development

The first co-production between Italy and Japan Mishima - Le rose della vendetta is currently in development

Directed by Gigi Roccati and co-written by Edoardo Pesce, who also stars as the male lead, the project will be presented at the 2021 Far East Film Festival  

09/06/2021 | Production | Funding | Italy/Japan

Review: Cholitas

Review: Cholitas

In this uplifting documentary, directed by Jaime Murciego and Pablo Iraburu, five indigenous Bolivian women free themselves from the shackles of their daily lives by trying to climb Aconcagua  

28/08/2020 | Films | Reviews | Spain/Japan/Chile/Bolivia

Review: Norie

Review: Norie

The pretext for a necessary family exercise, Yuki Kawamura’s intimate documentary is now part of the LuxFilmFest Home Edition programme  

02/04/2020 | Luxembourg 2020

Lachezar Avramov  • Director of A Picture with Yuki

Interview: Lachezar Avramov • Director of A Picture with Yuki

“Seeing the reality we are so used to through the eyes of a foreigner was really tempting”

We chatted to Lachezar Avramov, a Bulgarian director whose film A Picture with Yuki has just won a Special Mention at this year’s Golden Rose Film Festival  

09/10/2019 | Golden Rose 2019

Joe Odagiri • Director of They Say Nothing Stays the Same

Interview: Joe Odagiri • Director of They Say Nothing Stays the Same

"The bridge is useful for people, but like that a beautiful culture is going to disappear"

VENICE 2019: Japanese star Joe Odagiri presents his feature-length directorial debut, They Say Nothing Stays the Same, in the Giornate degli Autori  

10/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Hirokazu Kore-eda  • Director of The Truth

Interview: Hirokazu Kore-eda • Director of The Truth

“There is always some loneliness that comes with success”

VENICE 2019: Cineuropa met up with acclaimed Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda, who left his home country for musings on family and fame in The Truth  

30/08/2019 | Venice 2019 | Competition

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