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680 articles available in total starting from 03/07/2002. Last article published on 11/07/2025.

Review: Transamazonia

Review: Transamazonia

Despite its fascinating aesthetics, Pia Marais’ latest feature fails to deliver a compelling tale owing to its confusing writing  

13/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Hafsia Herzi’s The Last One now in post-production

Hafsia Herzi’s The Last One now in post-production

This loose adaptation of Fatima Daas’ novel is produced by June Films, together with Arte France Cinéma and Germany’s Katuh Studio  

30/07/2024 | Production | Funding | France/Germany

Anja Kreis  • Director of The Alienated

Interview: Anja Kreis • Director of The Alienated

"The power of evil is not only in the government but also in the mentality of people"

The Russian-born filmmaker discusses her second feature and the uncomfortable questions it raises, about human conscience and morality, as well as the concepts of God and evil  

11/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Review: The Alienated

Review: The Alienated

Writer-director Anja Kreis’s long-awaited sophomore feature buckles under the weight of myriad references, moods and conceptual ambitions  

09/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Claire Burger  • Director of Foreign Language

Interview: Claire Burger • Director of Foreign Language

“I wanted to show beautiful things amongst the youth, even if the current moment is complicated”

The French director talks about her second solo feature film, a vivid and subtle portrait of today’s youth  

05/07/2024 | BRIFF 2024

Noaz Deshe  • Director of Xoftex

Interview: Noaz Deshe • Director of Xoftex

"I wanted to document the progression of the mental state of stateless people in a refugee camp"

The director tells us more about his new film, in which he portrays refugees filming satirical sketches and preparing for a zombie horror flick while awaiting immigration interviews in a Greek camp  

05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Miguel Gomes’s Cannes hit Grand Tour sells big worldwide

Miguel Gomes’s Cannes hit Grand Tour sells big worldwide

The Match Factory has closed a raft of deals with key territories including Spain, Poland, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea and Australia  

05/07/2024 | Industry | Market | Portugal/Italy/France/Germany/Japan/China

Review: Xoftex

Review: Xoftex

Noaz Deshe makes tragic reality and surreal fantasies overlap in order to portray the frustrating situation at a Greek refugee camp  

02/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

The Alentours Forum selects 22 projects

The Alentours Forum selects 22 projects

The Strasbourg-based event unspooling between 2 and 4 July has announced its selection, featuring Benoît Volnais’ new movie  

26/06/2024 | Alentours Forum 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Teaser poster and first clips for Karlovy Vary entry Xoftex

EXCLUSIVE: Teaser poster and first clips for Karlovy Vary entry Xoftex

The new film by Noaz Deshe, Venice Lion of the Future winner for White Shadow, centres on asylum seekers filming satirical sketches while they await news on their status in a Greek refugee camp  

11/06/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

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