“Odyssey,” Interview with Director Gerard Johnson and Actress Polly Maberly
Odyssey: Maberly, directed by Johnson, spirals into London's dark side! Debts, kidnapping & violence await. Will she survive?
Odyssey: Maberly, directed by Johnson, spirals into London's dark side! Debts, kidnapping & violence await. Will she survive?
Two Neighbors: A dark comedy explores modern womanhood & relationships. Discover how the film's creative team achieved artistic freedom despite its small budget.
"Blue Film": Ready to be challenged? See the film they DON'T want you to see!
"On the Sea", discover the powerful story of love, identity, and acceptance on the Welsh coast. A must-see film with an unforgettable story.
"I Live Here Now": Ready for a mind-bending cinematic experience? Have a journey into Rose's surreal struggle for autonomy in Julie Pacino's visually stunning, feminist horror masterpiece.
"We wanted to put the audience in that room with those soldiers and let them experience the war moment by moment, as it unfolded".
"Mortician" delves into the challenges faced by Iranian exiles, highlighting the risks and the difficult choices made in the pursuit of freedom and identity.
Giornate degli Autori - Venezia
La direttrice artistica delle 22° Giornate degli Autori , Gaia Furrer introduce la selezione di film che rappresentano una finestra sul mondo, portando gli spettatori in 20 nazioni diverse
Il direttore artistico della 82° Mostra di Venezia, Alberto Barbera, illustra il programma e ricorda come il cinema ci aiuti a capire cosa sta succedendo nel mondo
La delegata generale della 40° SIC , Beatrice Fiorentino, introduce il programma e rivendica la mission della SIC da 40 anni: il gusto per la scoperta e la scelta come atto di responsabilità
100 Litres of Gold – Director Teemu Nikki dives into sahti, sisterhood, and black comedy. A wild brew of laughs, love, and tradition.
La mirada tabù short film festival
Vicky Calavia presenta La Mirada Tabú en Mánchester. La directora del festival habla desde el Instituto Cervantes de Mánchester sobre cine y temáticas tabú, su documental María Moliner y la próxima edición del festival en Zaragoza.
Michel Franco about "Dreams" : 'When the father says "It’s okay to help immigrants, but there are limits," that’s the biggest question in the film: can people [from different contexts] truly see each other as equals?'
"Future Future" director Davi Pretto: 'The apocalypse is not what Hollywood says it is, a huge bang. That's not the apocalypse. The apocalypse is happening every day.'
In "Madly", says director Paolo Genovese, 'we try to observe people from one point of view: our head, our brain. It's the same as the phone in "Perfect Strangers": it’s where we put all our life, all our secrets.'
'The screenplay of "They Come Out of Margo"', says director Alexandros Voulgaris, 'started with another composer, then it became personal, and then it also became about female artists in the 70s and 80s.'
"Bidad" director Soheil Beiraghi: 'A lot is happening in Iran: there is life, their is beauty, and there is a happiness around, and we need to portray that.'
Director Ondřej Provazník on "Broken Voices": 'I wanted to portrait the roots of the kind of #MeToo case that would come out ten, fifteen years after.'
In "A Second Life", by French director Laurent Slama (previously working under the borrowed name of Elisabeth Vogler), Agathe Rousselle's stressed out character is balanced by 'a kind of angel', the kind of friend 'you want to have in your …
"28 years later" marks Danny Boyle’s return to the viral horror world created by 28 Days Later
"Greek Apricots", a seemingly incompatible pair forming a bond during a night in a gas station
British director Paul Andrew Williams about "Dragonfly": 'I look at it like "Romeo and Juliet". It's a love story between these two characters, and it's a tragedy'.
The director-actress duo Nathan Ambrosioni-Camille Cottin held hands throughout the premiere of the former's remarkably composed third feature, 'Out of Love', at the 59th KVIFF.
"Skin on Skin", the passionate and unexpected love story by Simon Schneckenburger is taking part to the 8th edition of Future Frames at KVIFF
Dissection of an incoherence in crisis, a Catalan but universal story world premiering at the 8th Future Frames at the KVIFF
In Son of Happiness, Dominik Mirecki tells the moving story of Beniamin, a boy with Down syndrome who dreams of acting. Through heartfelt realism and emotional depth, Mirecki explores family bonds, love, and the courage to dream—even when the world …
In Karaokiss, Mila Ryngaert blends music, fantasy, and emotion to explore fear, love, and self-expression.
In Fish River Anthology, Veera Lamminpää blends humor, melancholy, and stop-motion animation to explore the inner lives of dead fish in a supermarket. A surreal musical elegy that questions existence, value, and the overlooked beauty of everyday life.
“January” by Jetske Lieber, selected for Future Frames at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, is a gentle, emotionally rich short film about heartbreak, identity, and quiet reconnections.
Terézia Halamová discusses Dog and Wolf at Karlovy Vary, a bold short film exploring identity, loss, and emotional chaos.