Can Africa Hope for an Oscar?
Nine films have been sent to the 2025 Oscars by African countries. Will any one get a nomination?
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The House of Janus
Singaporean playwright Keng Sen Ong juxtaposes his queer take on a 17th century opera with a documentary about Dutch curator and academic Adriaan van der Staay’s summer retreat in the beautiful yet bewildering 'The House of Janus'.
OSCARS 2025
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An Interview with Zeki Demirkubuz
Zeki Demirkubuz, one of Turkey's best-known filmmakers, discusses the importance of closely observing and deeply understanding people in this interview on his new film 'Life' ('Hayat').
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Teta (Grandmother)
A mother and her young son’s relationship is pushed to the limit in Teta, an unnerving psychological horror with disquieting, supernatural overtones.
Cairo 2024
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Cairo 2024: The Verdict
Returning after last year's dramatic cancellation, the 45th edition of the long-running Cairo festival had a rich international program but a special focus on strong films from Africa, the Middle East, Palestine and Egypt itself.
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Glimmers
Pilar Palomero returns to San Sebastián with her third feature, the quietly moving family drama ‘Glimmers’.
IDFA 2024
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“This film disproves the supremacy of Global North academic institutions”: an interview with ‘The Shadow Scholars’ director Eloise King
British director Eloise King discusses her documentary 'The Shadow Scholars', showing at the 2024 edition of IDFA, and what it says about the intellectual capacities of the Global South.
