An Interview with Prince Daniel
The director of Nigeria’s Oscar submission for Best International Film, ‘Mai Martaba’, talks about questioning long-standing systems and transitioning from radio to the big screen.
Interviews & Profiles
An Interview with Alessandra Celesia
The director of ‘The Flats’ discusses documenting the untold stories of The Troubles.
An Interview with Rusudan Glurjidze
The director of Georgia’s International Film submission ‘The Antique’ discusses the film’s difficult Venice debut and modern-day censorship from Russia.
Profile: Rakeen Saad
Rakeen Saad of Jordan began acting at ten and has steadily grown in her chosen career.
Profile: Noha Adel
Screenwriter and director Noha Adel represents Egypt in Cairo Film Festival competition with her first feature, ‘Spring Came Laughing’.
Profile: Ahmad Al-Ayyad
For his extensive experience covering Saudi cinema and the regional film industry, Al-Ayyad has been awarded the Next Generation Award.
Profile: Hani Khalifa
Hani Khalifa’s latest film ‘Flight 404’ is Egypt’s official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards.
Film Critic Justin Chang Wins a Pulitzer
A prestigious award and well-earned recognition goes to a sensitive and communicative film critic.
Beki Probst Awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Hats off to the grande dame of the film world.
5 Questions for Matteo Garrone
Two African boys who dream of Europe cross the Sahara and the Mediterranean on a heroic journey in ‘Me Captain’. Italy’s Oscar entry from acclaimed filmmaker Matteo Garrone.
Five Questions for Milorad Milinkovic
Filmmaker and producer Milorad Milinkovic reveals he is also a history buff in his recreation of the assassination of Prince Mihailo Obrenovic III in Serbia’s Oscar entry, ‘The Duke and the Poet’.
5 Questions for Margreth Olin
Nine cinematographers worked on depicting the landscape of glaciers and fjords that shaped director Margreth Olin’s childhood in Norway.
João Canijo on Oscars, Dual Projects and Strindberg
The director of ‘Bad Living’ talks to TFV about how it feels to be Portugal’s Oscar submission for the third time.
Anna Hints on Safe Spaces, Nudity and Posters
Director Anna Hints discusses all things ‘Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’, Estonia’s Oscar entry.
Radu Jude Discusses Red Carpets, Barbie and Dracula
Exuberant director Radu Jude talks to TFV about Romania’s Oscar hopeful ‘Do Not Expect Too Much From the
End of the World’ and what’s coming next.
Five Questions for Loïc Tanson, director of ‘The Last Ashes’
The filmmaker talks about ‘The Last Ashes’, an intriguing blend of European and American film traditions that is Luxembourg’s selection for the Oscar race.
“Miracles happen, you just need to look around”: an interview with Tinatin Kajrishvili and Lasha Khalvashi.
Tinatin Kajrishvili, the director and producer of Georgia’s official Oscar submission ‘Citizen Saint’ discuss superstition, crucifixion and the current boom in world-class Georgian cinema.
Spanish Screenings XXL Wraps and migrates to ROMA’s MIA
BY LIZA FOREMAN SAN SEBASTIAN - Spain’s most important film festival draws to a close on Saturday night, concluding nine days of industry meets, film screenings and galas. The Spanish film industry’s post-pandemic recovery program: Spanish Screenings XXL, worked to beef up the festival’s industry activities. That program aims to increase the international reach of...
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A Turn of the Century Dream for Women’s Lib in India Leads Pack of Female Filmmaker Visions at San Sebastian Film Fest.
BY LIZA FOREMAN SAN SEBASTIAN -- Muslim Feminist writer and social reformer Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain published Sultana’s Dream in 1905. Spanish filmmaker Isabel Herguera’s big screen adaptation of that story, ten years in the making, has made the competition section at this year’s festival in Spain. The story evolves in Ladyland, the Feminist utopia Hossain...
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CineVerdict: Víctor Erice
Víctor Erice maestro del cine español recibe el Premio Donostia en el SSIFF.
German Films Travel
BY LIZA FOREMAN SAN SEBASTIAN - It wasn't long ago that German directors making the festival rounds typically were Wim Wenders, Werner Herzog, Margarethe von Trotta and Volker Schlondorff. But a slew of newer directors has come up through the ranks in the past two decades, alongside a constellation of German stars, thanks to ongoing...
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Víctor Erice, Spanish Master
Revered Spanish filmmaker Victor Erice receives the Donostia Award at SSIFF.
US ShowBiz Sparks Investor confab
By Liza Foreman A bevy of high-power American executives hit the San Sebastian International Film Festival on Tuesday for the 2nd edition of the Creative Investors’ Conference. That conference serves mainly to put a spotlight on business beyond Europe. The film festival is Spain's most important, with a strong focus on the local market. Despite...
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Venice Film Fest Players Strike Deals Amid Hollywood Strike Action
By Liza Foreman Amid the somewhat muted Red Carpet activity affected by the ongoing strikes in Hollywood, sales companies have been ratcheting in deals on smaller as well as bigger titles. Most companies contacted by The Film Verdict were keeping mum on further news but apparently enjoying dealmaking in the sunshine. “We have absolutely had...
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Venice Bridge Market Hits Milestones and Builds Better Platform for Producers
The Venice Production Bridge is the multi-faceted market arm of the Venice Film Festival, attended by festival business players. VBP focuses on producers and production than sales. By Liza Foreman When the Venice Production Bridge’s head honcho Pascal Diot started the Venice film market some 12 years ago, he had a specific idea in mind:...
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Italy Pavilion Interview: With the Stars Away, Business Comes into Play in Venice
By Liza Foreman The Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido has long been a focal point for delegates and stars gathered for the annual Venice International Film Festival. For the 80th edition of the festival this week, the beach hotel which houses both the Venice Production Bridge film market and the Italian Pavilion was less about glitz,...
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TFV Talks to Nicola Borrelli
Director General Cinema and Audiovisual Nicola Borrelli at the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and for Tourism takes time to speak with The Film Verdict before Venice.
MILC Metaverse Finds its Home with the Oldenburg Film Festival
Renowned for its innovation, for its 30th anniversary this year, the Oldenburg Film Festival has partnered with the MILC Platform and The Film Verdict to take its first virtual steps into the Metaverse. Users can immerse themselves in virtual Oldenburg and its rich history, attend panel discussions and discover a curated collection of films from...
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IFTA & AFM STEADFAST LEADERSHIP AND VISION
Jean M. Prewitt is President and Chief Executive Officer, before joining IFTA, Ms. Prewitt was a Principal from 1994 to 1999 at a major Washington, D.C.-based lobbying and public relations firm, representing some of the world’s most prestigious entertainment and high technology companies. She also served as a senior government official with the U.S. Department...
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Guillermo Arriaga Opens Up to TFV
by Liza Foreman Oscar-winning writer Guillermo Arriaga (21 Grams, Amores Perros, Babel) wasn't even 30 when he was asleep in a car which fell off a cliff. But instead of ending his life, the near-fatal accident inspired the Mexican multihyphenate’s first screenplay entitled ‘A Cielo Abierto’ in his native tongue. Written in his mid 30s,...
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Location Flashback: Summertime (1955) Campo San Barnaba – Venice, Italy
Summertime (1955) Campo San Barnaba – Venice, Italy
Holding The Euro Umbrella at TIFF
TFV:A question to you both; how many times or years have you attended TIFF, Toronto for European Film Promotion? SONJA HEINEN: This year, it is EFP’s 25th year at TIFF! We started back then with a small table with a sign on it saying: “The Europeans.” In 2016 we re-invented this idea and organized a...
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EUREKA! The Europeans Are Coming
Europeans are coming. EFP and eurimages are coming to Toronto
Schutter Shines Optimism
Christian De Schutter, newly Elected EFP Board Members chats with TFV
Iranian Director Ali Ahmadzadeh Pressured to Withdraw ‘Critical Zone’ from Locarno
Ali Ahmadzadeh’s third feature ‘Critical Zone’ is an outspoken reflection of the rage in Iranian society today. It is under attack.
Roberto Stabile reflects on the AVP Summit and Italy’s role in the industry
Roberto Stabile heads the second AVP Summit in Trieste.
Bold Stage Set at AVP with Honest Dialogue
The second Audio-Visual Producers (AVP) Summit ended last Friday after three days of panels and discussions tackling topics from the use of artificial intelligence to innovative methods to get indie production projects financed and off the ground, the production of series and films for a global audience, the effects of the platforms on product quality,...
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Optimism Emerges at Vinciquerra-Ben Ammar Fireside Chat
Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra and Eagle Pictures president Tarak Ben Ammar swapped ideas at a lively encounter at the second Audio-Visual Producers (AVP) Summit in Trieste, Italy.
Thomas Imbach on his Pilgrimage to See Jean-Luc Godard
Swiss filmmaker Thomas Imbach talks about his new documentary ‘Say God Bye’, which screens in the Proxima competition at Locarno.
Celine Song on Directing her First Film and Working with Producer Christine Vachon
The Korean-Canadian filmmaker is taking her directorial debut ‘Past Lives’ around the world.
Death Becomes Him: Jan Soldat on Christopher Lee, death scenes and manipulating emotions
German filmmaker Jan Soldat explains his fascination with cinematic death scenes and the iconic actors who star in them.
Kudos to Jalmari Helander
The Finnish director is the creative force behind ‘Sisu’, one of the action cinema highlights of the year.
Patricio Plaza
Léalo en español n animator and film director born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Patricio Plaza studied visual arts and audiovisual communication at the National University of La Plata. He worked as a commercial 2D animator for various studios for over 20 years, participating in seven feature films and numerous series and advertising projects. His personal...
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Marcos Almada
Marcos Almada is a children's book author, illustrator and filmmaker. He has created characters such as Oscar the Possum and Domingo Teporingo, as well as those starring in Dr. Gecko's Show, a TV series developed by CONACYT and INMEGEN. Alongside producer and animator Carlos Azcuaga, he has directed and written several short films such as...
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Diego Huacuja T
Designer and illustrator Diego Huacuja T is the creative director and co-founder of the company Basa, specialized in design and animation. His fusion of different forms of visual expression and his passion for design and animation have led Diego and his company to reach new personal and professional levels within the industry, leading to local...
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Aria Covamonas
Aria Covamonas (he/she), by her own admission, was born in 1979 (Solar Common Era) on Earth, a naturally occurring planet in the solar system. Aria is a self-taught filmmaker, photomonteur, and animator. They are best known for their animated films, which are notably influenced by the photomontages of Hannah Höch and the oeuvre of mistress...
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Miguel Anaya Borja
After studying Graphic Communication Design at the Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM), Miguel Anaya Borja has worked in the areas of art direction, graphic design, advertising, production, and animation. He taught animation courses at the Universidad Iberoamericana, graphic design at the UAM and workshops for children and adults in several states in the country. His first...
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Amanda Woolrich
An engraving artist as well as a painter and animator, Amanda Woolrich has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Faculty of Visual Arts of the UNAM. In 2019 and 2021 she was a recipient of a fellowship from the National Fund for Culture and Arts (FONCA) for young creators with her animated experimental shorts “Here...
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Amanda Woolrich
Amanda Woolrich es artista de grabado, pintora y animadora. Es egresada, con licenciatura y maestría de la Facultad de Artes Visuales de la UNAM. Fue beneficiaria del programa de jóvenes creadores del FONCA en 2019 con Aquí y allá y en 2021 con Trasiego ambos con cortometrajes de animación experimental. Además de exhibirse en Annecy,...
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Miguel Ángel Anaya Borja
Miguel Ángel Anaya Borja es un animador mexicano participante con k8 en el Festival de Annecy
Aria Covamonas
Aria Covamonas, artista mexicana de la animaciòn, sus cortos animados participaron en el Festival de Annecy 2023
Diego Huacuja T.
Diego Huacuja T. es un animador e ilustrador mexicano, sus cortos animados participan en el Festival de Annecy 2023
Marcos Almada
Marcos Almada en un ilustrador, autor de libros infantiles y cortos animados. Participò en el Festival de Annecy 2023
Patricio Plaza
Patricio Plaza autor de cortos animados, participò en competencia en el Festival de Annecy con Carne de DIos
Rita Basulto
Rita Basulto, creadora de cortos animados participa en competencia en el Festival de Annecy
CINEVERDICT: Kudos a Jorge R. Gutiérrez
CineVerdict: El creador mexicano de animación Jorge Gutiérrez habla con TFV sobre su parte favorita del proceso creativo, lo sorprendente de ganarse la vida con lo que le gusta y tiene además consejos para todo el mundo
m-appeal celebrates 15th Birthday closing deals on the Croisette
Founded in 2008, m-appeal is a dynamic world sales company well- established on the international market. With a carefully curated selection of about 8 films per year, and a focus on original international art-house and genre cinema. They take a particular interest in queer cinema. Working hand in hand with filmmakers, they aim to nurture...
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World Class Location for International Filming
TFV first met Steven Davenport last March at AFCI Week in Los Angeles, where she sat down to record a podcast with Eric Mika, President and Publisher of The Film Verdict (now available). Ireland is a world-class location for international production with an abundance of talented writers, directors, producers and cast supported by an excellent...
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1 Year old Mongolian Film Council celebrates the first Mongolian Film at Cannes
TFV first met Nomin Erdine last March at AFCI Week in Los Angeles, where she sat down to record a podcast with Eric Mika, President and Publisher of The Film Verdict (now available). The establishment of the Mongolian National Film Council was made possible through the passage of the law on the promotion of cinematography,...
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Zoljargal Purevdash becomes the first Mongolian director in Cannes’ Official Selection
The director of ‘If Only I Could Hibernate’ on script labs, working with children and bringing Mongolian cinema to Cannes.
Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s Banel & Adama is the only first feature in Cannes competition
The French-Senegalese director of ‘Banel & Adama’, Ramata-Toulaye Sy, talks to TFV about shooting on location, writing, and having a first film in the main competition in Cannes.
Saudi Film Biz Goes Pro
No one could have predicted that just five years after cinemas reopened in Saudi Arabia in 2018, the Kingdom would become a hub for entertainment. In fact, as part of HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud’s Saudi Vision 2030, there will be at least 300 theaters with over 2,000 movie screens by that...
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Catalonia, A Giant in Film Locations & Incentives
TFV first met, Carlota Guerrero Manager at Catallunya Film Commission. in March at AFCI Week in Los Angeles, where she sat down to record a podcast with Eric Mika, President and Publisher of The Film Verdict (now available on spotify). Catalonia hosts an average of 4,000 productions per year – from short films to feature...
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Rai Cinema – €86million Supported the Backbone of the Italian Film Industry
Paolo Del Brocco has been CEO of Rai Cinema, the production arm of Italy’s public broadcaster Rai, since 2010. He joined Rai in 1991 and was managing director of Rai Cinema from 2007 to 2010. With investments in roughly half of Italy’s film output, Rai Cinema is the most powerful force in the world of...
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Bega Metzner brings passion, Culture, and film to Moab Film Commission
TFV first met Bega Metzner last March at AFCI Week in Los Angeles, where she sat down to record a podcast with Eric Mika, President and Publisher of The Film Verdict (now available). Born and raised in New York City by her director father and photographer mother, Bega Metzner was a child of the industry....
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$100m FILM INVESTMENT FUND ANNOUNCED
ROAA Media Ventures, Saudi Cultural Development Fund and MEFIC Capital disclosed that they have come together to establish a Film Investment Fund for the Kingdom. The agreement was announced during an exclusive industry breakfast hosted by Saudi Cultural Development Fund during the Cannes Film Festival. ROAA Media Ventures, a holding company at the forefront of...
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FROM SILK ROAD TO FILM ROAD
Italy and China, two ancient lands far away from one another, have historic ties going back centuries. It is generally believed that Marco Polo, a Venetian, was the first Westerner to explore China and chronicle his journey. In more recent times, Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci brought China to Italian screens with his spectacular 1987 feature...
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Tristan Albrect has higher ambitions for Valias then the Dom at 4,545 meters
TFV first met Tristan Albrecht last March at AFCI Week in Los Angeles, when he sat down to record a podcast with Eric Mika, President and Publisher of The Film Verdict (now available on Spotify). “Filming in Valais feels like home, or perhaps even better!” says Mr. Albrecht. One of the recent completed projects supported...
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Ava Cahen leads the Cannes Critics Week
The Critics Week “helps showcase the diversity of the first features’ landscape.”
One of the goals of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Vision 2023 is to position the Kingdom as a prime location and film hub for the industry worldwide. The two main pillars of this project are AlUla and Neom. AlUla is a historical area near the Hijaz Mountains in the country’s northwest where traces of human life...
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The Saudi Film Festival
As one drives to opening night of the Saudi Film Festival in a festival-branded, air-conditioned car, the iconic Ithra building rises up out of the encroaching desert of the Eastern Province like a mirage. The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture is a magnificent feat of architecture; it is also known simply as Ithra, which...
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The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture – aptly named Ithra, for ‘enrichment’ in Arabic – is Saudi Arabia’s leading center for all things creative and cross-cultural. Ithra opened its doors to the public in 2018 as an ambitious Aramco initiative to empower and celebrate creativity through workshops, performances, and events based on the key...
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Ahd Kamel
Actress and filmmaker Ahd Hassan Kamel appeared on the festival scene playing Ms. Hussa in the ground-breaking Saudi film Wajdja, followed by roles in the 2018 BBC2/Netflix series Collateral and a turn co-starring in the 2022 Amazon thriller All the Old Knives alongside Chris Pine. After growing up in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Ahd moved to...
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Fatima Al-Banawi
Already a luminous presence on the Saudi film scene, Fatima Al-Banawi is a multi-talented actress and writer who is now completing her first feature film as a director. She was selected for TIME magazine’s Young Generations Leaders List in 2018 for her storytelling about life in Saudi Arabia, a project called The Other Story which...
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The Saudi Film Festival’s Visionary Founder Looks Forward
Over nine editions, the dream of a film festival in Saudi Arabia has become a reality.
Meet Julien Rejl, New Head of the Quinzaine des Cinéastes
The new General Delegate of the Quinzaine talks to TFV about conflicts of interest, streaming and Quentin Tarantino.
Italian Screens
By Caren Davidkhanian Led by Roberto Stabile, Italian Screens was launched jointly by Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Cinecittà for the Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Ministry of Culture, and the Academy of Italian Cinema and David di Donatello Awards, the Italian premier film awards that showcase the best of Italy’s film...
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Interview with Italy’s Ambassador to South Africa
By Caren Davidkhanian Italian Screens will be in Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Cape Town this month thanks to Paolo Cuculi, Italy’s ambassador to South Africa, who says that the event will contribute to strengthening the cultural ties between his country and South Africa. Here Cuculi, whose diplomatic career took off in 1992, tells The Film Verdict...
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TFV Takes Oldenburg Out Of This World
In a groundbreaking collaboration that aims to set a new standard for the convergence of technology and the arts, we are thrilled to announce that the renowned Oldenburg International Film Festival has partnered with the innovative teams at MILC Platform and The Film Verdict to become one of the first International Film Festivals to put...
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Jeonju Co-director Min Sungwook Talks to TFV
From “crisis is opportunity” to the joy of discovering impressive new titles, Jeonju veteran Min Sungwook takes us behind the scenes of a beloved South Korean festival.
Insight Into FESPACO
As a lover of African and African Diaspora film, attending the Fespaco film and television festival in Burkina Faso for the seventh time since 2005 was an inspiring experience. As one of Africa's largest and oldest film and television festivals and markets, Fespaco significantly impacts the local economy of Ouagadougou, the capital and most populated...
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AFCI Week
Film commissioners from around the world gathered in Hollywood March 27-30 for AFCI Week 2023 – the premier global conference for film commission professionals. Held at the Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, the conference brought together more than 125 film commissioners who spent the week sharing best practices, meeting with colleagues and forging new...
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Italy Sets Cultural Agenda With Hollywood
Lucia Borgonzoni has been undersecretary of Italy’s Ministry of Culture since 2018, the same year in which she won a seat in the Italian Senate for the Northern League party becoming one of her country’s youngest senators. Although Borgonzoni has been involved in politics since the age of 16 when she became the leader of...
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Welt Der Wunder Visionary CEO Hendrik Heys Takes Action
TFV talks with Hendrik Hey, the founder of MILC (Media Industry Licensing Content)
Euro Powers Look Inward to Secure Oscar Noms
As more and more international films gain popularity in various Oscar categories, it seems as though the once dominant Italian and French film industries are reexamining their approach to nominating their films. Italy hasn’t been able to take home an Oscar since 2013 when La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) won Best International Feature Film,...
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David di Donatello Gets Gender Equality Overhaul
Piera Detassis is the most influential woman in the world of Italian cinema. After a long career covering all aspects of the film industry, from cinema historian to film critic and journalist, as well as organizer of some of the most significant cinema events in Italy, in 2018 she landed the coveted job of president...
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Italian Screens 2022 Delivers Results
After years of what can be perceived as an Italian crisis of its films performing internationally, it appears that the crisis is ending and Italian films are on the uptick again, along with coproductions that have been rising after a dip caused by the pandemic. According to ANICA, the Italian association of film industries, 118...
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Are Festivals Playing It Safe?
Festival directors of San Sebastian, the Viennale, Locarno and Berlin talk to TFV.
Curti Mirrors Minerva
Gianluca Curti grew up in one of the most important dynasties of Italian cinema. He is the CEO of independent Italian producer and distributor Minerva Pictures, a 2,000-title-strong company founded by his grandfather, Antonio Curti, in 1953, and headed by his father, Ermanno, before he took over. His mother was Italian actress Leonora Ruffo, known...
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Profile: João Canijo
Portuguese auteur João Canijo is making his Berlinale debut with a Competition/Encounters diptych set in a hotel.
Claire Simon
A Berlin regular, French documentarian Claire Simon is back in the Forum section with her film ‘Our Body’, chronicling the everyday routines in a gynecological hospital.
Antonio Bigini
Bologna-based film curator and director Antonio Bigini is in Berlin with his fiction debut ‘The Properties of Metals’, premiering in the Generation sidebar.
Letta Defines Leadership
Giampaolo Letta is arguably the most powerful man in Italy’s film industry. He hails from an influential Italian family. His father, Gianni, is a well-known journalist and politician who was undersecretary of state in four Silvio Berlusconi governments. His cousin, Enrico, was himself prime minister of one of Italy’s short-lived governments. Letta became vice president...
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Malene Choi
Korean-born Danish filmmaker Malene Choi talks to The Film Verdict about her fiction debut ‘The Quiet Migration’, premiering in the Panorama section.
CAPTAIN ITALIA
by Caren Davidkhianan Roberto Stabile, Head of Special Projects of Directorate General of Cinema and Audiovisual-Ministry of Culture at Cinecittà, is the man behind ANICA’s renewed drive to revive and expand Italy’s international film markets, from bringing new luster to the historical relations with the movie industry in France to cracking new markets open in...
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AMBASSADORS OF AN ART FORM
HEADLINE: AMBASSADORS OF AN ART FORM Koen Van Bockstal (1961) is a historian of Ghent University by training. After a short period as a history and aesthetics teacher in secondary education and freelance journalist at De Morgen, he worked for over 18 years in the music industry as CEO (including at MCA Music Entertainment, Sony...
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Kudos to Enzo d’Alò
The acclaimed Italian animator is unveiling his first English-language film at the Berlinale in the Generation section.
ATLAS INTERNATIONAL REACHES NEXT GEN
Born in Belgium, Michel Vandewalle was drawn to the world of entertainment as a very young man. He was part of an international orchestra and participated in theater and dance in school and later as a teenager started working in front of and behind the camera. There were also early signs of Michel as an...
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CEO VINCENZO MOSCA REFLECTS ON THE INDUSTRY
Vincenzo Mosca's career began in '86, when he was hired at SACIS, RAI's commercial company, with responsibility for program sales to Western European television stations. He was later appointed head of the Paris office of SACIS, with a specific mandate to develop co-productions. In 1990, he was in charge of international sales for the live...
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TFV Interviews Patricia Ortega
Venezuelan director Patricia Ortega talks about her journey of self-discovery and the pleasures of sex in ´Mamacruz´, competing at Sundance.
TFV Interviews Petr Vaclav
The Czech director discusses the challenges of making the multilingual biopic ‘Il Boemo’.
Profile: Houman Seyyedi
Talented filmmaker Houman Seyyedi takes a ride on the dark side in Iran’s Oscar entry, ‘World War III’.
TFV Interviews Gunnar Vikene
The Norwegian director talks about his very personal epic ‘War Sailor’.
CINE VERDICT Profile: Laura Mora
Laura Mora entrega con Los reyes del mundo –primera colombiana en ganar la Concha de oro– una épica caótica y onírica que es ahora la candidata colombiana a los Oscares.
TFV Interviews Mario Martone
The busy Italian filmmaker, who is concurrently a veteran stage and opera director, describes the genesis of Italy’s international Oscar submission.
Profile: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alejandro González Iñárritu, the celebrated director returns to his homeland with a brilliant, excessive, quasi-autobiography that will represent Mexico in the International Oscar race.
CINE VERDICT Profile: Alejandro González Iñárritu
CINE VERDICT Alejandro González Iñárritu, el célebre director regresa a su país con una quasi autobiografía brillante y desmesurada que representa a México en la carrera internacional por los Óscares
TFV INTERVIEWS LORENZO VIGAS
Venice Golden Lion winner Lorenzo Vigas talks to TFV about his latest film ‘The Box’ (‘La caja’), which has been submitted by Venezuela for the International Oscars 2023.
CINE VERDICT ENTREVISTA A LORENZO VIGAS
El ganador del León de Oro de Venecia, Lorenzo Vigas, habla con TFV sobre su última película, La Caja, que ha sido presentada por Venezuela como candidata para el premio Oscar Internacional 2023.
TFV Interviews Maryam Touzani
The Moroccan director and screenwriter of ‘The Blue Caftan’ talks about the personal origins of her films.
