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AWARDS CORNER

March 29, 2022 di Deborah Young

Golden Alexander Award - International competition A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS (Denmark-Finland-Sweden-Ukraine) by Simon Lereng Wilmont Special Jury Award - International competition YOUNG PLATO (UK-Ireland-France-Belgium) by Declan McGrath and Neasa Ní Chianáin Golden Alexander Award - Newcomers competition GOLDEN LAND (Finland-Sweden-Norway) by Inka Achté Special Jury Prize - Newcomers competition THE DEVIL’S DRIVERS (Qatar-France-Lebanon-Germany) by Daniel Carsenty...

KUDOS TO: MOHAMED HEFZY

February 13, 2022 di Deborah Young

When it was announced that Egyptian producer and screenwriter Mohamed Hefzy would be on the World Cinema Dramatic Competition jury at Sundance this year, following his recent jury stints at Venice and BFI London, we saw it as not just a recognition for the producer, but as a sign that the importance of Arab cinema...

Io sto bene

November 3, 2021 di Patricia Boero

In Io sto bene, Luxembourg’s submission to the Oscars, Donato Rotunno movingly chronicles how present-day Europe has become more diverse and tolerant, but still presents obstacles for new arrivals and leaves the elderly isolated and lonely. In one eloquent scene, an aging Italian immigrant visits his wife’s grave while a more recent arrival from Africa...