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Lovers in the Blue Night: exploring migration, desire, and identity in vibrant city stories, through an emotional journey that reveals the human quest for dignity and love.

Big Little Things: exploring the silent struggles of love, family secrets, and revealing the emotional power of unspoken truths.

Twist & Shoot Mister Suzuki: capturing the rebellious spirit and stylish influence of this innovative director and artist

"What Belongs to Others" by director Grzegorz Dębowski is a crime story that reveals deep human connections and loneliness, challenging perceptions of deception and truth.

Discover how "Until the Day Ends" explores love across political divides, capturing Serbia's protests and the hope for change in a powerful, cinematic journey.

"Dear Ajayi" by director Damilola Orimogunje is an emotional, visually captivating story that explores family, faith, and art in 1990s Nigeria, focusing on sisterly bonds and cultural tensions

Ground floor: exploring societal apathy and personal transformation amidst Hungary’s political shifts through an intense, thought-provoking journey.

"Guria" by director Levan Koguashvili offers a captivating blend of humor and tragedy set in 90s Georgia, highlighting human resilience and authentic stories from post-Soviet times.

"Union Town" by director Barbara Kopple, mightily highlights the ongoing fight for workers' rights and unionization, revealing powerful stories of resilience and activism.

"Listy-Letters from the Silenced Country" by director Andrei Kutsila reveals intimate stories of Belarusian prisoners and exiles, giving voice to resilience and hope amid repression.

"A Day in a Life of Joe: Chapter Phaedra" by director Jacqueline Lentzou blends ordinary moments with cosmic reflections in a surreal, emotional story.

"I Matter" by director Alina Şerban tells a powerful, personal story of Roma youth, unearthing untold truths and fostering self-representation.

From Inside Out: the architecture of Peter Zumthor by Wim Wenders and with the architect Peter Zumthor was presented at the 83rd Venice Film Festival. the film describes how Zumthor emotional insight shapes his timeless, authentic architectural masterpieces.

"Agata The Writer" by Kuba Dorabialski, in competition at Giornate degli Autori, showcases an intimate film blending video art with storytelling, exploring trauma, belonging, and the power of literature.

Presented out of competition in the Open section of Venice 83, Theo Rollason and Peter Tatchell trace Derek Jarman's legacy and today's fight for LGBTQ+ rights in Queer Edward II

Too much sugar by Robert Greene, in the Orizzonti section at the Venice Film Festival reveals raw stories of redemption, family, and healing through a bold documentary that challenges perceptions and inspires change.

In talk with the Director Yukiko Sode and actors Yukino Kishii and Asano Tadanobu from "All the Lovers in the Night" a film exploring the depth of solitude, love, and inner strength.

No Other Land directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor on Naza, in Competition at the Venice Film Festival 2026.

Discover how "The End of Times" blends AI, fiction, and reality to explore family, sadness, and political irony in a captivating, innovative film experience.

"The H@llow Man" by Kamel Laaridhi, selected for Critics Week, at the Venice Film Festival, explores future fears, poetry’s resistance power, and a haunting aesthetic that immerses viewers in a disturbing, thought-provoking world.

Camouflage, by Mykyta Gibalenko, at Giornate degli Autori, explores identity, roots, and migration through a powerful story of war, self-acceptance, and the struggle to belong, in the contemporary situatation of Ukranian migrants.

In competition at Venice 83, Ilya Khrzhanovsky on twenty years of DAU, the controversy over its presence in Venice, and the Soviet totalitarian DNA he says still poisons the present

In competition at Venice 83, Emily Alyn Lind and Catherine Caylee Cowan on the Russian doll storytelling of Company

"The Color of the Sun": discover the captivating beauty of a debut film blending stunning visuals with deep cultural insights from Okinawa’s adolescent life

Savina Neirotti on Biennale College Blend, the new hybrid arts program launched at the Venice Film Festival 2026.

Woman Unknown director May El-Toukhy and actress Mathilde Arcel on the body as battlefield, in competition at Venice 2026.

"The Burning Giants": folklore, reality and forgotten histories ignite in a vivid story of displacement and myth

In competition at the 83° Venice Film Festival, Luca Marinelli and Alicia Vikander on The Echo Chamber, inheriting Bernardo Bertolucci's screenplay and the traces we leave in each other's life

At the 83th Venice Film Festival 2026, Skyler Gisondo, Merritt Wever and Bokeem Woodbine on stepping into the circus of Primetime

"Arrested Memory": a journey into loss, guilt, and self-recovery, revealing a gripping story of memory, identity, and humour amidst societal chaos.

"No paradise if you are killed by a woman": highlighting the fierce resilience and love of kurdish female fighters in war—powerful story

"Conversation With The Sea": intertwining hope and memory and exploring Jerusalem’s hurtful and emotional landscape through the symbolism of water and loss.

Discover how BAO Publishing leads Italy’s graphic novel scene, shaping transmedia adaptations and fostering vibrant creative collaborations.

Demetra in Esilio by Maria Giovanna Cicciari, at Biennale College Cinema 2026: the myth of Demeter and Persephone in Milan.

Ada Solomon on I Matter, young audiences and diversity in European cinema, at the Venice Film Festival 2026.

Director Lee Chang-dong and cast talk about Possible Love, in Competition at the Venice Film Festival 2026.

Lili Horvát opens Giornate degli Autori at the Venice Film Festival 2026 with My Notes On Mars

Discover how MOONFISH, the first animated film supported by Biennale College, explores themes of isolation and human connection in a breathtaking space setting.

Discover how Toxic explores the toxic culture of productivity and its impact on our souls—an urgent, thought-provoking film questioning modern work values.

Rubaiyat Hossain talks about The Difficult Bride, the first Bangladeshi film in Orizzonti, at Venice Film Festival 2026.

Jannis Lenz, director of Oase, at Venice 2026 on youth, social media and the desire to escape visibility.

Julia Loktev discusses exile, journalistic responsibility and the lives of Russian reporters forced to leave their country after the invasion of Ukraine.

Rashid Masharawi and Laura Nikolov on Citizen Osama, a portrait of Gaza's everyday life, at the Venice Film Festival 2026.

In Al Baraneya, Ashgan El-Hamus and Reem Amer explore family, female solidarity and a young woman’s search for freedom between tradition and modernity.

Interview with Shalini Adnani and Maya Mehta, director and actress of "Our share of sand", premiering at International Critics' Week

Sergei Loznitsa, director of Imperium, at Venice 2026 on Soviet archive footage and reconstructing the history of the USSR.

Eklipse director Manuel Wetscher, at Venice 2026, on HIV stigma, autobiographical memory and blending fiction with VHS footage.

Venice Film Festival 2026, Orlando Bloom: “This is a movie you’ve never seen before, and you’ll certainly never see again”

Interview with Leonidas Christopoulos, CEO of EKKOMED, on the new strategy for Greek audiovisual, at Venice 2026.

Venice Immersive turns 10: curator Michel Reilhac on the evolution of immersive art, from virtual socializing to collective storytelling.

MORAGHEB offers a powerful look at family disintegration and societal struggles, highlighting universal themes through compelling storytelling.

At the Venice Film Festival 2026, John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell on old friendships, fear and the shadow of Chile's history in Wild Horse Nine

At the Venice Film Festival 2026, Martin McDonagh on two CIA agents, a doomed friendship and the shadow of Chile's 1973 coup in Wild Horse Nine

Plague: Youssef Chebbi's second feature about twin brothers and a palm tree parasite in Tunisia, selected for Final Cut in Venice 2026.

Madi Makambu: Machérie Ekwa Bahango's second feature explores denied pregnancy in Kinshasa, selected for Final Cut in Venice 2026.

Rula Nasser presents "Occupational Hazards" at the Venice Film Festival 2026, exploring Palestinian family resilience through dark comedy. Click to read!

Your daily guide to the film market at Venice Production Bridge 2026 — panels, meetings and international guests you can't miss.

Discover how Mehal Sefari , Ethiopia's first film in 14 years at Venice, highlights a powerful story set during the Red Terror, opening doors for African cinema.

Discover the intriguing story behind A quarter to Thursday, a surreal film exploring absurdity, politics, and resilience in a world lacking common sense.

Eldorado, the taste of the South explores migration, utopia, and societal critique with humor and depth—discover this powerful, engaging film's story and production journey.

Opening Venice's Mostra 2026 with his festival debut, INK, Danny Boyle on the 1969 birth of The Sun, journalism as a pillar of humanity threatened by AI, and his refusal to turn Rupert Murdoch into a monster

Jane Schoenbrun on her new film "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma": post-transition joy, 80s horror, and reclaiming the trans monster.

Nader Saeivar's Hijamat explores how everybody, of all generations or ethnicities, builds walls around themselves — made of different materials, but all really tall

Jan-Eric Mack's A Happy Family, starring co-writer Anna Schinz, is the first Swiss film ever to compete for the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary

Isabelle Tollenaere's Paris Paris balances hardship and inhumanness with lightheartedness, humour, and playfulness

Tonia Mishiali's The Lion at My Back, winner of the Ecumenical Jury Grand Prize at Karlovy Vary 2026, is the second chapter of her trilogy on women living on the sidelines

Miroslav Terzić's 3 Weeks After, winner of the Europa Cinemas Label at Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2026: "It's not just about peer violence, but about a violent society, and we are all in it."

Ivan Ostrochovský's Only Beautiful Things to Look At tackles forced sterilisation through magnificent visuals: "If the film visually goes against the topic, maybe it is scarier."

In The Guest, where a family reunion is disrupted by a mentally unstable mother played by Trine Dyrholm, Mads Mengel pays close attention to his characters' conflicted feelings

Directors Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov on Black Money for White Nights: "Corruption is at the bottom of everything, but not just that of the outer life, also the corruption of the inner life"

"All Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters were a sort of superheroes for the audience"

Past the Hill of Napoleon’s Hat director Arnas Balčiūnas at Future Frams 2026. On generational trauma, silence within families, and finding an authentic cinematic voice.

Sister of Mine director André Vaara at Future Frames 2026. A quiet short story about siblings, identity, and childhood perception.

Half-moon director Hae-Sup Sin at Future Frames 2026. A short film about adoption, cultural identity and two mothers discovering that love can be shared rather than divided.

Shallow Ground director Jozo Schmuch at Future Frames 2026 turns one day into a tender reckoning with the decades a war stole

Nobody Barks director Júlia Coldwell Serra at Future Frames 2026. A dark comedy about guilt, family bonds and the comforting stories people invent to avoid painful truths.

The Lightning Rod director Helmi Donner at Future Frames 2026 uses horror to talk about abuse and generational trauma

Zampano director Teilo Quillard at Future Frames 2026 revisits his circus childhood and dreams already of a punk circus to come

Self-Sown director David Champaigne talks at Future Frames 2026 about growing up too fast, toxic masculinity and the privilege of European cinema

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang director Ollie Launspach at Future Frames 2026 turns his partner’s gaze into a mirror for his own transition

At the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival 2026, Erin Moriarty on female empowerment, the privilege of choosing and why celebrities don't deserve to be on a pedestal

At the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival 2026, James Franco reflects on creativity, openness and the moments that changed everything

At the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival 2026, Olga Kurylenko reflects on a journey from a small town to an international career she still finds hard to believe

"Other Side of Fame", Erik Bernard and Sveva Alviti: a story about choices, resilience and the true cost of fame.

Asia Argento discusses "Death Has No Master", isolation in Venezuela, horror, ownership and her return to Cannes.

Jorge Thielen Armand discusses "Death Has No Master", Venezuela, class violence, sound, memory and the house at the centre of the film.

Discover the work of British filmmaker and video essayist Charlie Shackelton, winner of last year's Sundance NEXT innovator Award, in the context of his first retrospective in Spain at Documenta Madrid.

The 73rd edition of the Sydney Film Festival runs from the 3rd to the 14th of June in various locations across Sydney, featuring more thah 250 films from 81 countries, including Cannes winners and groundbreaking new voices.

Benoît Magimel and Bastien Bouillon, who play two antagonistic figures in Léa Mysius' tense Palme d'Or contender "The Birthday Party", talk script, back story, and on-set surprises

"Diary of a Chambermaid", by Radu Jude explores everyday life and hidden power struggles, blending theatre, montage, and social satire, based on the book from Octave Mirbeau, and told in an inspired way under the direction of Radu Jude.

What Bruno Dumont envisions in "Red Rocks" is 'the world of tomorrow': 'we don't want rules, prescriptions, overprotection, constant interference: we want freedom.'

With I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning, Joe Cole and Jay Lycurgo play two friends at a crossroads and discover that the best way to build a character is to leave your inhibitions at the door

With I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning, Anthony Boyle and Lola Petticrew reflect on what it means to be thirty, working-class and stuck in a world that no longer keeps its promises

With "Coward", Lukas Dhont turns the war genre inside out to tell a story of desire, imagination and resistance.

Alexandra Matheou discusses "Free Eliza (Notes On An Anatomical Imperfection)" at the Quinzaine des Cinéastes in Cannes.

Renate ranzi from IDM Film And Music Commission tells us about all the new actions of the organisation, one of which is the new funding for projects at major festivals like Cannes, Venice, and Oscars—up to €240,000 for selected filmmakers.

With "Double Freedom", Lisandro Alonso goes back to the origins of his cinema and finds a changed world

Sein Lyan Tun discusses Original Wound at Cannes 2026, exploring family trauma, memory and emotional violence.

Director Viesturs Kairiss discusses Ulya at Cannes 2026, exploring identity, Soviet Latvia and the human story behind Ulyana Semyonova.