It’s safe to say, you will never truly understand the meaning of “manana” before hitting Valencia, the Spanish queen of laissez-vivre. On my first ever trip to this beautiful city that buzzes with life long after the hours officially recognized as “the time to go to bed to re-thank the energy for the next working […]
Freshly crownd as the best film in the shorts competition of the IceDocs, Corina Schwingruber Ilić’s „All Inclusive“ continues on its path of sucess, having already bagged the Golden Dove at the Dok Leipzig, Best Live Action Film at PÖFF Shorts, Best Short Film at Kustendorf Film & Music Festival, Best Documentary at Tampere and […]
Inclusive” is a powerful study of modern society’s insatiable consumerism, both as a humorous take on human nature and a bitter picture of our care-free, liberal capitalist thinking.
The first edition of the Iceland Documentary Film Festival – IceDocs in Akranes has just wrapped in, and it turned to be a very special experience with a meticulously programmed competitions and sidebars, while at the same time being well organized and intimate. It is truly one of the best film festival experiences that all […]
One of excellent proofs that a documentary doesn’t have to stretch over 90+ minutes to offer a well-rounded story is “Meyrem” by Reber Dosky, a film about the female commander of almost all-female Kurdish combatants in the region of Rojava, Syria’s West Kurdistan. As she leads her troop through the debris of Kobane, passing by […]
Registrations are now open for the selection of films for the 76th Venice International Film Festival,directed by Alberto Barbera and organized by the Biennale di Venezia chaired by Paolo Baratta. To be admitted to the selection, please complete the entry form on or before June 14th 2019 (or on or before May 31st 2019 for the VR projects) and follow the instructions in the Regulations of the 76th Venice Film Festival which may be found online at the […]
Ronit Kertsner’s 6th feature-length documentary Refugee Lullaby which world-premiered in Graz at the Diagonale, is an intimate portrait or Hans Breuer who became famous as “the Austrian sheperd who drives refugees across borer to safety” (Patrick Kingsley for The Guardian) and his attempts to help as many people as possible on their hellish way to […]
There is something quite irresistible in the introductory information that „Cinema Povero“ presents „A Millionaire’s Melancholy”, a film by the Austrian director Caspar Pfaunder which in its core proves the old proverb that money doesn’t buy happiness. Its main protagonist Dr.Haid, the millionaire by chance and a typical Viennese “Grantler”, never happy, slightly moaning, self-referencing […]
The British film critic, curator, programmer and festival advisor Neil Young has made his first feature-length film Rihaction which has just had its world-premiere at the Diagonale. The film is completely based on 37 YouTube reaction videos on the performance by Tom Holland in the popular American musical competition series ‘Lip Sync Battle’, where he […]
