Review: Austral Fever ( 2019) by Thomas Woodroffe
Visually inspired by the artwork of Woodroffe’s aunt Carmen Silva whose monochrome paintings were “violent, seductive, static, erotic and outrageous”, as the director describes them in his own words…
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Eating out at the Cinemajové Film Festival, Valencia
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 […]
Interview: Corina Schwingruber Ilić, director of “All Inclusive”
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 […]
Review: “All Inclusive”, the winner of the IceDocs Short Film Competition
All 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.
Interview: Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir, IceDocs
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 […]
Review: Meyrem (2017), by Reber Dosky
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.
Film submissions for the 76th Venice Film festival are open
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: When I saw the suffering of the refugees, I had to do something
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 […]
Review: A Millionaire’s Melancholy (2018), by Carsten Pfaundler
There is something quite irresistible in the introductory information that „Cinema Povero“ presents „A Millionaire’s Melancholy”
