A postcard from the 26th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival
by Amber Wilkinson
A look at winners and additional gems from a turbulent edition
Stay-at-Home Seven: March 18 to 24
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or catch on TV this week
Complete love
by Jennie Kermode
Apollo Bakopoulos on self-realisation, dance, Athens, New York and Aligned
A whale of a time
by Jennie Kermode
Cutter Hodierne on cryptocurrency, character creation and Cold Wallet
The monster within
by Jennie Kermode
Kourtney Roy and Chloe Pirrie discuss Kryptic
Wanting to make a difference
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Jessica Hausner in conversation on Club Zero, Elsa Zylberstein and Mathieu Demy as parents, and Pied Piper of Hamelin
'It's about a feeling which is lost in adulthood - the complexity of simple things'
by Sergiu Inizian
Carlo Sironi on his coming-of-age movie My Summer With Irene
Cathedral in the sand
by Jennie Kermode
Brian J Smith on his love for the Pines and A House Is Not A Disco
Shooting for the stars
by Jennie Kermode
Shaun Seneviratne, Sathya Sridharan, Anastasia Olowin and Doron JePaul Mitchell on Ben And Suzanne: A Reunion In 4 Parts
Stay-at-Home Seven: March 11 to 18
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or catch on telly this week
The man who sold Utopia
by Jennie Kermode
Matthew Wells on the early days of Hollywood and Frank Capra: Mr America
Hex, lies and videotape
by Jennie Kermode
Tiago Teixeira on creating magic in Custom
In tune with the darkness
by Jennie Kermode
Paul Duane on music, monstrosities and All You Need Is Death
Making a scene
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Pascal Bonitzer on ghosts, Henry James, Encore, La Bande Des Quatre and Auction
'I tried to stay away from the bubblegum version'
by Amber Wilkinson
Olga Mill on creating the Eighties look of Love Lies Bleeding and being inspired by mold for Eileen
Behind the bias cut
by Jennie Kermode
Kevin Macdonald on fashion, alcoholism, cancel culture and High & Low – John Galliano
Squad goals
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Smari Gunn and Logi Sigursveinsson on their crowd-pleasing football doc The Home Game
Stay-at-Home Seven: March 4 to 10
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to watch on telly this week
Nicole Garcia’s family rollercoaster
by Richard Mowe
When real-life imitates art in new Disney+ series Everything Is Fine
Every little moment
by Jennie Kermode
Samyuktha Vijayan on getting real about transition in Blue Sunshine
'I think, through the screen, we can gain a truthful reality'
by Sergiu Inizian
Dāvis Sīmanis on the cyclical nature of history and why we need to learn from it in Maria's Silence
Some form of melancholy
by Jennie Kermode
Aylin Tezel on exploring intersecting journeys in Falling Into Place
Turning up the heat
by Jennie Kermode
Sean Garrity, Jonas Chernick and Sara Canning on The Burning Season
Campillo’s swipe at 'paradise'
by Richard Mowe
Red Island director trounces childhood demons and colonisation in the sun
'I really wanted to make a movie for the younger version of myself'
by Amber Wilkinson
Anthony Schatteman on love, authenticity and acceptance in Young Hearts
Stay-at-Home Seven: February 26 to March 3
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or catch on TV this week
'I start working from a very intellectual perspective, but then it's a lot of intuition'
by Amber Wilkinson
Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias on experimentation and storytelling in Pepe
Bigfoot challenge
by Amber Wilkinson
David and Nathan Zellner on turning a myth into a reality for Sasquatch Sunset
Playing with expectations
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Pascal Bonitzer on Léa Drucker, Olivier Rabourdin, Last Summer and Auction
A film that sticks in your throat
by Paul Risker
Robert Morgan on puppets, obsession, inevitability and Stopmotion
The beauty of the road
by Paul Risker
Emma Westenberg on empathy, absurdity and Bleeding Love
Collecting signs
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Nate Carlson on Alexander Payne’s multiple Oscar-nominated The Holdovers
Stay-at-Home Seven: February 19 to 25
by Jennie Kermode
Films to stream or watch on telly this week
Under the influence
by Jennie Kermode
Christine Vrem-Ydstie and Brian Wiebe on I Am A Channel
Coming to life
by Jennie Kermode
Ethan Barrett on depression, crayons and Rosemary AD (After Dad)
Sorting fact from fiction
by Amber Wilkinson
Roman Bondarchuk on fake news, politics and the situation in Ukraine in The Editorial Office
Sculpting a story
by Paul Risker
Jianjie Lin on working layer by layer on Brief History Of A Family
Bitter taste of an awards season row
by Richard Mowe
Director of The Taste of Things on Binoche, Magimel and an Oscar polemic
Looking from outside
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Gudrun Gut, Heiko Lange and Ed Bahlman discuss B-Movie: Lust & Sound In West-Berlin 1979-1989
Stay-at-Home Seven: February 12 to 18
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on telly this week
Binoche’s recipe for a reunion
by Richard Mowe
The Taste Of Things brings France’s celebrity couple together again
A kind of immortality
by Jennie Kermode
Yasmin Afifi on shattering stereotypes in Jellyfish And Lobster
Loss and laughter
by Jennie Kermode
Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk on grief, humour and Knight Of Fortune
A whole world of uniforms
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Lucy Sante on the Belgian Rust Belt, masculinity, dandyism and her book Nineteen Reservoirs
Into the labyrinth
by Andrew Robertson and Jennie Kermode
Linus Sandgren, Suzie Davies, Siân Miller and Sophie Canale on creating the world of Saltburn
Tuning into grief
by Amber Wilkinson
Composer on collaboration and framing in Handling The Undead
Stay-at-Home Seven: February 5 to 11
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or catch on TV this week
An extreme life
by Paul Risker
Lucy Lawless on telling the story of Margaret Moth in Never Look Away
Family ties
by Amber Wilkinson
Klaudia Reynicke on crazy casting and bringing her own emotions to Reinas
Force of nature
by Amber Wilkinson
Pedro Freire on bringing his mother's tempestuous relationships to the screen in Malu
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A postcard from the 26th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival A look at winners and additional gems from a turbulent edition

Complete love Apollo Bakopoulos on self-realisation, dance, Athens, New York and Aligned

A whale of a time Cutter Hodierne on cryptocurrency, character creation and Cold Wallet

The monster within Kourtney Roy and Chloe Pirrie discuss Kryptic

Wanting to make a difference Jessica Hausner in conversation on Club Zero, Elsa Zylberstein and Mathieu Demy as parents, and Pied Piper of Hamelin

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