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Sundance 2018: Festival preview
by Amber Wilkinson
Films we're looking forward to at this year's festival
FIPRESCI Colloquium on Russian Cinema
by Amber Wilkinson
Putting the current crop of filmmakers into context in St Petersburg.
World of difference
by Amber Wilkinson
Writer/producer Alex Lipschultz on the challenges of making Menashe
Making Matilda
by Amber Wilkinson
Aleksey Uchitel on his Russian costume drama and the controversy surrounding it.
Creating Closeness
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Kantemir Balagov on framing and reality in his Russian drama
Making a box office Attraction
by Amber Wilkinson
Fedor Bondarchuk on his science-fiction film
Highlights of Russian Film Week
by Amber Wilkinson
We pick four of the best from London fest.
What makes a Martyr?
by Amber Wilkinson
Mazen Khaled on male identity, death and freedom in his Biennale College film.
Keeping score
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Giorgio Ferrero on music and memory in his documentary hybrid Beautiful Things.
Mining the mystery
by Amber Wilkinson
Alena Lodkina on neo-realism, longing and outsider perspective in Strange Colours.
Landscape of love
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Francis Lee talks about authenticity and emotion in God's Own Country.
Pastures new
by Amber Wilkinson
Alec Secareanu and Josh O'Connor on preparing for God's Own Country.
Portrait of an artist
by Amber Wilkinson
Dome Karukoski on his biography of influential gay icon Tom Of Finland
Breaking the mould
by Amber Wilkinson
Jackie Clune and Jennifer Joseph on pushing boundaries in Julius Ceasar
Serious about Caesar
by Amber Wilkinson
Karen Dunbar on her role as Casca in Julius Caesar.
Shaking up Shakespeare
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Phyllida Lloyd talks about power, performance and prisons in the all-female Julius Caesar.
Shifting identities
by Amber Wilkinson
EIFF's Niall Greig Fulton talks to us about his Brexit-inspired retrospective.
Teenage kicks
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Kuba Czekaj talks about the shooting The Erlprince.
Portrait of a Lady
by Amber Wilkinson
William Oldroyd on austerity and colour-blind casting in his debut Lady Macbeth.
Ears for comedy
by Amber Wilkinson
Alessandro Aronadio in conversation about his absurdist drama.
With the workers
by Amber Wilkinson
Adam Sobel on his portrait of the Qatar migrant labour force The Workers Cup.
Making The Wound
by Amber Wilkinson
John Trengove talks about the challenges of his coming-of-age drama.
Stepping into the dark
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Kiro Russo talks about his debut feature Dark Skull.
Soaring ambition
by Amber Wilkinson
Otto Bell on shooting The Eagle Huntress and the remarkable star of his documentary.
My Men opens French Film Festival
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Emma Luchini attends Q&A
Made In Prague highlights
by Amber Wilkinson
Five to watch from the programme.
Heart of the story
by Amber Wilkinson
Jane Gull talks about casting and shooting My Feral Heart.
Stone: US state security way beyond East German Stasi
by Amber Wilkinson
Snowden director and stars talk about whistleblowing, terrorism and biopic.
Women on top
by Amber Wilkinson
Sigourney Weaver on rise of strong female roles, support for Clinton and A Monster Calls.
Five to watch on 4K
by Jennie Kermode and Amber Wilkinson
The latest Ultra HD Blu-ray releases reveal a format whose time has come.
Lost and profound
by Amber Wilkinson
Verena Kuri and Sofia Brockenshire talk about their feature debut One Sister.
Faith in the family
by Amber Wilkinson
Shubhashish Bhutiani on his feature debut Hotel Salvation and Venice's Biennale College.
Childhood ambition
by Amber Wilkinson
Brady Corbet on making audiences think, Robert Pattinson and the culture of celebrity.
Sound and fury signifying everything
by Amber Wilkinson
Brady Corbet on history repeating itself and the look and score of The Childhood Of A Leader.
Sex in the village
by Amber Wilkinson
Leena Yadav on gender politics, conditioning and getting away from the blame game in Parched.
Stranger than fiction
by Amber Wilkinson
Jeff Feuerzeig on documenting the creation of a 'literary myth' in Author: The JT Leroy Story
A postcard from Karlovy Vary
by Amber Wilkinson
We report from the Czech festival.
Q & A
by Amber Wilkinson
Brahman Naman director on men, music and the resurgence of Indian cinema.
Fish and quips
by Amber Wilkinson
Naman Ramachandran and Steve Barron talk about brains and libido in Brahman Naman.
Story of The Settlers
by Amber Wilkinson
Shimon Dotan on the history and potential future of Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
Pretty things
by Amber Wilkinson
Michael Curtis Johnson and Tomas Pais on creativity, family and keeping everything Hunky Dory.
Terror in Tehran
by Amber Wilkinson
Babak Anvari talks about inspiration, the djinn myth and the trouble with dolls in Under The Shadow.
Noting the difference
by Amber Wilkinson
Composers Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans talk about Christine, Frank & Lola and The Fits.
Keeping faith
by Amber Wilkinson
Zhang Yang on casting and shooting Paths Of The Soul
Music of the ancestors
by Amber Wilkinson
Atli Örvarsson on his family connection to Rams, a move to Europe and drawing on tradition.
No holds barred
by Amber Wilkinson
Felix van Groeningen on music, hedonism and real-life inspiration in Belgica.
Sundance 2016: Festival Preview
by Amber Wilkinson
Films we're looking forward to at this year's edition.
Christmas spirit
by Amber Wilkinson
Hector director on homelessness and humanity in his debut feature.
Learning from history
by Amber Wilkinson
Aferim! director Radu Jude on language, prejudice and seeing the past in the present.
Taking stock
by Amber Wilkinson
Grímur Hákonarson on shooting Rams, running for the Oscars and Icelandic co-operation.
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