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Fresh Fokus on German film
by Amber Wilkinson
As the inaugural festival opens with Victoria, we preview the programme.
Location, dislocation and sexual frustration
by Amber Wilkinson
Ben Sharrock talks about his Basque quirky comedy romance Pikadero.
Beefing up reality
by Amber Wilkinson
Gabriel Mascaro on the mixture of the surreal and the actual in Neon Bull.
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival highlights
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to look out for in the second edition.
Faithful representation
by Amber Wilkinson
Jake Mahaffy on religion, authenticity and empathy in Free In Deed.
Testing the limits
by Amber Wilkinson
Yorgos Zois on imagination and reality in Interruption.
In between worlds
by Amber Wilkinson
Hadar Morag on shifting perspectives and the collapse of language in Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
Child's play
by Amber Wilkinson
Kohki Hasei on Blanka, Manila's slums and kids' positivity.
Portrait of alienation
by Amber Wilkinson
Pema Tseden talks about Tharlo.
The challenges of Tharlo
by Amber Wilkinson
Yangshik Tso on identity, greed and working with Shide Nyima.
Moving on up
by Amber Wilkinson
Anna Rose Holmer on adolescence, gender identity and self-determination in The Fits.
Growing pains
by Amber Wilkinson
Kuba Czekaj talks about exploring adolescent fears in Baby Bump.
The first resistance
by Amber Wilkinson
Oliver Hirschbiegel on 13 Minutes, Nazis and Georg Elser's assassination attempt on Hitler.
The marriage of music and authenticity
by Amber Wilkinson
Composer Ilan Eshkeri on scoring Jake Chapman's TV series and Autobahn.
A grand connection
by Amber Wilkinson
Hermes Paralluelo talks about capturing his grandparents on camera for docufiction Not All Is Vigil.
That Sugar interview
by Amber Wilkinson
Sweet talk about the unsavoury effects of bad diet from Damon Gameau.
Bringing it home
by Amber Wilkinson
Max Barron on little British movies and how Everyone's Going To Die.
Focusing on the family
by Amber Wilkinson
Karen Guthrie talks about documenting her life in The Closer We Get.
My main hope is that audiences have fun
by Amber Wilkinson
EIFF artistic director Mark Adams talks about this year's festival.
Iberodocs opening night on song
by Amber Wilkinson
Mercedes Sosa documentary kicks-off second edition.
Try these at Tribeca
by Amber Wilkinson and Anne-Katrin Titze
Films and events to look out for at 2015's festival.
March to the cinema
by Amber Wilkinson
Round-up of festivals and showcases around the country this month.
Celebrating survival
by Amber Wilkinson
Kim Loginotto and Brenda Myers-Powell talk about documentary Dreamcatcher
Keeping score
by Amber Wilkinson
Composers Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans talk about their work on films including Enemy, Nasty Baby, The Wolfpack and Last Days In The Desert.
Shaun The Sheep bar by baa
by Amber Wilkinson
Composer Ilan Eshkeri talks about scoring Aardman Animations' latest.
A heavenly role
by Amber Wilkinson
Ewan McGregor and Rodrigo García on Last Days In The Desert.
Nick Nolte on his Walk In The Woods
by Amber Wilkinson
Star talks about stunts and nature after his film's Sundance premiere.
Coming soon
by Jennie Kermode, Amber Wilkinson, Anne-Katrin Titze, Andrew Robertson
Our pick of the best independent films coming up in 2015.
Undistributed gems
by Amber Wilkinson, Anton Bitel, Rebecca Naughten, Michael Pattison, Andrew Robertson
The Eye For Film team pick some of their favourite films from the the festival circuit that have yet to find a UK distributor.
Two's company
by Amber Wilkinson
Paul Eenhoorn and Earl Lynn Nelson talk about bonding and battling the elements for road trip comedy Land Ho!
Drawing on real life
by Amber Wilkinson
Sylvain Chomet talks about his live-action feature Attila Marcel.
London Film Festival announces full line-up
by Amber Wilkinson
We take a look at some of the highlights coming to the capital this October.
Snapshot of a life
by Amber Wilkinson
Charlie Siskel on making Finding Vivian Maier.
Creating Gabriel
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Lou Howe on the development of his first feature film.
Growing pains
by Amber Wilkinson
Andrew T Betzer talks about youth aggression and communication in his debut Young Bodies Heal Quickly
Golden dreams
by Amber Wilkinson
Garnet Frost and Ed Perkins talk about personal journeys, spirituality and connection in documentary Garnet's Gold
Tribeca Film Festival: New York stories
by Amber Wilkinson
We take a look at Time Is Illmatic, Summer Of Blood, Gabriel, Five Star and X/Y
Architecture of love
by Amber Wilkinson
Joanna Hogg talks about making her third film Exhibition.
Danger man
by Amber Wilkinson
Denis Côté on ambiguity, surprise and risk-taking in Vic + Flo Saw A Bear.
Teenage kicks
by Amber Wilkinson
Matt Wolf and Jon Savage talk about their documentary on the emergence of youth culture.
Sundance: Episode Three
by Amber Wilkinson
Parenthood and experiemental filmmaking in Boyhood and 52 Tuesdays.
Sundance: Episode Two
by Amber Wilkinson
Mental health issues in Infinitely Polar Bear, Frank and The Voices
Sundance: Episode One
by Amber Wilkinson
Reports on Lilting and Whiplash
Sundance 2014
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to look out for at this year's festival
Slamdance at 20 - part two
by Amber Wilkinson
Festival president Peter Baxter on programming, collaboration and the future of the festival.
Slamdance at 20 - part one
by Amber Wilkinson
President and co-founder Peter Baxter on the origins and founding ethos of the indie festival.
Riding high
by Amber Wilkinson
Of Horses and Men director Benedikt Erlingsson talks sagas, mankind and Mitty.
Postcard from Tallinn Black Nights
by Amber Wilkinson
A taste of the film festival's international flavour.
Bringing something new to the Party
by Amber Wilkinson
Ali Ahmadzadeh talks about depicting the upper-class youth of Iran, the death of hope and the risks of Persian filmmaking.
Fairytale Korea move
by Amber Wilkinson
Producers Nick Bonner and Anja Daelemans talk about their unique co-production Comrade Kim Goes Flying.
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