Susan Stern on Spain Rodriguez: 'We tried to catch the spirit of him rather than every single detail, and particularly what I don't like in any film about an artist or a person, is when you have to have what we call the validation sequence'
Divine transformation Eriko Katagiri on the itako tradition and When You Open The Door
Learning to let go Gloria Mercer and Bethany Brown on filming sex, drugs and A Safe Distance
Framing a feature Michele Fiascaris on expanding his short Rain Catcher into a rain-slicked noir thriller
A heroine of the people Avid Liongoren on the Filipino animation industry and Zsazsa Zaturnnah
The girl who didn't want to be happy Julien Birban Levy on the spirit of Seoul and getting inside the head of Niko
Spirit of the art Takeru Shinozuka and Yoshihide Moriyama on animation and Foxing: Kitsuné-Tsuki
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Dinard Amira Casar to head jury, plus opening film announced
San Sebastian Leigh, Naishtat and Larraín among those joining line-up
Fantasia Nighborn is Cheval Noir Best Film; full list of award winners announced
Frightfest Full line-up announced
Sarajevo Festival to honour Asghar Farhadi and present tribute programme
