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405 articles available in total starting from 06/09/2011. Last article published on 28/02/2024.

Europe proves to be a lonely place in the Locarno short film selection

Europe proves to be a lonely place in the Locarno short film selection

As the short films begin to unspool as part of the Pardi di domani section, Cineuropa casts an eye over a selection of the European offerings  

04/08/2023 | Locarno 2023

Amelie Maria Nielson  • Director of The Shift

Interview: Amelie Maria Nielson • Director of The Shift

“Every kind of queer film is important to the world”

The Danish director talks about their Teddy-nominated short, centring on a character living in a home for problem girls, as it screens as part of EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary  

07/07/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Giulia Regini  • Director of Cut From the Same Cow

Interview: Giulia Regini • Director of Cut From the Same Cow

“I am especially drawn to the question: when do you really become an adult?”

With her Future Frames short, the Italian helmer has crafted an elegant tale of family turmoil replete with simmering tension and strong performances  

07/07/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Sophia Mocorrea  • Director of The Kidnapping of the Bride

Interview: Sophia Mocorrea • Director of The Kidnapping of the Bride

“I felt it was time we re-evaluated these traditions before blindly following them”

The director of the winner of a Short Film Jury Award at this year’s Sundance, screening as part of EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, homes in on the outmoded traditions behind her short  

06/07/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Joris Tobé  • Director of Frantic Attempts

Interview: Joris Tobé • Director of Frantic Attempts

“It’s only when you write your script as a complete drama that humour can arise”

The Dutch director’s short is a satirical view of “self-help” as well as an examination of male insecurity and the need to grow up  

06/07/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Christian Avilés  • Director of Daydreaming So Vividly About Our Spanish Holidays

Interview: Christian Avilés • Director of Daydreaming So Vividly About Our Spanish Holidays

“So many times, I have felt depressed when I’ve woken up to another sunny day and wished for rain”

The ethereal short, unspooling at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames, plays with stereotypes as youthful bad behaviour is converted into a paean to transformation  

04/07/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Inês Pedrosa e Melo  • Director of Home, revised

Interview: Inês Pedrosa e Melo • Director of Home, revised

“The idea of the archival image as a way to connect with someone through time and space was quite appealing to me”

The Lisbon-born director’s documentary is a meditation on the use of archive footage and will have its European premiere at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames  

03/07/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Kim Allamand  • Director of Heart Fruit

Interview: Kim Allamand • Director of Heart Fruit

“Romance leaves doubts when infatuation flags”

After a successful run on the festival circuit, including a premiere at Locarno, the Swiss short will now screen at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames  

30/06/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Anna Wowra • Director of Stuck Together

Interview: Anna Wowra • Director of Stuck Together

“The core of the film is the depiction of emotions and the transformation of years of accumulated frustration into evil”

The Polish director zooms in on small-town life as her newest short gets set to world-premiere as part of EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary  

29/06/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Monika Mahútová • Director of Standing Still

Interview: Monika Mahútová • Director of Standing Still

“I had a situation in my mind: a woman, approximately 50 years old, goes into a frenzy and smashes furniture with an axe”

As she gears up for her short film to have its world premiere at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames, the Slovak director chats about the origins of her new effort  

29/06/2023 | Future Frames 2023

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