The explicitly German section of the Berlinale, Perspektive Deutsches Kino is a fascinating example of film festival soft power diplomacy.
Berlinale 2023 Perspektive Deutsches Kino: German Soft Power
Category: New Directors
The latest reviews and interviews of directors on their first, second and third films.
Further Adventures in the Panorama Section: Women Strike Back
The patriarchy pushed them to the edge. These three films from the Berlinale Panorama section show how women can fight back.
Berlinale Panorama 2023: Women on the Brink
Three feminine-focused films — from central Europe to the middle-east — push women to the brink in the Berlinale 2023 panorama section.
Berlinale Shorts 2023: Complicating The Big Questions via the Short Form
The 20 films at the Berlinale Shorts affirm the festival as the most politically and socially conscious of the Big Five. We spotlight some to put on your radar.
Poetry and Parenting: Two Lithuanian Films at the Tallinn Film Festival 2022
France to the west, Russia to the east; Lithuania trying to do its thing in the middle. A survey of two Baltic premieres at the Tallinn Film Festival.
Death and Divorce: Two First Features from Tallinn Film Festival 2022
A couple of excellent first features from the Tallinn Film Festival show both physical and mental pain, and the different ways to reconcile the two.
Antalya Film Festival Day One: Two Short Programmes and a Movie
The Turkish National short programme was the perfect sample menu to kick off the Antalya Film Festival.
Speak No Evil — The Unmetaphorical Horror of Being Too Nice
While most recent horrors rely too heavy on metaphor, Speak No Evil reminds us that the real terror lies just within us.