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The Wound: Compelling, controversial and queer

By Djia Mambu, Domoina Ratsara, Nthabiseng Mosieane and Wilfred Okiche
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on August 16, 2017 13:36

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Women, let’s do this ourselves

By Djia Mambu, Nthabiseng Mosieane, Wilfred Okiche and Domoina Ratsara
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on August 16, 2017 13:21

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The Wound's main actor on the film that set social media on fire

By Charl Blignaut
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on August 15, 2017 15:20

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Childhood journeys: growing up under adverse circumstances

By Djia Mambu and Domoina Ratsara
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on August 15, 2017 15:31

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Serpent: An artsy safari slasher

By Charl Blignaut
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on August 15, 2017 15:10

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Petty yet pretty – Divorce antics in Potato Potahto

By Wilfred Okiche
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on August 15, 2017 14:58

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Log #8

by Pablo Roldán
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on June 8, 2017 15:02

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Log #6

by Lautaro Garcia Candela
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on June 8, 2017 14:46

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Log #4

by Pablo Roldán
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on May 31, 2017 10:39

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Log #2

by Andrés D’Avenia
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on April 27, 2017 10:06

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LAS DOS IRENES: The Triumph of Childhood

By Davo Valdés de la Campa
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on March 21, 2017 13:31

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A Cloak of Magic and Mysticism: SUEÑO EN OTRO IDIOMA

By Karly Gaitán Morales
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on March 20, 2017 16:12

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We Are Still the Same Species: LA LIBERTAD DEL DIABLO

By Carlos Armenta
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on March 20, 2017 15:56

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VERÓNICA and ANADINA: Won't You Buy Me a Marzipan?

By Davo Valdés de la Campa
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on March 20, 2017 15:32

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Nonexistent Destination: TSCHICK

By Hammurabi Hernández
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on March 13, 2017 13:19

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IN THEIR SHOES

By Archana Nathan
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on February 21, 2017 18:08

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SUPERCOLLIDERS AND BUILDING BLOCKS – GUADAGNINO VS. KAURISMÄKI

By Christopher Small
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on February 21, 2017 18:06

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ALL YOUR CORPSES NOW BEGIN TO SPEAK – THROUGH FILM

By Petra Meterc
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on February 21, 2017 18:05

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Political Cinema: The Past as a Provocation for the Present

By Rowan El Shimi
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on February 21, 2017 18:04

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Style Is the Answer

By Aslı Ildır
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on February 15, 2017 15:28

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What an Empty Promise Feels Like

By Archana Nathan
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on February 13, 2017 17:10

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Political repression lies in people getting scared of a story

By Rowan El Shimi
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on February 13, 2017 17:08

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Culture Will Not Be Circumcised

By Adefoyeke Ajao
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on February 13, 2017 17:12

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Evicting History

By Adefoyeke Ajao
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on February 11, 2017 20:01

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Growing up in the Deep South

By Petra Meterc
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on February 11, 2017 20:02

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Up Down Fragile

By Christopher Small
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on February 11, 2017 19:59

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Reconstructing memories

By Héctor Oyarzún
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on February 10, 2017 13:46

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Film criticism in Egypt: Observing blossom out of challenge

By Rowan Abdelrahman Ahmed Mahmoud El Shimi
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on February 10, 2017 13:46

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The State I am In

By Christopher Small
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on February 10, 2017 13:45

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Writing About "A Hell of a Truth"

By Aslı Ildır
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on February 10, 2017 13:44

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Shakespeare in its richest film translation

Filmmaker Matias Piñeiro takes a modern approach to the Bard’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

by Sabrina D. Marques
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on October 19, 2016 10:47

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A Modern Take on Classic Stories of Fatherhood

by Alex França (Talent Press Rio)
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on October 14, 2016 17:47

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Born to Shine

by Alex França
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on October 12, 2016 13:01

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Requiem for the city of Cairo, by Tamer El Said

by Aisha Rahim
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on October 12, 2016 12:53

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Terence Davies and his search for a soft touch

by Cesar Castanha
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on October 12, 2016 12:48

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Cinema Novo or an Urgent Need for Memories

by Aisha Rahim
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on October 12, 2016 12:32

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Toni Erdmann - The Magical Furry Man to the Rescue

written by Janka Pozsonyi
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on August 24, 2016 13:43

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Mother Died Today

written by Katerina Lambrinova
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on August 24, 2016 13:38

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Fox / Alepou

written by Andreea Mihalcea
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on August 24, 2016 13:30

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Review: Evolution

written by Emre Çağlayan
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on August 24, 2016 16:09

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Review: Transition

written by Andreea Pătru
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on August 24, 2016 16:04

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Graduation: Eastern-European Cheating Games

written by Petra Meterc
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on August 24, 2016 15:46

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Review of Viviré con tu recuerdo, directed by Sergio Wolf (International Competition)

by Rodrigo Torrijos
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on May 12, 2016 17:22

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From the tutors words
Chronicle on The role of film criticism

by Marcia Moreira
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on April 21, 2016 18:01

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Chronicle of the session Sans Toit ni Loi with Agnès Varda

By Iván Zgaib | Argentina
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on April 20, 2016 10:58

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Canoa: the metaphor of an elusive Mexico

by Karina Paz Ernand
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on March 15, 2016 16:56

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Canoa by Felipe Cazals

by Julio César Durán
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on March 15, 2016 16:44

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Documentary or performance?

by Yoshua Oviedo Ugalde
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on March 11, 2016 14:57

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A fable on obesity

by Yoshua Oviedo Ugalde
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on March 11, 2016 14:50

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A Tale of Two Mexican Cinemas

Sergio Huidobro of the 2016 Talent Press analyses the depiction of Mexico in historical and recent moviers, especially in three films of this year's Berlinale programme.
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on February 18, 2016 13:43

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We Are All Theatre

Sevara Pan of the 2016 Berlinale Talent Press reviews Avi Mograbi's and Chen Alon's Berlinale Forum film BETWEEN FENCES.
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on February 17, 2016 12:33

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The Vibrant Bunker

Xin Zhou of the 2016 Berlianle Talent Press Mike Crane’s film BUNKER DRAMA, which premiered in Berlinale Forum Expanded.
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on February 15, 2016 12:48

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The (Alien) Children Are Watching Us

Sergio Huidobro of the 2016 Berlinale Talent Press reviews Jeff Nichols' fourth feature and his third premiere at the Berlinale, MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, which merges road movie formulas with a sci-fi plot.
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on February 15, 2016 12:14

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Digging the Past

Ruben Demasure of the 2016 Berlinale Talent Press reviews the Midi Z's documentary CITY OF JADE.
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on February 15, 2016 11:59

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A Romanticized Attachment to Home

Isabella Akinseye of the 2016 Berlinale Talent Press reviews Ivo Ferreira’s Berlinale Competition entry LETTERS FROM WAR.
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on February 15, 2016 11:53

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On Location

Xin Zhou of the 2016 Berlinale Talent Press reviews Claudrena N. Harold's and Kevin Jerome Everson's Forum Expanded short documentary WE DEMAND.
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on February 14, 2016 14:33

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Insight from the Balcony

Rasha Hosny of the 2016 Berlinale Talent Press reviews Avo Kapealian's documentary HOUSES WITHOUT DOORS, which premiered in the Berlinale Forum section.
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on February 14, 2016 14:08

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The Portuguese Take over the Berlinale

Ruben Demasure of the 2016 Berlinale Talent Press interviews Portuguese producer Pedro Fernandes.
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on February 14, 2016 14:13

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On the Language of Trauma in Differing Cultural Contexts

Berlinale Talent Press participant Liz Chege interviews Hajooj Kuka about his film BEATS OF THE ANTONOV.
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on February 14, 2016 13:27

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The Great Challenges

By Rasha Hosny (Egypt)
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on February 13, 2016 00:07

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Footnotes to Flemish Film Criticism and Culture

By Ruben Demasure (Belgium)
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on February 13, 2016 00:06

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Learning to See

By Sergio Huidobro (Mexico)
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on February 13, 2016 00:04

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Mao Was A Film Critic

By Xin Zhou (China)
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on February 12, 2016 23:58

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Viaje

by Andra Petrescu
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on August 27, 2015 14:00

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Wasting young years

by Ana Šturm
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on August 27, 2015 13:58

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Prends-moi

by Andra Petrescu
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on August 27, 2015 13:56

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Little entangling in overambitious Entanglement

by Miro Frakić
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on August 27, 2015 13:53

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AFERIM! – CONRAVERTIONS VERSUS FRESH PROVOCATIONS

by Gergana Doncheva
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on August 27, 2015 13:52

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Review: Wild Dog and Mrs Heart

by Isabella Akinseye
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on July 22, 2015 11:49

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REVIEW: FADHMA N’SOUMER

by Isabella Akinseye
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on July 22, 2015 11:45

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REVIEW: PARABLE OF A RAILWAY STREET

A Lengthy Parable by Olawale Oluwadahunsi
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on July 22, 2015 11:38

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Review: Do I Sound Gay?

by Andrew Kaggwa
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on July 22, 2015 11:31

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Cinematographic Hyperrealism: interview with Gabriel Ripstein

Interview by Jaqueline Avila
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on May 8, 2015 15:17

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La búsqueda de Venecia (The Search for Venice)

by Arantxa Sánchez
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on May 8, 2015 15:14

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Tiempo suspendido (Suspended Time)

By Arantxa Sánchez
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on May 8, 2015 15:10

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FICG2015: Gabriel Ripstein's 600 Millas (600 Miles)

By Jaqueline Avila
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on May 8, 2015 15:05

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The copied city

By Julieta Bilik From the film Double Happines by Ella Raidel
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on May 5, 2015 10:36

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Water as metaphor in El botón de nácar by Patricio Guzmán (2015)

By Libertad Gills
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on April 28, 2015 13:26

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Today Special screening celebrating our 10 years of Latinamerican views through Talents Buenos Aires!

Mariángela Martínez Restrepo / Talent Press BsAs Coordinator
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on April 20, 2015 09:39

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Film landscapes

By Ana Šturm
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on February 16, 2015 11:38

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Short Films: The Challenges of Creative Freedom

By Heitor Augusto
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on February 12, 2015 15:18

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Another Type of Arab Uprising

By Oris Aigbokhaevbolo
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on February 10, 2015 15:29

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Sometimes Things Are just Bad

By Ana Šturm
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on February 10, 2015 13:47

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A Tangled Web that Children Weave

by Oriana Franceschi
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on February 10, 2015 13:55

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Sex in Brooklyn: Joanna Arnow’s BAD AT DANCING

By Julia Cooper
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on February 10, 2015 13:51

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NOBODY WANTS THE NIGHT

By Ana Šturm
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on February 10, 2015 13:44

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Behind the Volcano

By Oriana Franceschi

The earth around the volcano is thick and black. Seventeen-year-old María and her mother Juana kneel in it to pray, wrapped in colourful hand-me-down fabrics that extend intricately into their hair.
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on February 8, 2015 18:34

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Learning the Colour of Money

By Oriana Franceschi

Oat’s childhood is made up of baby-pinks and blues: a boat slipping down a still canal, flitting fish in a strip-lit tank, a sleepy Thai sun setting over the banana plants.
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on February 8, 2015 18:29

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Not your typical "portrait of the artist"

By Michael Guarneri

If you're planning to watch Arvo Leo's FISH PLANE, HEART CLOCK (Canada, Switzerland) in the Berlinale Forum Expanded section hoping to learn about the late Inuit draftsman and painter Pudlo Pudlat, you're likely to be disappointed.
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on February 8, 2015 18:27

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Herzog in Love

By Alonso Díaz de la Vega

The idealism in Werner Herzog’s directing in Berlinale Competition film QUEEN OF THE DESERT (USA, Morocco) suggests something beyond its director’s lifelong identification with his main characters: his infatuation with this one.
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on February 8, 2015 18:25

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In search of a new perspective

by Monty Majeed God's own country—that is what the state I was born in, Kerala, India, is popularly known as. Come December, and it transforms into 'Godard's own country', an indication that the international film festival held in the capital city, Thiruvananthapuram, has begun. The crowd that flocks to the cinema halls as delegates for this festival is, in itself, testimony to what cinema means to us as a nation.
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on February 6, 2015 18:44

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Feminist Cinemas and New Ways of Watching

by Julia Cooper Canadian cinema does not want for talent or innovation. From directors Alanis Obomsawin, Sarah Polley, Guy Maddin, and Xavier Dolan, to actors Sarah Gadon and Ellen Page, and a documentary scene (The World Before Her, Stories We Tell, Watermark) that continues to thrive despite our conservative government’s continual slashing of arts funding, Canadian film is worth the price of admission.
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on February 6, 2015 18:40

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The Resistance

by Alonso Díaz de la Vega Film criticism wasn’t my dream. My dream was to make films —it still is— yet I do not treat my current profession as a step towards filmmaking, but as an independent exercise of imagination. Criticism is not, as many have deemed it, the ranting of the frustrated and the unaccomplished; it is rather a stand against triviality and irrelevance.
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on February 6, 2015 18:33

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Nigerian Cinema's Nominal Headache

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo Nigerian cinema has moved so much in one direction that in the last few years, some filmmakers, new, young, at once freed and craving to be freed from their forebears, have begun to react to this seemingly inexorable movement. They push against it nominally and in practice, by rejecting the nomenclature Nollywood, and by adopting filmmaking techniques alien to Nigerian cinema.
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on February 6, 2015 18:26

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Hard to watch, hard not to watch

Oris Aigbokhaevbolo of the Talent Press Durban 2014 reviews the beautiful, brutal but real drama TIMBUKTU.
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on August 27, 2014 17:07

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The Do Gooders Does Some Good

Monica Obaga of the Talent Press Durban 2014 reviews THE DO GOODERS, a documentary on foreign aid in Palestine, that impresses by showing multiple perspectives, and prioritizing the locals.
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on August 27, 2014 15:11

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A New Take On Patriarchy

Terh Agbedeh of the Talent Press Durban 2014 reviews the Nigerian family drama B FOR BOY, written and directed by Chika Anadu.
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on August 26, 2014 14:46

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Great Talents Buenos Aires closure with the marvelous Jonas Mekas

Another's year edition of the Talents Buenos Aires has come to an end with many encounters, experiences and activities that we have all shared during the last week. An on this occasion it was with great honor to close with the wonderful videoconference with the master of all generations Mr. Jonas Mekas. His words moved us all and his humbleness inspired us through his great experience. We would like to thank all 52 participants of this Talents Buenos Aires edition, you will always be very welcome!!
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on April 15, 2014 07:11

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Across a generation

José Francisco Peña of the 2014 Talent Press BA reports from the panel "Across a generation" given by the brasilian filmmaker Cao Guimaraes
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on April 11, 2014 22:55

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The state of film criticism in Latin America

Yuraima Herrera of the Talent Press 2014, reports from the panel "The state of film criticism in Latin America, with this year critics Diego Lerer, Diego Battle and Quintín
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on April 9, 2014 00:20

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ROLE MODEL

Andrés Rodelo of the Buenos Aires Talent Press, reviews Nicolás Videla y Camila Donoso film Naomi Campbel, which its part of the International Competition of the BAFICI, Independent Film Festival.
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on April 7, 2014 18:08

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Love grope achievements and setbacks of a film.

Rubens Riol of the Guadalajara Talent Press 2014 reviews Daniel Ribeiro's HOJE EU QUERO VOLTAR SOZINHO.
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on March 29, 2014 01:55

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Bad Hair: the weight of difference

Celia Rodríguez Tejuca of Guadalajara Talent Press 2014 reviews Mariana Rendón's PELO MALO
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on March 29, 2014 01:28

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The deception of the eye or the relative truth of cinema.

Last monday, March 24th at the Degollado Hall of Guadalajara´s Expo took place the launch of the book Homenaje a Eduardo Coutinho (A tribute to Eduardo Coutinho) as one of the collateral events of the Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara 2014.
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on March 29, 2014 00:50

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PERPETUAL SADNESS or the ravages of neglect

Orianna Calderón of the Guadalajara Talent Press 2014 reviews Jorge Perez Solano's LA TIRISIA
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on March 28, 2014 23:29

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Perpetual Sadness and the power of ambivalence.

Celia Rodríguez Tejuca of the Guadalajara Talent Press 2014 reviews Jorge Perez Solano's LA TIRISIA.
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on March 28, 2014 21:25

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HOJE EU QUERO VOLTAR SOZINHO: From blind loves, hidden, simplified

Orianna Calderón from Guadalajara Talent Press 2014, reviews Daniel Ribeiro's film HOJE EU QUERO VOLTAR SOZINHO.
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on March 28, 2014 19:18

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One film, two reviews: NUOC

Two opinions on a compelling Vietnamese global warming thriller from the Berlinale Panorama: NUOC by Nguyễn-Võ Nghiêm-Minh, watched and reviewed by two Talent Press critics.
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on February 18, 2014 22:34

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An outsider in a relationship with the audience

Karla Lončar of the 2014 Talent Press interviewed South Africa filmmaker John Trengove.
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on February 12, 2014 23:40

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Using controversy to build expectation

Ewa Wildner reports from the panel How To Sell Controversial Films, featuring NYMPHOMANIAC's producer Louise Vesth.
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on February 12, 2014 23:24

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Preaching to the Pulpit

Daria Lisitsina of the 2014 Talent Press reviews the black comedy CALVARY, which features in the Berlinale Panorama.
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on February 12, 2014 23:16

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Big Fish, Little Fish

Christina Newland of the 2014 Talent Press reviews STRATOS, the noir-tinged Greek tale of a hitman living through the economic pinch. The film had its premiere in the Competition section at Berlinale this year.
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on February 12, 2014 23:04

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An Image Doesn't Have a Sex

Tara Judah of the 2014 Talent Press reports from the Berlinale Talents master class "Defining Distance: The Cinematography of Agnès Godard".
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on February 12, 2014 00:35

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Confusion will be my epitaph

José Sarmiento of the 2014 Talent Press reviews the Estonian masterpiece FREE RANGE, which features in the Berlinale Forum section.
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on February 12, 2014 00:15

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In the Mood for Doyle

Claire Lee of the Talent Press 2014 interviews legendary director of photography Christopher Doyle at the Berlinale Talents summit 2014.
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on February 12, 2014 00:04

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Cinema of Thoughts and Feelings

Andrei Kartashov of the 2014 Talent Press reports from the Berlinale Talents Screening of Eskil Vogt's BLIND.
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on February 11, 2014 23:57

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No Woman, No Cry

Karla Lončar of the 2014 Talent Press reviews the Kazakh drama NAGIMA, which features in the Berlinale Forum.
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on February 10, 2014 23:35

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The Berlin School of Observation

Ewa Wildner of the 2014 Talent Press reports from the panel discussion New German Cinema: The Berlin School at Berlinale Talents.
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on February 10, 2014 23:28

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Overcooked Wiener Western

Dasha Lisitsina of the Talent Press 2014 reviews the Austrian neo-western THE DARK VALLEY, which is presented in a Berlinale Special Gala.
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on February 10, 2014 23:21

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Smug Provocateur

Christina Newland of the 2014 Talent Press reviews the uncut version of NYMPHOMANIAC VOL. 1, which is featured in the Berlinale Competition.
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on February 10, 2014 23:15

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This is not a film

Andrei Kartashov of the 2014 Talent Press reviews Philippine-Canadian avant-garde collaboration LA ULTIMA PELICULA, which features i the Berlinale Forum Expanded.
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on February 10, 2014 23:06

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A Restoration of the Silent Film Pianist’s Art

Ewa Wildner watched a restored print of the silent film classic THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI at the Berlin Philharmonic.
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on February 9, 2014 23:36

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Sea Saw

Tara Judah of the 2014 attended a screening and discussion of Maximilian Leo's MY BROTHER'S KEEPER.
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on February 10, 2014 00:05

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Two Sides of the Same Euro

Karla Lončar of the 2014 Talent Press reviews Benjamin Heisenberg's farcical SUPEREGOS, which features in the Berlinale Panorama.
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on February 10, 2014 00:02

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Noam's Arch

Christina Newland of the Talent Press 2014 reviews Michel Gondry's new documentary essay about Noam Chomsky.
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on February 8, 2014 22:02

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Why the Tower of Babel Wasn't Finished

José Sarmiento of the 2014 Talent Press reviews Tommy Pallotta's and Femke Wolting's take on Somalian piracy in LAST HIJACK, which features in the Berlinale Panorama.
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on February 8, 2014 22:19

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Hop to the Hub

Andrei Kartashov of the Talent Press 2014 visits the new Berlinale Talents stand at the European Film Market.
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on February 8, 2014 21:56

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Flying in the Face of Convention

Daria Lisitsina reviews Lee Song Hee-il’s virtuosic second feature NIGHT FLIGHT.
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on February 8, 2014 22:12

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Beyond Looking

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on February 4, 2014 23:34

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American Film Criticism's Long Legacy

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on February 4, 2014 23:29

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Lost for the real world

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on February 4, 2014 23:17

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The State of Things - Peru

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on February 4, 2014 23:36

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Facing Mirrors

Daniel Mandić of the 2013 Talent Press Sarajevo reviews the short film MORNING PRAYERS, directed by Konstantina Kotzamani and Katarina Stanković.
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on August 31, 2013 22:54

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The Bridge of Age

Georgiana Madin of the 2013 Talent Press Sarajevo reviews the short film MORNING PRAYERS, directed by Konstantina Kotzamani and Katarina Stanković.
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on August 30, 2013 23:00

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Following the Sun

Raffi Movsisyan of the 2013 Talent Press Sarajevo reviews the impressive children refugee drama WHEN I SAW YOU by Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir.
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on August 27, 2013 22:12

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Eroding Youth

Karla Lončar of the 2013 Talent Press Sarajevo reviews the visually haunting short MORNING PRAYERS, set in Sarajevo and directed by Konstantina Kotzamani and Katarina Stanković.
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on August 25, 2013 17:39

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Exit Fuzzy Reality. Enter Naked Death.

Ivan Velisaljević of the 2013 Talent Press Sarajevo reviews the short film MORNING PRAYERS, directed by Konstantina Kotzamani and Katarina Stanković.
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on August 25, 2013 00:53

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Emperor. Spirit. Boy.

Aderinsola Ajao of the 2013 Talent Press Durban reviews George Sluizer's finally released fragment DARK BLOOD, starring River Phoenix in his last role.
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on July 28, 2013 15:59

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Cameroonian Political Film Wows DIFF

Polly Kamukama of the 2013 Talent Press Durban reviews Jean-Pierre Bekolo's political satire THE PRESIDENT.
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on July 25, 2013 00:35

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The World in Three Colours

Aderinsola Ajao of the 2013 Talent Press Durban reviews Joao Viana's black and white feature debut THE BATTLE OF TABATO.
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on July 24, 2013 23:15

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An Editor's Inspiring Resilience

Polly Kamukama of the 2013 Talent Press Durban interviews NAIROBI HALF LIFE's Kenyan editor Mkaiwawi Mwakaba, who is this year attending the Talent Campus Durban.
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Switching Roles

Polly Kamukama of the 2013 Talent Press Durban interviews NAIROBI HALF LIFE star and last year's DIFF Best Actor Award winner Joseph Wairimu about his career and his directorial ambitions.
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on July 21, 2013 12:39

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A Forbidden Love in Malawi

Nosipho Mngoma of the 2013 Talent Press Durban reviews the South African documentary TWO MEN AND A WEDDING, directed by Sara Blecher.
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on July 20, 2013 23:34

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Images Of Nostalgia

Sebastián Morales of the 2013 Talent Press Buenos Aires reviews movies LA PAZ by Santiago Loza, and LA PAZ EN BUENOS AIRES by Marcelo Charrás.
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on April 22, 2013 22:44

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Kind Words From A Strict Thinker

Santiago Gonzalez Cragnolino of the 2013 Talent Press Buenos Aires saw a lecture of legendary film critic and programmer Kent Jones at the Talent Campus Buenos Aires.
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on April 19, 2013 23:07

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A New Humanistic Perspective On Chilean Cinema

Lucía Salas of the 2013 Talent Press Buenos Aires reports from the BAFICI panel discussing the history, present and future of Chile's film industry.
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on April 16, 2013 11:25

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The Beginning Of The End

Lucía Salas of the 2013 Talent Press Buenos Aires reviews the LEVIATHAN by Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel from the Avant-garde and Genre Section.
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on April 14, 2013 13:19

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The nightfall is also a goodbye

Liomán Lima of the 2013 Guadalajara Talent Press reviews Raúl Ruiz' unfinished film project LA NOCHE DE ENFRENTE.
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on March 8, 2013 23:13

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Seven boxes for a Guarani dream

Marianela González of the 2013 Guadalajara Talent Press reviews Juan Carlos Maneglia's and Tana Schembori's 7 CAJAS.
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on March 7, 2013 21:19

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The Uncertainty of the Synopsis

Raciel del Toro Hernández of the 2013 Guadalajara Talent Press reviews Patricia Correa's and Valentina Mac-Pherson's documentary LAS MUJERES DEL PASAJERO.
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on March 5, 2013 08:22

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BIG IN A SMALL WAY

By celebrating the everyday over the epic, STEPPING ON FLYING GRASS becomes an epic in its own right.
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on February 13, 2013 20:56

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Spirits Leave Their Images Behind

Spirits from LEVIATHAN are frozen in time on the walls of a crematorium.
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on February 13, 2013 20:32

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Varying Approaches

Jane Campion comments on her career with her usual modesty.
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on February 13, 2013 20:29

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IDENTITY CRISES

Three filmmakers from Southern Europe report on their experiences making art in a time of crisis.
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Interview

Acting on Instinct

Israeli director Tom Shoval talks about the relationship between film and viewer and the filmmaker’s means of controlling it.
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REALITY NEVER STOPS

Argentinian filmmaker Lucrecia Martel on the power of language and reality.
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More than Meets the Eye

Legendary avant-garde playwright and theatre director Richard Foreman returns to filmmaking with the astounding ONCE EVERY DAY.
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STRANGER IN PARADISE

Ulrich Seidl sits down with Ariel Esteban Cayer to discuss PARADISE: HOPE.
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Putting Ideology Aside

African filmmakers discuss their urban realities in the Campus' “Set in the City“ session.
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CREDIT AND CREDIBILITY

Max Ophüls’ THE TROUBLE WITH MONEY might have failed at the box office, but certainly not on the artistic front. It’s a gem waiting to be rediscovered.
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on February 11, 2013 21:09

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A HUMAN BESTIAIRE

Denis Côté’s elegant film reveals unsuspected levels of cruelty in human nature.
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Les Misérables: The Madness behind the Method

What made LES MISÉRABLES the trail-blazing musical it has become?
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on February 10, 2013 19:11

Film

THE PUBLIC RESTRICTIONS ON PRIVATE LIFE

Sexual minorities in Cameroon pour their hearts out to open-minded foreign audiences.
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on February 10, 2013 19:46

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GOOD VIBRATIONS

The ever-charismatic Joseph Gordon-Levitt crafts an engaging and amusing directorial debut.
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on February 10, 2013 19:05

Film

NOIR’S NOT DEAD

Orson Welles’ TOUCH OF EVIL treats moral uncertainty as a bleeding wound.
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on February 9, 2013 21:16

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EAST SIDE STORIES

Since 2005, the Robert Bosch Stiftung has been associated with Eastern Europe, this year its mission expands eastward to the Arab world.
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on February 9, 2013 21:11

Film

Dreams Collapsed by Traditions

South African drama ELELWANI raises the pertinent argument of tradition versus modernism, but loses steam on the way.
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on February 9, 2013 21:08

Film

Killing Him Softly

Inspired low-budget filmmaking in this Berlinale Panorama entry: A knight in shining armor-story with a twist.
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on February 9, 2013 21:04

Authors

TALENT PRESS 2013: Ankur Pathak

In India, film criticism in its strictest definition doesn’t adequately exist. But I’m very comfortable with the professional identity of a film critic, which is that of an opinion-shaper. I recognize the impactful nature of my writing, and the decisive role it plays in shaping the perspective of readers.
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on February 8, 2013 17:51

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TALENT PRESS 2013: Adrian Jonathan Pasaribu

Public enlightenment is the name of the game now, and I certainly don’t want to be left out. Indonesian cinema desperately needs a second chance from its own public. I must contribute, one article at a time.
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on February 8, 2013 17:38

Authors

TALENT PRESS 2013: Juan Carlos Fangacio

The times are changing in Peru. Old and useless ideas have started to fade away and a new generation of filmmakers, producers, actors and critics are leading cinema in the country with things we had never seen before.
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on February 8, 2013 17:30

Interview

Make films, not yoghurt

Talent Press Durban 2012 perticipant Katarina Hedrén talks to Alain Gomis's about his latest film TEY, in which death is polite enough to announce its arrival.
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on August 16, 2012 12:32

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Lost in Translation

Talent Press Durban 2012 participant Claire Diao shines a light on the polyinguistic nature of African cinema and the state of its film and festival landscape.
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on August 16, 2012 12:24

Film

The bitter seed of corporate greed

Durban talent Press 2012 participant Sihle Mthembu reviews Micha X Peled's latest documentary BITTER SEEDS, which explores the epidemic of farmer suicides in India.
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on August 16, 2012 12:06

Film

It's too easy

Talent Press Durban participant Claire Diao reports from the opening ceremony of the 2012 Durban International Film Festival and reviews its opening film ELELWANI.
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on August 14, 2012 23:37

Reportage

Celluloid Time Machine

Fidel Intriago reports from the first lecture of the 2012 Buenos Aires Talent Campus: Beatriz Sarlo’s take on History and Film.
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on April 18, 2012 19:26

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The Kids Are Alright

An interview with Celina Murga, whose documentary feature ESCUELA NORMAL is presented at a special screening at the Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente.
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on April 15, 2012 21:00

Film

Homosexuality: Power and Abandonment

Talent Press Guadalajara participantMabel Machado reviews Raul Fuentes' debut film EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMEBODY... NOT ME.
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on March 21, 2012 23:14

Film

Hope on the road of despair

Talent Press Guadalajara participant Luis Vaca reviews Kai Parlange's INNER SPACE (ESPACIO INTERIOR).
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on March 20, 2012 22:11

Film

The Latin-American metaphor of the living dead.

Talent Press Guadalajara participant Luis Vaca reviews Alejandro Brugués’ Cuban zombie parable JUAN OF THE DEAD.
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on March 12, 2012 09:32

Film

A film about an anonymous man's footsteps

Talent Press Guadalajara participant Mabel Machado reviews Eryk Rocha's laureate first film PASSERBY (TRANSEUNTE).
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on March 3, 2012 20:33

Interview

Hot Potato: Interview with OC UKEJE and SHIRLEY FRIMPONG-MANSO

By Wilfred Okiche
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on August 15, 2017 15:06

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#ThatsNotOk report: Women are not safe in South African film and TV industry

By Djia Mambu
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on August 15, 2017 14:51

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Log #7

by PABLO Roldán
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on June 8, 2017 14:56

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Log #5

by Andrés D’Avenia
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on May 31, 2017 10:43

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Log # 3

by Lautaro García
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on May 31, 2017 10:33

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Log # 1

by Aldo Padilla
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on April 27, 2017 09:55

Film

A Simple Encounter: SANTA AND ANDRÉS

By Carlos Armenta
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on March 21, 2017 13:21

Film

Giving New Life to a Classic: MEMORIAS DEL SUBDESARROLLO

By Carlos Armenta
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on March 20, 2017 16:07

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Mist in Berlin: BRUMA

By Hammurabi Hernández
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on March 20, 2017 15:47

Film

Interchangeable terms: A commentary on Max Zunino’s BRUMA

By Rafael Guilhem
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on March 13, 2017 13:26

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Negotiating a Reel Appreciation of History

By Adefoyeke Ajao
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on February 21, 2017 18:09

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SUBVERTING THE GENRE

By Aslı Ildır
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on February 21, 2017 18:07

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You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks

By Héctor Oyarzún
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on February 21, 2017 18:05

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People in Peril

By Richard Bolisay
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on February 21, 2017 18:04

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Editing as an Act of Killing

By Richard Bolisay
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on February 15, 2017 15:28

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The Courage to Fail

By Petra Meterc
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on February 15, 2017 15:27

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Pictures From the Revolutions

By Christopher Small
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on February 13, 2017 17:09

Interview

Footage Rights

By Héctor Oyarzún
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on February 13, 2017 16:22

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Open Wound

By Archana Nathan
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on February 11, 2017 20:02

Film

Freedom oasis

By Héctor Oyarzún
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on February 11, 2017 19:58

Film

THE ENEMY IMPERFECT

By Aslı Ildır
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on February 11, 2017 20:00

Film

Before the World Ends

By Richard Bolisay
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on February 11, 2017 19:58

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One needn't have the last word as a critic

By Archana Nathan
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on February 10, 2017 13:43

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The self-invention of the non-existent profession

By Petra Meterc
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on February 10, 2017 13:46

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Being a Film Critic from the Philippines

By Richard Bolisay
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on February 10, 2017 13:45

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Press Pass, Limited Access

By Adefoyeke Ajao
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on February 10, 2017 13:43

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The Sexy Vampirism in The Hunger

by Sabrina D. Marques
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on October 14, 2016 17:49

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João Pedro Rodrigues and the Birds that See Everything

by Aisha Rahim
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on October 14, 2016 17:42

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Dying to Live

by Eliana Nzualo
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on October 12, 2016 12:59

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Running to Find Time

by Eliana Nzualo
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on October 12, 2016 12:42

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Eveything Solid Disintegrates into Thin Air

by Renato Guimarães
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on October 12, 2016 12:45

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Before the Storm

written by Petra Meterc
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on August 24, 2016 15:44

Film

Playing through the Trauma – The Short Films of Petra Szőcs

written by Janka Pozsonyi
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on August 24, 2016 13:41

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Toni Erdmann – The screwballs and everyone else

written by Andreea Mihalcea
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on August 24, 2016 13:35

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Toni Erdman is an Antidepressant

written by Katerina Lambrinova
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on August 24, 2016 16:12

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Review: 4:15 P.M. The End of the World

written by Emre Çağlayan
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on August 24, 2016 16:07

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Review: Cameraperson

written by Andreea Pătru
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on August 24, 2016 16:02

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Argentine Short Films Competition: four reviews

By Laslo Rojas
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on May 12, 2016 17:34

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Review of El Tila: fragmentos de un psicópata directed by Alejandro Torres Contreras (Latin American Competition)

by Jaime Grijalba Chile
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on April 29, 2016 10:42

Film

Las lindas

by Laslo Rojas
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on April 21, 2016 17:58

About us

Talents Buenos Aires 2016

by Mariángela Martínez Restrepo / Talent Press BsAs Coordinator
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on April 18, 2016 17:47

Film

At 40 years of Canoa

by Yoshua Oviedo Ugalde
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on March 15, 2016 16:58

Film

The gimmick of appearances

by Karina Paz Ernand
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on March 11, 2016 15:00

Film

Nosotras:Ellas

by Pedro Emilio Segura
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on March 11, 2016 14:55

Film

Of winged steeds and other dreams. Three glances on Boi Neon

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on March 9, 2016 11:53

Authors

Yelsy Hernández Zamora

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on March 1, 2016 17:21

Authors

Karina Paz

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on March 1, 2016 17:20

Reportage

Depiction of Cultural Relations on Screen

Isabella Akinseye of the 2016 Talent Press analyses three protagonists from this year's Berlinale films that deal with issues of culture, ethnicity and traditions.
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on February 18, 2016 13:09

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In Search of El Dorado

Ruben Demasure of the 2016 Talent Press analyses the motif of the mythical El Dorado in several Berlinale Forum films.
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on February 18, 2016 13:21

Interview

Casting Directors, Career-Makers

Tara Karajica talked to Prague-based US casting director Nancy Bishop (THE NOVEMBER MAN, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 4) about the importance of a casting director, the difference between the casting process in Europe and Hollywood and between casting stars and younger actors at the beginning of their career.
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on February 17, 2016 12:59

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Music as a Trope of Palestinian Landscape

Sevara Pan of the 2016 Berlinale Talent Press reviews the Palestinian documentary A MAGICAL SUBSTANCE FLOWS INTO ME.
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on February 15, 2016 12:45

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The Man With A Movie Camera

Ruben Demasure of the 2016 Berlinale Talent Press reviews Aaron Brookner's Berlinale Panorama documentary UNCLE HOWARD.
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on February 15, 2016 12:07

Reportage

Depicting the Refugee Crisis

Rasha Hosny of the 2016 Berlinale Talent Press reports from the panel No Time to Remember: Films on the Move.
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on February 15, 2016 11:56

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The Shape of Our Inner Fears

Elizabeth Chege of the 2016 Berlinale Talent Press reviews Akiz's film DER NACHTMAHR.
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on February 15, 2016 11:49

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Of Shiny New Cars and Modern Society

Tara Karajica of the Berlinale Talent Press reviews Måns Månsson's Berlinale Forum film THE YARD.
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on February 14, 2016 14:26

Film

No One Here Gets Out Alive... nor Dead

Sergio Huidobro of the 2016 Berlinale Talent Press reviews Joaquin del Paso's debut feature PANAMERICAN MACHINERY.
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on February 14, 2016 14:21

Interview

Through the Eyes of a Compatriot

Isabella Akinseye interviews her Mexican Berlinale Talent Press co-participant Sergio Raúl Bárcenas Huidobro on Joaquín del Paso's Berlinale Forum film PANAMERICAN MACHINERY.
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on February 14, 2016 13:13

Authors

Evading the Look

By Sevara Pan (Uzbekistan)
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on February 13, 2016 00:08

Authors

The Impact of Cinema in My Life

By Elizabeth Chege (Kenya)
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on February 13, 2016 00:07

Authors

The Young Dreamer and the Last of the Mohicans

By Tara Karajica (Serbia)
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on February 13, 2016 00:05

Authors

Breaking Into Nollywood the Write Way

By Isabella Akinseye (Nigeria)
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on February 13, 2016 00:03

Film

A Call from the Future

by Lilla Puskás
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on August 27, 2015 14:01

Film

When is Mummy coming home?

by Lilla Puskás
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on August 27, 2015 13:59

Film

Short(s) take on big stories

by Ana Šturm
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on August 27, 2015 13:57

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The fault in our shooting stars

by Miro Frakić
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on August 27, 2015 13:55

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A VERY PROMISING SHORT DEBUT: THE CHICKEN

by Gergana Doncheva
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on August 27, 2015 13:53

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Review: Boda Boda Theives

by Andrew Kaggwa
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on July 22, 2015 11:52

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REVIEW: THE ACTOR

by Isabella Akinseye
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on July 22, 2015 11:47

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REVIEW: WHEN VOICES MEET

by Olawale Oluwadahunsi
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on July 22, 2015 11:42

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REVIEW: WHERE THE ROAD RUNS OUT

by Olawale Oluwadahunsi
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on July 22, 2015 11:37

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Review: Beats of the Antonov

by Andrew Kaggwa
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on July 22, 2015 11:26

Film

Venecia, los miedos que reflejan los espejos (Venice, the fears the mirrors reflect)

by Mayté Madruga Hernández
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on May 8, 2015 15:15

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Exiliar de la memoria (Exiled from memory)

by Jaqueline Avila
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on May 8, 2015 15:12

Film

Volcán (Volcano)

By Arantxa Sánchez
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on May 8, 2015 15:08

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Poetry terrorists

By Antonia Giraldi The Kindergarten Teacher (Nadav Lapid, Israel, 2014)
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on May 5, 2015 10:39

Film

How to look from a position of silence - The Look of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer

By Eduardo Marun
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on April 28, 2015 13:30

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Ming of Harlem: Twenty One Storeys In The Air (Phillip Warnell)

by Amadeo Gandolfo
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on April 21, 2015 09:05

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Talents Buenos Aires 2015 Begins!

by Mariángela Martínez Restrepo / Talent Press BsAs Coordinator
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on April 18, 2015 15:30

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Life Behind the Camera

by Michael Guarneri
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on February 12, 2015 15:19

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Inner Realities/Outer Spaces in New German Cinema

By Alonso Díaz de la Vega
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on February 12, 2015 15:17

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Delicate Issues, Unfulfilling Execution

By Heitor Augusto
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on February 10, 2015 15:30

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FINDING THE SELF IN SPACE AND FORM

By Alonso Díaz de la Vega
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on February 10, 2015 13:36

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Trying to Stay Afloat

By Monty Majeed
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on February 10, 2015 13:53

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Keeping It Simple

By Heitor Augusto
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on February 10, 2015 13:48

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Peter Zeitlinger: Dancing with the Camera

by Michael Guarneri
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on February 10, 2015 13:35

Film

LOVE IN THE TIME OF OPERA

By Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

Arriving, perhaps unwittingly, to correct one stereotype and confirm another is the Berlinale Special film BREATHE UMPHEFUMLO, the fourth feature from director Mark Dornford-May.
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on February 8, 2015 18:38

Film

On a Quest for Black Gold

By Monty Majeed

"I wish I was an oven and you would heat me like coal," says 12-year-old Gurbuz, the chubby and mischievous back-bencher, to his classmate, the beautiful Ebru, in a love letter he writes to her.
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on February 8, 2015 18:28

Film

Dashboard Dispatches from Iran

By Julia Cooper

If Sundance had TANGERINE, a fêted feature that caused a stir for having been filmed entirely on an iPhone 5S, then the Berlinale Competition has TAXI, a street film captured on Jafar Panahi’s dashboard camera.
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on February 8, 2015 18:26

Film

From the Ashes; Scotland’s art and culture flourish in times of hardship

by Oriana Franceschi Last year, the Glasgow School of Art’s landmark building designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh caught fire. I was on my way to work nearby and stopped when I saw the smoke. I stood in among the art students gathering on the pavement and found myself caught up in the grief of the crowd.
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on February 6, 2015 18:43

Film

Negotiating a role

by Heitor Augusto Though it may sound too tough, a word that would represent, with some accuracy, the state of both local cinema and film criticism in Brazil is “irrelevant”. Nobody's life would stop if, all of a sudden, a catastrophic event decimated both our cinema and our attempts to reflect upon it.
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on February 6, 2015 18:20

Film

Je suis Cinéphile

by Ana Sturm Where did I come from? Cineplexx. Where am I? At Slovenian Cinematheque. Where am I going? To Cinema Dvor, and I must hurry, because I don't want to miss the last showing.
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on February 6, 2015 18:35

Film

A note from the margin

by Michael Guarneri André Bazin's “What is Cinema?” is probably the most influential collection of film-related writings ever published. I have always been fascinated by the bold simplicity of its title: which inherent, specific feature allows us to distinguish cinema from everything else?
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on February 6, 2015 18:29

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The simple secret to a great pitch

Monica Obaga of the Talent Press Durban 2014 reports from a Durban Talents workshop, hosted by Neiloe Whitehead, Elizabeth Radshaw and Bongiwe Selane, abut the art of the movie pitch.
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on August 28, 2014 12:26

Interview

Portrait of a Cinema Icon as a Young Woman

Monica Obaga of the Talent Press Durban 2014 interviews Frances Bodomo, who shares her secret to securing funding and directing the youngest Oscar nominee in history.
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on August 27, 2014 15:27

Film

Women, Men and Vampires

Monica Obaga of the Talent Press Durban 2014 reviews the multi-faceted, multi-genre Ethiopian monster-and-war feature BETI AND AMARE, written and directed by Andy Siege.
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on August 26, 2014 17:52

Interview

Africa Is My Priority

Terh Agbedeh of the Talent Press Durban 2014 interviews actor Thisiwe Ziqubu about her rollercoaster ride to stardom.
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on August 26, 2014 14:07

Film

The Colombian film perspective

Colombian cinema has grown rapidly in the last 10 years due to several factors which have favored the cinematic development and the upcoming industry.
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on April 14, 2014 03:27

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MAURO, by Hernán Rosselli

Sebastián Rosal of the Talent Press 2014, reviews about the Argentinian film "Mauro", by Hernán Rosselli
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on April 9, 2014 01:01

Film

To be out of place: Nouvelle Vague: the first kamikaze generation of cinema.

Jaime Akamine of the 2014 Talent Press reports from the panel "To be out of place: Nouvelle Vague: the first kamikaze generation of cinema" With the professional David Oubiña
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on April 7, 2014 15:47

Film

Talents Buenos Aires Begins!!!

Talents Buenos Aires Begins today!!! Check out our new edition
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on April 4, 2014 18:49

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Perpetual Sadness or The numb soul.

Amado Cabrales of the Guadalajara Talent Press reviews Jorge Pérez Solano's LA TIRISIA
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on March 29, 2014 01:34

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The mapping of memories

Amado Cabrales of the Guadalajara Talent Press 2014 reviews Gabriela Rubalcava's LA DANZA DEL HIPOCAMPO.
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on March 29, 2014 01:11

Film

O Lobo atrás da porta, (A wolf at the door)

Israel Luis Arreola from Guadalajara Talents Press 2014 review Fernando Coimbra's O LOBO ATRÁS DA PORTA
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on March 28, 2014 23:36

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LA TIRISIA

Israel Ruiz Arreola of the Talents Press 2014 reviews Jorge Pérez Solano's LA TIRISIA
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on March 28, 2014 23:20

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O LOBO ATRÁS DA PORTA

Jeyma Cruz Madruga from Guadalajara Talents Press 2014 review Fernando Coimbra's O LOBO ATRÁS DA PORTA
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on March 28, 2014 21:04

Film

When looks could be deceiving. About HOJE EU QUERO VOLTAR SOZINHO

Celía Rodriguez Tejuca of the 2014 Guadalajara Talent Press reviews Daniel Ribeiro's HOJE EU QUERO VOLTAR SOZINHO.
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on March 27, 2014 01:06

Film

More than Magic

Tara Judah of the 2014 Talent Press reviews a screening of Satyajit Ray's NAYAK at the Berlinale Classics section.
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on February 12, 2014 23:45

Interview

To Put Your Mind Into Something

José Sarmiento of the 2014 Talent Press met up with Indian film director and screenwriter Ritesh Batra.
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on February 12, 2014 23:33

Interview

Denis Côté Planets in Open Space

Daria Lisitsina interviews Canadian director Denis Côté.
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on February 12, 2014 23:21

Film

Adolescence in a Small Town

Claire Lee of the 2014 Talent Press reviews the Argentinian film THE THIRD SIDE OF THE RIVER, which was produced by Martin Scorsese and features in the Berlinale Competition.
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on February 12, 2014 23:07

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Reflection on Perception

Andrei Kartashov of the 2014 Talent Press reports from an exhibition of visual art in the St. Agnes church, at the fringes of the Berlinale.
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on February 12, 2014 23:01

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Confessions of the Sound-Obsessed

Karla Lončar of the 2014 Talent Press reports from the panel "The World of Shouts and Whispers" with sound designer Eugene Gearty and filmmaker Peter Strickland at Berlinale Talents.
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on February 12, 2014 00:32

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I want to be kidnapped!

Ewa Wildner of the 2014 Talent Press reviews the mockumentary THE KIDNAPPING OF MICHEL HOUELLEBECQ, which features in the Berlinale Forum section.
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on February 12, 2014 00:07

Interview

Professional Intimacy

Christina Newland of the 2014 Talent Press in conversation with Anja Marquardt on her debut feature SHE'S LOST CONTROL, which features in the Berlinale Forum section.
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on February 12, 2014 00:01

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There Are No Rules Anymore

Tara Judah of the 2014 Talent Press attended a Meet the Expert session with Adriek van Nieuwenhuyzen and Beadie Finzi at Berlinale Talents.
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on February 10, 2014 23:37

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Jack-in-the-box

José Sarmiento of the 2014 Talent Press reviews a retrospective of Jack Smith's unreleased material, which featured in the Berlinale Forum Expanded.
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on February 10, 2014 23:32

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Creating Characters

Dasha Lisitsina of the 2014 Talent Press reports from the panel discussion Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: Successful Screenwriting at Berlinale Talents.
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on February 10, 2014 23:25

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Searching for Beauty in the Dark

Claire Lee of the Talent Press 2014 reviews the chinese drama drama BLIND MASSAGE, which features in the Berlinale Competition.
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on February 10, 2014 23:18

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Cinema of Attraction

Christina Newland of the 2014 Talent Press reviews THE IMAGONAUT, a feature film shot for a 180° screen.
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on February 10, 2014 23:10

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The Matrioska Dilemma

José Sarmiento of the 2014 Talent Press reviews Sophie Hyde's 52 TUESDAYS, running in Berlinale Generation.
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on February 9, 2014 23:41

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James Schamus Answers Ang Lee's Big Question

Claire Lee of the Talent Press 2014 reports from the panel "Once Upon A TIme: How To Start A Film", featuring Michel Gondry, James Schamus and Greta Gerwig.
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on February 9, 2014 23:34

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Faith/Off

Andrei Kartashov of the 2014 Talent Press reviews Dietrich Brüggemann's drama of faith, youth and family STATIONS OF THE CROSS, which features in the Berlinale Competition.
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on February 9, 2014 23:26

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Soaring Past the Truth

Tara Judah of the 2014 Talent Press reviews Dominik Graf's period drama BELOVED SISTERS, which features in the Berlinale Competition.
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on February 8, 2014 22:26

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No Country for Re-Socialized Men

Ewa Wildner reviews Rachid Bouchareb’s iconoclastic crime drama TWO MEN IN TOWN, which features in the 2014 Berlinale Competition.
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on February 8, 2014 22:16

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Motherhood in Nazi Germany

Claire Lee reviews Helma Sanders-Brahms' family and war drama GERMANY, PALE MOTHER, hich features in the Berlinale Classic section.
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on February 8, 2014 22:07

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The Kid with the Binoculars

Karla Lončar of the Talent Press 2014 reviews Edward Berger’s family drama JACK, that features in the Berlinale Competition.
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on February 8, 2014 22:23

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Shaking up the cinematic canon

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on February 4, 2014 23:23

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South Korean Cinema: Commercial Renaissance and Beyond

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on February 4, 2014 23:33

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Wider screen

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on February 4, 2014 23:20

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Unraveling the layers of fiction

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No Rest for the Wicked

Daniel Mandić of the 2013 Talent Press Sarajevo reviews Daniel Hoesl's debut SOLDATE JEANETTE.
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on August 31, 2013 23:21

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An Insect's Passing Fancy

Georgiana Madin of the 2013 Talent Press Sarajevo reviews Corneliu Porumboiu's film WHEN EVENING FALLS ON BUCHAREST OR METABOLISM.
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on August 30, 2013 23:09

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The Big Problem of the Little Room

Raffi Movsisyan of the 2013 Talent Press Sarajevo reviews Barbara Vekarić’s 15-minute film MY! MY! MY LITTLE ROOM!
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on August 27, 2013 22:25

Film

Structuring the Reality

Karla Lončar of the 2013 Talent Press Sarajevo reviews Corneliu Porumboiu's latest work, the arthouse film about film WHEN EVENING FALLS ON BUCHAREST OR METABOLISM.
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on August 25, 2013 17:47

Film

Burning Money, Carving Cows

Ivan Velisaljević of the 2013 Talent Press Sarajevo reviews Daniel Hoesl's riveting feature debut about class and culture SOLDATE JEANETTE.
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on August 25, 2013 01:02

Interview

Re-Educating the Public

Aderinsola Ajao of the 2013 Talent Press Durban interviews Joao Viana, director of THE BATTLE OF TABATO.
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on July 30, 2013 14:13

Reportage

Talents Get Tips How To Be Great Actors

Polly Kamukama of the 2013 Talent Press Durban reports from the acting lecture Doing It All: Actors on Crossing Media.
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on July 28, 2013 15:33

Reportage

The Film Revolution Will Be Tweeted

Nosipho Mngoma of the 2013 Talent Press Durban reports from a Talent Campus Durban workshop about new and old forms of marketing films.
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on July 24, 2013 23:09

Interview

The Sound Of Movies

Nosipho Mngoma of the 2013 Talent Press Durban interviews Zethu Mashika, film score composer of ZAMA ZAMA which premiered last year at the DIFF.
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on July 24, 2013 15:46

Interview

Great Expectations

Narjes Torchani of the 2013 Talent Press Durban meets some the Durban Talent Campus participants.
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on July 22, 2013 22:22

Reportage

Durban film feast begins!

Nosipho Mngoma of the 2013 Talent Press Durban reports from the scandal-ridden opening night of the 34th Durban International Film Festival and gives a outlook of the coming programm.
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on July 20, 2013 23:40

Reportage

A World Of Images

Priscila de Almeida Xavier of the 2013 Talent Press Buenos Aires reports from this Talent Campus Buenos Aires' last lecture, given by artist Giselle Beiguelman.
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on April 22, 2013 22:49

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New Ways of Understanding Art

Eddy Báez of the 2013 Talent Press Buenos Aires reports on the conference Crossing Borders: Film In The Art Gallery at the 2013 BAFICI.
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on April 19, 2013 23:13

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The tools of the cinema of the future

Sergio Mario López of the 2013 Talent Press Buenos Aires reports from the BAFICI panel discussing the freedom and restraints of digital filmmaking with German director Christoph Hochhäusler.
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on April 16, 2013 11:38

Film

Love As Artifice

Eddy Báez of the 2013 Talent Press Buenos Aires reviews the romantic comedy MAPA, directed by León Siminiani.
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on April 15, 2013 14:13

Film

Genre and Avant-Garde

Santiago Gonzalez Cragnolino of the 2013 Talent Press Buenos Aires reviews the chilean movie NO by Pablo Larraín, which opened this year's BAFICI Film Festival.
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on April 13, 2013 00:02

Film

Ernestina and the people from the banks

Raciel del Toro of the 2013 Guadalajara Talent Press reviews Martín Benchimol's and Pablo Aparo's documentary LA GENTE DEL RIO.
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on March 8, 2013 00:13

Film

Family: a patient in a dark room

Marianela González of the 2013 Guadalajara Talent Press reviews two takes on the Latin American family drama: Carlos Cuarón's BESOS DE AZUCAR and Marcelo Gomes' ERASE UNA VEZ YO, VERONICA.
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on March 7, 2013 21:09

Film

The life and lives of Veronica

Lioman Lima Padrón of the 2013 Guadalajara Talent Press reviews Marcelo Gómes' poetic character drama ERA UMA VEZ EU, VERONICA.
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on March 5, 2013 08:21

Film

A FRANK AND ECONOMIC EPISODE

Danis Tanovic captures an intimate episode among a Roma family in Bosnia.
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on February 13, 2013 20:53

Interview

Restaging History

Joshua Oppenheimer discusses with the Talent Press the impact generated by his astonishing documentary, THE ACT OF KILLING.
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on February 13, 2013 20:30

Reportage

The Landscape of Indigenous Cinema

“To what degree am I free to be a filmmaker and not an indigenous filmmaker?”, asks Andrew Okpeaha MacLean in the session “Indigenous Cinema: Beyond Tribe and Nation“.
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on February 13, 2013 20:28

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HUNTING FOR GOOD ROLES

Holly Hunter graced the Campus with her reflections on her impressive acting career.
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on February 12, 2013 23:56

Film

BITE THE PILL

Soderbergh’s latest is a tightly knit postmodern thriller.
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on February 12, 2013 23:54

Interview

“I LIKE DIGITAL AS LONG AS IT DOESN’T LOOK DIGITAL…”

Matthew Libatique, renowned for his cinematography in BLACK SWAN, in an interview about how digital technology has effected filmmaking.
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on February 12, 2013 23:53

Reportage

SOUND, SILENCE & SHRIMPS

The master sound designer and film editor Walter Murch reveals the secrets of good sound.
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on February 12, 2013 23:57

Interview

Producing Films at the Berlinale

Talent Press meets a working producer and director, with a particularly personal project in the Berlinale Co-Production Market.
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on February 11, 2013 21:02

Film

THE UNRELIABLE NARRATOR

Talking-head documentary NO MAN’S LAND (Berlinale Forum) challenges traditional ways of turning outstanding life stories into history.
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on February 11, 2013 21:10

Film

The Turbulence After the Storm

Romanian drama CHILD'S POSE is a front-runner for the Golden Bear.
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on February 11, 2013 21:05

Film

STUDIES IN CONTRAST

Two documentaries similar in form but completely different in effect are part of the Berlinale Homage to Claude Lanzmann.
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on February 10, 2013 19:10

Interview

Fighting Time with Paul Verhoeven

The provocative Dutch director talks to the Talent Press about reconciling art and entertainment.
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on February 10, 2013 19:37

Interview

Reality Meets Fiction

Over a coffee with Campus alumna Neus Ballús who made it to Berlinale Forum with her debut feature THE PLAGUE.
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on February 10, 2013 19:07

Film

ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE

What is being? Is it just another form of acting? As in a Shakespeare play, everybody could be anybody in VIOLA.
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on February 10, 2013 18:59

Film

NOWHERE MAN

Boris Khlebnikov tells the story of a rural man with a dilemma that turns into an existential tragedy.
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on February 9, 2013 21:14

Film

A WONDERLAND AMONG THE WASTE

Anne Kodura’s meticulously composed documentary struggles to outgrow its childlike gaze.
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on February 9, 2013 21:10

Film

“…BUT THEN I GOT LIGHTER.”

Matthew Porterfield’s third feature is a melancholy, sympathetic, but ultimately shaky step into full-fledged fiction filmmaking.
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on February 9, 2013 21:06

Authors

TALENT PRESS 2013: Višnja Pentić

Film criticism in Croatia has an excellent tradition, providing an encouraging background for my activity. I try to put a spotlight on those films that expand our understanding of film language and offer an inspiring vision for perceiving the real.
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on February 8, 2013 18:08

Authors

TALENT PRESS 2013: Irina Trocan

There are many ways of understanding films beyond the aesthetic of the New Romanian Cinema, with its international acclaim and revolutionary aesthetic. My role as a critic is to recognize as many of these forms and be able to describe them eloquently.
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on February 8, 2013 18:04

Authors

TALENT PRESS 2013: Ariel Esteban Cayer

I like the idea of a critic as a writing-inclined cinephile, using the exercise as an excuse to get smarter; to frame film consumption within a process of active investigation, research and potential (self-)discovery.
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on February 8, 2013 17:23

Authors

TALENT PRESS 2013: Tom Cottey

Developing a career as a film critic in Britain is no mean feat. The competition is fierce, but becoming a film critic starts with assuming a vocation, rather than a job title.
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on February 8, 2013 18:12

Interview

Out of Africa

Claire Diao, participant of the 2012 Durban talent Press, interviews Nashen Moodley, who was the manager of the Durban International Film Festival for 11 years and is now the director of the Sydney Film Festival.
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on August 16, 2012 11:51

Interview

The family of world cinema

2012 Durban Talent Press participant Katarina Hedrén interviews Rwandan filmmaker Kivu Ruhorahoza, the director of GREY MATTERS, whose first short film CONFESSION (2006) won the City of Venice Award at the Milan African Film Festival.
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on August 16, 2012 12:14

Film

Beasts and Bastards

Sihle Mthembu, participant of the Durban Talent Press, reviews Paddy Considine's TYRANNOSAUR at the Durban International Film Festival.
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on August 15, 2012 21:46

Reportage

Mutoscope and computers

Natalia Barrenha reports from the lecture Found Footage and Editing: Structural Film and History in the Films of Carlos Adriano at the Talent Campus Buenos Aires.
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on April 19, 2012 21:19

Film

The minimalism of hate

Luciana Calcagno reviews Bruno Dumont's HORS SATAN, shown at the Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente.
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on April 17, 2012 11:27

Film

A Cuban comedy of zombies in La Habana

Talent Press Guadalajara participant Mayle González Mirabal reviews Alejandro Brugués' Cuban zombie parable JUAN OF THE DEAD at the Guadalajara Film Festival.
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on March 22, 2012 23:35

Reportage

The 1930s, captured by film and piano

Talent Press Guadalajara participant José Juan Zapata Pacheco reports from the Michael Nyman Gala evening. where Nyman's Film WITNESS I (2008) was screened alongside Jean Vigo's À PROPOS DE NICE (1930).
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on March 20, 2012 21:57

Film

One of the silent millions

Talent Press Guadalajara participant Luis Vaca reviews Eryk Rocha's debut film PASSERBY.
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on March 12, 2012 09:16

Film

What a waste of time and neurons

Talent Press Guadalajara participant Jose Juan Zapata Pacheco reviews Raul Fuentes' debut film EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMEBODY... NOT ME.
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on March 11, 2012 20:32

Talent Press, an initiative of Berlinale Talents in collaboration with FIPRESCI and the Goethe-Institut, is a platform for young film critics and journalists from around the world to acquaint themselves with current trends in world cinema. Selected by an international jury, they are invited to Berlin to review films of the festival and report on events of Berlinale Talents. Under the tutelage of prominent film critics they share their impressions and insights through their daily articles for the Berlinale Talents website and those of its partners – FIPRESCI and the Goethe-Institut.