Places in a World Out of Place
Echoes of the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine run through three auteur films presented at Doclisboa, each shaped…
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CineEco, Three Films That Cry Out
Some films plant trees. This year, CineEco made the symbolic gesture of creating a woodland, planting 32 native trees —…
Signs of the Night, or the Art of Making Omelettes Without Eggs
For those who are always searching for the alternative to the alternative, I have to say that I attended a…
The Four Cardinal Directions of Childhood at the XI Baiqonyr Film Festival
When we study contemporary auteur and mainstream cinema, adult drama always stays in focus. This is understandable, since the complex…
MIMO: When Music goes to the Movies
MIMO went to the cinema. Or perhaps cinema came to MIMO. In the first edition of the festival held in…
Village, Exile and Absence: Notes from the Bishkek International Film Festival
The Bishkek International Film Festival, in Kyrgyzstan, with only four editions behind it, has established itself as one of the…
Is there such a thing as a newest Portuguese Cinema?
A look at three Portuguese debut features premiering at IndieLisboa, in search of identities, points of entry, and lines of escape.
Thessaloniki Film Festival: A glance at Greek Cinema
Among the many characteristics that Portugal and Greece have in common, from Mediterranean culture to population, passing through economic level,…