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390 articles available in total starting from 21/10/2003. Last article published on 14/08/2025.

Janicke Askevold • Director of Solomamma

Interview: Janicke Askevold • Director of Solomamma

"It was really important to everyone in the team that we respect the women who make this particular life choice and who inspired the film"

The Norwegian director sat down with us to discuss the women who inspired her film and her lead actress  

14/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Review: Becoming

Review: Becoming

Zhannat Alshanova tells the story of a seventeen-year-old girl grappling with an absent mother which heightens her desire to join a mysterious community of female swimmers  

13/08 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

Review: Solomamma

Review: Solomamma

Janicke Askevold’s second feature speaks of an alternative kind of motherhood which breaks the rules set by a patriarchal society intent on controlling everything  

13/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

EXCLUSIVE: Teaser for Locarno competition entry Solomamma

EXCLUSIVE: Teaser for Locarno competition entry Solomamma

Janicke Askevold’s drama explores the emotional terrain of single motherhood, looking at questions of identity and human connection  

06/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Viesturs Kairišs's Ulya showcased at Locarno Pro

Viesturs Kairišs's Ulya showcased at Locarno Pro

The Latvian biographical drama about legendary basketball player Ulyana Semyonova is currently in post-production  

30/07 | Production | Funding | Latvia/Estonia/Poland/Lithuania

Anna Ansone wraps the first leg of filming for her feature debut, Summer Blues

Anna Ansone wraps the first leg of filming for her feature debut, Summer Blues

The Latvian-Lithuanian-German drama flick tells the story of two sisters reuniting, exploring their relationship, their growing estrangement and their journey to reconnect  

16/07 | Production | Funding | Latvia/Lithuania/Germany

Vytautas Katkus • Director of The Visitor

Interview: Vytautas Katkus • Director of The Visitor

"Sometimes, people watching a film see different movies — I like that idea, and that kind of film"

The Lithuanian director gives us the low-down on his feature debut, in which a new father living in Norway returns to Lithuania to sell his parents’ flat after the death of his dad  

15/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Gabrielė Urbonaitė • Director of Renovation

Interview: Gabrielė Urbonaitė • Director of Renovation

“There's something magical about the way celluloid captures not only light, but also the energy that people bring onto the set”

We talked to the Lithuanian director about her debut feature, hinging on a couple who move into a new flat amidst renovation works that upend their lives  

11/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Proxima

Review: Renovation

Review: Renovation

Gabrielė Urbonaitė’s solo feature debut delivers a satisfying relationship dramedy that jumps into the nuances of having one’s status quo shaken up  

10/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Proxima

Review: The Visitor

Review: The Visitor

Vytautas Katkus makes his feature debut with a poignant beach-town tale carved through the connections between individuals, spaces and encounters  

08/07 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

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