Polish cinematographers are among the most talented people behind the camera, shaping European and global cinema. Legends like Sławomir Idziak (Black Hawk Down, Blue), Paweł Edelman (The Pianist, Cold War), Ryszard Lenczewski (Ida, Last Resort), and Janusz Kamiński (Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan) are known for their superb compositions and visual depth. And the new…
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82nd Venice Film Festival: In Conversation with Anuparna Roy, Director of “Songs of Forgotten Trees”
At the 82nd Venice Film Festival, Anuparna Roy’s Songs of Forgotten Trees was a rare kind of debut, one that challanges the ways Indian cinema has historically positioned women: not as symbols or accessories to a male narrative, but as living, breathing individuals. Her film places women firmly at the centre and lets them be…
82nd Venice Film Festival: “Songs of Forgotten Trees” Review
In Indian cinema, women have long been denied the role of true protagonists. Too often, they are framed as satellites orbiting male narratives, often instrumentalised rather than fully realised characters. Screened in the Orizzonti section at the Venice Film Festival, Songs of Forgotten Trees, directed by Anuparna Roy, challenges that legacy by placing women at…
82nd Venice Film Festival: “Father” Review
Tereza Nvotová’s Father (Otec) had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section at this year’s Venice International Film Festival, and from its opening frame, we are in the hands of a filmmaker unwilling to compromise on emotional or cinematic truth. Known for her courageous portraits of trauma in Filthy and Nightsiren, Nvotová turns her attention…
In Conversation with Salvatore Scarpa and Max Burgoyne-Moore, Directors of “LARGO”
With LARGO, the filmmakers, Salvatore Scarpa and Max Burgoyne-Moore, take a necessary approach to the refugee crisis, telling the story entirely through the eyes of a child. By centring the narrative on Musa, a young boy confronting trauma and displacement. The decision to adopt a child’s perspective was not only a creative choice but also…
78th Locarno Film Festival: “GREEN LIGHT” Review
Few subjects are as emotionally fraught or politically charged as the right to die. Yet in GREEN LIGHT, director Pavel Cuzuioc approaches this terrain not with controversy, but with a clear-eyed compassion. Premiering in the Semaine de la Critique section at the Locarno Film Festival, the film shows the life and work of Dr. Johann…
“I’m The Most Beautiful Count”: A Thai BL Drama of Queer Love and Palace Secrets – Review of the First Two Episodes
From its first flashy frame, Thai series I’m The Most Beautiful Count – adapted from the webtoon Chan Ni Lae Than Khun Thi Suai Thi Sut Nai Siam by Yuen Kin Pakka Thi Than Phra – brims with a sense of intrigue. Dropping us into the glamorous world of our protagonist, superstar Prince (Nut Supanut…
JIB DREAM FANMEET – Rome Gears Up for Triple Thai BL Fanmeet
This autumn, the heart of Rome will be filled with excitement as JIB Dream Fanmeet returns with not one, but three spectacular Thai Boys’ Love (BL) events – between August 2025 and August 2026. Hosted at the Hilton Rome Airport Hotel in Fiumicino, these gatherings are not only about the stars, but also about the…
78th Locarno Film Festival: “Legend of the Happy Worker” Review
Duwayne Dunham is an artist of seemingly dual identities; both a long-term collaborator of David Lynch – directing several episodes of Twin Peaks, and editing every instalment of The Return – and a filmmaker responsible for several live-action Disney movies, both on the big screen and direct to the Disney Channel. Arriving at this year’s…
78th Locarno Film Festival: Roberto Rossellini’s “ANNO UNO” (Restored) Review
Roberto Rossellini was a key figure in Italian neorealism, known for films like Rome, Open City (1945), Paisan (1946), and Germany, Year Zero (1948). His use of non-professional actors and real locations transformed postwar cinema. Later, his collaborations with Ingrid Bergman – Stromboli (1950), Europe ’51 (1952), and Journey to Italy (1954) – showed how…
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