The FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project will take place during the 38th Warsaw International Film Festival, which runs from October 14 to 23, 2022. The training workshops for young critics and film…
When Estonian producer Pille Rünk came up with the idea of a film about the biggest event in her country’s sports history, she knew immediately who to trust to execute…
Interview with Ove Musting (director) and Pille Rünk (producer) for their exciting basketball drama Kalev
How do you create a movie about the biggest sports event in your country's history?…
The history of cinema offers an endless selection of sports dramas. In each of them, the protagonists win or lose, seek victory or deliberately refuse it, sometimes retreating at the…
A review of Remember To Blink
“This is not how we do things,” Jacqueline (Anne Azoulay) tells her adopted children, who don’t understand her language. Remember To Blink, Lithuanian director…
Review of the film Remember to Blink
Battle for love: You'll forget to blink in a venomous family drama that keeps you guessing
Simmering tension prevails through Austėja Urbaitė's genre-bending,…
Turić’s Elegant Debut Explores Resting Places
Barren trees bathed in ominous fog, a thunderstorm looming on the horizon, and a woman in a yellow raincoat taking photos of seemingly inconspicuous…
The Locarno-awarded director Beata Dzianowicz’s second feature focuses on family drama. In Shreds, she explores the changing relationships within one family after grandpa Gerard (Grzegorz Przybył) has been diagnosed with…
The European Film Academy informs about broadening its scope and embracing European cinema from the classics to the contemporary to celebrate the rich and diverse film heritage of Europe. This…
"Drive My Car", by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, to receive the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2022 for the Best Film of the Year
Drive My Car, directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (photo left), has…
Call for Entries
Applications for Berlinale Talents 2023 are now open – and we would like to extend a warm welcome to critics of all backgrounds to apply.
Each…
Understanding Film Criticism as a Default Crisis Mode
Film criticism has been involved with questions around its relevance and legitimacy since the days of its origins, not just since the…