Hive (Zgjoy, 2021), dir. Blerta Basholli
“I thought we all had a limited reservoir of tears in ourselves,” writes Javier Cercas in his most recent novel Lord of All the…
Meeting Point (Kimya, 2021), dir. Umut Evirgen
Written and directed by Umut Evirgen, Meeting Point thwarts its promise of adventure with an overreliance on blurry aesthetics (evoking the sensation…
Sisterhood Founded on Blood, Sweat & Tears: an Interview with Monika Kotecka and Karolina Poryzała
The Herd (2021) is a tender look at sisterhood and committed examination of the ups…
In Limbo (2021), dir. Aleksandr Khant
Discipline the punished: Aleksandr Khant delivers spellbindingly-sardonic millennial take on the getaway genre.
“I vow to become a drunk, I vow to be a…
The Hill Where the Lionesses Roar (2021), dir. Luàna Bajrami
“It will wash away your bitterness,” Qe (Flaka Latifi) tells her friend Li (Era Balaj), insisting that she takes a…
I am Fine, Thanks (2021), dir. Ernestas Jankauskas
I am Fine, Thanks: Ted Lasso’s Lithuanian female lookalike
The fans of the brilliant AppleTV+ series Ted Lasso know how often behind…
The Herd (2021), dir. Monika Kotecka, Karolina Poryzyała, Poland
A herd of their own: Monika Kotecka and Karolina Poryzya acquaint us with the sisterhood of a horse-vaulting team
“The vaulting…
The European Film Academy and FIPRESCI take great pleasure in congratulating the nominees for the EUROPEAN DISCOVERY 2021 – Prix FIPRESCI, an award presented annually as part of the European…
On September 26, Kirill Razlogov passed away. The Soviet and Russian film critic, culturologist, festival curator and TV presenter was also a program director of Moscow Film Festival, Doctor of…
The Sofia International Film Festival and FIPRESCI inform
Cristi PUIU received FIPRESCI 96 Platinum Award at the 25th Sofia International Film Festival The Romanian director was recognized with the special…
Listapad, the Minsk International Film Festival, has been stopped by the Belarusian Government. Our festival colleagues published the following statement.
In 2021, Visual and Performing Arts Centre ART Corporation suspends its…
»Nomadland«, by Chloé Zhao, will receive the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2021 for the Best Film of the Year
Nomadland, directed by Chloé Zhao, has obtained the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2021…