Ghost in the Tapestry
An American-Bulgarian woman visits her ancestral homeland for the first time
By Edin Čusto
Documentary filmmaker Tatyana Pandurska makes her narrative debut with a story about…
The FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project takes place during the 41th Warsaw International Film Festival, which runs from October 10 to 19, 2025. The training workshops for young critics and film…
Talents Rio is a professional training initiative promoted by the Rio Festival, in conjunction with the Goethe-Institut and the Berlinale Talents. This program, created in 2003, has become one of…
Suspense and Disbelief
By Waleska Antunes
One of cinema’s most precious concepts, in general, is the concept of “suspension of disbelief”. This concept, stemming from other arts, is the capacity…
Many Portraits, One Form
by Renan Eduardo
Recent years of Brazilian Cinema have shown a tendency, which is manifest in documentaries and cine-biographies, to film stories and albums of Brazilian…
Desert Bloom
By Maíra Oliveira
Betânia, directed by Marcelo Botta (Brazil, 2024, Première Brasil) is a film which transcends a simple narrative to become a tribute to the strength of…
Belonging, Bit by Bit
by Guilherme Rodrigues
For Mestiço, physicality is important, both in the way in which people carry themselves in a scene, and in the way in which…
Faust in a Glass Tower
By Waleska Antunes
In 1832, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a German writer, exponent of romantism, finished the tragic poem called Faust. In general terms, Faust…
Not Really Embracing
by Egberto Santana
Baby (João Pedro Mariano) is lying on a bed in the house of the dealer who works with his accomplice-lover Ronaldo (Ricardo Teodoro), consulting…
On Fungi and Films
by Maíra Oliveira
Fungi are microscopic organisms of the Fungi kingdom that do well in humid environments which are rich in organic material. Aspergillus, Penicillium and…
Seeing is Power
By Clara Pellegrini
“I need to take a look at this”. The phrase is uttered by the streamer Shawn Ruddy to the two GoPro cameras which, separately…
The FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project will take place during the 40th Warsaw International Film Festival, which runs from October 11 to 20, 2024. The training workshops for young critics and…