Hoor ElShafei reports from the Reel Palestine festival in Dubai.
Celluloid Now, More Than Ever
Olivia Hunter Willke surveys this year’s CELLULOID NOW, an all-analog “community-centered and artist-forward” film series in Chicago.
Communing in a Corporatized University: ‘Manifesto’ (2020) by Ane Hjort Guttu
by Tomáš Hudák In her latest short film Manifesto, awarded the Dutch critics’ KNF Award at IFF Rotterdam, artist and filmmaker Ane Hjort Guttu examines the institution of […]
Berlinale Shorts 2021
On the occasion of the 71st Berlinale, Camilla Peeters and Jack Seibert share their thoughts on selections from this year’s Berlinale Shorts. This year the festival is being held June 9-20 (instead of the usual dreary February) as a ‘summer special’, holding in-person screenings via various open-air kinos throughout the city.
Selections from Prismatic Ground: Small Films in a Large World
A global pandemic demands innovation, and over the past year-and-change, we have observed a massive shift in the very idea of what a film festival can be.
On the (Prismatic) Ground Floor
Founded by Inney Prakash in co-operation with Screen Slate and Maysles Cinema, Prismatic Ground is, in a fashion, the first festival of its kind.
Diary: Fondly Remembering Festivals
Rounding up a well-overdue collection of memories from this year’s IFFR, Berlinale, and online festivals.
Review: ‘The Disciple’ (2020) by Chaitanya Tamhane – London Film Festival
Early in writer-director Chaitanye Tamhane’s second feature, The Disciple, the mastery of Hindustani classical music is described as an ‘eternal quest’, which will require ‘sacrifice and no surrender’. Later, its polar opposite is expressed, encouraging practitioners to take a step back and look at what they do within its historical context.
UDVFF 9: Transgressing the Limits of the Uncanny
Living in isolation, apart from friends and families has proven a frightening and exhausting experience for many. With all exterior distractions cut from our lives, we often have no other choice but to steer our attention and gaze inward.
UDVFF 8: “This is your home, you’re part of everything”
This week we are happy to share links to three nearly-feature-length titles made available by FRACTO and Anthology Film Archives.