At Berlinale’s press conference for Synonyms, the story of an expatriate starting anew in Europe, director Nadav Lapid was…
By Mary-Catherine HarveyShould Berlinale (and essentially any film festival) be big-screen purists when fielding submissions? This is the squabble that…
By Oliver JohnstonThe cast and crew of So Long, My Son know how to make an entrance. At most Berlinale…
By Oliver JohnstonEasy Love is what director Tamer Jandali refers to as an "experiment": the film, which follows the lives of…
By Fenja Akinde-HummelTamer Jandali’s film Easy Love lies on the border of fact and fiction. Actors play themselves and "perform" situations…
By Fenja Akinde-HummelThe Upcoming last spoke to Quebecois director Denis Côté at the 2016 Berlinale, where he presented his film…
By Oliver JohnstonSynonyms (Synonymes) is a tale of lost identity and new beginnings. The film – which is semi-autobiographical, loosely…
By Mary-Catherine HarveyIndian director Ritesh Batra was on the receiving end of many plaudits after his 2013 crowd-pleaser The Lunchbox.…
By Oliver JohnstonDirector Daniel Hui’s latest feature uncomfortably enmeshes violence, absurdity, terror and satire in a disorienting observation of the…
By Fenja Akinde-HummelThere was a feeling that some of those attending the press screening of director Isabel Coixet’s Elisa &…
By Oliver Johnston
