Tag: Laura Samani

2025 Venice: Mark Jenkin, Kent Jones, Carolina Cavalli, Gastón Solnicki, Laura Samani & Teona Strugar Mitevska in Orizzonti

Teona Strugar Mitevska's Mother, the Macedonian's sixth feature film (which promises to shake up the mythical figure of Mother Teresa played by Noomi Rapace)...

2024 Eurimages: Visar Morina, Hlynur Pálmason, Nadav Lapid, Valentyn Vasyanovych & Dardennes Receive Support

The results of the second Eurimages Project Evaluation Session for 2024 have just been announced and we are finding some major projects in the...

35th European Film Awards: A Cannes Comp rematch for Ali Abbasi, Lukas Dhont & Ruben Ôstlund

Three huge winners at this year's Cannes Film Festival lead the noms for the 35th European Film Awards. Lukas Dhont’s Close, Ali Abbasi’s Holy...

TIFF 2021: Titane Opens Midnight Madness / Quinzaine Fills Wavelengths & The Gravedigger’s Wife & Compartment No. 6 Among Prestige Items

With only one more Wednesday announcement left in the bank (competition Platform section and the shorts get announced next week) today we saw the...

2021 Cannes Critic’s Week: Clara Roquet, Leyla Bouzid & Vincent Le Port Selected

With a half dozen filmmakers vying for the Palme d'Or next month (and worth mentioning actress turned director Hafsia Herzi made the move from...

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Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...