David Katz

1 month ago | bfi.org.uk | Rachel Pronger |Leigh Singer |Nicolas Rapold |David Katz

I first watched On Falling, Laura Carreira’s quietly devastating study of late-stage capitalism in action, on Black Friday. That serendipitous timing is the kind of poetic flourish this careful filmmaker would never go for; but to encounter the film for the first time surrounded by algorithmically targeted banner ads and flickering digital billboards provided a sobering counterpoint.

1 month ago | bfi.org.uk | David KatzFestivals |David Katz |Nicolas Rapold |Jessica Kiang

A talented teenager causes a stir with a provocative memoir about her relationship with her teacher in Dag Johan Haugerud’s literary Golden Bear winner. 28 February 2025Reviewed from the 2025 Berlin International Film FestivalThere’s a certain harmony between contemporary Norwegian cinema and literature. Karl Ove Knausgård, one of the most influential writers of autofiction, hails from Norway, and has benefitted from its handsome grants for cultural production.

2 months ago | cineuropa.org | David Katz |Olivia Popp

- Our annual curtain-raiser piece assesses the festival in its new era and looks ahead to the line-up’s choicest selectionsThe diamond is a fitting three-quarters-of-a-century jubilee symbol for the storied Berlinale’s 75th anniversary: no matter how much it’s struck at, the festival still seems to gleam.

Jan 9, 2025 | cineuropa.org | David Katz

- New features by Joachim Trier, Edward Berger, Julia Ducournau and Richard Linklater (in French) head our annual round-up of upcoming cinemaIf you’ve clicked on any of the 2025 film curtain-raiser pieces published before ours, they’ve been in hearty agreement that one should be optimistic about the coming year in cinema.

Dec 9, 2024 | cineuropa.org | David Katz

IFFR 2025 IFFR Pro di  - In programma dal 2 al 5 febbraio, la vetrina del festival dedicata allo sviluppo di progetti presenterà 20 lungometraggi e quattro opere immersive a rappresentanti dell'industria internazionaleQuesto articolo è disponibile in inglese.