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1 week ago | 
cineuropa.org | Teresa Vena
To accompany its main programme and film selection, Bolzano Film Festival Bozen hosted a series of panels focusing on different topics pertinent to the film industry. One of them bore the title “The Gender Gap and the Role of Female Producers”, and was organised in collaboration with the two local and South Tyrolean initiatives Female Views and FAS Frauen Roundtable.
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1 week ago | 
cineuropa.org | Teresa Vena
Two honorary awards were bestowed upon German director Christian Petzold and Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher for their exceptional film careers, and a total of nine additional prizes were handed out on the pre-closing day of the Bolzano Film Festival Bozen (4-13 April).
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1 week ago | 
cineuropa.org | Teresa Vena
Two honorary awards were bestowed upon German director Christian Petzold and Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher for their exceptional film careers, and a total of nine additional prizes were handed out on the pre-closing day of the Bolzano Film Festival Bozen (4-13 April).
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3 weeks ago | 
cineuropa.org | Teresa Vena
- The debut feature by writer-producer Ivy Thomas and director Tom Wolt has been made without any public funds and stars a British castEmpty Crib has big ambitions. Couple Ivy Thomas (as writer and producer) and Tom Wolt (as director) are creating this horror film with international appeal. “An elevated horror-thriller based on real psychological trauma and an ancient evil acknowledged by the church” is their shortest description of the project.
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3 weeks ago | 
cineuropa.org | Teresa Vena
Empty Crib has big ambitions. Couple Ivy Thomas (as writer and producer) and Tom Wolt (as director) are creating this horror film with international appeal. “An elevated horror-thriller based on real psychological trauma and an ancient evil acknowledged by the church” is their shortest description of the project. This “mature horror drama”, as they call it, was shot in March 2021 over five weeks in the cities of Erkelenz and Aachen in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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3 weeks ago | 
cineuropa.org | Teresa Vena
- The debut feature by Lena Falker and Zarah Schrade, revolving around a fictive reality TV show, will mix social satire with horror and star a promising young castHygge is the title of the directorial debut by Lena Falker and Zarah Schrade. While the former is a fresh graduate from the Hamburg Media School, the latter finished her studies at HFF Munich. Together, they wrote and directed this satire, which mixes drama and horror elements.
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3 weeks ago | 
cineuropa.org | Teresa Vena
Hygge is the title of the directorial debut by Lena Falker and Zarah Schrade. While the former is a fresh graduate from the Hamburg Media School, the latter finished her studies at HFF Munich. Together, they wrote and directed this satire, which mixes drama and horror elements. The film is currently in post-production and will likely wrap this stage at the end of May.
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1 month ago | 
cineuropa.org | Teresa Vena
SXSW 2025
"Quería crear un tono crudo, íntimo y ligeramente inquietante"
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- El director sueco habla sobre su cinta de terror independiente ambientada en una residencia de ancianos y basada en una novela de Matt StrandbergEste artículo está disponible en inglés. Swedish director Mattias J Skoglund presents his indie horror flick The Home [+lee también: entrevista: Mattias J.
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1 month ago | 
cineuropa.org | Teresa Vena
- The Swedish director breaks down his indie horror flick set in a retirement home, which is based on a novel by Matt StrandbergSwedish director Mattias J Skoglund presents his indie horror flick The Home [+see also: interview: Mattias J Skoglundfilm profile] at this year's SXSW, in the Midnighter section. The setting for the film is a retirement home for elderly people.
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1 month ago | 
cineuropa.org | Teresa Vena
- We talked to the German filmmaker about her latest film, which looks at the effects of social media on its consumersUS-based German director and cinematographer Uta Briesewitz presented her new feature film American Sweatshop at this year's SXSW Film Festival. Her psychological thriller deals with the abysses of social media and was written by author Matthew Nemeth. We spoke to her about her approach to the story and to representing violence.
