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The Nothing Factory pockets the Golden Giraldillo13/11/2017 - The top prize at the 14th European Film Festival held in the Andalusian capital has gone to nearby Portugal, which produced this highly acclaimed political filmCOMPETITION
Penélope
Eva Vila
Penélope : The art of waiting13/11/2017 - Eva Vila’s most recent feature is a free-flowing interpretation of one of Homer’s classic myths, shot in rural surroundings with amateur actors, passing on a legacy on the brink of extinctionAnchor and Hope
Carlos Marques-Marcet
Anchor and Hope : More than just friends06/11/2017 - The second film helmed by Carlos Marques-Marcet homes in on the paradoxes, ambiguity and clashes inherent in romantic relationships, setting the action on a boat chugging along London’s canals
Carlos Marques-Marcet • Director06/11/2017 - Anchor and Hope has opened the 14th Seville Film Festival: it is the second film by Spaniard Carlos Marques-Marcet, who garnered huge acclaim with his feature debut, Long DistanceThe Workshop
Laurent Cantet
The Workshop : A masterful film that teaches us a lot23/05/2017 - CANNES 2017: Starting with a story about a writing course, Laurent Cantet takes us by surprise by broaching a subject matter of deeply moving urgency and seriousness
Laurent Cantet • Director11/10/2017 - An encounter with French filmmaker Laurent Cantet to talk about The Workshop, shown in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, and which is arriving in French theatres on 11 OctoberLittle Crusader
Václav Kadrnka
Little Crusader : An abstract, medieval road movie07/07/2017 - KARLOVY VARY 2017: Václav Kadrnka’s second feature, screening in competition, explores the symbolism of loss and ideals
Václav Kadrnka • Director07/07/2017 - KARLOVY VARY 2017: On the occasion of the world premiere of Little Crusader at Karlovy Vary, Cineuropa met up with Czech director Václav Kadrnka to get the lowdown on his latest oeuvreA Violent Life
Thierry de Peretti
A Violent Life : The rule of blood22/05/2017 - CANNES 2017: Thierry de Peretti straddles the dangerous and opaque border between Corsican nationalism and crime with a realist, crepuscular filmBright Sunshine In
Claire Denis
Bright Sunshine In : An exquisite badinage on the torments of desire19/05/2017 - CANNES 2017: Claire Denis’ new film is truly delicious, of a "theoretical" and emotional intelligence that is as tasty as it is universally movingWinter Brothers
Hlynur Pálmason
Winter Brothers : A “lack of love story” about embracing quirkiness03/08/2017 - LOCARNO 2017: Icelandic filmmaker Hlynur Pálmason delivers a solid cinematographic debut that is both visually and narratively remarkable, and which is screening in competition at Locarno


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