INTERVIEWS
Conversations, chats, and critical thoughts with filmmakers and all those involved with the moving image.
SARAJEVO 2026: The filmmaker shares her approach to crafting complex family dynamics and reflecting Tunisia's forms of social legitimacy onscreen.
CURATOR TALKS: We chatted with the Dublin event's new festival director to learn about past, present, and future of queer and trans Irish cinema—and beyond.
KARLOVY VARY 2026: The China-born, Berlin-based director dishes up East and West without ever tasting resolution.
KARLOVY VARY 2026: To learn more about this lab's approach to cultivating new queer projects in development, we spoke with one of the programme leads to learn more about how he brings his background to bear and how creating a strong group environment...
KARLOVY VARY 2026: The Czech filmmaker tells us about the necessity of this film in his country right now, pushing back against homophobia disguised as fear, and using an approachable and accessible tone.
KARLOVY VARY 2026: The Iranian filmmaker shares his approach to this Berlin-set drama that examines the echo chamber of conservative religion as it clashes with the realities of queer life.
KARLOVY VARY 2026: The writer-director shares his conscientious approach to a debut feature focused on desire, intimacy, and economic reality of working women in contemporary Myanmar.
KARLOVY VARY 2026: Between public spaces and private encounters comes the Croatian director's debut feature, which trades in different forms of intimacy through all that is left unspoken.
CURATOR TALKS: On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the world's longest-running queer film festival, we explore how the event responds to history and sees the transformation of queer cinema.