TRIBECA 2026: The first-time feature filmmaker talks about being inspired by stories familiar to us, finding the specificity in a queer tale, and making an imprint on an urban landscape.

TRIBECA 2026: Ahead of its 25th anniversary edition, we learned about the New York festival's audience-driven approach, a move toward queer stories existing rather than explaining, and festivals as a platform for queer cinema to evolve as a form.

CANNES 2026: The directors chat with us about capturing that alternative view of the city they know so well, letting film and life meld together, and the importance of a little patience—and a lot of flexibility.

INDIELISBOA 2026: The Austrian filmmaker speaks about the necessity of portraying the consequences of violence, freedom as tied to desire, and refusing conventions around gendered bodily presentation in cinema.

INDIELISBOA 2026: The Berlin-based director explores the complex nature of truth through archives, the historical invisibilisation of women, and how her film embraces queerness in multiple ways.

INDIELISBOA 2026: The directors of this Toronto-premiered animated feature talk collaboration, combining documentary material with fictional story origins, and the imperative of specificity.

ONE WORLD PRAGUE 2026: The Bolzano-born director shares his own journey of political self-questioning in his highly reflexive new documentary, exploring the relationship between himself and his Cuban-born partner.

SUNNY BUNNY 2026: We take a closer look at Ukraine's only queer film festival, which is working to change the narrative both sociopolitically and cinematically.

STOCKFISH / BFI FLARE 2026: The co-directors of the Basque film making waves across the festival circuit talk about collaboration, change in social policy, and coming out of one's own closet in different ways.