ZURICH 2026: In the context of the German filmmaker's third feature, we dig deep into the pull of a creative challenge, confronting industry views on queer cinema, and—perhaps—being an auteur, as they say.

ZURICH 2026: The Welsh-Irish filmmaker discusses his dark debut feature, which entangles a complex set of moral and personal grey areas with questions about the biases of our social institutions.

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2026: The Swedish-French filmmaker talks queer (re)discovery, acknowledging both past and present selves, and cinematic inspirations that sink deep into the soul and linger through time.

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2026: We sat down in the Basque Country to talk with the filmmaker about language as embodied, rejecting the concept of home, and perceptions of a queer film.

CURATOR TALKS: We sat down with one of the feature programmers at Asia's longest-running queer film festival to explore the nuances of the event, including curating for the Hong Kong audience and building a festival founded on craft.

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: We spoke with one of the programme leads to learn more about this lab's approach to cultivating new queer projects in development.