Honouring the Inevitable: ‘Tangles’ (2026) by Leah Nelson
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2026: The Canadian filmmaker adapts Sarah Leavitt’s autobiographical novel to create what is undoubtedly one of the best queer animated features of recent years.
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The Shape of Desire: ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ (2026) by Kasper Kalle
SITGES 2026: In his sophomore feature, Kasper Kalle moulds a Faroes-set Danish queer gothic out of a supernatural romance rooted in confinement, intimate suggestion, and anticipation.
‘To me, art is also a certain vision of what the world could be’: Fabian Stumm on ‘The Ideas’
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.
‘I lean toward the dark and twisted, and I hope we are allowed to have more narratives in that space’: Rhys Marc Jones on ‘Black Church Bay’
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.
‘It’s not just a love story about a teacher—it’s about a person with queer desire going through this world’: Angelica Ruffier on ‘La belle année’
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.
‘I did not want the film to be focused on this one language or one specific feeling’: Massih Parsaei on Lovers Sleep Alone’
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.
‘I wanted to give a body and existence to love between two women in Tunisia’: Leyla Bouzid on ‘In a Whisper’
SARAJEVO 2026: The filmmaker shares her approach to crafting complex family dynamics and reflecting Tunisia’s forms of social legitimacy onscreen.
The Gaze Always Leads: ‘Love Letters’ (2025) by Alice Douard
FRAMELINE50: With her feature debut, the César-winning French filmmaker makes her mark: rhythm, a camera that follows, and a story that’s close to home.
A Smothering Embrace: ‘The Holy Boy’ (2025) by Paolo Strippoli
KARLOVY VARY 2026: The young Italian filmmaker moulds a new face for folk horror in his newest work, which ties the monstrous to the act of repression.
‘People who do not eat well are not to be trusted with artwork’: Viv Li on ‘Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest’
KARLOVY VARY 2026: The China-born, Berlin-based director dishes up East and West without ever tasting resolution.