Screen Competition News Today

06/02/2024 - A cross between a road movie and a documentary, Razka Robby Ertanto’s film navigates the contradictions characterising the Indonesian island of Sumba, which is both a paradise and hell

02/02/2024 - Ville Suhonen’s new documentary is dotted with archive footage as it explores the pro-military indoctrination of Finnish youngsters from the first post-war period onwards

31/01/2024 - Marcelo Gomes tells the story of an escape from Lebanon to Brazil by way of a black and white drama interweaving passion, memory and desire

The Oscar-qualifying film festival Docaviv, in Tel Aviv, announced the lineup of films in International Competition for the event's 25 anniversary.

08/02/2023 - The feature debut by Alice Zeniter and Benoît Volnais promises an engaging and topical character study, but leaves the viewer puzzled due to a lack of clarity in form and tone

06/02/2023 - Iranian director Abbas Amini's Rotterdam prizewinner is an early contender for the most structurally complex and ethically nuanced film of the year

06/02/2023 - Iranian director Abbas Amini's Rotterdam prizewinner is an early contender for the most structurally complex and ethically nuanced film of the year

31/01/2023 - Late Georgian director Zaza Khalvashi's last film, completed by his daughter Tamta, gives a snapshot of community life in the Black Sea city of Batumi

30/01/2023 - Jessica Woodworth transposes the questions posed by The Desert of the Tartars into a sumptuous film, set in a post-apocalyptic future that asks us about our present

31/01/2023 - Late Georgian director Zaza Khalvashi's last film, completed by his daughter Tamta, gives a snapshot of community life in the Black Sea city of Batumi