Thessaloniki 2014

Live coverage from the Thessaloniki International Film Festival (October 31-November 9).

Želimir Žilnik on the Black Wave

Žilnik speaks about the Yugoslav Black Wave, his film “Fortress Europe”, and discrepancies between Yugoslav reality and contemporary Serbia.

We met with Kosovan director Ivan Qosja and his son Donat, who plays the main character in his father’s new film.

We met Ivan Tverdovsky and talked to him about the production process of his new film and the Russian educational system.

Anastasia Eleftheriou looks at three of Želimir Žilnik's so-called docu-fictions.

A girl's beloved dog disappears when her dad abandons it in order to avoid extra taxes imposed on citizens owning mixed breeds.

This Kosovan film about the discrimination against rape victims is courageous, yet ambiguous in its final message.

Anastasia Eleftheriou praises this film’s astute views on authoritarian education but takes issue with the film’s ending.