Trieste 2019

Damjan Kozole’s Spare Parts (Rezervni deli, 2003)

Vol. 92 (February 2019) by Alice Heneghan
Shocking events such as the trafficking of illegal immigrants happen much closer to home than people often expect.

Damjan Kozole on his Films

Vol. 92 (February 2019) by Alice Heneghan
Slovenian filmmaker Damjan Kozole speaks about the idea behind his 2003 feature Spare Parts, his career beginnings, and the future of cinema.

Anja Kofmel’s Chris the Swiss (2018)

Vol. 92 (February 2019) by Alice Heneghan
Illustrator Anja Kofmel paints a subjective portrait of her journalist-turned-soldier cousin Christian Würtenberg, who died during the Yugoslav wars.

Igor Bezinović’s Cartolina de Momjan (2018)

Vol. 91 (January 2019) by Alice Heneghan
This Croatian short blows a breath of the Adriatic sea across the screen.

Igor Bezinović on Cartolina de Momjan

Vol. 91 (January 2019) by Alice Heneghan
Bezinović speaks about his experiences at the Trieste Film Festival, the themes that interest him, and future projects.

Marjan Alčevski’s Success (Uspjeh, 2019-)

Vol. 91 (January 2019) by Alice Heneghan
A cover up is at the forefront of this new Balkan-produced HBO series.

Vitaly Mansky’s Putin’s Witnesses (Svideteli Putina, 2018)

Vol. 86 (Summer 2018) by Moritz Pfeifer
Vitaly Mansky rails against the passive bystanders of history, including himself, in this behind-the-scenes look at Putin's ascent to power.

Kirill Serebrennikov’s Summer (Leto, 2018)

Vol. 86 (Summer 2018) by Daniil Lebedev
Kirill Serebrennikov transcends the antagonisms dominating Russia in his summer movie set in the Soviet 1980s rock scene.

Sergei Loznitsa’s Donbass (2018)

Vol. 85 (May 2018) by Zoe Aiano
In his latest film, Loznitsa dwells on the cacophony and chaos of the Donbass region.

Adina Pintilie’s Touch Me Not (2018)

Vol. 85 (May 2018) by Zoe Aiano
In her experimental and personal feature that won her the main award at the 2018 Berlinale, Adina Pintilie meditates on the theme of intimacy.

Adina Pintilie on Touch Me Not

Vol. 85 (May 2018) by Zoe Aiano
We met filmmaker Adina Pintilie to speak to her about her 2018 Golden Bear winner.

S. Komandarev, M. Szymków, L. Dombrovszky, E. Moskvina & M. E. Scheidt’s Occupation 1968 (2018)

Vol. 84 (April 2018) by Konstanty Kuzma
This collaborative feature misidentifies the ghosts that haunt Europe today.

Enyedi Ildiko’s Simon, the Magician (Simon mágus, 1999)

Vol. 25 (January 2013) by Julia Zelman
In this surrealist film from Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi, the French police seeks help from a Budapest sorcerer.

Milcho Manchevski’s Before the Rain (1994)

Vol. 13 (January 2012) by Konstanty Kuzma
In this triptych, Milcho Manchevski examines the difficult political atmosphere of post-Socialist (ex-)Yugoslavia.

Cristi Puiu’s The Death of Mr Lazarescu (Moartea domnului Lăzărescu, 2005)

Vol. 7 (July 2011) by Ana Ribeiro
Ana Ribeiro looks at The Death of Mr. Lazarescu in the light of a trip to Bucharest she made some years ago.