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13. 3. 2022

True Story, episode 34: Judgment in Hungary

Interview

With documentary filmmaker Eszter Hajdú, an episode on Hungary’s restrictive government, normalized racism against the Roma community, and generational differences when speaking out on injustice.

6. 3. 2022

True Story, episode 33: Darya Bassel

Interview

Ivona Remundová talked to the Ukrainian producer Darya Bassel in October 2021 about the Ukrainian documentary scene and her new film Outside (directed by Olya Zhurba), which will have a World Premiere at CPH:DOX 2022.

23. 2. 2022

"Through the dialogue you start to understand yourself." An interview with Salomé Jashi

Interview

We talked to Georgian writer / director / producer Salomé Jashi about her latest film Taming the Garden, tutoring, film industry and her next project.

20. 2. 2022

True Story, episode 32: Vlad Ketkovich

Interview

Producer Vlad Ketkovich talks about the current situation in Russia, his successful film Life of Ivanna (dir. Renato Borrayo Serrano), recent project Shaman VS Putin (dir. Beata Bubenec) and much more.

13. 2. 2022

True Story, episode 31: Ksenia Okhapkina

Interview

Russian filmmaker Ksenia Okhapkina discusses the beauty and challenges of making her films Come Back Free (2016) and Immortal (2019), and her upcoming project about three revolutionary women in Russia, The Manifesto of Tenderness.

9. 2. 2022

"Commercial projects allow us to make much more uncompromising auteur production." An Interview with Radovan Síbrt

Interview

We talked Czech producer and director Radovan Síbrt, who is the co-founder of the production company PINK, which focuses on television projects and commercial, as well as auteur projects (e.g. Touch Me Not, When the War Comes and Cinema, Mon Amour).

6. 2. 2022

True Story, episode 30: When the War Comes

Interview

Director Jan Gebert talks about populism and leadership in his film When the War Comes (2018) about a Slovak paramilitary group.

18. 1. 2022

“Producers should not be gang-raped by streamers.” An Interview with Siniša Juričić

Interview

Croatian veteran producer Siniša Juričić discusses his COVID shootings, relationship with streamers and why Elon Musk will be the villain of the upcoming project Measuring the Sky.

12. 1. 2022

True Story, episode 27: Holy Father

Interview

Romanian director, editor and cinematographer Andrei Dascalescu discusses his personal film Holy Father about becoming parents and relationship to his long-lost father.

6. 1. 2022

An Interview with Atanas Georgiev

Interview

Macedonian producer Atanas Georgiev came into spotlight when Honeyland, the documentary film he produced and edited, became the first ever film to be nominated both for Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature Film at the Oscars, in 2020.