1. 12. 2021
True Story, episode 23: How I Became a Partisan
Interview
Director Vera Lacková talks about the origins of her film How I Became a Partisan. Her search for and revealing of the stories of Romani partisans is based primarily upon the life story of her great-grandfather; Romani partisan Ján Lacko.
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23. 11. 2021
True Story, episode 22: Museum of the Revolution
Interview
Listen to ep. 22 of the True Story podcast with director Srdjan Keča and producer Vanda Jambrović, where they talk about their film Museum of the Revolution, premiered at IDFA on November 23 in Luminous competition section.
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4. 11. 2021
“Filmmaking is a partnership, so stronger relations make stronger films.” An interview with Maciej Kubicki
Interview
We talked to Polish producer Maciej Kubicki about his unique approach to production, as well as the current state of Polish (and CEE) documentary.
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18. 10. 2021
"We had to educate a brand new audience." An interview with Martichka Bozhilova
Interview
We talked to Bulgarian producer Martichka Bozhilova, one of the most prominent Balkan professionals in the documentary industry for the past 20 years, about her career and the state of the industry.
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7. 10. 2021
“I am Doing It Because I Love It.” An Interview with Peter Kerekes
Interview
We talked to Slovak filmmaker Peter Kerekes about his latest film 107 Mothers, awarded at Venice Film Festival for the best script, and his earlier works 66 Seasons, Cooking History and Velvet Terrorists.
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24. 8. 2021
Of Birds, Beasts and the Time in Between: An Interview with Laila Pakalnina
Interview
The Baltic region has established a remarkably strong documentary tradition and Latvian director Laila Pakalnina is carrying that torch. Carmen Gray called her in Riga to talk about her work, and the state of documentary in these turbulent times.
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21. 8. 2021
True Story, episode 13: Reconstruction of Occupation
Interview
Director Jan Šikl and producer Alice Tabery talk about the archives used in their film, about hope, open borders, peaceful protest and more. Reconstruction of Occupation is part of East Silver Caravan 2021.
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18. 8. 2021
True Story, episode 12: Every Single Minute
Interview
Episode 2 of the 2nd season of True Story, a documentary interview series, brings together host Ivona Remundová and director Erika Hníková & producer Jiří Konečný to discuss their film Every Single Minute, which premiered at KVIFF on Aug 21.
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11. 8. 2021
True Story, episode 11: Living Water
Interview
The second season of True Story series, featuring interviews with filmmakers about their new documentaries and current topics, is here! We open with Nicole J. Adelman talking to director Pavel Borecký about his film Living Water.
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12. 8. 2020
Eliška Cílková: Pripyat made a strong impression on me
Interview
Pripyat Piano, a short creative documentary by Eliška Cílková, reveals a hidden memory of a ghost town. In the online interview the director describes how her musical project evolved into the film which premiered at Visions du Réel 2020.
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