65 stories by "Marta Balaga"
Marijana Janković's personal feature debut "Home" " set to world premiere at IFFR and handled by TrustNordisk " has sold to Bulgaria (Beta Film), the Baltics (Estinfilm OÜ) and Singap…
In her latest drama "Tell Everyone" Finnish director Alli Haapasalo " also known for Sundance hit 'Girl Picture' " goes back to the year 1898. But she found few differences between the past …
It has been a while since the "Cold War" craze and its three Academy Award nominations, but its Polish breakout star Joanna Kulig will soon reunite with director PaweÅ‚ Pawlikowski once a…
Jason Biggs takes a page out of the Coen brothers' playbook in his directorial debut "Untitled Home Invasion Romance," about a romantic getaway gone absurdly, violently wrong. "They are …
Charlie Heaton, known for smash hit "Stranger Things," can speak to the masses also further away from the Upside Down. "Charlie has this global appeal now and is an incredible actor. The…
From ambitious dramas to a TV series inspired by the Danske Bank scandal, Baltic projects look for inspiration in the most unusual places. According to director Ove Musting, behind "Business…
Director Susan Seidelman, behind beloved Madonna starrer "Desperately Seeking Susan," says "music is where women really excel these days."Â "It's been interesting to watch this explosion …
In documentary "Writing Life " Annie Ernaux Through the Eyes of High School Students" Claire Simon takes on the work of the French Nobel Literature Prize winner " but not the writer herself.…
Marriage is hard " especially when your partner shrinks to doll-size due to a scientific mishap. Which is exactly what happens to Lindy (Elizabeth Banks) and Les ("Succession" star Matthew M…
It's time to check in: "Hotel Costiera" has hit No. 1 on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S. "It's a huge moment for us all," said Jens Richter, CEO Commercial and International at Fremant…
Double the trouble, double the fun. In the new series "Mozart Mozart," the audience will get to know the famous Austrian composer " as well as his sister Maria Anna, forgotten by history boo…
Here comes "The Bride!" Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, who received an Academy Award for "Joker," is already waiting for her. Maggie Gyllenhaal's upcoming monster movie, taking on the "F…
Benedict Cumberbatch received Zurich Film Festival's Golden Eye Award on Monday. "He's one of the most versatile and charismatic actors of today's cinema," said festival director Christian J…
Claire Foy opened up about her career at Zurich Film Festival. The British actor, in town also to pick up the Golden Eye Award, presented her latest feature "H Is for Hawk," fresh off screen…
Director Jonas Ulrich formed an actual black metal band for his debut feature "Wolves."Â WLVS " led by actor Bartosz Bielenia, known for Oscar-nominated "Corpus Christi" " ended up tourin…
As the Finnish film community woke up to the news of actor Tomi Alatalo sudden passing at just 44 years old, "The More Loving One" team is remembering the star. "In the film, he plays a …
Lesley Manville travels to 1981 Poland in Kasia Adamik's "Winter of the Crow." Premiering at TIFF and then closing San Sebastián, it's based on Nobel and Booker Prize winner Olga Toka…
"Ida" star Agata Trzebuchowska makes her directorial debut with "Ties." "I've never felt like an actress and never planned to tie my future to it. 'Ida' was a complete accident, but a wonder…
Tony Leung Chiu-wai's first European film ever, "Silent Friend," is about to premiere in Venice. But he already wants to reunite with director Ildikó Enyedi. "I would like to work with Il…
Slovak Director Tereza Nvotová didn't want to make "Father." "To be honest, I thought: 'I can't do it. I don't know how.' These kinds of movies can be so heavy " you just feel like you're…
Italian director Enrico Maria Artale wasn't scared of referencing Jacques Audiard's 2009 Oscar-nominated drama in his eight-episode series "A Prophet," now premiering in Venice. But others w…
Argentine director Gastón Solnicki has finished his Viennese trilogy with Willem Dafoe-starring "The Souffleur." But he's already developing a "big-scale historical film" about his own gr…
Teona Strugar Mitevska takes on Mother Teresa in Venice premiere "Mother." She aims to "demystify the perfect saint," with the help of Noomi Rapace, cast in the title role. "It was essential…
In "Tired of Killing. Autobiography of an Assassin" ["Ammazzare stanca. Autobiografia di un assassino"], Italian director Daniele Vicari reaches for the explosive autobiography by the late A…
Do you want to see a magic trick? In upcoming doc "The Greatest Illusion," Benjamin Ree " behind Oscar-shortlisted "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin" and "The Painter and the Thief" " will …