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Outstanding filmmakers and actors reflect on their work

Outstanding filmmakers and actors — some emerging, others established — reflect on their creative processes, aesthetic philosophies, and career trajectories.

Seventh Row interviews dive deep into the fine-grained technical decisions that go into telling a story on screen, demystifying everything from sound and costume design to cinematography. Filmmaking is a collaborative enterprise, so we love to learn about how creative teams worked together to create some of our favourite films.

Ep. 187 Sound of Falling + Interview with Mascha Schilinski

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Seventh Row attends many major international film festivals, including TIFF, Berlinale, and HotDocs, with a view to scout and report on the best new films.

Queer films are for kids, too: InsideOut 2026

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Cannes Review: Alexander Murphy’s Tin Castle

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Cannes Review: Blerta Basholli’s Dua

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Cannes Review: Mahsa Karampour’s Into the Jaws of the Orge

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Review: Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend

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HotDocs Review: Gregor Brändli’s Elephants and Squirrels

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On Seventh Row, you’ll find in-depth interviews with the most exciting new and establish auteurs, reviews of the best films at festivals and newly released, plus podcast episodes, and more.

Frameline Capsule Review: Carmen Emmi’s Plainclothes

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