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Promising emerging filmmakers discuss their first feature film.

Alex Heeney / September 22, 2021

Arsalan Amiri on making a realistic genre film, Zalava, in Iran

Writer-director Arsalan Amiri and co-writer Ida Panahandeh discuss their first foray into genre territory, Zalava, which won prizes at the Venice International …

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A still from The Gravedigger's Wife behind a headshot of director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed. The text on the image reads, 'TIFF interview'.

Orla Smith / September 18, 2021

‘We are a nation of stories and poems’: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed on The Gravedigger’s Wife

Writer-director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed discusses making his feature debut, The Gravedigger's Wife, a love story set in Djibouti City. Click here to find all of …

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Alex Heeney / September 12, 2021

‘The more we went inside Lise’s perspective, the better it got’: Tea Lindeburg on As in Heaven

Director Tea Lindeburg discusses her remarkable film As in Heaven about a day in the life of a teenage girl about to lose everything in 1880s Denmark. The film …

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A still from Tito next to a headshot of actress-director Grace Glowicki out of character. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Lindsay Pugh / May 10, 2021

Grace Glowicki on the strange experiments of her directorial debut, Tito

After her Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best First Feature, we spoke with multi-hyphenate Grace Glowicki about Tito, her oddball directorial debut. Tito …

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Alex Heeney / May 6, 2021

Charlène Favier on Slalom, her sensitive sexual abuse drama

Charlène Favier discusses her debut feature film, Slalom, which depicts childhood sexual abuse in the world of high level sports, a world Favier knows from …

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A still from Everything in the End next to a headshot of Mylissa Fitzsimmons. The text on the image reads, 'Interview'.

Orla Smith / May 6, 2021

Everything in the End: Mylissa Fitzsimmons on making her no-budget feature debut

Mylissa Fitzsimmons tells us how she made her beautiful, apocalyptic debut feature, Everything in the End, in Iceland with four crew members and only …

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