Our Newsflashes provide daily updates on the media repercussion enjoyed by the films selected for the different Festival sections and the list of professional activities scheduled for the following day. Newsflashes are sent out to all industry professionals accredited.
“Commendable confidence and personal perspective (…) A shrewd interpretation of the paradoxical nature of the human being” Ricardo Aldarondo, DIARIO VASCO
“A masterclass in off-camera (…) Zonana reveals himself as a great explorer” Victor Esquirol, GARA
“A captivating and visually accomplished film” Fabien Lemercier, CINEUROPA
“Alice Winocour’s staging and Eva Green’s restrained and passionate performance subtly come together” Ricardo Aldarondo, DIARIO VASCO
“Lhamo and Skalbe’s strong Tibetan cultural element could see it garner further festival interest” Lee Marshall, SCREEN DAILY
“Knows how to play its cards right. Knows how to handle the craziness of Saturday night and the nightmare of awakening from memories. I like how it gradually becomes more complex and how it leaves the ending open with no answers” Begoña del Teso, DIARIO VASCO
“The open shots, the tranquillity of the gorgeous Norwegian lakes and landscapes, the careful editing of the scenes in the church and the intense pace of the dance competitions. Young Mirjam’s situation is stifling, and the director uses seeming contradictory means of transmitting that sense of suffocation” Uxue Arzelus, BERRIA
“Hinde Boujemaa crafts an uneven but ultimately potent women’s drama with her fictional debut.” Lee Marshall, SCREEN DAILY
“A fantastic, restrained and daring film narrated with intelligence and real feeling” Carlos Boyero, EL PAÍS
“Audiences will be moved, surprised, amused and alternately depressed and uplifted by this excellent film” Vladan Petckovic, CINEUROPA
“Emanates a rare vitality and a wild extravagance that pulls you in” Mikel G. Gurpegui, DIARIO VASCO
“A tale of the introduction to life and to the emotions. The magical component of the film takes on an ancestral dimension that is firmly rooted in the behaviour of modern society” Koldo Landaluze, GARA
“The Japanese director has created a pleasant and entertaining film that moves along at an enjoyable pace” Uxue Arzelus, BERRIA
“The movie makes flawless use of an oppressive aspect ratio (…) the dialogue is at times like a litany and at others like an incantation that some might say is reminiscent of Shakespeare” Koldo Landaluze, GARA
“Genuinely moving, without moralising or preaching” Urtzi Urkizu, BERRIA