Letters from the Silenced Country
BELARUS: A sombre and shocking glimpse inside the horror that opponents of Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko experience.
Germany
Our Colors Never Fade
UKRAINE: The untold story of Ukraine’s LGBTQIA+ warriors, and the challenges they face from Russian aggressors and homegrown queer-bashing attitudes alike.
Active Vocabulary
PROPAGANDA: A Russian teacher flees to Berlin after questioning the war. Her story exposes ritualised school propaganda, then throws an uncomfortable mirror at Western «neutrality» and the new glamour of military service.
ethnocineca: «There’s no way to escape it; it is part of my history»
ETHNOCINECA: «Hauntings» curator Jacqueline Nsiah speaks candidly about cinema’s power to hold contradiction, the emotional labour of curating haunted narratives, and the radical act of asking unanswerable questions.
Baltic Sea Docs announces 26 selected projects for 2024 edition
The leading documentary pitching event in the Baltic countries, Baltic Sea Docs, has finalised its project selection for the 28th
GoEast connects Western Balkans to Germany in first 2024 festival announcement
The #goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film announces its 2024 program with a special emphasis on the film
Documenting Italy at FIPADOC 2024
The 2024 edition of the #FIPADOC International Documentary Festival is set to unfurl from 19 – 27 January, dedicating its
«You may end up with the only peace – being the peace of the graveyard.»
INTERVIEW: We are talking with the previous Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, the man who could have been prime minister in Britain, about current issues – like military build-up, Ukraine, Israel, climate justice and labour, security, democracy, citizen assemblies, and not least of all, hope for the future.
Combatting Digital Violence: A Conversation with HateAid
DIGITAL VIOLENCE: With a Human Rights Film Festival Berlin workshop on Navigating Digital Aggression for Journalists and Filmmakers, Modern Times Review speaks with representatives of Germany’s HateAid – the organisation combatting digital violence.
Kyiv LGBTQ+ festival Sunny Bunny presents selection of queer films in Ukraine despite the war
From June 22nd to 28th, #Sunny Bunny# Film Festival not only offers unwavering support for Ukranian queer cinema but also
Totalitarianism then and now
IDEOLOGY: A disintegrated society finds unity, energy, and meaning by uniting around a suitable’ enemy’. Totalitarian propaganda has led to the decision to allow Ukraine to use F-16 fighter jets against the nuclear power Russia – with the significant consequences it may entail.