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A collective memory of the world itself
BOOKS: How books represent a collective world memory, as described through the vast collection of Umberto Eco.
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New Tech – Manufacturing the Truth?
IDFA: Filmmakers and artists weigh in on old and new technologies in documentary film and their ethical implications.
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An eternal audition
IDENTITY: Encounters with three other «new comers» to the Netherlands, the IDFA opening film turns the spotlight on all of us as it ponders questions of belonging, who gets exclusion, and the constant reaffirmation of outsider status.
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Inside Switzerland’s compulsory military service
MILITARY: Neutral for more than 500 years, Switzerland maintains a citizen army that can be mobilised in minutes.
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We must activate our voices for Iran!
The Norwegian-Iranian filmmaker #Ali Parandian# is the man behind the petition «The Nordic Film Community stand with protesters in Iran». The petition has so far collected 417 (per 16.10.22) signatures. We have #Joachim Trier# from Norway, #Thomas Vinterberg# from Denmark and #Ali Abbasi# from Sweden on the list, just to mention a few. This is…
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Slovakia’s press freedom under fire
JOURNALISM: Uncovering a vast corruption network at the highest levels of Slovak society.
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To Hear Children Weeping in a Photograph
PHOTOGRAPHY: The journalistic war photos that we have, unfortunately, seen so frequently in recent months are primarily meant to inform us about the conflict. However, they often strive to take on a subjective character and become political actors. Photographs of suffering children play a special role in this transformation. What role?
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The autocrat’s fatal signature
RUSSIA: A Sundance-winning docu-thriller following the recent attempt on the Russian opposition leader's life.

