Tendencies

English-speaking films. On the evidence of the Mumbai Festival, Matthieu Darras worries that Indian cinema may become dominated by films in English.
Documentary evidence. Peter Keough explains from the docs shown in Sydney why the genre has gained such importance in the past few years.
More than I Need to Know. Norman Wilner on all what he discovered during the Toronto Hot Docs fest - films, and more.
The Turning Sky over Buenos Aires. José Carlos Avellar is impressed by the strength of Latin American documentaries.
The Animation Film Feast. Luis Salvado celebrates the excitement of the greatest animation film festival in the world, Annecy.
The Black Man Is White. In the shared irony in the competition at Cottbus, Antonia Kovacheva finds evidence that there is no longer an East European film ghetto.
Terror. Cairo Calls for Caution. Steve Ayorinde observes how four films look at circumstances related to terrorism in the aftermath of 9/11.

World cinema

Africa on Crutches. Dragan Rubesa finds the war-torn parts of Africa clearly represented in films shown in Fribourg.
Adaptability and Didacticism. Li Cheuk-to is impressed by two films from South Africa, a country which has developed its own film industry with a relatively advanced infrastructure.
New Australian films. Julietta Zacharova writes an overview on Australian films on which she would like to draw the attention of journalists and film professionals.
A Hard Time Finding An Own Style / First Impressions. Two reports on an exceptional year for Israeli cinema.
The children of the Jackal? Jorge Morales sees a media operation rather than a real phenomenon in the attempts to identify a movement among young Chilean filmmakers.

Experiences

My appointment with Theo... Hassouna Mansouri on the presence of Theo Van Gogh's spirit within the Rotterdam festival.
Death Becomes Transylvania. Cameron Bailey on the absence of vampires in Cluj and The Death of Mr. Lazarescu.
Where the World Ends. Mariska Graveland attended the Vladivostok Festival, in the far-away Russian city.
A Temple for Movies. Necati Sönmez finds something deeply spiritual and upliting about the Mole Antonelliana, the cinema museum in Torino.
A Musical from the Heart of Africa. Belinda van de Graaf describes her impressions on Zanzibar, where we were present for the first time.
The Xixon Sound. Diego Lerer explores the Gijón festival's unique mix of cinema and music through a series of documentaries exploring various music scenes and the lives of musicians.

History

A Premiere after 37 Years. Hans-Joachim Schlegel discovered a short documentary shot in Bulgaria in 1968, censored at the time: A Man Leaves Us by Martin Slivka.
A Cinematographer's View. Leonardo Luiz Ferreira contextualizes famed cinematographer Walter Carvalho's work up until now, with his latest Moacir, Brutal Art.
The Master of Direct Cinema. Both Ville Hänninen and the Leipzig Film Festival pay homage to Albert Maysles, who is still very active at the age of 78.
The Sublime Cinema of Lee Man-hee. It was during the Golden Age of South Korean cinema that acclaimed director Lee Man-hee flourished.