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Miroslav Terzić's high-school drama pairs Ruben Östlund's austere formalism with Hanekean social horror in a study of adolescent cruelty and social exclusion, punctuated by unexpected mannerist flourishes.

The writer, actress and producer discusses the contracting television market, the economics of internationally financed comedy and why commercial calculations must stay out of the writing room.

Mark Cousins reflects on the political urgency of documentary, the limits of the established canon, the creative possibilities of the hybrid form and the existential challenge posed by artificial intelligence.

Japanese filmmaker Shuntaro Uchida discusses the creative and production choices behind 'Incinerator,' from adapting Kaori Ekuni's short fiction and directing first-time performers to constructing a distinctly cinematic vision of childhood through rhythm, sound, light and shadow.

Directors Maryam Ataei and Hossein Keshavarz discuss the clandestine production, collaborative method and international trajectory of their film, a Tehran-set drama about artistic freedom, friendship and resistance under political pressure.

A restrained yet incisive Nordic tragicomedy, The Guest spins the dysfunctional-family drama for a millennial generation through claustrophobic staging, corrosive microaggressions, and Trine Dyrholm's meticulously ambiguous performance.

Swiss director Jan-Eric Mack and actress Anna Schinz discuss how they shaped the film as a socially engaged thriller, approached its moral ambiguities, and worked with two first-time child actors.

Danish director Mads Mengel discusses his feature debut, Denmark's tradition of family dramas, the film's restrained microaggressions, and creating the conditions for productive chaos on set.

The acclaimed Danish actor discusses embracing first-time filmmakers, finding the human being behind mental illness, improvising within a rigorously conceived script and refusing to pass judgment on the volatile mother at the center of Mads Mengel's family drama.

The Italian-born, London-based filmmaker discusses casting Dudley O'Shaughnessy, drawing on David Fincher and Brian De Palma, and transforming the Barbican into a psychological maze.

Austrian filmmaker Rosa Friedrich discusses the making of the unconventional documentary.

Michele Fiascaris expands on his acclaimed short Rain Cather in the namesake feature debut, a mind-bending psychological thriller set in a noirish London.

Austrian filmmaker Rosa Friedrich will unveil her playful hybrid documentary about porn shoot gone awry in the Proxima competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.