Back to the Wolf Pack: the 22nd Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Leonardo Goi March 2019 Festival Reports Issue 90 “You’ve come prepared,” a member of the guest management team from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF, in its Estonian acronym) giggled at my extra-large winter jacket as I stepped out of the...
All the Feels: The 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam Leonardo Goi March 2019 Festival Reports Issue 90 The tote bag I picked up at the headquarters of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) had four fluorescent words printed on it, one for each feeling the festival’s 48th edition promised to make me...
New Stars, Old Dreams: The 75th Venice Film Festival Leonardo Goi December 2018 Festival Reports Issue 89 In the weeks leading up to the 75th Venice film festival, buzz around the festival had less to do with its stellar lineup (arguably the most promising in recent years) and more to do with the festival’s...
Conjuring Ghosts: The 15th IndieLisboa Leonardo Goi June 2018 Festival Reports Issue 87 I am interviewing Donal Foreman at the headquarters of IndieLisboa about his entry in the Portuguese extravaganza’s international competition, The Image You Missed. The chat is coming to an end – a member...
New Eastern Promises: The 21st Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Leonardo Goi February 2018 Festival Reports Issue 86 “It’s called Black Nights for a reason,” previous attendees of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival had warned me on my way to Estonia. Named after the darkness that takes the Baltic capital hostage...
