Interviews
Children are the first to pay for our wars
In “Capernaum”, Nadine Labaki tells the dismal story of Zain, a boy living on the streets of Beirut. She calls the system behind it “modern slavery”.
Monday 4 March 2019“The Harder Life Was for Us, the Stronger the Images Were:”
As headlines blair possible peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban, and with its intersection of politics and filmmaking, Hassan Fazili’s Midnight Traveler, is bound to be one of the festival circuit’s most discussed pictures this year.
Sunday 3 February 2019At Mumbai film fest, Cecilia cries out about child trafficking
Hindustan Times Gautaman Bhaskaran Pankaj Johar’s Cecilia is centred around the issue of child trafficking in India. The film will be screened at the MAMI (in the 2016 edition) Cecilia alongwith Pankaj Johar and his […]
Wednesday 29 August 2018Sakhalin: “On the Edge”, a festival at the end of the world
The 8th edition of Sakhalin, in Russia “On the edge” film festival, takes place from 24 to 31 August in a very remote island. 40Braids’ exclusive interview with Alexei Medvedev, artistic director of the festival.
Friday 24 August 2018Discovery of the New East Talents at the 53rd Karlovy Vary Film Festival: “Leakage” and “The Forbidden Strings” from Iran
OpenAsia | 40Braids Shahla Rostami The New East Talents at the 53rd Karlovy Vary Film Festival (29 June-7 July 2018) included Works in Progress, the traditional presentation of projects in post-production (with an awarded post-production package […]
Saturday 14 July 201853rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, female filmmakers from eastern Europe and Iranian cinema
The Karlovy Vary Int. Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic &the most prestigious one in Central and Eastern Europe. It is incidentally one of the oldest. A-list film, which means a category equal to the festivals of Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Moscow…
Monday 25 June 2018Panahi’s “3 Faces”: praises Abbas Kiarostami and Iranian women
Panahi’s “3 Faces”: praises Kiarostami & Iranian women. The three faces are those of three strong free-spirited actresses of different ages who represent the past, the present and the future of the country against tradition & superstitious beliefs. Three women who want to build their own destinies.
Wednesday 13 June 2018Cannes film festival Market; its importance and Iranian cinema
40Braids special on Cannes Festival Shahla Rostami When we speak about Cannes film festival, we imagine “Red carpet”, stars, rumors around films and personalities, golden palm and other prizes. Yet one of the most important, […]
Monday 21 May 2018‘I never thought as a film-maker that I would feel endangered’
The Guardian – The director of the Oscar-nominated documentary Last Men in Aleppo speaks of ‘trauma and paranoia’ over the extreme lengths some are taking to stop him from telling the truth. On 4 March, the […]
Thursday 1 March 2018Bergman: why are the great director’s women all tragi-sexual goddesses?
Ingmar Bergman’s spellbinding films made his female stars immortal. But they weren’t all grateful. Could this famously manipulative genius have survived in the #MeToo era?
Tuesday 20 February 2018
