Among the buzziest titles bowing in the official competition are “Versailles” by Mexico’s Andrés Clariond (“Hilda”), “The Moon is a Father of Mine” by Crystal Globe winner George Ovashvili, “Think of England” by BAFTA-nominated Richard Hawkins, “The Frog and the Water” by Golden Bear-nominated Thomas Stuber and “The Muralist” by PÖFF 2024 Grand Prize winner Sengedorj Janchivdorj. Lokk: I guess there is still a slight post-COVID effect on filmmaking, and we can see that the level of production has dropped in Europe due to budget cuts, but we do have more or less the same number of films for the main program. When I entered the film industry in Estonia in the early 1980s, I noticed that many excellent filmmakers and actors who had played a big role in the development of cinema at the time, could never be noticed or recognised because of the political situation.
Author: John Hopewell
Published at: 2025-11-07 14:54:14
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