In this episode, the three co-hosts discuss key takeaways from the Munich Security Conference and a historic meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. They also touch on the anniversary of Alexei Navalny’s death, Serbia’s Statehood Day, developments in Georgia, and promising news from North Macedonia.
Later, Nina speaks with Konstanty Kuzma and Moritz Pfeifer, the founders and editors of the East European Film Bulletin. They discuss the historical evolution of cinema in Eastern Europe, the current state of the region’s film industry, and where listeners can watch films from Eastern Europe today.
In the bonus content, Konstanty and Moritz shed light on major changes in the film industry following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Listen to the bonus content here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-211-122769663
Check out the East European Film Bulletin: https://eefb.org/
Films and Festivals mentioned in the interview:
Significant films from the region:
Man with a Movie Camera – Dziga Vertov
Daisies – Věra Chytilová
Directors to revisit:
Harutyun Khachatryan, Kira Muratova, Wojciech Wiszniewski
Films to watch for in 2025:
Waves – Jiří Mádl (CZ, SK)
Flow – Gints Zilbalodis (LV, BE, FR)
Kontinental '25 – Radu Jude (RO, HU, DE)
Człowiek do Wszystkiego – Anna and Wilhelm Sasnal (PL)
Jupiter – Andrey Zvyagintsev (RU, FR, ES)
Silent Friend – Ildikó Enyedi (HU, FR, DE, HK)
Spetsialna Operatsiia – Oleksiy Radinsky (UA, LT)
Film festivals in the region:
Golden Apricot International Film Festival – Yerevan, Armenia
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Sarajevo Film Festival – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – Estonia
25fps Zagreb – Croatia (focusing on experimental films and arts)
Specialized film festivals focusing on Eastern European cinema:
GoEast Film Festival –Wiesbaden, Germany
BEAST International Film Festival – Porto, Portugal
Eastern Neighbours Film Festival – The Hague, Netherlands
À l’Est Film Festival – Rouen, France
CinEast Film Festival – Luxembourg
South East European Film Festival – Los Angeles, USA
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