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Revolutionary Minds: The Making of NOVAK
Director Harry Lagoussis and stars Zlatko Burić and Ella Rumpf discuss their provocative sci-fi drama Novak, inspired by psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich, following its Edinburgh International Film Festival premiere.
Behind the Spurtle: Director Constantine Costi Talks THE GOLDEN SPURTLE at EIFF
At the 2025 Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), we sat down with director Constantine Costi to discuss his heartwarming documentary The Golden Spurtle. The film dives into the unique World Porridge Championship in Carrbridge, Scotland, capturing not just the competition, but the deep-rooted sense of community, tradition, and legacy that makes the event so special.
Julie Pacino on Crafting Her First Feature I LIVE HERE NOW and Its UK Premiere at EIFF
Director Julie Pacino discusses her debut feature I Live Here Now, a surreal and visually rich psychological horror that premiered at Fantasia and Locarno before its UK debut at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. In this interview with Cinetopia Radio, Pacino reflects on the film’s personal roots, her love for shooting on film, and why horror is the perfect genre to explore identity and female relationships.
Letting History Speak: Bonni Cohen on “The White House Effect” and Archival Truth
What if America had acted on climate change in the 1980s? In this interview, filmmaker Bonni Cohen discusses her new archival vérité documentary, The White House Effect, which explores a lost moment of environmental consensus. The film screened as part of our Cinetopia:DOC series and hits Netflix in October 2025.
DOC Discussions: Tatiana Huezo, Director, THE ECHO (EL ECO)
Amaya Bañuelos Marco, Cinetopia: DOC co-curator sat down with Tatiana Huezo to talk about her latest documentary, El Eco (2023), the winner of the 2023 Documentary award at Berlinale.
INTERVIEW: Elzbieta Vozbinaitė, Director of ShortScape Festival
Clara Strachan spoke to ShortScape festival director Elzbieta Vozbinaitė about how a group of Napier and ECA students came together to create one of the most engaging and dynamic community oriented film and art festivals in the UK.
SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST COVERAGE: 2023
Cinetopia’s Amaya Bañuelos Marco gives an overview of the 2023 Sheffield DocFest and some of her favourite films from the UK’s leading documentary film festival — plus full coverage from our radio show and podcast.
DOC Discussions: Paul Sng, Director of TISH
As part of our monthly show, Cinetopia’s Amanda Rogers interviews Paul Sng, director of TISH, a new film about photographer Tish Murtha.
DOC Discussions: Marie Lidén, Director of ELECTRIC MALADY.
Amanda Rogers interviews Marie Lidén, director of the Documentary, ELECTRIC MALADY.
Interview with Jim Hickey, Director of the Edinburgh Filmhouse (1979-1993)
An interview with Jim Hickey, the Director of the Edinburgh Filmhouse from 1979-1993
INTERVIEW WITH REID DAVENPORT, DIRECTOR OF “I DIDN’T SEE YOU THERE” AT #EIFF22
Interview by Amaya Bañuelos Marco
LOVE YOUR LOCAL — FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME: THE MAKING OF AN ONLINE FILM PROGRAMME
Betty Stojnić interviews Love Your Local co-curators about conceiving a new, online series for Cinetopia:DOC
DAGUERREOTYPES, AGNÈS VARDA
So Mayer traces a brilliant outline of the social and historical context in which Varda shot Daguerréotypes.
“WHERE TO?”: THE LANDSCAPES OF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM
Betty Stojnić interviews Love Your Local co-curators about conceiving a new, online series for Cinetopia:DOC
