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How to meet your idol at Film Festivals

Meeting your idol is a dream that only a few can say it did come true. But, sometimes, the encounter can be better or worse than expected. Andrijana Rabrenović challenges Marcin Klak, Jovan Ristić, Miroslav Lakobrija, and Rabrenović Dragić to talk about what being part of the film industry in Eastern Europe means to them, […]

2 Aliens – Safe space: Behind the scenes

What happens when aliens meet the “most intelligent” way of communication: gifs? 2 Aliens – Safe space gives us the answer. This adorable SF film shows 2 aliens walking around the galaxy, and then they meet an unknown ship that communicates by emojis and even memes. It’s a modern comedy for all ages and never […]

Spaceship Model Conference

Have you ever wanted to have your spaceship and fly to the stars, land on the moon but never knew how to build a spaceship? Randy van Ruijven will explain everything to you. Randy is an Aeronautical Engineering student from the Netherlands, passionate about this field and SciFi. He designs miniature SF spaceships and is […]

Moment: Behind the scenes

Halloween is usually fun and about ghosts, witches, monsters of all kinds. But in the eyes of Geoffrey Uloth, this holiday has another meaning: monsters might be real… maybe time travel too. This would be the main idea of the Canadian short film Moment. It’s intense and captures your attention. The Romanian director Florin Kevorkian […]

Ecce H Omulețul: Behind the Scenes

In a previous article, we were talking about Gopo and what he represented for Romanian cinematography. Today, we will continue the discussion, having the main point the short film Ecce H… Omulețul (“Ecce H… little man”) directed by Bogdan Mihăilescu. The author claims he learnt so much from Gopo regarding movie making and that the […]

Unauthorized – Behind the Scenes

Stephen Hawking’s concerns about AI taking control over humanity have come true: now people cannot go outside without being identified by drones and always have to live with the constant fear of not getting back to the normal life humanity used to have. This would be the plot of the short film Unauthorized. After watching the film, […]

The Bagpipe Maker’s Baby: Behind the scenes

A story about him and her. A love story, to be more precise. Two strangers united by sea and… a bagpipe that they have to repair. But, what seems to be almost impossible to do, becomes easier with time. This is how The bagpipe maker’s baby would be summarised without giving any spoilers. It is […]

Isaac’s Dream: behind the scenes

Anyone who has an idol, such as Picasso, Mozart or Shakespeare, wants to meet him even though this meeting is impossible. Jane is a young student whose idol is Isaac Newton, and fate brings the two together. While Jane thinks he might be one of her friends who just want to make fun of her, […]