PODCAST| Matt Micucci interviews Dawid Ullgren, director of the film 1981.
An interview with director Dawid Ullgren, from Sweden, who was selected to be part of Future Frames at the 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. European Film Promotion (EFP) presents ten outstanding young directors from Europe with their latest work at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival every year. Ullgren’s film is called 1981.
1981: Gay saunas have their specific rules, which might be summed up as “what happens in the sauna, stays in the sauna”. And that’s what married couple Ivar and Pal are hoping as they set off with the aim of adding some zest to the partner stereotype. A film about love and about the kind of excesses one should only treat oneself to once in a while.
Stephan Komandarev, the esteemed Bulgarian director, shares the personal motivations behind his latest film 'Blaga’s Lessons' and offers captivating insights into the intimate portrayal of societal struggles and resilience.
Barbara Allen with her film "House Music: A Cultural Evolution" paints a clear picture of the birth of a genre that is still rocking the dancefloors, and that in Chicago found a second prolific home to develop and evolve.
Kesmat El Sayed, one of the speakers on a panel on Arab Cinema, held in the frame of the World Cinema Fund days at the Berlinale 2025, is a producer from Egypt, based in Germany, who explains the difficult work …
Emma Barboni, film commissioner of the Emilia Romagna Film Commission, tells us about the production of the film "Paternal Leave" by Alissa Jung, presented in the Generation section of the Berlinale, and also about the new funds available for film …
Gemma Lynch is the Head of Production of Sardinia film Commission. She has been at the European film Market bringing a huge delegation of professionals from the region to navigate inside the European Film Market to be known and to …