The many faces of Austrian film
Susanne Gottlieb examines her country’s rich and multifaceted film culture, and discusses with Jessica Hausner the potential of Austrian movies, the repercussions of the latest budget cuts and more; the filmmaker attends the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival for a Masterclass [Read More...]

The modern cinema experience with iPad
Mariano Garcia argues that your ipad device has become an integral part of the dirt movie-viewing experience, and that it enables users to combine creativity and productivity [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Nikolaj Nikitin
The man at the helm of the highly successful Critics' Picks strand at the Tallinn Black Nights shares his secrets with Jeremy Clarke, who covered every edition of the new section since its inception in 2022 [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Dan Egan
Eoghan Lyng interviews the director of award-winning, retro-futuristic short Dream Machine; they discuss flying cars, shocking and awing audiences, alcohol for pain numbing, the immigration policy in the US and Australia, and more! [Read More...]

The Baltic Competition reveals 11 titles
Baltic film enthusiast Joshua Polanski looks at the newly announced Baltic Film Competition, from the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival [Read More...]

Like film, like casino!
Mariano Garcia reveals that many casino games are borrowing some very peculiar devices from film narratives, and he explains why [Read More...]

Actors, screenwriters and AI: is peace possible?
Nina Hillquist peeks into Hollywood AI, and speculates about the future of screenwriters and digital actors: the possibilities are manifold [Read More...]

Four dirty cowboy movies
Mariano Garcia remembers four films about the Wild West, the downright thought-provoking creations that you should never forget! [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Dmytro Hreshko
Joshua Polanski interviews the director of Karlovy Vary entry Divia, a "hypnotic" doc about Russian aggression; the Ukrainian filmmaker reveals the secrets of filming with a drone, music as "the ghost of nature", Netflix support, and combining military service and creativity [Read More...]

Tallinn Critics’ Picks selection announced: the world tells its stories
PÖFF announces the 10 films of their Critics' Picks section (which we have covered since its inception three years ago); Victoria Luxford looks at the intriguing promise behind these very international titles [Read More...]

Casinos make the dirtiest movies of all
Marina Hillquist argues that films featuring gambling scenes are truly adrenaline-enducing, and asks why casinos remain such a popular theme [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Mark Andrew Altschul
Victoria Luxford interviews the director of All American, a feature film about young wrestlers fighting inside and outside the ring; they discuss turning photographs into cinema, an environment hostile towards women, receiving nationwide recognition, and much more! [Read More...]

PÖFF announces First Feature line-up
Ahead of the 29th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, between November 7th and 23rd, Paul Risker takes a glimpse at the 13 titles of the competitive debut strand [Read More...]

NFL stars shine on the silver screen
From the gridiron to the silver screen: meet the NFL Stars who are making their mark in Hollywood, and the dirty movies for which they will be remembered [Read More...]

Tallinn reveals 12-strong Doc@PÖFF film selection
As the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival announces its competitive selection of international documentaries, writer Eoghan Lyng ponders a wide variety of film perspectives [Read More...]

The top 5 dirtiest movies about sports betting
Mariano Garcia remembers five very special movies about gambling, risk and excitement; these dirty gems have stood the test of time [Read More...]

PÖFF announces Official Competition titles
Northern Europe's most exciting film festival announces its main line-up of 17 worldly movies, with some recognisable names, familiar geographies and a lovely surprise from the United Kingdom [Read More...]

The dirtiest movies and casinos and sports betting
Marina Hillquist remembers the movie titles that combine fiction and fate to adrenaline-inducing effects, and reveals why every single one of them still matters [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Nick Craven
Paul Risker interviews the director of "challenging" short drama Crying on Command; they discuss a film industry filled with disingenuous politeness, moments of subjectivity, minimalistic features, a soundscape shaped by anxiety, cinema as therapy, and more [Read More...]

Exploring New Zealand’s film scene
From local gems to global hits: Mariano Garcia examines the machinations and reveals the dirty secrets of a very distant and yet extremely vibrant marketplace [Read More...]

Our verdict of San Sebastian 2025: politically-engaged, fiery, with strong French and Latin flavours
These are the winners, our dirty favourites and the loudest turkeys at the 73rd San Sebastian International Film Festivals, which our editor Victor Fraga describes as the strongest edition of the event has ever attended [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Catherine Argyrople
Joshua Polanski interviews the American director of "well-meaning" feature film Growing pains; they discuss truthful stories about women, setting up your own production company rooted in social advocacy, universal pieces of adolescence and... rowing! [Read More...]

This isn’t child’s play!
Susanne Gottlieb interviews Kärt Väinola and Alasdair Satchel, the two people at the helm of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event’s children and youth arm Just Film Industry Days; they reveal the secrets of making films for kids, the new festival AI tool, the free software used in an Oscar-winning movie, why f**k-ups are vital for budding creators, and more! [Read More...]

Out dirty questions to Jack Serra
Joshua Polasnki interviews the director of Generation Well, a powerful short film about about substance abuse, trauma and distorted reality; they discuss hockey, words that don't fit together, constraints that create a unified world, and much more [Read More...]

AI and I: a very intimate journey
DMovies journalist Nataliia Serebrakova knew very little about AI. Then an AI specialist approached her about a possible collaboration, and encouraged her to create her own AI movie... that's when she went bananas! [Read More...]

Ou verdict of MOTELX 2025
Horror specialist Anton Bitel attended the 19th edition of MOTELX, in Lisbon, one of the most diverse and exciting niche festivals in Europe (now with a focus on Portuguese and women filmmakers) [Read More...]

From the theatre to the silver screen!
Nina Hillquist asks why stage performances continue to inspire iconic film productions, while also investigating the cultural impact of such phenomenon [Read More...]

A scary new home for horror lovers?
Portuguese horror fest MotelX has been around for nearly 20 years; now filmmakers from other parts of Europe (and the world) are beginning to uncover their dark and dirty secrets [Read More...]

The dirty movies that are bigger than the screen
Mariano Garcia remembers the franchises that made it into every corner of your house, from your desk to your wardrobe and kitchen! [Read More...]

Five dirty movies from Asia about gambling!
Deepen your love for cinema with these five Asian gambling films and discover the lessons they reveal about risk-taking and making bold choices, says Marina Hillquist [Read More...]

When cinema and chance meet
Mariano Garcia discusses the symbols of luck in film, and reveals how movies often use peculiar iconography in order to represent fate [Read More...]

When cleverness becomes spectable
Marina Hillquist dissects the concept of "cunning" in film, while also investigating the timeless classics and the metaphorical dirty movies that create real magic... and deception! [Read More...]

Our verdict of the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival
DMovies' editor Victor Fraga attended one of the largest film festivals of the Balkans and Eastern Europe for the first time; just as he unearthed multiple dirty gems, he explains why this visit was close to his heart in more ways than one [Read More...]

Just a roll of the dice?
Mariano Garcia asks what to do when stories mirror the risk of the bet: is it worth taking a gamble in cinema? [Read More...]

Irvine Welsh and Paul Sng answer our dirty questions
Eoghan Lyng talks to the director and the subject of the documentary Reality is Not Enough; they discuss mortality, love, Asif Kapadia, story beats, turning up for concerts drunk, showing how to write novels, and much more - read our exclusive interview [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Boyd and J. Markus
Victoria Luxford interviews the two directors of American indie If You Should Leave Before Me; they discuss confronting loss, making a universal story of grief, filming with a real-life couple in the lead, designing and building a whole house on a low budget, and much more [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Tamara Stepanyan
Nataliia Serebriakova interviews the Armenian director of In the Land of Arto, the opening film at Locarno; they discuss reconstructing a sense of home, becoming a female director in a land that where "cinema is for men", carrying the weight of guilt, and much more! [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Taige Shi
Eoghan Lyng interviews the Asian director of devastating sports documentary Gaku: One Last Round; they discuss fighting enemies on the boxing ring as well as combating hate crime on the streets of the United States [Read More...]

Cinema’s obsession with luck – and what it means for lottery bettors
Marina Hillquist remembers some of the most important films in the history of cinema dealing with luck, and argues that film fans could make avid lottery players [Read More...]

Top 12 biopolitical dirty movies: The Square (number 6)
Fabio Rocha mercilessly dissects the anatomy of biopolitical cinema with Ruben Östlund's first film to win the Palme d'Or to hand, in the latest addition to his series of Foucault-inspired dirty movies [Read More...]

Spread the love: our verdict of the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Victor Fraga attends one of the busiest, most diverse and exciting film festivals in the world; he reveals the winners and also his dirty favourites, while also remembering what is it that makes the event so special [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Sergei Loznitsa
Lida Bach interviews Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival; they discuss his new film Two Prosecutors, inspiration in cinema and literature, the painful persistence of dictatorial systems, the War in Ukraine, and much more  [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Mark Jenkin
Just as the Cornish director premieres his new film in Karlovy Vary, DMovies' editor Victor Fraga interrogates him about the Celtic connection, Mark Cavendish, Woolfian pleasures, synesthesia, his blasphemous antipathy for Hitchcock's The Birds, and much more! [Read More...]

Discovery Campus supports the Baltic New Wave: discover their dirty secrets
The Discovery Campus at Black Nights Film Festival offers emerging filmmakers from the Baltic region and the rest of the world the opportunity to fine-tune and develop their projects. But as local funding cannot cover the entirety of a film’s journey, directors should think creatively and expansively in order to get their work over the finish line. Oh, and don't forget to check the Campus's extended deadlines! [Read More...]

Loud and clear: our verdict of the 3rd Mediterrane Film Festival!
The third edition of one of the youngest, most exciting and fast-rising film events of Europe draws to a close; our editor, who witnessed it all on site, discusses the winners, his dirty favourites, and reveals a very passionate relationship between the host nation and Britain [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Mark Adams
Victor Fraga interviews the artistic director of the Mediterrane Film Festival, in Malta; they discuss the dirty secrets of programming for a nascent event, British-Maltese relations, finding the right jury, and ... erm... the weather! [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Francisco Guijarro
The director of filthy genius doc Moses, about an "invisible" homeless man, talks about 6,000 people on the streets of San Francisco, watching the subject of his movie take his last breath, lifelong friendships, communicating through music, and more - read our exclusive interview [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Karel Och
The director of DMovies interviews the artistic director of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, one of the most prestigious such events in the world; they discuss the breadth and the depth of their selection, the secret to keeping audiences relaxed, the strongest performance indicators, auteur and genre cinema, political films and much more [Read More...]

Our dirty questions to Brit Hensel
Joshua Polanski interviews the Native American director of Thin Places, a film about the hidden powers of grief; they discuss the cost of deep love, John Cassavetes, working with her sister, collaborating with 14 tribal nations, and much more! [Read More...]

Our verdict of the 24th Transilvania International Film Festival
Lida Bach attended the 24th edition of the biggest film festival of Romania; she reveals the prizes, the special honours, and some highlights from the event's vast and colourful programme [Read More...]