Category: Feminism
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THE MAGIC OF MUSIC VIDEOS
Written by Pia Stoffers Behind the scenes with Alexander Denysenko, Winner of The Best European Independent Music Video at ÉCU 2025 Each of us has probably watched a music video by any favorite artist that fascinates us, lingering in our minds for days. Music videos are, especially nowadays, a central…
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CELEBRATING THE 2026 ÉCU WINNERS
Meet this year’s highlight films with: Béla Baptiste, Mohammadhossein Nikzad, Joshua Mueller, Esteban Roel and Rita Heer. Written by Pia Stoffers After an exciting ÉCU 2026 weekend, this year´s winners have finally been announced. The selected films not only captivated audiences in cinemas, but also impressed both viewers and jury…
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AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE 2026 ÉCU WINNERS
The voices behind the films: Reza Sam Mosadegh; Nora Jaenicke; Audrey Olsen; Quentin Kwiatkowski; Julie Fackler. Written by Chiara De Liberti This April, the ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival once again lit up the independent film scene, turning the spotlight on daring storytellers and boundary-pushing cinema. From intimate…
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ÉCU THE EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL: MARCH NEWSLETTER
ÉCU invites you to party with us this month !! Written by Chiara de Liberti Spring is finally on its way, and so the ÉCU Film Festival is fast approaching. Time is running by, but our team is keeping up without missing a beat, with the right determination (thanks to…
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Women Filmmakers Are Redefining African Cinema: Spotlight on Sanaa El Alaoui’s Aicha
Note: This feature contains mentions of rape and sexual violence. Across Africa, as in much of the world, female subjectivity has long been filtered through a male gaze rather than a woman’s own voice. For decades, women’s roles on screen were imagined, written, and directed mostly by men. Nigeria’s pioneering…
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How is abuse portrayed in the media?
. An interview with Shadi Karamroudi Abuse can have very different forms, and it is not always easy to recognize. When it comes to understanding the effects it has on someone, it is also a very complex conversation. But how is abuse portrayed in cinema? What can we learn about…
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