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We bid farewell to the month of September, and this can only mean that we have a September winner, this time from the United States. The film is Velvet Farewell , the director is Micheal Eastman, and he was kind enough t
The winner of our Film of the Month distinction for July 2020 comes from Ireland - Three Brothers Two . The film explores the drama that unfolds in a small, closely-knit community after an unfortunate accident unfolds. W
We were once again faced with the difficult task of picking a winner from a superb bunch of six finalists. In the end, The English Teacher came on top, and took away the big prize for June 2020. Director and screenwriter
May 2020 has been a surreal experience for most of us... just like April 2020, for that matter. One great thing about lockdown is that it has allowed us to watch even more films than before. And spreaking of films, our b
Over the last two months, as most people around the world were confined to their homes, empty city streets managed to give a peculiar, almost post-apocalyptic vibe. Coincidentally, our big winner for April 2020 also ropo
This March, the Film of the Month coincided with the Audience Award, with both awards going to All Through the Night . Kiril Todorov, who also picked up a prize for Best Director, is no stranger to TMFF - he won Best Scr
The final winner of year 2019 is Marie Vandelannoote's short film Funeral , which deals with a family reunion brought along by the death of one of its members. We had chat with its screenwriter and director, Marie Vandel
November is a time for reflection, rain and gloomy days with no sunlight. Just like Scotland. November 's big winner, The Lost Scot , appropriately takes place in Scotland, and expertly makes light work of an otherwise s
Our winner for October comes from Switzerland, and is called Like a Shadow in the Dark . We had a talk to its director, Alessandro Gessaga, to find out more about the impressive project he was involved in. JL: Alessandro
We awarded July's edition of Film of the Month to The Mandarin Tree , and we've managed to exchange a few words with the director, Cengiz Akaygün. JL: Congratulations on your win, Cengiz. We decided to award the top priz
J.L. Congratulations on your win! We were thoroughly impressed by ' Rorrim ', continuously on the edge of our seats. How would you describe your project in a single sentence? Murdock : It's a story about ambition and per
J.L. Congratulations for your great victory! Sound grabs another couple of accolades in an already impressive list. You named your project 'Sound'. That's a very ambitious title, and all can go wrong in case you don't qu
It’s been a long time since then, but for anyone of you who doesn't know who David Barbeschi is, we're here to remind you that he is one of the few people whose projects managed to win and get nominated at TMFF in two
It’s been really tight this March. With so many outstanding entries for Film of the Month, we here at TMFF had a lot of debates, often contradictory, before we finally determined the grand winner: Loss of Reality , an ex
If there's a month that's most suitable for mystery, that's January. It's cold outside, and the best place to be is inside, cuddled under a couple of blankets and with a warm drink in your hand. And, since this time arou
The last major award of 2018 goes to Bulgaria - Irina Velichkova wins the big award for her fantastic film, Dream for Happiness , while also bagging the Best Director award. Let's see what Irina told us about her achieve
For the second last series of awards of the year, our grand winner comes from France, and is called By Blood . Set in medieval times, it tells the story of Mort-Lieu, an old warlord who, from his deathbed, has to face a
We had a quick chat with Nicolas van Ruychevelt , the writer and director of last month's big winner: Far Away . While the film certainly does not come from far away - just neighbouring Belgium - it has deeply impressed
It's already November, and last month's big winner was Tony , a French film about a Spanish immigrant that faces difficult choices on multiple fronts. We were very impressed with the quality of our newest Film of the Mon
Today we're chatting with our March 2018 FILM OF THE MONTH winner, Sergey Tselikov. Besides the FILM OF THE MONTH award, Sergey's film ' Going AWOL ' managed to win 3 other awards: Director of the Month, Screenwriter of
