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Nonfiction filmmaking has the capacity to open up all manner of wonderful avenues, taking viewers to new worlds by exploring under-told stories and shining a light on under-represented communities. Still, while the genre’s commercial footprint has undeniably expanded with the proliferation of streaming services, its narrative adventurousness has largely receded.

Julie Cohen is a highly acclaimed documentary filmmaker known for her impactful work. From exploring social issues to shedding light on untold stories, Cohen's films have brought attention to important topics and sparked conversations that have resonated and inspired viewers.

The 13 minutes short film Let Liv recently had its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Festival, after having been selected from more than 8,000 competitive entries. Directed by Erica Rose, and written by and costarring Olivia Levine, it tells the story of a young woman who begrudgingly agrees to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting with her new partner, using humor to deflect the anxiety she feels about it.

Panayotis Evangelidis is a Greek novelist, screenwriter and filmmaker whose documentaries are known for their intensely personal view on LGBTQ life and issues, in Greece and in America. Among others, his latest, The Tilos Weddings, chronicles the struggles of the Greek  LGBTQ community to legalize same-sex marriage from 2008 up to now; They Glow in the Dark looks at the aftermath of the AIDS crisis through the lives of a couple of older gay men who move to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and try to make ends meet by selling trinkets; Irving Park follows the unconventional family of four gay men in their sixties who design and lead their lives unapologetically according to their own desires.

After receiving the Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Dramatic competition, Sofia Aloui is now making waves in the Karlovy Vary Film Festival with her first feature film Animalia. Born in Casablanca to a Moroccan father and a French mother, Aluoi, now in her early thirties, is starting to make a promising name for herself in cinema.

From Cookie Monster to the Golden Gobes – no one can say that Edie Falco, who turns 60 today, hasn’t paid her dues. From monologues in front of her bathroom mirror to two iconic roles, countless immensely successful stage productions and that year when she swept the top three television awards all at once.

The ongoing 57th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is captivating audiences with its vibrant performances, diverse film selection, and inclusive atmosphere. This prestigious event, which began on June 30th and will continue until July 8th, offers a wide range of films that cater to a diversity of tastes.

Following its acclaimed freshman run, multi-language Israeli period drama series The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem returns for a second season that will premiere on Netflix on July 14, when all 16 new episodes will be made available worldwide. Adapted from the 2013 best-selling novel by Israeli author Sarit Yishai-Levi, the series revolves around the drama of the tempestuous Ermosa family in 1940's Jerusalem and is also told through an earlier timeline in 1917, when the young man who will become the patriarch of the family, Gabriel Ermosa (Michael Aloni), has to sort out his future.

As the founder of the International Fine Arts Consortium (IFAC) – an organization dedicated to promoting and supporting the arts on a global scale – Lee Wells has been immersed in the world of creativity for decades. An artist in his own right, he recently did something that went beyond what’s ordinary: premiering his first AI movie, Marcel Duchamp and His Girlfriend Love to Eat Spaghetti out of the Toilet and Laugh, with no screening room needed.

As a waning moon rose over the medieval cathedral, Gianluca Farinelli took to the stage in front of the giant screen welcoming the several thousand strong audience to another free screening in Bologna’s main square. Farinelli is the director of Cineteca di Bologna and the driving force behind Cinema Ritrovato – the yearly celebration of classic cinema that has taken place in the Italian city every summer for the last 37 years.