Welcome to the USA: Assel Aushakimova on making Kazakhstan’s first lesbian film
Srebrenica on screen: Jasmila Žbanić’s Quo Vadis, Aida? wrestles with the history of genocide in the heart of Europe
The Earth is as Blue as an Orange: director Iryna Tsylik on the struggles of coming of age amid the war in Donbas
Human tragedies made into spectacle take centre stage in Jakub Piątek’s Prime Time
The Irony of Fate and other must-watch films starring Andrei Myagkov, Russia’s lovable actor
Kira Muratova: where to start with her films
Taming the Garden: Salomé Jashi’s documentary poses a singular question — what is a tree really worth?
The King of Warsaw: the TV show writing a love letter to Poland’s multicultural past
Collective: what the acclaimed documentary reveals about Romania today
Him & Her: an intimate short film on the complexity of romantic love — video
This Rain Will Never Stop is an unflinching look at the grinding, endless cycle of war and peace
Citizen of nowhere: a story of the battle to belong in post-Brexit Britain
The 5 Eastern European films shortlisted for the Oscars
Watch Georgia’s 2021 Oscar entry, now available to stream online
Watch Armenian director Sergei Parajanov’s masterpiece The Colour of Pomegranates online for free
Giedrė Žickytė’s The Jump tells the story of a Lithuanian sailor and one epic leap for freedom
Sergei Parajanov: where to start with his films
Remembering actor Mustafa Nadarevic, the anti-hero of Yugoslav and Bosnian cinema
5 Soviet cartoons to bring joy to this holiday season
Inside the hidden network that smuggled Western culture to Ceaușescu’s Romania
