How Marcell Jankovics’ psychedelic animation lights a path for artists in an age of rising authoritarianism
The Painted Bird: the search for truth — and hope — in Jerzy Kosiński’s grotesque wartime masterpiece
Conservationists turn to dance to save one of Yerevan’s most historic neighbourhoods
Welcome to Chechnya: filming the battle to save LGBTQ Russians from an ‘anti-gay purge’
Queer Screen: the hidden LGBTQ icons in Russian and Soviet cinema
A sunny Bosnian comedy unpacks the discomforts of homecoming
My Friend the Polish Girl confronts immigration, identity and Instagram in Brexit-era Britain
Kontrola: the LGBTQ TV show breaking into Poland’s mainstream via YouTube
‘We want to tell stories which reflect Ukrainian identity.’ A new film company launches in Kyiv
Life of director Andrei Tarkovsky celebrated in new TV series by Kirill Serebrennikov
The women directors who led the Soviet Union’s silent movie era
Return to Epipo: director Judit Olah on breaking the silence on Hungary’s summer camp abuse scandal
Chernobyl nominated in 14 categories at BAFTA
Discover the contemporary classics of Central Asian cinema free and online
The best Eastern European arthouse films available to watch online
Director Romas Zabarauskas on breaking boundaries in Baltic film in a decade of queer cinema
Director Radu Jude is harnessing old propaganda to celebrate Romania’s forgotten dissident heroes
Other Zones: the free film screenings unpicking Tarkovsky’s sci-fi wonder for a strange new world
Russian Film Week shorts to watch online for free
Quarantine dreams: a film journeys into the vivid visions triggered by Covid-19
