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Rita di Santo
cannes
Cannes Film Festival 2026 / 26 May 2026
26 May 2026

RITA DI SANTO takes us through the prize winners, and takes the temperature of a festival that prioritised narratives of exile, state violence and class division

moulin
Interview / 22 May 2026
22 May 2026

Rita Di Santo speaks to Hungarian director LASZLO NEMES about his new film, a portrait of the French Resistance leader and hero, Jean Moulin

cannes
Cannes Film Festival 2026 / 18 May 2026
18 May 2026

RITA DI SANTO listens out for the undertow of political film-making at this year’s festival

Berlin FF
Berlin Film Festival 2026 / 24 February 2026
24 February 2026

RITA DI SANTO points out that political films at Cannes, and overtly pro-Palestinian statements by film-makers, contradict the apolitical stance of the jury

corbyn loach
Film review / 30 January 2026
30 January 2026

RITA DI SANTO draws attention to a new film that features Ken Loach and Jeremy Corbyn, and their personal experience of media misrepresentation

el gouna
El Gouna Film Festival 2025 / 4 November 2025
4 November 2025

RITA DI SANTO points out the social experience of exploitation and oppression that inform the popular winners at this year’s festival

made in EU
Film review / 28 October 2025
28 October 2025

This stunning film about a Bulgarian textile worker highlights the exploitative nature of Euro-capitalism, says RITA DI SANTO

el gouna
El Gouna Film Festival / 24 October 2025
24 October 2025

RITA DI SANTO draws attention to a festival whose dedication to Palestinian cinema and experience is like no other

venice
Venice Film Festival 2025 / 9 September 2025
9 September 2025

Featuring films with substantial political themes, this year’s festival has ignited a vibrant discussion, suggests RITA DI SANTO

KV
Cinema / 18 July 2025
18 July 2025

RITA DI SANTO gives us a first look at some extraordinary new films that examine outsiders, migrants, belonging and social abuse

Once gaza
Cannes Film Festival 2025 / 6 June 2025
6 June 2025

RITA DI SANTO draws attention to an audacious and entertaining film that transplants Tarantino to the Gaza Strip

cannes
Cannes Film Festival 2025 / 30 May 2025
30 May 2025

RITA DI SANTO reports on the films from Iran, Spain, Belgium and Brazil that won the top awards