More from Scott Roxborough
‘Variations on Violence’ Wins Best Film at Oldenburg
The Zachary Nichols' film won the German Independence Award for best film at the fest.
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Neil LaBute and Gia Crovatin on Making Hitchcock-Lean Indie Horror-Comedy ‘Murderous’
LaBute and his creative and real-life partner Gia Crovatin on shooting their shoestring thriller in 10 days, and why he'd rather divide audiences than bore them.
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Zoë Bell Is Ready for Round Two
The legendary New Zealand stuntwoman turned actress, who's doubled for Lucy Lawless, Uma Thurman and Halle Berry, receives a career tribute at the 2026 Oldenburg International Film Festival.
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How Matthew Osubor Turned a Chance Meeting With an Indie Film Veteran Into No-Budget Debut ‘Big Daddy’s Flowers’
The young Rhode Island filmmaker was taken in by 'In the Soup' director Alexandre Rockwell and his wife, actress Karyn Parsons, while making his first feature, which world premieres at the Oldenburg Film Festival.
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Survival Tips From Oldenburg’s Resident Provocateur: Edgar Pera
Ahead of his latest film, 'Asphalt Guerrilla,' the Portuguese experimental auteur discusses AI cinema, festival camaraderie and why you shouldn't wait for the hangover to hit.
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Why Aura Entertainment Isn’t Obsessed With Topping ‘Obsession’
A year after the biggest Toronto sale in history, the founders of the indie distributor open up about staying disciplined, choosing "the movie no one else sees," and why the market gap is still original content.
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The Oldenburg Film Festival According To: Director Vincent Grashaw
The filmmaker — a three-time attendee — on bartending an award-winning closing night party, chef-cooked countryside dinners and why Oldenburg is "the jewel of film festivals."
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Three Years Alone on a Man-Made Island: Inside Oldenburg Opener, ‘Strange Neighbors’
Mi Steinbach spent three years filming solo on a man-made German nature reserve for her art-house nature documentary, which opens the Oldenburg Film Festival.
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Watermelon Pictures Acquires ‘Thirteen in Gaza’ Out of TIFF (Exclusive)
Hosam Abu Dan’s debut feature, shot entirely in the Gaza strip, premiered in TIFF's Centerpiece section.
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Avi Nesher on Bringing an Israeli Film to TIFF: “You Don’t Boycott the Art”
The veteran director is in Toronto with 'Our Loves,' his surprisingly funny portrait of Oct. 7 survivors, after several years in which Israeli cinema has been all but absent from the world's major festivals.
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Oldenburg Adds Ned Crowley’s ‘Dead Drop’ to Line Up
The horror comedy, about a group of strangers caught in a freight elevator, will have its world premiere at the German indie fest.
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Oscars: Bulgaria Picks Cannes Winner ‘The Dreamed Adventure’ for Best International Feature Race
Valeska Grisebach's slow-burning thriller won the Jury Prize in Cannes this year.
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