CZECH REPUBLIC Worlds apart Petr Václav's Paralelní světy (Parallel Worlds, 2001) On one level inviting comparison with Antonioni, Paralelní světy explores a disintegrating relationship. But what exactly, asks Ivana Košuličová, are these "parallel worlds"? CZECH REPUBLIC A little too desperate for an Oscar? Jan Svěrák's Tmavomodrý svět (Dark Blue World, 2001) Tmavomodrý svět tries to cram in all the epic qualities of an Oscar-winner, but does it stand any hope of getting one, asks Mark Preskett.

MACEDONIA The buzz of seeing The 22nd Manaki Brothers International Film Camera Festival There have been few real visual innovations in film recently. Despite this, the world's oldest cinematography festival had a renewed energy this year. Igor Pop Trajkov was there.

CROATIA A spirit in the air Modernist director Vatroslav Mimica talks to Kinoeye about his career In the 1950s, Mimica proved that you don't need Disney aesthetics to make good animation, and the following decade he stretched the formal qualities of feature film. Andrew James Horton speaks to him about his work.

HORROR With them, I'm howling Guillaume Radot's Le Loup des Malveneur (The Wolf of the Malveneurs, 1942) A rare example of French horror, Le Loup des Malveneur invokes family, gender and class issues to create its tension. Frank Lafond explores the film.

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