Cinema Scope 2020
Intro
The following films appeared on the Cinema Scope best of 2020 list.
Source: The Cinema Scope Top Ten of 2020
Films
1. Days
Rizi
Taiwan
Tsai Ming-liang
Lists: Sight & Sound (10, 2020)
Festivals: Berlin (Competition, 2020) | New York (Main Slate, 2020)
2. The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)
Werke und Tage (der Tayoko Shiojiri im Shiotanibecken)
USA, Sweden, Japan, UK,
C.W. Winter, Anders Edström
Festivals: Berlin (Encounters, 2020) | New York (Currents, 2020)
3. The Year of Discovery
El año del descubrimiento
Spain
Luis López Carrasco
Festivals: New York (Currents, 2020) | Rotterdam (Tiger Competition, 2020)
4. The Last City
Die letzte Stadt
Germany
Heinz Emigholz
Festivals: Berlin (Encounters, 2020) | New York (Currents, 2020)
5. Lovers Rock
UK
Steve McQueen
Lists: New York Times (8 - Scott, 2020) | Sight & Sound (1, 2020)
Festivals: Cannes (Official Selection, 2020) | New York (Main Slate - Opening Night, 2020)
6. The Woman Who Ran
Domangchin yeoja
South Korea
Hong Sang-soo
Lists: Sight & Sound (18, 2020)
Festivals: Berlin (Competition, 2020) | New York (Main Slate, 2020)
7. Malmkrog
Romania, Serbia, Switzerland, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia
Cristi Puiu
Festivals: Berlin (Encounters, 2020) | New York (Main Slate, 2020)
8. DAU. Degeneration
DAU. Degeneratsia
Germany, Ukraine, UK, Russia
Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, Ilya Permyakov
Festivals: Berlin (Berlinale Special, 2020)
9. City Hall
USA
Frederick Wiseman
Lists: New York Times (2 - Dargis / 2 - Scott, 2020)
Festivals: New York (Main Slate, 2020) | Toronto (TIFF Docs, 2020) | Venice (Out of Competition, 2020)
10. Fauna
Mexico, Canada
Nicolás Pereda
Festivals: New York (Currents, 2020) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2020)