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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)