Martin Pavol Repka • Director of March to May

Interview: Martin Pavol Repka • Director of March to May

“What I like about slow cinema is that it gives a certain value to time in film and its passing”

Cineuropa chats to the debuting director about his film’s form, the influences behind his style and his take on slow cinema  

02/07 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Review: March to May

Review: March to May

Martin Pavol Repka's first feature presents a slow-cinema exploration of family dynamics after an unexpected piece of news, set against the tranquil backdrop of a Slovak village  

02/07 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Peter Hoogendoorn • Director of Three Days of Fish

Interview: Peter Hoogendoorn • Director of Three Days of Fish

“My work is often described as autobiographical, but I find that definition limiting”

The Dutch director breaks down his second feature, revealing the biographical connection to its plot  

02/07 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Review: The Other One

Review: The Other One

Marie-Magdalena Kochová’s feature debut is an intimate but unvarnished coming-of-age documentary of a “glass child” exploring sisterhood and the weight of responsibility  

02/07 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Special Screenings

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Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Sarah Chazelle, Étienne Ollagnier • Distributors, Jour2Fête - 28/06/2024

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/06/2024
Sarah Chazelle, Étienne Ollagnier • Distributors, Jour2Fête
The two French distributors unpack their company’s editorial policy and market strategies

Market Trends
FOCUS
A busy summer awaits the European film industry. Cineuropa will continue to keep its readers up to date with the latest news and market insights, covering the buzziest events, including Karlovy Vary, Munich, Locarno, Sarajevo, Venice and San Sebastián

Documentary - REPORT: Sunny Side of the Doc 2024 - 27/06/2024

Documentary – 27/06/2024
REPORT: Sunny Side of the Doc 2024
We take a closer look at three interesting European documentary projects pitched at this year’s edition of the French industry gathering

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Europa Distribution explored professional interactions at the Sofia Meetings - 27/06/2024

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 27/06/2024
Europa Distribution explored professional interactions at the Sofia Meetings
The network of distributors addressed various methods to aim to help build strong and enduring working relationships in the sector

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Europa Distribution organises the third edition of the online Green Distribution Lab - 25/06/2024

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 25/06/2024
Europa Distribution organises the third edition of the online Green Distribution Lab
More than 20 distributors gathered for a brainstorming session dedicated to help further green the sector

Produce – Co-Produce... - Stefano Centini • Producer, Volos Films - 20/06/2024

Produce – Co-Produce... – 20/06/2024
Stefano Centini • Producer, Volos Films
The Italian juror on the Bishkek CAF Pitch chatted with us about his work as a producer and the potential offered by the Central Asian region

Europe and the Rest of the World - Erke Dzhumakmatova • Coordinator, CAF Pitch programme, Bishkek International Film Festival - 18/06/2024

Europe and the Rest of the World – 18/06/2024
Erke Dzhumakmatova • Coordinator, CAF Pitch programme, Bishkek International Film Festival
The coordinator of the Kyrgyz gathering’s industry sidebar takes stock of this year’s edition and touches on the process of co-producing with Central Asian countries

Produce – Co-Produce... - The Audio-Visual Producers Summit hosts a panel discussion on incentive schemes - 17/06/2024

Produce – Co-Produce... – 17/06/2024
The Audio-Visual Producers Summit hosts a panel discussion on incentive schemes
Speakers from the British Film Institute, the CNC and the Italian Ministry of Culture broached the topics of co-productions and tax incentives in their respective countries

Review: Windless

Review: Windless

Bulgarian director Pavel G Vesnakov follows the awakening of a rootless soul amidst the remnants of an abandoned past  

02/07 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Adam Martinec • Director of Our Lovely Pig Slaughter

Interview: Adam Martinec • Director of Our Lovely Pig Slaughter

“Humour opens up the audience's heart, making it easier to smuggle in the heavier moments”

The director discusses his use of the pig-slaughter tradition to explore generational and gender tensions, plus his influences from the Czechoslovak New Wave  

02/07 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Review: Lapilli

Review: Lapilli

Paula Ďurinová intertwines personal grief with environmental contemplation, offering a meditative documentary essay that reflects on loss and resilience through images of geological formations  

02/07 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 70: Robot Dreams (Spain/France) - 27/06/2024

27/06/2024
Episode 70: Robot Dreams (Spain/France)
The producers of the film by Pablo Berger are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 69: Black Tea (France/ Mauritania/ Luxembourg/ Taiwan/ Côte d'Ivoire) - 30/04/2024

30/04/2024
Episode 69: Black Tea (France/ Mauritania/ Luxembourg/ Taiwan/ Côte d'Ivoire)
The producers of the film by Abderrahmane Sissako are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 68: Paradise Is Burning (Sweden/Italy/Denmark/Finland) - 18/04/2024

18/04/2024
Episode 68: Paradise Is Burning (Sweden/Italy/Denmark/Finland)
The producers of the film by Mika Gustafson are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 67: The Empire (France/ Germany/Italy/Belgium/Portugal) - 09/04/2024

09/04/2024
Episode 67: The Empire (France/ Germany/Italy/Belgium/Portugal)
The producers of the film by Bruno Dumont are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 66: Green Border (Poland/Czech Republic/ France/Belgium) - 13/02/2024

13/02/2024
Episode 66: Green Border (Poland/Czech Republic/ France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Agnieszka Holland are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 65: Savages! (Switzerland/France/Belgium) - 13/12/2023

13/12/2023
Episode 65: Savages! (Switzerland/France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Claude Barras are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 64: Pure Unknown (Italy/Switzerland/Sweden) - 12/12/2023

12/12/2023
Episode 64: Pure Unknown (Italy/Switzerland/Sweden)
The producers of the film by Mattia Colombo and Valentina Cicogna are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 63: Misty – The Erroll Garner Story (Switzerland/Germany/France) - 11/12/2023

11/12/2023
Episode 63: Misty – The Erroll Garner Story (Switzerland/Germany/France)
The producers of the film by Georges Gachot are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Turkish drama Life nabs the top prize at the second Mediterrane Film Festival

Turkish drama Life nabs the top prize at the second Mediterrane Film Festival

Besides Zeki Demirkubuz’s feature, other winners at the Maltese gathering included To a Land Unknown, Out of Season and The Damned  

02/07 | Festivals | Awards | Malta

Review: Glory Hole

Review: Glory Hole

Documentary filmmaker Romano Montesarchio makes his fiction debut, and manages to lend a personal, feverish and hallucinating angle to a story of mafia and denied love  

02/07 | Films | Reviews | Italy

Review: Our Lovely Pig Slaughter

Review: Our Lovely Pig Slaughter

Debuting filmmaker Adam Martinec delivers a probe into Czech identity and generational conflict set against the fading tradition of domestic pig slaughter  

02/07 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Review: Xoftex

Review: Xoftex

Israeli director Noaz Deshe makes tragic reality and surreal fantasies overlap in order to portray the frustrating situation at a Greek refugee camp  

02/07 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

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Photogalleries

Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries - 14/05/2024

14/05/2024
Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 14-25 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2024 – Photogalleries - 15/02/2024

15/02/2024
Berlinale 2024 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 74th edition, the last under the direction of Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek, from 15-25 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

San Sebastián 2023 – Photogalleries - 25/09/2023

25/09/2023
San Sebastián 2023 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 71st edition, which is unspooling from 22-30 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2023 – Photogalleries - 01/09/2023

01/09/2023
Venice 2023 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by the SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 80th Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 30 August-9 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Close wins the 2023 LUX Audience Award - 27/06/2023

27/06/2023
Close wins the 2023 LUX Audience Award
Lukas Dhont’s heartbreaking coming-of-age drama has emerged as the winner of the European audience award, determined by ratings from the public and Members of the European Parliament

Cannes 2023 – Photogalleries - 17/05/2023

17/05/2023
Cannes 2023 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 16-27 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

European Shooting Stars 2023 – Photogallery - 01/03/2023

01/03/2023
European Shooting Stars 2023 – Photogallery
A look at the presentation of the European Shooting Stars, 10 of the most promising young actors from all over the continent selected by the EFP, which took place during the Berlinale

Berlinale 2023 – Photogalleries - 18/02/2023

18/02/2023
Berlinale 2023 – Photogalleries
The Berlinale is back in full swing! This edition is marked by the return of the on-site European Film Market, a jam-packed programme, increased attendance levels and the lifting of COVID-related restrictions. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Review: Panopticon

Review: Panopticon

George Sikharulidze’s debut tells the story of an 18-year-old boy who experiences conflicting emotions as his sexuality awakens against the backdrop of Georgian society  

01/07 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Arte France Cinéma supports If Love Should Die by Mia Hansen-Løve

Arte France Cinéma supports If Love Should Die by Mia Hansen-Løve

The French filmmaker’s next film will be co-produced by the French-German channel, as will the new project by Kantemir Balagov, and the first features by Marine Atlan and Hu Wei  

01/07 | Production | Funding | France

Natja Brunckhorst • Director of Two to One

Interview: Natja Brunckhorst • Director of Two to One

“I wanted to make a kind of ‘arthouse feel-good movie’ with a happy ending”

The German actress-turned-director unpicks her approach to depicting the setting of the GDR and talks about the cast of her comedy film  

01/07 | Filmfest München 2024

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Reviews

The Hungarian Dressmaker - by Iveta Grófová

The Hungarian Dressmaker
by Iveta Grófová
Iveta Grófová takes us to wartime Bratislava in a solid period drama based on Peter Krištúfek’s novella Ema and the Death’s Head

Three Days of Fish - by Peter Hoogendoorn

Three Days of Fish
by Peter Hoogendoorn
In his second feature, Dutch helmer Peter Hoogendoorn comes up with a minimalist and bittersweet family drama, playing with the ambiguity of the mutual affection between a father and son

Bluish - by Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky

Bluish
by Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky
Lilith Kraxner and Milena Czernovsky sign a meditative, experimental sophomore film that is more of a trance-like cinematic concept than anything else

Real - by Oleh Sentsov

Real
by Oleh Sentsov
Oleh Sentsov’s record of the Russo-Ukrainian war, shot in the trenches themselves, is a compelling piece of “accidental” filmmaking

Gold Songs - by Ico Costa

Gold Songs
by Ico Costa
Ico Costa’s beautiful yet heartbreaking film follows two people as one beating heart, as a flash of light in the midst of the darkness

The Count of Monte-Cristo - by Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte

The Count of Monte-Cristo
by Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte
Pierre Niney imposes himself in the lead role of Alexandre Dumas’ great literary classic, spectacularly revisited by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière

Meanwhile on Earth - by Jérémy Clapin

Meanwhile on Earth
by Jérémy Clapin
BERLINALE 2024: Propelled by an innate sense of mise en scène, Jérémy Clapin makes the great leap from animation to fiction with an astonishing movie intertwining genres

Ghost Trail - by Jonathan Millet

Ghost Trail
by Jonathan Millet
CANNES 2024: Jonathan Millet creates a spellbinding first feature about revenge, trauma and exile through the obsessive pursuit of a Syrian war criminal hiding in Europe

El Paraíso receives three mentions at the 39th Cinema Jove Film Festival in Valencia

El Paraíso receives three mentions at the 39th Cinema Jove Film Festival in Valencia

The film by Italian director Enrico Maria Artale won the awards for Best Director, Actor and Music, while the Luna de Valencia Award went to Fly On, by Japanese director Takuya Katô  

01/07 | Cinema Jove 2024 | Awards

Ya & Niki claims victory in FIDLab

Ya & Niki claims victory in FIDLab

The second feature film project by Italy’s Rä di Martino walked away with the main prize at Marseille’s international co-production platform  

01/07 | FIDMarseille 2024 | FIDLab

Review: The Hungarian Dressmaker

Review: The Hungarian Dressmaker

Iveta Grófová takes us to wartime Bratislava in a solid period drama based on Peter Krištúfek’s novella Ema and the Death’s Head  

01/07 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

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Interviews

Guillermo Polo • Director of Devil Dog Road

Guillermo Polo • Director of Devil Dog Road
In his amusing first feature film, the Spanish filmmaker pays homage to his country's backroads, US cinema and the bloody anti-hero in all of us

Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
We sat down with the Czech festival's artistic director to discuss the Proxima competition, the gathering's focus on debut films, the vibrant state of Czech cinema and the KVIFF Talents incubator

Martin Pavol Repka • Director of March to May

Martin Pavol Repka • Director of March to May
Cineuropa chats to the debuting director about his film’s form, the influences behind his style and his take on slow cinema

Peter Hoogendoorn • Director of Three Days of Fish

Peter Hoogendoorn • Director of Three Days of Fish
The Dutch director breaks down his second feature, revealing the biographical connection to its plot

Adam Martinec • Director of Our Lovely Pig Slaughter

Adam Martinec • Director of Our Lovely Pig Slaughter
The director discusses his use of the pig-slaughter tradition to explore generational and gender tensions, plus his influences from the Czechoslovak New Wave

Natja Brunckhorst • Director of Two to One

Natja Brunckhorst • Director of Two to One
The German actress-turned-director unpicks her approach to depicting the setting of the GDR and talks about the cast of her comedy film

Matthias Krepp • Director of Strangers in the Night

Matthias Krepp • Director of Strangers in the Night
As his short film about six characters looking for meaning and comfort awaits its screening at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames, the Austrian director tells us more about the process underpinning it

Marthe Peters • Director of Baldilocks

Marthe Peters • Director of Baldilocks
The Dutch director takes her raw and personal documentary, which delves into her past, to Karlovy Vary to screen as part of EFP’s Future Frames

Review: Three Days of Fish

Review: Three Days of Fish

In his second feature, Dutch helmer Peter Hoogendoorn comes up with a minimalist and bittersweet family drama, playing with the ambiguity of the mutual affection between a father and son  

01/07 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

bluish triumphs at FIDMarseille

bluish triumphs at FIDMarseille

Austrian directors Lilith Kraxner and Milena Czernovsky’s movie won the international competition while Léa Lanoë’s Frieda TV dominated the French  

01/07 | FIDMarseille 2024 | Awards

The sixth 12 Punto announces its selection

The sixth 12 Punto announces its selection

A total of 12 film projects have been selected for Turkey’s largest script-development platform, which will run from 7-14 July in Istanbul  

01/07 | 12 Punto 2024

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Bluish - by Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky

Bluish
by Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky
FID Marseille 2024
Grand Prix

Xoftex - by Noaz Deshe

Xoftex
by Noaz Deshe
Karlovy Vary 2024 - Competition

Celebration - by Bruno Anković

Celebration
by Bruno Anković
Karlovy Vary 2024 - Competition

Pierce - by Nelicia Low

Pierce
by Nelicia Low
Karlovy Vary 204 - Competition

Lapilli - by Paula Ďurinová

Lapilli
by Paula Ďurinová
Karlovy Vary 2024 - Proxima Competition

Windless - by Pavel G. Vesnakov

Windless
by Pavel G. Vesnakov
Karlovy Vary 2024 - Proxima Competition

Ghost Trail - by Jonathan Millet

Ghost Trail
by Jonathan Millet
Cannes 2024 - Critics’ Week
French release July 3

Meanwhile on Earth - by Jérémy Clapin

Meanwhile on Earth
by Jérémy Clapin
Berlinale 2024 - Panorama
French and Belgian releases July 3

Io Capitano is named Best Film at the Nastri d’Argento Awards

Io Capitano is named Best Film at the Nastri d’Argento Awards

Matteo Garrone’s movie scooped 7 prizes, while newcomer Michele Riondino nabbed 5 for Palazzina Laf and Paola Cortellesi’s There Is Still Tomorrow won Film of the Year  

01/07 | Festivals | Awards | Italy

Review: Yalla, Baba!

Review: Yalla, Baba!

Angie Obeid presents a spatial-temporal road trip which creates space for a father-daughter conversation while chasing ghosts in Europe and the Middle East  

01/07 | BRIFF 2024

Review: Gold Songs

Review: Gold Songs

Ico Costa’s beautiful yet heartbreaking film follows two people as one beating heart, as a flash of light in the midst of the darkness  

01/07 | FIDMarseille 2024

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Reviews

Kathleen Is Here - by Eva Birthistle

Kathleen Is Here
by Eva Birthistle
The debut feature by Irish filmmaker Eva Birthistle is an accomplished work chiefly thanks to an arresting performance by Hazel Doupe as the title character

Journey to the Brink of War - by Antonin Peretjatko

Journey to the Brink of War
by Antonin Peretjatko
Antonin Peretjatko climbs deep inside of the map to speaks of his trip to Ukraine, providing modest and incredibly human insight into a war with extensive repercussions

Devil Dog Road - by Guillermo Polo

Devil Dog Road
by Guillermo Polo
The feature debut by Guillermo Polo is a trippy, colourful road movie, halfway between comic and US indie film, but at the same time just as Iberian as a Bigas Luna flick

Hacking Hate - by Simon Klose

Hacking Hate
by Simon Klose
Simon Klose's documentary exposes the grim realities of modern extremism, from right-wing ideology to psy-ops trying destabilise Western democracies

Witches - by Elizabeth Sankey

Witches
by Elizabeth Sankey
Elizabeth Sankey destigmatises postpartum depression and the mental health of mothers in her intimate memoirist meta-cinematic essay

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/06/2024

Sarah Chazelle, Étienne Ollagnier • Distributors, Jour2Fête

The two French distributors unpack their company’s editorial policy and market strategies

Documentary – 27/06/2024

REPORT: Sunny Side of the Doc 2024

We take a closer look at three interesting European documentary projects pitched at this year’s edition of the French industry gathering

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 27/06/2024

Europa Distribution explored professional interactions at the Sofia Meetings

The network of distributors addressed various methods to aim to help build strong and enduring working relationships in the sector

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 25/06/2024

Europa Distribution organises the third edition of the online Green Distribution Lab

More than 20 distributors gathered for a brainstorming session dedicated to help further green the sector

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