Jelena Maksimović enters post-production with her debut feature, Until the Day Ends

Jelena Maksimović enters post-production with her debut feature, Until the Day Ends

The film follows two young strangers who cross paths during a summer night of protests in Belgrade, searching for freedom and connection while the city is ablaze  

10/09 | Production | Funding | Serbia/Bulgaria/Montenegro/Slovenia

Seriesly Berlin unveils full 2025 conference line-up and premieres programme

Seriesly Berlin unveils full 2025 conference line-up and premieres programme

The second edition of the German showcase of serial storytelling will host two days of industry discussions alongside eight international series screenings  

10/09 | Seriesly Berlin 2025

Jaak Kilmi in post-production with Dirt in Your Face

Jaak Kilmi in post-production with Dirt in Your Face

The coming-of-age road movie, inspired by Mihkel Raud’s bestselling autobiographical novel, follows a teenage band on a rebellious journey through Soviet-era Estonia  

10/09 | Production | Funding | Estonia/Latvia

Review: Bouchra

Review: Bouchra

Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani direct a surreal, animated autofiction musing on queerness, creativity and the North African diaspora  

10/09 | Toronto 2025 | Platform

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Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Producers and distributors push for earlier collaboration and smart audience strategies - 03/09/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/09/2025
Producers and distributors push for earlier collaboration and smart audience strategies
VENICE 2025: Participants in the event organised by Europa Distribution described the session as “a rare opportunity for frank, in-person exchange”

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A busy summer festival season 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 Locarno, Venice, Sarajevo, Haugesund, Toronto, San Sebastián, Zurich and many others

Produce – Co-Produce... - Fondazione Prada launches €1.5 million film fund at Venice - 04/09/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 04/09/2025
Fondazione Prada launches €1.5 million film fund at Venice
VENICE 2025: The fund is aimed at supporting 10-12 features each year, including documentaries and animated works

Produce – Co-Produce... - Italy unveils a €1 million annual fund to boost co-productions with Latin America - 01/09/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 01/09/2025
Italy unveils a €1 million annual fund to boost co-productions with Latin America
VENICE 2025: The initiative, freshly unveiled on the Lido, will also extend to Spain and Portugal

Produce – Co-Produce... - Venice hosts a panel exploring Baltic-Italian co-production opportunities - 01/09/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 01/09/2025
Venice hosts a panel exploring Baltic-Italian co-production opportunities
VENICE 2025: The event was aimed at familiarising Italian producers with the financial and creative advantages of partnering with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Eurimages sheds light on its awards, sponsorships and inclusion strategies at the Venice Production Bridge - 30/08/2025

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 30/08/2025
Eurimages sheds light on its awards, sponsorships and inclusion strategies at the Venice Production Bridge
VENICE 2025: The fund’s reps underscored that its value lies not only in the money it awards, but also in the visibility and credibility it grants to projects and institutions

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Netflix unveils guidelines for the use of generative AI in content production - 28/08/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/08/2025
Netflix unveils guidelines for the use of generative AI in content production
The streaming platform’s stipulations are structured around four key areas: data use, creative output, talent and performance, and ethics and representation

Animation - Sarajevo offers a glimpse into the technicalities of Flow - 26/08/2025

Animation – 26/08/2025
Sarajevo offers a glimpse into the technicalities of Flow
Animators Konstantīns Višņevskis and Mārtiņš Upītis shared their experience of working on the highly successful, Oscar-winning feature by Gints Zilbalodis

The 29th Baltic Sea Docs announces its winners

The 29th Baltic Sea Docs announces its winners

Eight awards have been handed out at the Riga-based forum, which brought together filmmakers from the Baltic Sea region, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus  

10/09 | Baltic Sea Docs 2025 | Awards

Review: As We Breathe

Review: As We Breathe

Turkish filmmaker Seyhmus Altun’s debut feature chronicles a smouldering fire within a family, and the subconscious attempts of a father and daughter to prevent it from blazing  

10/09 | Toronto 2025 | Discovery

Tekla Taidelli • Director of 6:06

Interview: Tekla Taidelli • Director of 6:06

“This film is a manifesto for disillusioned youths post-Covid"

VENICE 2025: The Italian director returns with a work on the cycle of addiction and depression, enlightened on this occasion by a different, hopeful angle  

10/09 | Venice 2025 | Giornate degli Autori

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 79: Living Large (Czech Republic/Slovakia/France) - 30/08/2025

30/08/2025
Episode 79: Living Large (Czech Republic/Slovakia/France)
The producers of the film by Kristina Dufková are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 78: Ghost Trail (France/Germany/Belgium) - 12/08/2025

12/08/2025
Episode 78: Ghost Trail (France/Germany/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Jonathan Millet are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 77: The Flats (France/Ireland/UK/Belgium) - 22/07/2025

22/07/2025
Episode 77: The Flats (France/Ireland/UK/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Alessandra Celesia are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 76: The Girl with the Needle (Denmark/Poland/Sweden) - 08/05/2025

08/05/2025
Episode 76: The Girl with the Needle (Denmark/Poland/Sweden)
The producers of the film by Magnus von Horn are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 75: Vermiglio (Italy/France/Belgium) - 25/03/2025

25/03/2025
Episode 75: Vermiglio (Italy/France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Maura Delpero are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 74: Crossing (Sweden/ Denmark/France/Turkey/Georgia) - 20/03/2025

20/03/2025
Episode 74: Crossing (Sweden/ Denmark/France/Turkey/Georgia)
The producers of the film by Levan Akin are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 73: Flow (Latvia/France/Belgium) - 10/12/2024

10/12/2024
Episode 73: Flow (Latvia/France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Gints Zilbalodis are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia) - 28/11/2024

28/11/2024
Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia)
The producers of the film by Peter Kerekes are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

European titles submitted for the Oscars race

European titles submitted for the Oscars race

European countries reveal their titles submitted for the Best International Feature Film Award at the 2026 Academy Awards  

09/09 | Oscars 2026

Alejandro Amenábar • Director of The Captive

Interview: Alejandro Amenábar • Director of The Captive

“This is the first film, after a thirty-year career, in which I address sexual identity, specifically homosexuality”

One of Spain's highest-grossing filmmakers discusses aspects of his new blockbuster, a historical drama in which he dares to present a new image of the famous writer Miguel de Cervantes  

09/09 | Toronto 2025 | Special Presentations

Review: The Fence

Review: The Fence

Claire Denis brings all the tumultuous, coded and unhinged strangeness of Bernard-Marie Koltès’ play to the big screen, dissecting the full spectrum of domination relationships  

09/09 | Toronto 2025 | Special Presentations

Cato Kusters • Director of Julian

Interview: Cato Kusters • Director of Julian

“We wanted the texture of the film to resemble the texture of memory and memories”

We met with the young Flemish filmmaker to discuss her first fiction feature, adapted from the book by the LGBTQ+ artist and activist Fleur Pierets  

09/09 | Toronto 2025 | Discovery

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Photogalleries

Venice 2025 – Photogalleries - 27/08/2025

27/08/2025
Venice 2025 – Photogalleries
The global film community is back on the Lido for the 82nd Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 27 August-6 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2025 – Photogalleries - 13/05/2025

13/05/2025
Cannes 2025 – 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 13-24 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries - 13/02/2025

13/02/2025
Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 75th edition, the first under the direction of Tricia Tuttle, from 13-23 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries - 23/09/2024

23/09/2024
San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 72st edition, which is unspooling from 20-28 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2024 – Photogalleries - 27/08/2024

27/08/2024
Venice 2024 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by last year's SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 81st Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 28 August-7 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

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

The ninth edition of the Santander Film Festival gets under way

The ninth edition of the Santander Film Festival gets under way

The film festival will feature Ibero-American debut films, titles directed or produced in Cantabria, and special guests, along with parallel and industry activities  

09/09 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

Gianni Di Gregorio • Director of Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't

Interview: Gianni Di Gregorio • Director of Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't

"My character remains the central pivot, but I thought it was more interesting to talk about all ages, even children"

VENICE 2025: The Italian director once again takes on the role of a teacher who, once he has retired, plans to enjoy the little pleasures in life  

09/09 | Venice 2025 | Giornate degli Autori

Cate Blanchett to topline Alice Birch’s feature debut, Sweetsick

Cate Blanchett to topline Alice Birch’s feature debut, Sweetsick

The two-time Oscar winner will star in and produce the drama, which marks the first directorial outing from the acclaimed Lady Macbeth screenwriter  

09/09 | Production | Funding | UK/USA

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Reviews

The Fence - by Claire Denis

The Fence
by Claire Denis
Claire Denis brings all the tumultuous, coded and unhinged strangeness of Bernard-Marie Koltès’ play to the big screen, dissecting the full spectrum of domination relationships

Bouchra - by Orian Barki, Meriem Bennani

Bouchra
by Orian Barki, Meriem Bennani
Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani direct a surreal, animated autofiction musing on queerness, creativity and the North African diaspora

Babystar - by Joscha Bongard

Babystar
by Joscha Bongard
Joscha Bongard's bold debut explores social media's dark side through arthouse aesthetics and a disturbing family narrative

Palestine 36 - by Annemarie Jacir

Palestine 36
by Annemarie Jacir
Thanks to a committed choral film weaved with much narrative agility, Annemarie Jacir returns to a sadly decisive historical chapter for the Palestinian people

Julian - by Cato Kusters

Julian
by Cato Kusters
Cato Kusters’ first feature film offers up a pointillist story of love and poignant grief, advancing at the hurried pace of her protagonist’s memories

Winter of the Crow - by Kasia Adamik

Winter of the Crow
by Kasia Adamik
Poland’s Kasia Adamik crafts a lean, distressing neo-noir centring on a British academic stranded on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain

To The Victory! - by Valentyn Vasyanovych

To The Victory!
by Valentyn Vasyanovych
Valentyn Vasyanovych reimagines the future of Ukraine, full of both bleakness and bravery

As We Breathe - by Seyhmus Altun

As We Breathe
by Seyhmus Altun
Turkish filmmaker Seyhmus Altun’s debut feature chronicles a smouldering fire within a family, and the subconscious attempts of a father and daughter to prevent it from blazing

Astra announces the line-up of its 32nd edition

Astra announces the line-up of its 32nd edition

The Romanian festival boasts a new competition, DocShorts, and a longer edition this year  

09/09 | Astra 2025

The Dinard Festival of British and Irish Film unveils its programme

The Dinard Festival of British and Irish Film unveils its programme

Located in Brittany, the gathering will take place between 1-5 October and will include some of the most acclaimed recent films from the UK and Ireland  

09/09 | Dinard 2025

Seriesly Berlin unveils a new line-up of global stories for Seriesly Berlin Pitches

Seriesly Berlin unveils a new line-up of global stories for Seriesly Berlin Pitches

The festival’s second edition doubles down on its international scope and its support for creative experimentation, presenting 16 projects in two pitching sections  

09/09 | Seriesly Berlin 2025

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Interviews

Nastia Korkia • Director of Short Summer

Nastia Korkia • Director of Short Summer
VENICE 2025: The director of Russian heritage talks about her feature debut, in which a little girl who is spending a quiet summer with her grandparents feels the echoes of war

Kaouther Ben Hania • Director of The Voice of Hind Rajab

Kaouther Ben Hania • Director of The Voice of Hind Rajab
VENICE 2025: After her lengthy standing ovation, the Tunisian director talks to us about her one-room-shot reconstruction of the events surrounding the titular girl’s death

Jim Jarmusch • Director of Father Mother Sister Brother

Jim Jarmusch • Director of Father Mother Sister Brother
VENICE 2025: The US director shares some thoughts on his stories, his work and his love for cinema, veering off at times into some minute detail

Teona Strugar Mitevska • Director of Mother

Teona Strugar Mitevska • Director of Mother
VENICE 2025: We met up with the Macedonian-born, Belgian-based filmmaker to talk about her new film, an anti-biopic of Mother Teresa

François Ozon • Director of The Stranger

François Ozon • Director of The Stranger
VENICE 2025: The French filmmaker discusses his adaptation of Albert Camus's famous novel, how he approached the opacity of the main character and contextualised the colonial era

Valérie Donzelli • Director of At Work

Valérie Donzelli • Director of At Work
VENICE 2025: Freedom doesn’t come cheap in the French director’s new feature, but it’s still worth all the trouble

Pascal Diot • Head, Venice Production Bridge

Pascal Diot • Head, Venice Production Bridge
The seasoned industry figure unpacks this year’s Lido-based offering for producers and creative professionals, unspooling from 28 August-3 September

Tekla Taidelli • Director of 6:06

Tekla Taidelli • Director of 6:06
VENICE 2025: The Italian director returns with a work on the cycle of addiction and depression, enlightened on this occasion by a different, hopeful angle

Review: Babystar

Review: Babystar

Joscha Bongard's bold debut explores social media's dark side through arthouse aesthetics and a disturbing family narrative  

09/09 | Toronto 2025 | Discovery

Lana Daher • Director of Do You Love Me

Interview: Lana Daher • Director of Do You Love Me

"In Lebanon we do have a lot of pain but we also have a lot of art, music and love"

VENICE 2025: The Lebanese helmer casts an eye over the fragmented historical, social, cultural and political landscapes of Beirut in her debut feature-length documentary  

09/09 | Venice 2025 | Giornate degli Autori

Mayra Hermosillo • Director of Vainilla

Interview: Mayra Hermosillo • Director of Vainilla

"I've always secretly judged my family, so I told myself I had to go back and realize what it really was"

VENICE 2025: The Mexican director talks about her film centring on an eccentric family consisting only of women, who fight to save their home from foreclosure  

06/09 | Venice 2025 | Giornate degli Autori

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Two Pianos - by Arnaud Desplechin

Two Pianos
by Arnaud Desplechin
Toronto 2025 - Gala Presentations
San Sebastián - Competition

The Currents - by Milagros Mumenthaler

The Currents
by Milagros Mumenthaler
Toronto 2025 - Platform

Nino - by Pauline Loquès

Nino
by Pauline Loquès
Cannes 2025 - Critics’ Week Rising Star Award
Toronto 2025 - Platform

To The Victory! - by Valentyn Vasyanovych

To The Victory!
by Valentyn Vasyanovych
Toronto 2025 - Platform

Steve - by Tim Mielants

Steve
by Tim Mielants
Toronto 2025 - Platform

Franz - by Agnieszka Holland

Franz
by Agnieszka Holland
Toronto 2025 - Special Presentation
San Sebastián 2025 - Competition

Three Goodbyes - by Isabel Coixet

Three Goodbyes
by Isabel Coixet
Toronto 2025 - Special Presentations

Julian - by Cato Kusters

Julian
by Cato Kusters
Toronto 2025 - Discovery

Gabriel Azorín • Director of Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes

Interview: Gabriel Azorín • Director of Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes

"Those thermal baths have a magical quality, they are the perfect place to create intimacy"

VENICE 2025: In his feature debut, the Spanish director broaches the topic of masculinity in all its fragility, in a place suspended between past and present  

09/09 | Venice 2025 | Giornate degli Autori

Amir Azizi • Director of Inside Amir

Interview: Amir Azizi • Director of Inside Amir

"What I want to show in this film is that hope is not far away"

VENICE 2025: The Iranian director breaks down his GdA Director's Award winning film, a personal exploration of the doubts that plague him before he leaves his home country  

09/09 | Venice 2025 | Giornate degli Autori

Nicolas Wadimoff • Director of Who Is Still Alive

Interview: Nicolas Wadimoff • Director of Who Is Still Alive

"I experienced for the first time what it is to be with someone who experience a genocide, which is different from a war"

VENICE 2025: The Swiss director talks about his moving film, in which nine Palestinian refugees share their stories in minimalistic surroundings that reproduce the map of Gaza  

09/09 | Venice 2025 | Giornate degli Autori

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Reviews

Egghead Republic - by Pella Kågerman, Hugo Lilja

Egghead Republic
by Pella Kågerman, Hugo Lilja
Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja’s sophomore feature is a dystopian tale set in an alternative 2004, making for a surreal collision of satire, sleaze and sci-fi

The Other Side of Summer - by Vojtĕch Strakatý

The Other Side of Summer
by Vojtĕch Strakatý
Vojtěch Strakatý’s sophomore feature blends mystery and magical realism, following three young women who discover a small pool on an island with fantastical effects

Peter Hujar’s Day - by Ira Sachs

Peter Hujar’s Day
by Ira Sachs
Ben Whishaw portrays the titular 1970s New York photographer as he recounts his previous working day, in director Ira Sachs’ elegant, slight chamber drama

Jimmy Jaguar - by Bence Fliegauf

Jimmy Jaguar
by Bence Fliegauf
Bence Fliegauf uses a pseudo-documentary form to trace how rumours of a folkloric demon evolve into a psychosocial phenomenon

Father Mother Sister Brother - by Jim Jarmusch

Father Mother Sister Brother
by Jim Jarmusch
VENICE 2025: Jim Jarmusch’s latest effort brings familial awkwardness to the fore with quiet humour and elegance

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... – 04/09/2025

Fondazione Prada launches €1.5 million film fund at Venice

VENICE 2025: The fund is aimed at supporting 10-12 features each year, including documentaries and animated works

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/09/2025

Producers and distributors push for earlier collaboration and smart audience strategies

VENICE 2025: Participants in the event organised by Europa Distribution described the session as “a rare opportunity for frank, in-person exchange”

Produce – Co-Produce... – 01/09/2025

Italy unveils a €1 million annual fund to boost co-productions with Latin America

VENICE 2025: The initiative, freshly unveiled on the Lido, will also extend to Spain and Portugal

Produce – Co-Produce... – 01/09/2025

Venice hosts a panel exploring Baltic-Italian co-production opportunities

VENICE 2025: The event was aimed at familiarising Italian producers with the financial and creative advantages of partnering with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

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