Review: Erratics

Review: Erratics

In his feature debut, Chile's Thomas Woodroffe offers an evocative revisiting of the footage filmed by Paul Castelnau in Tierra del Fuego in the early 20th century  

23/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Marlene Emilie Lyngstad • Director of Cute

Interview: Marlene Emilie Lyngstad • Director of Cute

“This character did not choose what he is attracted to, but he has to learn how to live with it"

The Norwegian director discusses her first feature and how to create empathy without neglecting a sense of responsibility  

23/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Naëmi Ada • Director of Body of Glass

Interview: Naëmi Ada • Director of Body of Glass

“There is always a lot of truth in every untruth she creates”

The German filmmaker discusses her feature debut, the boundary between performance and truth, and the visibility of violence  

23/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Ana Vaz • Director of Hanabi

Interview: Ana Vaz • Director of Hanabi

“It's a film which needs to be seen, as well as heard”

The Brazilian filmmaker focuses on Fukushima to probe an invisible, planetary catastrophe in a sensorial documentary where sound, time and images resonate with one another  

23/09 | /France/Brazil

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Industry Reports

Series - Toronto explores how French-language series can scale without losing authenticity - 22/09/2026

Series – 22/09/2026
Toronto explores how French-language series can scale without losing authenticity
Producers and broadcasters from France and Quebec argued that international finance can give ambitious series greater scale – but only when cross-border elements grow organically from the story

Market Trends
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Throughout the summer, Cineuropa will continue bringing readers closer to the European and international film industry through breaking news, market analysis and on-the-ground festival reporting. From Karlovy Vary, Locarno and Sarajevo to Venice, Toronto and San Sebastián, our coverage will track the key films, industry shifts and emerging trends shaping the sector between July and the end of September

Europe and the Rest of the World - Sovereignty must extend from land to screen, Arctic Indigenous storytellers say at Toronto - 16/09/2026

Europe and the Rest of the World – 16/09/2026
Sovereignty must extend from land to screen, Arctic Indigenous storytellers say at Toronto
Professionals linked the growing geopolitical focus on the region to questions of creative control, arguing that collaborations led by natives must generate ownership, skills and lasting value

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - European cinemas report exceptional summer as box-office momentum continues into second half of 2026 - 15/09/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 15/09/2026
European cinemas report exceptional summer as box-office momentum continues into second half of 2026
EMEA box office was up 88% year on year in August, with several European markets recording their strongest summer results in years

Produce – Co-Produce... - Norway and the Netherlands pitch incentives and production muscle at Toronto - 15/09/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 15/09/2026
Norway and the Netherlands pitch incentives and production muscle at Toronto
The two national film commissions highlighted how cash rebates, experienced crews and accessible locations are broadening their appeal to international shoots

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Venice and Eurimages figures show gender gains, but entrenched gaps remain across European film - 09/09/2026

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 09/09/2026
Venice and Eurimages figures show gender gains, but entrenched gaps remain across European film
VENICE 2026: Fresh data point to growing female participation across parts of the industry, while directing, technical roles and higher-budget projects remain far from balanced

Produce – Co-Produce... - Piedmont’s nine-title Venice surge offers a blueprint for building a competitive regional model - 09/09/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 09/09/2026
Piedmont’s nine-title Venice surge offers a blueprint for building a competitive regional model
VENICE 2026: With rising production volumes and an expanding funding architecture, the Italian region is turning festival visibility into a wider industrial success story

Europe and the Rest of the World - Asia becomes the world’s largest market for streaming commissions - 08/09/2026

Europe and the Rest of the World – 08/09/2026
Asia becomes the world’s largest market for streaming commissions
Driven by Netflix and Prime Video, the region accounted for 36% of all first-run scripted orders from the six leading global streamers in the first half of 2026, according to Ampere Analysis

Kostadin Bonev • Director of She Who Remains

Interview: Kostadin Bonev • Director of She Who Remains

“I find powerful the transformation of a young woman who changes her identity to survive and is forced to live in someone else’s skin”

The Bulgarian director discusses his adaptation of René Karabash’s novel, and the challenge of turning a novel without much dialogue into a screenplay  

23/09 | Golden Rose 2026

Review: The Lost Children of Tuam

Review: The Lost Children of Tuam

Frank Berry’s sober docu-drama follows an amateur historian’s investigation into a Galway children’s home, resulting in devastating findings  

23/09 | Toronto 2026 | Centrepiece

Anna E Dziedzic • Head, Young Horizons Industry

Interview: Anna E Dziedzic • Head, Young Horizons Industry

“We want to remain specialised and create an environment where people can meet, exchange ideas and find opportunities to work together”

As Young Horizons Industry celebrates its tenth anniversary, its new head outlines her vision for the Warsaw-based forum  

23/09 | Young Horizons Industry 2026

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 90: Strange River (Spain/Germany) - 05/06/2026

05/06/2026
Episode 90: Strange River (Spain/Germany)
The producers of the film by Jaume Claret Muxart are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 89: Romería (Spain/Germany) - 28/05/2026

28/05/2026
Episode 89: Romería (Spain/Germany)
The producers of the film by Carla Simón are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 88: Sirāt (Spain/France) - 28/04/2026

28/04/2026
Episode 88: Sirāt (Spain/France)
The producers of the film by Óliver Laxe are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 87: Tales from the Magic Garden (Czech Republic/Slovakia/ Slovenia/France) - 07/04/2026

07/04/2026
Episode 87: Tales from the Magic Garden (Czech Republic/Slovakia/ Slovenia/France)
The producers of the film by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar and Jean-Claude Rozec are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 86: Calle Málaga (Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium) - 19/03/2026

19/03/2026
Episode 86: Calle Málaga (Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Maryam Touzani are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 85: Köln 75 (Germany/Poland/Belgium) - 05/03/2026

05/03/2026
Episode 85: Köln 75 (Germany/Poland/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Ido Fluk are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 84: Eagles of the Republic (Sweden/France/Denmark) - 24/02/2026

24/02/2026
Episode 84: Eagles of the Republic (Sweden/France/Denmark)
The producers of the film by Tarik Saleh are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 83: Sevda (Switzerland/Belgium/Turkey) - 18/11/2025

18/11/2025
Episode 83: Sevda (Switzerland/Belgium/Turkey)
The producers of the film by Ufuk Emiroglu are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Roberto Bueso • Director of El mal padre

Interview: Roberto Bueso • Director of El mal padre

“I try not to slip into either coldness or mawkishness”

The Spanish filmmaker, who is competing for the Golden Shell, tackles issues such as toxic fatherhood, the fear of becoming like one’s parent and the dizzying prospect of procreation  

23/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

The Spanish government continues to support the audiovisual sector

The Spanish government continues to support the audiovisual sector

At the San Sebastián International Film Festival, it has been confirmed that aid will continue to be distributed at a time of extraordinary development and success for the country’s industry  

23/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | San Sebastián Industry

The Panorama of European Cinema faces an uncertain future ahead of its 39th edition

The Panorama of European Cinema faces an uncertain future ahead of its 39th edition

The Athens-based festival is seeking support after the withdrawal of long-standing European funding, with FIPRESCI and the European Film Academy among those backing its continuation  

23/09 | Festivals | Awards | Greece

Andrew Haigh • Director of A Long Winter

Interview: Andrew Haigh • Director of A Long Winter

“As a viewer, I love feeling like I'm allowed into the film’s world”

The British director chats to us about the dreamy landscape of his haunting new film set in the wintry Colorado Rocky Mountains  

23/09 | Toronto 2026 | Special Presentations

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Photogalleries

San Sebastian 2026 – Photogalleries - 21/09/2026

21/09/2026
San Sebastian 2026 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 74st edition, which is unspooling from 21-29 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2026 – Photogalleries - 02/09/2026

02/09/2026
Venice 2026 – Photogalleries
The global film community is back on the Lido. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2026 – Photogalleries - 13/05/2026

13/05/2026
Cannes 2026 – 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 12-23 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2026 – Photogalleries - 13/02/2026

13/02/2026
Berlinale 2026 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 76th edition, the first under the direction of Tricia Tuttle, from 12-22 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive 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

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 2027 Academy Awards  

22/09 | Oscars 2027

connecting cottbus unveils its project line-up

connecting cottbus unveils its project line-up

The selected works hail from 17 countries, with 63% of them being helmed by female filmmakers  

22/09 | Cottbus 2026 | Connecting Cottbus

Review: What Remains

Review: What Remains

Yeşim Ustaoğlu crafts a film at once profound and prosaic, realistic and poetic, in the form of a road movie painting a portrait of a woman in search of restorative freedom  

22/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

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Reviews

Growth of the Soil - by Hans Petter Moland

Growth of the Soil
by Hans Petter Moland
Hans Petter Moland’s new feature is a rural wilderness-set epic on the lives of a couple marked by deep personal and societal changes

Brace Your Heart - by Amanda Kernell

Brace Your Heart
by Amanda Kernell
Amanda Kernell’s third feature places a young Sámi woman’s struggle for independence at the heart of a restrained tale of love, trauma and resilience

What Remains - by Yeşim Ustaoğlu

What Remains
by Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Yeşim Ustaoğlu crafts a film at once profound and prosaic, realistic and poetic, in the form of a road movie painting a portrait of a woman in search of restorative freedom

5 More Minutes - by Javier Ruiz Caldera

5 More Minutes
by Javier Ruiz Caldera
Javier Ruiz Caldera directs from a screenplay by comedian and actor Berto Romero, built on repetitive sequences that push its protagonists into extraordinary situations

Krux - by Tony Vahl

Krux
by Tony Vahl
In her feature debut, set at the end of World War II, Tony Vahl creates a heady sense of quiet terror around the story of a village encouraged to mass suicide by local leaders

Ghost Song - by Fatih Akin

Ghost Song
by Fatih Akin
Fatih Akin’s Hamburg-set bittersweet tragedy-fantasy wears its heart on its sleeve, turning a supernatural teen fairy-tale romance into something more

The Bad Son - by Jaime Lorente

The Bad Son
by Jaime Lorente
Spanish actor Jaime Lorente makes his directorial debut with an intimate story about inherited trauma and the struggle to escape a tragic fate

Les Misérables - by Fred Cavayé

Les Misérables
by Fred Cavayé
Fred Cavayé delivers a new adaptation of Victor Hugo’s celebrated popular novel, modernising its ambitions and placing it at the crossroads of melodrama and action cinema

Review: Growth of the Soil

Review: Growth of the Soil

Hans Petter Moland’s new feature is a rural wilderness-set epic on the lives of a couple marked by deep personal and societal changes  

22/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

Review: My Father’s Shoes

Review: My Father’s Shoes

Bulgarian filmmaker Hristo Simeonov’s debut is a gentle portrait of a young woman attempting to recover an integral part of herself while mourning an ever-present absence  

22/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Review: El mal padre

Review: El mal padre

Roberto Bueso portrays the fraught relationship between an absent father and his children, whom he brings together in a bid for a belated reconciliation  

22/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

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Interviews

Amanda Kernell • Director of Brace Your Heart

Amanda Kernell • Director of Brace Your Heart
The Swedish director shares some thoughts on her creative journey and whether there is any shared DNA between her latest film and her prior works

Ana Vaz • Director of Hanabi

Ana Vaz • Director of Hanabi
The Brazilian filmmaker focuses on Fukushima to probe an invisible, planetary catastrophe in a sensorial documentary where sound, time and images resonate with one another

Marlene Emilie Lyngstad • Director of Cute

Marlene Emilie Lyngstad • Director of Cute
The Norwegian director discusses her first feature and how to create empathy without neglecting a sense of responsibility

Naëmi Ada • Director of Body of Glass

Naëmi Ada • Director of Body of Glass
The German filmmaker discusses her feature debut, the boundary between performance and truth, and the visibility of violence

Kostadin Bonev • Director of She Who Remains

Kostadin Bonev • Director of She Who Remains
The Bulgarian director discusses his adaptation of René Karabash’s novel, and the challenge of turning a novel without much dialogue into a screenplay

Anna E Dziedzic • Head, Young Horizons Industry

Anna E Dziedzic • Head, Young Horizons Industry
As Young Horizons Industry celebrates its tenth anniversary, its new head outlines her vision for the Warsaw-based forum

Roberto Bueso • Director of El mal padre

Roberto Bueso • Director of El mal padre
The Spanish filmmaker, who is competing for the Golden Shell, tackles issues such as toxic fatherhood, the fear of becoming like one’s parent and the dizzying prospect of procreation

Andrew Haigh • Director of A Long Winter

Andrew Haigh • Director of A Long Winter
The British director chats to us about the dreamy landscape of his haunting new film set in the wintry Colorado Rocky Mountains

Jean-Christophe Meurisse shooting La fête est finie

Jean-Christophe Meurisse shooting La fête est finie

Vincent Lacoste, Pauline Clément, Karin Viard and Benjamin Lavernhe are toplining this Mamma Roman production, set to be sold by Playtime  

22/09 | Production | Funding | France

Elise Jalladeau appointed as the new executive director of Eurimages

Elise Jalladeau appointed as the new executive director of Eurimages

The general director of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival will take over the leadership of the Council of Europe’s film fund on 1 October, succeeding Susan Newman Baudais  

22/09 | Industry | Market | Europe

Javier Ruiz Caldera • Director of 5 More Minutes

Interview: Javier Ruiz Caldera • Director of 5 More Minutes

“I find it stimulating, as a director and as a viewer, that the same film can elicit such different emotions”

The Catalonian filmmaker dissects aspects of his new work, such as its cocktail of genres, the festival world’s disdain for comedies and how hard it is to make sense of today’s world  

22/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

5 More Minutes - by Javier Ruiz Caldera

5 More Minutes
by Javier Ruiz Caldera
San Sebastián 2026 - Competition

Growth of the Soil - by Hans Petter Moland

Growth of the Soil
by Hans Petter Moland
Toronto 2026 - Special Presentations
San Sebastián 2026 - Competition

Brace Your Heart - by Amanda Kernell

Brace Your Heart
by Amanda Kernell
Toronto 2026 - Platform Special Jury Award
San Sebastián 2026 - Competition

Krux - by Tony Vahl

Krux
by Tony Vahl
Toronto 2026 - Discovery
San Sebastián 2026 - Competition

El mal padre - by Roberto Bueso

El mal padre
by Roberto Bueso
San Sebastián 2026 - Competition

Les Misérables - by Fred Cavayé

Les Misérables
by Fred Cavayé
San Sebastián 2026 - Competition

Erratics - by Thomas Woodroffe

Erratics
by Thomas Woodroffe
San Sebastián 2026 - New Directors

Red Rocks - by Bruno Dumont

Red Rocks
by Bruno Dumont
Cannes 2026 - Directors’ Fortnight
French release September 23

The Old Oak, Trillion and A River’s Gaze win the Golden Pumpkins at Storyland

The Old Oak, Trillion and A River’s Gaze win the Golden Pumpkins at Storyland

The Slovenian gathering has wrapped its inaugural edition after screening a total of 54 films at different venues  

22/09 | Festivals | Awards | Slovenia

Eight animated series compete for the Council of Europe's Series Co-Production Development Award at the CEE Animation Forum

Eight animated series compete for the Council of Europe's Series Co-Production Development Award at the CEE Animation Forum

Buddy, Bugs, Didi and the Magical Garden, Finding Home, Illogical Adult World, Little Big Ones, Mould and Pebbi are vying for the award  

22/09 | CEE Animation 2026

Cineuropa to lead Another Story workshop at Festival dei Popoli’s Future Campus

Cineuropa to lead Another Story workshop at Festival dei Popoli’s Future Campus

The film-criticism workshop will take place during Florence’s documentary gathering, running from 31 October-8 November; registration is open until 15 October  

22/09 | Popoli 2026

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Reviews

My Father's Shoes - by Hristo Simeonov

My Father's Shoes
by Hristo Simeonov
Bulgarian filmmaker Hristo Simeonov’s debut is a gentle portrait of a young woman attempting to recover an integral part of herself while mourning an ever-present absence

Cute - by Marlene Emilie Lyngstad

Cute
by Marlene Emilie Lyngstad
Norway’s Marlene Emilie Lyngstad makes her feature debut with a bold, radical, empathetic and disarming exploration of a highly thorny issue

Body of Glass - by Naëmi Ada

Body of Glass
by Naëmi Ada
The excellent directorial debut by German dancer Naëmi Ada is a fearless and emotional thriller that grips viewers from start to finish

February, Seven Days - by Tatjana Moutchnik

February, Seven Days
by Tatjana Moutchnik
The debut feature by German-Ukrainian filmmaker Tatjana Moutchnik delicately and sagely portrays the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on a family

Wild, Wild East - by Jan Holoubek

Wild, Wild East
by Jan Holoubek
Jan Holoubek turns Nazi-occupied Poland into a wintry western-noir whose strong performances help to make up for its occasionally ponderous pace

Industry Reports

Series – 22/09/2026

Toronto explores how French-language series can scale without losing authenticity

Producers and broadcasters from France and Quebec argued that international finance can give ambitious series greater scale – but only when cross-border elements grow organically from the story

Europe and the Rest of the World – 16/09/2026

Sovereignty must extend from land to screen, Arctic Indigenous storytellers say at Toronto

Professionals linked the growing geopolitical focus on the region to questions of creative control, arguing that collaborations led by natives must generate ownership, skills and lasting value

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 15/09/2026

European cinemas report exceptional summer as box-office momentum continues into second half of 2026

EMEA box office was up 88% year on year in August, with several European markets recording their strongest summer results in years

Produce – Co-Produce... – 15/09/2026

Norway and the Netherlands pitch incentives and production muscle at Toronto

The two national film commissions highlighted how cash rebates, experienced crews and accessible locations are broadening their appeal to international shoots

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