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Shot over the course of five years, Najiba Moori’s documentary follows three generations of Hazara women in Afghanistan
06/11 | IDFA 2024
“Belarusian independent cinema, as well as the Belarusian cause overall, needs more exposure and attention”
During our chat, we explored the programme of the hybrid gathering, organised by filmmakers in exile and showcasing the best of Nordic-Baltic cinema to Belarusian audiences
06/11 | /Belarus/Estonia
The US-born actress will play an armed militia leader inspired by cataclysmic visions, akin to Joan of Arc, in Gavras’s follow-up to his acclaimed, banlieue-set Athena
06/11 | Production | Funding | Greece/UK
This year’s Latvian presence at the Estonian gathering is unprecedented, comprising 14 features, three shorts, one mini-series and several new projects in the works
06/11 | Black Nights 2024
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Documentary – 04/11/2024At Ji.hlava, Vladimíra Chytilová surveys the funding opportunities for documentary filmmakers applying for Creative Europe grantsThe Creative Europe MEDIA Desk rep focused in particular on development, co-development and TV and online content funding
Market TrendsFOCUSA busy autumn/winter 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 London, Rome, Seminci, DOK Leipzig, Ji.hlava, Riga, Stockholm, IDFA, Tallinn, Turin and Les Arcs
Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/10/2024Film Initiative’s Gabrielle Gonçalves explores the bridges between filmmaking and publishingThe expert delved into the journey from page to screen, emphasising the need for innovation and strategic rights handling
Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/10/2024Sofia’s Cinelibri sees panellists discussing film shoots in Bulgaria and co-production opportunitiesThe session touched upon Bulgaria’s untapped potential and the success of Nebojša Slijepčević's Palme d’Or-winning short The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 29/10/2024Optimistic figures are the second edition of MERCI ValladolidCinema taking of the members of the organising association ADICINE increased by 15 million euros last year, growing by 28%, with almost 30 fewer films released
New Media – 25/10/2024The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes a new report on AI’s impact on the audiovisual sectorThe study delves into the many complex legal implications that AI presents, ranging from copyright challenges to data protection and labour issues
Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 24/10/2024Ioanna Panagiotidou • Distributor, Rosebud.21The distributor spoke about her outfit’s business model, two recent successful campaigns and the peculiarities of the Hellenic market, among other topics
Documentary – 24/10/2024Marek Hovorka • Director, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film FestivalThe festival director discusses the expansion of the gathering and its growing industry focus on fostering collaborations between European and Southeast Asian filmmakers
Florenc Papas’ sophomore feature follows a single mother and her son as they struggle to survive
06/11 | Thessaloniki 2024
A total of 14 feature-length documentary projects will be vying for two major prizes, each worth €15,000, at the Basque event
06/11 | Zinebi 2024 | Zinebi Networking
The four-part German anthology miniseries brings a famous investigative crime podcast to life, with each episode crafted with a different high-octane style in mind
06/11 | Series | Reviews | Germany
27/06/2024Episode 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
30/04/2024Episode 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
18/04/2024Episode 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
09/04/2024Episode 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
13/02/2024Episode 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
13/12/2023Episode 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
12/12/2023Episode 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
11/12/2023Episode 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
Danae Elon’s documentary exposes the aesthetic, ideological and strategic power of architecture in the creation of modern Jerusalem
The Spanish director is shooting the choral comedy starring Quim Gutiérrez, Inma Cuesta, Belén Rueda, Ernesto Alterio and Hugo Silva, who portray a cast of characters created by Yolanda García Serrano
06/11 | Production | Funding | Spain/Mexico
The Alpine festival has unveiled the jam-packed programme of its 16th edition, which will unspool 14 – 21 December
05/11 | Les Arcs 2024
The 25th edition of the festival dedicated to new cinema from the Old Continent will unspool 9 to 16 November, with Ken Loach and Giovanna Mezzogiorno taking centre stage for European and Italian film
05/11 | Lecce 2024
23/09/2024San Sebastian 2024 – PhotogalleriesThe 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
27/05/2024Venice 2024 – PhotogalleriesAfter 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
14/05/2024Cannes 2024 – PhotogalleriesThe 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
15/02/2024Berlinale 2024 – PhotogalleriesThe 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
25/09/2023San Sebastián 2023 – PhotogalleriesThe 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
01/09/2023Venice 2023 – PhotogalleriesAfter 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
27/06/2023Close wins the 2023 LUX Audience AwardLukas 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
17/05/2023Cannes 2023 – PhotogalleriesThe 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
Jacques Audiard's and Pedro Almodóvar's films are the frontrunners, up against other titles such as The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Vermiglio and The Substance
05/11 | European Film Awards 2024
Bassam Mortada’s documentary explores his father’s arrest, reconstructing and reconsidering the experience that traumatised and divided his family
05/11 | IDFA 2024
“The main thing is to get the story right, and see how emotional and funny we can make it”
The duo of Nordic creatives break down their upcoming animated feature, which snagged the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at Cinekid
05/11 | Cinekid 2024 | Cinekid for Professionals
Marcoby Aitor Arregi, Jon GarañoVENICE 2024: He did what?! Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño deliver a surprisingly entertaining take on a wild true story, starring a fantastic Eduard Fernández
Wishing on a Starby Peter KerekesVENICE 2024: In his heartfelt but entertaining documentary, Peter Kerekes follows a Neapolitan astrologer and her customers on their path to finding new meaning in life
Eternal Visionaryby Michele PlacidoMichele Placido’s biopic of Luigi Pirandello navigates the blurred lines between personal memory and artistic creation
Luna Parkby Florenc PapasFlorenc Papas’ sophomore feature offers a fascinating take on the coming-of-age genre, zooming in on a mother and son’s hardship amidst civil unrest in Albania in 1997
Three Friendsby Emmanuel MouretVENICE 2024: Emmanuel Mouret spins a sophisticated and brilliantly directed web of feelings and flirtations in pure paradoxical Rohmer-esque style
I am Nevenkaby Icíar BollaínIn a narrative that swings back and forth between drama, thriller and indictment, Icíar Bollaín reconstructs one of Spain’s most high-profile recent cases of workplace and sexual harassment
Conclaveby Edward BergerVia a faithful adaptation of Robert Harris's 2016 novel, Edward Berger entangles himself in papal politicking in this fun but narratively very soapy thriller
The Substanceby Coralie FargeatCANNES 2024: Coralie Fargeat delivers a brutal, post-modernist and feminist version of the Faustian pact, bellowing upon the spirit of Cronenberg, Lynch, Kubrick and various others
Olivier Dury and Marie-Violaine Brincard's unadorned lens offers a glimpse inside the restrained world of a psychiatric ward, defying conventional portrayals of institutional life
05/11 | Jihlava 2024
Heinrich Sabl's off-kilter animated effort, 25 years in the making, is a grim fairy tale of a young girl who grows up in servitude for decades in a rundown hotel
05/11 | DOK Leipzig 2024
Florenc Papas’ sophomore feature offers a fascinating take on the coming-of-age genre, zooming in on a mother and son’s hardship amidst civil unrest in Albania in 1997
05/11 | Thessaloniki 2024
Nikita Lavretski • Director of UlyssesThe Belarusian director talks about transforming video diaries into a structured narrative and drawing up a psychological map of Minsk
Filip Remunda • Director of Happiness to AllCineuropa spoke to the Ji.hlava winner about the challenges of filming in Russia, discovering his eccentric protagonist and the dynamics of observational documentary filmmaking
Thomas Riedelsheimer • Director of Tracing LightThe German documentarian talks about light and our inability to understand it with our brains or describe it with words, on the occasion of the premiere of his latest documentary
Laila Pakalnina • Director of TerminiLatvia's cinematic visionary talks about her observational approach and camera movements in her latest oeuvre while currently working on two other films
Volia Chajkouskaya • Founder and programme director, Northern Lights Nordic-Baltic Film FestivalDuring our chat, we explored the programme of the hybrid gathering, organised by filmmakers in exile and showcasing the best of Nordic-Baltic cinema to Belarusian audiences
Petter Lindblad, Esben Toft Jacobsen • Delegate producer and writer-director of Millie and the Secret of the CrocodileThe duo of Nordic creatives break down their upcoming animated feature, which snagged the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at Cinekid
Nikolaj Nikitin • Head programmer, Critics’ Picks, Tallinn Black NightsWe caught up with the head programmer of PÖFF’s strand dedicated to powerful and artistically outstanding works that might otherwise be overlooked
Nadia Cortellessa • Programmer, NaNo Film FestivalThe Neapolitan festival programmer took part in the workshop on “festival identities” held at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
After cancelling its 2023 edition owing to the Israel–Hamas war, the oldest and most prestigious film gathering for Africa, the Middle East and the Arab world returns at full speed
05/11 | Cairo 2024
This co-production between Japan’s Fourier Film and Italy’s Antropica which is due to be shot in the summer next year, conveys an environmental message through the story of two twin sisters
05/11 | Production | Funding | Japan/Italy
“The selection this year is wonderfully colourful, diverse, surreal, action-packed and extremely funny”
We caught up with the head programmer of PÖFF’s strand dedicated to powerful and artistically outstanding works that might otherwise be overlooked
05/11 | Black Nights 2024 | Critics’ Picks
The Boy with Pink Trousersby Margherita FerriTallin Black Nights 2024 - CompetitionItalian release November 7
Wishing on a Starby Peter KerekesVenice 2024 - OrizzontiCzech release November 7
Marcoby Aitor Arregi, Jon GarañoVenice 2024 - OrizzontiSpanish release November 8
Three Friendsby Emmanuel MouretVenice 2024 - CompetitionFrench and Belgian releases November 6
I am Nevenkaby Icíar BollaínSan Sebastián 2024 - CompetitionFrench release November 6
The Substanceby Coralie FargeatCannes 2024 - Best screenplay AwardItalian release October 30, Portuguese release October 31, French and Belgian releases November 6
Conclaveby Edward BergerToronto 2024 - Special PresentationsSan Sebastián 2024 - CompetitionCzech and Hungarian releases October 31, Dutch release November 7, Polish and Portuguese releases November 8
Blitzby Steve McQueenFrench release November 6, German release November 7 and Dutch release November 8
“I spent a year watching nearly 1,000 hours of this footage and ultimately only used about 1% for the final film”
The Belarusian director talks about transforming video diaries into a structured narrative and drawing up a psychological map of Minsk
Slovak filmmaker Daniela Meressa Rusnoková offers an introspective look at the emotional and societal challenges of premature birth and raising a child with disabilities
The debut feature by Jonathan Millet has bagged the main prize at the Egyptian gathering, while The Kingdom by Julien Colonna was a runner-up in the Narrative Feature Competition
05/11 | El Gouna 2024 | Awards
Milanoby Christina VandekerckhoveChristina Vandekerckhove offers up a soul-stirring duo composed of a teenager with impaired hearing and his father who sometimes struggles with the situation
Monster on a Planeby Ezra TsegayeThe humorous horror flick by Ezra Tsegaye, about an airliner you certainly won’t want to board, makes for some bloody good entertainment
Blitzby Steve McQueenSteve McQueen’s heart-on-the-sleeve drama recreates a pivotal moment in Britain’s World War II experience
Flowby Gints ZilbalodisCANNES 2024: Gints Zilbalodis’ endearing animated tale, about a black cat in the aftermath of a catastrophic flood, is the hidden gem of this year’s Cannes Film Festival
The Quiet Onesby Frederik Louis HviidDanish director Frederik Louis Hviid makes his solo feature debut with an action-packed crime-thriller that doesn’t quite live up to its potential
Documentary – 04/11/2024
The Creative Europe MEDIA Desk rep focused in particular on development, co-development and TV and online content funding
Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/10/2024
The expert delved into the journey from page to screen, emphasising the need for innovation and strategic rights handling
The session touched upon Bulgaria’s untapped potential and the success of Nebojša Slijepčević's Palme d’Or-winning short The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 29/10/2024
Cinema taking of the members of the organising association ADICINE increased by 15 million euros last year, growing by 28%, with almost 30 fewer films released
Jihlava 2024 - 05/11/2024
DOK Leipzig 2024 - 05/11/2024
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