Review: Milano

Review: Milano

Christina Vandekerckhove offers up a soul-stirring duo composed of a teenager with impaired hearing and his father who sometimes struggles with the situation  

17/10 | Ghent 2024

Review: Berlinguer. La grande ambizione

Review: Berlinguer. La grande ambizione

Screening Andrea Segre’s movie about the historic national secretary of the Communist Party, the 19th Rome Film Fest is opening to the tune of political engagement and nostalgia for lost ideologies  

17/10 | Rome 2024

Montréal’s Nouveau Marché rewards three projects

Montréal’s Nouveau Marché rewards three projects

Upcoming films from Canada and Cambodia have shone bright at the fourth edition of the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma’s industry platform  

17/10 | Nouveau Cinéma Montréal 2024 | Nouveau Marché/Awards

The GIFF unveils its anniversary edition programme

The GIFF unveils its anniversary edition programme

The Geneva Film Festival is celebrating its 30-year anniversary with a special edition inviting attendees to contemplate three decades of audiovisual fiction, as well as some spicy new additions  

17/10 | Geneva 2024

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Industry Reports

Animation - MIA panellists explore how to unlock the power of animated IPs - 15/10/2024

Animation – 15/10/2024
MIA panellists explore how to unlock the power of animated IPs
A group of experts shared their insights into maximising the value of each IP, licensing strategies, and building powerful alliances between producers, broadcasters and licensees

Market Trends
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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

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - At EWIP, panellists explore diverse and successful distribution strategies for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood and Anatomy of a Fall - 17/10/2024

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 17/10/2024
At EWIP, panellists explore diverse and successful distribution strategies for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood and Anatomy of a Fall
Distributors at the event delved into national and culturally specific campaigns for two very different but immensely successful arthouse films from 2023

Market Trends - The Italian audiovisual industry is growing, according to the 6th APA Report on national production - 17/10/2024

Market Trends – 17/10/2024
The Italian audiovisual industry is growing, according to the 6th APA Report on national production
2023 revenue rose 20% on 2022 and now totals €12 billion, while series are revealed to be the dominant format, with a boom in productions for young audiences

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Ampere Analysis’s Guy Bisson dissects the slowdown in scripted-content spending - 16/10/2024

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 16/10/2024
Ampere Analysis’s Guy Bisson dissects the slowdown in scripted-content spending
The figures outlined at MIA suggest that safer renewals and lower-budget productions are on the rise, while revealing opportunities for licensing and co-productions in Europe and Asia

Europe and the Rest of the World - Hayet Benkara • Head of the Nouveau Marché, Nouveau Cinéma Montréal - 16/10/2024

Europe and the Rest of the World – 16/10/2024
Hayet Benkara • Head of the Nouveau Marché, Nouveau Cinéma Montréal
The head honcho of the Montreal-based industry gathering explains what makes it unique and what she envisions for the event in the next decade

Market Trends - French films exported in 2023 earned €127m - 14/10/2024

Market Trends – 14/10/2024
French films exported in 2023 earned €127m
The CNC’s annual study confirms a recovery in sales, revealing a reorganisation of export regions and an increasingly polarised market

Produce – Co-Produce... - Torsten Frehse • CEO, European Work in Progress - 14/10/2024

Produce – Co-Produce... – 14/10/2024
Torsten Frehse • CEO, European Work in Progress
The Cologne-based industry event will include the pitching of 29 feature-length projects at an advanced stage of production, alongside panels focused on audiences and distribution

València Film Afers celebrates its third edition

València Film Afers celebrates its third edition

The Mostra de València's international co-production forum presents a raft of new projects from countries in the Mediterranean basin  

17/10 | Valencia 2024

Cristina Fernández and Miguel Llorens team up to shoot Cowgirl

Cristina Fernández and Miguel Llorens team up to shoot Cowgirl

Isabel Rocatti, Pep Munné, Carlos Cuevas and Joaquín Climent star in this rural comedy about a world on the verge of being snuffed out, featuring older characters that we rarely see on screen  

17/10 | Production | Funding | Spain

At EWIP, panellists explore diverse and successful distribution strategies for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood and Anatomy of a Fall

At EWIP, panellists explore diverse and successful distribution strategies for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood and Anatomy of a Fall

Distributors at the event delved into national and culturally specific campaigns for two very different but immensely successful arthouse films from 2023  

17/10 | European Work in Progress Cologne 2024

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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

Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed

Interview: Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed

“At the Cinemed Meetings, we meet talented people we didn’t know before and whom it will be interesting to follow”

The impact of current conflicts, geographical trends and the birth of projects: the director of the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival walks us through the 46th edition  

17/10 | Cinemed 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Prïncia Car shooting Boys Only

EXCLUSIVE: Prïncia Car shooting Boys Only

Houssam Mohamed, Leia Haichour and Lou Anna Hamon are among the cast of the director’s feature debut, which is being shot in Marseille and is being staged by After Hours Production  

17/10 | Production | Funding | France

Šimon Holý wraps the shoot for Chica Checa

Šimon Holý wraps the shoot for Chica Checa

The Czech director’s latest film blends social realism with a touch of humour and melancholy, touching upon the themes of identity, ageing, coming out and social norms  

17/10 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Slovakia/France

Review: The Summer Book

Review: The Summer Book

Charlie McDowell transposes Tove Jansson’s 1972 novel composed of 22 vignettes into a gentle portrait of ephemerality, childhood and passing grief  

17/10 | London 2024

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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 - 27/05/2024

27/05/2024
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

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

Iris Gaeta’s debut feature, Fanum – Shadows from the Past, set to premiere on 20 October

Iris Gaeta’s debut feature, Fanum – Shadows from the Past, set to premiere on 20 October

The Tarquinia-set thriller, an Italian-Polish co-production, stars Valeria Solarino as an archaeologist uncovering secrets from the past, a process that culminates in a series of brutal murders  

17/10 | Production | Funding | Italy/Poland

The Zagreb Film Festival announces its line-up

The Zagreb Film Festival announces its line-up

The 22nd edition brings an array of attractions in sidebars and myriad industry events to complement its main competition section, where first and second features will vie for the Golden Pram Award  

17/10 | Zagreb 2024

Review: 2073

Review: 2073

Asif Kapadia’s new movie is a documentary with apocalyptic undertones which takes a confused approach to blending the past, the present and the future, reality and fiction  

17/10 | London 2024

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Reviews

The Room Next Door - by Pedro Almodóvar

The Room Next Door
by Pedro Almodóvar
VENICE 2024: Where’s that Madrid heat? Pedro Almodóvar’s first feature in English might leave you cold

Misericordia - by Alain Guiraudie

Misericordia
by Alain Guiraudie
CANNES 2024: Alain Guiraudie crafts a delectable study of human nature, which falls midway between film noir and comedy in the micro-society of a remote village

Little Algérie - by François Hassan Guerrar

Little Algérie
by François Hassan Guerrar
Hassan Guerrar delivers a generous, moving and free first feature film, set in the heart of working-class Paris and exploring the complexities of dual nationality and identity

Julie Keeps Quiet - by Leonardo Van Dijl

Julie Keeps Quiet
by Leonardo Van Dijl
CANNES 2024: Young Belgian filmmaker Leonardo van Dijl’s first feature film paints an intimate and brilliantly executed portrait of a young female athlete faced with a painful decision

From Hilde, with Love - by Andreas Dresen

From Hilde, with Love
by Andreas Dresen
BERLINALE 2024: Wars can be fought with acts of love and kindness, and silence screams louder than bombs in Andreas Dresen’s deeply humanistic film

Savages - by Claude Barras

Savages
by Claude Barras
Claude Barras’ new film transports us into the heart of Borneo where the fight to safeguard nature, but also one’s own identity, becomes primordial

Good Children - by Filip Peruzović

Good Children
by Filip Peruzović
Filip Šovagović and Nina Violić shine as middle-aged, bickering siblings in Filip Peruzović’s debut feature

Waterdrop - by Robert Budina

Waterdrop
by Robert Budina
One drop is all it takes to break the dam in the third feature by Albanian filmmaker Robert Budina, a scathing realist indictment of collective complicity in violent patriarchal systems

The Italian audiovisual industry is growing, according to the 6th APA Report on national production

The Italian audiovisual industry is growing, according to the 6th APA Report on national production

2023 revenue rose 20% on 2022 and now totals €12 billion, while series are revealed to be the dominant format, with a boom in productions for young audiences  

17/10 | MIA 2024

Ampere Analysis’s Guy Bisson dissects the slowdown in scripted-content spending

Ampere Analysis’s Guy Bisson dissects the slowdown in scripted-content spending

The figures outlined at MIA suggest that safer renewals and lower-budget productions are on the rise, while revealing opportunities for licensing and co-productions in Europe and Asia  

16/10 | MIA 2024

La Mostra de València prepares for its 39th edition

La Mostra de València prepares for its 39th edition

The Spanish film festival opens with A Bathroom of One’s Own , the debut film by Valencian director Lucía Casañ, and awards Isaki Lacuesta with the Honorary Palm  

16/10 | Valencia 2024

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Interviews

Grímur Hákonarson, Sara Nassim • Director and producer of 200 Kopavogur

Grímur Hákonarson, Sara Nassim • Director and producer of 200 Kopavogur
The director-producer duo behind the project selected for the Nouveau Marché in Montreal unpick their story set in 1960s Iceland, revolving around a complex family dynamic

Élise Otzenberger, Cécile de France • Director and star of Call of Water

Élise Otzenberger, Cécile de France • Director and star of Call of Water
The director and star share their attraction to their film's thematic material and why connecting to their own childhoods was so important for this story

Nacho Vigalondo • Director of Daniela Forever

Nacho Vigalondo • Director of Daniela Forever
The Spanish filmmaker and contemporary auteur of high-concept science fiction speaks about the personal connections to his latest film and making bold directorial choices

David Oelhoffen • Director of The Fourth Wall

David Oelhoffen • Director of The Fourth Wall
We met with the French filmmaker whose adaptation of Sorj Chaladon’s novel is a reflection on the role of art in the face of conflict, with dramatically topical relevance

Bénédicte Lienard and Mary Jimenez • Directors of Fuga

Bénédicte Lienard and Mary Jimenez • Directors of Fuga
The directorial duo chatted to us about their new movie which sees them pursuing their journey in search of ghosts from Peru’s past

Lenny and Harpo Guit • Directors of Heads or Fails

Lenny and Harpo Guit • Directors of Heads or Fails
The Belgian duo talks about their second feature, revolving around a young generation fighting to keep their heads held high and their eyes smiling in spite of their precarious lives

Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed

Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed
The impact of current conflicts, geographical trends and the birth of projects: the director of the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival walks us through the 46th edition

Robert Budina • Director of Waterdrop

Robert Budina • Director of Waterdrop
The Albanian director shares the sociopolitical inspirations behind his latest film and its complex main character

Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh’s Les Yeux Verts secures an advance on receipts from the CNC

Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh’s Les Yeux Verts secures an advance on receipts from the CNC

The French film centre will also be throwing its weight behind the animated project Fleur by Rémi Chayé and Confidences by Saphia Azzeddine  

16/10 | Production | Funding | France

Wallimage is lending support to Laura Wandel and Olivier Pairoux

Wallimage is lending support to Laura Wandel and Olivier Pairoux

The regional Walloon fund is throwing its weight behind 10 new projects spanning all kinds of genres, including the two Belgian filmmakers’ hotly anticipated second fiction feature films  

16/10 | Production | Funding | Belgium

The European Film Awards announce their nominees in the Short Film category

The European Film Awards announce their nominees in the Short Film category

The films by Basil da Cunha, Salomé Da Souza, Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel, Nebojša Slijepčević and Nina Gantz are vying for the statuette  

16/10 | European Film Awards 2024

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

The Room Next Door - by Pedro Almodóvar

The Room Next Door
by Pedro Almodóvar
Venice 2024 - Golden Lion for Best Film
Spanish release October 18

From Hilde, with Love - by Andreas Dresen

From Hilde, with Love
by Andreas Dresen
Berlinale 2024 - Competition
German release October 17

Misericordia - by Alain Guiraudie

Misericordia
by Alain Guiraudie
Cannes 2024 - Cannes Première
French release October 16

Julie Keeps Quiet - by Leonardo Van Dijl

Julie Keeps Quiet
by Leonardo Van Dijl
Cannes 2024 - Critics’ Week Gan Foundation Award for Distribution and SACD Award
Belgian release October 16

The Apprentice - by Ali Abbasi

The Apprentice
by Ali Abbasi
Cannes 2024 - Competition
French release October 9, Belgian release October 16, Italian, German, Portuguese and Danish releases October 17, Polish, Norwegian and Romanian releases October 18

Savages - by Claude Barras

Savages
by Claude Barras
Cannes 2024 - Special Screenings
Annecy 2024 - Competition
Locarno 2024 - Piazza Grande
French and Belgian releases October 16

Emilia Perez - by Jacques Audiard

Emilia Perez
by Jacques Audiard
Cannes 2024 - Jury Prize and Best Actress Award
French release August 21
Dutch release October 17

When the Light Breaks - by Rúnar Rúnarsson

When the Light Breaks
by Rúnar Rúnarsson
Cannes 2024 - Un Certain Regard
Danish release October 10 and Czech release October 17

Robert Budina • Director of Waterdrop

Interview: Robert Budina • Director of Waterdrop

“We wanted to have a kind of anatomy of our society, but also of the relationship you have with your family, career, society and politics”

The Albanian director shares the sociopolitical inspirations behind his latest film and its complex main character  

16/10 | Warsaw 2024

Anna Gutto’s Norwegian true-crime series Escaping Bolivia now filming in Cape Town

Anna Gutto’s Norwegian true-crime series Escaping Bolivia now filming in Cape Town

The six-episode show, boarded by REInvent International Sales, is inspired by the infamous case of three Norwegian girls imprisoned in Bolivia after being caught with cocaine in their bags in 2008  

16/10 | Production | Funding | Norway/Germany

The Riga International Film Festival revs its engines

The Riga International Film Festival revs its engines

The leading Latvian film gathering is poised to begin, showcasing new national productions, hosting industry events and screening a raft of favourites from the festival circuit  

16/10 | Riga 2024

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Reviews

When the Light Breaks - by Rúnar Rúnarsson

When the Light Breaks
by Rúnar Rúnarsson
CANNES 2024: A group of Reykjavík art-school pals deal with a sudden tragedy in Rúnar Rúnarsson’s fourth feature

Dying - by Matthias Glasner

Dying
by Matthias Glasner
BERLINALE 2024: Matthias Glasner’s latest offering is a winning combination of pitch-black humour and warm human drama

The Seed of the Sacred Fig - by Mohammad Rasoulof

The Seed of the Sacred Fig
by Mohammad Rasoulof
CANNES 2024: Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof helms a remarkable political film about the feminist revolution in his country through the carefully scripted misadventures of a small family

Milano - by Christina Vandekerckhove

Milano
by Christina Vandekerckhove
Christina Vandekerckhove offers up a soul-stirring duo composed of a teenager with impaired hearing and his father who sometimes struggles with the situation

2073 - by Asif Kapadia

2073
by Asif Kapadia
Asif Kapadia’s new movie is a documentary with apocalyptic undertones which takes a confused approach to blending the past, the present and the future, reality and fiction

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 17/10/2024

At EWIP, panellists explore diverse and successful distribution strategies for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood and Anatomy of a Fall

Distributors at the event delved into national and culturally specific campaigns for two very different but immensely successful arthouse films from 2023

Market Trends – 17/10/2024

The Italian audiovisual industry is growing, according to the 6th APA Report on national production

2023 revenue rose 20% on 2022 and now totals €12 billion, while series are revealed to be the dominant format, with a boom in productions for young audiences

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 16/10/2024

Ampere Analysis’s Guy Bisson dissects the slowdown in scripted-content spending

The figures outlined at MIA suggest that safer renewals and lower-budget productions are on the rise, while revealing opportunities for licensing and co-productions in Europe and Asia

Europe and the Rest of the World – 16/10/2024

Hayet Benkara • Head of the Nouveau Marché, Nouveau Cinéma Montréal

The head honcho of the Montreal-based industry gathering explains what makes it unique and what she envisions for the event in the next decade

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