Play-Doc presents VENTURA, a platform to help develop projects from around the world

Play-Doc presents VENTURA, a platform to help develop projects from around the world

The initiative aims to turn Galicia into a creative hub for international, independent projects with a strong artistic vision  

07/10 | Industry | Market | Spain

Sitges FanPitch: 12 amazing projects on the lookout for a producer

Sitges FanPitch: 12 amazing projects on the lookout for a producer

The festival announces its international pitching event with a focus on science fiction, fantasy and horror feature films and series, which will take place on 10 and 13 October  

07/10 | Industry | Market | Sitges 2022

Call for Estates General of French Cinema: French independents make their voices heard

Call for Estates General of French Cinema: French independents make their voices heard

Representing every sector of the industry, a great number of auteur cinema professionals ring the alarm and question public authorities’ vision for their future  

07/10 | Industry | Market | France

Shooting is underway on the series Suburræterna

Shooting is underway on the series Suburræterna

Produced by Cattleya, this new eight-episode project which expands the universe of Suburra will be directed by Ciro D’Emilio and Alessandro Tonda, and will drop on Netflix in 2023  

07/10 | Production | Funding | Italy

Co-funded by the European Union - Creative Europe MEDIA
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Industry Reports

Europe and the Rest of the World - Industry executives discuss succeeding with transatlantic production at the Zurich Summit - 30/09/2022

Europe and the Rest of the World – 30/09/2022
Industry executives discuss succeeding with transatlantic production at the Zurich Summit
The panel, composed of four senior international executives, went into detail on financing structures, comparative sources of public money, and the importance of the US market once films are complete

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming
FOCUS
While keeping a close eye on the tragic war unfolding in Ukraine, Cineuropa continues to provide extensive coverage of the European film business, including the most important winter festivals and industry events - Rome, Zurich, Thessaloniki, IDFA, Tallinn, Les Arcs and many more.

Market Trends - Call for Estates General of French Cinema: French independents make their voices heard - 07/10/2022

Market Trends – 07/10/2022
Call for Estates General of French Cinema: French independents make their voices heard
Representing every sector of the industry, a great number of auteur cinema professionals ring the alarm and question public authorities’ vision for their future

Documentary - Baltic Sea Docs explores documentary filmmaking and mental health - 05/10/2022

Documentary – 05/10/2022
Baltic Sea Docs explores documentary filmmaking and mental health
At the recent edition of the Latvian gathering, a panel examined the complex nature of the mental-health needs of documentarians through the prism of the war in Ukraine

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Experts at the Zurich Summit discuss luring audiences to see arthouse titles - 03/10/2022

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/10/2022
Experts at the Zurich Summit discuss luring audiences to see arthouse titles
A panel of four international executives in the theatrical space spoke about audience retention and development at arthouse theatres, as well as co-existing with the streamers

Produce – Co-Produce... - REPORT: Nordisk Panorama Forum 2022 - 30/09/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/09/2022
REPORT: Nordisk Panorama Forum 2022
We take a closer look at seven of the non-fiction projects pitched recently at the Malmö-based gathering

Produce – Co-Produce... - Rimantė Daugėlaitė • Head, Baltic Pitching Forum - 30/09/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/09/2022
Rimantė Daugėlaitė • Head, Baltic Pitching Forum
The head of the forum told Cineuropa how it became the Baltic region’s leading short-film industry event and what to expect from this year’s edition

Produce – Co-Produce... - REPORT: Nordisk Panorama Work-in-Progress 2022 - 29/09/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 29/09/2022
REPORT: Nordisk Panorama Work-in-Progress 2022
We discover some more details about three of the projects close to completion that were showcased at this year’s gathering in Sweden

IDFA Forum announces this year’s selected projects

IDFA Forum announces this year’s selected projects

Among the award-winning filmmakers set to pitch their upcoming works are Maite Alberdi, Filip Remunda, Anette Ostrø, Zaradasht Ahmed and Martín Benchimol  

07/10 | IDFA 2022 | IDFA for Professionals

Sonja Prosenc begins shooting her third feature, Salvation

Sonja Prosenc begins shooting her third feature, Salvation

Katarina Stegnar, Marko Mandić, Mila Bezjak and Aliocha Schneider will star in the family-themed dark comedy-drama, which is also written by Prosenc  

07/10 | Production | Funding | Slovenia/Croatia/Serbia/Italy/Norway

The 29th edition of the Astra Film Festival is poised to kick off

The 29th edition of the Astra Film Festival is poised to kick off

Romania’s longest-running film gathering brings more than 100 documentaries to its Sibiu audience this year  

07/10 | Astra 2022

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 33: Butterfly Vision (Ukraine/Czech Republic/Croatia/Sweden) - 06/10/2022

06/10/2022
Episode 33: Butterfly Vision (Ukraine/Czech Republic/Croatia/Sweden)
The producers of the film by Maksym Nakonechnyi are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 32: The Book of Everything (Netherlands/Latvia) - 22/07/2022

22/07/2022
Episode 32: The Book of Everything (Netherlands/Latvia)
The producers of the film by Ineke Houtman are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 31: Beanie (Slovenia/Croatia/ Luxembourg/Slovakia) - 28/06/2022

28/06/2022
Episode 31: Beanie (Slovenia/Croatia/ Luxembourg/Slovakia)
The producers of the film by Slobodan Maksimović are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 30: Theater of Violence (Denmark/Germany) - 21/06/2022

21/06/2022
Episode 30: Theater of Violence (Denmark/Germany)
The producers of the documentary by Emil Langballe and Lukasz Konopa are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 29: Motherhood (France/Canada/Tunisia) - 20/06/2022

20/06/2022
Episode 29: Motherhood (France/Canada/Tunisia)
The producers of Meryam Joober's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Ji.hlava edition: Mara (France/Georgia) - 01/06/2022

01/06/2022
Ji.hlava edition: Mara (France/Georgia)
The producers of the mid-length documentary by Sasha Kulak are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 28: The Open Body (Spain/Portugal) - 28/04/2022

28/04/2022
Episode 28: The Open Body (Spain/Portugal)
The producers of Ángeles Huerta's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 27: Ordinary Failures (Czech Republic/Hungary/Italy) - 08/04/2022

08/04/2022
Episode 27: Ordinary Failures (Czech Republic/Hungary/Italy)
The producers of Cristina Grosan's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Review: Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical

Review: Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical

The widely loved author’s novel comes to the big screen again, courtesy of Matthew Warchus, and this time with songs. Not very good songs  

07/10 | London 2022

The Human Rights Film Festival Berlin announces a jam-packed programme for its fifth edition

The Human Rights Film Festival Berlin announces a jam-packed programme for its fifth edition

This year’s gathering will be opened by Ben Lawrence’s Ithaka, which revolves around the family of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the personal consequences of his fight for the truth  

07/10 | Festivals | Awards | Germany

The Arras Film Festival pulls out all the stops

The Arras Film Festival pulls out all the stops

Unspooling 4–13 November, the event’s 23rd edition will boast 120 films, the Golden Atlas competition, European revelations and a multitude of French premieres  

07/10 | Arras 2022

Episode 33: Butterfly Vision (Ukraine/Czech Republic/Croatia/Sweden)

Episode 33: Butterfly Vision (Ukraine/Czech Republic/Croatia/Sweden)

The producers of the film by Maksym Nakonechnyi are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support  

06/10 | The Co-production Podcast

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Photogalleries

Venice 2022 – Photogalleries - 01/09/2022

01/09/2022
Venice 2022 – Photogalleries
The global film community is back on the Lido for the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, unspooling this year from 31 August-10 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2022 – Photogalleries - 19/05/2022

19/05/2022
Cannes 2022 – Photogalleries
After two difficult years, the international film industry is finally back on the Croisette for a new, crowded edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 17-28 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

European Shooting Stars 2022 – Photogallery - 12/02/2022

12/02/2022
European Shooting Stars 2022 – Photogallery
The Shooting Stars are back at the Berlinale! Discover this year's ten emerging European talents who will be presented to the international press, the industry and the public in an exclusive hybrid programme organised by the German festival

Berlinale 2022 – Photogalleries - 10/02/2022

10/02/2022
Berlinale 2022 – Photogalleries
After unspooling virtually owing to the pandemic crisis last year, the Berlinale is now back to its physical format from 10-20 February. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Cinémamed 2021 – Photogalleries - 02/12/2021

02/12/2021
Cinémamed 2021 – Photogalleries
Organised from 2-12 December, the Mediterranean Brussels film festival is back to its physical format and ready to celebrate the best European and Mediterranean films. Among the directors presented, Marco Bellocchio, Nabil Ayouch, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, Clara Roquet, Tony Gatlif, Jonas Carpignano and many others. Check out our photogalleries here

Black Nights 2021 – Photogalleries - 13/11/2021

13/11/2021
Black Nights 2021 – Photogalleries
One of the most prestigious gatherings of the Nordic-Baltic region, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival is set to brighten the dark Estonian winter from 12-28 November with a raft of new independent titles and a rich line-up of industry events. Discover this year’s festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Lecce 2021 – Photogallery - 09/11/2021

09/11/2021
Lecce 2021 – Photogallery
Unspooling from 6-13 November, Lecce European Film Festival is finally back to its physical format and ready to celebrate the best European titles of the year. Check out our photogalleries here

Cinemed 2021 – Photogallery - 23/10/2021

23/10/2021
Cinemed 2021 – Photogallery
One of the most important showcases of Mediterranean cinema, the 43rd edition of Montpellier's Cinemed ran from 15-23 October. Discover this year's festival highlights in our exclusive photogallery

Jaione Camborda shoots her second feature film, O corno

Jaione Camborda shoots her second feature film, O corno

Galicia and Portugal provide the settings for this rural drama starring Janet Novás and co-produced by María Zamora  

06/10 | Production | Funding | Spain/Portugal/Belgium

Review: Between Us

Review: Between Us

Ukrainian director Solomiia Tomashcuk tells the story of a strange and tragic friendship between two women, in a worthy debut that conveys a universal message to a European audience  

06/10 | Hamburg 2022

TFL SeriesLab presents its 9 TV series projects to the MIA

TFL SeriesLab presents its 9 TV series projects to the MIA

On Thursday 13 October, in Rome’s Cinema Barberini, the teams who developed these projects over the year will present their works to professionals at the International Audiovisual Market  

06/10 | MIA 2022

Reviews

The Cake Dynasty - by Christian Lollike

The Cake Dynasty
by Christian Lollike
The first feature film by Denmark’s Christian Lollike presents itself as a disturbing comedy which takes clichés to the extreme

The Art of Falling - by Orlin Milchev

The Art of Falling
by Orlin Milchev
Bulgarian first-time director Orlin Milchev comes up with a coming-of-age story in which mother and daughter are maturing simultaneously

On the Fringe - by Juan Diego Botto

On the Fringe
by Juan Diego Botto
VENICE 2022: Juan Diego Botto’s drama follows three individuals cast aside by society and the welfare system, who become entangled in the Spanish housing crisis

Nightsiren - by Tereza Nvotová

Nightsiren
by Tereza Nvotová
Slovakian director Tereza Nvotová presents a drama with supernatural undertones which overturns tragically persistent stereotypes

One Fine Morning - by Mia Hansen-Løve

One Fine Morning
by Mia Hansen-Løve
CANNES 2022: An expert in observing and distilling the micro-emotions which form the fabric of our lives, Mia Hansen-Løve paints a wonderful portrait of a woman facing a crossroads in her life

Becoming Giulia - by Laura Kaehr

Becoming Giulia
by Laura Kaehr
The feature debut from Laura Kaehr centres on the difficult journey of a prima ballerina who tries to find a balance between her passion and her private life

Stuntwomen - by Elena Avdija

Stuntwomen
by Elena Avdija
Elena Avdija’s debut feature film which triumphed in the Swiss festival’s Focus Competition opens our eyes to the fascinatingly complex world of stuntwomen

Triangle of Sadness - by Ruben Östlund

Triangle of Sadness
by Ruben Östlund
CANNES 2022: Östlund helms a diabolically mischievous “Rubensonade” among the rich and the filthy

Bettina Blümner • Director of Vamos a la playa

Interview: Bettina Blümner • Director of Vamos a la playa

“Humour is how we cope with life, especially today”

In the German director’s awkward new movie, privilege meets good intentions, to amusing effect  

06/10 | Zurich 2022

Sky unveils first-look trailer for new sports drama series The Great Game

Sky unveils first-look trailer for new sports drama series The Great Game

Directed by Fabio Resinaro and Nico Marzano, the eight-part show will star Francesco Montanari, Lorenzo Aloi, Elena Radonicich and Giancarlo Giannini among the leads  

06/10 | Production | Funding | Italy/UK

Gabriela Pichler’s first TV series, Painkiller, filming in Sweden

Gabriela Pichler’s first TV series, Painkiller, filming in Sweden

The six-episode show follows a mother and daughter who try, in their own different ways, to make life better for one another but keep failing, time and again  

06/10 | Production | Funding | Sweden/Finland

Interviews

Edward Berger • Director of All Quiet on the Western Front

Edward Berger • Director of All Quiet on the Western Front
We chatted to the German director about his Netflix-financed adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s bestseller, also selected as his country’s Oscars submission

Hans-Christian Schmid • Director of We Are Next of Kin

Hans-Christian Schmid • Director of We Are Next of Kin
The German director discusses his adaptation of the novel based on a real-life kidnapping

Bettina Blümner • Director of Vamos a la playa

Bettina Blümner • Director of Vamos a la playa
In the German director’s awkward new movie, privilege meets good intentions, to amusing effect

Solomiia Tomashcuk • Director of Between Us

Solomiia Tomashcuk • Director of Between Us
The Ukrainian director sat down with us to discuss her psychological thriller revolving around an unusual friendship and its tragic consequences

Claudia Pacher • PR and communications consultant

Claudia Pacher • PR and communications consultant
The Austrian expert explains what she believes to be the winning marketing strategies in the evolving cinema industry

Mikel Gurrea • Director of Suro

Mikel Gurrea • Director of Suro
The Basque filmmaker talks to us about his feature debut, on the heels of the enthusiastic welcome it received at the San Sebastián and Zurich Film Festivals

Andrii Kokura • Director of Pokut

Andrii Kokura • Director of Pokut
We spoke to the 19-year-old Ukrainian director about his feature debut and the tragedy that struck during its filming

Soňa Morgenthalová • Programme coordinator, MIDPOINT

Soňa Morgenthalová • Programme coordinator, MIDPOINT
Cineuropa talked with the programme coordinator about the upcoming edition of MIDPOINT Feature Launch and about what has changed compared to previous years

Pierre Jolivet is shooting Algues vertes, l’histoire interdite

Pierre Jolivet is shooting Algues vertes, l’histoire interdite

Céline Sallette leads the cast of the new film by the French director, produced by 2.4.7 Films and sold by Indie Sales  

06/10 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium

Review: Vamos a la playa

Review: Vamos a la playa

In her new dramedy, Bettina Blümner warmly welcomes you to the world of cringe  

06/10 | Zurich 2022

Solomiia Tomashcuk • Director of Between Us

Interview: Solomiia Tomashcuk • Director of Between Us

“These are just the questions that I myself wanted to answer, and I posed them to my heroines”

The Ukrainian director sat down with us to discuss her psychological thriller revolving around an unusual friendship and its tragic consequences  

06/10 | Hamburg 2022

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

On the Fringe - by Juan Diego Botto

On the Fringe
by Juan Diego Botto
Venice 2022 - Orizzonti
Spanish release October 7

Nightsiren - by Tereza Nvotová

Nightsiren
by Tereza Nvotová
Locarno 2022 - Golden Leopard Cineasti del presente
Czech release October 6

One Fine Morning - by Mia Hansen-Løve

One Fine Morning
by Mia Hansen-Løve
Cannes 2022 - Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
French release October 5 and Hungarian release October 6

Los renglones torcidos de Dios - by Oriol Paulo

Los renglones torcidos de Dios
by Oriol Paulo
San Sebastián 2022 - Perlak
Spanish release October 7

Hatching - by Hanna Bergholm

Hatching
by Hanna Bergholm
Sundance 2022 - Midnight
Italian release October 6

Tori and Lokita - by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Tori and Lokita
by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Cannes 2022 - 75th Anniversary Award
French release October 5

Vesper - by Kristina Buožytė, Bruno Samper

Vesper
by Kristina Buožytė, Bruno Samper
Karlovy Vary 2022 - Competition
German release October 6

The Origin of Evil - by Sébastien Marnier

The Origin of Evil
by Sébastien Marnier
Venice 2022 - Orizzonti Extra
French release October 5

The techniques for engaging audiences are already there, say speakers at the Europa Distribution’s panel in San Sebastián

The techniques for engaging audiences are already there, say speakers at the Europa Distribution’s panel in San Sebastián

The members of the distributors network discussed how to create the spark to reignite the passion of audiences at the Spanish festival  

06/10 | San Sebastián 2022 | San Sebastián Industry

Claudia Pacher • PR and communications consultant

Interview: Claudia Pacher • PR and communications consultant

"Niche programming is the future"

The Austrian expert explains what she believes to be the winning marketing strategies in the evolving cinema industry  

06/10 | /Austria

CinÉast unveils the programme for its 15th edition

CinÉast unveils the programme for its 15th edition

This year's line-up will feature a selection of new film productions from Eastern Europe, seven of which will be competing against each other, with several awards up for grabs  

06/10 | CinÉast 2022

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Reviews

Mother - by Zornitsa Sophia Popgantcheva

Mother
by Zornitsa Sophia Popgantcheva
Zornitsa Sophia’s drama film focuses on a theatre director who is forced to reconsider her views on motherhood

The Origin of Evil - by Sébastien Marnier

The Origin of Evil
by Sébastien Marnier
VENICE 2022: In Sébastien Marnier’s rococo suspense piece, Laure Calamy seeks to join a family of French Trumps

The Rite of Spring - by Fernando Franco

The Rite of Spring
by Fernando Franco
Spanish filmmaker Fernando Franco tells a story of sexuality and disability with sensitivity and complexity, delving deep into the intimate history of the characters

The Sixth Child - by Léopold Legrand

The Sixth Child
by Léopold Legrand
Léopold Legrand signs a fascinating, masterful and very well interpreted first feature about an illegal practice carried out secretly by two couples

All Quiet On The Western Front - by Edward Berger

All Quiet On The Western Front
by Edward Berger
In the third ever, and first German, adaptation of the classic novel, Edward Berger crafts a haunting tale of the price of war and its unhinged enforcers

Industry Reports

Market Trends – 07/10/2022

Call for Estates General of French Cinema: French independents make their voices heard

Representing every sector of the industry, a great number of auteur cinema professionals ring the alarm and question public authorities’ vision for their future

Documentary – 05/10/2022

Baltic Sea Docs explores documentary filmmaking and mental health

At the recent edition of the Latvian gathering, a panel examined the complex nature of the mental-health needs of documentarians through the prism of the war in Ukraine

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/10/2022

Experts at the Zurich Summit discuss luring audiences to see arthouse titles

A panel of four international executives in the theatrical space spoke about audience retention and development at arthouse theatres, as well as co-existing with the streamers

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/09/2022

REPORT: Nordisk Panorama Forum 2022

We take a closer look at seven of the non-fiction projects pitched recently at the Malmö-based gathering

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