Marius Olteanu’s Monsters. wins the top prize at Sofia

Marius Olteanu’s Monsters. wins the top prize at Sofia

Films from Germany, Bulgaria and Greece have also picked up important awards at the Bulgarian gathering  

19/03 | Sofia 2019 | Awards

David Súkup • Co-director of Of Unwanted Things and People

Interview: David Súkup • Co-director of Of Unwanted Things and People

"Since the beginning, there has been this idea to have a united artistic approach"

We caught up with David Súkup, one of the directors of Of Unwanted Things and People, the project that won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the 21st edition of Cartoon Movie  

19/03

APA Report: Free and pay-TV market gaining ground in Italy

APA Report: Free and pay-TV market gaining ground in Italy

The Association of Audiovisual Producers presents its first multi-method research analysis of the Italian audiovisual industry  

18/03 | Television | Italy

Review: Campo

Review: Campo

Tiago Hespanha directs a documentary which is fascinating, subtle and quirky, interweaving life on a military base with mythology, nature and science  

18/03 | Cinéma du Réel 2019

GoCritic!
CNC_ACMD_Home
luxfilmfest_home

Film Reviews

M - by Yolande Zauberman - LOCARNO 2018: Unstoppable director Yolande Zauberman presents a powerful new film, a portrait of a modern hero that offers no concessions
M
by Yolande Zauberman
LOCARNO 2018: Unstoppable director Yolande Zauberman presents a powerful new film, a portrait of a modern hero that offers no concessions
Campo - by Tiago Hespanha - Tiago Hespanha directs a documentary which is fascinating, subtle and quirky, interweaving life on a military base with mythology, nature and science
Campo
by Tiago Hespanha
Tiago Hespanha directs a documentary which is fascinating, subtle and quirky, interweaving life on a military base with mythology, nature and science
A Picture with Yuki - by Lachezar Avramov - Lachezar Avramov's first feature, screening in competition at the Sofia International Film Festival, discusses racism, responsibility and guilt
A Picture with Yuki
by Lachezar Avramov
Lachezar Avramov's first feature, screening in competition at the Sofia International Film Festival, discusses racism, responsibility and guilt
Sunset - by László Nemes - VENICE 2018: In his competition entry, Hungarian director László Nemes creates a rich and vibrant world that unfortunately fails to engage
Sunset
by László Nemes
VENICE 2018: In his competition entry, Hungarian director László Nemes creates a rich and vibrant world that unfortunately fails to engage
The Pig - by Dragomir Sholev - Dragomir Sholev's second feature, screening in competition at Sofia, is a relentless exploration of bullying and its consequences
The Pig
by Dragomir Sholev
Dragomir Sholev's second feature, screening in competition at Sofia, is a relentless exploration of bullying and its consequences
The Man Who Surprised Everyone - by Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov - VENICE 2018: The second feature by directorial duo Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov tells a story that merges folklore and local humour with contemporary politics
The Man Who Surprised Everyone
by Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov
VENICE 2018: The second feature by directorial duo Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov tells a story that merges folklore and local humour with contemporary politics
Dafne - by Federico Bondi - BERLIN 2019: This lovable, character-driven family drama directed by Federico Bondi is likely to steal the hearts of the Panorama audience
Dafne
by Federico Bondi
BERLIN 2019: This lovable, character-driven family drama directed by Federico Bondi is likely to steal the hearts of the Panorama audience
Borders, Raindrops - by Nikola Mijovic, Vlastimir Sudar - Nikola Mijović and Vlastimir Sudar’s debut – both of whom were born in former Yugoslavia and now teach film in London – is a call for universal peace and a far cry from traditional Balkan cinema
Borders, Raindrops
by Nikola Mijovic, Vlastimir Sudar
Nikola Mijović and Vlastimir Sudar’s debut – both of whom were born in former Yugoslavia and now teach film in London – is a call for universal peace and a far cry from traditional Balkan cinema
The Luxembourg City Film Festival ends on a high

The Luxembourg City Film Festival ends on a high

With a 9th edition which proved both eclectic and resolutely forward-thinking, the festival has successfully showcased its many attractions  

18/03 | Luxembourg 2019 | Awards

Review: Heart of Stone

Review: Heart of Stone

The winner of One World Prague's International Competition is a story about a young Afghani refugee in Paris who goes back to his hometown after eight years  

18/03 | One World Prague 2019

Review: A Picture with Yuki

Review: A Picture with Yuki

Lachezar Avramov's first feature, screening in competition at the Sofia International Film Festival, discusses racism, responsibility and guilt  

18/03 | Sofia 2019 | Competition

The Diagonale gears up to celebrate its 22nd edition

The Diagonale gears up to celebrate its 22nd edition

The rich programme of this year’s edition of one of the most important film gatherings in Austria unspools in Graz from 19-24 March  

18/03 | Diagonale 2019

Follow us on

Facebook Twitter RSS feed

Interviews

We caught up with David Súkup, one of the directors of Of Unwanted Things and People, the project that won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the 21st edition of Cartoon Movie
We caught up with David Súkup, one of the directors of Of Unwanted Things and People, the project that won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the 21st edition of Cartoon Movie
We met up with Ireland's Ivan Kavanagh, the writer-director of the western Never Grow Old, set to be released in the USA on 15 March
We met up with Ireland's Ivan Kavanagh, the writer-director of the western Never Grow Old, set to be released in the USA on 15 March
Cineuropa talked to Alessandra Pastore about her new role as head of industry at Meeting Point – Vilnius
Cineuropa talked to Alessandra Pastore about her new role as head of industry at Meeting Point – Vilnius
We chatted to Catalan director Carla Simón to find out more about her Eurimages Award-winning upcoming and very personal film, Alcarràs
We chatted to Catalan director Carla Simón to find out more about her Eurimages Award-winning upcoming and very personal film, Alcarràs
We spoke to Mira Staleva, the driving force behind Sofia Meetings, about the challenges of organising one of the biggest co-production platforms in Eastern Europe
We spoke to Mira Staleva, the driving force behind Sofia Meetings, about the challenges of organising one of the biggest co-production platforms in Eastern Europe
We spoke to the young Belgian filmmaker Sarah Hirtt, whose first feature film, Escapada comes out in Belgium theatres tomorrow
We spoke to the young Belgian filmmaker Sarah Hirtt, whose first feature film, Escapada comes out in Belgium theatres tomorrow
Bridging the Dragon met up with Patrick Huang, producer at Flash Forward Entertainment, a production company based in Taiwan
Bridging the Dragon met up with Patrick Huang, producer at Flash Forward Entertainment, a production company based in Taiwan
Cineuropa talked to Polish director Olga Chajdas about her inspiration behind her new project, Stillborn, and its current production status
Cineuropa talked to Polish director Olga Chajdas about her inspiration behind her new project, Stillborn, and its current production status
The 16th Sofia Meetings announces its winners

The 16th Sofia Meetings announces its winners

No Land For Me and Deconstruction have snagged the post-production awards, while Inkwash and Najva received the consultancy prizes at the Bulgarian industry event  

18/03 | Sofia 2019 | Sofia Meetings/Awards

French film Heart of Stone wins at One World Prague

French film Heart of Stone wins at One World Prague

Other winners include Cold Case Hammarskjold, Reconstructing Utoya and Everything Must Fall, while The Good Death and Another Chance have been awarded in the Czech Competition  

18/03 | One World Prague 2019 | Awards

Images come first at the IMAGO Awards

Images come first at the IMAGO Awards

Ed Lachman and Rachel Morrison were among the recipients of the second edition of the IMAGO Awards, celebrating the world’s best cinematographers  

18/03 | Awards | Serbia

LUX European Elections
Zurich submission

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Cutterhead - by Rasmus Kloster Bro - Danish release March 21
Cutterhead
by Rasmus Kloster Bro
Danish release March 21
Ricordi? - by Valerio Mieli - Venice 2018 - Giornate degli Autori - Italian release March 21
Ricordi?
by Valerio Mieli
Venice 2018 - Giornate degli Autori
Italian release March 21
Sunset - by László Nemes - Venice 2018 - FIPRESCI Prize Competition - French release March 20 and Swedish release March 22
Sunset
by László Nemes
Venice 2018 - FIPRESCI Prize Competition
French release March 20 and Swedish release March 22
M - by Yolande Zauberman - Locarno 2018 - Special Jury Prize - French release March 20
M
by Yolande Zauberman
Locarno 2018 - Special Jury Prize
French release March 20
The Man Who Surprised Everyone - by Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov - Venice 2018 - Best Actress Orizzonti - French release March 20
The Man Who Surprised Everyone
by Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov
Venice 2018 - Best Actress Orizzonti
French release March 20
Review: Pierino

Review: Pierino

Luca Ferri visited a retired Bergamo film-lover at his home every week for a year and filmed it on VHS while he talked about how he spent his days  

15/03 | Bergamo 2019

Review: Zero Impunity

Review: Zero Impunity

Nicolas Blies, Stéphane Hueber-Blies and Denis Lambert’s shocking documentary, screened at Luxembourg City Film Festival, denounces the impunity of perpetrators of sexual abuse in armed conflicts  

15/03 | Luxembourg 2019

Lucas Belvaux directing Gérard Depardieu in Des hommes

Lucas Belvaux directing Gérard Depardieu in Des hommes

The Belgian filmmaker is reopening a chapter in France’s colonial history with this adaptation of a Laurent Mauvignier novel  

15/03 | Production | France/Belgium

Vision_reel_home
Swiss Films Docs Spring

Film Reviews

Zero Impunity - by Nicolas Blies, Stéphane Hueber-Blies, Denis Lambert - Nicolas Blies, Stéphane Hueber-Blies and Denis Lambert’s shocking documentary, screened at Luxembourg City Film Festival, denounces the impunity of perpetrators of sexual abuse in armed conflicts
Zero Impunity
by Nicolas Blies, Stéphane Hueber-Blies, Denis Lambert
Nicolas Blies, Stéphane Hueber-Blies and Denis Lambert’s shocking documentary, screened at Luxembourg City Film Festival, denounces the impunity of perpetrators of sexual abuse in armed conflicts
A Winter's Tale - by Jan Bonny - LOCARNO 2018: German director Jan Bonny presents his second feature, a deliberately violent and disturbing work, in Locarno’s international competition
A Winter's Tale
by Jan Bonny
LOCARNO 2018: German director Jan Bonny presents his second feature, a deliberately violent and disturbing work, in Locarno’s international competition
Lucky One - by Mia Engberg - Mia Engberg’s intriguing new feature is an experiment in crime, darkness, light and love
Lucky One
by Mia Engberg
Mia Engberg’s intriguing new feature is an experiment in crime, darkness, light and love
Funan - by Denis Do - Awarded Best Film at Annecy, Denis Do's directorial debut artfully lifts the veil on a family caught in the turmoil of the Khmer Rouge revolution
Funan
by Denis Do
Awarded Best Film at Annecy, Denis Do's directorial debut artfully lifts the veil on a family caught in the turmoil of the Khmer Rouge revolution
Sofia - by Meryem Benm'Barek - CANNES 2018: Buoyed by an excellent script, this first full-length film by Meryem Benm’Barek is a thrilling feminist study, dissecting the double standards that divide Moroccan society
Sofia
by Meryem Benm'Barek
CANNES 2018: Buoyed by an excellent script, this first full-length film by Meryem Benm’Barek is a thrilling feminist study, dissecting the double standards that divide Moroccan society
Girl - by Lukas Dhont - CANNES 2018: Lukas Dhont delivers a jaw-dropping debut film about the emotional and physical struggle of a young transgender girl on the cusp of a transformation
Girl
by Lukas Dhont
CANNES 2018: Lukas Dhont delivers a jaw-dropping debut film about the emotional and physical struggle of a young transgender girl on the cusp of a transformation
The Sisters Brothers - by Jacques Audiard - VENICE 2018: Jacques Audiard continues his exploration of violence and emotion with a very effective twilight western set in America in 1851
The Sisters Brothers
by Jacques Audiard
VENICE 2018: Jacques Audiard continues his exploration of violence and emotion with a very effective twilight western set in America in 1851
Peterloo - by Mike Leigh - VENICE 2018: Mike Leigh returns with his biggest-budget film to date, which nevertheless lacks emotional punch
Peterloo
by Mike Leigh
VENICE 2018: Mike Leigh returns with his biggest-budget film to date, which nevertheless lacks emotional punch
Review: Momenti di trascurabile felicità

Review: Momenti di trascurabile felicità

Daniele Luchetti loosely adapts a couple of short stories by Francesco Piccolo, turning them into a metaphysical comedy, somewhere between heaven and earth, that doesn't quite work  

14/03

Aubagne celebrates the 20th birthday of Music & Cinema

Aubagne celebrates the 20th birthday of Music & Cinema

700 professionals are due to attend the 20th edition of the European festival, which is a benchmark event for film music  

15/03 | Festivals | France

Isabel Coixet to shoot Foodie Love for HBO

Isabel Coixet to shoot Foodie Love for HBO

After directing the feature Elisa & Marcela, world-premiered at the most recent Berlinale, for Netflix, the Catalan filmmaker is preparing a TV series centring on food and romantic relationships  

15/03 | Television | Spain

Polish Film Institute

Interviews

Interview with Lorenzo Cioffi, producer for Italian outfit Ladoc and selected for the 2019 Emerging Producers programme
Interview with Lorenzo Cioffi, producer for Italian outfit Ladoc and selected for the 2019 Emerging Producers programme
Interview with Anna Herza Tydlitátová, producer for Czech outfit Telekinetic and selected for the 2019 Emerging Producers programme
Interview with Anna Herza Tydlitátová, producer for Czech outfit Telekinetic and selected for the 2019 Emerging Producers programme
Interview with Anamaria Antoci, producer for Romanian company Tangaj Production and selected for the 2019 Emerging Producers programme
Interview with Anamaria Antoci, producer for Romanian company Tangaj Production and selected for the 2019 Emerging Producers programme
Interview with Kristof Bilsen, producer for Belgian company Limerick Films and selected for the 2019 Emerging Producers programme
Interview with Kristof Bilsen, producer for Belgian company Limerick Films and selected for the 2019 Emerging Producers programme
Interview with Renata Sancho, producer for Portuguese outfit Cedro Plátano and selected for the 2019 Emerging Producers programme
Interview with Renata Sancho, producer for Portuguese outfit Cedro Plátano and selected for the 2019 Emerging Producers programme
Koldo Serra releases 70 Big Ones in Spanish cinemas, a vibrant film about a bank robbery that was very well received at Sitges Film Festival and stars Emma Suárez and Nathalie Poza
Koldo Serra releases 70 Big Ones in Spanish cinemas, a vibrant film about a bank robbery that was very well received at Sitges Film Festival and stars Emma Suárez and Nathalie Poza
French filmmaker Denis Do talks about his first feature, animation film Funan, which triumphed at Annecy and is released in French theatres today
French filmmaker Denis Do talks about his first feature, animation film Funan, which triumphed at Annecy and is released in French theatres today
Interview with Zoran Galić, producer for Bosnian company Vizart Film and selected for the 2019 Emerging Producers programme
Interview with Zoran Galić, producer for Bosnian company Vizart Film and selected for the 2019 Emerging Producers programme
The latest Slovakian films and international arthouse fare on show at Febiofest

The latest Slovakian films and international arthouse fare on show at Febiofest

This year, the International Film Clubs Festival Febiofest is joining forces with the Visegrad Film Forum and KineDok  

15/03 | Festivals | Slovakia

Ivan Kavanagh • Director of Never Grow Old

Interview: Ivan Kavanagh • Director of Never Grow Old

“This was an extremely ambitious film on our budget, but I think we pulled it off”

We met up with Ireland's Ivan Kavanagh, the writer-director of the western Never Grow Old, set to be released in the USA on 15 March  

15/03

Museum of the Revolution triumphs at East Doc Platform

Museum of the Revolution triumphs at East Doc Platform

The Serbian-Croatian co-production has won the EDP and IDFA Forum Awards, while other prizes went to projects from the Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine and Serbia  

15/03 | East Doc Platform 2019 | Awards

Advertise EN

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

A Moment in the Reeds - by Mikko Makela - French release March 20
A Moment in the Reeds
by Mikko Makela
French release March 20
The Sisters Brothers - by Jacques Audiard - Venice 2018 - Award for Best Director - Swedish release March 15, Norwegian release March 22, Finish release March 29
The Sisters Brothers
by Jacques Audiard
Venice 2018 - Award for Best Director
Swedish release March 15, Norwegian release March 22, Finish release March 29
Britt-Marie Was Here - by Tuva Novotny - Danish release March 14 and Norwegian release March 22
Britt-Marie Was Here
by Tuva Novotny
Danish release March 14 and Norwegian release March 22
Everybody Knows - by Asghar Farhadi - Cannes 2018 - Opening Competition - Danish release March 14, Polish, Swedish and Norwegian releases March 15, Finnish release March 29
Everybody Knows
by Asghar Farhadi
Cannes 2018 - Opening Competition
Danish release March 14, Polish, Swedish and Norwegian releases March 15, Finnish release March 29
Luz - by Tilman Singer - German release March 21
Luz
by Tilman Singer
German release March 21

Industry Reports

17/01/2019

Paul Brett • Producer, Flying Tiger

The Chinese Bridging the Dragon market met up with Paul Brett, head of Flying Tiger, one of China's leading media-market research companies for the entertainment industry

17/12/2018

Jeffrey Chan • Producer and distributor, Bona Film Group

Bridging the Dragon met up with Jeffrey Chan, executive vice-president of Bona Film Group, one of the leading distribution and production companies in China

14/12/2018

Cai Gongming • Producer and distributor, Road Pictures

Road Pictures’ Cai Gongming chatted to us about the Chinese film market at the latest Bridging the Dragon event, which unspooled from 11-14 November in Beijing

Film Reviews

Creative Europe MEDIA