José Antonio de Luna • COO and co-founder, Filmin

Interview: José Antonio de Luna • COO and co-founder, Filmin

“Supporting new talent is one of our obsessions”

The co-founder of the pioneering platform in Spain, which also produces and distributes films, talks to us after receiving the festival's honorary award  

03/12 | Lanzarote 2024

Jawad Rhalib • Director of Since I Was Born

Interview: Jawad Rhalib • Director of Since I Was Born

“Working with the long duration of the documentary format is also moving forward into the unknown”

We met with the Belgian-Moroccan filmmaker to talk about his documentary, which focuses on the often thwarted destinies of children in the High Atlas, between tradition and rurality  

03/12 | Cinemamed 2024

Ivan Tymchenko • Director of English Lesson

Interview: Ivan Tymchenko • Director of English Lesson

“War is the backdrop – it’s a force that transforms lives. These stories are about courage, resilience, humanity and reevaluating values”

The Ukrainian director breaks down his upcoming animated film, which won the Eurimages Special Co-production Development Award at Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event  

03/12 | Black Nights 2024 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

FIFDH Impact Days to showcase transformative documentaries from around the world

FIFDH Impact Days to showcase transformative documentaries from around the world

The seventh edition of the initiative has picked 12 projects for its Impact Lab, spotlighting powerful stories that address pressing global issues  

03/12 | FIFDH Geneva 2025 | FIFDH Industry

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Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Gábor Böszörményi • Distributor, Mozinet - 28/11/2024

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/11/2024
Gábor Böszörményi • Distributor, Mozinet
The distributor spoke about his firm’s business model, some of its successful campaigns and the peculiarities of the Hungarian market, among other topics

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A 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

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - José Antonio de Luna • COO and co-founder, Filmin - 03/12/2024

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/12/2024
José Antonio de Luna • COO and co-founder, Filmin
The co-founder of the pioneering platform in Spain, which also produces and distributes films, talks to us after receiving the festival's honorary award

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The inaugural African-European Distribution Academy draws to a close - 02/12/2024

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/12/2024
The inaugural African-European Distribution Academy draws to a close
The programme boldly aims to improve exchange, access and networks between distributors and other media professionals in the African and European film markets

Produce – Co-Produce... - The FFA's Bérénice Honold surveys Germany's film funding system and an upcoming reform at Black Nights - 26/11/2024

Produce – Co-Produce... – 26/11/2024
The FFA's Bérénice Honold surveys Germany's film funding system and an upcoming reform at Black Nights
Some of the expected changes currently being discussed by Parliament include the introduction of investment obligations and the cancellation of FFA's selective funding

Series - At Tallinn’s TV Beats, Juha Wuolijoki and Sari Lempiäinen unpack the making of Valhalla Project - 26/11/2024

Series – 26/11/2024
At Tallinn’s TV Beats, Juha Wuolijoki and Sari Lempiäinen unpack the making of Valhalla Project
The director-producer and the commissioning editor discussed the development, casting and production of their new six-part Finnish show

New Media - Betaseries CEO Rémi Tereszkiewicz explores how AI can improve TV series sales - 25/11/2024

New Media – 25/11/2024
Betaseries CEO Rémi Tereszkiewicz explores how AI can improve TV series sales
At Tallinn Black Nights, the expert explained how AI-driven insights are set to reshape the sector, enhancing strategies in all fields from development to distribution

Produce – Co-Produce... - At Tallinn, filmmakers in exile fight to “decolonise cinema” and regain creative freedom - 25/11/2024

Produce – Co-Produce... – 25/11/2024
At Tallinn, filmmakers in exile fight to “decolonise cinema” and regain creative freedom
The panel asked the pressing question of how filmmakers can continue their craft in a world marked by war, displacement and censorship

Review: Silent Storms

Review: Silent Storms

In Dania Reymond-Boughenou’s speculative debut feature, the weight of Algerian Civil War history cannot physically be held back in a community confronted by mysterious events  

03/12 | Marrakech 2024

Review: Madame Ida

Review: Madame Ida

Danish director Jacob Møller’s first feature tells a female-focused story set in the past but resonating with the present, which is sadly lacking in nuance, despite brilliant performances by the cast  

03/12 | Turin 2024

The Red Sea Souk gears up to present 38 projects

The Red Sea Souk gears up to present 38 projects

The industry sidebar of the Red Sea International Film Festival, unspooling from 7-11 December, will feature both film and episodic projects  

03/12 | Red Sea 2024 | Red Sea Souk

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia) - 28/11/2024

28/11/2024
Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia)
The producers of the film by Peter Kerekes are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 71: Superluna (Italy/Belgium) - 14/11/2024

14/11/2024
Episode 71: Superluna (Italy/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Federico Bondi are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

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

Les Arcs’ Work in Progress section to present 13 titles

Les Arcs’ Work in Progress section to present 13 titles

Feature films in post-production and in search of international sales agents are set to be showcased in the Alpine festival's Industry Village  

03/12 | Les Arcs 2024 | Industry Village

Attila Dávid is shooting Distance

Attila Dávid is shooting Distance

Niké Kurta and Levente Orbán lead the cast of the Hungarian director’s first feature film, produced by CineSuper  

03/12 | Production | Funding | Hungary

Miroslav Mogorovic • President, Critics’ Picks jury, Tallinn Black Nights

Interview: Miroslav Mogorovic • President, Critics’ Picks jury, Tallinn Black Nights

“With such a wonderful, rich and diverse selection, it was great to see that my colleagues and I were on the same artistic wavelength”

The president of the Critics’ Picks jury details his approach to his job and how he thinks the festival’s role in promoting emerging filmmakers has evolved over the years  

03/12 | Black Nights 2024 | Critics’ Picks

Review: The Thousand and One Days of Hajj Edmond

Review: The Thousand and One Days of Hajj Edmond

Simone Bitton weaves together an elegiac love letter to lesser-known Moroccan Jewish writer and intellectual Edmond Amran El Maleh  

03/12 | Marrakech 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

A Fidai Film wins at the 14th Lanzarote Film Festival

A Fidai Film wins at the 14th Lanzarote Film Festival

The jury of the official section deliberated in front of the audience at the Canary Islands competition, deciding that Kamal Aljafari's film deserved the award for Best Feature Film  

02/12 | Lanzarote 2024 | Awards

Review: Since I Was Born

Review: Since I Was Born

Jawad Rhalib follows a small village girl from the High Atlas fighting to pursue her studies, and thus paints the subtle portrait of a rural population and its challenges  

02/12 | Cinemamed 2024

Review: L’Aiguille

Review: L’Aiguille

Abdelhamid Bouchnack shines a light on the sensitive subject of intersexuality in Tunisia, experienced as a source of shame to be washed away through surgical intervention on newborns  

02/12 | Turin 2024

Reviews

And Their Children After Them - by Zoran Boukherma, Ludovic Boukherma

And Their Children After Them
by Zoran Boukherma, Ludovic Boukherma
VENICE 2024: Blending social realism and adolescent mythology, romanticism and tragedy, Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma deliver an exciting and spirited adaptation of Nicolas Mathieu’s novel

Limonov: The Ballad - by Kirill Serebrennikov

Limonov: The Ballad
by Kirill Serebrennikov
CANNES 2024: Kirill Serebrennikov detonates a cyanide-laced grenade by way of a fragmented 360° portrait of a rebellious artist who claimed to be a hero of chaos and who loathed conformism

100,000,000,000,000 - by Virgil Vernier

100,000,000,000,000
by Virgil Vernier
In his personal style straddling different genres, Virgil Vernier draws out subtle concentric circles, following in the wake of a young escort as he criss-crosses the rugged city-state of Monaco

Grand Tour - by Miguel Gomes

Grand Tour
by Miguel Gomes
CANNES 2024: Miguel Gomes’ latest effort is a playful, fascinating cinematic experience telling the story of a man who flees his betrothed

The Marching Band - by Emmanuel Courcol

The Marching Band
by Emmanuel Courcol
CANNES 2024: Two unlikely brothers bond over music, laughter and tears in an archetypal French feel-good story helmed by Emmanuel Courcol

Conclave - by Edward Berger

Conclave
by Edward Berger
Via a faithful adaptation of Robert Harris's 2016 novel, Edward Berger entangles himself in papal politicking in this fun but narratively very soapy thriller

Crossing - by Levan Akin

Crossing
by Levan Akin
BERLINALE 2024: Levan Akin’s new film is a tender buddy movie with an added shot of chacha

Shambhala - by Min Bahadur Bham

Shambhala
by Min Bahadur Bham
BERLINALE 2024: Min Bahadur Bham delivers a film of great romantic and mystical purity following in the wake of a woman overcoming adversity in the heart of the Himalayas

End of filming in sight for Nathan Ambrosioni’s Les enfants vont bien

End of filming in sight for Nathan Ambrosioni’s Les enfants vont bien

Camille Cottin, Juliette Armanet and Monia Chokri steal focus in this Chi-Fou-Mi production sold by StudioCanal  

02/12 | Production | Funding | France

Holy Rosita triumphs at the Torino Film Festival

Holy Rosita triumphs at the Torino Film Festival

Belgian director Wannes Destoop’s first work is named Best Film, while Chiara Fleischhacker’s Vena, Abdelhamid Bouchnack’s L’Aiguille and Jacob Møller’s Madame Ida also scoop trophies  

02/12 | Turin 2024 | Awards

Matthijs Wouter Knol • CEO and director, European Film Academy

Interview: Matthijs Wouter Knol • CEO and director, European Film Academy

“We've introduced initiatives to keep European cinema relevant and accessible”

The CEO and director of the European Film Academy discusses the context of the 37th edition of the European Film Awards, to be held on 7 December  

02/12 | European Film Awards 2024

Interviews

Juris Kursietis • Director of The Exalted

Juris Kursietis • Director of The Exalted
The filmmaker discusses his follow-up to his Cannes Directors' Fortnight entry Oleg, about a German organist who discovers her Latvian husband's involvement in a corruption scandal

Jaak Kilmi • Director of The Shadow

Jaak Kilmi • Director of The Shadow
The Estonian director delves into his latest film, a portray of Juhan Liiv, a struggling poet and unlikely detective who lived in his country during the Tsar's crumbling empire

Boris Guts • Director of Deaf Lovers

Boris Guts • Director of Deaf Lovers
The Russian-born filmmaker discusses his a tale of a Ukrainian woman and a Russian man, both deaf, who meet in Istanbul while there’s a war going on back home

Dechen Roder • Director of I, the Song

Dechen Roder • Director of I, the Song
One of the first female directors from Bhutan discusses her second feature, a tale of Buddhist karma, doppelgangers and melancholic Dzongkha songs

Viktor Tauš • Director of Girl America

Viktor Tauš • Director of Girl America
The Czech filmmaker delves into his newest film, about a little girl in a strict socialist orphanage who tries to overcome fears, insecurity and loneliness

Seyfettin Tokmak • Director of Empire of the Rabbits

Seyfettin Tokmak • Director of Empire of the Rabbits
The Turkish filmmaker discusses his new feature, a daring boy's journey against the cruel entanglements of deception and disabilities of the adult world

Marek Šulík • Director of Ms. President

Marek Šulík • Director of Ms. President
We talked to the Slovak filmmaker, whose documentary has already triumphed in Ji.hlava, about the challenges of filming the former leader of his country

Nikolaj Nikitin • Head programmer, Critics’ Picks, Tallinn Black Nights

Nikolaj Nikitin • Head programmer, Critics’ Picks, Tallinn Black Nights
We caught up with the head programmer of PÖFF’s strand dedicated to powerful and artistically outstanding works that might otherwise be overlooked

The inaugural African-European Distribution Academy draws to a close

The inaugural African-European Distribution Academy draws to a close

The programme boldly aims to improve exchange, access and networks between distributors and other media professionals in the African and European film markets  

02/12 | Industry | Market | Germany/Europe/Africa

Ignas Miškinis • Director of The Southern Chronicles

Interview: Ignas Miškinis • Director of The Southern Chronicles

“Lithuanian cinema has liberated itself, and become braver and younger”

We talked to Black Nights’ Baltic Film Competition winner about his film following one young man’s dreams of sporting glory and his first loves in the 1990s  

02/12 | Black Nights 2024 | Baltic Film Competition

GoCritic! Interview: José Luis Ágreda • Art director, Robot Dreams

GoCritic! Interview: José Luis Ágreda • Art director, Robot Dreams

"Sometimes you think fewer features make animation easier, but it's the opposite – you have fewer tools to express emotion"

The Spanish illustrator, cartoonist and art director shares his perspective on animation, adaptation and emotion through drawing  

02/12 | GoCritic! | Animest 2024

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

100,000,000,000,000 - by Virgil Vernier

100,000,000,000,000
by Virgil Vernier
Locarno 2024 - Competition

French release December 4

The Marching Band - by Emmanuel Courcol

The Marching Band
by Emmanuel Courcol
Cannes 2024 - Cannes Première
French release November 27, Belgian release December 4 and Italian release December 5

And Their Children After Them - by Zoran Boukherma, Ludovic Boukherma

And Their Children After Them
by Zoran Boukherma, Ludovic Boukherma
Venice 2024 - Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Talent
French and Belgian releases December 4

Limonov: The Ballad - by Kirill Serebrennikov

Limonov: The Ballad
by Kirill Serebrennikov
Cannes 2024 - Competition
French release December 4

Shambhala - by Min Bahadur Bham

Shambhala
by Min Bahadur Bham
Berlinale 2024 - Competition
French release December 4

The Peasants - by DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman

The Peasants
by DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman
Toronto 2023 - Special Presentations
Italian release December 2

Grand Tour - by Miguel Gomes

Grand Tour
by Miguel Gomes
Cannes 2024 - Best Director Award
French release November 27 and Italian release December 5

Conclave - by Edward Berger

Conclave
by Edward Berger
Toronto 2024 - Special Presentations
San Sebastián 2024 - Competition
French release December 4

GoCritic! Interview: Peter Dodd • Animation director, Kensuke's Kingdom

GoCritic! Interview: Peter Dodd • Animation director, Kensuke's Kingdom

"The whole film is actually about a guy that really needs a hug... and I think that hug is the best part of the film"

The UK-based animation director sat down with GoCritic! to talk about the subtle artistry behind the film’s emotional impact  

02/12 | GoCritic! | Animest 2024

GoCritic! Interview: Pierre-Luc Granjon • Director

GoCritic! Interview: Pierre-Luc Granjon • Director

"What I like about my techniques is working with my hands, rather than spending life in front of a computer"

The French director discussed his approach to different animation techniques, elaborating on a masterclass conducted at Animest  

02/12 | GoCritic! | Animest 2024

Review: I’d Rather Be Condemned

Review: I’d Rather Be Condemned

Galician filmmaker Maragarita Ledo Andión continues to explore women's stories of the past that mark the present with extreme sensitivity and intellectual acuity  

29/11 | Seville 2024

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Reviews

Reinas - by Klaudia Reynicke

Reinas
by Klaudia Reynicke
This masterfully directed third feature by Swiss-Peruvian filmmaker Klaudia Reynicke catapults us back to Lima in the early Nineties

Rabia - by Mareike Engelhardt

Rabia
by Mareike Engelhardt
Tremendously toplined by Megan Northam, Mareike Engelhardt’s first feature is a hard-hitting and far-sighted work about the grey zones of radicalisation

Weightless - by Sara Fgaier

Weightless
by Sara Fgaier
Italian director Sara Fgaier’s debut is a haunting, poetic and emotional film about love, memory and death

Kneecap - by Rich Peppiatt

Kneecap
by Rich Peppiatt
Rich Peppiatt’s feature debut is an infectious retelling of the titular Irish-language rap group’s rise to fame

Silent Storms - by Dania Reymond

Silent Storms
by Dania Reymond
In Dania Reymond-Boughenou’s speculative debut feature, the weight of Algerian Civil War history cannot physically be held back in a community confronted by mysterious events

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/12/2024

José Antonio de Luna • COO and co-founder, Filmin

The co-founder of the pioneering platform in Spain, which also produces and distributes films, talks to us after receiving the festival's honorary award

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/12/2024

The inaugural African-European Distribution Academy draws to a close

The programme boldly aims to improve exchange, access and networks between distributors and other media professionals in the African and European film markets

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/11/2024

Gábor Böszörményi • Distributor, Mozinet

The distributor spoke about his firm’s business model, some of its successful campaigns and the peculiarities of the Hungarian market, among other topics

Produce – Co-Produce... – 26/11/2024

The FFA's Bérénice Honold surveys Germany's film funding system and an upcoming reform at Black Nights

Some of the expected changes currently being discussed by Parliament include the introduction of investment obligations and the cancellation of FFA's selective funding

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