Tzvetan Dragnev • Director of Balkan Black Box

Interview: Tzvetan Dragnev • Director of Balkan Black Box

“I prefer to leave things fragmented, just as they are in real life”

The Bulgarian filmmaker speaks about his affinity for places and characters that are off the beaten track while breaking down his third documentary feature  

13/12 | /Bulgaria

Tromsø announces the full programme line-up for its 35th edition

Tromsø announces the full programme line-up for its 35th edition

Arild Østin Ommundsen's Everything Must Go will open the gathering, which includes a sidebar for new musical movies, its signature Films from the North showcase and a focus on Iran  

13/12 | Tromsø 2025

Frédéric Boyer • Artistic director, Les Arcs Film Festival

Interview: Frédéric Boyer • Artistic director, Les Arcs Film Festival

"These days, everyone is staking their bets on attention-grabbing films which can be highly profitable in the arthouse cinema sector"

The Les Arcs Film Festival selector sheds light on the Work in Progress line-up which will be showcased on 15 December, and gives his opinion on the current state of European arthouse cinema  

13/12 | Les Arcs 2024

NEM Zagreb wraps after offering an in-depth look at CEE TV and film production

NEM Zagreb wraps after offering an in-depth look at CEE TV and film production

The event cemented its role as a premier platform for connecting TV and film professionals across CEE, showcasing innovative solutions and addressing critical challenges  

13/12 | NEM Zagreb 2024

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Industry Reports

Market Trends - F.A.M.E. alliance launched - 09/12/2024

Market Trends – 09/12/2024
F.A.M.E. alliance launched
The new alliance unites film and audiovisual markets in Europe to stimulate innovations, cooperation and growth

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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

Produce – Co-Produce... - Valentina Iusuphodjaev • Head, Moldovan National Film Center - 11/12/2024

Produce – Co-Produce... – 11/12/2024
Valentina Iusuphodjaev • Head, Moldovan National Film Center
After the second edition of the CinemaHora Forum, the head of the National Film Center of Moldova discussed the synergies between film, society and the economy

Produce – Co-Produce... - Hédi Zardi • Head, Atlas Workshops - 10/12/2024

Produce – Co-Produce... – 10/12/2024
Hédi Zardi • Head, Atlas Workshops
The current head of Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops speaks about the highlights of this year’s industry programme and how it trains up-and-coming talent from the region

Europe and the Rest of the World - Shivani Pandya Malhotra • Managing director, Red Sea Film Foundation - 10/12/2024

Europe and the Rest of the World – 10/12/2024
Shivani Pandya Malhotra • Managing director, Red Sea Film Foundation
During our chat, we zoomed in on the collaboration between Europe and the Arab region, and how the Red Sea Film Foundation supports female filmmakers

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Finnish films record their most successful year since 2017 - 06/12/2024

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 06/12/2024
Finnish films record their most successful year since 2017
A Finnish Film Foundation report has found that the number of cinema admissions for domestic films in 2024 had reached 2 million by 20 November

Produce – Co-Produce... - Ryan Ashore • Head, Red Sea Labs - 04/12/2024

Produce – Co-Produce... – 04/12/2024
Ryan Ashore • Head, Red Sea Labs
We sat down with the head honcho of the Red Sea Labs in order to gain an insight into what has changed this year and get an overview of some of its success stories

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The European Audiovisual Observatory highlights a decline in admissions, growing availability of European films - 04/12/2024

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 04/12/2024
The European Audiovisual Observatory highlights a decline in admissions, growing availability of European films
The report offers a detailed analysis of the performance and accessibility of European films from 2014-2023, both within their home countries and on the international stage

Red Path and To a Land Unknown win big at the fourth Red Sea Film Festival

Red Path and To a Land Unknown win big at the fourth Red Sea Film Festival

Little Jaffna, Songs of Adam and My Driver and I have emerged as the other European feature-length co-productions that received accolades  

13/12 | Red Sea 2024 | Awards

EXCLUSIVE: Crew United and Spain Film Commission unveil new partnership

EXCLUSIVE: Crew United and Spain Film Commission unveil new partnership

The new collaboration provides two years of free Premium Video+ profiles, offering Spanish professionals increased visibility and networking opportunities across Europe  

13/12 | Industry | Market | Germany/Spain

GoCritic! Interview: Jelena Oroz • Director of short film No Room

GoCritic! Interview: Jelena Oroz • Director of short film No Room

“I wanted to step outside of 2D digital animation – it’s my safe place, and I wanted to try something different”

The Croatian animator talks fast cars, cramped spaces and cinematic revenge during Ljubljana's 21st Animateka International Animated Film Festival  

13/12 | GoCritic! | Animateka 2024

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 73: Flow (Latvia/France/Belgium) - 10/12/2024

10/12/2024
Episode 73: Flow (Latvia/France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Gints Zilbalodis are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

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

GoCritic! Review: Hurikán

GoCritic! Review: Hurikán

Jan Saska’s Annecy-winning black-and-white short follows a half-man, half-pig who is sent in pursuit of a fresh keg of beer, leading to a fast-paced chase all around the streets of Prague  

13/12 | GoCritic! | Animateka 2024

GoCritic! Review: Keep Out

GoCritic! Review: Keep Out

The animated short film by Tan-Lui Chan tackles a "we live in a society" zeitgeist, inspired by coping mechanisms manifested during the Hong Kong protests and global pandemic of the last years  

13/12 | GoCritic! | Animateka 2024

Aitor Arregi and José Mari Goenaga shoot Maspalomas

Aitor Arregi and José Mari Goenaga shoot Maspalomas

The new film from the two people behind the films Marco and The Endless Trench and the series Cristóbal Balenciaga is a queer drama sold by Film Factory  

12/12 | Production | Funding | Spain

Review: The Imminent Age

Review: The Imminent Age

Col-lectiu Vigília premieres a moving debut, awarded in Gijón, about the relationships between younger and older generations and the precariousness they experience  

12/12 | Films | Reviews | Spain

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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

The final Italian clapperboard slams in Turin on Sergio Castro San Martín’s Il Cileno

The final Italian clapperboard slams in Turin on Sergio Castro San Martín’s Il Cileno

The Chilean director’s movie starring Camilo Arancibia and Sara Serraiocco, follows young socialist Aldo Marin as he flees Pinochet’s Chile in 1976 to take refuge in Italy  

12/12 | Production | Funding | Italy/Chile/Switzerland

NEM Zagreb 2024 unveils its winners

NEM Zagreb 2024 unveils its winners

Extractors has snagged the Best Finished TV Series Award, while Imperial Vampire Committee received the Council of Europe Series Co-Production Development Award at the event  

12/12 | NEM Zagreb 2024 | Awards

Computer game Go Home Annie released

Computer game Go Home Annie released

The first-person horror-adventure game puts the player in the shoes of Annie, who has to explore an abandoned house and solve the mysteries of the experiments that took place there  

12/12 | Distribution | Releases | Exhibitors | Croatia/Lithuania

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Reviews

Holy Cow - by Louise Courvoisier

Holy Cow
by Louise Courvoisier
CANNES 2024: Louise Courvoisier blows in a fresh wind with her first feature, following a young man with his back against the wall who sets out on an unprecedented adventure

Fotogenico - by Marcia Romano, Benoît Sabatier

Fotogenico
by Marcia Romano, Benoît Sabatier
CANNES 2024: Marcia Romano and Benoît Sabatier write and direct an eccentric comedy following a father retracing his late daughter’s life, only to discover it was all a lie

The Protected Men - by Irene von Alberti

The Protected Men
by Irene von Alberti
Irene von Alberti’s latest effort is funny and surreal, but its lack of technical polish leads us to believe the story’s potential hasn’t been fully exploited

May I Speak With the Enemy? - by Alexis Morante

May I Speak With the Enemy?
by Alexis Morante
Alexis Morante recreates the time that the great comedian Miguel Gila spent immersed in the Spanish Civil War, a traumatic experience that the comedian was able to laugh about later in his monologues

Lost Children - by Michèle Jacob

Lost Children
by Michèle Jacob
Belgian director Michèle Jacob finds an original way to illustrate the lasting effects of childhood trauma in her fiction feature debut

The Rim - by Alberto Gracia

The Rim
by Alberto Gracia
Strangeness and witty black humour characterise Alberto Gracia’s third feature film in which he turns his hometown into a ghostly place populated by absurd creatures

Emilia Pérez - by Jacques Audiard

Emilia Pérez
by Jacques Audiard
CANNES 2024: Jacques Audiard masterfully pulls off his incredible gamble on a musical comedy set in the Latino drug world, with a film that warmly embraces the freedom to change

The Balconettes - by Noémie Merlant

The Balconettes
by Noémie Merlant
CANNES 2024: Noémie Merlant presents a confident second feature mixing comedy, drama and horror with some supernatural elements, to a delightful result

Shooting about to wrap for Cédric Jimenez’s Chien 51

Shooting about to wrap for Cédric Jimenez’s Chien 51

Gilles Lellouche, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Louis Garrel, Xavier Dolan and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi are among the cast of this Chi-Fou-Mi production being sold by StudioCanal  

12/12 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium

Carlos R Ríos, Pedro Andrade • Director and head of programming, and industry coordinator, D’A Film Festival

Interview: Carlos R Ríos, Pedro Andrade • Director and head of programming, and industry coordinator, D’A Film Festival

“Our flagship sections have become benchmarks in Spain for cinema created on the margins of the industry”

The two professionals give us a peek behind the scenes of the Catalonian festival that is committed to showcasing groundbreaking and emerging talents in cinema  

12/12 | D'A 2025

Sundance to host a well-stocked line-up of European productions

Sundance to host a well-stocked line-up of European productions

Films from numerous co-production territories will be present at the Park City gathering, with Peter Hujar’s Day by Ira Sachs perhaps the most high-profile title  

12/12 | Sundance 2025

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Interviews

Manele Labidi • Director of Queen Mom

Manele Labidi • Director of Queen Mom
We met with the filmmaker as she presented her new film in Cinemamed’s closing slot, and chatted with her about the way she set out to explore issues of exile and racism

Jawad Rhalib • Director of Since I Was Born

Jawad Rhalib • Director of Since I Was Born
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

Ignas Miškinis • Director of The Southern Chronicles

Ignas Miškinis • Director of The Southern Chronicles
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

Matthijs Wouter Knol • CEO and director, European Film Academy

Matthijs Wouter Knol • CEO and director, European Film Academy
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

Kamal Aljafari • Director of A Fidai Film

Kamal Aljafari • Director of A Fidai Film
The Palestinian director talks about his feature built from archival images looted by the Israeli army that the filmmaker reworked to express the reality of oppression his people are experiencing

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

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

REC Tarragona’s industry platform rewards a clutch of projects

REC Tarragona’s industry platform rewards a clutch of projects

Sara Fantova, Armand Rovira, Javier Marco and Marina Wagner have won awards in Primer Test, while in RECVisions, the educational film project Victoria & Savoy took centre stage  

11/12 | Industry | Market | Spain

Manele Labidi • Director of Queen Mom

Interview: Manele Labidi • Director of Queen Mom

“Producing stories helps us escape from socially assigned roles”

We met with the filmmaker as she presented her new film in Cinemamed’s closing slot, and chatted with her about the way she set out to explore issues of exile and racism  

11/12 | Cinemamed 2024

Principal photography under way for Manon Coubia’s Forêt Ivre

Principal photography under way for Manon Coubia’s Forêt Ivre

The young, Belgian-based French filmmaker is currently shooting her feature debut, which stars Anne Coesens, Salomé Richard and Aurélia Petit  

11/12 | Production | Funding | Belgium/France

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Holy Cow - by Louise Courvoisier

Holy Cow
by Louise Courvoisier
Cannes 2024 - Un Certain Regard Youth Prize
French release December 11

May I Speak With the Enemy? - by Alexis Morante

May I Speak With the Enemy?
by Alexis Morante
Spanish release December 13

Wild Diamond - by Agathe Riedinger

Wild Diamond
by Agathe Riedinger
Cannes 2024 - Competition
German release December 12 and Polish release December 13

When Fall Is Coming - by François Ozon

When Fall Is Coming
by François Ozon
San Sebastián 2024 - Jury Prize for Best Screenplay and Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance
Spanish release December 13

Rich Flu - by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia

Rich Flu
by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
German release December 12

Rabia - by Mareike Engelhardt

Rabia
by Mareike Engelhardt
Spanish release December 13

Rock Bottom - by María Trénor

Rock Bottom
by María Trénor
Annecy 2024 - Competition
Spanish release December 13

Lost Children - by Michèle Jacob

Lost Children
by Michèle Jacob
Karlovy Vary 2023 - Proxima Competition
Belgian release December 11

End of filming in sight for Laurent dans le vent

End of filming in sight for Laurent dans le vent

The debut feature film by Léo Couture, Mattéo Eustachon and Anton Balekdjian is being produced by Mabel Films  

11/12 | Production | Funding | France

EFP presents the 2025 European Shooting Stars

EFP presents the 2025 European Shooting Stars

Ten of the most promising up-and-coming actors and actresses from Europe have been selected to participate in special events at the upcoming Berlinale in February  

11/12 | European Shooting Stars 2025

The sixth Dot.on.the.map Industry Days opens its call

The sixth Dot.on.the.map Industry Days opens its call

The dynamic platform for co-production, training and networking invites filmmakers to connect with international industry leaders; the call is open until 17 January  

11/12 | Cyprus Film Days 2025 | Dot.on.the.map Industry Days

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Reviews

Flow - by Gints Zilbalodis

Flow
by Gints Zilbalodis
CANNES 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 Substance - by Coralie Fargeat

The Substance
by Coralie Fargeat
CANNES 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

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

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

Rock Bottom - by María Trénor

Rock Bottom
by María Trénor
Spanish director María Trénor immerses herself in the music scene of the Seventies, with its psychedelics, hallucinatory love, and boundless creativity

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... – 11/12/2024

Valentina Iusuphodjaev • Head, Moldovan National Film Center

After the second edition of the CinemaHora Forum, the head of the National Film Center of Moldova discussed the synergies between film, society and the economy

Produce – Co-Produce... – 10/12/2024

Hédi Zardi • Head, Atlas Workshops

The current head of Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops speaks about the highlights of this year’s industry programme and how it trains up-and-coming talent from the region

Europe and the Rest of the World – 10/12/2024

Shivani Pandya Malhotra • Managing director, Red Sea Film Foundation

During our chat, we zoomed in on the collaboration between Europe and the Arab region, and how the Red Sea Film Foundation supports female filmmakers

Market Trends – 09/12/2024

F.A.M.E. alliance launched

The new alliance unites film and audiovisual markets in Europe to stimulate innovations, cooperation and growth

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