EFM Horizon classifies artificial intelligence as a non-threat to creativity

EFM Horizon classifies artificial intelligence as a non-threat to creativity

BERLINALE 2020: Five presentations explored the presence and uses of AI at various stages of a film’s life cycle  

27/02 | Berlinale 2020 | EFM

El Hierro awarded Best European Film Location of 2019

El Hierro awarded Best European Film Location of 2019

BERLINALE 2020: EUFCN and Cineuropa announced the winner of the third edition of the EUFCN Location Award at Berlinale's European Film Market  

27/02 | EUFCN Location Award 2019

Patrick Sobelman and Hugo Sobelman • Directors of Golda Maria

Interview: Patrick Sobelman and Hugo Sobelman • Directors of Golda Maria

“This story is bigger than our family”

BERLINALE 2020: We spoke to Patrick and Hugo Sobelman about their Golda Maria, which brings together three generations  

27/02 | Berlinale 2020 | Berlinale Special

A scramble unfolds in the home stretch towards Cannes

A scramble unfolds in the home stretch towards Cannes

An overview of the favourites and outsiders vying for a place in the 73rd edition of the Cannes Film Festival (running 12 – 23 May 2020)  

27/02 | Cannes 2020

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Film Reviews

The Roads Not Taken - by Sally Potter - BERLINALE 2020: Sally Potter’s main competition contender is a story of a writer trapped inside his mind by illness, which thrives on Javier Bardem’s stunning performance
The Roads Not Taken
by Sally Potter
BERLINALE 2020: Sally Potter’s main competition contender is a story of a writer trapped inside his mind by illness, which thrives on Javier Bardem’s stunning performance
Berlin Alexanderplatz - by Burhan Qurbani - BERLINALE 2020: Burhan Qurbani’s opus huffs and puffs, but fails to blow the house down
Berlin Alexanderplatz
by Burhan Qurbani
BERLINALE 2020: Burhan Qurbani’s opus huffs and puffs, but fails to blow the house down
DAU. Natasha - by Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, Jekaterina Oertel - BERLINALE 2020: The long-gestating feature film by Jekaterina Oertel and Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, part of the DAU project, has surfaced in competition at Berlin
DAU. Natasha
by Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, Jekaterina Oertel
BERLINALE 2020: The long-gestating feature film by Jekaterina Oertel and Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, part of the DAU project, has surfaced in competition at Berlin
Bad Tales - by Damiano D'Innocenzo, Fabio D'Innocenzo - BERLINALE 2020: It’s a hot, wet Italian summer in this explosive fable by the D’Innocenzo brothers
Bad Tales
by Damiano D'Innocenzo, Fabio D'Innocenzo
BERLINALE 2020: It’s a hot, wet Italian summer in this explosive fable by the D’Innocenzo brothers
A Common Crime - by Francisco Márquez - BERLINALE 2020: Argentina’s Francisco Márquez denounces the persecution of civilians in his psychological thriller about a woman who unwittingly becomes an accessory to a crime
A Common Crime
by Francisco Márquez
BERLINALE 2020: Argentina’s Francisco Márquez denounces the persecution of civilians in his psychological thriller about a woman who unwittingly becomes an accessory to a crime
À l'abordage - by Guillaume Brac - BERLINALE 2020: The South of France, off-the-cuff holidays and far-fetched romantic schemes are all in the offing for the unlikely trio leading Guillaume Brac’s fun, clever and refreshing film
À l'abordage
by Guillaume Brac
BERLINALE 2020: The South of France, off-the-cuff holidays and far-fetched romantic schemes are all in the offing for the unlikely trio leading Guillaume Brac’s fun, clever and refreshing film
Pari - by Siamak Etemadi - BERLINALE 2020: Siamak Etemadi’s debut feature depicts an Iranian mother’s compelling journey in a foreign place, paved with conflict, sacrifice and possible rebirth
Pari
by Siamak Etemadi
BERLINALE 2020: Siamak Etemadi’s debut feature depicts an Iranian mother’s compelling journey in a foreign place, paved with conflict, sacrifice and possible rebirth
Ordinary Justice - by Chiara Bellosi - BERLINALE 2020: The fiction feature debut of documentary-maker Chiara Bellosi oscillates between the social theme of excessive self-defence and human observation of the people involved
Ordinary Justice
by Chiara Bellosi
BERLINALE 2020: The fiction feature debut of documentary-maker Chiara Bellosi oscillates between the social theme of excessive self-defence and human observation of the people involved
Adrian Cioflâncă • Co-director of The Exit of the Trains

Interview: Adrian Cioflâncă • Co-director of The Exit of the Trains

“The film’s long running time is a humble form of respect”

BERLINALE 2020: The Exit of the Trains, a harrowing documentary essay about the killing of thousands of Jews in 1941, has screened in Forum, and we spoke to one of its co-directors, Adrian Cioflâncă  

27/02 | Berlinale 2020 | Forum

Review: The Roads Not Taken

Review: The Roads Not Taken

BERLINALE 2020: Sally Potter’s main competition contender is a story of a writer trapped inside his mind by illness, which thrives on Javier Bardem’s stunning performance  

27/02 | Berlinale 2020 | Competition

Review: A Common Crime

Review: A Common Crime

BERLINALE 2020: Argentina’s Francisco Márquez denounces the persecution of civilians in his psychological thriller about a woman who unwittingly becomes an accessory to a crime  

27/02 | Berlinale 2020 | Panorama

Review: Ordinary Justice

Review: Ordinary Justice

BERLINALE 2020: The fiction feature debut of documentary-maker Chiara Bellosi oscillates between the social theme of excessive self-defence and human observation of the people involved  

26/02 | Berlinale 2020 | Generation

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Interviews

BERLINALE 2020: We talked to Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond, the directorial duo behind the main competition title My Little Sister
BERLINALE 2020: We talked to Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond, the directorial duo behind the main competition title My Little Sister
BERLINALE 2020: We talked to Sébastien Lifshitz, the director of the documentary Little Girl, which has premiered in the Panorama section
BERLINALE 2020: We talked to Sébastien Lifshitz, the director of the documentary Little Girl, which has premiered in the Panorama section
BERLINALE 2020: We chatted to Slovak documentary filmmaker Ivan Ostrochovský, who has premiered Servants, his sophomore fiction feature after the much-celebrated Koza
BERLINALE 2020: We chatted to Slovak documentary filmmaker Ivan Ostrochovský, who has premiered Servants, his sophomore fiction feature after the much-celebrated Koza
BERLINALE 2020: The kickstarter of the Romanian New Wave, Cristi Puiu, is world-premiering his most cerebral film, Malmkrog, in the Encounters section, and he talked to us about it
BERLINALE 2020: The kickstarter of the Romanian New Wave, Cristi Puiu, is world-premiering his most cerebral film, Malmkrog, in the Encounters section, and he talked to us about it
BERLINALE 2020: We spoke to Patrick and Hugo Sobelman about their Golda Maria, which brings together three generations
BERLINALE 2020: We spoke to Patrick and Hugo Sobelman about their Golda Maria, which brings together three generations
BERLINALE 2020: The Exit of the Trains, a harrowing documentary essay about the killing of thousands of Jews in 1941, has screened in Forum, and we spoke to one of its co-directors, Adrian Cioflâncă
BERLINALE 2020: The Exit of the Trains, a harrowing documentary essay about the killing of thousands of Jews in 1941, has screened in Forum, and we spoke to one of its co-directors, Adrian Cioflâncă
BERLINALE 2020: We sat down with Lisa Weber, the director of the documentary Running on Empty, which has premiered in the Panorama section
BERLINALE 2020: We sat down with Lisa Weber, the director of the documentary Running on Empty, which has premiered in the Panorama section
BERLINALE 2020: French director Guillaume Brac reveals the origins of his cheerful work À l’abordage, unveiled in the Panorama line-up
BERLINALE 2020: French director Guillaume Brac reveals the origins of his cheerful work À l’abordage, unveiled in the Panorama line-up
Lisa Weber • Director of Running on Empty

Interview: Lisa Weber • Director of Running on Empty

"It was difficult for me to watch how they were missing every opportunity to get things done, but I learned to accept it"

BERLINALE 2020: We sat down with Lisa Weber, the director of the documentary Running on Empty, which has premiered in the Panorama section  

27/02 | Berlinale 2020 | Panorama

Review: Berlin Alexanderplatz

Review: Berlin Alexanderplatz

BERLINALE 2020: Burhan Qurbani’s opus huffs and puffs, but fails to blow the house down  

27/02 | Berlinale 2020 | Competition

Guillaume Brac • Director of À l’abordage

Interview: Guillaume Brac • Director of À l’abordage

"I need political and social issues to be smuggled in, behind a screen of lightheartedness and comedy"

BERLINALE 2020: French director Guillaume Brac reveals the origins of his cheerful work À l’abordage, unveiled in the Panorama line-up  

27/02 | Berlinale 2020 | Panorama

Manaki Brothers Programmer Call
Shooting Stars 2020

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Irradiated - by Rithy Panh - Berlinale 2020 - Competition
Irradiated
by Rithy Panh
Berlinale 2020 - Competition
There Is No Evil - by Mohammad Rasoulof - Berlinale 2020 - Competition
There Is No Evil
by Mohammad Rasoulof
Berlinale 2020 - Competition
Berlin Alexanderplatz - by Burhan Qurbani - Berlinale 2020 - Competition
Berlin Alexanderplatz
by Burhan Qurbani
Berlinale 2020 - Competition
DAU. Natasha - by Ilya Khrzhanovskiy and Jekaterina Oertel - Berlinale 2020 - Competition
DAU. Natasha
by Ilya Khrzhanovskiy and Jekaterina Oertel
Berlinale 2020 - Competition
The Roads Not Taken - by Sally Potter - Berlinale 2020 - Competition
The Roads Not Taken
by Sally Potter
Berlinale 2020 - Competition
Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond • Directors of My Little Sister

Interview: Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond • Directors of My Little Sister

“We are always cleaning our friendship garden”

BERLINALE 2020: We talked to Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond, the directorial duo behind the main competition title My Little Sister  

27/02 | Berlinale 2020 | Competition

German drama Transitniki wins the Berlinale Co-Pro Series pitch

German drama Transitniki wins the Berlinale Co-Pro Series pitch

BERLINALE 2020: The coming-of-age road trip beyond the Iron Curtain will also travel to the upcoming Séries Mania Co-Production Pitching Sessions  

27/02 | Berlinale 2020 | EFM

Review: DAU. Natasha

Review: DAU. Natasha

BERLINALE 2020: The long-gestating feature film by Jekaterina Oertel and Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, part of the DAU project, has surfaced in competition at Berlin  

27/02 | Berlinale 2020 | Competition

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Film Reviews

My Little Sister - by Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond - BERLINALE 2020: For Nina Hoss’s frustrated playwright in Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond’s film, something is rotten in the state of Switzerland
My Little Sister
by Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond
BERLINALE 2020: For Nina Hoss’s frustrated playwright in Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond’s film, something is rotten in the state of Switzerland
Delete History - by Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern - BERLINALE 2020: Dumb and Dumber meets the “yellow vest” movement in Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern’s charming oddity
Delete History
by Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern
BERLINALE 2020: Dumb and Dumber meets the “yellow vest” movement in Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern’s charming oddity
Undine - by Christian Petzold - BERLINALE 2020: The latest effort by Christian Petzold, which is competing for the Golden Bear, is a love story with a mystical twist but will leave your eyes dry
Undine
by Christian Petzold
BERLINALE 2020: The latest effort by Christian Petzold, which is competing for the Golden Bear, is a love story with a mystical twist but will leave your eyes dry
Between Dog and Wolf - by Irene Gutiérrez - BERLINALE 2020: Irene Gutiérrez visits the Cuban jungle in a docufiction that follows three former fighters on a journey, exploring the most deep-rooted and tenacious ideologies and mindsets
Between Dog and Wolf
by Irene Gutiérrez
BERLINALE 2020: Irene Gutiérrez visits the Cuban jungle in a docufiction that follows three former fighters on a journey, exploring the most deep-rooted and tenacious ideologies and mindsets
The Exit of the Trains - by Radu Jude, Adrian Cioflâncă - BERLINALE 2020: Radu Jude and Adrian Cioflâncă’s documentary essay is a necessary and efficient account of the Romanian Holocaust
The Exit of the Trains
by Radu Jude, Adrian Cioflâncă
BERLINALE 2020: Radu Jude and Adrian Cioflâncă’s documentary essay is a necessary and efficient account of the Romanian Holocaust
Petit Samedi - by Paloma Sermon-Daï - BERLINALE 2020: By way of a dual outlook on addiction, Paloma Sermon Daï delivers a sensitive film about filial and maternal love, and second chances
Petit Samedi
by Paloma Sermon-Daï
BERLINALE 2020: By way of a dual outlook on addiction, Paloma Sermon Daï delivers a sensitive film about filial and maternal love, and second chances
Orphea - by Alexander Kluge, Khavn - BERLINALE 2020: Alexander Kluge and Khavn co-direct a rock opera on consumer societies and the rise of xenophobia in Europe, reinterpreting the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
Orphea
by Alexander Kluge, Khavn
BERLINALE 2020: Alexander Kluge and Khavn co-direct a rock opera on consumer societies and the rise of xenophobia in Europe, reinterpreting the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
Father - by Srdan Golubović - BERLINALE 2020: Serbian director Srdan Golubović has brought his latest film, a mix of Ken Loachian social drama and on-foot road movie, to the Berlinale's Panorama section
Father
by Srdan Golubović
BERLINALE 2020: Serbian director Srdan Golubović has brought his latest film, a mix of Ken Loachian social drama and on-foot road movie, to the Berlinale's Panorama section
Jitka Kotrlová • Producer, Frame Films

Interview: Jitka Kotrlová • Producer, Frame Films

“It’s very hard to find a distributor for art-house films”

Interview with Jitka Kotrlová, producer for Czech company Frame Films and selected for the 2020 Emerging Producers programme  

27/02 | Emerging Producers 2020

Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers' Film Festival opens its call for main programme selector

Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers' Film Festival opens its call for main programme selector

The world's second-oldest film festival dedicated to cinematographers is looking for a programmer for its main competition  

26/02 | Manaki Brothers 2020

Review: The Exit of the Trains

Review: The Exit of the Trains

BERLINALE 2020: Radu Jude and Adrian Cioflâncă’s documentary essay is a necessary and efficient account of the Romanian Holocaust  

26/02 | Berlinale 2020 | Forum

Emerging Producers

Interviews

Interview with Jitka Kotrlová, producer for Czech company Frame Films and selected for the 2020 Emerging Producers programme
Interview with Jitka Kotrlová, producer for Czech company Frame Films and selected for the 2020 Emerging Producers programme
BERLINALE 2020: In the Forum section, Spanish filmmaker Irene Gutiérrez presents her second feature film, Between Dog and Wolf , starring three real-life war veterans
BERLINALE 2020: In the Forum section, Spanish filmmaker Irene Gutiérrez presents her second feature film, Between Dog and Wolf , starring three real-life war veterans
BERLINALE 2020: Austrian artist Constanze Ruhm discusses her essay film The Notes of Anna Azzori/A Mirror that Travels through Time, screening in the Forum section
BERLINALE 2020: Austrian artist Constanze Ruhm discusses her essay film The Notes of Anna Azzori/A Mirror that Travels through Time, screening in the Forum section
BERLINALE 2020: German director Bettina Böhler talks about her documentary about artist Christoph Schlingensief, Schlingensief – A Voice that Shook the Silence, screened in Panorama
BERLINALE 2020: German director Bettina Böhler talks about her documentary about artist Christoph Schlingensief, Schlingensief – A Voice that Shook the Silence, screened in Panorama
We met with Belgian director Paloma Sermon Daï who is presenting her first feature film, the documentary Petit samedi, at the Berlinale Forum
We met with Belgian director Paloma Sermon Daï who is presenting her first feature film, the documentary Petit samedi, at the Berlinale Forum
Interview with Irene M. Borrego, producer for Spanish company 59 en Conserva and selected for the 2020 Emerging Producers programme
Interview with Irene M. Borrego, producer for Spanish company 59 en Conserva and selected for the 2020 Emerging Producers programme
BERLINALE 2020: We have met up with Belgium's Liesbeth De Ceulaer, Isabelle Tollenaere and Sofie Benoot, who have presented their documentary Victoria in the Forum section
BERLINALE 2020: We have met up with Belgium's Liesbeth De Ceulaer, Isabelle Tollenaere and Sofie Benoot, who have presented their documentary Victoria in the Forum section
BERLINALE 2020: Swedish directors Hannah Reinikainen and Lia Hietala discuss their Panorama-screened documentary Always Amber which explores the world of transgender teens
BERLINALE 2020: Swedish directors Hannah Reinikainen and Lia Hietala discuss their Panorama-screened documentary Always Amber which explores the world of transgender teens
Irene Gutiérrez • Director of Between Dog and Wolf

Interview: Irene Gutiérrez • Director of Between Dog and Wolf

“My lead characters represent a way of being in the world which has been lost”

BERLINALE 2020: In the Forum section, Spanish filmmaker Irene Gutiérrez presents her second feature film, Between Dog and Wolf , starring three real-life war veterans  

26/02 | Berlinale 2020 | Forum

Review: Bad Tales

Review: Bad Tales

BERLINALE 2020: It’s a hot, wet Italian summer in this explosive fable by the D’Innocenzo brothers  

26/02 | Berlinale 2020 | Competition

Constanze Ruhm • Director of The Notes of Anna Azzori/A Mirror that Travels through Time

Interview: Constanze Ruhm • Director of The Notes of Anna Azzori/A Mirror that Travels through Time

"A fresh, feminist perspective on an old art film"

BERLINALE 2020: Austrian artist Constanze Ruhm discusses her essay film The Notes of Anna Azzori/A Mirror that Travels through Time, screening in the Forum section  

26/02 | Berlinale 2020 | Forum

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Isabella - by Matías Piñeiro - Berlinale 2020 - Encounters
Isabella
by Matías Piñeiro
Berlinale 2020 - Encounters
Nardjes A. - by Karim Aïnouz - Berlinale 2020 - Panorama
Nardjes A.
by Karim Aïnouz
Berlinale 2020 - Panorama
Mare - by Andrea Staka - Berlinale 2020 - Panorama
Mare
by Andrea Staka
Berlinale 2020 - Panorama
Night Shift - by Anne Fontaine - Berlinale 2020 - Berlinale Special
Night Shift
by Anne Fontaine
Berlinale 2020 - Berlinale Special
Pari - by Siamak Etemadi - Berlianle 2020 - Panorama
Pari
by Siamak Etemadi
Berlianle 2020 - Panorama

Industry Reports

11/02/2020

EDN introduces its 2020 Financing Guide

For the first time published as a digital edition, the guide provides filmmakers with all the industry contacts they need to finance their documentaries

13/12/2019

Europa Distribution brings Solo to IDFA's Industry Talk

For the second year in a row, the distributors network co-organised various events at IDFA focused on the distribution of documentary films

13/12/2019

A focus on Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria by Europa Distribution

The European distributors network sheds some light on the situation of independent film distribution in the countries

Film Reviews

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