LIVE: European Film Awards 2019

LIVE: European Film Awards 2019

Do not miss the 2019 European Film Awards, which we will be streaming live from Berlin on Saturday 7 December, starting at 17.00 CET, in here  

07/12 | European Film Awards 2019

Filming is under way on Oltre il confine by Alessandro Valenti

Filming is under way on Oltre il confine by Alessandro Valenti

The Italian-French co-production signed Scirocco Films and Rosebud is being shot between Puglia and Senegal and tells the story of two African boys in search of a better future  

06/12 | Production | Funding | Italy/France

Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness to compete at Sundance

Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness to compete at Sundance

The film by Iran’s Massoud Bakhshi, a French majority production staged by JBA and sold by Pyramide, will have its international premiere at Park City as part of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition  

06/12 | Production | Funding | France /Germany /Luxembourg /Switzerland /Iran /Lebanon

The PFI closes 2019 by supporting domestic projects and minority co-productions

The PFI closes 2019 by supporting domestic projects and minority co-productions

Three of the eight films subsidised by the Polish Film Institute are directed by first-timers Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk, Jakub Piątek and Bartłomiej Żmuda  

06/12 | Production | Funding | Poland

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Film Reviews

The Immortal - by Marco D'Amore - Marco D’Amore directs himself in the big screen spin-off of Gomorrah, dedicated to the series’ most iconic character
The Immortal
by Marco D'Amore
Marco D’Amore directs himself in the big screen spin-off of Gomorrah, dedicated to the series’ most iconic character
My Morning Laughter - by Marko Djordjevic - Serbian filmmaker Marko Djordjević's debut effort is a highly original piece of psychological realism featuring what is probably the best love scene of the year
My Morning Laughter
by Marko Djordjevic
Serbian filmmaker Marko Djordjević's debut effort is a highly original piece of psychological realism featuring what is probably the best love scene of the year
The Cave - by Feras Fayyad - Feras Fayyad offers a feminist documentary on the epic work of a woman-doctor who saves the lives of bombing victims in an underground Syrian hospital
The Cave
by Feras Fayyad
Feras Fayyad offers a feminist documentary on the epic work of a woman-doctor who saves the lives of bombing victims in an underground Syrian hospital
Pastrone! - by Lorenzo De Nicola - Lorenzo De Nicola’s documentary brings to light the surprising and lesser known side of Giovanni Pastrone, the director of the epic 1914 film Cabiria and an all-round inventor and experimenter
Pastrone!
by Lorenzo De Nicola
Lorenzo De Nicola’s documentary brings to light the surprising and lesser known side of Giovanni Pastrone, the director of the epic 1914 film Cabiria and an all-round inventor and experimenter
Only the Animals - by Dominik Moll - VENICE 2019: Opening the 16th Giornate degli Autori, the sixth film by Dominik Moll is a well-constructed thriller which surprisingly brings together two distant worlds
Only the Animals
by Dominik Moll
VENICE 2019: Opening the 16th Giornate degli Autori, the sixth film by Dominik Moll is a well-constructed thriller which surprisingly brings together two distant worlds
It Must Be Heaven - by Elia Suleiman - CANNES 2019: Elia Suleiman is in competition with a hilarious, absurdist take on what it means to be a Palestinian
It Must Be Heaven
by Elia Suleiman
CANNES 2019: Elia Suleiman is in competition with a hilarious, absurdist take on what it means to be a Palestinian
Endless Night - by Eloy Enciso - Galician filmmaker Eloy Enciso crafts a shadowy, dreamlike film that stares into the open wound of Francoist repression
Endless Night
by Eloy Enciso
Galician filmmaker Eloy Enciso crafts a shadowy, dreamlike film that stares into the open wound of Francoist repression
The Traitor - by Marco Bellocchio - CANNES 2019: With his story of the mafia boss-turned-informant Tommaso Buscetta, Italian director Marco Bellocchio once again raises the bar on his own special brand of social cinema
The Traitor
by Marco Bellocchio
CANNES 2019: With his story of the mafia boss-turned-informant Tommaso Buscetta, Italian director Marco Bellocchio once again raises the bar on his own special brand of social cinema
MIDPOINT selects nine projects for Feature Launch 2020

MIDPOINT selects nine projects for Feature Launch 2020

First or second film projects by directors from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe will take part in Feature Launch next year, along with three script-consultant trainees  

06/12 | MIDPOINT 2020

A strong contingent of European films prepares to head to Sundance

A strong contingent of European films prepares to head to Sundance

18 European co-productions will be debuting in competition at the US gathering, including movies by Zeina Durra, Amanda Kernell and Visar Morina  

06/12 | Sundance 2019

Antonio Méndez Esparza shooting 2nd Judicial Court

Antonio Méndez Esparza shooting 2nd Judicial Court

The first non-fiction film by the director of Life and Nothing More is once again being produced by Aquí y Allí Films, like his previous works  

05/12 | Production | Funding | Spain/USA

Review: The Immortal

Review: The Immortal

Marco D’Amore directs himself in the big screen spin-off of Gomorrah, dedicated to the series’ most iconic character  

05/12 | Films | Reviews | Italy

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We chatted to producer Anna Różalska, of Poland’s Match&Spark, about The Great Match, which scooped the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at Tallinn Black Nights
We chatted to producer Anna Różalska, of Poland’s Match&Spark, about The Great Match, which scooped the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at Tallinn Black Nights
Cineuropa sat down with Supernova director Bartosz Kruhlik to discuss his first feature film, screening in the First Feature Competition at Tallinn’s Black Nights
Cineuropa sat down with Supernova director Bartosz Kruhlik to discuss his first feature film, screening in the First Feature Competition at Tallinn’s Black Nights
We met up with Chiara Fortuna, international affairs staff officer at the General Directorate for Cinema of the Italian Ministry of Culture, at the Seville European Film Festival’s European Coproductions Meeting
We met up with Chiara Fortuna, international affairs staff officer at the General Directorate for Cinema of the Italian Ministry of Culture, at the Seville European Film Festival’s European Coproductions Meeting
Dutch-born, London-based filmmaker Rene Pannevis world-premiered Looted in the First Feature Competition at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival - and he told us about it
Dutch-born, London-based filmmaker Rene Pannevis world-premiered Looted in the First Feature Competition at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival - and he told us about it
We talked to Iranian-born, Germany-based director Hossein Pourseifi, who presented Tomorrow We Are Free in the First Feature Competition of Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival
We talked to Iranian-born, Germany-based director Hossein Pourseifi, who presented Tomorrow We Are Free in the First Feature Competition of Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival
Kosovo's Fatos Berisha has discussed his latest feature The Flying Circus with us at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival, where it competed for the Grand Prix for Best Film
Kosovo's Fatos Berisha has discussed his latest feature The Flying Circus with us at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival, where it competed for the Grand Prix for Best Film
We interviewed Danish actor-turned-director Ulrich Thomsen, who presented his feature Gutterbee in competition at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival, alongside his lead actor Ewen Bremner
We interviewed Danish actor-turned-director Ulrich Thomsen, who presented his feature Gutterbee in competition at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival, alongside his lead actor Ewen Bremner
Cinergie met with Aurélie Losseau, the coordinator of the Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival, to discuss its 19th edition
Cinergie met with Aurélie Losseau, the coordinator of the Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival, to discuss its 19th edition
HBO Europe commissions its first Danish Original, Kamikaze

HBO Europe commissions its first Danish Original, Kamikaze

The eight-episode series will be directed by three-time Golden Bear nominee Annette K Olesen  

05/12 | Television | Denmark

Five promising young filmmakers are heading to Emergence

Five promising young filmmakers are heading to Emergence

The 22nd session of the film direction residency will lend support to first feature films put forward by Nathalie Saugeon, Jean-Baptiste Durand, Emmanuel Laskar, Pierre Mazingarbe and Edouard Salier  

05/12 | Production | Funding | France

Les Arcs trains its spotlight on Lithuania

Les Arcs trains its spotlight on Lithuania

With one movie in the Official Competition, a selection of acclaimed films, industry projects and the biggest delegation at the leading French gathering, the Baltic country is aiming high  

05/12 | Les Arcs 2019

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Portrait of a Lady on Fire - by Céline Sciamma - Cannes 2019 - Best Screenplay - US release December 6
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
by Céline Sciamma
Cannes 2019 - Best Screenplay
US release December 6
The Cave - by Feras Fayyad - Toronto 2019 - People’s Choice Documentary Award - UK release December 6
The Cave
by Feras Fayyad
Toronto 2019 - People’s Choice Documentary Award
UK release December 6
Longa noite - by Eloy Enciso - Locarno 2019 - Competition - Spanish release December 5
Longa noite
by Eloy Enciso
Locarno 2019 - Competition
Spanish release December 5
Little Joe - by Jessica Hausner - Cannes 2019 - Best Actress Award - US release December 6
Little Joe
by Jessica Hausner
Cannes 2019 - Best Actress Award
US release December 6
Legado en los huesos - by Fernando González Molina - Spanish release December 5
Legado en los huesos
by Fernando González Molina
Spanish release December 5
Moving Docs launches a survey on documentary audiences in Europe

Moving Docs launches a survey on documentary audiences in Europe

The survey, entitled "Understanding Documentary Audiences in Europe", is aimed at helping documentary distributors and festival programmers learn more about their audiences  

05/12 | Industry | Market | Europe

Stacey Gregg’s Here Before now filming in Belfast

Stacey Gregg’s Here Before now filming in Belfast

Gregg’s feature debut will be in production for four weeks in and around Northern Ireland’s capital  

05/12 | Production | Funding | UK

Spamflix wraps 2019 with a flurry of new releases

Spamflix wraps 2019 with a flurry of new releases

The TVoD platform has secured new fantasy, experimental and animated titles for its December slate  

05/12 | Distribution | Releases | Exhibitors

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Film Reviews

The Perseids - by Alberto Dexeus, Ànnia Gabarró - The first full-length feature from directing duo Alberto Dexeus and Ànnia Gabarró dredges up some old ghosts through the wild imagination and unclouded gaze of a young girl
The Perseids
by Alberto Dexeus, Ànnia Gabarró
The first full-length feature from directing duo Alberto Dexeus and Ànnia Gabarró dredges up some old ghosts through the wild imagination and unclouded gaze of a young girl
Ordinary Love - by Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn - Directorial duo Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn’s gentle look at a love that runs deeper than illness ultimately feels slight
Ordinary Love
by Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn
Directorial duo Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn’s gentle look at a love that runs deeper than illness ultimately feels slight
The Specials - by Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano - CANNES 2019: Vincent Cassel delivers a superb performance in this film by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, based on a true story, which deals with associations looking after young people with autism
The Specials
by Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano
CANNES 2019: Vincent Cassel delivers a superb performance in this film by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, based on a true story, which deals with associations looking after young people with autism
A White, White Day - by Hlynur Palmason - CANNES 2019: In Hlynur Pálmason’s second feature, death conquers love – or perhaps love conquers death
A White, White Day
by Hlynur Palmason
CANNES 2019: In Hlynur Pálmason’s second feature, death conquers love – or perhaps love conquers death
Lola - by Laurent Micheli - Laurent Micheli paints the portrait of a young transgender woman who, in order to fully start her new life, will first have to make peace with the ghosts of her past
Lola
by Laurent Micheli
Laurent Micheli paints the portrait of a young transgender woman who, in order to fully start her new life, will first have to make peace with the ghosts of her past
Instinct - by Halina Reijn - For her first feature film, Dutch director Halina Reijn delves into the perilous grey zone which separates fantasy from reality
Instinct
by Halina Reijn
For her first feature film, Dutch director Halina Reijn delves into the perilous grey zone which separates fantasy from reality
Lillian - by Andreas Horvath - CANNES 2019: Inspired by the 1927 disappearance of Lillian Alling, Andreas Horvath’s modern-day tale has echoes of David Lynch’s Lost Highway and Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin
Lillian
by Andreas Horvath
CANNES 2019: Inspired by the 1927 disappearance of Lillian Alling, Andreas Horvath’s modern-day tale has echoes of David Lynch’s Lost Highway and Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin
The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão - by Karim Aïnouz - CANNES 2019: Karim Aïnouz ramps up the melodrama in his adaptation of Martha Batalha’s novel
The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão
by Karim Aïnouz
CANNES 2019: Karim Aïnouz ramps up the melodrama in his adaptation of Martha Batalha’s novel
The Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein Film Fund discloses the recipients of 25 grants

The Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein Film Fund discloses the recipients of 25 grants

In its last funding session of 2019, the funding institution has handed out a total sum of €2.7 million  

05/12 | Production | Funding | Germany

Chiara Fortuna • International Affairs Staff Officer, General Directorate for Cinema of the Italian Ministry of Culture

Interview: Chiara Fortuna • International Affairs Staff Officer, General Directorate for Cinema of the Italian Ministry of Culture

“Italy and Spain have a very good relationship and we are both keen to develop it further”

We met up with Chiara Fortuna, international affairs staff officer at the General Directorate for Cinema of the Italian Ministry of Culture, at the Seville European Film Festival  

04/12 | Seville 2019 | Seville Industry

The Vienna Film Fund announces the recipients of its latest production and development grants

The Vienna Film Fund announces the recipients of its latest production and development grants

The institution has backed the new films by Benjamin Heisenberg, Adrian Goiginger and Kurdwin Ayub  

05/12 | Production | Funding | Austria

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Cineuropa met up with Romanian director Andrei Gruzsniczki to discuss his third film, Zavera, which has world-premiered in the International Competition at the 41st Cairo Film Festival
Cineuropa met up with Romanian director Andrei Gruzsniczki to discuss his third film, Zavera, which has world-premiered in the International Competition at the 41st Cairo Film Festival
We chatted to Greek director Dimitris Bavellas, who, in his second film, In the Strange Pursuit of Laura Durand, looks for a porn star and finds his childhood instead
We chatted to Greek director Dimitris Bavellas, who, in his second film, In the Strange Pursuit of Laura Durand, looks for a porn star and finds his childhood instead
At the 9th edition of Lanzarote’s Muestra Internacional de Cine, Maya Kosa and Sérgio da Costa are presenting their beautiful documentary Bird Island, an environmental and poetic fable
At the 9th edition of Lanzarote’s Muestra Internacional de Cine, Maya Kosa and Sérgio da Costa are presenting their beautiful documentary Bird Island, an environmental and poetic fable
Cineuropa met up with director Fernando Meirelles in London to talk about the star-studded The Two Popes
Cineuropa met up with director Fernando Meirelles in London to talk about the star-studded The Two Popes
We chatted to experimental filmmaker and poet Jørgen Leth about his highly personal, IDFA-screened documentary I Walk
We chatted to experimental filmmaker and poet Jørgen Leth about his highly personal, IDFA-screened documentary I Walk
Cineuropa talked to Łukasz Kośmicki about his debut feature, The Coldest Game, which had its international premiere in competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Cineuropa talked to Łukasz Kośmicki about his debut feature, The Coldest Game, which had its international premiere in competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Hungarian filmmaker Zoltán Nagy talked to us about his first feature On the Quiet, screening in the First Feature Competition of Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival
Hungarian filmmaker Zoltán Nagy talked to us about his first feature On the Quiet, screening in the First Feature Competition of Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival
Croatian director Jure Pavlović talks to us about his debut feature, Mater, world-premiering in the First Feature Competition of Tallinn's Black Nights
Croatian director Jure Pavlović talks to us about his debut feature, Mater, world-premiering in the First Feature Competition of Tallinn's Black Nights
TV series review: Foodie Love

TV series review: Foodie Love

Isabel Coixet invites us to sample the delights of a romance-infused gastronomic menu with a sprinkling of Laia Costa and Guillermo Pfening, taking in Barcelona, Tokyo and France  

04/12 | Spain

Review: My Morning Laughter

Review: My Morning Laughter

Serbian filmmaker Marko Djordjević's debut effort is a highly original piece of psychological realism featuring what is probably the best love scene of the year  

04/12 | Films | Reviews | Serbia

Review: Pastrone!

Review: Pastrone!

Lorenzo De Nicola’s documentary brings to light the surprising and lesser known side of Giovanni Pastrone, the director of the epic 1914 film Cabiria and an all-round inventor and experimenter  

04/12 | Films | Reviews | Italy

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

The Traitor - by Marco Bellocchio - Cannes 2019 - Competition - Spanish release December 5
The Traitor
by Marco Bellocchio
Cannes 2019 - Competition
Spanish release December 5
The Specials - by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano - Cannes 2019 - Last Screening - German release December 5, Polish release December 6 and Dutch release December 12
The Specials
by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano
Cannes 2019 - Last Screening
German release December 5, Polish release December 6 and Dutch release December 12
A White, White Day - by Hlynur Palmason - Cannes 2019 - Rising Star Award Critics’ Week - Danish release December 5
A White, White Day
by Hlynur Palmason
Cannes 2019 - Rising Star Award Critics’ Week
Danish release December 5
It Must Be Heaven - by Elia Suleiman - Cannes 2019 - Special Mention - French release December 4 and Italian release December 5
It Must Be Heaven
by Elia Suleiman
Cannes 2019 - Special Mention
French release December 4 and Italian release December 5
Only the Animals - by Dominik Moll - Venice 2019 - Giornate degli Autori - French release December 4
Only the Animals
by Dominik Moll
Venice 2019 - Giornate degli Autori
French release December 4

Industry Reports

26/11/2019

God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya wins the first Arab Critics’ Award for European Films

The joint initiative between European Film Promotion and the Arab Cinema Center, aiming to promote European cinema to the Arab world, handed out its award at the Cairo Film Festival

29/10/2019

Europa Distribution explains why together is better at Rome's MIA

The network held its 13th Annual Conference during Rome's market, gathering around sixty of its members to discuss the latest evolutions in the European distribution market

25/10/2019

Li Ning • CEO, New Classics Media, producer and distributor

At the fifth Sino-European Project Lab in Beijing, we caught up with Li Ning, CEO of the successful Chinese entertainment group New Classics Media

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