Arte France Cinéma backs Olivier Assayas’ Spiritual World

Arte France Cinéma backs Olivier Assayas’ Spiritual World

The French filmmaker’s next film will be co-produced by the Franco-German broadcaster, alongside works by Marco Bellocchio, Alexander Sokurov and Maya Da-Rin, and Lolita Chammah’s debut feature  

28/09 | Production | Funding | France

Queen at Sea and Guria split the awards at Batumi

Queen at Sea and Guria split the awards at Batumi

Lance Hammer's Berlinale prizewinner has taken home Best Film and Best Actress, while Levan Koguashvili's Venice title won the Best Director and Best Actor gongs  

28/09 | Batumi 2026 | Awards

Rome Film Fest unveils the line-up for its 21st edition

Rome Film Fest unveils the line-up for its 21st edition

From 13 to 25 October, the event will present 18 films in competition as part of a packed programme encompassing the Grand Public, Freestyle and Best Of sections, plus tributes and restored works  

28/09 | Rome 2026

REPORT: Ikusmira Berriak @ San Sebastián 2026

REPORT: Ikusmira Berriak @ San Sebastián 2026

Akira by Ekain Albite and The Spirit Healer Is Away for the Weekend by Inês Nunes emerged as the award-winning projects among those partaking in the Basque festival’s residency  

28/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | San Sebastián Industry

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Industry Reports

Series - Toronto explores how French-language series can scale without losing authenticity - 22/09/2026

Series – 22/09/2026
Toronto explores how French-language series can scale without losing authenticity
Producers and broadcasters from France and Quebec argued that international finance can give ambitious series greater scale – but only when cross-border elements grow organically from the story

Market Trends
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Throughout the summer, Cineuropa will continue bringing readers closer to the European and international film industry through breaking news, market analysis and on-the-ground festival reporting. From Karlovy Vary, Locarno and Sarajevo to Venice, Toronto and San Sebastián, our coverage will track the key films, industry shifts and emerging trends shaping the sector between July and the end of September

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The fifth Creative Investors’ Conference explores a changing sales and distribution landscape - 25/09/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 25/09/2026
The fifth Creative Investors’ Conference explores a changing sales and distribution landscape
Two San Sebastián-hosted discussions provided insights into the challenges in sales as well as ways of confronting extant distribution challenges via a TVoD solution

Europe and the Rest of the World - Sovereignty must extend from land to screen, Arctic Indigenous storytellers say at Toronto - 16/09/2026

Europe and the Rest of the World – 16/09/2026
Sovereignty must extend from land to screen, Arctic Indigenous storytellers say at Toronto
Professionals linked the growing geopolitical focus on the region to questions of creative control, arguing that collaborations led by natives must generate ownership, skills and lasting value

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - European cinemas report exceptional summer as box-office momentum continues into second half of 2026 - 15/09/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 15/09/2026
European cinemas report exceptional summer as box-office momentum continues into second half of 2026
EMEA box office was up 88% year on year in August, with several European markets recording their strongest summer results in years

Produce – Co-Produce... - Norway and the Netherlands pitch incentives and production muscle at Toronto - 15/09/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 15/09/2026
Norway and the Netherlands pitch incentives and production muscle at Toronto
The two national film commissions highlighted how cash rebates, experienced crews and accessible locations are broadening their appeal to international shoots

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Venice and Eurimages figures show gender gains, but entrenched gaps remain across European film - 09/09/2026

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 09/09/2026
Venice and Eurimages figures show gender gains, but entrenched gaps remain across European film
VENICE 2026: Fresh data point to growing female participation across parts of the industry, while directing, technical roles and higher-budget projects remain far from balanced

Produce – Co-Produce... - Piedmont’s nine-title Venice surge offers a blueprint for building a competitive regional model - 09/09/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 09/09/2026
Piedmont’s nine-title Venice surge offers a blueprint for building a competitive regional model
VENICE 2026: With rising production volumes and an expanding funding architecture, the Italian region is turning festival visibility into a wider industrial success story

Ingrid Pokropek • Director of The Illusions

Interview: Ingrid Pokropek • Director of The Illusions

“It matters to me that women have more space in areas we haven’t been able to occupy before”

The Argentinian filmmaker talks about her second feature, a co-production with Spain that has picked up the DALE! Award after taking part in the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum  

28/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | San Sebastián Industry

Review: Florid

Review: Florid

British director Billy Lumby’s feature debut is an in-depth exploration of mental illness, anchored by a superb performance by Jonathan Jules  

28/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Review: The World Before

Review: The World Before

In her second feature, Korean director Yoon Dan-bin tells a coming-of-age story that also works as a multigenerational portrait of a unique place  

28/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 90: Strange River (Spain/Germany) - 05/06/2026

05/06/2026
Episode 90: Strange River (Spain/Germany)
The producers of the film by Jaume Claret Muxart are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 89: Romería (Spain/Germany) - 28/05/2026

28/05/2026
Episode 89: Romería (Spain/Germany)
The producers of the film by Carla Simón are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 88: Sirāt (Spain/France) - 28/04/2026

28/04/2026
Episode 88: Sirāt (Spain/France)
The producers of the film by Óliver Laxe are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 87: Tales from the Magic Garden (Czech Republic/Slovakia/ Slovenia/France) - 07/04/2026

07/04/2026
Episode 87: Tales from the Magic Garden (Czech Republic/Slovakia/ Slovenia/France)
The producers of the film by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar and Jean-Claude Rozec are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 86: Calle Málaga (Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium) - 19/03/2026

19/03/2026
Episode 86: Calle Málaga (Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Maryam Touzani are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 85: Köln 75 (Germany/Poland/Belgium) - 05/03/2026

05/03/2026
Episode 85: Köln 75 (Germany/Poland/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Ido Fluk are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 84: Eagles of the Republic (Sweden/France/Denmark) - 24/02/2026

24/02/2026
Episode 84: Eagles of the Republic (Sweden/France/Denmark)
The producers of the film by Tarik Saleh are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 83: Sevda (Switzerland/Belgium/Turkey) - 18/11/2025

18/11/2025
Episode 83: Sevda (Switzerland/Belgium/Turkey)
The producers of the film by Ufuk Emiroglu are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

REPORT: Co-Production Forum & WIP @ San Sebastián 2026

REPORT: Co-Production Forum & WIP @ San Sebastián 2026

Projects from Kosovo, Colombia, Mexico, Chile and Argentina have taken home awards; we take a closer look at these titles  

28/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | San Sebastián Industry

Mike Leigh wins San Sebastián's Golden Shell

Mike Leigh wins San Sebastián's Golden Shell

Tender Loving Care has clinched the festival’s top prize, the Best Leading Performance Award for Kate O'Flynn as well as Best Screenplay  

28/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Awards

Mikel Gurrea • Director of Saints

Interview: Mikel Gurrea • Director of Saints

“Robberies have that ritual-like component, of something done on the sly, in silence”

The Basque filmmaker talks about his drama revolving around families, caregiving and heists, steeped in religious iconography and shot in his neighbourhood in Barcelona  

28/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

European titles submitted for the Oscars race

European titles submitted for the Oscars race

European countries reveal their titles submitted for the Best International Feature Film Award at the 2027 Academy Awards  

25/09 | Oscars 2027

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Photogalleries

San Sebastian 2026 – Photogalleries - 21/09/2026

21/09/2026
San Sebastian 2026 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 74st edition, which is unspooling from 21-29 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2026 – Photogalleries - 02/09/2026

02/09/2026
Venice 2026 – Photogalleries
The global film community is back on the Lido. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2026 – Photogalleries - 13/05/2026

13/05/2026
Cannes 2026 – 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 12-23 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2026 – Photogalleries - 13/02/2026

13/02/2026
Berlinale 2026 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 76th edition, the first under the direction of Tricia Tuttle, from 12-22 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Venice 2025 – Photogalleries - 27/08/2025

27/08/2025
Venice 2025 – Photogalleries
The global film community is back on the Lido for the 82nd Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 27 August-6 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2025 – Photogalleries - 13/05/2025

13/05/2025
Cannes 2025 – 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 13-24 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries - 13/02/2025

13/02/2025
Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 75th edition, the first under the direction of Tricia Tuttle, from 13-23 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive 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

European Arthouse Cinema Day invites cinemas worldwide to join its 11th edition

European Arthouse Cinema Day invites cinemas worldwide to join its 11th edition

Registration is now open for the international event, which will take place on 22 November and is set to celebrate European film through screenings, special events and encounters with filmmakers  

25/09 | Industry | Market | Europe

Nicole Garcia • Director of Milo

Interview: Nicole Garcia • Director of Milo

"We had to show Alice’s path towards Milo, and Milo’s path towards Alice"

The French filmmaker talks us through the genesis of a film intertwining past and present which she sees as the starkest of her career  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

Massih Parsaei • Director of Lovers Sleep Alone

Interview: Massih Parsaei • Director of Lovers Sleep Alone

“Berlin became the film’s second character”

The Iranian-born, German-based filmmaker discusses male intimacy and the anxiety created by Europe’s increasingly hostile political climate  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

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Reviews

Tender Loving Care - by Mike Leigh

Tender Loving Care
by Mike Leigh
What is potentially Mike Leigh’s last film is a spirited ode to both the good and the bad in life, told through the eyes of two sanguine social workers

Brace Your Heart - by Amanda Kernell

Brace Your Heart
by Amanda Kernell
Amanda Kernell’s third feature places a young Sámi woman’s struggle for independence at the heart of a restrained tale of love, trauma and resilience

Growth of the Soil - by Hans Petter Moland

Growth of the Soil
by Hans Petter Moland
Hans Petter Moland’s new feature is a rural wilderness-set epic on the lives of a couple marked by deep personal and societal changes

5 More Minutes - by Javier Ruiz Caldera

5 More Minutes
by Javier Ruiz Caldera
Javier Ruiz Caldera directs from a screenplay by comedian and actor Berto Romero, built on repetitive sequences that push its protagonists into extraordinary situations

Body of Glass - by Naëmi Ada

Body of Glass
by Naëmi Ada
The excellent directorial debut by German dancer Naëmi Ada is a fearless and emotional thriller that grips viewers from start to finish

Milo - by Nicole Garcia

Milo
by Nicole Garcia
Nicole Garcia hits the mark with a film carried by a dazzlingly sombre Marion Cotillard who plays a mother trying to reconnect with a son she barely knows

La bola negra - by Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo

La bola negra
by Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
CANNES 2026: Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo’s pic intertwines three timelines to explore how desire survives history’s attempts to erase it

Another Day - by Jeanne Herry

Another Day
by Jeanne Herry
CANNES 2026: A fantastic Adèle Exarchopoulos brings endless humanity to a meticulous study on alcohol addiction, directed by Jeanne Herry

Javier Giner • Director of This Solitude

Interview: Javier Giner • Director of This Solitude

“This Solitude could almost be a film about exhaustion”

The Basque filmmaker explains his emotional return to his hometown, his fondness for imperfect characters, and the political dimension of intimacy  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Thomas Woodroffe • Director of Erratics

Interview: Thomas Woodroffe • Director of Erratics

“The violence in those images also lies in the way they look at people”

The Chilean filmmaker talks about the violence inherent in archives and the need for cinema to resist formal standardisation  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Alice nella Città turns the spotlight back onto younger generations

Alice nella Città turns the spotlight back onto younger generations

From coming of age to separating from parents and from friendship to memory, the youth-focused festival will shine a light on first feature films and guests, spearheaded by Barry Keoghan  

25/09 | Rome 2026 | Alice nella Città

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Interviews

Amanda Kernell • Director of Brace Your Heart

Amanda Kernell • Director of Brace Your Heart
The Swedish director shares some thoughts on her creative journey and whether there is any shared DNA between her latest film and her prior works

Fatih Akin • Director of Ghost Song

Fatih Akin • Director of Ghost Song
The German-Turkish director shares the Hitchcockian inspirations that influenced his way of shooting Hamburg, and his desire to go back to basics

Ingrid Pokropek • Director of The Illusions

Ingrid Pokropek • Director of The Illusions
The Argentinian filmmaker talks about her second feature, a co-production with Spain that has picked up the DALE! Award after taking part in the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum

Mikel Gurrea • Director of Saints

Mikel Gurrea • Director of Saints
The Basque filmmaker talks about his drama revolving around families, caregiving and heists, steeped in religious iconography and shot in his neighbourhood in Barcelona

Nicole Garcia • Director of Milo

Nicole Garcia • Director of Milo
The French filmmaker talks us through the genesis of a film intertwining past and present which she sees as the starkest of her career

Massih Parsaei • Director of Lovers Sleep Alone

Massih Parsaei • Director of Lovers Sleep Alone
The Iranian-born, German-based filmmaker discusses male intimacy and the anxiety created by Europe’s increasingly hostile political climate

Javier Giner • Director of This Solitude

Javier Giner • Director of This Solitude
The Basque filmmaker explains his emotional return to his hometown, his fondness for imperfect characters, and the political dimension of intimacy

Thomas Woodroffe • Director of Erratics

Thomas Woodroffe • Director of Erratics
The Chilean filmmaker talks about the violence inherent in archives and the need for cinema to resist formal standardisation

Vojko Anzeljc is shooting Mary’s Resurrection

Vojko Anzeljc is shooting Mary’s Resurrection

The Slovenian filmmaker's bittersweet comedy stars Katarina Čas and Klemen Slakonja as two former lovers who meet again when one of them is dead  

25/09 | Production | Funding | Slovenia

The five finalists for the 17th Mario Verdone Award are unveiled

The five finalists for the 17th Mario Verdone Award are unveiled

The accolade reserved for an Italian first-time director will be handed out at the 27th Lecce European Film Festival, running from 7-14 November  

25/09 | Lecce 2026 | Awards

Review: Saints

Review: Saints

Mikel Gurrea’s sophomore feature peers into the hidden world of a gang stealing religious art, as seen through the eyes of his muse, Victoria Luengo  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Growth of the Soil - by Hans Petter Moland

Growth of the Soil
by Hans Petter Moland
Toronto 2026 - Special Presentations
San Sebastián 2026 - Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance and Jury Prize for Best Cinematography

Brace Your Heart - by Amanda Kernell

Brace Your Heart
by Amanda Kernell
Toronto 2026 - Platform Special Jury Award
San Sebastián 2026 - Silver Shell for Best Director

La bola negra - by Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo

La bola negra
by Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
Cannes 2026 - Best Director
Spanish release September 25

The Dreamed Adventure - by Valeska Grisebach

The Dreamed Adventure
by Valeska Grisebach
Cannes 2026 - Jury Prize
German release September 24

Red Rocks - by Bruno Dumont

Red Rocks
by Bruno Dumont
Cannes 2026 - Directors’ Fortnight
French release September 23

A Common Story - by Anna Foglietta

A Common Story
by Anna Foglietta
Venice 2026 - Orizzonti
Toronto 2026 - Discovery
Italian release December 24

Jim Queen - by Marco Nguyen, Nicolas Athane

Jim Queen
by Marco Nguyen, Nicolas Athane
Cannes 2026 - Special Screenings
German release September 24

Shame and Money - by Visar Morina

Shame and Money
by Visar Morina
Sundance 2026 - Grand Jury Prize World Cinema Dramatic
German release September 24

The fifth Creative Investors’ Conference explores a changing sales and distribution landscape

The fifth Creative Investors’ Conference explores a changing sales and distribution landscape

Two San Sebastián-hosted discussions provided insights into the challenges in sales as well as ways of confronting extant distribution challenges via a TVoD solution  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | San Sebastián Industry

EXCLUSIVE: Teaser for San Sebastián entry The French Teacher

EXCLUSIVE: Teaser for San Sebastián entry The French Teacher

World-premiering in Horizontes Latinos, the sophomore feature by Brazilian filmmaker Ricardo Alves Jr portrays a woman trapped in a world of intolerance and fanaticism  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2026

GoCritic! launches call for participants in new season of writing and video journalism workshops

GoCritic! launches call for participants in new season of writing and video journalism workshops

Ten participants will be selected for workshops in film journalism and criticism, including a video component, at four member festivals of the Animation Festival Network  

25/09 | GoCritic! | Animateka 2026/Anifilm Liberec 2027/Animafest Zagreb 2027/Fest Anča 2027

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Reviews

Red Rocks - by Bruno Dumont

Red Rocks
by Bruno Dumont
CANNES 2026: Bruno Dumont heads south and reinvents the classic “love story” against a backdrop of class struggle and through the lens of early childhood in a bold and technically accomplished film

Elephants in the Fog - by Abinash Bikram Shah

Elephants in the Fog
by Abinash Bikram Shah
CANNES 2026: Abinash Bikram Shah lights up the Croisette with his spirited feature debut, a thriller tackling a trans Nepalese matriarch searching for her disappeared daughter

The Dreamed Adventure - by Valeska Grisebach

The Dreamed Adventure
by Valeska Grisebach
CANNES 2026: German filmmaker Valeska Grisebach’s long-awaited return is a realist film noir set in the border zone between Bulgaria and Turkey, enacted by a strong non-professional cast

A Common Story - by Anna Foglietta

A Common Story
by Anna Foglietta
VENICE 2026: In Anna Foglietta’s feature, a married couple’s relationship hits a bump after their daughter moves out to go to university

Jim Queen - by Marco Nguyen, Nicolas Athane

Jim Queen
by Marco Nguyen, Nicolas Athane
CANNES 2026: Nicolas Athané and Marco Nguyen deliver a sharp, hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt adult animated feature built around a fictional disease that turns gay men heterosexual

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 25/09/2026

The fifth Creative Investors’ Conference explores a changing sales and distribution landscape

Two San Sebastián-hosted discussions provided insights into the challenges in sales as well as ways of confronting extant distribution challenges via a TVoD solution

Series – 22/09/2026

Toronto explores how French-language series can scale without losing authenticity

Producers and broadcasters from France and Quebec argued that international finance can give ambitious series greater scale – but only when cross-border elements grow organically from the story

Europe and the Rest of the World – 16/09/2026

Sovereignty must extend from land to screen, Arctic Indigenous storytellers say at Toronto

Professionals linked the growing geopolitical focus on the region to questions of creative control, arguing that collaborations led by natives must generate ownership, skills and lasting value

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 15/09/2026

European cinemas report exceptional summer as box-office momentum continues into second half of 2026

EMEA box office was up 88% year on year in August, with several European markets recording their strongest summer results in years

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