Juan Andrés Arango and Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto • Director and producer of Where the River Begins

Interview: Juan Andrés Arango and Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto • Director and producer of Where the River Begins

“Stories have to have the ability to knock on the doors of viewers in any part of the world”

We talked to the director and the producer of the Colombian project, which has taken home EFAD and CAACI’s DALE! Award from the tenth Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum  

27/09 | San Sebastián 2021 | San Sebastián Industry

REPORT: San Sebastián Industry 2021

REPORT: San Sebastián Industry 2021

We take a look at the winning projects of this year's Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, as well as the works-in-progress awarded in the WIP Europa and WIP Latam sections  

27/09 | San Sebastián 2021 | San Sebastián Industry

War on Screen gets to the heart of conflict

War on Screen gets to the heart of conflict

Over 100 feature films and shorts, including 10 titles in competition, are set to be showcased in the 9th edition of the French festival, unspooling 28 September - 3 October  

27/09 | Festivals | Awards | France

Review: The Daughter

Review: The Daughter

After Cannibal and The Motive, which took part in previous editions of this festival, Manuel Martín Cuenca returns to lay bare the meanness hidden behind the most obsessive of desires  

27/09 | San Sebastián 2021 | Out of Competition

Co-funded by the European Union - Creative Europe MEDIA
Watch on Cineuropa: EN
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Industry Reports

Animation - This year’s Cartoon Forum celebrates Portuguese animation - 24/09/2021

Animation – 24/09/2021
This year’s Cartoon Forum celebrates Portuguese animation
In Toulouse, we discovered the five new projects presented by Portuguese creatives, two of which are co-produced with Spain

Market Trends
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As the global audiovisual sector attempts to recover and the busy festival season moves ahead, Cineuropa keeps on covering the European film industry's most recent developments and market trends with fresh reports and interviews. Read our latest articles here.

Animation - It’s a wrap for the 2021 edition of Cartoon Forum - 24/09/2021

Animation – 24/09/2021
It’s a wrap for the 2021 edition of Cartoon Forum
The prestigious co-production and pitching forum for animated TV series saw the triumph of Belgian broadcaster Ketnet and French outfits MIAM! Animation and TAT productions

New Media - Katayoun Dibamehr and Avi Amar • Producers, Floréal Films - 23/09/2021

New Media – 23/09/2021
Katayoun Dibamehr and Avi Amar • Producers, Floréal Films
Having triumphed two years in a row in Venice by way of their virtual reality works, the heads of Paris-based firm talk to us about trends and the sector’s potential

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - The Film and TV Charity’s latest report discloses what is not working in the UK’s creative diversity agenda - 23/09/2021

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 23/09/2021
The Film and TV Charity’s latest report discloses what is not working in the UK’s creative diversity agenda
The study highlights the existence of a “lost generation” of talents who cannot benefit from the current diversity initiatives, as these mostly focus on nurturing young talent

Green Film Shooting - San Sebastián's European Film Forum focuses on what we need (and what we have) in terms of green production - 22/09/2021

Green Film Shooting – 22/09/2021
San Sebastián's European Film Forum focuses on what we need (and what we have) in terms of green production
Professionals are asking for direct intervention from the institutions to establish green standards within the value chain, so that the audiovisual sector can lead the environmental shift

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - NENT Group’s streaming service Viaplay set to expand into five new markets by 2023 - 22/09/2021

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 22/09/2021
NENT Group’s streaming service Viaplay set to expand into five new markets by 2023
The Nordic platform is due to launch in the UK, Canada, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, aiming to reach 12 million subscribers by the end of 2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Streaming services must now contribute towards the funding of Swiss cinema - 20/09/2021

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 20/09/2021
Streaming services must now contribute towards the funding of Swiss cinema
4% of their turnover in Switzerland must be reinvested in Swiss cinema, which stands to benefit from an extra 18 million francs

Review: Josephine

Review: Josephine

The feature debut by Javier Marco, boasting dedicated performances from Emma Suárez and Roberto Álamo, is a sensitive film revolving around a couple of lonesome, wounded animals  

27/09 | San Sebastián 2021 | New Directors

Matthias Luthardt is shooting The Fox

Matthias Luthardt is shooting The Fox

The Pingpong director is making his return to fiction with a feature film steered by 27 Films Production in league with Les Films de L’Étranger, and sold by Pyramide International  

27/09 | Production | Funding | Germany/France

Dragomir Sholev • Director of Fishbone

Interview: Dragomir Sholev • Director of Fishbone

“What interests me is the escapist mentality that avoids dealing with the issues at stake, as well as looking for their solutions”

We talked with the director about his new film and how its complex structure allows him to talk about Bulgarian society through metaphor  

27/09 | Golden Rose 2021

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Co-Production Podcast

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 08 - 16/09/2021

16/09/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 08
The producers of Dénes Nagy's Natural Light are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 07 - 06/09/2021

06/09/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 07
The producers of Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper's Vesper Seeds are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 06 - 07/07/2021

07/07/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 06
The producers of Juho Kuosmanen's Compartment No. 6 are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 05 - 05/07/2021

05/07/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 05
The producers of Nora Martirosyan's Should the Wind Drop are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 04 - 25/05/2021

25/05/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 04
The producers of Marko Šantić's Wake Me are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 03 - 03/05/2021

03/05/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 03
The producers of Philippe Lacôte's The Night of the Kings are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 02 - 06/04/2021

06/04/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 02
The producers of Oleh Sentsov's Rhino are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 00 - 01/04/2021

01/04/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 00
Cineuropa's editor-in-chief Domenico La Porta speaks with Roberto Olla, executive director of Eurimages, about their new collaboration and the European audiovisual landscape

Bent Hamer • Director of The Middle Man

Interview: Bent Hamer • Director of The Middle Man

“The human aspect of the story always has to be there to attract me”

The Norwegian filmmaker talked to Cineuropa about his new film and how it explores human dynamics within communities when bad news need to be shared  

27/09 | Toronto 2021 | Special Presentations

Review: And Tomorrow We Will Be Dead

Review: And Tomorrow We Will Be Dead

Michael Steiner tells the incredible, terrifying story of a Swiss couple who were held hostage for eight months by a group of Taliban fighters  

27/09 | Zurich 2021

Polish Golden Lions tremble in Fears

Polish Golden Lions tremble in Fears

Moving LGBT drama Fears by Łukasz Ronduda and Łukasz Gutt is the big winner of the Polish Film Festival, while the first runner up is Leave no Traces by Jan P Matuszyński  

27/09 | Gdynia 2021

The Finnish Film Affair wraps its 10th edition

The Finnish Film Affair wraps its 10th edition

Aleksi Salmenperä’s Bubble, Katrine Brocks’ The Great Silence and Kaisa Rastimo’s documentary Nasrin's Voice were crowned the winners at Finland’s biggest industry event  

27/09 | Industry | Market | Finland

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Reviews

Blue Moon - by Alina Grigore

Blue Moon
by Alina Grigore
Rising Romanian talent Alina Grigore delivers a fine dramatic exercise that draws a parallel between the moon and lunacy

Earwig - by Lucile Hadzihalilovic

Earwig
by Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Lucile Hadzihalilovic signs a cryptic and bewitching work, a subjugating saturnian masterpiece pushing the doors of other dimensions

As In Heaven - by Tea Lindeburg

As In Heaven
by Tea Lindeburg
An intrepid young woman observes her mother’s difficult labour in this high-intensity drama from debuting Danish director Tea Lindeburg

Benediction - by Terence Davies

Benediction
by Terence Davies
The inimitable Terence Davies returns with a film that blends subtlety and intimacy with the grandiosity and violence of war

Undercover - by Thierry de Peretti

Undercover
by Thierry de Peretti
In his usual thrilling anti-spectacular style, Thierry de Peretti delves into the grey zones of the war against drugs, following in the wake of an inside man and an investigative journalist

Who’s Stopping Us - by Jonás Trueba

Who’s Stopping Us
by Jonás Trueba
Jonás Trueba’s latest film is a masterfully executed triple-corkscrew somersault that leaves us in no doubt we are in the presence of a unique and dazzling talent

The Summit of the Gods - by Patrick Imbert

The Summit of the Gods
by Patrick Imbert
Patrick Imbert signs a formidable adaptation of the manga by Jirô Taniguchi and Baku Yumemakura, intertwining a quest for the absolute of the extreme and a fascinating investigation

Maixabel - by Icíar Bollaín

Maixabel
by Icíar Bollaín
Reconciliation is the central theme of this taut political drama, directed by Icíar Bollaín and brought to life by an outstanding ensemble cast

Thierry de Peretti • Director of Undercover

Interview: Thierry de Peretti • Director of Undercover

“Cinema allows us to show the ambiguities of journalists’ working methods”

The French director spoke to Cineuropa about his competition film and revealed why you can learn a lot about the state from the way it deals with crime  

27/09 | San Sebastián 2021 | Competition

Sarah Blaßkiewitz’s Precious Ivie wins at the Filmkunstmesse

Sarah Blaßkiewitz’s Precious Ivie wins at the Filmkunstmesse

Once a year, cinema programmers and distributors come together in Leipzig to familiarise themselves with the latest film releases as well as to reward the most deserving productions  

27/09 | Festivals | Awards | Germany

Selman Nacar • Director of Between Two Dawns

Interview: Selman Nacar • Director of Between Two Dawns

“San Sebastián is the only place that could heal me as a filmmaker”

Cineuropa caught up with the Turkish director after the world premiere of his debut film, which last year won a couple of work-in-progress prizes at this very festival  

27/09 | San Sebastián 2021 | New Directors

Interviews

Alina Grigore • Director of Blue Moon

Alina Grigore • Director of Blue Moon
The writer-director chatted with Cineuropa about dysfunctional families, going back to her village with an education, and the difference between a psychological rhythm and logical storytelling

Lucile Hadzihalilovic • Director of Earwig

Lucile Hadzihalilovic • Director of Earwig
The third feature by the French director is her first in English; its European premiere is taking place in competition at San Sebastián, where Cineuropa spoke to her

Icíar Bollaín • Director of Maixabel

Icíar Bollaín • Director of Maixabel
In her new movie – and with the complete dedication of her accomplice Blanca Portillo – the Madrilenian filmmaker reconstructs a recent real-life event linked with the terrorism suffered by Spain

Laurent Cantet  • Director of Arthur Rambo

Laurent Cantet  • Director of Arthur Rambo
The French filmmaker explores the violent era of social media through the story of a young and popular novelist who suffers a vertiginous fall from grace

Juan Andrés Arango and Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto • Director and producer of Where the River Begins

Juan Andrés Arango and Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto • Director and producer of Where the River Begins
We talked to the director and the producer of the Colombian project, which has taken home EFAD and CAACI’s DALE! Award from the tenth Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum

Dragomir Sholev • Director of Fishbone

Dragomir Sholev • Director of Fishbone
We talked with the director about his new film and how its complex structure allows him to talk about Bulgarian society through metaphor

Bent Hamer • Director of The Middle Man

Bent Hamer • Director of The Middle Man
The Norwegian filmmaker talked to Cineuropa about his new film and how it explores human dynamics within communities when bad news need to be shared

Thierry de Peretti • Director of Undercover

Thierry de Peretti • Director of Undercover
The French director spoke to Cineuropa about his competition film and revealed why you can learn a lot about the state from the way it deals with crime

Romanian debut film Blue Moon wins the Golden Shell at San Sebastián

Romanian debut film Blue Moon wins the Golden Shell at San Sebastián

In a bold move, the jury has bestowed the festival’s main prize upon Alina Grigore’s raw and challenging movie; Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s and Tea Lindeburg’s works also won big  

26/09 | San Sebastián 2021 | Awards

Alejandro Amenábar • Director of La Fortuna

Interview: Alejandro Amenábar • Director of La Fortuna

“Why can’t we go back to the emotions we felt at the cinema as children?”

We chatted with the Spanish filmmaker about to take San Sebastián by storm with his first TV series, produced by Movistar+, inspired by a graphic novel and brimming with action and adventure  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2021 | Out of Competition

Festival Scope celebrates French-speaking Belgian cinema

Festival Scope celebrates French-speaking Belgian cinema

For the Fêtes de septembre, WBI invites everyone to celebrate French-speaking Belgian cinema with an online festival offering a selection of fifteen films  

24/09 | Events | Promotion | Belgium

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Blue Moon - by Alina Grigore

Blue Moon
by Alina Grigore
San Sebastián 2021 - Competition
Golden Shell for Best Film

As In Heaven - by Tea Lindeburg

As In Heaven
by Tea Lindeburg
San Sebastián 2021 - Competition
Silver Shell for Best Director and Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance

Earwig - by Lucile Hadzihalilovic

Earwig
by Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Toronto 2021 - Platform
San Sebastián 2021 - Competition
Special Jury Prize

Benediction - by Terence Davies

Benediction
by Terence Davies
San Sebastián 2021 - Competition
Jury Prize for the Best Screenplay

Undercover - by Thierry de Peretti

Undercover
by Thierry de Peretti
San Sebastián 2021 - Competition
Jury Prize for Best Cinematography

Who’s Stopping Us - by Jonás Trueba

Who’s Stopping Us
by Jonás Trueba
San Sebastián - Competition
Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance

Il buco - by Michelangelo Frammartino

Il buco
by Michelangelo Frammartino
Venice 2021 - Special Jury Prize
Italian release September 23

The Summit of the Gods - by Patrick Imbert

The Summit of the Gods
by Patrick Imbert
Cannes 2021 - Cinéma de la Plagen
French release September 22

LevelK boards Latvian-Belgian dark comedy Samuel’s Travels

LevelK boards Latvian-Belgian dark comedy Samuel’s Travels

The movie, directed by Aik Karapetian, follows the titular lead character who, in searching for his biological father, becomes a slave for a farmer’s daughter  

24/09 | Industry | Market | Latvia/Belgium

Review: The Grandmother

Review: The Grandmother

The worlds of Paco Plaza and Carlos Vermut collide in a hair-raising film which encourages us to think about the fleeting nature of beauty, along with loneliness and the high price we pay for success  

24/09 | San Sebastian 2021 | Competition

Review: Young and Afraid

Review: Young and Afraid

Receiving an international premiere at Nordisk Panorama, the documentary by Petter Aaberg and Sverre Kvamme is a personal, raw and affecting look at mental illness and a young generation  

24/09 | Films | Reviews | Norway

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Interviews

Selman Nacar • Director of Between Two Dawns

Selman Nacar • Director of Between Two Dawns
Cineuropa caught up with the Turkish director after the world premiere of his debut film, which last year won a couple of work-in-progress prizes at this very festival

Alejandro Amenábar • Director of La Fortuna

Alejandro Amenábar • Director of La Fortuna
We chatted with the Spanish filmmaker about to take San Sebastián by storm with his first TV series, produced by Movistar+, inspired by a graphic novel and brimming with action and adventure

Tea Lindeburg • Director of As In Heaven

Tea Lindeburg • Director of As In Heaven
The Danish director's feature debut centres on a teenage girl in the late 1800s who sees her dream of getting an education threatened when her mother goes into a complicated labour

Paco Plaza • Director of The Grandmother

Paco Plaza • Director of The Grandmother
Horror comes pounding on the doors of San Sebastián with brute force in this film by the Spanish director, which was penned by Carlos Vermut, the winner of the Golden Shell for Magical Girl

Claudia Llosa • Director of Fever Dream

Claudia Llosa • Director of Fever Dream
For the first time the Peruvian film maker has used someone else’s material for one of her projects, and she talked to us about it and plenty more

Katayoun Dibamehr and Avi Amar • Producers, Floréal Films

Katayoun Dibamehr and Avi Amar • Producers, Floréal Films
Having triumphed two years in a row in Venice by way of their virtual reality works, the heads of Paris-based firm talk to us about trends and the sector’s potential

Jonás Trueba • Director of Who’s Stopping Us

Jonás Trueba • Director of Who’s Stopping Us
The Spanish filmmaker vies for the Golden Shell with this genre-defying feature, coaxed into life over the course of five years with the generous participation of a cast of young actors

Rasmus Dinesen • Director of Michelin Stars II – Nordic by Nature

Rasmus Dinesen • Director of Michelin Stars II – Nordic by Nature
Koks, one of the most remote Michelin-starred restaurants in the world, is the protagonist of the Danish helmer’s new documentary

Tea Lindeburg • Director of As In Heaven

Interview: Tea Lindeburg • Director of As In Heaven

"There are still 300,000 women a year who die in childbirth"

The Danish director's feature debut centres on a teenage girl in the late 1800s who sees her dream of getting an education threatened when her mother goes into a complicated labour  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2021 | Competition

This year’s Cartoon Forum celebrates Portuguese animation

This year’s Cartoon Forum celebrates Portuguese animation

In Toulouse, we discovered the five new projects presented by Portuguese creatives, two of which are co-produced with Spain  

24/09 | Industry | Market | Cartoon 2021 - Cartoon Forum

Review: Mikado

Review: Mikado

With an impressive economy of resources, Emanuel Pârvu explores the ideas of guilt and accountability  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2021 | New Directors

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Leave No Traces - by Jan P. Matuszyński

Leave No Traces
by Jan P. Matuszyński
Venice 2021 - Competition
Polish release September 24

Quo Vadis, Aida? - by Jasmila Žbanić

Quo Vadis, Aida?
by Jasmila Žbanić
Venice 2020 - Competition
Oscar Nominations 2021 - Best International Feature Film
French release September 22, Czech release September 23 and Italian release September 30

Eugénie Grandet - by Marc Dugain

Eugénie Grandet
by Marc Dugain
French release September 29

The Restless - by Joachim Lafosse

The Restless
by Joachim Lafosse
Cannes 2021 - Competition
French release September 29

J’ai aimé vivre là - by Régis Sauder

J’ai aimé vivre là
by Régis Sauder
French release September 29

Industry Reports

Animation – 24/09/2021

This year’s Cartoon Forum celebrates Portuguese animation

In Toulouse, we discovered the five new projects presented by Portuguese creatives, two of which are co-produced with Spain

Animation – 24/09/2021

It’s a wrap for the 2021 edition of Cartoon Forum

The prestigious co-production and pitching forum for animated TV series saw the triumph of Belgian broadcaster Ketnet and French outfits MIAM! Animation and TAT productions

New Media – 23/09/2021

Katayoun Dibamehr and Avi Amar • Producers, Floréal Films

Having triumphed two years in a row in Venice by way of their virtual reality works, the heads of Paris-based firm talk to us about trends and the sector’s potential

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 23/09/2021

The Film and TV Charity’s latest report discloses what is not working in the UK’s creative diversity agenda

The study highlights the existence of a “lost generation” of talents who cannot benefit from the current diversity initiatives, as these mostly focus on nurturing young talent

Film Reviews

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