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Industry Reports

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

Market Trends
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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... - 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 Pandaya Malhotra • Managing director, Red Sea Film Foundation - 10/12/2024

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

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Paris’ Forum des Images to celebrate ten French women directors - 04/12/2024

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 04/12/2024
Paris’ Forum des Images to celebrate ten French women directors
Rebecca Zlotowski, Alice Diop, Sophie Letourneur, Jeanne Herry, Blandine Lenoir, Mia Hansen-Løve, Valérie Donzelli, Alice Winocour, and Delphine & Muriel Coulin will take centre stage from 4 December

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - José Antonio de Luna • COO and co-founder, Filmin - 03/12/2024

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/12/2024
José Antonio de Luna • COO and co-founder, Filmin
The co-founder of the pioneering platform in Spain, which also produces and distributes films, talks to us after receiving the festival's honorary award

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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

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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

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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

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

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

Interviews

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

Boris Guts • Director of Deaf Lovers

Boris Guts • Director of Deaf Lovers
The Russian-born filmmaker discusses his a tale of a Ukrainian woman and a Russian man, both deaf, who meet in Istanbul while there’s a war going on back home

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

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