The European film industry strives to find its way through the second wave of the coronavirus

The European film industry strives to find its way through the second wave of the coronavirus

We present an overview of the film events affected by the new measures announced by national governments to contain the fresh surge in the COVID-19 pandemic  

30/11 | Europe

The Dutch government announces a second support package for the country's film sector

The Dutch government announces a second support package for the country's film sector

The provision, announced on 17 November, will take effect in the first half of 2021  

30/11 | Production | Funding | Netherlands

Dalibor Matanić • Director of The Dawn

Interview: Dalibor Matanić • Director of The Dawn

“Compassion, love and tolerance remove all the toxins”

We talked to Croatian filmmaker Dalibor Matanić on the occasion of the world premiere of his newest film The Dawn in competition at Tallinn Black Nights  

30/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

Review: Divinations

Review: Divinations

A Sicilian fortune-teller and a young artisan of Moroccan descent are the protagonists of Leandro Picarella's new documentary  

30/11 | IDFA 2020

Co-funded by the European Union - Creative Europe MEDIA
Watch on Cineuropa
EUFA

Film Reviews

Radiograph of a Family - by Firouzeh Khosrovani - Firouzeh Khosrovani wins the IDFA Award for the Best Feature-length Documentary with a superb personal essay about our divided world
Radiograph of a Family
by Firouzeh Khosrovani
Firouzeh Khosrovani wins the IDFA Award for the Best Feature-length Documentary with a superb personal essay about our divided world
Il buco in testa - by Antonio Capuano - Through the story of a victim of terrorism, Antonio Capuano establishes a link between the political violence of the 1970s and the strain infecting society today
Il buco in testa
by Antonio Capuano
Through the story of a victim of terrorism, Antonio Capuano establishes a link between the political violence of the 1970s and the strain infecting society today
The Dawn - by Dalibor Matanic - The approaching apocalypse puts a married couple at risk in Dalibor Matanić’s film, premiering in competition at Tallinn Black Nights
The Dawn
by Dalibor Matanic
The approaching apocalypse puts a married couple at risk in Dalibor Matanić’s film, premiering in competition at Tallinn Black Nights
Submission - by Leonardo Antonio - Iolanda Laranjeiro makes an impact in Leonardo Antonio's story about rape within marriage, which drifts into melodrama
Submission
by Leonardo Antonio
Iolanda Laranjeiro makes an impact in Leonardo Antonio's story about rape within marriage, which drifts into melodrama
Bilesuvar - by Elvin Adigozel - Elvin Adigozel creates an atmospheric and existentialist film, painting through five stories the elliptical portrait of everyday life and of evanescent horizons in the heart of Azerbaijan
Bilesuvar
by Elvin Adigozel
Elvin Adigozel creates an atmospheric and existentialist film, painting through five stories the elliptical portrait of everyday life and of evanescent horizons in the heart of Azerbaijan
Subterranean - by Gabriel Velázquez, Manuel Matanza - A reconstruction of real events, this “rockumentary” by Gabriel Velázquez and Manuel Matanza recounts the American adventure undertaken by two beguiling characters who walk on the wild side
Subterranean
by Gabriel Velázquez, Manuel Matanza
A reconstruction of real events, this “rockumentary” by Gabriel Velázquez and Manuel Matanza recounts the American adventure undertaken by two beguiling characters who walk on the wild side
When I'm Done Dying - by Nisan Dağ - Turkish writer-director Nisan Dağ's second feature is an intriguing drama set in Istanbul's local hip-hop subculture
When I'm Done Dying
by Nisan Dağ
Turkish writer-director Nisan Dağ's second feature is an intriguing drama set in Istanbul's local hip-hop subculture
Caged Birds - by Oliver Rihs - Joel Basman and Marie Leuenberger prove an exciting pair who inject most welcome energy into Oliver Rihs’ latest film
Caged Birds
by Oliver Rihs
Joel Basman and Marie Leuenberger prove an exciting pair who inject most welcome energy into Oliver Rihs’ latest film
Veiko Õunpuu • Director of The Last Ones

Interview: Veiko Õunpuu • Director of The Last Ones

“I wish we could return to a sort of animism in our thinking”

We chatted to Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu, whose The Last Ones takes on the people on the lower rung of society. And Roxette  

30/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Baltic Film Competition

Peeter Simm • Director of On the Water

Interview: Peeter Simm • Director of On the Water

“Children helped and complemented each other with surprising professionalism”

We spoke to veteran Estonian filmmaker Peeter Simm, who presented his new coming-of-age dramedy On the Water in Tallinn  

30/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

István Szabó • Director of Final Report

Interview: István Szabó • Director of Final Report

“If one would still like to be with others in the future, the cinema will remain”

Decorated Hungarian filmmaker István Szabó enlightens us about his melancholic and comic Final Report, which has just had its international premiere at Tallinn Black Nights  

30/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

Turin hands trophies to Botox and Identifying Features

Turin hands trophies to Botox and Identifying Features

The 38th edition of the festival unspooled online and resulted in prizes for Iranian director Kaveh Mazaheri’s film and Fernanda Valadez’s Mexican-Spanish co-production  

30/11 | Turin 2020 | Awards

9 fugas and Marygoround are the winning European titles at the Gijón Film Festival

9 fugas and Marygoround are the winning European titles at the Gijón Film Festival

This year’s gathering, which was held purely online, has handed out its most high-profile awards to the Spanish production directed by Fon Cortizo and to Daria Woszek’s Polish effort  

30/11 | Gijón 2020 | Awards

Review: Amigo

Review: Amigo

In Óscar Martín’s début feature, Javier Botet learns the hard way that, sometimes, a friend is not a gift you give yourself but a two-legged rat with a dastardly plan  

30/11 | Films | Reviews | Spain

Follow us on

Facebook Twitter Instagram RSS feed

EUFCN Location Award 2020 - Vote Now
EYELET
GoCritic!
San_Sebastian_Home

Interviews

Finnish director Mika Kaurismäki assures us that only the finest wines were imbibed during the making of the Tallinn-screened Gracious Night
Finnish director Mika Kaurismäki assures us that only the finest wines were imbibed during the making of the Tallinn-screened Gracious Night
We took the opportunity to chat with Jo Sol about Armugan, one of the titles playing in main competition at this year’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
We took the opportunity to chat with Jo Sol about Armugan, one of the titles playing in main competition at this year’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
We chatted with Bulgarian director Ivaylo Hristov, who is competing at Tallinn Black Nights with his fourth feature, the immigrant fable Fear
We chatted with Bulgarian director Ivaylo Hristov, who is competing at Tallinn Black Nights with his fourth feature, the immigrant fable Fear
We chatted to Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu, whose The Last Ones takes on the people on the lower rung of society. And Roxette
We chatted to Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu, whose The Last Ones takes on the people on the lower rung of society. And Roxette
We talked to Croatian filmmaker Dalibor Matanić on the occasion of the world premiere of his newest film The Dawn in competition at Tallinn Black Nights
We talked to Croatian filmmaker Dalibor Matanić on the occasion of the world premiere of his newest film The Dawn in competition at Tallinn Black Nights
We spoke to veteran Estonian filmmaker Peeter Simm, who presented his new coming-of-age dramedy On the Water in Tallinn
We spoke to veteran Estonian filmmaker Peeter Simm, who presented his new coming-of-age dramedy On the Water in Tallinn
Decorated Hungarian filmmaker István Szabó enlightens us about his melancholic and comic Final Report, which has just had its international premiere at Tallinn Black Nights
Decorated Hungarian filmmaker István Szabó enlightens us about his melancholic and comic Final Report, which has just had its international premiere at Tallinn Black Nights
We had the chance to chat to Laila Pakalniņa, director of the experimental drama In the Mirror, one of this year's main competition titles presented at Tallinn Black Nights
We had the chance to chat to Laila Pakalniņa, director of the experimental drama In the Mirror, one of this year's main competition titles presented at Tallinn Black Nights
Laila Pakalniņa • Director of In the Mirror

Interview: Laila Pakalniņa • Director of In the Mirror

“We weren't looking for an easy way to do things”

We had the chance to chat to Laila Pakalniņa, director of the experimental drama In the Mirror, one of this year's main competition titles presented at Tallinn Black Nights  

30/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

Cameras are rolling on Laure Calamy in Une femme du monde

Cameras are rolling on Laure Calamy in Une femme du monde

The actress dazzles up front in Cécile Ducrocq’s first feature film, which is produced by Domino Films and sold by Charades  

30/11 | Production | Funding | France

Henrik Ruben Genz • Director of Erna at War

Interview: Henrik Ruben Genz • Director of Erna at War

“When I read the book, I immediately felt that it was a strong concept, a very unique idea”

Cineuropa chatted to Henrik Ruben Genz, helmer of the Danish-Estonian-Belgian war drama Erna at War, which world-premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival  

30/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

valenciaregionfilm_home

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Fear - by Ivaylo Hristov - Tallin 2020 - Grand Prix for the Best Film
Fear
by Ivaylo Hristov
Tallin 2020 - Grand Prix for the Best Film
Submission - by Leonardo Antonio - Tallin 2020 - Best Script
Submission
by Leonardo Antonio
Tallin 2020 - Best Script
Caged Birds - by Oliver Rihs - Tallin 2020 - Best Actress
Caged Birds
by Oliver Rihs
Tallin 2020 - Best Actress
Erna at War - by Henrik Ruben Genz - Tallin 2020 - Best Actor
Erna at War
by Henrik Ruben Genz
Tallin 2020 - Best Actor
Beasts - by Naël Marandin - Cannes 2020 - Critics' Week - Tallin 2020 - Best Cinematography
Beasts
by Naël Marandin
Cannes 2020 - Critics' Week
Tallin 2020 - Best Cinematography
Mika Kaurismäki • Director of Gracious Night

Interview: Mika Kaurismäki • Director of Gracious Night

“There is coronavirus, but there is also Corona Bar”

Finnish director Mika Kaurismäki assures us that only the finest wines were imbibed during the making of the Tallinn-screened Gracious Night  

30/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

Ventana Sur homes in on Latin America

Ventana Sur homes in on Latin America

During its hybrid edition, which starts today, the leading market will feature a total of 50 online conferences dedicated to various industry topics  

30/11 | Ventana Sur 2020

Tallinn embraces Fear, awarding Ivaylo Hristov’s drama a Grand Prix

Tallinn embraces Fear, awarding Ivaylo Hristov’s drama a Grand Prix

The Bulgarian drama has been named the winner of the 24th edition of the Estonian festival, with the Best Baltic Feature Film title going to The Last Ones  

30/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Awards

CEE Animation Banner
TFL_4_Home

Film Reviews

Erna at War - by Henrik Ruben Genz - Henrik Ruben Genz's movie is a tale of courage and maternal love starring Trine Dyrholm in the lead role
Erna at War
by Henrik Ruben Genz
Henrik Ruben Genz's movie is a tale of courage and maternal love starring Trine Dyrholm in the lead role
Beasts - by Naël Marandin - Recipient of a 2020 Cannes label and carried by excellent performances, Naël Marandin’s accomplished second feature is a story of domination among the economic challenges of animal farming
Beasts
by Naël Marandin
Recipient of a 2020 Cannes label and carried by excellent performances, Naël Marandin’s accomplished second feature is a story of domination among the economic challenges of animal farming
25 Years of Innocence. The Case of Tomek Komenda - by Jan Holoubek - Debuting director Jan Holoubek finds his footing with a solid, if grim, retelling of a real-life tragedy
25 Years of Innocence. The Case of Tomek Komenda
by Jan Holoubek
Debuting director Jan Holoubek finds his footing with a solid, if grim, retelling of a real-life tragedy
Should the Wind Drop - by Nora Martirosyan - A work of fiction awarded labels by Cannes and overtaken by current events and war, Nora Martirosyan’s first feature film lifts the veil on a land in search of existence, identity and borders
Should the Wind Drop
by Nora Martirosyan
A work of fiction awarded labels by Cannes and overtaken by current events and war, Nora Martirosyan’s first feature film lifts the veil on a land in search of existence, identity and borders
The Last Ones - by Veiko Õunpuu - Veiko Õunpuu’s new film, Estonia’s submission for the 2021 Oscars, is a modern Lapland-set western rich in testosterone where capitalism clashes with ecology, dreams with reality
The Last Ones
by Veiko Õunpuu
Veiko Õunpuu’s new film, Estonia’s submission for the 2021 Oscars, is a modern Lapland-set western rich in testosterone where capitalism clashes with ecology, dreams with reality
In the Mirror - by Laila Pakalniņa - Laila Pakalniņa reinterprets the fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarves in a CrossFit-obsessed universe that is not too far removed from reality
In the Mirror
by Laila Pakalniņa
Laila Pakalniņa reinterprets the fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarves in a CrossFit-obsessed universe that is not too far removed from reality
Final Report - by István Szabó - Veteran Hungarian helmer István Szabó’s latest feature is a sedate contemplation of old age
Final Report
by István Szabó
Veteran Hungarian helmer István Szabó’s latest feature is a sedate contemplation of old age
Gracious Night - by Mika Kaurismäki - Mika Kaurismäki makes a case for obeying stay-in orders during the pandemic – as long as you are staying in a bar
Gracious Night
by Mika Kaurismäki
Mika Kaurismäki makes a case for obeying stay-in orders during the pandemic – as long as you are staying in a bar
Review: Subterranean

Review: Subterranean

A reconstruction of real events, this “rockumentary” by Gabriel Velázquez and Manuel Matanza recounts the American adventure undertaken by two beguiling characters who walk on the wild side  

27/11 | Gijón 2020

Watch on Cineuropa: Immortal stars, timeless talents

Watch on Cineuropa: Immortal stars, timeless talents

To celebrate the extraordinary legacies of the actors and directors who left us in the 2010s, here’s a few of their gems for you to watch on Cineuropa!  

27/11 | Watch on Cineuropa

Review: The Dawn

Review: The Dawn

The approaching apocalypse puts a married couple at risk in Dalibor Matanić’s film, premiering in competition at Tallinn Black Nights  

27/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

i-Fest International Film Festival

Interviews

Cineuropa chatted to Henrik Ruben Genz, helmer of the Danish-Estonian-Belgian war drama Erna at War, which world-premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Cineuropa chatted to Henrik Ruben Genz, helmer of the Danish-Estonian-Belgian war drama Erna at War, which world-premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Armenia’s Jivan Avetisyan tells us about his latest feature, its exclusion from Moscow Film Festival and his new projects
Armenia’s Jivan Avetisyan tells us about his latest feature, its exclusion from Moscow Film Festival and his new projects
Sarah Chazelle and Etienne Ollagnier, founders of Jour2Fête, talk to us about independent distribution in France and its struggle against the pandemic
Sarah Chazelle and Etienne Ollagnier, founders of Jour2Fête, talk to us about independent distribution in France and its struggle against the pandemic
Portugal's Leonardo Antonio discusses his Black Nights-screened film Submission, about a woman who files a court case against her own husband for rape
Portugal's Leonardo Antonio discusses his Black Nights-screened film Submission, about a woman who files a court case against her own husband for rape
We met up with Portuguese producer Nuno Bernardo, one of the experts of the 2020 edition of Erich Pommer Institut’s Digital Distribution workshop
We met up with Portuguese producer Nuno Bernardo, one of the experts of the 2020 edition of Erich Pommer Institut’s Digital Distribution workshop
We spoke to Vit Schmarc, CEO of Artcam Films, who shared with us some insight on the situation of independent film distribution in the Czech Republic
We spoke to Vit Schmarc, CEO of Artcam Films, who shared with us some insight on the situation of independent film distribution in the Czech Republic
We had a chat with Alberto La Monica, director of the Lecce European Film Festival, about its recent edition and what the Italian region in which it takes place has to offer to the industry
We had a chat with Alberto La Monica, director of the Lecce European Film Festival, about its recent edition and what the Italian region in which it takes place has to offer to the industry
We chatted with Danish filmmaker Jonas Kærup Hjort, who is screening his convoluted and surreal debut feature The Penultimate at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival
We chatted with Danish filmmaker Jonas Kærup Hjort, who is screening his convoluted and surreal debut feature The Penultimate at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival
Review: Submission

Review: Submission

Iolanda Laranjeiro makes an impact in Leonardo Antonio's story about rape within marriage, which drifts into melodrama  

27/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

The final clapperboard is set to slam on Jean-Christophe Meurisse’s Oranges sanguines

The final clapperboard is set to slam on Jean-Christophe Meurisse’s Oranges sanguines

Alexandre Steiger, Christophe Paou, Vincent Dedienne, Blanche Gardin and Denis Podalydès, all star in the cast of this Mamma Roman and Rectangle production, set to be sold by Best Friend Forever  

27/11 | Production | Funding | France

The Rome Independent Film Festival kicks off online

The Rome Independent Film Festival kicks off online

Running today until 4 December, the 9th edition of the festival will unspool in a virtual cinema with Havel opening the focus on Czech cinema  

27/11 | Festivals | Awards | Italy

Advertise EN

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Armugan - by Jo Sol - Tallin 2020 - Best Music
Armugan
by Jo Sol
Tallin 2020 - Best Music
The Last Ones - by Veiko Õunpuu - Tallin 2020 - Baltic Competition - Best Film
The Last Ones
by Veiko Õunpuu
Tallin 2020 - Baltic Competition
Best Film
Should the Wind Drop - dy Nora Martirosyan - Cannes 2020 - ACID and Official Selection - Tallin 2020 - First Feature Competition
Should the Wind Drop
dy Nora Martirosyan
Cannes 2020 - ACID and Official Selection
Tallin 2020 - First Feature Competition
Servants - by Ivan Ostrochovský - Berlinale 2020 - Encounters - Swedish release November27
Servants
by Ivan Ostrochovský
Berlinale 2020 - Encounters
Swedish release November27
Sky High - by Daniel Calparsoro - Spanish release November 27
Sky High
by Daniel Calparsoro
Spanish release November 27

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

Privacy Policy

Creative Europe MEDIA