Until Branches Bend, Thunder and Amine – Held auf Bewährung triumph at the Solothurn Film Festival

Until Branches Bend, Thunder and Amine – Held auf Bewährung triumph at the Solothurn Film Festival

The film by Swiss-Canadian director Sophie Jarvis scoops the most important award at the Swiss gathering, the Prix de Soleure  

27/01 | Solothurn 2023 | Awards

Review: Day of the Tiger

Review: Day of the Tiger

Actress Cătălina Moga carries Andrei Tănase's assured debut as a woman under the pressure of a male-dominated society  

27/01 | IFFR 2023 | Bright Future

The 45th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival starts unspooling

The 45th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival starts unspooling

The largest festival and market in the world dedicated to short films gets under way once again with a more expansive programme than it has had in the past few years  

27/01 | Shorts | France

Roman Liubyi • Director of Iron Butterflies

Interview: Roman Liubyi • Director of Iron Butterflies

“MH17 is, in my opinion, one of the reasons why a full-scale invasion began”

We chatted to the Ukrainian director about the background to his film devoted to investigating the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in the Donetsk region  

27/01 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

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Industry Reports

Market Trends - The top 100 audiovisual players are growing twice as fast as the market, says the European Audiovisual Observatory's latest report - 25/01/2023

Market Trends – 25/01/2023
The top 100 audiovisual players are growing twice as fast as the market, says the European Audiovisual Observatory's latest report
Among other key trends, the research underscores the growth of US interests in Europe and the surge of mergers and acquisitions driven by telecommunication players

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A new year has started! Cineuropa continues to provide extensive coverage of the European film business, including the most important festivals and industry events – Sundance, Rotterdam, Göteborg, Slamdance and the Berlinale

New Media - The MIA Market in Rome hosts an event dedicated to the relationship between NFTs and the audiovisual industry - 25/01/2023

New Media – 25/01/2023
The MIA Market in Rome hosts an event dedicated to the relationship between NFTs and the audiovisual industry
Participants discussed the potential, challenges and legal issues involved in exploiting this new technology

Produce – Co-Produce... - The Section 481 Tax Incentive proves highly beneficial to the Irish film industry - 24/01/2023

Produce – Co-Produce... – 24/01/2023
The Section 481 Tax Incentive proves highly beneficial to the Irish film industry
Screen Ireland has published its first report on the socio-cultural impact of the scheme for the creative screen industry

Produce – Co-Produce... - Growth in content investment will fall this year, says Ampere Analysis’s latest report - 18/01/2023

Produce – Co-Produce... – 18/01/2023
Growth in content investment will fall this year, says Ampere Analysis’s latest report
The British firm’s latest figures suggest that global content expenditure will increase by just 2% year on year, marking the lowest growth in over a decade excluding the COVID-driven slump of 2020

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Roderik Smits • Film academic - 18/01/2023

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 18/01/2023
Roderik Smits • Film academic
The academic shared some key findings from his recent study titled Circulation Patterns, Abundance and Scarcity: Film Availability in the Online Era

Series - Julia Fidel • Head, Berlinale Series - 17/01/2023

Series – 17/01/2023
Julia Fidel • Head, Berlinale Series
The head of the Berlinale Series strand talks about this year’s selection, general trends, and both European and non-European series production

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Non-European audiovisual players gain a strong foothold in the European market, the new EAO report finds - 13/01/2023

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 13/01/2023
Non-European audiovisual players gain a strong foothold in the European market, the new EAO report finds
The research reveals that five private TV channels and over one-third of all SVoD and TVoD services in Europe belong to a US-owned company

POLARISE Nordic Film Nights unveils its programme

POLARISE Nordic Film Nights unveils its programme

From 1 to 3 February, Brussels will welcome the second edition of the festival, for three themed evenings celebrating Nordic cinema  

26/01 | Festivals | Awards | Belgium

MiradasDoc kicks off its new edition on 27 January

MiradasDoc kicks off its new edition on 27 January

The festival and the documentary market will be held in the town of Guía de Isora in Tenerife until 4 February, showcasing 24 international projects in its industry section  

26/01 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

Pathé partners with Logical Content Ventures

Pathé partners with Logical Content Ventures

A three-year co-production and co-financing partnership will open around twenty Pathé films to private investors, via the funds operated by Logical Pictures  

26/01 | Industry | Market | France

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 44: Sick of Myself (Norway/Sweden) - 28/12/2022

28/12/2022
Episode 44: Sick of Myself (Norway/Sweden)
The producers of the film by Kristoffer Borgli are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 43: The Natural History of Destruction (Germany/Lithuania/ Netherlands) - 22/12/2022

22/12/2022
Episode 43: The Natural History of Destruction (Germany/Lithuania/ Netherlands)
The producers of the film by Sergei Loznitsa are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 42: Tori and Lokita (Belgium/France) - 20/12/2022

20/12/2022
Episode 42: Tori and Lokita (Belgium/France)
The producers of the film by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 41: On the Fringe (Spain/Belgium) - 15/12/2022

15/12/2022
Episode 41: On the Fringe (Spain/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Juan Diego Botto are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 40: The Happiest Man in the World (North Macedonia/ Bosnia and Herzegovina/ Belgium/ Croatia/ Denmark/ Slovenia) - 08/12/2022

08/12/2022
Episode 40: The Happiest Man in the World (North Macedonia/ Bosnia and Herzegovina/ Belgium/ Croatia/ Denmark/ Slovenia)
The producers of the film by Teona Strugar Mitevska are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 39: Roll (Italy/Belgium) - 06/12/2022

06/12/2022
Episode 39: Roll (Italy/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Loris Lai are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 38: Scarlet (France/Italy/Germany) - 01/12/2022

01/12/2022
Episode 38: Scarlet (France/Italy/Germany)
The producers of the film by Pietro Marcello are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 37: Bosnian Pot (Croatia/Austria/Bosnia and Herzegovina) - 29/11/2022

29/11/2022
Episode 37: Bosnian Pot (Croatia/Austria/Bosnia and Herzegovina)
The producers of the film by Pavo Marinković are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Viktor Portel • Director of The Investigator

Interview: Viktor Portel • Director of The Investigator

“It was time to ask ourselves what The Hague Tribunal was good for, not for the past, but for the future”

The Czech director follows a former investigator from The Hague Tribunal in an attempt to understand how the trauma of war lingers on into the present day  

26/01 | FIPADOC 2023

Enzo d’Alò’s new animated flick A Greyhound of a Girl to premiere at this year’s Berlinale

Enzo d’Alò’s new animated flick A Greyhound of a Girl to premiere at this year’s Berlinale

The European co-production stars Mia O’Connor, Charlene McKenna, Brendan Gleeson, Sharon Horgan and Rosaleen Linehan in the leading roles  

26/01 | Production | Funding | Italy/Ireland/Luxembourg/UK/Latvia/Estonia/Germany

Review: Prophets

Review: Prophets

Alessio Cremonini’s third feature film juxtaposes a “jihadi bride” with a female Italian reporter taken prisoner by Daesh in Syria  

26/01 | Films | Reviews | Italy

Series review: 1985

Series review: 1985

The Brabant Killers case gets the “based on true events” treatment in this first go at a bilingual series from Belgium’s national broadcasters, directed by Wouter Bouvijn  

26/01 | Series | Reviews | Belgium

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Photogalleries

Venice 2022 – Photogalleries - 01/09/2022

01/09/2022
Venice 2022 – Photogalleries
The global film community is back on the Lido for the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, unspooling this year from 31 August-10 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2022 – Photogalleries - 19/05/2022

19/05/2022
Cannes 2022 – Photogalleries
After two difficult years, the international film industry is finally back on the Croisette for a new, crowded edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 17-28 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

European Shooting Stars 2022 – Photogallery - 12/02/2022

12/02/2022
European Shooting Stars 2022 – Photogallery
The Shooting Stars are back at the Berlinale! Discover this year's ten emerging European talents who will be presented to the international press, the industry and the public in an exclusive hybrid programme organised by the German festival

Berlinale 2022 – Photogalleries - 10/02/2022

10/02/2022
Berlinale 2022 – Photogalleries
After unspooling virtually owing to the pandemic crisis last year, the Berlinale is now back to its physical format from 10-20 February. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Cinémamed 2021 – Photogalleries - 02/12/2021

02/12/2021
Cinémamed 2021 – Photogalleries
Organised from 2-12 December, the Mediterranean Brussels film festival is back to its physical format and ready to celebrate the best European and Mediterranean films. Among the directors presented, Marco Bellocchio, Nabil Ayouch, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, Clara Roquet, Tony Gatlif, Jonas Carpignano and many others. Check out our photogalleries here

Black Nights 2021 – Photogalleries - 13/11/2021

13/11/2021
Black Nights 2021 – Photogalleries
One of the most prestigious gatherings of the Nordic-Baltic region, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival is set to brighten the dark Estonian winter from 12-28 November with a raft of new independent titles and a rich line-up of industry events. Discover this year’s festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Lecce 2021 – Photogallery - 09/11/2021

09/11/2021
Lecce 2021 – Photogallery
Unspooling from 6-13 November, Lecce European Film Festival is finally back to its physical format and ready to celebrate the best European titles of the year. Check out our photogalleries here

Cinemed 2021 – Photogallery - 23/10/2021

23/10/2021
Cinemed 2021 – Photogallery
One of the most important showcases of Mediterranean cinema, the 43rd edition of Montpellier's Cinemed ran from 15-23 October. Discover this year's festival highlights in our exclusive photogallery

When East Meets West hands out its awards

When East Meets West hands out its awards

The debut feature Still Life with Ghosts by Enrique Buleo and documentaries by Maryna Stepanska and Uce Volkan snagged the major prizes at the Italian co-production forum  

26/01 | Trieste 2023 | WEMW/Awards

Review: Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

Review: Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

Anton Corbijn’s documentary on the creative team behind some of the most iconic album covers of the 1970s and beyond is more conventional than its subjects  

26/01 | Sundance 2023 | Spotlight

Review: Pianoforte

Review: Pianoforte

Jakub Piątek has crafted an elegant, tender, yet thrilling documentary about the participants in the famous International Chopin Piano Competition  

26/01 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

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Reviews

Girl - by Adura Onashile

Girl
by Adura Onashile
A mother and daughter, two recent African immigrants to Glasgow, take solace in one another amidst domestic and personal instability, in Adura Onashile’s feature debut

Animalia - by Sofia Alaoui

Animalia
by Sofia Alaoui
A mysterious alien invasion sends a pregnant bride on a journey through Morocco and into deep soul-searching in Sofia Alaoui's captivating debut feature

Passages - by Ira Sachs

Passages
by Ira Sachs
Ira Sachs’ deceptively simple film is a thoughtful, generous and realistic look at how people change and stay the same

The Fishbowl - by Glorimar Marrero Sánchez

The Fishbowl
by Glorimar Marrero Sánchez
Glorimar Marrero Sánchez crafts a raw and painful debut feature about a woman dealing with her cancer diagnosis

Slow - by Marija Kavtaradze

Slow
by Marija Kavtaradze
Marija Kavtaradze choreographs and X-rays the feeling of love with extreme sensory delicacy under the bark of the extraordinary of a case of asexuality

When It Melts - by Veerle Baetens

When It Melts
by Veerle Baetens
In her first feature-length directorial effort, Veerle Baetens offers up a very close adaptation of Lise Spit’s novel, exploring the resurgence of our childhood traumas

Heroic - by David Zonana

Heroic
by David Zonana
A young indigenous Mexican conscript navigates a treacherous national military academy, in Michel Franco protégé David Zonana’s second feature

Mamacruz - by Patricia Ortega

Mamacruz
by Patricia Ortega
Patricia Ortega’s film is a wonderfully tender and bold examination of female sexuality in one’s advancing years

Review: The DNA of Dignity

Review: The DNA of Dignity

Jan Baumgartner turns his gaze to the meticulous work carried out by those attempting to recover dignity for the thousands of people who disappeared in the Balkan Wars  

26/01 | Solothurn 2023

Review: Until Branches Bend

Review: Until Branches Bend

Sophie Jarvis's first feature is a gripping and sensitive drama about the rebellion of nature against the arrogance of a humanity that believes itself invincible  

26/01 | Solothurn 2023

Review: The First Day of My Life

Review: The First Day of My Life

Paolo Genovese returns to plumb the human soul with a tale between the real and the metaphysical about second chances  

26/01 | Films | Reviews | Italy

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Interviews

Lina • Director of 5 Seasons of Revolution

Lina • Director of 5 Seasons of Revolution
The debuting director takes on the Syrian revolution – and friendship – in her very personal documentary

Sofia Alaoui • Director of Animalia

Sofia Alaoui • Director of Animalia
We spoke to the Moroccan-French filmmaker about her fantastical feature debut, set in Morocco and raising important questions about faith

Veerle Baetens • Director of When it Melts

Veerle Baetens • Director of When it Melts
The internationally renowned Flemish actress spoke to us about her first feature film, an uncompromising movie about a young woman haunted by her past

Marija Kavtaradze • Director of Slow

Marija Kavtaradze • Director of Slow
The Lithuanian filmmaker lets the bodies do the talking in her touching romance involving a contemporary dancer and a sign-language interpreter

Roman Liubyi • Director of Iron Butterflies

Roman Liubyi • Director of Iron Butterflies
We chatted to the Ukrainian director about the background to his film devoted to investigating the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in the Donetsk region

Viktor Portel • Director of The Investigator

Viktor Portel • Director of The Investigator
The Czech director follows a former investigator from The Hague Tribunal in an attempt to understand how the trauma of war lingers on into the present day

Mstyslav Chernov • Director of 20 Days in Mariupol

Mstyslav Chernov • Director of 20 Days in Mariupol
The Ukrainian journalist, writer and director gives us the low-down on his doc homing in on how the titular Ukrainian city experienced the first few weeks of the Russian invasion

Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck • Directors of And the king said, what a FANTASTIC MACHINE

Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck • Directors of And the king said, what a FANTASTIC MACHINE
The duo of Swedish directors talk about their feature-length documentary debut, an exploration of society’s obsession with cameras and imagery

Madrid Online Pitchbox takes place this week

Madrid Online Pitchbox takes place this week

Seven series and seven feature films in development will take part in the new edition of the online pitching event aiming to create collaborations with leading companies in the audiovisual sector  

25/01 | Industry | Market | Spain

Mstyslav Chernov • Director of 20 Days in Mariupol

Interview: Mstyslav Chernov • Director of 20 Days in Mariupol

“Mariupol has turned into a ghost city”

The Ukrainian journalist, writer and director gives us the low-down on his doc homing in on how the titular Ukrainian city experienced the first few weeks of the Russian invasion  

25/01 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

The MIA Market in Rome hosts an event dedicated to the relationship between NFTs and the audiovisual industry

The MIA Market in Rome hosts an event dedicated to the relationship between NFTs and the audiovisual industry

Participants discussed the potential, challenges and legal issues involved in exploiting this new technology  

25/01 | Industry | Market | Italy

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Mannvirki - by Gústav Geir Bollason

Mannvirki
by Gústav Geir Bollason
Rotterdam 2023 - Tiger Competition

The Breath of Life - by Guido van der Werve

The Breath of Life
by Guido van der Werve
Rotterdam 2023 - Tiger Competition

Midas' Ants - by Edgar Honetschläger

Midas' Ants
by Edgar Honetschläger
Rotterdam 2023 - Big Screen Competition

La Palisiada - by Philip Sotnychenko

La Palisiada
by Philip Sotnychenko
Rotterdam 2023 - Tiger Competition

Luka - by Jessica Woodworth

Luka
by Jessica Woodworth
Rotterdam 2023 - Big Screen Competition

Le Spectre de Boko Haram - by Cyrielle Raingou

Le Spectre de Boko Haram
by Cyrielle Raingou
Rotterdam 2023 - Tiger Competition

One Last Evening - by Lukas Nathrath

One Last Evening
by Lukas Nathrath
Rotterdam 2023 - Tiger Competition

100 Seasons - by Giovanni Bucchieri

100 Seasons
by Giovanni Bucchieri
Rotterdam 2023 - Tiger Competition

The fantastic film gathering celebrates its 30th anniversary in Gérardmer

The fantastic film gathering celebrates its 30th anniversary in Gérardmer

Spine-tinglers and dystopias are on the agenda of the 30th Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival, which will also pay tribute to Jaume Balagueró  

25/01 | Festivals | Awards | France

The Websters go to Germany

The Websters go to Germany

The Slovak-Czech animated children's series is to be released in German-speaking territories on Amazon in March, while The Websters Movie enters theatrical distribution in Germany at Easter  

25/01 | Distribution | Releases | Exhibitors | Germany/Slovakia/Czech Republic

Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck • Directors of And the king said, what a FANTASTIC MACHINE

Interview: Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck • Directors of And the king said, what a FANTASTIC MACHINE

“We live in an image society where the camera acts as an extension of our eyes”

The duo of Swedish directors talk about their feature-length documentary debut, an exploration of society’s obsession with cameras and imagery  

25/01 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

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Reviews

Is There Anybody Out There? - by Ella Glendining

Is There Anybody Out There?
by Ella Glendining
In this touching doc, disabled filmmaker Ella Glendining narrates her life’s journey, and then widens the lens to find others like her

And the king said, what a FANTASTIC MACHINE - by Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck

And the king said, what a FANTASTIC MACHINE
by Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
After the runaway success of their shorts, Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck make their joint feature-length documentary debut with a film exploring our love of looking

5 Seasons of Revolution - by Lina

5 Seasons of Revolution
by Lina
In Lina’s affecting doc, ten years in the making, war is very much personal

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood - by Anna Hints

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
by Anna Hints
Estonia’s Anna Hints makes her documentary feature debut with an earnest and affecting piece that examines the magic of a traditional smoke sauna and those who partake in it

Twice Colonized - by Lin Alluna

Twice Colonized
by Lin Alluna
Lin Alluna's first feature-length documentary about Greenlandic Inuit lawyer and human rights activist Aaju Peter is powerful and emotional, if not always well balanced

Industry Reports

New Media – 25/01/2023

The MIA Market in Rome hosts an event dedicated to the relationship between NFTs and the audiovisual industry

Participants discussed the potential, challenges and legal issues involved in exploiting this new technology

Market Trends – 25/01/2023

The top 100 audiovisual players are growing twice as fast as the market, says the European Audiovisual Observatory's latest report

Among other key trends, the research underscores the growth of US interests in Europe and the surge of mergers and acquisitions driven by telecommunication players

Produce – Co-Produce... – 24/01/2023

The Section 481 Tax Incentive proves highly beneficial to the Irish film industry

Screen Ireland has published its first report on the socio-cultural impact of the scheme for the creative screen industry

Produce – Co-Produce... – 18/01/2023

Growth in content investment will fall this year, says Ampere Analysis’s latest report

The British firm’s latest figures suggest that global content expenditure will increase by just 2% year on year, marking the lowest growth in over a decade excluding the COVID-driven slump of 2020

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