Review: Piece of My Heart

Review: Piece of My Heart

Friendship is tainted by jealousy – and way too much booze – in Dana Nechushtan's clunky ballerina melodrama  

28/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Review: Night

Review: Night

Mona J Hoel’s new outing is a stark drama about a woman who tries to escape her violent husband  

28/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Adrian Goiginger • Director of The Fox

Interview: Adrian Goiginger • Director of The Fox

"Taking care of the fox cub kept my grandfather sane in the midst of the horrible events he witnessed"

We met up with the Austrian director to discuss his grandfather’s personal experience during the Second World War, a story which became the centre of his film  

28/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Filip Heraković • Director of Pelican

Interview: Filip Heraković • Director of Pelican

"This is a coming-of-age story, but with an adult"

This Croatian filmmaker discusses his film about the existential pursuit of an injured footballer in a spa resort, which received a Special Jury Prize in the festival's First Feature Competition  

28/11 | Black Nights 2022 | First Feature Competition

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Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... - Ampere Analysis' Lottie Towler unveils the latest trends in content production and streaming in a critical year for the global audiovisual industry - 23/11/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 23/11/2022
Ampere Analysis' Lottie Towler unveils the latest trends in content production and streaming in a critical year for the global audiovisual industry
The analyst covered a variety of topics, including the effects of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the global box office, the new paths taken by VoD giants and the production landscape in the CEE region

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While keeping a close eye on the tragic war unfolding in Ukraine, Cineuropa continues to provide extensive coverage of the European film business, including the most important winter festivals and industry events - Rome, Zurich, Thessaloniki, IDFA, Tallinn, Les Arcs and many more.

Produce – Co-Produce... - REPORT: Baltic Event Works in Progress 2022 - 25/11/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 25/11/2022
REPORT: Baltic Event Works in Progress 2022
We zoom in on the eight projects from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland that were presented at the 20th edition of Baltic Event’s Works in Progress showcase

Produce – Co-Produce... - REPORT: Just Film Works in Progress 2022 - 24/11/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 24/11/2022
REPORT: Just Film Works in Progress 2022
We take an in-depth look at the six children and youth film projects introduced in this section of the Industry@Tallinn forum

Produce – Co-Produce... - REPORT: Industry@Tallinn Works in Progress 2022 - 23/11/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 23/11/2022
REPORT: Industry@Tallinn Works in Progress 2022
We take a closer look at the six international projects hailing from Europe, Asia and the Americas that have been showcased at the event

European Film Schools - The business side of animation schools takes centre stage at Cartoon Business - 22/11/2022

European Film Schools – 22/11/2022
The business side of animation schools takes centre stage at Cartoon Business
Three representatives from Gobelins, École de Condé and The Animation Workshop spoke about how they aim to expand their reach and form solid connections with the industry

Animation - At Cartoon Business, panellists share three innovative concepts for financing animation - 21/11/2022

Animation – 21/11/2022
At Cartoon Business, panellists share three innovative concepts for financing animation
The talk explored Sow You Entertainment’s fair collaboration agreement, Aeon’s talent programme and mass co-production model, and Andarta Pictures’ new series financing model

Europe and the Rest of the World - EO wins the Arab Critics' Awards for European Films - 18/11/2022

Europe and the Rest of the World – 18/11/2022
EO wins the Arab Critics' Awards for European Films
The joint initiative between European Film Promotion and the Arab Cinema Center, aiming to promote European cinema to the Arab world, handed out its award at the Cairo Film Festival

Ventana Sur takes place this week in Argentina

Ventana Sur takes place this week in Argentina

From 28 November to 2 December, Buenos Aires becomes the epicentre of the industry, with series and films in various stages of production in search of partners and buyers from all over the world  

28/11 | Ventana Sur 2022

Review: Journey Through Our World

Review: Journey Through Our World

Peter Lataster and Petra Lataster-Czisch’s Best Dutch Film winner is slow but has a certain grace to it – as well as a wasp with thieving tendencies  

28/11 | IDFA 2022

Giedrius Tamoševičius • Director of The Poet

Interview: Giedrius Tamoševičius • Director of The Poet

“Man's basic instincts and feelings are not subject to time, but we can analyse them and draw our own conclusions”

The Lithuanian director spoke to us about his latest film, co-written with Vytautas V Landsbergis, about a newly appointed teacher who arrives at a remote village school in 1947  

28/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Baltic Film Competition

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 36: Something You Said Last Night (Canada/Switzerland) - 27/10/2022

27/10/2022
Episode 36: Something You Said Last Night (Canada/Switzerland)
The producers of the film by Luis De Filippis are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 35: Fiume o Morte! (Croatia/Italy/Slovenia) - 25/10/2022

25/10/2022
Episode 35: Fiume o Morte! (Croatia/Italy/Slovenia)
The producers of the film by Igor Bezinović are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 34: Triangle of Sadness (Sweden /Germany /France /Turkey /Greece /Denmark /UK /USA) - 11/10/2022

11/10/2022
Episode 34: Triangle of Sadness (Sweden /Germany /France /Turkey /Greece /Denmark /UK /USA)
The producers of the film by Ruben Östlund are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 33: Butterfly Vision (Ukraine/Czech Republic/Croatia/Sweden) - 06/10/2022

06/10/2022
Episode 33: Butterfly Vision (Ukraine/Czech Republic/Croatia/Sweden)
The producers of the film by Maksym Nakonechnyi are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 32: The Book of Everything (Netherlands/Latvia) - 22/07/2022

22/07/2022
Episode 32: The Book of Everything (Netherlands/Latvia)
The producers of the film by Ineke Houtman are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 31: Beanie (Slovenia/Croatia/ Luxembourg/Slovakia) - 28/06/2022

28/06/2022
Episode 31: Beanie (Slovenia/Croatia/ Luxembourg/Slovakia)
The producers of the film by Slobodan Maksimović are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 30: Theater of Violence (Denmark/Germany) - 21/06/2022

21/06/2022
Episode 30: Theater of Violence (Denmark/Germany)
The producers of the documentary by Emil Langballe and Lukasz Konopa are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 29: Motherhood (France/Canada/Tunisia) - 20/06/2022

20/06/2022
Episode 29: Motherhood (France/Canada/Tunisia)
The producers of Meryam Joober's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Entrevues Belfort crowns It Is Night in America

Entrevues Belfort crowns It Is Night in America

Brazilian director Ana Vaz's feature debut has won the Grand Prize at the 37th Belfort Entrevues Film Festival, while Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous by Wissam Charaf won the Audience Award  

28/11 | Festivals | Awards | France

Review: Cold as Marble

Review: Cold as Marble

Two lovers and a convict father make the leap from comedy to tragedy in Asif Rustamov’s sophomore directorial effort  

28/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Hilmar Oddsson's Icelandic comedy Driving Mum wins the 26th Tallinn Black Night Film Festival

Hilmar Oddsson's Icelandic comedy Driving Mum wins the 26th Tallinn Black Night Film Festival

Among other victors were The Land Within by Kosovo's Fisnik Maxville, crowned Best First Feature, and Iran's Ahmad Bahrami, winner of the award for Best Director for The Wastetown  

28/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Awards

Hilmar Oddsson, Hera Hilmar • Director of and actress in Driving Mum

Interview: Hilmar Oddsson, Hera Hilmar • Director of and actress in Driving Mum

"All good comedies are also tragedies"

We met up with the Icelandic director and his daughter, and actress in his latest film, to talk about inspiration and characters  

25/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

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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

End of filming in sight for La Rosalie by Stéphanie Di Giusto

End of filming in sight for La Rosalie by Stéphanie Di Giusto

Nadia Tereszkiewicz and Benoît Magimel star in the filmmaker’s second feature film, produced by Trésor Films and sold by Gaumont  

25/11 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium

Czech fantasy film Princess Lost in Time 2 beats the latest Marvel blockbuster in its opening weekend in terms of admissions

Czech fantasy film Princess Lost in Time 2 beats the latest Marvel blockbuster in its opening weekend in terms of admissions

The domestic audience clearly shows a big appetite for local productions, with high demand for fairy tales  

25/11 | Box Office | Czech Republic

A gigantic set called Comunitat Valenciana

A gigantic set called Comunitat Valenciana

Filmmakers such as Paco Plaza, Guy Ritchie and Jordi Núñez have chosen to shoot their latest productions in this region, where the Ciudad de la Luz studios have also been brought back into operation  

25/11 | Promotion | Spain

Reviews

Driving Mum - by Hilmar Oddsson

Driving Mum
by Hilmar Oddsson
Hilmar Oddsson’s comeback film feels rusty, just like his protagonist’s clapped-out car. But every once in a while, it actually runs smoothly

The Land Within - by Fisnik Maxville

The Land Within
by Fisnik Maxville
In his feature-length fiction debut, Fisnik Maxville deals with family secrets that come to light in the aftermath of the 1990s conflict in Kosovo

Cold as Marble - by Asif Rustamov

Cold as Marble
by Asif Rustamov
Two lovers and a convict father make the leap from comedy to tragedy in Asif Rustamov’s sophomore directorial effort

Amusia - by Marescotti Ruspoli

Amusia
by Marescotti Ruspoli
Marescotti Ruspoli’s debut feature is a visually refined, well-acted film with impressive work on sound, whose meandering plot reflects the disorientation of its protagonists

Pelican - by Filip Heraković

Pelican
by Filip Heraković
Filip Heraković’s debut feature sees him placing an injured footballer in a spa resort as he sets out on a soul-searching quest

Servus Papa, See You in Hell - by Christopher Roth

Servus Papa, See You in Hell
by Christopher Roth
Christopher Roth’s new feature sees libertine ideas twisted into tyranny and examines the effect of this on a teenage girl growing up in a commune near Vienna

Jailbird - by Andrea Magnani

Jailbird
by Andrea Magnani
Andrea Magnani’s second work is a highly bizarre tale which risks alienating viewers

And Yet We Were All Blind - by Béatrice Pollet

And Yet We Were All Blind
by Béatrice Pollet
Béatrice Pollet delivers a captivating legal thriller on the subject of motherhood, exploring a seemingly unfathomable act

The 15th TFL Meeting Event kas kicked off in Turin, with 30 feature film projects in the showcase

The 15th TFL Meeting Event kas kicked off in Turin, with 30 feature film projects in the showcase

Between 24 and 26 November, TorinoFilmLab is presenting the new edition of the international co-production market and its projects developed in 2022  

25/11 | Turin 2022 | Torino Film Industry

REPORT: Baltic Event Works in Progress 2022

REPORT: Baltic Event Works in Progress 2022

We zoom in on the eight projects from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland that were presented at the 20th edition of Baltic Event’s Works in Progress showcase  

25/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Review: Much Ado About Dying

Review: Much Ado About Dying

IDFA Best Director Award winner Simon Chambers comes uncomfortably close to his protagonist in his film, but then reveals a lot of himself, too  

25/11 | IDFA 2022

Interviews

Béatrice Pollet • Director of And Yet We Were All Blind

Béatrice Pollet • Director of And Yet We Were All Blind
We talked to the French filmmaker about her highly sensitive and disturbing drama about a woman who experiences pregnancy denial

J-P Valkeapää • Director of Hit Big

J-P Valkeapää • Director of Hit Big
We met up with the Finnish director and talked about his inspirations when writing and creating his new film

Adrian Goiginger • Director of The Fox

Adrian Goiginger • Director of The Fox
We met up with the Austrian director to discuss his grandfather’s personal experience during the Second World War, a story which became the centre of his film

Filip Heraković • Director of Pelican

Filip Heraković • Director of Pelican
This Croatian filmmaker discusses his film about the existential pursuit of an injured footballer in a spa resort, which received a Special Jury Prize in the festival's First Feature Competition

Giedrius Tamoševičius • Director of The Poet

Giedrius Tamoševičius • Director of The Poet
The Lithuanian director spoke to us about his latest film, co-written with Vytautas V Landsbergis, about a newly appointed teacher who arrives at a remote village school in 1947

Hilmar Oddsson, Hera Hilmar • Director of and actress in Driving Mum

Hilmar Oddsson, Hera Hilmar • Director of and actress in Driving Mum
We met up with the Icelandic director and his daughter, and actress in his latest film, to talk about inspiration and characters

Christopher Roth • Director of Servus Papa, See You in Hell

Christopher Roth • Director of Servus Papa, See You in Hell
The director discussed his interest in utopias and his wish to depict the power that comes with standing still

Mila Turajlic • Director of Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels

Mila Turajlic • Director of Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels
The Serbian director discusses the second part of her dyptich of documentaries, which re-traces the birth of the Non-Aligned Movement during the era of decolonization

Review: Roxy

Review: Roxy

Berlin-based Georgian helmer Dito Tsintsadze comes up with a hilarious crime-comedy that turns the dyed-in-the-wool cultural and political labels concerning East and West on their heads  

25/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Critics’ Picks

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event hands outs its awards

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event hands outs its awards

The winners of Tallinn Black Nights’ industry section include Blindsight by Ruslan Batytskyi and Black Velvet by Liene Linde, among others  

25/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event/Awards

Review: The Man Without Guilt

Review: The Man Without Guilt

Ivan Gergolet’s feature debut is a very poignant study of human imperfections set in Trieste and its Slovenian-speaking suburbs  

25/11 | Black Nights 2022 | First Feature Competition

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Stories Not to Be Told - by Cesc Gay

Stories Not to Be Told
by Cesc Gay
Toronto 2022 - Special Presentations
Spanish release November 25

Mother and Son - by Léonor Serraille

Mother and Son
by Léonor Serraille
Cannes 2022 - Competition
Swedish release November 25

Ramona - by Andrea Bagney

Ramona
by Andrea Bagney
Karlovy Vary 2022 - Proxima
Spanish release November 25

Winter Boy - by Christophe Honoré

Winter Boy
by Christophe Honoré
San Sebastián 2022 - Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance
French and Belgian releases November 30

Smoking Causes Coughing - by Quentin Dupieux

Smoking Causes Coughing
by Quentin Dupieux
Cannes 2022 - Midnight Screenings
French and Belgian releases November 30

Angry Annie - by Blandine Lenoir

Angry Annie
by Blandine Lenoir
Locarno 2022 - Piazza Grande
French release November 30

Monica - by Andrea Pallaoro

Monica
by Andrea Pallaoro
Venice 2022 - Competition
Italian release December 1

Sonne - by Kurdwin Ayub

Sonne
by Kurdwin Ayub
Berlinale 2022 - Encounters
Best First Feature Award
German release December 1

Review: Theo: A Conversation with Honesty

Review: Theo: A Conversation with Honesty

Damien Hauser’s first feature opens up debate on the sensitive subject of sexual violence  

25/11 | Black Nights 2022

Review: Jailbird

Review: Jailbird

Andrea Magnani’s second work is a highly bizarre tale which risks alienating viewers  

25/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Review: The Astronaut

Review: The Astronaut

Director-star Nicolas Giraud’s second feature finds him sitting in a tin can and shooting for the moon  

24/11 | Cairo 2022

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Reviews

The Man Without Guilt - by Ivan Gergolet

The Man Without Guilt
by Ivan Gergolet
Ivan Gergolet’s feature debut is a very poignant study of human imperfections set in Trieste and its Slovenian-speaking suburbs

Klokkenluider - by Neil Maskell

Klokkenluider
by Neil Maskell
A couple on the run, two security officers, and a journalist meet in Neil Maskell’s directorial debut, blending suspenseful thriller features and very dark comedy

A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On - by Gentian Koçi

A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On
by Gentian Koçi
Gentian Koçi’s second feature puts the focus on two deaf twin brothers in light of a diagnosis indicating that they are about to lose their eyesight as well

Lucky Girl - by Marysia Nikitiuk

Lucky Girl
by Marysia Nikitiuk
The second feature by Ukrainian director Marysia Nikitiuk tells the story of a successful TV presenter struck down by cancer, who wants to fight the disease on her own terms

The Fox - by Adrian Goiginger

The Fox
by Adrian Goiginger
Adrian Goiginger’s sophomore feature tells the heartbreaking story of his great-grandfather, an Austrian soldier who comes across a wounded fox cub at the dawn of World War II

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... – 25/11/2022

REPORT: Baltic Event Works in Progress 2022

We zoom in on the eight projects from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland that were presented at the 20th edition of Baltic Event’s Works in Progress showcase

Produce – Co-Produce... – 24/11/2022

REPORT: Just Film Works in Progress 2022

We take an in-depth look at the six children and youth film projects introduced in this section of the Industry@Tallinn forum

Produce – Co-Produce... – 23/11/2022

Ampere Analysis' Lottie Towler unveils the latest trends in content production and streaming in a critical year for the global audiovisual industry

The analyst covered a variety of topics, including the effects of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the global box office, the new paths taken by VoD giants and the production landscape in the CEE region

Produce – Co-Produce... – 23/11/2022

REPORT: Industry@Tallinn Works in Progress 2022

We take a closer look at the six international projects hailing from Europe, Asia and the Americas that have been showcased at the event

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