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Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Gábor Böszörményi • Distributor, Mozinet - 28/11/2024

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/11/2024
Gábor Böszörményi • Distributor, Mozinet
The distributor spoke about his firm’s business model, some of its successful campaigns and the peculiarities of the Hungarian market, among other topics

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... - 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

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

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

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The inaugural African-European Distribution Academy draws to a close - 02/12/2024

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/12/2024
The inaugural African-European Distribution Academy draws to a close
The programme boldly aims to improve exchange, access and networks between distributors and other media professionals in the African and European film markets

Produce – Co-Produce... - The FFA's Bérénice Honold surveys Germany's film funding system and an upcoming reform at Black Nights - 26/11/2024

Produce – Co-Produce... – 26/11/2024
The FFA's Bérénice Honold surveys Germany's film funding system and an upcoming reform at Black Nights
Some of the expected changes currently being discussed by Parliament include the introduction of investment obligations and the cancellation of FFA's selective funding

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Co-Production Podcast

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

Episode 65: Savages! (Switzerland/France/Belgium) - 13/12/2023

13/12/2023
Episode 65: Savages! (Switzerland/France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Claude Barras 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

Reviews

And Their Children After Them - by Zoran Boukherma, Ludovic Boukherma

And Their Children After Them
by Zoran Boukherma, Ludovic Boukherma
VENICE 2024: Blending social realism and adolescent mythology, romanticism and tragedy, Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma deliver an exciting and spirited adaptation of Nicolas Mathieu’s novel

Limonov: The Ballad - by Kirill Serebrennikov

Limonov: The Ballad
by Kirill Serebrennikov
CANNES 2024: Kirill Serebrennikov detonates a cyanide-laced grenade by way of a fragmented 360° portrait of a rebellious artist who claimed to be a hero of chaos and who loathed conformism

100,000,000,000,000 - by Virgil Vernier

100,000,000,000,000
by Virgil Vernier
In his personal style straddling different genres, Virgil Vernier draws out subtle concentric circles, following in the wake of a young escort as he criss-crosses the rugged city-state of Monaco

Grand Tour - by Miguel Gomes

Grand Tour
by Miguel Gomes
CANNES 2024: Miguel Gomes’ latest effort is a playful, fascinating cinematic experience telling the story of a man who flees his betrothed

The Marching Band - by Emmanuel Courcol

The Marching Band
by Emmanuel Courcol
CANNES 2024: Two unlikely brothers bond over music, laughter and tears in an archetypal French feel-good story helmed by Emmanuel Courcol

Conclave - by Edward Berger

Conclave
by Edward Berger
Via a faithful adaptation of Robert Harris's 2016 novel, Edward Berger entangles himself in papal politicking in this fun but narratively very soapy thriller

Crossing - by Levan Akin

Crossing
by Levan Akin
BERLINALE 2024: Levan Akin’s new film is a tender buddy movie with an added shot of chacha

Shambhala - by Min Bahadur Bham

Shambhala
by Min Bahadur Bham
BERLINALE 2024: Min Bahadur Bham delivers a film of great romantic and mystical purity following in the wake of a woman overcoming adversity in the heart of the Himalayas

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Interviews

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

Viktor Tauš • Director of Girl America

Viktor Tauš • Director of Girl America
The Czech filmmaker delves into his newest film, about a little girl in a strict socialist orphanage who tries to overcome fears, insecurity and loneliness

Seyfettin Tokmak • Director of Empire of the Rabbits

Seyfettin Tokmak • Director of Empire of the Rabbits
The Turkish filmmaker discusses his new feature, a daring boy's journey against the cruel entanglements of deception and disabilities of the adult world

Marek Šulík • Director of Ms. President

Marek Šulík • Director of Ms. President
We talked to the Slovak filmmaker, whose documentary has already triumphed in Ji.hlava, about the challenges of filming the former leader of his country

Nikolaj Nikitin • Head programmer, Critics’ Picks, Tallinn Black Nights

Nikolaj Nikitin • Head programmer, Critics’ Picks, Tallinn Black Nights
We caught up with the head programmer of PÖFF’s strand dedicated to powerful and artistically outstanding works that might otherwise be overlooked

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