Review: Amine – Held auf Bewährung

Review: Amine – Held auf Bewährung

In his Solothurn Audience Award winner, Dani Heusser modestly stages the vicissitudes of Amine, a Guinean immigrant who dreams of a better future in Switzerland  

27/01 | Solothurn 2023

Review: The Chapel

Review: The Chapel

Dominique Deruddere takes us behind the scenes of the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Competition in the company of a young virtuoso pianist consumed by her demons  

27/01 | Films | Reviews | Belgium

Alexia Muíños Ruiz • Director of programmes, European Women’s Audiovisual Network

Interview: Alexia Muíños Ruiz • Director of programmes, European Women’s Audiovisual Network

“There is a need for a more thorough approach to funding women’s projects”

In Trieste, we discussed the EWA Mentoring Programme for producers and how the landscape has changed in the ten years since EWA was founded  

27/01 | Trieste 2023 | WEMW

Review: Midas’ Ants

Review: Midas’ Ants

After Eo, another donkey takes the lead in Edgar Honetschläger’s latest endeavour, where viewers will explore the delicate relationship between mankind and nature  

27/01 | IFFR 2023 | Big Screen Competition

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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

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Alexia Muíños Ruiz • Director of programmes, European Women’s Audiovisual Network - 27/01/2023

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 27/01/2023
Alexia Muíños Ruiz • Director of programmes, European Women’s Audiovisual Network
In Trieste, we discussed the EWA Mentoring Programme for producers and how the landscape has changed in the ten years since EWA was founded

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

Historical series Davos being shot in the Swiss Alps

Historical series Davos being shot in the Swiss Alps

The six episodes of the German-Swiss co-production will be directed by an international duo comprising Jean-Eric Mack and Anca Miruna Lăzărescu  

27/01 | Production | Funding | Germany/Switzerland

Andrei Tănase • Director of Day of the Tiger

Interview: Andrei Tănase • Director of Day of the Tiger

“Shooting with animals is never simple, but shooting with animals that can kill you in seconds is just next-level”

We talked to the Romanian first-time director about strong characters and actors that can gobble up directors in no time at all  

27/01 | IFFR 2023 | Bright Future

Review: Birdland

Review: Birdland

12 years after On the Edge, Leïla Kilani is returning with a second fiction feature, a fearless, unpredictable film, both realist and lyrical, with revolutionary undertones  

27/01 | IFFR 2023 | Tiger Competition

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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

Review: Catching the Pirate King

Review: Catching the Pirate King

Depicting people taken hostage in the Indian Ocean, negotiations and investigations, Lennart and Marteen Stuyck offer up an effective and multi-dimensional film about Somalian pirates  

27/01 | FIPADOC 2023

Review: Iron Butterflies

Review: Iron Butterflies

Roman Liubyi’s documentary tells the story of how Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 crashed to earth in the Donetsk region in 2014, with 298 lives lost  

27/01 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

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

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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

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

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

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Reviews

Birdland - by Leïla Kilani

Birdland
by Leïla Kilani
12 years after On the Edge, Leïla Kilani is returning with a second fiction feature, a fearless, unpredictable film, both realist and lyrical, with revolutionary undertones

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

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

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

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

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

Day of the Tiger - by Andrei Tănase

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

Catching the Pirate King - by Maarten Stuyck, Lennart Stuyck

Catching the Pirate King
by Maarten Stuyck, Lennart Stuyck
Depicting people taken hostage in the Indian Ocean, negotiations and investigations, Lennart and Marteen Stuyck offer up an effective and multi-dimensional film about Somalian pirates

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

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

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Interviews

Lin Alluna • Director of Twice Colonized

Lin Alluna • Director of Twice Colonized
The Danish director discusses how she made her complex documentary in close collaboration with the protagonist, Aaju Peter

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

Alexia Muíños Ruiz • Director of programmes, European Women’s Audiovisual Network

Alexia Muíños Ruiz • Director of programmes, European Women’s Audiovisual Network
In Trieste, we discussed the EWA Mentoring Programme for producers and how the landscape has changed in the ten years since EWA was founded

Andrei Tănase • Director of Day of the Tiger

Andrei Tănase • Director of Day of the Tiger
We talked to the Romanian first-time director about strong characters and actors that can gobble up directors in no time at all

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

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

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Slow - by Marija Kavtaradze

Slow
by Marija Kavtaradze
Sundance 2023 – World Cinema Dramatic Competition
Directing Award

Animalia - by Sofia Alaoui

Animalia
by Sofia Alaoui
Sundance 2023 – World Cinema Dramatic Competition
Special Jury Award: Creative Vision

When It Melts - by Veerle Baetens

When It Melts
by Veerle Baetens
Sundance 2023 – World Cinema Dramatic Competition
Special Jury Award: Best Performance

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood - by Anna Hints

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
by Anna Hints
Sundance 2023 - World Cinema Documentary Competition
Directing Award

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
Sundance 2023 - World Cinema Documentary Competition
Special Jury Award: Creative Vision

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

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

The First Day of My Life - by Paolo Genovese

The First Day of My Life
by Paolo Genovese
Paolo Genovese returns to plumb the human soul with a tale between the real and the metaphysical about second chances

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

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

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

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

Industry Reports

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 27/01/2023

Alexia Muíños Ruiz • Director of programmes, European Women’s Audiovisual Network

In Trieste, we discussed the EWA Mentoring Programme for producers and how the landscape has changed in the ten years since EWA was founded

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

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