Rodrigo Sorogoyen • Director of Riot Police

Interview: Rodrigo Sorogoyen • Director of Riot Police

“This show is the most ambitious thing we’ve ever done”

Rodrigo Sorogoyen distils all the strengths of his previous work into Riot Police, a brutal and compelling six-episode series screening out of competition in San Sebastián  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2020 | Out of Competition

Review: In the Dusk

Review: In the Dusk

Sharunas Bartas competes for San Sebastián's Golden Shell with this tale of a Lithuanian partisan movement set in the winter of 1948  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2020 | Competition

Cesc Gay • Director of The People Upstairs

Interview: Cesc Gay • Director of The People Upstairs

“Laughter is always the best medicine”

We talk to Catalan director Cesc Gay, who recently unveiled his latest feature, The People Upstairs: a film adaptation of his smash-hit play  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2020 | RTVE Screenings

Arte France Cinéma to co-produce Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Les herbes sèches

Arte France Cinéma to co-produce Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Les herbes sèches

Upcoming films from Mia Hansen-Løve, Quentin Dupieux and directing duo Mina Mileva - Vesela Kazakova will also be co-produced by the cinema branch of the Franco-German channel  

25/09 | Production | Funding | France

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Film Reviews

Beginning - by Dea Kulumbegashvili - In her mesmerising Georgia-set debut film, Dea Kulumbegashvili questions the norms of society that have been informed by Abrahamic religions
Beginning
by Dea Kulumbegashvili
In her mesmerising Georgia-set debut film, Dea Kulumbegashvili questions the norms of society that have been informed by Abrahamic religions
Memory House - by João Paulo Miranda Maria - João Paulo Miranda Maria’s first full-length film melds past and present, realism and fantasy, to offer a mesmerising symbolic and political immersion into the Brazilian collective subconscious
Memory House
by João Paulo Miranda Maria
João Paulo Miranda Maria’s first full-length film melds past and present, realism and fantasy, to offer a mesmerising symbolic and political immersion into the Brazilian collective subconscious
In the Dusk - by Sharunas Bartas - Sharunas Bartas competes for San Sebastián's Golden Shell with this tale of a Lithuanian partisan movement set in the winter of 1948
In the Dusk
by Sharunas Bartas
Sharunas Bartas competes for San Sebastián's Golden Shell with this tale of a Lithuanian partisan movement set in the winter of 1948
Courtroom 3H - by Antonio Méndez Esparza - In his first documentary, Antonio Méndez Esparza keeps exposing the realities of life in the United States, this time from a Florida family court — where emotions are always running high
Courtroom 3H
by Antonio Méndez Esparza
In his first documentary, Antonio Méndez Esparza keeps exposing the realities of life in the United States, this time from a Florida family court — where emotions are always running high
Supernova - by Harry Macqueen - Love, and some bitterness, on the road with Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth leads to a rather bumpy destination in Harry Macqueen’s film
Supernova
by Harry Macqueen
Love, and some bitterness, on the road with Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth leads to a rather bumpy destination in Harry Macqueen’s film
DNA - by Maïwenn - Maïwenn returns to her roots by transferring the abundant energy which flows through her films into an intimate, accurate and moving work about grief, family and the transmission of Algerian heritage
DNA
by Maïwenn
Maïwenn returns to her roots by transferring the abundant energy which flows through her films into an intimate, accurate and moving work about grief, family and the transmission of Algerian heritage
Last Days of Spring - by Isabel Lamberti - Isabel Lamberti’s first full-length film is a dexterous reconstruction of a true story brought to life by the original protagonists: a family living in Madrid’s shanty town, La Cañada Real
Last Days of Spring
by Isabel Lamberti
Isabel Lamberti’s first full-length film is a dexterous reconstruction of a true story brought to life by the original protagonists: a family living in Madrid’s shanty town, La Cañada Real
Simple Passion - by Danielle Arbid - In her highly accomplished adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s novel, Danielle Arbid delves right to the very heart of an irrepressible and incandescent love which ends up driving a woman to distraction
Simple Passion
by Danielle Arbid
In her highly accomplished adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s novel, Danielle Arbid delves right to the very heart of an irrepressible and incandescent love which ends up driving a woman to distraction
Watch on Cineuropa: A brave new world - Films championing diversity, migration and new ways of being

Watch on Cineuropa: A brave new world - Films championing diversity, migration and new ways of being

New indie gems for you to enjoy on our pages: fasten your seatbelts, and join us in these cinematic journeys!  

25/09 | Watch on Cineuropa

Antonio Méndez Esparza • Director of Courtroom 3H

Interview: Antonio Méndez Esparza • Director of Courtroom 3H

“When I find myself in a situation I didn’t expect, I try to embrace it.”

Madrid-born director Antonio Méndez Esparza, now settled in the USA, returns with a new bid for the Golden Shell — Courtroom 3H, a documentary set in a Floridian family court  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2020 | Competition

Review: Beginning

Review: Beginning

In her mesmerising Georgia-set debut film, Dea Kulumbegashvili questions the norms of society that have been informed by Abrahamic religions  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2020 | Competition

Review: Memory House

Review: Memory House

João Paulo Miranda Maria’s first full-length film melds past and present, realism and fantasy, to offer a mesmerising symbolic and political immersion into the Brazilian collective subconscious  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2020 | New Directors

Cristina Grosan readying her sophomore feature, Ordinary Failures

Cristina Grosan readying her sophomore feature, Ordinary Failures

The psychological drama by the up-and-coming Romanian-Hungarian filmmaker sees the lives of the three protagonists turned upside down by a series of mysterious explosions  

25/09 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic/Italy/Hungary/Slovakia

Review: The People Upstairs

Review: The People Upstairs

Cesc Gay adapts his hit play, where a couple is condemned to an evening’s entertaining with their neighbours from across the hall — soon, small talk becomes the least of their problems  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2020 | RTVE Screenings

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We met up with Harry Macqueen to talk about his new film, Supernova, starring Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth as ageing lovers on a road trip
We met up with Harry Macqueen to talk about his new film, Supernova, starring Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth as ageing lovers on a road trip
Cineuropa met up with young Swiss director Christian Johannes Koch at San Sebastián to talk about Spagat, his first feature film
Cineuropa met up with young Swiss director Christian Johannes Koch at San Sebastián to talk about Spagat, his first feature film
Cineuropa met up with Sharunas Bartas at San Sebastián to talk about In the Dusk, Soviet history, family, resistance and why having the correct breed of sheep is necessary for period authenticity
Cineuropa met up with Sharunas Bartas at San Sebastián to talk about In the Dusk, Soviet history, family, resistance and why having the correct breed of sheep is necessary for period authenticity
Cineuropa chatted to Julien Temple about his dazzling tribute to the frontman of The Pogues, Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan
Cineuropa chatted to Julien Temple about his dazzling tribute to the frontman of The Pogues, Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan
We chatted to Suzanne Lindon about her New Directors-screened feature debut, Spring Blossom, also touching on the topics of love and boredom
We chatted to Suzanne Lindon about her New Directors-screened feature debut, Spring Blossom, also touching on the topics of love and boredom
It proved impossible to have just your everyday chat with Juan Cavestany, a highly unconventional auteur who is presenting his latest film, An Optical Illusion, at the San Sebastián Film Festival
It proved impossible to have just your everyday chat with Juan Cavestany, a highly unconventional auteur who is presenting his latest film, An Optical Illusion, at the San Sebastián Film Festival
Danielle Arbid unscrambles Simple Passion, an adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s novel, awarded Cannes’ Official Selection label and unveiled in competition in San Sebastian
Danielle Arbid unscrambles Simple Passion, an adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s novel, awarded Cannes’ Official Selection label and unveiled in competition in San Sebastian
Pablo Agüero talks to us about his new film, Akelarre, the chronicle of a witch hunt that took place centuries ago, but the repercussions of which can still be clearly felt today
Pablo Agüero talks to us about his new film, Akelarre, the chronicle of a witch hunt that took place centuries ago, but the repercussions of which can still be clearly felt today
The Finnish Film Affair shows faith in The Twin

The Finnish Film Affair shows faith in The Twin

Taneli Mustonen’s much-anticipated horror and Tania Moilanen’s documentary The Mission were crowned the winners at Finland’s biggest film-industry event  

25/09 | Industry | Market | Finland

Series review: We Are Who We Are

Series review: We Are Who We Are

Luca Guadagnino’s eight-part HBO and Sky Italia show, screened at San Sebastián, is a gourmet’s delight, but some dishes disappoint  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2020 | Out of Competition

Series review: Riot Police

Series review: Riot Police

Rodrigo Sorogoyen and his usual gang of collaborators have crafted a vibrant six-episode series that unnerves, surprises and entertains in equal measure, incorporating the best of his previous films  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2020 | Out of Competition

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Death Knell - by Imanol Rayo - San Sebastian 2020 - New Directors
Death Knell
by Imanol Rayo
San Sebastian 2020 - New Directors
Memory House - by João Paulo Miranda Maria - Cannes 2020 - Official Selection - Toronto 2020 - Discovery - San Sebastian 2020 - New Directors
Memory House
by João Paulo Miranda Maria
Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
Toronto 2020 - Discovery
San Sebastian 2020 - New Directors
Beginning - by Dea Kulumbegashvili - Cannes 2020 - Official Selection - Toronto 2020 - Discovery - San Sebastian 2020 - Competition
Beginning
by Dea Kulumbegashvili
Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
Toronto 2020 - Discovery
San Sebastian 2020 - Competition
I Never Cry - by Piotr Domalewski<br<san Sebastian 2020 - New Directors
I Never Cry
by Piotr Domalewski
Supernova - by Harry Macqueen - San Sebastian 2020 - Competition
Supernova
by Harry Macqueen
San Sebastian 2020 - Competition
Slovakian filmmaker Juraj Lehotský starts shooting Applause

Slovakian filmmaker Juraj Lehotský starts shooting Applause

Bartosz Bielenia, of Corpus Christi fame, stars in the leading role as an artist frustrated by his thwarted ambitions  

24/09 | Production | Funding | Slovakia/Czech Republic/Poland

Alpha Violet makes a killing with Apples

Alpha Violet makes a killing with Apples

Unveiled in Venice, Greek director Christos Nikou’s first feature film is smiling upon the French international sales agent who are notching up deal after deal  

24/09 | Industry | Market | France

Review: Romantic Guide to Lost Places

Review: Romantic Guide to Lost Places

Presented at Venice’s Giornate degli Autori, the third feature film by Giorgia Farina is an unusual road movie which makes its way across Europe  

24/09 | Films | Reviews | Italy

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Akelarre - by Pablo Agüero - In this luminous period film, Argentinian director Pablo Agüero revives the story of a group of women who fell victim to a witch-hunt fuelled by misogyny and the persecution of freedom
Akelarre
by Pablo Agüero
In this luminous period film, Argentinian director Pablo Agüero revives the story of a group of women who fell victim to a witch-hunt fuelled by misogyny and the persecution of freedom
Another Round - by Thomas Vinterberg - Thomas Vinterberg finds his funny bone again with an excellent concept movie in which getting drunk is a cure-all
Another Round
by Thomas Vinterberg
Thomas Vinterberg finds his funny bone again with an excellent concept movie in which getting drunk is a cure-all
My Heart Goes Boom! - by Nacho Álvarez - Colourful, vivacious and altogether joyous guilty pleasure from Nacho Álvarez, based on the songs of Raffaella Carrà — who taught us such important lessons as ‘making love is better in the south’
My Heart Goes Boom!
by Nacho Álvarez
Colourful, vivacious and altogether joyous guilty pleasure from Nacho Álvarez, based on the songs of Raffaella Carrà — who taught us such important lessons as ‘making love is better in the south’
Spring Blossom - by Suzanne Lindon - Suzanne Lindon’s feature debut is a very refreshing film, packed with references yet original, about a Parisian teenager’s awakening to love
Spring Blossom
by Suzanne Lindon
Suzanne Lindon’s feature debut is a very refreshing film, packed with references yet original, about a Parisian teenager’s awakening to love
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan - by Julien Temple - Julien Temple pays tribute to the frontman of The Pogues with a documentary that has the drunken energy that was a trademark of its subject
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
by Julien Temple
Julien Temple pays tribute to the frontman of The Pogues with a documentary that has the drunken energy that was a trademark of its subject
Romantic Guide to Lost Places - by Giorgia Farina - Presented at Venice’s Giornate degli Autori, the third feature film by Giorgia Farina is an unusual road movie which makes its way across Europe
Romantic Guide to Lost Places
by Giorgia Farina
Presented at Venice’s Giornate degli Autori, the third feature film by Giorgia Farina is an unusual road movie which makes its way across Europe
Spagat - by Christian Johannes Koch - The first feature film by Swiss director Christian Johannes Koch reveals the hidden underbelly of a seemingly perfect society
Spagat
by Christian Johannes Koch
The first feature film by Swiss director Christian Johannes Koch reveals the hidden underbelly of a seemingly perfect society
Ane Is Missing - by David Pérez Sañudo - David Pérez Sañudo displays great cinematic skill, sensitivity and depth in his first full-length feature
Ane Is Missing
by David Pérez Sañudo
David Pérez Sañudo displays great cinematic skill, sensitivity and depth in his first full-length feature
DOK Leipzig reveals juries and German Competition line-up

DOK Leipzig reveals juries and German Competition line-up

Many of the 17 films in the selection, 12 of which are world-premiering at DOK Leipzig, look at the world beyond Germany’s borders  

24/09 | DOK Leipzig 2020

Female creativity and Polish underground cinema in the spotlight at the upcoming edition of Ji.hlava IDFF

Female creativity and Polish underground cinema in the spotlight at the upcoming edition of Ji.hlava IDFF

The festival is planned as an on-site event, with a backup plan for a virtual festival ready in case cultural events should be banned in the Czech Republic  

24/09 | Jihlava 2020

Christian Johannes Koch • Director of Spagat

Interview: Christian Johannes Koch • Director of Spagat

“Spagat is not a movie about ‘sans-papiers’; it’s a movie about society as a whole”

Cineuropa met up with young Swiss director Christian Johannes Koch at San Sebastián to talk about Spagat, his first feature film  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2020 | New Directors

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Rodrigo Sorogoyen distils all the strengths of his previous work into Riot Police, a brutal and compelling six-episode series screening out of competition in San Sebastián
Rodrigo Sorogoyen distils all the strengths of his previous work into Riot Police, a brutal and compelling six-episode series screening out of competition in San Sebastián
We talk to Catalan director Cesc Gay, who recently unveiled his latest feature, The People Upstairs: a film adaptation of his smash-hit play
We talk to Catalan director Cesc Gay, who recently unveiled his latest feature, The People Upstairs: a film adaptation of his smash-hit play
Madrid-born director Antonio Méndez Esparza, now settled in the USA, returns with a new bid for the Golden Shell — Courtroom 3H, a documentary set in a Floridian family court
Madrid-born director Antonio Méndez Esparza, now settled in the USA, returns with a new bid for the Golden Shell — Courtroom 3H, a documentary set in a Floridian family court
We had a chat with Maria Pirkkalainen, head of the Finnish Film Affair and Nordic Flair, to explore what’s new in the local industry and to find out about some of the key topics up for discussion
We had a chat with Maria Pirkkalainen, head of the Finnish Film Affair and Nordic Flair, to explore what’s new in the local industry and to find out about some of the key topics up for discussion
We caught up with Isabel Lamberti to talk about her first full-length feature, Last Days of Spring, which centres on a group of people living in a shanty town in Madrid
We caught up with Isabel Lamberti to talk about her first full-length feature, Last Days of Spring, which centres on a group of people living in a shanty town in Madrid
We chatted to Reta Guetg, head of the Zurich Film Festival’s ZFF Industry section, to find out more about the upcoming, physical version, which is inviting international guests to attend
We chatted to Reta Guetg, head of the Zurich Film Festival’s ZFF Industry section, to find out more about the upcoming, physical version, which is inviting international guests to attend
We caught up with Régine Vial, Head of Distribution at France’s Les Films du Losange, to discuss the history of the company and the situation of the market in times of pandemic
We caught up with Régine Vial, Head of Distribution at France’s Les Films du Losange, to discuss the history of the company and the situation of the market in times of pandemic
Basque director David Pérez’s début film, Ane is Missing, delves into motherhood, the intergenerational divide and (re-found) unity in the face of adversity
Basque director David Pérez’s début film, Ane is Missing, delves into motherhood, the intergenerational divide and (re-found) unity in the face of adversity
Review: DNA

Review: DNA

Maïwenn returns to her roots by transferring the abundant energy which flows through her films into an intimate, accurate and moving work about grief, family and the transmission of Algerian heritage  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2020

Review: Courtroom 3H

Review: Courtroom 3H

In his first documentary, Antonio Méndez Esparza keeps exposing the realities of life in the United States, this time from a Florida family court — where emotions are always running high  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2020 | Competition

Tallinn Black Nights announces the first eight titles of its main competition

Tallinn Black Nights announces the first eight titles of its main competition

The line-up includes new films by István Szabó, Laila Pakalnina, Dalibor Matanić, Georgi Mindadze, Nisan Dağ, Anna Melikyan and Leonardo António  

24/09 | Black Nights 2020

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Courtroom 3H - by Antonio Méndez Esparza - San Sebastian 2020 - Competition
Courtroom 3H
by Antonio Méndez Esparza
San Sebastian 2020 - Competition
Last Days of Spring - by Isabel Lamberti - San Sebastian 2020 - New Directors
Last Days of Spring
by Isabel Lamberti
San Sebastian 2020 - New Directors
Spring Blossom - by Suzanne Lindon - Cannes 2020 - Official Selection - Toronto 2020 - Discovery - San Sebastian 2020 - New Directors
Spring Blossom
by Suzanne Lindon
Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
Toronto 2020 - Discovery
San Sebastian 2020 - New Directors
Simple Passion - by Danielle Arbid - Cannes 2020 - Official Selection - San Sebastian 2020 - Competition
Simple Passion
by Danielle Arbid
Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
San Sebastian 2020 - Competition
Falling - by Viggo MortensenCannes 2020 - Official Selection - Toronto 2020- Special Presentations - San Sebastián 2020 - Donostia Award Screenings - Spanish release October 2
Falling
by Viggo MortensenCannes 2020 - Official Selection
Toronto 2020- Special Presentations
San Sebastián 2020 - Donostia Award Screenings
Spanish release October 2

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

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