Christophe Blanc • Director of Just Kids

Interview: Christophe Blanc • Director of Just Kids

"It's a kind of melodramatic teen movie"

Christophe Blanc tells us about his film Just Kids, centred on siblings in the grips of grief and freedom, released in French cinemas today  

05/08 | /France/Switzerland

Piotr Adamski • Director of Eastern

Interview: Piotr Adamski • Director of Eastern

“I was curious to see if terms such as ‘honorary code’ or ‘vendetta’ were still important and understandable in our contemporary world”

We talked to writer-director Piotr Adamski, whose feature debut, Eastern, has been out in Polish cinemas since 26 June  

04/08 | /Poland

Review: Just Kids

Review: Just Kids

Christophe Blanc explores with great psychological accuracy and formal inventiveness the journey of grieving siblings left to their own devices  

04/08 | Films | Reviews | France/Switzerland

Review: Eastern

Review: Eastern

Girls with guns are rebels with a cause in Piotr Adamski’s feature debut – and that cause is simply to stay alive  

03/08 | Films | Reviews | Poland

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Just Kids - by Christophe Blanc - Christophe Blanc explores with great psychological accuracy and formal inventiveness the journey of grieving siblings left to their own devices
Just Kids
by Christophe Blanc
Christophe Blanc explores with great psychological accuracy and formal inventiveness the journey of grieving siblings left to their own devices
Eastern - by Piotr Adamski - Girls with guns are rebels with a cause in Piotr Adamski’s feature debut – and that cause is simply to stay alive
Eastern
by Piotr Adamski
Girls with guns are rebels with a cause in Piotr Adamski’s feature debut – and that cause is simply to stay alive
Journey to Utopia - by Erlend E. Mo - This experiential documentary follows in the footsteps of a family who are aware of a need for change - albeit complicated on an individual level - in support of the ecological struggle
Journey to Utopia
by Erlend E. Mo
This experiential documentary follows in the footsteps of a family who are aware of a need for change - albeit complicated on an individual level - in support of the ecological struggle
The August Virgin - by Jonás Trueba - By way of seemingly light-hearted details and conversations, Jonás Trueba introduces the viewer to the mood, the energy and the mindset of those who remain stranded in Madrid over the summer
The August Virgin
by Jonás Trueba
By way of seemingly light-hearted details and conversations, Jonás Trueba introduces the viewer to the mood, the energy and the mindset of those who remain stranded in Madrid over the summer
Bigfoot Family - by Ben Stassen, Jérémie Degruson - Ben Stassen and Jérémie Degruson offer up a slice of slickly directed family entertainment set against a backdrop of urgent environmental issues, celebrity culture and high-octane chases
Bigfoot Family
by Ben Stassen, Jérémie Degruson
Ben Stassen and Jérémie Degruson offer up a slice of slickly directed family entertainment set against a backdrop of urgent environmental issues, celebrity culture and high-octane chases
The Champion - by Leonardo D'Agostini - Leonardo D'Agostini’s debut film starring Stefano Accorsi and Andrea Carpenzano is a compelling story about friendship set in the world of professional, millionaire footballers in Italy
The Champion
by Leonardo D'Agostini
Leonardo D'Agostini’s debut film starring Stefano Accorsi and Andrea Carpenzano is a compelling story about friendship set in the world of professional, millionaire footballers in Italy
One for All - by David Ilundain - David Ilundain, like other filmmakers before him, enters an imaginary classroom to document little-known conflicts between young people, the dynamics between them and their teachers
One for All
by David Ilundain
David Ilundain, like other filmmakers before him, enters an imaginary classroom to document little-known conflicts between young people, the dynamics between them and their teachers
Giraffe - by Anna Sofie Hartmann - Anna Sofie Hartmann trains her gaze on a community uprooted by the construction of a tunnel in this phlegmatic and matter-of-fact reflection on the transitory nature of life
Giraffe
by Anna Sofie Hartmann
Anna Sofie Hartmann trains her gaze on a community uprooted by the construction of a tunnel in this phlegmatic and matter-of-fact reflection on the transitory nature of life
Review: Journey to Utopia

Review: Journey to Utopia

This experiential documentary follows in the footsteps of a family who are aware of a need for change - albeit complicated on an individual level - in support of the ecological struggle  

03/08 | Atlàntida Film Fest 2020

Watch on Cineuropa: Looking for films that will spark debates with your friends? This list will help

Watch on Cineuropa: Looking for films that will spark debates with your friends? This list will help

New films available to stream on our pages, guaranteed to ignite all sorts of discussions with your cinephile pals  

31/07 | Watch on Cineuropa

Review: One for All

Review: One for All

David Ilundain, like other filmmakers before him, enters an imaginary classroom to document little-known conflicts between young people, the dynamics between them and their teachers  

31/07 | Films | Reviews | Spain

David Ilundain • Director of One for All

Interview: David Ilundain • Director of One for All

“We, the adults, do not know what really happens inside schools”

With his second feature following B, la película, Navarre-born director David Ilundain enters the microcosm of school, with David Verdaguer playing a young teacher  

31/07 | /Spain

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Cineuropa had a chat with Jaume Ripoll, head of the Atlàntida Film Fest, a European-focused festival that kicks off on 27 July on Mallorca and will also unspool for a whole month on Filmin
Cineuropa had a chat with Jaume Ripoll, head of the Atlàntida Film Fest, a European-focused festival that kicks off on 27 July on Mallorca and will also unspool for a whole month on Filmin
We chatted with General Delegate Giorgio Gosetti about the new developments gracing the next edition of the Giornate degli Autori, which is scheduled to unspool in Venice from 2–12 September
We chatted with General Delegate Giorgio Gosetti about the new developments gracing the next edition of the Giornate degli Autori, which is scheduled to unspool in Venice from 2–12 September
Christophe Blanc tells us about his film Just Kids, centred on siblings in the grips of grief and freedom, released in French cinemas today
Christophe Blanc tells us about his film Just Kids, centred on siblings in the grips of grief and freedom, released in French cinemas today
We talked to writer-director Piotr Adamski, whose feature debut, Eastern, has been out in Polish cinemas since 26 June
We talked to writer-director Piotr Adamski, whose feature debut, Eastern, has been out in Polish cinemas since 26 June
With his second feature following B, la película, Navarre-born director David Ilundain enters the microcosm of school, with David Verdaguer playing a young teacher
With his second feature following B, la película, Navarre-born director David Ilundain enters the microcosm of school, with David Verdaguer playing a young teacher
French director Jean-Charles Hue tells us about the genesis of his new cinematic oddity, the English-language feature Tijuana Bible
French director Jean-Charles Hue tells us about the genesis of his new cinematic oddity, the English-language feature Tijuana Bible
This year's Cannes Marché du Film and its potential to give rise to a new market formula are just some of the topics we touched upon with Roberto Stabile, head of international relations at ANICA
This year's Cannes Marché du Film and its potential to give rise to a new market formula are just some of the topics we touched upon with Roberto Stabile, head of international relations at ANICA
Spaniard Fernando González Molina is bringing his Baztán Trilogy to an end with the third instalment, Offering to the Storm, a thriller shot in Navarre starring Marta Etura, as in the first two films
Spaniard Fernando González Molina is bringing his Baztán Trilogy to an end with the third instalment, Offering to the Storm, a thriller shot in Navarre starring Marta Etura, as in the first two films
TIFF announces 50 presentations for hybrid festival, with a consistent European presence

TIFF announces 50 presentations for hybrid festival, with a consistent European presence

Co-head Cameron Bailey says the selection “reflects the tumult” of putting a festival on during coronavirus pandemic. Francis Lee, Thomas Vinterberg and François Ozon lead 20-film European presence  

30/07 | Toronto 2020

Jean-Charles Hue • Director of Tijuana Bible

Interview: Jean-Charles Hue • Director of Tijuana Bible

"The true necessity is to show these small miracles of love that can erupt from something terrifying"

French director Jean-Charles Hue tells us about the genesis of his new cinematic oddity, the English-language feature Tijuana Bible  

30/07 | /France/Mexico

Andrey Paounov in post-production with January

Andrey Paounov in post-production with January

The helmer’s first feature is an absurdist mystery flick set in the snow-capped mountains of Bulgaria  

30/07 | Production | Funding | Bulgaria/Portugal/Luxembourg

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Thou Shalt Not Hate - by Mauro Mancini - Venice 2020 – International Film Critics’ Week
Thou Shalt Not Hate
by Mauro Mancini
Venice 2020 – International Film Critics’ Week
Giraffe - by Anna Sofie Hartmann - San Sebastián 2019 – Zabaltegi-Tabakalera - German release August 6
Giraffe
by Anna Sofie Hartmann
San Sebastián 2019 – Zabaltegi-Tabakalera
German release August 6
Bigfoot Family - by Ben Stassen and Jérémie Degruson - French and Belgium releases August 5
Bigfoot Family
by Ben Stassen and Jérémie Degruson
French and Belgium releases August 5
Just Kids - by Christophe Blanc - French release August 5
Just Kids
by Christophe Blanc
French release August 5
The August Virgin - by Jonás Trueba - Karlovy Vary 2019 - Special Jury Mention and FIPRESCI Prize - French release August 5
The August Virgin
by Jonás Trueba
Karlovy Vary 2019 - Special Jury Mention and FIPRESCI Prize
French release August 5
Roberto Stabile • Head of international relations, ANICA

Interview: Roberto Stabile • Head of international relations, ANICA

“A physical film market is like a cinema experience: irreplaceable”

This year's Cannes Marché du Film and its potential to give rise to a new market formula are just some of the topics we touched upon with Roberto Stabile, head of international relations at ANICA  

29/07 | /Italy

Review: Tijuana Bible

Review: Tijuana Bible

France's Jean-Charles Hue tackles degeneration and redemption in the slums of the Mexican border town in his shocking, nigh-on documentary-like fiction film, starring a startling Paul Anderson  

29/07 | Films | Reviews | France/Mexico

Quentin Dupieux, Luca Guadagnino and Abel Ferrara selected out of competition on the Lido

Quentin Dupieux, Luca Guadagnino and Abel Ferrara selected out of competition on the Lido

Lasciami andare by Stefano Mordini will be Venice’s closing film; the special events include the series 30 Coins, directed by Álex de la Iglesia  

28/07 | Venice 2020 | Out of Competition

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Film Reviews

White Riot - by Rubika Shah - The activist group Rock Against Racism, a key player in 1970s UK punk rock, gets a timely documentary tribute from director Rubika Shah
White Riot
by Rubika Shah
The activist group Rock Against Racism, a key player in 1970s UK punk rock, gets a timely documentary tribute from director Rubika Shah
Tijuana Bible - by Jean-Charles Hue - France's Jean-Charles Hue tackles degeneration and redemption in the slums of the Mexican border town in his shocking, nigh-on documentary-like fiction film, starring a startling Paul Anderson
Tijuana Bible
by Jean-Charles Hue
France's Jean-Charles Hue tackles degeneration and redemption in the slums of the Mexican border town in his shocking, nigh-on documentary-like fiction film, starring a startling Paul Anderson
A Girl Missing - by Koji Fukada - With his new film Kôji Fukada once again questions the seeming stability of Japanese society
A Girl Missing
by Koji Fukada
With his new film Kôji Fukada once again questions the seeming stability of Japanese society
Welcome To The Jungle - by Hugo Benamozig, David Caviglioli - A hare-brained immersion into French Guyana forms the focus of Hugo Benamozig and David Caviglioli’s first feature, following the tracks of Vincent Dedienne, Jonathan Cohen and Catherine Deneuve
Welcome To The Jungle
by Hugo Benamozig, David Caviglioli
A hare-brained immersion into French Guyana forms the focus of Hugo Benamozig and David Caviglioli’s first feature, following the tracks of Vincent Dedienne, Jonathan Cohen and Catherine Deneuve
Voces - by Ángel Gómez Hernández - The feature debut by Ángel Gómez is a deafening and exhausting horror flick that pilfers too many genre references without managing to find its own guttural hallmark
Voces
by Ángel Gómez Hernández
The feature debut by Ángel Gómez is a deafening and exhausting horror flick that pilfers too many genre references without managing to find its own guttural hallmark
The Island of Lies - by Paula Cons - Paula Cons’ crime drama reconstructs a real-life disaster – the 1921 sinking of the Santa Isabel in Galicia – and the ensuing investigation that blew the lid off a dark web of corruption and abuse
The Island of Lies
by Paula Cons
Paula Cons’ crime drama reconstructs a real-life disaster – the 1921 sinking of the Santa Isabel in Galicia – and the ensuing investigation that blew the lid off a dark web of corruption and abuse
Isn't She Lovely? - by Solange Cicurel - Solange Cicurel returns with a family comedy on the theme of adolescence which should appeal to parents and youngsters alike
Isn't She Lovely?
by Solange Cicurel
Solange Cicurel returns with a family comedy on the theme of adolescence which should appeal to parents and youngsters alike
Summer of 85 - by François Ozon - François Ozon revisits the romantic passions of adolescence with the accuracy and great rawness of emotion that are characteristic of his mature and masterful filmmaking approach
Summer of 85
by François Ozon
François Ozon revisits the romantic passions of adolescence with the accuracy and great rawness of emotion that are characteristic of his mature and masterful filmmaking approach
Venice kick-starts international film again

Venice kick-starts international film again

From 2-12 September, the Venice Film Festival will offer a post-COVID, physical edition that is more streamlined than usual, but as varied and as international as ever  

28/07 | Venice 2020 | Competition/Orizzonti

Review: The Island of Lies

Review: The Island of Lies

Paula Cons’ crime drama reconstructs a real-life disaster – the 1921 sinking of the Santa Isabel in Galicia – and the ensuing investigation that blew the lid off a dark web of corruption and abuse  

24/07 | Films | Reviews | Spain/Argentina/Portugal

The 19th edition of the Transilvania IFF is ready to kick off

The 19th edition of the Transilvania IFF is ready to kick off

140 movies will be shown at Romania’s biggest film event, which will be complying with strict screening restrictions  

28/07 | Transilvania 2020

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Interviews

Ángel Gómez directs his first feature film Voces, focused on classical horror and psychology, with no shortage of supernatural elements, a haunted house and legends of the past
Ángel Gómez directs his first feature film Voces, focused on classical horror and psychology, with no shortage of supernatural elements, a haunted house and legends of the past
We talked to Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach, CEO and acquisitions executive of Madman Entertainment, about the particularities of distributing European films in Australia and New Zealand
We talked to Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach, CEO and acquisitions executive of Madman Entertainment, about the particularities of distributing European films in Australia and New Zealand
We chatted to Iuliana Tarnovețchi and Alex Trăilă, respectively president and CEO of the Romanian Alliance of Film Producers, which was created in May this year
We chatted to Iuliana Tarnovețchi and Alex Trăilă, respectively president and CEO of the Romanian Alliance of Film Producers, which was created in May this year
We talked to Belgian filmmaker Solange Cicurel, whose family comedy Isn’t She Lovely?, her second feature, is coming out this July
We talked to Belgian filmmaker Solange Cicurel, whose family comedy Isn’t She Lovely?, her second feature, is coming out this July
Cineuropa talked to Małgorzata Goliszewska and Katarzyna Mateja, the directors of Lessons of Love, about the power of change
Cineuropa talked to Małgorzata Goliszewska and Katarzyna Mateja, the directors of Lessons of Love, about the power of change
Ukrainian filmmaker Juri Rechinsky tells Cineuropa more about Utopia, his cinematic experiment in the making, which comes in the wake of Sickfuckpeople and Ugly
Ukrainian filmmaker Juri Rechinsky tells Cineuropa more about Utopia, his cinematic experiment in the making, which comes in the wake of Sickfuckpeople and Ugly
We talked to Julie Schroell, director of River Tales, an essential documentary about Nicaragua which has just won the Peripheral Visions Award at the Galway Film Fleadh in Ireland
We talked to Julie Schroell, director of River Tales, an essential documentary about Nicaragua which has just won the Peripheral Visions Award at the Galway Film Fleadh in Ireland
Frédéric Farrucci tells us about the genesis of his captivating feature debut, Night Ride, an atmospheric film noir centred on an illegal Chinese taxi driver in Paris
Frédéric Farrucci tells us about the genesis of his captivating feature debut, Night Ride, an atmospheric film noir centred on an illegal Chinese taxi driver in Paris
Review: Voces

Review: Voces

The feature debut by Ángel Gómez is a deafening and exhausting horror flick that pilfers too many genre references without managing to find its own guttural hallmark  

24/07 | Films | Reviews | Spain

The Ties by Daniele Luchetti to open the 77th Venice Film Festival

The Ties by Daniele Luchetti to open the 77th Venice Film Festival

The pre-opening film will be Andrea Segre’s Molecole, shot in Venice during the lockdown; the members of the various juries have also been announced  

28/07 | Venice 2020

FEST - New Directors, New Films Festival announces full line-up

FEST - New Directors, New Films Festival announces full line-up

The gathering will kick off on 2 August with Babyteeth by Shannon Murphy and will close with Jenni Toivoniemi’s Games People Play  

28/07 | FEST Espinho 2020

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

The Collini Case - by Marco Kreuzpaintner - Danish release August 6
The Collini Case
by Marco Kreuzpaintner
Danish release August 6
Berlin Alexanderplatz - by Burhan Qurbani - Berlinale 2020 - Competition - Belgium release August 5
Berlin Alexanderplatz
by Burhan Qurbani
Berlinale 2020 - Competition
Belgium release August 5
The Champion - by Leonardo D'Agostini - French release August 5
The Champion
by Leonardo D'Agostini
French release August 5
Two of us - by Filippo Meneghetti - Toronto 2019 - Discovery - German release August 6
Two of us
by Filippo Meneghetti
Toronto 2019 - Discovery
German release August 6
Perfect 10 - by Eva Riley - UK release August 7
Perfect 10
by Eva Riley
UK release August 7

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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