Edward Berger • Director of All Quiet on the Western Front

Interview: Edward Berger • Director of All Quiet on the Western Front

“What we associate with the two wars is shame, grief, destruction and guilt; I wanted to make a film out of this heritage”

We chatted to the German director about his Netflix-financed adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s bestseller, also selected as his country’s Oscars submission  

03/10 | Zurich 2022

The eighth edition of Another Way Film Festival is primed to raise awareness

The eighth edition of Another Way Film Festival is primed to raise awareness

From 5th to 11th October, Madrid becomes the home of cinema and sustainability with 34 impressive titles at this event that can also be followed online  

30/09 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

Alice nella Città celebrates its 20th year with a slimmer programme and a parade of stars

Alice nella Città celebrates its 20th year with a slimmer programme and a parade of stars

Rome Film Fest’s autonomous, parallel section devoted to younger viewers is unspooling 13-23 October, with 12 films in the international competition and 8 in its Italian counterpart  

30/09 | Rome 2022 | Alice nella Città

GoCritic! returns with Animation Festival Network and opens call for Animateka Ljubljana

GoCritic! returns with Animation Festival Network and opens call for Animateka Ljubljana

Five workshops a year will take place in a partnership with AFN at key animation festivals in Romania, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Croatia and Slovakia  

30/09 | GoCritic!

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FOCUS
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.

Animation - Julie Lind-Holm Hansen • Commissioning editor of Animation, DR - 26/09/2022

Animation – 26/09/2022
Julie Lind-Holm Hansen • Commissioning editor of Animation, DR
We sat down with the Danish executive to discuss the pubcaster’s participation in the forum, its editorial strategies and the type of content it seeks

Produce – Co-Produce... - REPORT: Nordisk Panorama Forum 2022 - 30/09/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/09/2022
REPORT: Nordisk Panorama Forum 2022
We take a closer look at seven of the non-fiction projects pitched recently at the Malmö-based gathering

Europe and the Rest of the World - Industry executives discuss succeeding with transatlantic production at the Zurich Summit - 30/09/2022

Europe and the Rest of the World – 30/09/2022
Industry executives discuss succeeding with transatlantic production at the Zurich Summit
The panel, composed of four senior international executives, went into detail on financing structures, comparative sources of public money, and the importance of the US market once films are complete

Produce – Co-Produce... - Rimantė Daugėlaitė • Head, Baltic Pitching Forum - 30/09/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/09/2022
Rimantė Daugėlaitė • Head, Baltic Pitching Forum
The head of the forum told Cineuropa how it became the Baltic region’s leading short-film industry event and what to expect from this year’s edition

Produce – Co-Produce... - REPORT: Nordisk Panorama Work-in-Progress 2022 - 29/09/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 29/09/2022
REPORT: Nordisk Panorama Work-in-Progress 2022
We discover some more details about three of the projects close to completion that were showcased at this year’s gathering in Sweden

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The Zurich Summit muses on financing independent films in the age of streamers - 29/09/2022

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 29/09/2022
The Zurich Summit muses on financing independent films in the age of streamers
A panel of international industry powerbrokers discussed this contentious and fast-developing issue at the Zurich Film Festival’s industry conference

Documentary - At Nordisk Panorama’s Town Hall, the industry hopes for the best but expects the worst for the future of Nordic documentaries - 28/09/2022

Documentary – 28/09/2022
At Nordisk Panorama’s Town Hall, the industry hopes for the best but expects the worst for the future of Nordic documentaries
While young filmmakers demand more support from streamers and broadcasters, the industry decision-makers are split between envisioning a bright 2032 and a gloomy, ten-year winter

Rome’s MIA announces some new additions for its 8th edition

Rome’s MIA announces some new additions for its 8th edition

Novelties this year include a section dedicated to animated projects and the B2B Exchange support programme for the Ukrainian audiovisual industry  

30/09 | MIA 2022

Review: To Books and Women I Sing

Review: To Books and Women I Sing

In her debut film, María Elorza not only pays beautiful homage to literature, but also takes a personal and lucid exploration into the possibilities of cinema  

30/09 | San Sebastián 2022 | New Directors

REPORT: Nordisk Panorama Forum 2022

REPORT: Nordisk Panorama Forum 2022

We take a closer look at seven of the non-fiction projects pitched recently at the Malmö-based gathering  

30/09 | Nordisk Panorama 2022

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Co-Production Podcast

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

Ji.hlava edition: Mara (France/Georgia) - 01/06/2022

01/06/2022
Ji.hlava edition: Mara (France/Georgia)
The producers of the mid-length documentary by Sasha Kulak are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 28: The Open Body (Spain/Portugal) - 28/04/2022

28/04/2022
Episode 28: The Open Body (Spain/Portugal)
The producers of Ángeles Huerta's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 27: Ordinary Failures (Czech Republic/Hungary/Italy) - 08/04/2022

08/04/2022
Episode 27: Ordinary Failures (Czech Republic/Hungary/Italy)
The producers of Cristina Grosan's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 26: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On (Albania/Greece/Kosovo/Portugal) - 08/03/2022

08/03/2022
Episode 26: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On (Albania/Greece/Kosovo/Portugal)
The producers of Gentian Koçi's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Industry executives discuss succeeding with transatlantic production at the Zurich Summit

Industry executives discuss succeeding with transatlantic production at the Zurich Summit

The panel, composed of four senior international executives, went into detail on financing structures, comparative sources of public money, and the importance of the US market once films are complete  

30/09 | Zurich 2022 | ZFF Industry

Yorgos Lanthimos’ new feature, And, set to enter production next month in New Orleans

Yorgos Lanthimos’ new feature, And, set to enter production next month in New Orleans

The plot remains under wraps, but we already know some of the stellar lead actors involved: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Plemons and Margaret Qualley  

30/09 | Production | Funding | USA/Ireland/UK

Rimantė Daugėlaitė • Head, Baltic Pitching Forum

Interview: Rimantė Daugėlaitė • Head, Baltic Pitching Forum

“Our strength is that the Baltic Pitching Forum is one of the few events where you can meet so many Baltic filmmakers at once”

The head of the forum told Cineuropa how it became the Baltic region’s leading short-film industry event and what to expect from this year’s edition  

30/09 | Baltic Pitching Forum 2022

Catherine Corsini is shooting Le retour

Catherine Corsini is shooting Le retour

Aissatou Diallo Sagna and the young Esther Gohourou and Suzy Bemba headline the director’s new film, produced by Chaz Productions and sold by Playtime  

30/09 | Production | Funding | France

GoCritic!

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

Zornitsa Sophia wins the Golden Rose Trophy with Mother

Zornitsa Sophia wins the Golden Rose Trophy with Mother

The director has triumphed at the gathering for the second time, after her feature debut, Mila from Mars, shared the main prize with Stanimir Trifonov’s Burning Out in 2004  

30/09 | Golden Rose 2022 | Awards

DOK Leipzig announces its competition line-ups

DOK Leipzig announces its competition line-ups

The selection includes the new films by Sasha Kulak, Mila Turajlić, Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Kim Hopkins and Theo Montoya  

30/09 | DOK Leipzig 2022

Hans-Christian Schmid • Director of We Are Next of Kin

Interview: Hans-Christian Schmid • Director of We Are Next of Kin

“Handheld cameras are often intuitive – when characters start moving, they do too”

The German director discusses his adaptation of the novel based on a real-life kidnapping  

30/09 | Hamburg 2022

Reviews

Triangle of Sadness - by Ruben Östlund

Triangle of Sadness
by Ruben Östlund
CANNES 2022: Östlund helms a diabolically mischievous “Rubensonade” among the rich and the filthy

Mother - by Zornitsa Sophia Popgantcheva

Mother
by Zornitsa Sophia Popgantcheva
Zornitsa Sophia’s drama film focuses on a theatre director who is forced to reconsider her views on motherhood

The Rite of Spring - by Fernando Franco

The Rite of Spring
by Fernando Franco
Spanish filmmaker Fernando Franco tells a story of sexuality and disability with sensitivity and complexity, delving deep into the intimate history of the characters

The Sixth Child - by Léopold Legrand

The Sixth Child
by Léopold Legrand
Léopold Legrand signs a fascinating, masterful and very well interpreted first feature about an illegal practice carried out secretly by two couples

Eo - by Jerzy Skolimowski

Eo
by Jerzy Skolimowski
CANNES 2022: Poland’s Jerzy Skolimowski proves that donkeys do have layers in this trippy, engaging offering inspired by Bresson

All Quiet On The Western Front - by Edward Berger

All Quiet On The Western Front
by Edward Berger
In the third ever, and first German, adaptation of the classic novel, Edward Berger crafts a haunting tale of the price of war and its unhinged enforcers

Dry - by Paolo Virzì

Dry
by Paolo Virzì
VENICE 2022: Paolo Virzì’s movie is a dystopia suggested to him by the recent Covid-19 pandemic, using sarcasm to depict a hopelessly ailing society

Too Close to the Sun - by Brieuc Carnaille

Too Close to the Sun
by Brieuc Carnaille
Clément Roussier steals the screen in Brieuc Carnaille’s debut feature, an original and moving, dazzling yet sombre film on paranoid schizophrenia

Kids Kino Industry announces its winners

Kids Kino Industry announces its winners

While the sixth, hybrid edition of the Polish event continues unspooling until today, five prizes have already been handed out to the winners of the pitching sessions  

30/09 | Kids Kino Industry 2022 | Awards

Uli Decker • Director of Anima – My Father's Dresses

Interview: Uli Decker • Director of Anima – My Father's Dresses

"The categorical distinction between fiction and documentary is artificial: like the boundary between male and female, there is so much in-between”

The director discusses her documentary, in which she blends elements from the documentary form, animation and fiction  

30/09 | /Germany

Alessandro Borghi to play Rocco Siffredi in Supersex

Alessandro Borghi to play Rocco Siffredi in Supersex

The new Italian series produced by The Apartment and Groenlandia, which is dropping on Netflix in 2023 and on which the first clapperboard has slammed, is loosely based on the famous porn star’s life  

30/09 | Production | Funding | Italy

Interviews

María Elorza and Marian Fernández • Director and producer of To Books and Women I Sing

María Elorza and Marian Fernández • Director and producer of To Books and Women I Sing
The director's feature debut, a poetic and experimental documentary, reinforces the collaboration between these two film and book lovers

Edward Berger • Director of All Quiet on the Western Front

Edward Berger • Director of All Quiet on the Western Front
We chatted to the German director about his Netflix-financed adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s bestseller, also selected as his country’s Oscars submission

Rimantė Daugėlaitė • Head, Baltic Pitching Forum

Rimantė Daugėlaitė • Head, Baltic Pitching Forum
The head of the forum told Cineuropa how it became the Baltic region’s leading short-film industry event and what to expect from this year’s edition

Hans-Christian Schmid • Director of We Are Next of Kin

Hans-Christian Schmid • Director of We Are Next of Kin
The German director discusses his adaptation of the novel based on a real-life kidnapping

Uli Decker • Director of Anima – My Father's Dresses

Uli Decker • Director of Anima – My Father's Dresses
The director discusses her documentary, in which she blends elements from the documentary form, animation and fiction

Lea Najjar • Director of Kash Kash

Lea Najjar • Director of Kash Kash
The winner of Best Documentary Film at this year’s First Steps Awards talks about her approach to the singular world portrayed in the movie and its protagonists

Zornitsa Sophia • Director of Mother

Zornitsa Sophia • Director of Mother
We talked to the Bulgarian director about her new film, the inspiration for her story, gratitude and urging the audience to do good

Borimir Ilkov-Bono • Director of Anna

Borimir Ilkov-Bono • Director of Anna
The Bulgarian first-time director talks to us about his fruitful collaboration with scriptwriters and both professional and non-professional actors in his feature-length drama

REPORT: Nordisk Panorama Work-in-Progress 2022

REPORT: Nordisk Panorama Work-in-Progress 2022

We discover some more details about three of the projects close to completion that were showcased at this year’s gathering in Sweden  

29/09 | Nordisk Panorama 2022

The new films from Lois Patiño and Paula Palacios participate in the 7th Abycine Lanza

The new films from Lois Patiño and Paula Palacios participate in the 7th Abycine Lanza

This weekend a total of 28 Spanish projects, some in development, others in post-production, will be presented at the Albacete Independent Film Market  

29/09 | Abycine 2022 | Abycine Lanza

Lea Najjar • Director of Kash Kash

Interview: Lea Najjar • Director of Kash Kash

“It was necessary to constantly refocus on this microcosm and find a way to express something bigger through it”

The winner of Best Documentary Film at this year’s First Steps Awards talks about her approach to the singular world portrayed in the movie and its protagonists  

29/09 | /Qatar/Lebanon/Germany

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Triangle of Sadness - by Ruben Östlund

Triangle of Sadness
by Ruben Östlund
Cannes 2022 - Palme d’Or
Danish and Hungarian releases September 22, French and Belgian releases September 28, Czech and Hungarian releases October 6 and Swedish release October 7

Eo - by Jerzy Skolimowski

Eo
by Jerzy Skolimowski
Cannes 2022 - Jury Prize
Polish release September 30

The Rite of Spring - by Fernando Franco

The Rite of Spring
by Fernando Franco
San Sebastián 2022 - Competition
Spanish release September 30

The Night of the 12th - by Dominik Moll

The Night of the 12th
by Dominik Moll
Cannes 2022 - Cannes Premiere
Italian release September 29

Girl Picture - by Alli Haapasalo

Girl Picture
by Alli Haapasalo
Sundance 2022 - Audience Award World Cinema Dramatic Competition
Berlinale 2022 - Generation
Polish release September 30

Beautiful Beings - by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

Beautiful Beings
by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
Berlinale 2022 - Panorama
Dutch release September 29

Both Sides of the Blade - by Claire Denis

Both Sides of the Blade
by Claire Denis
Berlinale 2022 - Silver Bear for Best Director
Spanish release September 30

All Quiet On The Western Front - by Edward Berger

All Quiet On The Western Front
by Edward Berger
Toronto 2022 - Special Presentations
German release September 29

Filming is imminent on Caroline Vignal’s Iris et les hommes

Filming is imminent on Caroline Vignal’s Iris et les hommes

The director of My Donkey, My Lover & I is once again casting Laure Calamy up front in this Chapka Films and La Filmerie production, set to be sold by Playtime  

29/09 | Production | Funding | France

Zornitsa Sophia • Director of Mother

Interview: Zornitsa Sophia • Director of Mother

“What inspires me is the way they turned their trauma into triumph”

We talked to the Bulgarian director about her new film, the inspiration for her story, gratitude and urging the audience to do good  

29/09 | Golden Rose 2022

The Zurich Summit muses on financing independent films in the age of streamers

The Zurich Summit muses on financing independent films in the age of streamers

A panel of international industry powerbrokers discussed this contentious and fast-developing issue at the Zurich Film Festival’s industry conference  

29/09 | Zurich 2022 | ZFF Industry

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Reviews

Will-o'-the-Wisp - by João Pedro Rodrigues

Will-o'-the-Wisp
by João Pedro Rodrigues
CANNES 2022: Portuguese filmmaker Joāo Pedro Rodrigues’ latest effort is a queer musical-fantasy about a dying king, set suggestively in the year 2069

The Night of the 12th - by Dominik Moll

The Night of the 12th
by Dominik Moll
CANNES 2022: Dominik Moll crafts a French-style Zodiac, an ensemble police investigation both highly effective and brilliantly acted, where procedures and mindsets reveal a frayed society

One Fine Morning - by Mia Hansen-Løve

One Fine Morning
by Mia Hansen-Løve
CANNES 2022: An expert in observing and distilling the micro-emotions which form the fabric of our lives, Mia Hansen-Løve paints a wonderful portrait of a woman facing a crossroads in her life

We Might as Well Be Dead - by Natalia Sinelnikova

We Might as Well Be Dead
by Natalia Sinelnikova
Natalia Sinelnikova’s debut feature uses an eerie co-op living community to satirise Western European mores

The Kings of the World - by Laura Mora

The Kings of the World
by Laura Mora
Laura Mora Ortega’s second feature film confirms her status as one of the greatest talents in the modern-day Latin American filmscape

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/09/2022

REPORT: Nordisk Panorama Forum 2022

We take a closer look at seven of the non-fiction projects pitched recently at the Malmö-based gathering

Europe and the Rest of the World – 30/09/2022

Industry executives discuss succeeding with transatlantic production at the Zurich Summit

The panel, composed of four senior international executives, went into detail on financing structures, comparative sources of public money, and the importance of the US market once films are complete

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/09/2022

Rimantė Daugėlaitė • Head, Baltic Pitching Forum

The head of the forum told Cineuropa how it became the Baltic region’s leading short-film industry event and what to expect from this year’s edition

Produce – Co-Produce... – 29/09/2022

REPORT: Nordisk Panorama Work-in-Progress 2022

We discover some more details about three of the projects close to completion that were showcased at this year’s gathering in Sweden

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