European titles submitted for the Oscars race

European titles submitted for the Oscars race

Despite this year's atypical situation, European countries are starting to reveal their titles submitted for the Best International Feature Film Award at the 2021 Academy Awards  

12/08 | Oscars 2021

Review: The Exception

Review: The Exception

Four great Danish actresses join forces in this intensely atmospheric psychological thriller where suspicion, fear and distrust contaminate professional and personal relationships  

12/08 | Atlàntida Film Fest 2020

2020 sees Venice hosting 27 Times Cinema

2020 sees Venice hosting 27 Times Cinema

Called 28 Times Cinema up until Brexit, the programme organised by Giornate degli Autori, LUX Prize and Europa Cinemas in collaboration with Cineuropa will send 27 young cinephiles to the Lido  

12/08 | Venice 2020

Moussa Touré is preparing his new feature, Red Dust

Moussa Touré is preparing his new feature, Red Dust

The Senegalese director’s new endeavour is being produced by Luxembourg’s a_BAHN and Senegal’s Les Films du Crocodile  

12/08 | Production | Funding | Luxembourg/Senegal

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Film Reviews

The Exception - by Jesper W. Nielsen - Four great Danish actresses join forces in this intensely atmospheric psychological thriller where suspicion, fear and distrust contaminate professional and personal relationships
The Exception
by Jesper W. Nielsen
Four great Danish actresses join forces in this intensely atmospheric psychological thriller where suspicion, fear and distrust contaminate professional and personal relationships
Defunct - by Zacharias Mavroeidis - Zacharias Mavroeidis’ drama goes right to the heart of one of the issues of youth today
Defunct
by Zacharias Mavroeidis
Zacharias Mavroeidis’ drama goes right to the heart of one of the issues of youth today
House of Dolls - by Tudor Platon - Tudor Platon’s documentary debut explores some of family life’s simple truths
House of Dolls
by Tudor Platon
Tudor Platon’s documentary debut explores some of family life’s simple truths
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
Cocoon - by Leonie Krippendorff - BERLINALE 2020: Leonie Krippendorff's Generation opener is a tasteful and creative urban coming-of-age drama appropriately set during a hot summer in Kottbusser Tor
Cocoon
by Leonie Krippendorff
BERLINALE 2020: Leonie Krippendorff's Generation opener is a tasteful and creative urban coming-of-age drama appropriately set during a hot summer in Kottbusser Tor
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
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
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 Revolution of Muses is ready to begin

The Revolution of Muses is ready to begin

The new project by the young Juno Álvarez, Yaiza de Lamo, María Lorente and Mariona Vázquez stems from a commitment forged through EFP’s Future Frames  

12/08 | Production | Funding | Spain

David Lynch meets Czechoslovak noir at the Noir Film Festival

David Lynch meets Czechoslovak noir at the Noir Film Festival

Different shades of the noir genre to be seen across the history of cinema at the 12th century Křivoklát Castle in the Czech Republic  

12/08 | Festivals | Awards | Czech Republic

Audrey Estrougo dives into the world of rap with Suprêmes

Audrey Estrougo dives into the world of rap with Suprêmes

The director is shooting a Nord-Ouest Films production sold by WTFilms on the early days of French hip hop band NTM, starring Théo Christine and Sandor Funtek in the roles of JoeyStarr and Kool Shen  

12/08 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium

Fantasia gets ready for The Reckoning

Fantasia gets ready for The Reckoning

Legendary filmmaker John Carpenter will receive the Fantasia Lifetime Achievement Award during the online edition of the festival  

12/08 | Fantasia 2020

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Cineuropa speaks to Simon Ellis, the director of As Dead as It Gets, one of the new interactive movies from Estonian start-up WhatIfI
Cineuropa speaks to Simon Ellis, the director of As Dead as It Gets, one of the new interactive movies from Estonian start-up WhatIfI
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
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
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
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
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
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
SOFA picks ten participants for its eighth edition

SOFA picks ten participants for its eighth edition

For the first time, industry professionals from Azerbaijan and Armenia will take part in the School of Film Advancement workshops, starting with the first online one 18-28 August  

12/08 | SOFA 2021

The UK launches a £500 million insurance fund for audiovisual production

The UK launches a £500 million insurance fund for audiovisual production

The fund will help British film and television companies currently unable to get insurance coverage to restart production activities  

12/08 | Production | Funding | UK

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  

11/08 | Venice 2020 | Out of Competition

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Yellow Cat - by Adilkhan Yerzhanov - Venice 2020 - Orizzonti
Yellow Cat
by Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Venice 2020 - Orizzonti
Love Affair(s) - de Emmanuel Mouret - Cannes 2020 - Official Selection - French release September 16
Love Affair(s)
de Emmanuel Mouret
Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
French release September 16
The Macaluso Sisters - by Emma Dante - Venice 2020 - Competition
The Macaluso Sisters
by Emma Dante
Venice 2020 - Competition
Mangrove - by Steve McQueen - Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
Mangrove
by Steve McQueen
Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
Into the World - by Marion Laine - French release August 12
Into the World
by Marion Laine
French release August 12
San Sebastián’s WIP Latam to present six films

San Sebastián’s WIP Latam to present six films

The Basque festival replaces the pioneering Films in Progress with its own section  

11/08 | San Sebastián 2020 | San Sebastián Industry

François Favrat’s Compagnons enters into post-production

François Favrat’s Compagnons enters into post-production

The director has just wrapped filming on his new work, a Soyouz Films production sold by Elle Driver and starring Najaa Bensaid, Pio Marmaï and Agnès Jaoui  

11/08 | Production | Funding | France

It’s business as (almost) usual as Haugesund sets off for its 2020 edition

It’s business as (almost) usual as Haugesund sets off for its 2020 edition

The Haugesund Norwegian International Film Festival gets ready to begin, with the New Nordic Films film market in full gear, welcoming both physical and online participants  

11/08 | Haugesund 2020

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Film Reviews

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
Breaking Surface - by Joachim Hedén - Sweden’s Joachim Hedén presents his first genre film - claustrophobes beware!
Breaking Surface
by Joachim Hedén
Sweden’s Joachim Hedén presents his first genre film - claustrophobes beware!
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
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
Exile - by Visar Morina - Heaps of dead rats and a burning stroller: office bullying takes on a severe dimension in Visar Morina's sophomore film
Exile
by Visar Morina
Heaps of dead rats and a burning stroller: office bullying takes on a severe dimension in Visar Morina's sophomore film
Mare - by Andrea Staka - BERLINALE 2020: Swiss director Andrea Štaka tells the story of a forty-something woman who realises there is more to life than taking care of her house and her family
Mare
by Andrea Staka
BERLINALE 2020: Swiss director Andrea Štaka tells the story of a forty-something woman who realises there is more to life than taking care of her house and her family
Digger - by Georgis Grigorakis - BERLINALE 2020: The first feature by Greek director Georgis Grigorakis is the story of a troubled father-son relationship set against a topical environmental backdrop
Digger
by Georgis Grigorakis
BERLINALE 2020: The first feature by Greek director Georgis Grigorakis is the story of a troubled father-son relationship set against a topical environmental backdrop
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
Review: House of Dolls

Review: House of Dolls

Tudor Platon’s documentary debut explores some of family life’s simple truths  

11/08 | Transilvania 2020

Docaviv reveals its full line-up

Docaviv reveals its full line-up

Taking place online and at drive-ins from 3 to 12 September, the 22nd edition of Israel's biggest documentary festival will include a new competition strand and an award fund of €84,700  

11/08 | Docaviv 2020

Review: Defunct

Review: Defunct

Zacharias Mavroeidis’ drama goes right to the heart of one of the issues of youth today  

11/08 | Transilvania 2020

Future Frames

Interviews

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
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 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
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
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
Andrea Culková is working on the docu-series Love & Rage

Andrea Culková is working on the docu-series Love & Rage

The Czech filmmaker follows women from the Extinction Rebellion movement in her latest episodic project  

11/08 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic

The European film industry picks up the pace again

The European film industry picks up the pace again

A look at the measures being implemented by European countries' authorities in order to get shoots, gatherings and screenings in cinemas back on track after the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic  

10/08 | Europe

San Sebastián adds five more films to its Official Section

San Sebastián adds five more films to its Official Section

Danielle Arbid’s Passion simple spearheads this new group of films vying for the Golden Shell  

10/08 | San Sebastián 2020 | Competition/Out of Competition

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Nour - by Maurizio Zaccaro - Italian release August 10
Nour
by Maurizio Zaccaro
Italian release August 10
Cocoon - by Leonie Krippendorff - Berlinale 2020 - Generation 14plus - German release August 13
Cocoon
by Leonie Krippendorff
Berlinale 2020 - Generation 14plus
German release August 13
Padre Nostro - by Claudio Noce - Venice 2020 - Competition
Padre Nostro
by Claudio Noce
Venice 2020 - Competition
The Stonebreaker - by Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio - Venice 2020 - Giornate degli Autori
The Stonebreaker
by Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio
Venice 2020 - Giornate degli Autori
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

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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