Review: The Good Sister

Review: The Good Sister

BERLINALE 2025: Sarah Miro Fischer delivers a well-executed debut feature on the internal and external turmoil that plays out when one close to you is accused of something terrible  

15/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Panorama

Review: Sirens Call

Review: Sirens Call

BERLINALE 2025: Artists and researchers Miri Ian Gossing and Lina Sieckmann’s experimental film dives deep into the merfolk subculture  

15/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Forum

Review: No Beast. So Fierce.

Review: No Beast. So Fierce.

BERLINALE 2025: Burhan Qurbani’s latest effort is an overambitious and chaotic retelling of William Shakespeare’s Richard III  

15/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Berlinale Special

Review: Hot Milk

Review: Hot Milk

BERLINALE 2025: Rebecca Lenkiewicz's first directorial effort, based on Deborah Levy's novel, is a multi-layered, women-centric, transgenerational family drama  

14/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Competition

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Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... - Vincenzo Bugno • Head, World Cinema Fund - 11/02/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 11/02/2025
Vincenzo Bugno • Head, World Cinema Fund
BERLINALE 2025: We talked to the head of the World Cinema Fund about its work, its goals and the upcoming Berlinale

Market Trends
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A busy winter festival season awaits the European film industry. Cineuropa will continue to keep its readers up to date with the latest news and market insights, covering the buzziest events including Trieste, IFFR, Göteborg, Berlin, Clermont-Ferrand, Luxembourg, Thessaloniki, Sofia and CPH:DOX

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Miki and Černák dominate Slovak movie theatres - 14/02/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 14/02/2025
Miki and Černák dominate Slovak movie theatres
The two parts of Jakub Króner’s crime biopic on mafia boss Mikuláš Černák topped the list of local films at the domestic box office in 2024 and opened strongly in 2025, respectively

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Jiří Mádl's Waves dominates the Czech annual box office - 14/02/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 14/02/2025
Jiří Mádl's Waves dominates the Czech annual box office
Despite a 2.2% dip in cinema attendance in 2024, domestic theatres maintained stable box-office revenues

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Europe’s cinema attendance declined by 2% in 2024, the European Audiovisual Observatory finds - 14/02/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 14/02/2025
Europe’s cinema attendance declined by 2% in 2024, the European Audiovisual Observatory finds
BERLINALE 2025: The report also highlights that total EU admissions were estimated at 640 million, reflecting a slight 3% decrease from 2023

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Christine von Fragstein • Co-initiator, Fair Play Film + Culture - 11/02/2025

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 11/02/2025
Christine von Fragstein • Co-initiator, Fair Play Film + Culture
We talked to one of the founders of the new network of coaches aiming to make the German film industry a fairer workplace

Produce – Co-Produce... - Tanja Meissner • Director, Berlinale Pro - 11/02/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 11/02/2025
Tanja Meissner • Director, Berlinale Pro
BERLINALE 2025: The new industry head discusses the events and opportunities awaiting professionals travelling to Berlin in the next few days

Market Trends - 2024 was a transitional year for the UK film industry, according to the BFI - 07/02/2025

Market Trends – 07/02/2025
2024 was a transitional year for the UK film industry, according to the BFI
Statistics reveal increased overall spending in film and high-end television production in the UK, yet a worrying 22% decrease in domestic HETV production spend

Review: Growing Down

Review: Growing Down

BERLINALE 2025: Bálint Dániel Sós delivers a brilliant first feature film, deftly pulling apart a tangled mess of secrets, lies and guilt with a wonderful mise en scène approach  

14/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Perspectives

Review: Little Trouble Girls

Review: Little Trouble Girls

BERLINALE 2025: Debuting director Urška Djukić offers up a fresh and beguiling take on the female coming-of-age story  

14/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Perspectives

Frelle Petersen • Director of Home Sweet Home

Interview: Frelle Petersen • Director of Home Sweet Home

"That was probably the most life-affirming experience I've had in a job"

BERLINALE 2025: We talked to the Danish filmmaker about the intense research that went into the making of his latest feature, which centres on a home care worker balancing work and family life  

14/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Panorama

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 73: Flow (Latvia/France/Belgium) - 10/12/2024

10/12/2024
Episode 73: Flow (Latvia/France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Gints Zilbalodis are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia) - 28/11/2024

28/11/2024
Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia)
The producers of the film by Peter Kerekes are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 71: Superluna (Italy/Belgium) - 14/11/2024

14/11/2024
Episode 71: Superluna (Italy/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Federico Bondi are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 70: Robot Dreams (Spain/France) - 27/06/2024

27/06/2024
Episode 70: Robot Dreams (Spain/France)
The producers of the film by Pablo Berger are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 69: Black Tea (France/ Mauritania/ Luxembourg/ Taiwan/ Côte d'Ivoire) - 30/04/2024

30/04/2024
Episode 69: Black Tea (France/ Mauritania/ Luxembourg/ Taiwan/ Côte d'Ivoire)
The producers of the film by Abderrahmane Sissako are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 68: Paradise Is Burning (Sweden/Italy/Denmark/Finland) - 18/04/2024

18/04/2024
Episode 68: Paradise Is Burning (Sweden/Italy/Denmark/Finland)
The producers of the film by Mika Gustafson are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 67: The Empire (France/ Germany/Italy/Belgium/Portugal) - 09/04/2024

09/04/2024
Episode 67: The Empire (France/ Germany/Italy/Belgium/Portugal)
The producers of the film by Bruno Dumont are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 66: Green Border (Poland/Czech Republic/ France/Belgium) - 13/02/2024

13/02/2024
Episode 66: Green Border (Poland/Czech Republic/ France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Agnieszka Holland are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The announcements made at the Berlinale's EFM

The announcements made at the Berlinale's EFM

BERLINALE 2025: An overview of select acquisitions, sales, new films and more unveiled at the European Film Market, taking place from 13-19 February  

14/02 | Berlinale 2025 | EFM

Review: Home Sweet Home

Review: Home Sweet Home

BERLINALE 2025: Frelle Petersen’s newest film comes to the big screen with a subdued portrayal of elderly caregiving as a thankless yet crucial job through the eyes of a young working mother  

14/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Panorama

Miki and Černák dominate Slovak movie theatres

Miki and Černák dominate Slovak movie theatres

The two parts of Jakub Króner’s crime biopic on mafia boss Mikuláš Černák topped the list of local films at the domestic box office in 2024 and opened strongly in 2025, respectively  

14/02 | Box Office | Slovakia

Review: The Moelln Letters

Review: The Moelln Letters

BERLINALE 2025: Martina Priessner signs an immensely profound documentary about the continuous trauma inflicted by an event 30 years ago, all while speaking to Germany’s sociopolitical landscape  

14/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Panorama

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Photogalleries

San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries - 23/09/2024

23/09/2024
San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 72st edition, which is unspooling from 20-28 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2024 – Photogalleries - 27/05/2024

27/05/2024
Venice 2024 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by last year's SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 81st Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 28 August-7 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries - 14/05/2024

14/05/2024
Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 14-25 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2024 – Photogalleries - 15/02/2024

15/02/2024
Berlinale 2024 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 74th edition, the last under the direction of Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek, from 15-25 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries - 15/02/2024

15/02/2024
Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 75th edition, the last under the direction of Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek, from 13-23 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

San Sebastián 2023 – Photogalleries - 25/09/2023

25/09/2023
San Sebastián 2023 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 71st edition, which is unspooling from 22-30 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2023 – Photogalleries - 01/09/2023

01/09/2023
Venice 2023 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by the SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 80th Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 30 August-9 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Close wins the 2023 LUX Audience Award - 27/06/2023

27/06/2023
Close wins the 2023 LUX Audience Award
Lukas Dhont’s heartbreaking coming-of-age drama has emerged as the winner of the European audience award, determined by ratings from the public and Members of the European Parliament

Jiří Mádl's Waves dominates the Czech annual box office

Jiří Mádl's Waves dominates the Czech annual box office

Despite a 2.2% dip in cinema attendance in 2024, domestic theatres maintained stable box-office revenues  

14/02 | Box Office | Czech Republic

Figure skater Ondrej Nepela gets a double biopic treatment

Figure skater Ondrej Nepela gets a double biopic treatment

Two Slovak-Czech teams are shooting biopics in parallel about the Slovak legend 36 years after his untimely death  

14/02 | Production | Funding | Slovakia/Czech Republic

Europe’s cinema attendance declined by 2% in 2024, the European Audiovisual Observatory finds

Europe’s cinema attendance declined by 2% in 2024, the European Audiovisual Observatory finds

BERLINALE 2025: The report also highlights that total EU admissions were estimated at 640 million, reflecting a slight 3% decrease from 2023  

14/02 | Berlinale 2025 | EFM

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Reviews

Hot Milk - by Rebecca Lenkiewicz

Hot Milk
by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
BERLINALE 2025: Rebecca Lenkiewicz's first directorial effort, based on Deborah Levy's novel, is a multi-layered, women-centric, transgenerational family drama

Growing Down - by Bálint Dániel Sós

Growing Down
by Bálint Dániel Sós
BERLINALE 2025: Bálint Dániel Sós delivers a brilliant first feature film, deftly pulling apart a tangled mess of secrets, lies and guilt with a wonderful mise en scène approach

Little Trouble Girls - by Urska Djukic

Little Trouble Girls
by Urska Djukic
BERLINALE 2025: Debuting director Urška Djukić offers up a fresh and beguiling take on the female coming-of-age story

Home Sweet Home - by Frelle Petersen

Home Sweet Home
by Frelle Petersen
BERLINALE 2025: Frelle Petersen’s newest film comes to the big screen with a subdued portrayal of elderly caregiving as a thankless yet crucial job through the eyes of a young working mother

Khartoum - by Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Philip Cox

Khartoum
by Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Philip Cox
BERLINALE 2025: This hybrid documentary by Ibrahim “Snoopy” Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Rawia Alhag, Phil Cox and Anas Saeed tells the story of horror and hope its protagonists have gone through

The Moelln Letters - by Martina Priessner

The Moelln Letters
by Martina Priessner
BERLINALE 2025: Martina Priessner signs an immensely profound documentary about the continuous trauma inflicted by an event 30 years ago, all while speaking to Germany’s sociopolitical landscape

The Light - by Tom Tykwer

The Light
by Tom Tykwer
BERLINALE 2025: Run Lola Run director Tom Tykwer opens this year’s festival with a didactic mix of sci-fi and social criticism

The Mohican - by Frédéric Farrucci

The Mohican
by Frédéric Farrucci
VENICE 2024: Frédéric Farrucci delivers a thrilling modern western following a Corsican shepherd hunted down by mafiosi and brilliantly played by Alexis Manenti

Cross-border eco-thriller series Lume illuminates the power of co-production

Cross-border eco-thriller series Lume illuminates the power of co-production

Set against the backdrop of a borderland ravaged by wildfires, the show, created by Irene Pin and Sara Rodi, underscores the real-world impact of environmental neglect  

14/02 | Production | Funding | Spain/Portugal

Review: Khartoum

Review: Khartoum

BERLINALE 2025: This hybrid documentary by Ibrahim “Snoopy” Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Rawia Alhag, Phil Cox and Anas Saeed tells the story of horror and hope its protagonists have gone through  

14/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Panorama

48 series selected for the Series Mania showcase

48 series selected for the Series Mania showcase

The biggest series-based event in the world will unspool in Lille between 21 and 28 March with a selection including 26 world premieres  

14/02 | Series Mania 2025

Interviews

Frelle Petersen • Director of Home Sweet Home

Frelle Petersen • Director of Home Sweet Home
BERLINALE 2025: We talked to the Danish filmmaker about the intense research that went into the making of his latest feature, which centres on a home care worker balancing work and family life

Tricia Tuttle • Director, Berlin Film Festival

Tricia Tuttle • Director, Berlin Film Festival
BERLINALE 2025: The newly appointed artistic director talks about her approach to the German festival as well as its programme, its politics and its future

Vasilis Kekatos • Director of Our Wildest Days

Vasilis Kekatos • Director of Our Wildest Days
BERLINALE 2025: The Greek director breaks down his film, which he describes as both happy and sad, and which says a lot about his devasted home country

Martina Bleis • Head, Berlinale Co-Production Market

Martina Bleis • Head, Berlinale Co-Production Market
BERLINALE 2025: The head of the market offers some insights into this year’s diverse selection and the ever-evolving challenges of international co-productions

Ibrahim “Snoopy” Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Rawia Alhag, Phil Cox • Directors of Khartoum

Ibrahim “Snoopy” Ahmad, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed, Rawia Alhag, Phil Cox • Directors of Khartoum
BERLINALE 2025: Four members of the directorial team break down their mixed techniques and how the circumstances on the ground transformed their work

Robin Coops • Director of One Charming Night

Robin Coops • Director of One Charming Night
The winner of the Eurimages New Lab: Innovation Award tells us more about his exploration of consent, privacy and intimacy in the digital sphere

Mala Reinhardt • Director of Mother/Language

Mala Reinhardt • Director of Mother/Language
After last year’s Familiar Places, the German helmer continues exploring questions of identity and origins from an intimate perspective in her upcoming feature

Tim Kuhn • Cinematographer on 22 Bahnen

Tim Kuhn • Cinematographer on 22 Bahnen
The German DoP discusses the challenges of his current project, an adaptation of Caroline Wahl’s novel of the same name, helmed by director Mia Maariel Meyer

Review: The Light

Review: The Light

BERLINALE 2025: Run Lola Run director Tom Tykwer opens this year’s festival with a didactic mix of sci-fi and social criticism  

13/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Berlinale Special

Isabel Coixet soon to shoot Tre ciotole in Rome

Isabel Coixet soon to shoot Tre ciotole in Rome

The Spanish filmmaker is directing Alba Rohrwacher, Elio Germano and Francesco Carril in a sentimental drama based on Michela Murgia’s eponymous book  

13/02 | Production | Funding | Italy/Spain

Vasilis Kekatos • Director of Our Wildest Days

Interview: Vasilis Kekatos • Director of Our Wildest Days

“It’s a sad world, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be beautiful”

BERLINALE 2025: The Greek director breaks down his film, which he describes as both happy and sad, and which says a lot about his devasted home country  

13/02 | Berlinale 2025 | Generation

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Reflection in a Dead Diamond - by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani

Reflection in a Dead Diamond
by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Berlinale 2025 - Competition

Ari - by Léonor Serraille

Ari
by Léonor Serraille
Berlinale 2025 - Competition

The Ice Tower - by Lucile Hadzihalilovic

The Ice Tower
by Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Berlinale 2025 - Competition

Dreams (Sex Love) - by Dag Johan Haugerud

Dreams (Sex Love)
by Dag Johan Haugerud
Berlinale 2025 - Competition

Hot Milk - by Rebecca Lenkiewicz

Hot Milk
by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Berlinale 2025 - Competition

Delicious - by Nele Mueller-Stöfen

Delicious
by Nele Mueller-Stöfen
Berlinale 2025 - Panorama

Two Times João Liberada - by Paula Tomás Marques

Two Times João Liberada
by Paula Tomás Marques
Berlinale 2025 - Perspectives

We Believe You - by Charlotte Devillers, Arnaud Dufeys

We Believe You
by Charlotte Devillers, Arnaud Dufeys
Berlinale 2025 - Perspectives

Martina Bleis • Head, Berlinale Co-Production Market

Interview: Martina Bleis • Head, Berlinale Co-Production Market

“Supporting underrepresented voices means ensuring these projects have both artistic and structural strength”

BERLINALE 2025: The head of the market offers some insights into this year’s diverse selection and the ever-evolving challenges of international co-productions  

13/02 | Berlinale 2025 | EFM

Pamplona hosts the 19th edition of the Punto de Vista Film Festival

Pamplona hosts the 19th edition of the Punto de Vista Film Festival

With the addition of artist Iñaki Garmendia to the Contacts section, the programme is complete, featuring the most daring contemporary documentaries from around the world  

13/02 | Punto de Vista 2025

Review: Balentes

Review: Balentes

The animated film by Giovanni Columbu tells the story of two teenagers in search of freedom in 1940s Sardinia  

13/02 | IFFR 2025 | Harbour

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Reviews

Alpha. - by Jan-Willem van Ewijk

Alpha.
by Jan-Willem van Ewijk
VENICE 2024: A troubled father-son relationship threatens to escalate and cause unforeseeable consequences amidst the stunning surroundings of the Alps in Jan-Willem van Ewijk’s fourth feature

The Brutalist - by Brady Corbet

The Brutalist
by Brady Corbet
VENICE 2024: Brady Corbet goes big and dark, delivering his best film to date, which is fascinating, exhausting and profoundly sad

The Time It Takes - by Francesca Comencini

The Time It Takes
by Francesca Comencini
VENICE 2024: Francesca Comencini tells the story of her special relationship with her father Luigi, master of Italian cinema, at the most difficult moment of her life

Fiume o morte! - by Igor Bezinović

Fiume o morte!
by Igor Bezinović
With his sophomore feature, Igor Bezinović reconstructs a piece of his hometown's history and reminds us that the past is always lurking just around the corner

The Damned - by Roberto Minervini

The Damned
by Roberto Minervini
CANNES 2024: Roberto Minervini makes the leap from documentaries to historical fiction with a film set in the American War of Secession, referencing the modern day

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 14/02/2025

Miki and Černák dominate Slovak movie theatres

The two parts of Jakub Króner’s crime biopic on mafia boss Mikuláš Černák topped the list of local films at the domestic box office in 2024 and opened strongly in 2025, respectively

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 14/02/2025

Jiří Mádl's Waves dominates the Czech annual box office

Despite a 2.2% dip in cinema attendance in 2024, domestic theatres maintained stable box-office revenues

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 14/02/2025

Europe’s cinema attendance declined by 2% in 2024, the European Audiovisual Observatory finds

BERLINALE 2025: The report also highlights that total EU admissions were estimated at 640 million, reflecting a slight 3% decrease from 2023

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 11/02/2025

Christine von Fragstein • Co-initiator, Fair Play Film + Culture

We talked to one of the founders of the new network of coaches aiming to make the German film industry a fairer workplace

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