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  

23/11 | Oscars 2021

The European film industry strives to find its way through the second wave of the coronavirus

The European film industry strives to find its way through the second wave of the coronavirus

We present an overview of the film events affected by the new measures announced by national governments to contain the fresh surge in the COVID-19 pandemic  

23/11 | Europe

Review: The Last Hillbilly

Review: The Last Hillbilly

Diane Sara Bouzgarrou and Thomas Jenkoe’s documentary gifts the viewers with a poetic, puzzling and disorienting account of a family living in the heart of the Appalachians  

23/11 | IDFA 2020

Review: The Sign Painter

Review: The Sign Painter

Viesturs Kairiss shows that you can paint over history all you want, but it will always be there  

23/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

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Erna at War - by Henrik Ruben Genz - Henrik Ruben Genz's movie is a tale of courage and maternal love starring Trine Dyrholm in the lead role
Erna at War
by Henrik Ruben Genz
Henrik Ruben Genz's movie is a tale of courage and maternal love starring Trine Dyrholm in the lead role
As Far as I Know - by Nándor Lörincz, Bálint Nagy - In their debut feature, Nándor Lőrincz and Bálint Nagy examine the influence of a rape and the ensuing trauma on the lives of, and relationship dynamics between, a yuppie couple
As Far as I Know
by Nándor Lörincz, Bálint Nagy
In their debut feature, Nándor Lőrincz and Bálint Nagy examine the influence of a rape and the ensuing trauma on the lives of, and relationship dynamics between, a yuppie couple
Ultimina - by Jacopo Quadri - To savour this documentary by Jacopo Quadri, viewers need to relax into the pace of rural life of times gone by and breathe in time with a proud-spirited woman
Ultimina
by Jacopo Quadri
To savour this documentary by Jacopo Quadri, viewers need to relax into the pace of rural life of times gone by and breathe in time with a proud-spirited woman
The Grocer’s Son, the Mayor, the Village and the World... - by Claire Simon - Claire Simon creates an endearing film about the surprising human adventure that was the creation of the Tënk platform in the village of Lussas, where documentary and agriculture go hand in hand
The Grocer’s Son, the Mayor, the Village and the World...
by Claire Simon
Claire Simon creates an endearing film about the surprising human adventure that was the creation of the Tënk platform in the village of Lussas, where documentary and agriculture go hand in hand
Beasts - by Naël Marandin - Recipient of a 2020 Cannes label and carried by excellent performances, Naël Marandin’s accomplished second feature is a story of domination among the economic challenges of animal farming
Beasts
by Naël Marandin
Recipient of a 2020 Cannes label and carried by excellent performances, Naël Marandin’s accomplished second feature is a story of domination among the economic challenges of animal farming
Goodbye Soviet Union - by Lauri Randla - Lauri Randla’s nostalgia-tinged comedy proves that although things used to be difficult, there’s no reason why we shouldn't laugh about them now
Goodbye Soviet Union
by Lauri Randla
Lauri Randla’s nostalgia-tinged comedy proves that although things used to be difficult, there’s no reason why we shouldn't laugh about them now
Tailor - by Sonia Liza Kenterman - Sonia Liza Kenterman's first feature-length outing follows Tim Gunn's advice from Project Runway and “makes it work”
Tailor
by Sonia Liza Kenterman
Sonia Liza Kenterman's first feature-length outing follows Tim Gunn's advice from Project Runway and “makes it work”
This Rain Will Never Stop - by Alina Gorlova - War and peace alternate in an unstoppable, painful cycle in Alina Gorlova’s new documentary
This Rain Will Never Stop
by Alina Gorlova
War and peace alternate in an unstoppable, painful cycle in Alina Gorlova’s new documentary
Fabien Gorgeart is filming La Vraie Famille

Fabien Gorgeart is filming La Vraie Famille

Mélanie Thierry, Lyes Salem and Félix Moati head the cast of the director’s second feature, produced by Deuxième Ligne Films and Petit Film, and sold internationally by Le Pacte  

23/11 | Production | Funding | France

Entrevues Belfort crowns After the Crossing its champion

Entrevues Belfort crowns After the Crossing its champion

Produced by France, Burkina Faso and Belgium, the documentary and first feature film by Joël Akafou walks away with the Grand Prize, continuing a wonderful festival career which kicked off in Berlin  

23/11 | Festivals | Awards | France

This Rain Will Never Stop named Best Feature at the Festival dei Popoli

This Rain Will Never Stop named Best Feature at the Festival dei Popoli

Ukrainian director Alina Gorlova has triumphed in the international competition of the 61st Florence documentary festival, while Duccio Chiarini’s L’occhio di vetro was named Best Italian Documentary  

23/11 | Popoli 2020 | Awards

The 13th TorinoFilmLab announces its prize-winners online

The 13th TorinoFilmLab announces its prize-winners online

Production awards worth a total of €180,000 have been won by 4 projects in advanced stages of development, while the TFL Audience Design Fund and Co–Production Fund have also been handed out  

23/11 | Turin 2020 | Torino Film Industry/Awards

Ventana Sur goes hybrid for its 12th edition

Ventana Sur goes hybrid for its 12th edition

The most important market in Latin America will run both online and in cinemas in six cities in Americas and Europe and introduces two new programmes  

23/11 | Industry | Market | Argentina

Review: Erna at War

Review: Erna at War

Henrik Ruben Genz's movie is a tale of courage and maternal love starring Trine Dyrholm in the lead role  

23/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

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Filmmakers Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf talk to Cineuropa about their debut feature, The Translator, playing in the First Feature Competition at Tallinn Black Nights
Filmmakers Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf talk to Cineuropa about their debut feature, The Translator, playing in the First Feature Competition at Tallinn Black Nights
We chatted to Eugen Jebeleanu, whose first feature, Poppy Field, has just had its world premiere in the First Feature Competition at Tallinn Black Nights
We chatted to Eugen Jebeleanu, whose first feature, Poppy Field, has just had its world premiere in the First Feature Competition at Tallinn Black Nights
We talked to debuting director Sonia Liza Kenterman about Tailor, after she got to celebrate its world premiere in an actual cinema
We talked to debuting director Sonia Liza Kenterman about Tailor, after she got to celebrate its world premiere in an actual cinema
We talked to Miroslav Mandić, the director of Sanremo, which is celebrating its world premiere at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival
We talked to Miroslav Mandić, the director of Sanremo, which is celebrating its world premiere at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival
We chatted to Estonian-born director Lauri Randla, who, in Goodbye Soviet Union, shows that while the past can be tragic, you can also laugh at it
We chatted to Estonian-born director Lauri Randla, who, in Goodbye Soviet Union, shows that while the past can be tragic, you can also laugh at it
We talked to Galician director Alfonso Zarauza following the presentation of Ons, his latest movie, in the Extraordinary Histories section of the Seville Film Festival
We talked to Galician director Alfonso Zarauza following the presentation of Ons, his latest movie, in the Extraordinary Histories section of the Seville Film Festival
Alessandro Giacobbe, Managing Director of Academy Two, broke down for us the main challenges for independent distributors in Italy
Alessandro Giacobbe, Managing Director of Academy Two, broke down for us the main challenges for independent distributors in Italy
With the documentary Dear Werner, Spaniard Pablo Maqueda follows in Herzog’s footsteps, re-embarking on one of his journeys with the exact same adventurous spirit, faith and love of cinema
With the documentary Dear Werner, Spaniard Pablo Maqueda follows in Herzog’s footsteps, re-embarking on one of his journeys with the exact same adventurous spirit, faith and love of cinema
Review: Ultimina

Review: Ultimina

To savour this documentary by Jacopo Quadri, viewers need to relax into the pace of rural life of times gone by and breathe in time with a proud-spirited woman  

23/11 | IDFA 2020

My Mexican Bretzel wins the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg

My Mexican Bretzel wins the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg

Spanish director Nuria Giménez Lorang's first feature has been handed the International Newcomer Award for Best Director at this year's German gathering, the first under new management  

23/11 | Festivals | Awards | Germany

Unseen nets the main prize and the Audience Award at One World Slovakia

Unseen nets the main prize and the Audience Award at One World Slovakia

Slovak filmmaker Maia Martiniak won two prizes for her feature debut, a documentary about childbirth trauma, while Viera Čákanyová took home the Special Prize for her sci-fi documentary essay FREM  

13/11 | Festivals | Awards | Slovakia

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The Dawn - by Dalibor Matanic - Tallin 2020 - Competition
The Dawn
by Dalibor Matanic
Tallin 2020 - Competition
On the Water - by Peeter Simm - Tallin 2020 - Competition
On the Water
by Peeter Simm
Tallin 2020 - Competition
Baby - by Juanma Bajo Ulloa - Tallin 2020 - Competition
Baby
by Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Tallin 2020 - Competition
In the Mirror - by Laila Pakalniņa - Tallin 2020 - Competition
In the Mirror
by Laila Pakalniņa
Tallin 2020 - Competition
Ulbolsyn - by Adilkhan Yerzhanov - Tallin 2020 - Competition
Ulbolsyn
by Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Tallin 2020 - Competition
Lauri Randla • Director of Goodbye Soviet Union

Interview: Lauri Randla • Director of Goodbye Soviet Union

“We decided to make the Soviet Amélie”

We chatted to Estonian-born director Lauri Randla, who, in Goodbye Soviet Union, shows that while the past can be tragic, you can also laugh at it  

23/11 | Black Nights 2020 | First Feature Competition

Review: As Far as I Know

Review: As Far as I Know

In their debut feature, Nándor Lőrincz and Bálint Nagy examine the influence of a rape and the ensuing trauma on the lives of, and relationship dynamics between, a yuppie couple  

23/11 | Black Nights 2020 | First Feature Competition

Six projects in development to be presented in Gijón

Six projects in development to be presented in Gijón

During the festival’s industry days, which will be held online between 23 and 27 November, the teams behind the projects will be in search of partners, guidance and collaborators  

20/11 | Gijón 2020 | FICX Pro

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Caged Birds - by Oliver Rihs - Joel Basman and Marie Leuenberger prove an exciting pair who inject most welcome energy into Oliver Rihs’ latest film
Caged Birds
by Oliver Rihs
Joel Basman and Marie Leuenberger prove an exciting pair who inject most welcome energy into Oliver Rihs’ latest film
Should the Wind Drop - by Nora Martirosyan - A work of fiction awarded labels by Cannes and overtaken by current events and war, Nora Martirosyan’s first feature film lifts the veil on a land in search of existence, identity and borders
Should the Wind Drop
by Nora Martirosyan
A work of fiction awarded labels by Cannes and overtaken by current events and war, Nora Martirosyan’s first feature film lifts the veil on a land in search of existence, identity and borders
Model Olimpia - by Frédéric Hambalek - In his debut feature, Frédéric Hambalek explores a mother’s self-devised form of therapy for her son’s dark sexual fantasies
Model Olimpia
by Frédéric Hambalek
In his debut feature, Frédéric Hambalek explores a mother’s self-devised form of therapy for her son’s dark sexual fantasies
The Translator - by Rana Kazkaz, Anas Khalaf - Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf recount the recent turbulent history of Syria in an action-packed thriller that has echoes of Costa-Gavras
The Translator
by Rana Kazkaz, Anas Khalaf
Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf recount the recent turbulent history of Syria in an action-packed thriller that has echoes of Costa-Gavras
Poppy Field - by Eugen Jebeleanu - Eugen Jebeleanu’s LGBTQ+ drama explores the challenges in the life of a gay policeman
Poppy Field
by Eugen Jebeleanu
Eugen Jebeleanu’s LGBTQ+ drama explores the challenges in the life of a gay policeman
The Last Ones - by Veiko Õunpuu - Veiko Õunpuu’s new film, Estonia’s submission for the 2021 Oscars, is a modern Lapland-set western rich in testosterone where capitalism clashes with ecology, dreams with reality
The Last Ones
by Veiko Õunpuu
Veiko Õunpuu’s new film, Estonia’s submission for the 2021 Oscars, is a modern Lapland-set western rich in testosterone where capitalism clashes with ecology, dreams with reality
Gate to Heaven - by Jivan Avetisyan - Jivan Avetisyan’s third feature is a gripping war drama set during the 2016 Four-Day War in Nagorno-Karabakh
Gate to Heaven
by Jivan Avetisyan
Jivan Avetisyan’s third feature is a gripping war drama set during the 2016 Four-Day War in Nagorno-Karabakh
Dear Werner - by Pablo Maqueda - Pablo Maqueda retraces the journey made in 1975 by filmmaker Werner Herzog and invites the viewer on this solitary and evocative trip, full of love for cinema
Dear Werner
by Pablo Maqueda
Pablo Maqueda retraces the journey made in 1975 by filmmaker Werner Herzog and invites the viewer on this solitary and evocative trip, full of love for cinema
Watch on Cineuropa: New stars are born - Indie cinema’s most exciting new voices of the decade

Watch on Cineuropa: New stars are born - Indie cinema’s most exciting new voices of the decade

This week, we’re proud to bring you some the finest films of the 2010s: watch them on our pages!  

20/11 | Watch on Cineuropa

EUFCN Location Award 2020 Finalist: Lake Resia near Curon

EUFCN Location Award 2020 Finalist: Lake Resia near Curon

Daniel Campos Pavoncelli, Federica Mele and Michele Priano reveal the crucial role that the location in South Tyrol, Italy, played in the production of Netflix’s supernatural series Curon  

20/11 | EUFCN Location Award 2020

Netflix explains how to present TV series projects in Turin

Netflix explains how to present TV series projects in Turin

Director of Talent Development for Netflix International Originals Christopher Mack reveals how to write the perfect pitch at the Torino Film Industry  

20/11 | Turin 2020 | Torino Film Industry

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Carlo Lavagna’s second feature film Shadows is a tense psychological thriller shot in English, which is now available on Italian VOD platforms
Carlo Lavagna’s second feature film Shadows is a tense psychological thriller shot in English, which is now available on Italian VOD platforms
We spoke to Nermin Hamzagić, who is competing at the Zagreb Film Festival with Full Moon, a socially aware thriller that is also nominated for the EFA Award in the European Discovery competition
We spoke to Nermin Hamzagić, who is competing at the Zagreb Film Festival with Full Moon, a socially aware thriller that is also nominated for the EFA Award in the European Discovery competition
We talked to Ramiro Ledo, president of the Spanish association PROMIO, which stands up for cultural diversity, audiovisual literacy and a greater presence of European titles in movie theatres
We talked to Ramiro Ledo, president of the Spanish association PROMIO, which stands up for cultural diversity, audiovisual literacy and a greater presence of European titles in movie theatres
We talked to Sascha Keilholz and Frédéric Jaeger, the new director and head of programme of the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, which goes online from 12-22 November
We talked to Sascha Keilholz and Frédéric Jaeger, the new director and head of programme of the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, which goes online from 12-22 November
We spoke with Alessandro Stellino, the new artistic director of Florence’s Festival dei Popoli, about the upcoming edition of the event which is unspooling entirely online between 15 - 22 November
We spoke with Alessandro Stellino, the new artistic director of Florence’s Festival dei Popoli, about the upcoming edition of the event which is unspooling entirely online between 15 - 22 November
Spaniard María Pérez Sanz is competing at Seville with her second film, Karen, an intimate portrait of the day-to-day existence of famous author Isak Dinesen
Spaniard María Pérez Sanz is competing at Seville with her second film, Karen, an intimate portrait of the day-to-day existence of famous author Isak Dinesen
We caught up with Daniel Goroshko, Head of Acquisitions and CEO of A-One Films, to discuss the arthouse movie market in Russia
We caught up with Daniel Goroshko, Head of Acquisitions and CEO of A-One Films, to discuss the arthouse movie market in Russia
We chatted with Giona A Nazzaro who spoke with enthusiasm about his recent appointment as Artistic Director of the Locarno Film Festival
We chatted with Giona A Nazzaro who spoke with enthusiasm about his recent appointment as Artistic Director of the Locarno Film Festival
The TFL powers on, with 30 projects contending awards in its 13th edition

The TFL powers on, with 30 projects contending awards in its 13th edition

Running 16 – 20 November, the lab dedicated to film talent hailing from all over the world, moved its Meeting Event online, alongside its pitches for projects developed throughout the year  

20/11 | Turin 2020 | Torino Film Industry

Review: Beasts

Review: Beasts

Recipient of a 2020 Cannes label and carried by excellent performances, Naël Marandin’s accomplished second feature is a story of domination among the economic challenges of animal farming  

20/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

The Earth Is Blue as an Orange wins the Award for Best First Film at Zinebi

The Earth Is Blue as an Orange wins the Award for Best First Film at Zinebi

Iryna Tsilyk’s film has emerged triumphant in the Official Section – ZIFF. ZINEBI First Film at the 62nd, hybrid edition of the Bilbao-based festival  

20/11 | Zinebi 2020 | Awards

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Submission - by Leonardo Antonio - Tallin 2020 - Competition
Submission
by Leonardo Antonio
Tallin 2020 - Competition
Final Report - by István Szabó - Tallin 2020 - Competition
Final Report
by István Szabó
Tallin 2020 - Competition
The Sign Painter - by Viestur Kairish - Tallin 2020 - Competition
The Sign Painter
by Viestur Kairish
Tallin 2020 - Competition
Gracious Night - by Mika Kaurismäki - Tallin 2020 - Competition
Gracious Night
by Mika Kaurismäki
Tallin 2020 - Competition
Armugan - by Jo Sol - Tallin 2020 - Competition
Armugan
by Jo Sol
Tallin 2020 - Competition

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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