The European film industry strives to find its way through the new waves of the coronavirus

The European film industry strives to find its way through the new waves 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  

09/04 | Europe

Italy's Ministry of Culture sets aside 5 million euros for minority co-productions

Italy's Ministry of Culture sets aside 5 million euros for minority co-productions

The General Directorate for Cinema and Audiovisual Works has published a call for proposals to support the production of feature films made under a co-production or minority partnership  

09/04 | Production | Funding | Italy

Just Philippot • Director of The Swarm

Interview: Just Philippot • Director of The Swarm

"To create a bridge between realism and fantasy, I decided to start from a true story"

Recipient of a 2020 Cannes Critics’ Week Label and winner at Sitges and Gérardmer, the film finally arrives in cinemas, first in Spain then in France, before its release on Netflix  

09/04 | /France

The Las Palmas International Film Festival turns 20 (in hybrid form)

The Las Palmas International Film Festival turns 20 (in hybrid form)

The Gran Canaria-based gathering is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a programme also partially viewable on Filmin, while its MECAS market will unspool its fourth edition  

09/04 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

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Industry Reports

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 02 - Produce – Co-Produce... - 06/04/2021
Produce – Co-Produce... – 06/04/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 02
The producers of Oleg Sentsov's Rhino are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
The German COVID-19 relief fund for filmmaking increases to a total of €100 million - Market Trends - 09/04/2021
Market Trends – 09/04/2021
The German COVID-19 relief fund for filmmaking increases to a total of €100 million
The fund covers both personal risks, such as a confirmed case of COVID-19, and infrastructural ones
Europa Distribution’s workshops are back at Cartoon Movie and Sofia Meetings - Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - 08/04/2021
Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 08/04/2021
Europa Distribution’s workshops are back at Cartoon Movie and Sofia Meetings
The virtual gatherings felt to all of the participating European distributors like occasions to meet again after a long and challenging year
Goodbye censorship, now is the age of “auto-classification” - Market Trends - 08/04/2021
Market Trends – 08/04/2021
Goodbye censorship, now is the age of “auto-classification”
A new commission will evaluate the correct classification of works by producers or distributors based on the four sections outlined in the 2016 Cinema Law of Italy
The Norwegian Film Institute sets aside up to 20 million Norwegian crowns for a new production guarantee - Market Trends - 08/04/2021
Market Trends – 08/04/2021
The Norwegian Film Institute sets aside up to 20 million Norwegian crowns for a new production guarantee
The film agency has approved “Guarantee 2”, a support scheme aimed at helping film and series productions affected by the travel restrictions and unable to change or postpone their plans
The EC withdraws its 2019 decision making commitments on Disney, Warner Bros, Sky UK and other global streamers binding - European Policy - 06/04/2021
European Policy – 06/04/2021
The EC withdraws its 2019 decision making commitments on Disney, Warner Bros, Sky UK and other global streamers binding
The withdrawal decision follows the annulment of the European Commission's similar commitments imposed on Paramount Pictures, dating from 2016
Liza van der Smissen and Nicole Lieberman • Founders, Female Film Club - Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - 06/04/2021
Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 06/04/2021
Liza van der Smissen and Nicole Lieberman • Founders, Female Film Club
The Female Film Club is here to provide an extra push for the female and non-binary international film community
Guillaume Calop • Associate manager and co-founder, FestiCiné - Film Festival Trends - 02/04/2021
Film Festival Trends – 02/04/2021
Guillaume Calop • Associate manager and co-founder, FestiCiné
We found out more about the only management software conceived and designed by festival organisers, which is now used by more than 60 film festivals in Europe and abroad
Filming begins on Massimo Donati’s Diario di spezie

Filming begins on Massimo Donati’s Diario di spezie

Based on his novel of the same name, the film will be shot mainly in Trentino with actors Lorenzo Richelmy, Fabrizio Ferracane and Fabrizio Rongione  

09/04 | Production | Funding | Italy

First clapperboard about to slam for Asterix & Obelix, the Middle Kingdom

First clapperboard about to slam for Asterix & Obelix, the Middle Kingdom

Directed by and starring Guillaume Canet, the indomitable Gauls' new adventure features an all-star cast including Gilles Lellouche, Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel and Zlatan Ibrahimović  

09/04 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium

The German COVID-19 relief fund for filmmaking increases to a total of €100 million

The German COVID-19 relief fund for filmmaking increases to a total of €100 million

The fund covers both personal risks, such as a confirmed case of COVID-19, and infrastructural ones  

09/04 | Production | Funding | Germany

MIDPOINT announces TV Launch 2021 selection

MIDPOINT announces TV Launch 2021 selection

Nine creative teams behind TV series projects, along with three development-executive participants from Central and Eastern Europe, are partaking in the project development workshop  

09/04 | MIDPOINT 2021

Paula Ďurinová • Director of Insides

Interview: Paula Ďurinová • Director of Insides

“We want to be open with our protagonists and make sure their boundaries are respected throughout the process”

The Slovak documentarian discusses her forthcoming feature debut, revolving around collective anxiety, utopian and safe spaces, and intimacy  

09/04 | Febiofest Bratislava 2021 | Febiofest Industry Days

Ángeles Reiné filming Héroes de barrio in Seville

Ángeles Reiné filming Héroes de barrio in Seville

The Spaniard’s second film, starring Antonio Pagudo, Antonio Dechent and the young Luna Fulgencio in the lead roles, is currently being shot  

08/04 | Production | Funding | Spain

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Prime Time - by Jakub Piątek
Prime Time
by Jakub Piątek
Jakub Piątek’s drama, shown in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition, is all about waiting – but this time for some chairman, instead of Godot
The Swarm - by Just Philippot
The Swarm
by Just Philippot
Awarded Critics’ Week’s 2020 label, Just Philippot’s first feature film is causing a sensation everywhere it goes ahead of its cinema release in France, Spain and China, and elsewhere via Netflix
Backyard Village - by Marteinn Thorsson
Backyard Village
by Marteinn Thorsson
Small-town charm is big again in Marteinn Thórsson's forgettable fourth feature, selected for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Madame Claude - by Sylvie Verheyde
Madame Claude
by Sylvie Verheyde
Following call-girls, thugs, secret services and the fortunes of an ambitious woman, Sylvie Verheyde’s film exposes the underside of the myth surrounding "the Lady Pimp of the Republic"
Sami, Joe and I - by Karin Heberlein
Sami, Joe and I
by Karin Heberlein
This first feature film by the Swiss director and actress Karin Heberlein paints a courageous and sincere portrait of that crucial time of self-discovery: adolescence
Communists! - by Christopher Small
Communists!
by Christopher Small
Welsh film programmer and critic Christopher Small makes an alluring directorial debut with this film festival-set quasi-thriller
Dardara - by Marina Lameiro
Dardara
by Marina Lameiro
In her second feature, Marina Lameiro focuses not only on rock group Berri Txarrak during their farewell tour, but also, and especially, on their most die-hard fans
Curveball - by Johannes Naber
Curveball
by Johannes Naber
BERLINALE 2020: Relying equally heavily on artistic licence and very real fake news, Johannes Naber turns the Iraqi WMD havoc into an outrageous black comedy
Europa Distribution’s workshops are back at Cartoon Movie and Sofia Meetings

Europa Distribution’s workshops are back at Cartoon Movie and Sofia Meetings

The virtual gatherings felt to all of the participating European distributors like occasions to meet again after a long and challenging year  

08/04 | Cartoon Movie 2021/Sofia 2021/Sofia Meetings

Goodbye censorship, now is the age of “auto-classification”

Goodbye censorship, now is the age of “auto-classification”

A new commission will evaluate the correct classification of works by producers or distributors based on the four sections outlined in the 2016 Cinema Law of Italy  

08/04 | Institutions | Legislation | Italy

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for the CPH:DOX title The Other Side of the River

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for the CPH:DOX title The Other Side of the River

German filmmaker Antonia Kilian’s debut feature-length documentary is in the running for the F:ACT Award at the upcoming CPH:DOX  

08/04 | CPH:DOX 2021

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Interviews

Julien Becker • Co-director of An Zéro – Comment le Luxembourg a disparu
Julien Becker • Co-director of An Zéro – Comment le Luxembourg a disparu
The co-director of this film, which imagines the impact of a nuclear catastrophe on the territorial and cultural integrity of Luxembourg, tells us about its genesis
Mathieu Turi • Director of Meander
Mathieu Turi • Director of Meander
Claustrophobics beware, as the French director invites you on a journey into a tight, enclosed space
Paula Ďurinová • Director of Insides
Paula Ďurinová • Director of Insides
The Slovak documentarian discusses her forthcoming feature debut, revolving around collective anxiety, utopian and safe spaces, and intimacy
Just Philippot • Director of The Swarm
Just Philippot • Director of The Swarm
Recipient of a 2020 Cannes Critics’ Week Label and winner at Sitges and Gérardmer, the film finally arrives in cinemas, first in Spain then in France, before its release on Netflix
Tomáš Krupa • Director of We Have to Survive
Tomáš Krupa • Director of We Have to Survive
The Slovak documentarian is preparing an ambitious project addressing the necessary adaptation and transformation of life in the wake of climate change
Laure Calamy and Zita Hanrot star in Blandine Lenoir’s Annie Colère

Laure Calamy and Zita Hanrot star in Blandine Lenoir’s Annie Colère

The film will be shooting in June, with a cast also including Laurent Stocker, India Hair and Pascale Arbillot. An Aurora Films and Local Films production sold by Indie Sales  

08/04 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium

Cyprus Film Days returns to the big screen

Cyprus Film Days returns to the big screen

Cyprus’s biggest festival is returning to physical locations and, as always, is focusing both on emerging international and local talents, and on award-winning filmmakers  

08/04 | Cyprus Film Days 2021

Tomáš Krupa • Director of We Have to Survive

Interview: Tomáš Krupa • Director of We Have to Survive

“Climate change is the most challenging topic of our times”

The Slovak documentarian is preparing an ambitious project addressing the necessary adaptation and transformation of life in the wake of climate change  

08/04 | East Doc Platform 2021

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Governance - by Michael Zampino
Governance
by Michael Zampino
Amazon Prime release April 12
Prime Time - by Jakub Piątek
Prime Time
by Jakub Piątek
Sundance 2021 - World Cinema Dramatic Competition
Netflix release April 14
Curveball - by Johannes Naber
Curveball
by Johannes Naber
Spanish release April 9
Another Round - by Thomas Vinterberg
Another Round
by Thomas Vinterberg
Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
San Sebastian 2020 - Best Actor
Oscar Nominations 2021 - Best Director and Best International Feature Film
Spanish and Swedish releases April 9
The Swarm - by Just Philippot
The Swarm
by Just Philippot
Cannes 2020 - Critics’ Week
Spanish release April 9
The Bubble - by Valerie Blankenbyl
The Bubble
by Valerie Blankenbyl
Visions du Réel 2021 - Competition
Holgut - by Liesbeth De Ceulaer
Holgut
by Liesbeth De Ceulaer
Visions du Réel 2021 - Competition
CPH:DOX 2021 - NEXT:WAVE
Ostrov – Lost Island - by Svetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop
Ostrov – Lost Island
by Svetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop
Visions du Réel 2021 - Competition
The Norwegian Film Institute sets aside up to 20 million Norwegian crowns for a new production guarantee

The Norwegian Film Institute sets aside up to 20 million Norwegian crowns for a new production guarantee

The film agency has approved “Guarantee 2”, a support scheme aimed at helping film and series productions affected by the travel restrictions and unable to change or postpone their plans  

08/04 | Industry | Market | Norway

Tonislav Hristov shoots his fiction debut, The Good Driver

Tonislav Hristov shoots his fiction debut, The Good Driver

The drama is inspired by a character in Hristov’s previous documentary The Good Postman  

08/04 | Production | Funding | Finland/Bulgaria

Mathieu Turi • Director of Meander

Interview: Mathieu Turi • Director of Meander

“There is this animal instinct that kicks in, and you don't even know why”

Claustrophobics beware, as the French director invites you on a journey into a tight, enclosed space  

07/04 | BIFFF 2021

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Interviews

Cecilia Dazzi • Actress
Cecilia Dazzi • Actress
The Italian actress will be part of the jury for the Oltre il Limite Aquila Reale d'Oro Official Selection at the brand-new Italian festival, set to unfold from 24 August to 2 September
Liza van der Smissen and Nicole Lieberman • Founders, Female Film Club
Liza van der Smissen and Nicole Lieberman • Founders, Female Film Club
The Female Film Club is here to provide an extra push for the female and non-binary international film community
Guillaume Calop • Associate manager and co-founder, FestiCiné
Guillaume Calop • Associate manager and co-founder, FestiCiné
We found out more about the only management software conceived and designed by festival organisers, which is now used by more than 60 film festivals in Europe and abroad
Anne-Sophie Vanhollebeke • President, Cartoon Italia
Anne-Sophie Vanhollebeke • President, Cartoon Italia
The hardships suffered by the Italian audiovisual industry as a result of the pandemic have also hit the animation sector, according to the president of Cartoon Italia
Mira Staleva • Distributor, Art Fest
Mira Staleva • Distributor, Art Fest
The distribution manager of the Sofia-based outfit, and also managing director of the Sofia International Film Festival, discusses the challenges posed by the pandemic in Bulgaria
Paolo Minuto • Distributor, Cineclub Internazionale
Paolo Minuto • Distributor, Cineclub Internazionale
The independent Italian distributor talks about virtual markets, state subsidies and the risk posed by VOD to arthouse cinema
Valentina Iusuphodjaev • Head, Moldovan National Film Center
Valentina Iusuphodjaev • Head, Moldovan National Film Center
Having just been appointed as head of the Moldovan National Film Center, the respected producer tells Cineuropa her plans for the future of the local film industry
Christopher Small • Director of Communists!
Christopher Small • Director of Communists!
The British author, curator and film critic broke down his first directorial effort on the occasion of its premiere at this year's BAFICI
Ivaylo Penchev in post-production with the ensemble tragicomedy Uncle Christmas

Ivaylo Penchev in post-production with the ensemble tragicomedy Uncle Christmas

The exclusively Bulgarian feature follows several characters that are overcome by the holiday spirit  

07/04 | Production | Funding | Bulgaria

Shellac bets on The Tale of King Crab

Shellac bets on The Tale of King Crab

The second feature from Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis is co-produced and sold by the French company, which is expanding on all fronts  

07/04 | Production | Funding | Italy/Argentina/France

Léonor Serraille films Un petit frère

Léonor Serraille films Un petit frère

Annabelle Lengronne, Stéphane Bak, Ahmed Sylla and Kenzo Sambin are in the cast of the second film by the filmmaker who won the Caméra d’Or in Cannes in 2017, produced by Blue Monday  

07/04 | Production | Funding | France

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Zinder - by Aïcha Macky
Zinder
by Aïcha Macky
Visions du Réel 2021 - Competition
Courage - by Aliaksei Paluyan
Courage
by Aliaksei Paluyan
Berlinale 2021 - Berlinale Special
Visions du Réel 2021 - Competition
The First 54 Years – An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation - by Avi Mograbi
The First 54 Years – An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation
by Avi Mograbi
Berlinale 2021 - Forum
Visions du Réel 2021 - Competition
Bellum - The daemon of war - by Georg Götmark, David Herdies
Bellum - The daemon of war
by Georg Götmark, David Herdies
Visions du Réel 2021 - Competition
1970 - by Tomasz Wolski
1970
by Tomasz Wolski
Visions du Réel 2021 - Competition

Industry Reports

Market Trends – 09/04/2021

The German COVID-19 relief fund for filmmaking increases to a total of €100 million

The fund covers both personal risks, such as a confirmed case of COVID-19, and infrastructural ones

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 08/04/2021

Europa Distribution’s workshops are back at Cartoon Movie and Sofia Meetings

The virtual gatherings felt to all of the participating European distributors like occasions to meet again after a long and challenging year

Market Trends – 08/04/2021

Goodbye censorship, now is the age of “auto-classification”

A new commission will evaluate the correct classification of works by producers or distributors based on the four sections outlined in the 2016 Cinema Law of Italy

Market Trends – 08/04/2021

The Norwegian Film Institute sets aside up to 20 million Norwegian crowns for a new production guarantee

The film agency has approved “Guarantee 2”, a support scheme aimed at helping film and series productions affected by the travel restrictions and unable to change or postpone their plans

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