Review: In the Arms of Morpheus

Review: In the Arms of Morpheus

In his visually appealing feature-length documentary, Marc Schmidt enters the irrational and uncontrollable world of sleep  

13/11 | Films | Reviews | Netherlands

The Filmmaker Festival returns to Milan

The Filmmaker Festival returns to Milan

The event running 15-24 November will open with Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin by Werner Herzog and close with Pedro Costa’s Vitalina Varela  

13/11 | Festivals | Awards | Italy

The ninth German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund announces its results

The ninth German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund announces its results

Three new projects will be supported as part of the latest slate, which was revealed during the 27th Filmfest Hamburg  

13/11 | Production | Funding | Germany/Turkey

Pierre Deladonchamps and Ophélie Bau starring in Vaurien

Pierre Deladonchamps and Ophélie Bau starring in Vaurien

The acting duo is currently performing in Peter Dourountzis’ feature debut, which is being produced by 10:15 Productions and will be sold by Kinology  

13/11 | Production | Funding | France

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Fight Girl - by Johan Timmers - The Netherlands’ Johan Timmers gives us a likeable film - which won the director the EFA Young Audience Award 2019 - about an angry adolescent who channels her frustrations into kick-boxing
Fight Girl
by Johan Timmers
The Netherlands’ Johan Timmers gives us a likeable film - which won the director the EFA Young Audience Award 2019 - about an angry adolescent who channels her frustrations into kick-boxing
Charismatic Megafauna - by Jesper Kurlandsky, Fredrik Wenzel - Jesper Kurlandsky and Fredrik Wenzel co-helm an ambitiously assembled picture of the here and now on this very planet
Charismatic Megafauna
by Jesper Kurlandsky, Fredrik Wenzel
Jesper Kurlandsky and Fredrik Wenzel co-helm an ambitiously assembled picture of the here and now on this very planet
Our Mothers - by César Díaz - CANNES 2019: Through the story of Ernesto, his family, and his friends, César Díaz paints the portrait of a collective resilience, that of the victims of the Guatemalan military dictatorship
Our Mothers
by César Díaz
CANNES 2019: Through the story of Ernesto, his family, and his friends, César Díaz paints the portrait of a collective resilience, that of the victims of the Guatemalan military dictatorship
An Officer and a Spy - by Roman Polanski - VENICE 2019: Roman Polanski has made a handsome film about the Dreyfus affair, containing another superb performance from Jean Dujardin as a man determined that the truth will out
An Officer and a Spy
by Roman Polanski
VENICE 2019: Roman Polanski has made a handsome film about the Dreyfus affair, containing another superb performance from Jean Dujardin as a man determined that the truth will out
Little Joe - by Jessica Hausner - CANNES 2019: Austria’s Jessica Hausner puts her name to a hugely cerebral psychoanalytical film with a societal focus, flirting with the genre of sci-fi chiller and the world of genetic mutations
Little Joe
by Jessica Hausner
CANNES 2019: Austria’s Jessica Hausner puts her name to a hugely cerebral psychoanalytical film with a societal focus, flirting with the genre of sci-fi chiller and the world of genetic mutations
Noura's Dream - by Hinde Boujemaa - Hinde Boujemaa analyses the troubled undercurrents of love and law in Tunisia with a first fiction feature that lets Hend Sabri and Lotfi Abdelli shine
Noura's Dream
by Hinde Boujemaa
Hinde Boujemaa analyses the troubled undercurrents of love and law in Tunisia with a first fiction feature that lets Hend Sabri and Lotfi Abdelli shine
A Beautiful Summer - by Pierre Creton - Pierre Creton gently weaves a compassionate work of fiction that has all the makings of a documentary, set in the heart of a small community brought together by circumstance
A Beautiful Summer
by Pierre Creton
Pierre Creton gently weaves a compassionate work of fiction that has all the makings of a documentary, set in the heart of a small community brought together by circumstance
Koko-di Koko-da - by Johannes Nyholm - Johannes Nyholm delves into a repeating nightmare that sits somewhere between psychological realism and a horrific fairy tale
Koko-di Koko-da
by Johannes Nyholm
Johannes Nyholm delves into a repeating nightmare that sits somewhere between psychological realism and a horrific fairy tale
Review: Fight Girl

Review: Fight Girl

The Netherlands’ Johan Timmers gives us a likeable film - which won the director the EFA Young Audience Award 2019 - about an angry adolescent who channels her frustrations into kick-boxing  

13/11 | Arras 2019

The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation unveils its latest funding slate

The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation unveils its latest funding slate

The Greek pubcaster is backing 33 Greek and international co-productions with a total of over €2 million  

13/11 | Production | Funding | Greece

The 25th edition of the GIFF goes out with a bang

The 25th edition of the GIFF goes out with a bang

The razor-edged Beanpole by Russian cinema prodigy Kantemir Balagov receives the prestigious Golden Reflection award for Best Feature Film at the Geneva International Film Festival  

13/11 | Geneva 2019 | Awards

Searching wins the Cineuropa Filminute Five Challenge

Searching wins the Cineuropa Filminute Five Challenge

The Spanish film by Manuel Martín Merino has taken home the Cineuropa Audience Award at Filminute 2019  

13/11 | Shorts | Europe

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With his second film, Zumiriki, unveiled at Venice, Spanish filmmaker Oskar Alegría has been hopping from festival to festival; we caught up with him before his touchdown in Seville
With his second film, Zumiriki, unveiled at Venice, Spanish filmmaker Oskar Alegría has been hopping from festival to festival; we caught up with him before his touchdown in Seville
As he was honoured with a Special Camerimage Directing Award, Cineuropa met up with Polish director Lech Majewski to discuss his latest star-studded collaboration, Valley of the Gods
As he was honoured with a Special Camerimage Directing Award, Cineuropa met up with Polish director Lech Majewski to discuss his latest star-studded collaboration, Valley of the Gods
We chatted to the well-travelled Swedish duo of Fredrik Wenzel and Jesper Kurlandsky about their joint directorial effort, Charismatic Megafauna
We chatted to the well-travelled Swedish duo of Fredrik Wenzel and Jesper Kurlandsky about their joint directorial effort, Charismatic Megafauna
Cineuropa met up with Czech director Štepán Altrichter, who, after Schmitke, returned to the Cottbus Film Festival with his second feature, National Street
Cineuropa met up with Czech director Štepán Altrichter, who, after Schmitke, returned to the Cottbus Film Festival with his second feature, National Street
Director Alberto Rodríguez and screenwriter Rafael Cobos continue to work side by side on the second series of Movistar+'s The Plague, presented at the Seville European Film Festival
Director Alberto Rodríguez and screenwriter Rafael Cobos continue to work side by side on the second series of Movistar+'s The Plague, presented at the Seville European Film Festival
Just a few days before the 57th Gijón International Film Festival kicks off, its director, journalist and filmmaker Alejandro Díaz Castaño, gives us a sneak peek at some of its myriad attractions
Just a few days before the 57th Gijón International Film Festival kicks off, its director, journalist and filmmaker Alejandro Díaz Castaño, gives us a sneak peek at some of its myriad attractions
We met with Nadia Paschetto, the director of the Arras Film Festival whose 20th edition is unspooling 8 -17 November
We met with Nadia Paschetto, the director of the Arras Film Festival whose 20th edition is unspooling 8 -17 November
Funding and the cost of films, negotiations with TV networks and streaming platforms… Producer Marie Masmonteil gives us her opinion on these matters on the occasion of the ARP’s Film Meetings
Funding and the cost of films, negotiations with TV networks and streaming platforms… Producer Marie Masmonteil gives us her opinion on these matters on the occasion of the ARP’s Film Meetings
Juris Kursietis’ Oleg wins Lielais Kristaps

Juris Kursietis’ Oleg wins Lielais Kristaps

The Latvian film festival was brought to a close yesterday by the awards ceremony held at Riga’s Splendid Palace cinema  

13/11 | Festivals | Awards | Latvia

The Greek Film Centre announces its latest slate of funding

The Greek Film Centre announces its latest slate of funding

Several projects supported in conjunction with the CNC will be the main recipients of the support  

13/11 | Production | Funding | Greece

Lech Majewski • Director of Valley of the Gods

Interview: Lech Majewski • Director of Valley of the Gods

“There is always a touch of the unexpected when making art”

As he was honoured with a Special Camerimage Directing Award, Cineuropa met up with Polish director Lech Majewski to discuss his latest star-studded collaboration, Valley of the Gods  

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Heidi - by Cãtãlin Mitulescu - Romanian release November 15
Heidi
by Cãtãlin Mitulescu
Romanian release November 15
About Endlessness - by Roy Andersson - Venice 2019 - Silver Lion Award for Best Director - Swedish release November 15
About Endlessness
by Roy Andersson
Venice 2019 - Silver Lion Award for Best Director
Swedish release November 15
Madre - by Rodrigo Sorogoyen - Venice 2019 - Best Actress Orizzonti - Spanish release Novembre 15
Madre
by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Venice 2019 - Best Actress Orizzonti
Spanish release Novembre 15
Little Joe - by Jessica Hausner - Cannes 2019 - Best Actress Award - French release November 13
Little Joe
by Jessica Hausner
Cannes 2019 - Best Actress Award
French release November 13
An Officer and a Spy - by Roman Polanski - Venice 2019 - Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize - French and Belgium releases November 13
An Officer and a Spy
by Roman Polanski
Venice 2019 - Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize
French and Belgium releases November 13
Jesper Kurlandsky and Fredrik Wenzel • Directors of Charismatic Megafauna

Interview: Jesper Kurlandsky and Fredrik Wenzel • Directors of Charismatic Megafauna

“You have to find that one perfect minute, there and then – it’s truly nerve-wracking”

We chatted to the well-travelled Swedish duo of Fredrik Wenzel and Jesper Kurlandsky about their joint directorial effort, Charismatic Megafauna  

13/11 | Stockholm 2019

Oskar Alegría • Director of Zumiriki

Interview: Oskar Alegría • Director of Zumiriki

“It was important to me to hold on to what is left of our natural heritage”

With his second film, Zumiriki, unveiled at Venice, Spanish filmmaker Oskar Alegría has been hopping from festival to festival; we caught up with him before his touchdown in Seville  

12/11 | Seville 2019

Review: This Film Is About Me

Review: This Film Is About Me

Alexis Delgado Búrgalo seeks out the true essence of a dazzling-looking woman convicted for homicide, in a documentary filmed up-close  

12/11 | Seville 2019

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This Film is About Me - by Alexis Delgado Burdalo - Alexis Delgado Búrgalo seeks out the true essence of a dazzling-looking woman convicted for homicide, in a documentary filmed up-close
This Film is About Me
by Alexis Delgado Burdalo
Alexis Delgado Búrgalo seeks out the true essence of a dazzling-looking woman convicted for homicide, in a documentary filmed up-close
Forever You - by Marco Danieli - Discovered via his film Worldly Girl, Marco Danieli embarks upon an interesting and rather charming experience in the form of a musical based around the songs of Lucio Battisti
Forever You
by Marco Danieli
Discovered via his film Worldly Girl, Marco Danieli embarks upon an interesting and rather charming experience in the form of a musical based around the songs of Lucio Battisti
Pig - by Giga Liklikadze - In his feature debut, Giga Liklikadze puts a Georgian spin on Dumb and Dumber
Pig
by Giga Liklikadze
In his feature debut, Giga Liklikadze puts a Georgian spin on Dumb and Dumber
The Audition - by Ina Weisse - Featuring a captivating performance from Nina Hoss, Ina Weisse’s sophomore feature follows a woman trapped in the pursuit of success and abandoning her family
The Audition
by Ina Weisse
Featuring a captivating performance from Nina Hoss, Ina Weisse’s sophomore feature follows a woman trapped in the pursuit of success and abandoning her family
My Zoe - by Julie Delpy - Julie Delpy presents a packed story about child custody, cloning and motherhood that looks at the moral and ethical questions arising due to advances in science
My Zoe
by Julie Delpy
Julie Delpy presents a packed story about child custody, cloning and motherhood that looks at the moral and ethical questions arising due to advances in science
Madre - by Rodrigo Sorogoyen - VENICE 2019: Rodrigo Sorogoyen adapts his Oscar-nominated short film into a feature, with tremendous results
Madre
by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
VENICE 2019: Rodrigo Sorogoyen adapts his Oscar-nominated short film into a feature, with tremendous results
About Endlessness - by Roy Andersson - VENICE 2019: Roy Andersson returns to the Lido with a film that provides muffled giggles, but which is hardly his best
About Endlessness
by Roy Andersson
VENICE 2019: Roy Andersson returns to the Lido with a film that provides muffled giggles, but which is hardly his best
My Stupid Dog - by Yvan Attal - In his adaptation of John Fante’s novel, Yvan Attal delivers a bitterly amusing comedy - bordering on existential drama - about life as part of a couple and as part of a family
My Stupid Dog
by Yvan Attal
In his adaptation of John Fante’s novel, Yvan Attal delivers a bitterly amusing comedy - bordering on existential drama - about life as part of a couple and as part of a family
L’Alternativa takes flight in Barcelona

L’Alternativa takes flight in Barcelona

The 26th edition of the festival kicked off on 11 November and will unspool until the 17th, boasting a whole week full of uncompromising films with no limits to their creativity  

12/11 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

Review: Forever You

Review: Forever You

Discovered via his film Worldly Girl, Marco Danieli embarks upon an interesting and rather charming experience in the form of a musical based around the songs of Lucio Battisti  

12/11 | Arras 2019

Review: #AnneFrank. Parallel Stories

Review: #AnneFrank. Parallel Stories

Helen Mirren tells the story of the human symbol of the Holocaust by way of the latter’s Diary, while an actress visits the various deportation zones, communicating her impressions via social media  

08/11 | Films | Reviews | Italy

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We met with Alessio Liguori, the director and producer of In the Trap which has already been sold in 23 countries, on the occasion the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival
We met with Alessio Liguori, the director and producer of In the Trap which has already been sold in 23 countries, on the occasion the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival
We had the chance to chat with industry head Adriek Van Nieuwenhuijzen, who talked us through the main industry initiatives at this year’s IDFA
We had the chance to chat with industry head Adriek Van Nieuwenhuijzen, who talked us through the main industry initiatives at this year’s IDFA
We talked to German filmmaker Marcus Vetter, whose latest documentary, The Forum, opened the DOK Leipzig International Documentary and Animated Film Festival
We talked to German filmmaker Marcus Vetter, whose latest documentary, The Forum, opened the DOK Leipzig International Documentary and Animated Film Festival
Cineuropa chatted to Jani Pösö, producer of Snot and Splash, which was awarded the Eurimages Co-production Development Award during the Junior Co-production Market at Cinekid
Cineuropa chatted to Jani Pösö, producer of Snot and Splash, which was awarded the Eurimages Co-production Development Award during the Junior Co-production Market at Cinekid
Norwegian director Nini Bull Robsahm introduces us to Lake of Death, her horror film released in Norway a few days ahead of Halloween. But is this movie a remake?
Norwegian director Nini Bull Robsahm introduces us to Lake of Death, her horror film released in Norway a few days ahead of Halloween. But is this movie a remake?
Cineuropa talked to Finnish director Maria Veijalainen about her debut feature Diva of Finland, now playing in cinemas in her homeland
Cineuropa talked to Finnish director Maria Veijalainen about her debut feature Diva of Finland, now playing in cinemas in her homeland
Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky tells us about The Sin, his film about Michelangelo and the special closing event of the 14th Rome Film Fest
Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky tells us about The Sin, his film about Michelangelo and the special closing event of the 14th Rome Film Fest
We chatted to Leena Pasanen, artistic director of DOK Leipzig, who is leaving after five years to head the Biografilm Festival in Bologna
We chatted to Leena Pasanen, artistic director of DOK Leipzig, who is leaving after five years to head the Biografilm Festival in Bologna
Stockholm Industry Days’ jam-packed schedule kicks off today

Stockholm Industry Days’ jam-packed schedule kicks off today

WIPs, pitches, panels, master classes, a good buzz, impressive attendance – all this and more is in store as part of the market programme of this year’s Stockholm IFF  

12/11 | Stockholm 2019 | Stockholm Industry Days

Les Valseurs is growing at an impressive pace

Les Valseurs is growing at an impressive pace

The young production and distribution company from Paris stands out with A Dog’s Death, Sole, Smuggling Hendrix and After Your Revolt, Your Vote!  

12/11 | Industry | Market | France

Cottbus bets on the Sister act

Cottbus bets on the Sister act

Svetla Tsotsorkova’s film has left the competition in the dust, followed by By a Sharp Knife and Full Moon, with The Sun Above Me Never Sets emerging as a surprising crowd-pleaser  

12/11 | Cottbus 2019 | Awards

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Koko-di Koko-da - by Johannes Nyholm - Sundance 2019 - Competition World Cinema Dramatic - Rotterdam 2019 - Competition - French release November 13
Koko-di Koko-da
by Johannes Nyholm
Sundance 2019 - Competition World Cinema Dramatic
Rotterdam 2019 - Competition
French release November 13
Our Mothers - by César Díaz - Caméra d’Or Cannes 2019 - Critics’ Week - Belgium release November 13
Our Mothers
by César Díaz
Caméra d’Or Cannes 2019 - Critics’ Week
Belgium release November 13
Noura's Dream - by Hinde Boujemaa - Toronto 2019 - Discovery - San Sebastian 2019 - New Directors - French release November 13
Noura's Dream
by Hinde Boujemaa
Toronto 2019 - Discovery
San Sebastian 2019 - New Directors
French release November 13
My Zoe - by Julie Delpy - Toronto 2019 - Platform - German release November 14
My Zoe
by Julie Delpy
Toronto 2019 - Platform
German release November 14
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija - by Teona Strugar Mitevska - Berlinale 2019 - Competition - German release November 14 and Romanian release November 15
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija
by Teona Strugar Mitevska
Berlinale 2019 - Competition
German release November 14 and Romanian release November 15

Industry Reports

29/10/2019

Europa Distribution explains why together is better at Rome's MIA

The network held its 13th Annual Conference during Rome's market, gathering around sixty of its members to discuss the latest evolutions in the European distribution market

25/10/2019

Li Ning • CEO, New Classics Media, producer and distributor

At the fifth Sino-European Project Lab in Beijing, we caught up with Li Ning, CEO of the successful Chinese entertainment group New Classics Media

30/09/2019

Europa Distribution discusses availability and visibility of European films on VoD platforms at San Sebastián

Experts tried to offer an overview of the current trends in the VoD market despite the lack of transparency that prevents any analysis to reach decisive results

Film Reviews

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