Review: Lights of Sarajevo

Review: Lights of Sarajevo

In his documentary, Srđan Perkić tells the story of one of the most beloved Sarajevo bands, Zabranjeno pušenje, and the city itself  

17/08 | Sarajevo 2022 | Documentary Competition

Review: Angry Annie

Review: Angry Annie

French filmmaker Blandine Lenoir’s intimate take on the private struggle for the approval of abortion law in France back in the 1970s is an ode to female solidarity  

17/08 | Locarno 2022 | Piazza Grande

Review: Riders

Review: Riders

Easy riders from rural Slovenia make their attempt at freedom on the road in Dominik Mencej's smooth debut  

17/08 | Sarajevo 2022 | Competition

Review: Delta

Review: Delta

Italian director Michele Vannucci delivers an especially wet western set in a world that even the sun has forgotten  

17/08 | Locarno 2022 | Piazza Grande

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Ukraine

Industry Reports

Series - Cinzia Masòtina • Lecturer, Scientific Committee of Milan's Alta Scuola di Serialità Cinetelevisiva - 04/08/2022

Series – 04/08/2022
Cinzia Masòtina • Lecturer, Scientific Committee of Milan's Alta Scuola di Serialità Cinetelevisiva
We spoke with the Italian screenwriter-story editor about the Milanese school’s training initiative aimed at professionals looking to specialise in the various areas involved in the making of series

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming
FOCUS
The industry is finally transitioning back to normality, with a busy festival season ahead. While keeping a close eye on the tragic war unfolding in Ukraine and its effects on the audiovisual industry, Cineuropa continues to provide extensive coverage of the European film business, including the most important summer festivals - Karlovy Vary, Locarno and Venice.

Market Trends - At Sarajevo, experts debate the funding of social impact films - 17/08/2022

Market Trends – 17/08/2022
At Sarajevo, experts debate the funding of social impact films
Four executives from the UK and US participated in an in-depth panel on this emerging strand of the industry at Sarajevo’s CineLink Industry Days

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Paramount+ to land in Italy on 15 September, announces over 8,000 hours of content at launch - 15/08/2022

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 15/08/2022
Paramount+ to land in Italy on 15 September, announces over 8,000 hours of content at launch
The service will be the exclusive home to US shows along with new Italian productions such as Corpo libero, Circeo, 14 giorni and Miss Fallaci

Produce – Co-Produce... - REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2022 - 11/08/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 11/08/2022
REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2022
We take a closer look at the six German projects in post-production taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival

Produce – Co-Produce... - The Valais Film Commission becomes fully operational - 08/08/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 08/08/2022
The Valais Film Commission becomes fully operational
Launched at Locarno, the new Swiss body will introduce a cash rebate along with the full implementation of its services

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Michael Gubbins • Expert, author of Streaming Giants and Public Film Funding - 03/08/2022

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/08/2022
Michael Gubbins • Expert, author of Streaming Giants and Public Film Funding
The British analyst disclosed the possible scenarios European public funders could face in a landscape increasingly dominated by the streaming giants

Produce – Co-Produce... - Francesca Palleschi and Ayumi Filippone • Project Manager at Alliance4Development and Matchmaker at Match Me!, Locarno Pro - 03/08/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 03/08/2022
Francesca Palleschi and Ayumi Filippone • Project Manager at Alliance4Development and Matchmaker at Match Me!, Locarno Pro
The two heads expanded on the goals and working methods involved in the industry initiatives planned for this year’s Locarno Film Festival

Review: Living Together

Review: Living Together

Thomas Fürhapter’s documentary shows the challenges of integration in Austria while celebrating its diversity  

17/08 | Sarajevo 2022 | Documentary Competition

Review: Men of Deeds

Review: Men of Deeds

Paul Negoescu’s fourth feature comes with one of the best performances in recent Romanian cinema  

17/08 | Sarajevo 2022 | Competition

Review: A Ballad

Review: A Ballad

Aida Begić’s Brechtian and melancholic comedy finds a young divorcee returning to her hometown to re-examine her life  

17/08 | Sarajevo 2022 | Competition

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 32: The Book of Everything (Netherlands/Latvia) - 22/07/2022

22/07/2022
Episode 32: The Book of Everything (Netherlands/Latvia)
The producers of the film by Ineke Houtman are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 31: Beanie (Slovenia/Croatia/ Luxembourg/Slovakia) - 28/06/2022

28/06/2022
Episode 31: Beanie (Slovenia/Croatia/ Luxembourg/Slovakia)
The producers of the film by Slobodan Maksimović are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 30: Theater of Violence (Denmark/Germany) - 21/06/2022

21/06/2022
Episode 30: Theater of Violence (Denmark/Germany)
The producers of the documentary by Emil Langballe and Lukasz Konopa are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 29: Motherhood (France/Canada/Tunisia) - 20/06/2022

20/06/2022
Episode 29: Motherhood (France/Canada/Tunisia)
The producers of Meryam Joober's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Ji.hlava edition: Mara (France/Georgia) - 01/06/2022

01/06/2022
Ji.hlava edition: Mara (France/Georgia)
The producers of the mid-length documentary by Sasha Kulak are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 28: The Open Body (Spain/Portugal) - 28/04/2022

28/04/2022
Episode 28: The Open Body (Spain/Portugal)
The producers of Ángeles Huerta's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 27: Ordinary Failures (Czech Republic/Hungary/Italy) - 08/04/2022

08/04/2022
Episode 27: Ordinary Failures (Czech Republic/Hungary/Italy)
The producers of Cristina Grosan's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 26: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On (Albania/Greece/Kosovo/Portugal) - 08/03/2022

08/03/2022
Episode 26: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On (Albania/Greece/Kosovo/Portugal)
The producers of Gentian Koçi's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

At Sarajevo, experts debate the funding of social impact films

At Sarajevo, experts debate the funding of social impact films

Four executives from the UK and US participated in an in-depth panel on this emerging strand of the industry at Sarajevo’s CineLink Industry Days  

17/08 | Sarajevo 2022 | CineLink Industry Days

New Nordic Films announces its Works in Progress and Market Screenings

New Nordic Films announces its Works in Progress and Market Screenings

The leading Norwegian industry event returns in Haugesund for four days, covering all of the major trends in regional cinema  

16/08 | Haugesund 2022 | New Nordic Films

Kristína Aschenbrennerová • Programme manager, Pop Up Film Residency

Interview: Kristína Aschenbrennerová • Programme manager, Pop Up Film Residency

“Pop Up Film Residency Eurimages aims to create more space for women in the industry by providing support to the experienced filmmakers”

The programme manager talks about the latest updates of the hub in the European film industry  

16/08 | /Czech Republic/Hungary/Poland/Slovakia

Foreign producers can now apply for the new cash rebate programme in Moldova

Foreign producers can now apply for the new cash rebate programme in Moldova

The scheme favours low-cost productions, offering a benefit of up to 30%  

16/08 | Industry | Market | Moldova

Photogalleries

Cannes 2022 – Photogalleries - 19/05/2022

19/05/2022
Cannes 2022 – Photogalleries
After two difficult years, the international film industry is finally back on the Croisette for a new, crowded edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 17-28 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

European Shooting Stars 2022 – Photogallery - 12/02/2022

12/02/2022
European Shooting Stars 2022 – Photogallery
The Shooting Stars are back at the Berlinale! Discover this year's ten emerging European talents who will be presented to the international press, the industry and the public in an exclusive hybrid programme organised by the German festival

Berlinale 2022 – Photogalleries - 10/02/2022

10/02/2022
Berlinale 2022 – Photogalleries
After unspooling virtually owing to the pandemic crisis last year, the Berlinale is now back to its physical format from 10-20 February. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Cinémamed 2021 – Photogalleries - 02/12/2021

02/12/2021
Cinémamed 2021 – Photogalleries
Organised from 2-12 December, the Mediterranean Brussels film festival is back to its physical format and ready to celebrate the best European and Mediterranean films. Among the directors presented, Marco Bellocchio, Nabil Ayouch, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, Clara Roquet, Tony Gatlif, Jonas Carpignano and many others. Check out our photogalleries here

Black Nights 2021 – Photogalleries - 13/11/2021

13/11/2021
Black Nights 2021 – Photogalleries
One of the most prestigious gatherings of the Nordic-Baltic region, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival is set to brighten the dark Estonian winter from 12-28 November with a raft of new independent titles and a rich line-up of industry events. Discover this year’s festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Lecce 2021 – Photogallery - 09/11/2021

09/11/2021
Lecce 2021 – Photogallery
Unspooling from 6-13 November, Lecce European Film Festival is finally back to its physical format and ready to celebrate the best European titles of the year. Check out our photogalleries here

Cinemed 2021 – Photogallery - 23/10/2021

23/10/2021
Cinemed 2021 – Photogallery
One of the most important showcases of Mediterranean cinema, the 43rd edition of Montpellier's Cinemed ran from 15-23 October. Discover this year's festival highlights in our exclusive photogallery

Rome 2021 – Photogalleries - 17/10/2021

17/10/2021
Rome 2021 – Photogalleries
The 16th edition of Rome Film Fest, running from 14-24 October, presented 23 new titles in its main competition. Discover our exclusive photogalleries from some of this year's red carpets

10 Film Festival@PalaCinema, a new initiative to promote Swiss festivals

10 Film Festival@PalaCinema, a new initiative to promote Swiss festivals

The House of Cinema and Audiovisual of Locarno (the PalaCinema) launches a new project to promote Swiss film festivals  

16/08 | Festivals | Awards | Switzerland

Review: Matadero

Review: Matadero

Argentinian director Santiago Fillol transforms Esteban Echeverría's chilling tale into images  

16/08 | Locarno 2022 | Cineasti del presente

Dad’s Lullaby and Between Revolutions awarded at Sarajevo's Docu Talents from the East

Dad’s Lullaby and Between Revolutions awarded at Sarajevo's Docu Talents from the East

The Ji.hlava IDFF presented nine documentary films in post-production from Central and Eastern Europe at the event, as well as the names of the newly-selected 2023 Emerging Producers  

16/08 | Sarajevo 2022 | CineLink Industry Days

Reviews

Rule 34 - by Júlia Murat

Rule 34
by Júlia Murat
Brazilian filmmaker Júlia Murat's Golden Leopard winner stages the obsessive, simultaneously exhilarating and dangerous pursuit of pleasure as a political act

The Adventures of Gigi the Law - by Alessandro Comodin

The Adventures of Gigi the Law
by Alessandro Comodin
This sensitive and at times surreal depiction of a rural policeman (the director’s own uncle) marks the mighty comeback of Alessandro Comodin

Tengo sueños eléctricos - by Valentina Maurel

Tengo sueños eléctricos
by Valentina Maurel
Valentina Maurel delivers a troubling adolescent chronicle, carried by a heroine who discovers, in spite of herself, that adulthood is not an end in itself

Nightsiren - by Tereza Nvotová

Nightsiren
by Tereza Nvotová
Slovakian director Tereza Nvotová presents a drama with supernatural undertones which overturns tragically persistent stereotypes

Safe Place - by Juraj Lerotić

Safe Place
by Juraj Lerotić
One brother tries to save another in an unsympathetic environment and against all odds in Juraj Lerotić's psychologically charged debut

How Is Katia? - by Christina Tynkevych

How Is Katia?
by Christina Tynkevych
Christina Tynkevych's debut feature follows an ambulance nurse who loses a child and tries to cope with her grief

Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick? - by Franciska Eliassen

Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick?
by Franciska Eliassen
Young Norwegian director Franciska Eliassen makes her debut with a very personal film encompassing ecofeminism and ancestral legends

Matadero - by Santiago Fillol

Matadero
by Santiago Fillol
Argentinian director Santiago Fillol transforms Esteban Echeverría's chilling tale into images

Review: The Chalice. Of Sons and Daughters

Review: The Chalice. Of Sons and Daughters

Cătălina Tesăr and Dana Bunescu show the different aspects of arranged marriages and symbolic objects in the Cortorari Roma community in Romania  

16/08 | Sarajevo 2022 | Documentary Competition

Review: Atonal Glow

Review: Atonal Glow

Alexander Koridze’s fine documentary grants us an audience with 10-year-old Georgian musical prodigy Tsotne Zedginidze  

16/08 | Sarajevo 2022 | Documentary Competition

Ruth Mader • Director of Serviam – I Will Serve

Interview: Ruth Mader • Director of Serviam – I Will Serve

“Girls can also be violent”

The Austrian director wonders how far one can go in the name of God, and if it’s even worth it  

16/08 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

Interviews

Tereza Nvotová • Director of Nightsiren

Tereza Nvotová • Director of Nightsiren
The Slovak filmmaker talks about her film, which deals with conservative traditions, the patriarchy and female empowerment, and just won the Golden Leopard in the Cineasti del presente section

Valentina Maurel • Director of Tengo sueños eléctricos

Valentina Maurel • Director of Tengo sueños eléctricos
The young Costa Rican director based in Belgium is presenting her first feature film, painting the portrait of a teenage girl who realises that adulthood isn’t the golden age she dreamed of

Kristína Aschenbrennerová • Programme manager, Pop Up Film Residency

Kristína Aschenbrennerová • Programme manager, Pop Up Film Residency
The programme manager talks about the latest updates of the hub in the European film industry

Ruth Mader • Director of Serviam – I Will Serve

Ruth Mader • Director of Serviam – I Will Serve
The Austrian director wonders how far one can go in the name of God, and if it’s even worth it

Patricia Mazuy • Director of Saturn Bowling

Patricia Mazuy • Director of Saturn Bowling
The French director discusses her very dark film noir with a very scary protagonist

Alessandro Comodin • Director of The Adventures of Gigi the Law

Alessandro Comodin • Director of The Adventures of Gigi the Law
In his latest film, awarded with the festival's Special Jury Prize, the Italian filmmaker explores the boundaries between fiction and documentary

Valentin Merz • Director of De noche los gatos son pardos

Valentin Merz • Director of De noche los gatos son pardos
With his debut feature, the Swiss filmmaker brings us into a mysterious world of desire, revolt and lightness

Ann Oren • Director of Piaffe

Ann Oren • Director of Piaffe
The Israeli-born, Berlin-based filmmaker discusses her formally ambitious first feature film

Patricia Mazuy • Director of Saturn Bowling

Interview: Patricia Mazuy • Director of Saturn Bowling

"I had to embrace the subject, and to show courage"

The French director discusses her very dark film noir with a very scary protagonist  

16/08 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

Review: It Is Night in America

Review: It Is Night in America

Brazilian artist and director Ana Vaz encourages us to take an interest in the animal world that inhabits our cities, in the often difficult cohabitation between living species  

16/08 | Locarno 2022 | Cineasti del presente

Jessica Hausner’s Club Zero begins shooting with Mia Wasikowska and Sidse Babett Knudsen in tow

Jessica Hausner’s Club Zero begins shooting with Mia Wasikowska and Sidse Babett Knudsen in tow

The “intense psychological drama”, set at an elite co-educational school, is currently filming in Oxford and will later move to Austria  

15/08 | Production | Funding | Austria/Germany/France/UK

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Vesper - by Kristina Buožytė, Bruno Samper

Vesper
by Kristina Buožytė, Bruno Samper
Karlovy Vary 2022 - Competition
French release August 17

Il Pataffio - by Francesco Lagi

Il Pataffio
by Francesco Lagi
Locarno 2022 - Competition
Italian release August 18

Don Juan - by Serge Bozon

Don Juan
by Serge Bozon
Cannes 2022 - Cannes Premiere
Portuguese release August 14

America Latina - by Damiano D'Innocenzo, Fabio D'Innocenzo

America Latina
by Damiano D'Innocenzo, Fabio D'Innocenzo
Venice 2021 - Competition
French release August 17

Final Cut - by Michel Hazanavicius

Final Cut
by Michel Hazanavicius
Cannes 2022 - Opening Out of Competition
Dutch release August 18

Rule 34 - by Júlia Murat

Rule 34
by Júlia Murat
Locarno 2022 - Competition
Golden Leopard

The Adventures of Gigi the Law - by Alessandro Comodin

The Adventures of Gigi the Law
by Alessandro Comodin
Locarno 2022 - Competition
Special Jury Prize

Tengo sueños eléctricos - by Valentina Maurel

Tengo sueños eléctricos
by Valentina Maurel
Locarno 2022 - Competition
Leopard for Best Direction, Leopard for Best Actress and Leopard for Best Actor

Alessandro Comodin • Director of The Adventures of Gigi the Law

Interview: Alessandro Comodin • Director of The Adventures of Gigi the Law

"The film is in a way a tribute to these typical village characters"

In his latest film, awarded with the festival's Special Jury Prize, the Italian filmmaker explores the boundaries between fiction and documentary  

15/08 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

EXCLUSIVE: Igor Storchak announces end of principal photography, unveils new details about Artem Litvinenko’s Against All Odds

EXCLUSIVE: Igor Storchak announces end of principal photography, unveils new details about Artem Litvinenko’s Against All Odds

The documentary investigates how Ukraine managed to thwart the “blitzkrieg” of the world’s second largest army and forced it to retreat from Kyiv  

15/08 | Production | Funding | Ukraine

Valentin Merz • Director of De noche los gatos son pardos

Interview: Valentin Merz • Director of De noche los gatos son pardos

"I wanted the actors and their characters to have enough space to explore their own desires"

With his debut feature, the Swiss filmmaker brings us into a mysterious world of desire, revolt and lightness  

15/08 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

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Reviews

De noche los gatos son pardos - by Valentin Merz

De noche los gatos son pardos
by Valentin Merz
Valentin Merz’s captivating debut feature film is a destabilising portrait of an alternative society dominated by instincts

Love Dog - by Bianca Lucas

Love Dog
by Bianca Lucas
Bianca Lucas presents an intriguing first feature film following a soul cut adrift in a crepuscular Mississippi

Last Dance - by Delphine Lehericey

Last Dance
by Delphine Lehericey
Delphine Lehericey presents a comedy on the third age which flirts with drama and is toplined by François Berléand

Il Pataffio - by Francesco Lagi

Il Pataffio
by Francesco Lagi
Francesco Lagi’s movie is a ramshackle affair: occasionally strange and enjoyable, it’s mostly characterised by an irregular pace, and suffers from an overbearing film legacy

Vesper - by Kristina Buožytė, Bruno Samper

Vesper
by Kristina Buožytė, Bruno Samper
After 2012’s Vanishing Waves, Lithuanian director Kristina Buožytė and French helmer Bruno Samper return with an impressive dystopian sci-fi film

Industry Reports

Market Trends – 17/08/2022

At Sarajevo, experts debate the funding of social impact films

Four executives from the UK and US participated in an in-depth panel on this emerging strand of the industry at Sarajevo’s CineLink Industry Days

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 15/08/2022

Paramount+ to land in Italy on 15 September, announces over 8,000 hours of content at launch

The service will be the exclusive home to US shows along with new Italian productions such as Corpo libero, Circeo, 14 giorni and Miss Fallaci

Produce – Co-Produce... – 11/08/2022

REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2022

We take a closer look at the six German projects in post-production taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival

Produce – Co-Produce... – 08/08/2022

The Valais Film Commission becomes fully operational

Launched at Locarno, the new Swiss body will introduce a cash rebate along with the full implementation of its services

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