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

28/10 | Oscars 2021

Davide Ferrario is shooting Tutto qua

Davide Ferrario is shooting Tutto qua

The Italian director is telling the tale of a group of friends united by their passion for music

28/10 | Production | Funding | Italy

Géraldine Nakache toplining Vacances

Géraldine Nakache toplining Vacances

The feature debut by Béatrice de Staël and Léo Wolfenstein, a Tabo Tabo Films production, is currently shooting

28/10 | Production | Funding | France

Olivier Assayas will be the “Protagonist of European Film” in Lecce

Olivier Assayas will be the “Protagonist of European Film” in Lecce

The 12 films competing in the 21st edition of the European Film Festival, unspooling online from 31 October-7 November, have also been announced

28/10 | Lecce 2020

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Film Reviews

Everything's Gonna Be Alright - by Francesco Bruni - In the fourth film helmed by Francesco Bruni, also the closing title of the 15th Rome Film Fest, the director depicts his illness with humour and confidence, buoyed by an excellent Kim Rossi Stuart

Everything's Gonna Be Alright
by Francesco Bruni
In the fourth film helmed by Francesco Bruni, also the closing title of the 15th Rome Film Fest, the director depicts his illness with humour and confidence, buoyed by an excellent Kim Rossi Stuart

DNA - by Maïwenn - Maïwenn returns to her roots by transferring the abundant energy which flows through her films into an intimate, accurate and moving work about grief, family and the transmission of Algerian heritage

DNA
by Maïwenn
Maïwenn returns to her roots by transferring the abundant energy which flows through her films into an intimate, accurate and moving work about grief, family and the transmission of Algerian heritage

The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo - by Javier Polo - Despite the fact that John Waters and Divine make an appearance, Javier Polo has not made the filthiest film in the world; rather, this outlandish pop flick shimmers with joy and (rose-tinted) colour

The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo
by Javier Polo
Despite the fact that John Waters and Divine make an appearance, Javier Polo has not made the filthiest film in the world; rather, this outlandish pop flick shimmers with joy and (rose-tinted) colour

My Best Part - by Nicolas Maury - Nicolas Maury moves into film direction with panache, delivering a melancholy comedy that’s both funny and moving about an anxious, jealous actor struggling with his uniqueness and discontentment

My Best Part
by Nicolas Maury
Nicolas Maury moves into film direction with panache, delivering a melancholy comedy that’s both funny and moving about an anxious, jealous actor struggling with his uniqueness and discontentment

After Love - by Aleem Khan - Aleem Khan's excellent debut offers a new perspective on the British Muslim culture clash story

After Love
by Aleem Khan
Aleem Khan's excellent debut offers a new perspective on the British Muslim culture clash story

February - by Kamen Kalev - Bulgaria's Kamen Kalev plunges into timelessness and explores the union between man and the earth through a fascinating and austere environmental film, recipient of the Cannes 2020 label

February
by Kamen Kalev
Bulgaria's Kamen Kalev plunges into timelessness and explores the union between man and the earth through a fascinating and austere environmental film, recipient of the Cannes 2020 label

My Little Sister - by Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond - BERLINALE 2020: For Nina Hoss’s frustrated playwright in Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond’s film, something is rotten in the state of Switzerland

My Little Sister
by Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond
BERLINALE 2020: For Nina Hoss’s frustrated playwright in Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond’s film, something is rotten in the state of Switzerland

And Tomorrow the Entire World - by Julia von Heinz - VENICE 2020: Julia von Heinz mines her own past as an anti-fascist activist in this fictional drama asking whether the best way to fight violence is through retaliatory violence

And Tomorrow the Entire World
by Julia von Heinz
VENICE 2020: Julia von Heinz mines her own past as an anti-fascist activist in this fictional drama asking whether the best way to fight violence is through retaliatory violence

Isabel Coixet • Director of It Snows in Benidorm

Interview: Isabel Coixet • Director of It Snows in Benidorm

"It’s never too late to get passionate about things"

Isabel Coixet opened the Seminci in Valladolid with It Snows in Benidorm, her latest film, produced by the Almodóvar brothers, which unfolds in the titular tourist hotspot on the east coast of Spain

28/10 | Seminci 2020

Unorthodox director Maria Schrader readying I’m Your Man

Unorthodox director Maria Schrader readying I’m Your Man

The romantic comedy, starring Maren Eggert and Dan Stevens, will focus on the relationship between a woman and a humanoid robot

28/10 | Production | Funding | Germany

Review: Children

Review: Children

Israeli filmmaker Ada Ushpiz's documentary immerses us in the intimate worlds of Palestinian children through a story of youths locked up in Israeli prisons

28/10 | DOK Leipzig 2020

Detlev Buck working on an adaptation of Thomas Mann’s Confessions of Felix Krull

Detlev Buck working on an adaptation of Thomas Mann’s Confessions of Felix Krull

The film will star Jannis Niewöhner, Liv Lisa Fries and David Kross

27/10 | Production | Funding | Germany

Independent distributors claim their cultural role as publishers at Europa Distribution’s panel at MIA

Independent distributors claim their cultural role as publishers at Europa Distribution’s panel at MIA

Members of the association took this opportunity to discuss their situations and look for the best routes to navigate in these uncertain times

27/10 | MIA 2020

Marek Bień • Distributor, Gutek Film

Interview: Marek Bień • Distributor, Gutek Film

“Poland needs a cinema recovery plan to compensate for box-office losses”

Marek Bień, distributor at Gutek Film, tells us about the situation of the Polish distribution market during the Covid challenge

27/10 | /Poland

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Interviews

Cineuropa met up with Aleem Khan to talk about his debut feature, After Love, awarded the Cannes label earlier this year

Cineuropa met up with Aleem Khan to talk about his debut feature, After Love, awarded the Cannes label earlier this year

Macedonian director Milcho Manchevski chats to us about his latest feature, Willow, his approach and the most prevalent themes in his career

Macedonian director Milcho Manchevski chats to us about his latest feature, Willow, his approach and the most prevalent themes in his career

Director of the Ji.hlava IDFF Marek Hovorka talks to Cineuropa about the special digital edition, and how the current situation is affecting domestic and international films

Director of the Ji.hlava IDFF Marek Hovorka talks to Cineuropa about the special digital edition, and how the current situation is affecting domestic and international films

Head of DOK Industry Brigid O'Shea tells us how her team has translated its activities to the online environment and how the current crisis can provide opportunities for real change in the industry

Head of DOK Industry Brigid O'Shea tells us how her team has translated its activities to the online environment and how the current crisis can provide opportunities for real change in the industry

We spoke to Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen and Yorinde Segal, respectively head of IDFA Industry and IDFA Industry Forum manager, about the main changes for this year’s industry strands

We spoke to Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen and Yorinde Segal, respectively head of IDFA Industry and IDFA Industry Forum manager, about the main changes for this year’s industry strands

Isabel Coixet opened the Seminci in Valladolid with It Snows in Benidorm, her latest film, produced by the Almodóvar brothers, which unfolds in the titular tourist hotspot on the east coast of Spain

Isabel Coixet opened the Seminci in Valladolid with It Snows in Benidorm, her latest film, produced by the Almodóvar brothers, which unfolds in the titular tourist hotspot on the east coast of Spain

Marek Bień, distributor at Gutek Film, describes for us the situation of the Polish distribution market during the Covid challenge

Marek Bień, distributor at Gutek Film, describes for us the situation of the Polish distribution market during the Covid challenge

We caught up with Doclisboa co-director Miguel Ribeiro to discuss the radical change it has made to its structure in the face of the pandemic

We caught up with Doclisboa co-director Miguel Ribeiro to discuss the radical change it has made to its structure in the face of the pandemic

Review: The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo

Review: The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo

Despite the fact that John Waters and Divine make an appearance, Javier Polo has not made the filthiest film in the world; rather, this outlandish pop flick shimmers with joy and (rose-tinted) colour

27/10 | Valencia 2020

Review: Everything’s Gonna Be Alright

Review: Everything’s Gonna Be Alright

In the fourth film helmed by Francesco Bruni, also the closing title of the 15th Rome Film Fest, the director depicts his illness with humour and confidence, buoyed by an excellent Kim Rossi Stuart

27/10 | Rome 2020

Review: Shadows

Review: Shadows

Carlo Lavagna’s second feature lacks punch and offers a largely predictable story

27/10 | Rome 2020

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Erna at War - by Henrik Ruben Genz - Danish release October 29

Erna at War
by Henrik Ruben Genz
Danish release October 29

My Little Sister - di Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond - Berlinale 2020 - Competition - German release October 29

My Little Sister
di Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond
Berlinale 2020 - Competition
German release October 29

Mogul Mowgli - by Bassam Tariq - Berlinale 2020 – Panorama - UK release October 30

Mogul Mowgli
by Bassam Tariq
Berlinale 2020 – Panorama
UK release October 30

Last Days of Spring - by Isabel Lamberti - San Sebastian 2020 - New Directors Award - Dutch release October 29

Last Days of Spring
by Isabel Lamberti
San Sebastian 2020 - New Directors Award
Dutch release October 29

DNA - by Maïwenn - Cannes 2020 - Official Selection - San Sebastian 2020 - Perlak - French and Belgian releases October 28

DNA
by Maïwenn
Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
San Sebastian 2020 - Perlak
French and Belgian releases October 28

Short films to get a glitzy showcase at Cannes 2020 Special

Short films to get a glitzy showcase at Cannes 2020 Special

As the Cannes 2020 Special gets under way, we take a look at some of the shorts vying for the Short Film Palme d’Or

27/10 | Cannes 2020 | Shorts

The Arras Film Festival reinvents itself

The Arras Film Festival reinvents itself

With its usual format cancelled, the 21st edition of the event will now unfold from 7 to 15 December in Paris and in the cinemas of the Hauts-de-France region

27/10 | Arras 2020

Three comedies nominated for the European Film Awards

Three comedies nominated for the European Film Awards

The Big Hit, Ladies of Steel and Advantages of Travelling by Train will vie for the European Comedy award

27/10 | European Film Awards 2020

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Last Days of Spring - by Isabel Lamberti - Isabel Lamberti’s first full-length film is a dexterous reconstruction of a true story brought to life by the original protagonists: a family living in Madrid’s shanty town, La Cañada Real

Last Days of Spring
by Isabel Lamberti
Isabel Lamberti’s first full-length film is a dexterous reconstruction of a true story brought to life by the original protagonists: a family living in Madrid’s shanty town, La Cañada Real

Sirley - by Elisa Amoruso - Elisa Amoruso makes her fiction debut with a highly personal story, based upon her adolescence which was marked by a special friendship and a pair of maladjusted parents

Sirley
by Elisa Amoruso
Elisa Amoruso makes her fiction debut with a highly personal story, based upon her adolescence which was marked by a special friendship and a pair of maladjusted parents

Bye Bye Morons - by Albert Dupontel - Albert Dupontel delivers an exciting and intense burlesque tragedy, a wonderful mainstream film laced with black humour and offering a caustic view on the digitalised woes of contemporary society

Bye Bye Morons
by Albert Dupontel
Albert Dupontel delivers an exciting and intense burlesque tragedy, a wonderful mainstream film laced with black humour and offering a caustic view on the digitalised woes of contemporary society

Nimby - Not In My Back Yard - by Teemu Nikki - The Birdcage meets Nazi hillbillies in Teemu Nikki’s Finnish satire that spells things out a bit too clearly

Nimby - Not In My Back Yard
by Teemu Nikki
The Birdcage meets Nazi hillbillies in Teemu Nikki’s Finnish satire that spells things out a bit too clearly

Sisters Apart - by Daphne Charizani - Daphne Charizani’s new feature tells of a young soldier’s desperate search for her sister, a Kurdish fighter battling ISIS

Sisters Apart
by Daphne Charizani
Daphne Charizani’s new feature tells of a young soldier’s desperate search for her sister, a Kurdish fighter battling ISIS

Full Moon - by Nermin Hamzagić - A surprise nominee for the EFA Discovery Award, Nermin Hamzagić's first feature is a convincing and scathing look at Bosnian society

Full Moon
by Nermin Hamzagić
A surprise nominee for the EFA Discovery Award, Nermin Hamzagić's first feature is a convincing and scathing look at Bosnian society

The Enemy - by Stephan Streker - Stephan Streker places viewers in the position of the jury and urges us to question our inner convictions

The Enemy
by Stephan Streker
Stephan Streker places viewers in the position of the jury and urges us to question our inner convictions

Sleep - by Michael Venus - In Michael Venus’ feature debut, whatever you do, don’t… fall… asleep. And this time, Freddy Krueger has nothing to do with it

Sleep
by Michael Venus
In Michael Venus’ feature debut, whatever you do, don’t… fall… asleep. And this time, Freddy Krueger has nothing to do with it

Marek Hovorka • Festival director, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

Interview: Marek Hovorka • Festival director, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

“Central and Eastern European films are connected by political reflection much more than other movies are”

Director of the Ji.hlava IDFF Marek Hovorka talks to Cineuropa about the special digital edition, and how the current situation is affecting domestic and international films

27/10 | Jihlava 2020

Aleem Khan • Director of After Love

Interview: Aleem Khan • Director of After Love

"I grew up in a mixed-race family and didn't really know where I fitted into society"

Cineuropa met up with Aleem Khan to talk about his debut feature, After Love, awarded the Cannes label earlier this year

27/10 | Rome 2020

Review: What Silent Gerda Knows

Review: What Silent Gerda Knows

Yevgeny Pashkevich’s new film offers a unique cinematic experience, although the final result is affected by its disorderly writing, simultaneously its strongest and weakest feature

26/10 | Riga 2020

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Interviews

We talked with Alaa Karkouti, CEO and co-founder of MAD Solutions and co-founder of the Arab Cinema Center, about some aspects of the Arab film market

We talked with Alaa Karkouti, CEO and co-founder of MAD Solutions and co-founder of the Arab Cinema Center, about some aspects of the Arab film market

We met with Greek producer Maria Karagiannaki of Chase The Cut, who spoke about Vassilis Kalamakis’ project Anti on the occasion of the Cinemed Meetings

We met with Greek producer Maria Karagiannaki of Chase The Cut, who spoke about Vassilis Kalamakis’ project Anti on the occasion of the Cinemed Meetings

Cineuropa met with Italian director Marco Amenta to talk about his project Anna, produced by Eurofilm and co-produced by Mact Productions, during the Cinemed Meetings

Cineuropa met with Italian director Marco Amenta to talk about his project Anna, produced by Eurofilm and co-produced by Mact Productions, during the Cinemed Meetings

We talked to Bernd Buder, the programme director of FilmFestival Cottbus, about this year's hybrid, or rather “dual”, edition

We talked to Bernd Buder, the programme director of FilmFestival Cottbus, about this year's hybrid, or rather “dual”, edition

We talked to Maciej Bochniak about his Polish-set western Magnesia, which stars Dawid Ogrodnik and Mateusz Kościukiewicz, among others

We talked to Maciej Bochniak about his Polish-set western Magnesia, which stars Dawid Ogrodnik and Mateusz Kościukiewicz, among others

Cineuropa met with French producer Julie Viez of Cinenovo, pitching the project Le 67e été by Abu Bakr Shawky during the Cinemed Meetings

Cineuropa met with French producer Julie Viez of Cinenovo, pitching the project Le 67e été by Abu Bakr Shawky during the Cinemed Meetings

We met with Belgian filmmaker Stephan Streker to discuss his new work The Enemy, presented in competition at Film Fest Gent

We met with Belgian filmmaker Stephan Streker to discuss his new work The Enemy, presented in competition at Film Fest Gent

We sat down with two-time IFTA winner Cathy Brady to find out more about her feature debut, Wildfire

We sat down with two-time IFTA winner Cathy Brady to find out more about her feature debut, Wildfire

Little Girl wins big in Ghent

Little Girl wins big in Ghent

Sébastien Lifshitz’s documentary walked away with this year’s Grand Prize, courtesy of a jury led by Fabrice du Welz

26/10 | Ghent 2020 | Awards

Father is crowned the winner in Montpellier

Father is crowned the winner in Montpellier

Serbian Srdan Golubović’s film walks away with the Antigone d'Or, Zanka Contact wins a Special Mention, Here We Are scoops the Audience Award and Teddy proves popular with the critics

26/10 | Cinemed 2020 | Awards

Summer of 85 triumphs at Rome Film Fest

Summer of 85 triumphs at Rome Film Fest

Bearing the Cannes 73 label, François Ozon’s work walked away with the Audience Award while Alice nella Città saw Punta Sacra scoop its Jury Award and Ibrahim its Golden Camera trophy

26/10 | Rome 2020 | Awards

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And Tomorrow the Entire World - by Julia von Heinz - Venice 2020 - Competition - German release October 29

And Tomorrow the Entire World
by Julia von Heinz
Venice 2020 - Competition
German release October 29

My Best Part - de Nicolas Maury - Cannes 2020 - Official Selection - Toronto 2020 - Industry Selects - French and Belgium releases October 28

My Best Part
de Nicolas Maury
Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
Toronto 2020 - Industry Selects
French and Belgium releases October 28

Wolfwalkers - by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart - UK and Norwegian releases October 30

Wolfwalkers
by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart
UK and Norwegian releases October 30

32 Malasaña Street - by Albert Pintó - Polish release October 30

32 Malasaña Street
by Albert Pintó
Polish release October 30

Charlatan - by Agnieszka Holland - Berlinale 2020 - Berlinale Special Gala - Danish release October 22 and Hungarian release October 29

Charlatan
by Agnieszka Holland
Berlinale 2020 - Berlinale Special Gala
Danish release October 22 and Hungarian release October 29

Industry Reports

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

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

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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