The best of Italian cinema in Barcelona

The best of Italian cinema in Barcelona

The 7th edition of Barcelona Italian Cinema Festival kicks off today with ten films showcased at major international film festivals  

14/12 | Festival | Italy/Spain

Series Lab Brussels: What’s new in Belgium?

Series Lab Brussels: What’s new in Belgium?

For its third edition, the event set up shop in Brussels as an integral part of the Are You Series? Festival, and we took the opportunity to take stock of RTBF and VRT’s upcoming Belgian series  

14/12 | Television | Belgium

Solothurn Film Days unveils its rich festival programme

Solothurn Film Days unveils its rich festival programme

The films selected for the festival's 54th edition all question the meaning of life and spirituality: universal themes that never cease to fascinate  

14/12 | Solothurn 2019

Frédéric Boyer • Artistic director, Les Arcs Film Festival

Interview: Frédéric Boyer • Artistic director, Les Arcs Film Festival

"Things change, as does distribution, and you have to evolve"

Frédéric Boyer, Les Arcs Film Festival selector (10th edition, 15 to 22 December), talks about the festival’s Work in Progress event  

14/12 | Les Arcs 2018

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The Ragged Life of Juice Leskinen - by Teppo Airaksinen - Poised to premiere imminently in its native Finland, Teppo Airaksinen’s wonderful biopic swaps clichés for killer one-liners
The Ragged Life of Juice Leskinen
by Teppo Airaksinen
Poised to premiere imminently in its native Finland, Teppo Airaksinen’s wonderful biopic swaps clichés for killer one-liners
Yuli - by Icíar Bollaín - SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: Icíar Bollaín directs a biopic on Carlos Acosta, achieving little more than a conventional portrait of an unconventional life, short on risk and narrative arabesques
Yuli
by Icíar Bollaín
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: Icíar Bollaín directs a biopic on Carlos Acosta, achieving little more than a conventional portrait of an unconventional life, short on risk and narrative arabesques
Santiago, Italia - by Nanni Moretti - After closing the 36th Torino Film Festival, Nanni Moretti’s documentary about Chile arrives in Italian cinemas, using a sober evocation of the 1973 coup to talk about modern Italy
Santiago, Italia
by Nanni Moretti
After closing the 36th Torino Film Festival, Nanni Moretti’s documentary about Chile arrives in Italian cinemas, using a sober evocation of the 1973 coup to talk about modern Italy
Fatwa - by Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud - Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud uses the death of a radicalised teenager to highlight religious tension in Tunisia
Fatwa
by Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud
Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud uses the death of a radicalised teenager to highlight religious tension in Tunisia
Il testimone invisibile - by Stefano Mordini - Stefano Mordini's noir, starring Riccardo Scamarcio and Miriam Leone, is presented as a sequence of conversations and flashbacks that ultimately fail to build the suspense the genre requires
Il testimone invisibile
by Stefano Mordini
Stefano Mordini's noir, starring Riccardo Scamarcio and Miriam Leone, is presented as a sequence of conversations and flashbacks that ultimately fail to build the suspense the genre requires
The Man Who Stole Banksy - by Marco Proserpio - The theft of a mural in Bethlehem leads first-time director Marco Proserpio to investigate the ethics of the market for street art
The Man Who Stole Banksy
by Marco Proserpio
The theft of a mural in Bethlehem leads first-time director Marco Proserpio to investigate the ethics of the market for street art
Woman at War - by Benedikt Erlingsson - CANNES 2018: Icelandic director Benedikt Erlingsson proves his potential yet again with a joyful, inventive, energetic, environmental and feminist second feature film
Woman at War
by Benedikt Erlingsson
CANNES 2018: Icelandic director Benedikt Erlingsson proves his potential yet again with a joyful, inventive, energetic, environmental and feminist second feature film
Maya - by Mia Hansen-Løve - TORONTO 2018: Mia Hansen-Løve travels to India, delving into the heart of love and war and injecting new themes into the refined sweetness that characterises her films
Maya
by Mia Hansen-Løve
TORONTO 2018: Mia Hansen-Løve travels to India, delving into the heart of love and war and injecting new themes into the refined sweetness that characterises her films
Cai Gongming • Producer and distributor, Road Pictures

Interview: Cai Gongming • Producer and distributor, Road Pictures

“The Chinese film industry is concentrating intensely on European content now”

Road Pictures’ Cai Gongming chatted to us about the Chinese film market at the latest Bridging the Dragon event, which unspooled from 11-14 November in Beijing  

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When East Meets West announces 22 selected projects from 14 countries

When East Meets West announces 22 selected projects from 14 countries

The spotlight territories are Central Eastern Europe and Benelux, the selection includes two guest projects from Baltic Event and DOCSP Brazil, and a new award has been announced  

14/12 | Industry | Italy

Les Arcs Film Festival organises a Focus on Poland

Les Arcs Film Festival organises a Focus on Poland

This year, the French event is taking a closer look at recent Polish films and upcoming projects  

14/12 | Les Arcs 2018

MIDPOINT selects nine projects for Feature Launch 2019

MIDPOINT selects nine projects for Feature Launch 2019

First or second film projects by directors from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine will take part in Feature Launch next year  

14/12 | Industry | Europe

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Frédéric Boyer, Les Arcs Film Festival selector (10th edition, 15 to 22 December), talks about the festival’s Work in Progress event
Frédéric Boyer, Les Arcs Film Festival selector (10th edition, 15 to 22 December), talks about the festival’s Work in Progress event
As he prepares to be honoured at the European Film Awards, Ralph Fiennes talks about his Rudolf Nureyev film The White Crow, his third outing in the director’s chair
As he prepares to be honoured at the European Film Awards, Ralph Fiennes talks about his Rudolf Nureyev film The White Crow, his third outing in the director’s chair
Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti, the directors of Sibel, talk to us about their feature, which scooped three awards, including the Cineuropa Prize, at the latest Cinémamed in Brussels
Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti, the directors of Sibel, talk to us about their feature, which scooped three awards, including the Cineuropa Prize, at the latest Cinémamed in Brussels
Road Pictures’ Cai Gongming chatted to us about the Chinese film market at the latest Bridging the Dragon event, which unspooled from 11-14 November in Beijing
Road Pictures’ Cai Gongming chatted to us about the Chinese film market at the latest Bridging the Dragon event, which unspooled from 11-14 November in Beijing
Mia Hansen-Løve talks to Cineuropa about Maya, shot primarily in India, unveiled at Toronto and soon to be released in French cinemas
Mia Hansen-Løve talks to Cineuropa about Maya, shot primarily in India, unveiled at Toronto and soon to be released in French cinemas
Two days before the tenth Les Arcs Film Festival kicks off, Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin, the event’s managing director and co-founder, casts a glance at its past and present
Two days before the tenth Les Arcs Film Festival kicks off, Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin, the event’s managing director and co-founder, casts a glance at its past and present
Greek producers Giorgos Karnavas and Konstantinos Kontovrakis talk to us about their work, for which they will receive the Eurimages Co-Production Award at the European Film Awards
Greek producers Giorgos Karnavas and Konstantinos Kontovrakis talk to us about their work, for which they will receive the Eurimages Co-Production Award at the European Film Awards
Portuguese director Vicente Alves do Ó talked to us about his latest film, Sunburn, world-premiered in competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Portuguese director Vicente Alves do Ó talked to us about his latest film, Sunburn, world-premiered in competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti • Directors of Sibel

Interview: Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti • Directors of Sibel

“We had hard-working and talented producers, all working for the sake of the film”

Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti, the directors of Sibel, talk to us about their feature, which scooped three awards, including the Cineuropa Prize, at the latest Cinémamed in Brussels  

14/12 | Cinémamed 2018

Ralph Fiennes • Director of The White Crow

Interview: Ralph Fiennes • Director of The White Crow

“It was clear that if it were ever a film, it would be about the defection”

As he prepares to be honoured at the European Film Awards, Ralph Fiennes talks about his Rudolf Nureyev film The White Crow, his third outing in the director’s chair  

14/12 | European Film Awards 2018

Sacha Polak’s Dirty God to open the 48th IFFR

Sacha Polak’s Dirty God to open the 48th IFFR

The latest films by Andrés Duque, Eva Ionesco and Fabienne Godet are to be showcased in the Voices section  

14/12 | Rotterdam 2019

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

A Faithful Man - by Louis Garrel - San Sebastian 2018 - Jury Award for Best Screenplay - Les Arcs 2018 - Competition
A Faithful Man
by Louis Garrel
San Sebastian 2018 - Jury Award for Best Screenplay
Les Arcs 2018 - Competition
In Fabric - by Peter Strickland - San Sebastian 2018 - Competition - Les Arcs 2018 - Competition
In Fabric
by Peter Strickland
San Sebastian 2018 - Competition
Les Arcs 2018 - Competition
Wasted - by Anders Hazelius - Svwedish release December 14
Wasted
by Anders Hazelius
Svwedish release December 14
By the Grace of God - by François Ozon - Berlinale 2019 - Competition
By the Grace of God
by François Ozon
Berlinale 2019 - Competition
Il testimone invisibile - by Stefano Mordini - Italian release December 13
Il testimone invisibile
by Stefano Mordini
Italian release December 13
Mia Hansen-Løve • Director of Maya

Interview: Mia Hansen-Løve • Director of Maya

Vocation, addiction, love and duality

Mia Hansen-Løve talks to Cineuropa about Maya, shot primarily in India, unveiled at Toronto and soon to be released in French cinemas  

13/12

The Berlinale announces six Golden Bear candidates for its 69th edition

The Berlinale announces six Golden Bear candidates for its 69th edition

Amongst the first titles to enter the competition are the latest films by three Berlinale regulars: François Ozon, Fatih Akin and Denis Côté  

13/12 | Berlin 2019 | Competition/Berlinale Special

Review: Il testimone invisibile

Review: Il testimone invisibile

Stefano Mordini's noir, starring Riccardo Scamarcio and Miriam Leone, is presented as a sequence of conversations and flashbacks that ultimately fail to build the suspense the genre requires  

13/12 | Film | Italy

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Funan - by Denis Do - Awarded Best Film at Annecy, Denis Do's directorial debut artfully lifts the veil on a family caught in the turmoil of the Khmer Rouge revolution
Funan
by Denis Do
Awarded Best Film at Annecy, Denis Do's directorial debut artfully lifts the veil on a family caught in the turmoil of the Khmer Rouge revolution
In Safe Hands - by Jeanne Herry - Jeanne Herry directs an excellent and very emotional choral film about the process surrounding anonymous births and adoption
In Safe Hands
by Jeanne Herry
Jeanne Herry directs an excellent and very emotional choral film about the process surrounding anonymous births and adoption
La prima pietra - by Rolando Ravello - Rolando Ravello’s film opts for a comedic approach to cultural mixing and the mutual prejudices that go along with it, but ultimately lacks the necessary force to rattle many preconceptions
La prima pietra
by Rolando Ravello
Rolando Ravello’s film opts for a comedic approach to cultural mixing and the mutual prejudices that go along with it, but ultimately lacks the necessary force to rattle many preconceptions
Girl - by Lukas Dhont - CANNES 2018: Lukas Dhont delivers a jaw-dropping debut film about the emotional and physical struggle of a young transgender girl on the cusp of a transformation
Girl
by Lukas Dhont
CANNES 2018: Lukas Dhont delivers a jaw-dropping debut film about the emotional and physical struggle of a young transgender girl on the cusp of a transformation
The Favourite - by Yorgos Lanthimos - VENICE 2018: Yorgos Lanthimos delivers a brilliantly funny satire on life in Queen Anne’s 18th-century royal household
The Favourite
by Yorgos Lanthimos
VENICE 2018: Yorgos Lanthimos delivers a brilliantly funny satire on life in Queen Anne’s 18th-century royal household
Never Look Away - by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck - VENICE 2018: Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck returns with a film inspired by the life of the German artist Gerhard Richter, aimed at an audience born after the fall of the Berlin Wall
Never Look Away
by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
VENICE 2018: Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck returns with a film inspired by the life of the German artist Gerhard Richter, aimed at an audience born after the fall of the Berlin Wall
Capernaum - by Nadine Labaki - CANNES 2018: Nadine Labaki fixes her gaze on the slums of Beirut, telling the devastating survival story of a child who didn’t ask to be born
Capernaum
by Nadine Labaki
CANNES 2018: Nadine Labaki fixes her gaze on the slums of Beirut, telling the devastating survival story of a child who didn’t ask to be born
Bad Poems - by Gábor Reisz - The Hungarian filmmaker Gábor Reisz confirms his talent with a playful and engaging interconnecting film that weaves together the past and present
Bad Poems
by Gábor Reisz
The Hungarian filmmaker Gábor Reisz confirms his talent with a playful and engaging interconnecting film that weaves together the past and present
Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin • Managing director, Les Arcs Film Festival

Interview: Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin • Managing director, Les Arcs Film Festival

"The spirit of Les Arcs is to stand up for quality cinema and play an active part in the creative process"

Two days before the tenth Les Arcs Film Festival kicks off, Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin, the event’s managing director and co-founder, casts a glance at its past and present  

13/12 | Les Arcs 2018

A successful 14th Mobile Film Festival awards nine films

A successful 14th Mobile Film Festival awards nine films

The winning films are now available online, free of copyright for all types of media: TV, radio and web  

13/12 | Sponsored

Giorgos Karnavas, Konstantinos Kontovrakis • Producers, Heretic

Interview: Giorgos Karnavas, Konstantinos Kontovrakis • Producers, Heretic

"We try to create professional and artistic relationships that can last"

Greek producers Giorgos Karnavas and Konstantinos Kontovrakis talk to us about their work, for which they will receive the Eurimages Co-Production Award at the European Film Awards  

13/12 | European Film Awards 2018

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We sat down with Estonian director Siim Tamm, who screened his film Between Covers in the Estonian Film Competition at Tallinn's Black Nights
We sat down with Estonian director Siim Tamm, who screened his film Between Covers in the Estonian Film Competition at Tallinn's Black Nights
Valeria Richter and Lena Thiele, TorinoFilmLab tutors, talk about Audience Design, their new book and strategies to attract audiences to cinemas
Valeria Richter and Lena Thiele, TorinoFilmLab tutors, talk about Audience Design, their new book and strategies to attract audiences to cinemas
We chatted to Polish director Adrian Panek about the making of his movie Werewolf, which won two awards at Tallinn Black Nights
We chatted to Polish director Adrian Panek about the making of his movie Werewolf, which won two awards at Tallinn Black Nights
Albanian director Robert Budina discusses his second feature, A Shelter Among The Clouds, world-premiered in the Official Selection at Black Nights
Albanian director Robert Budina discusses his second feature, A Shelter Among The Clouds, world-premiered in the Official Selection at Black Nights
We talked to German director Henning Gronkowski about the intricacies of his feature debut, Yung, centring on four female leads revelling in the Berlin party scene
We talked to German director Henning Gronkowski about the intricacies of his feature debut, Yung, centring on four female leads revelling in the Berlin party scene
German filmmaker Josef Bierbichler sat down with us to discuss his film Two Men in Suits, screened in competition at Tallinn
German filmmaker Josef Bierbichler sat down with us to discuss his film Two Men in Suits, screened in competition at Tallinn
French-born, Danish-based filmmaker Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm talks about his latest film, Until We Fall, awarded at Tallinn with the prize for Best Actor for Dar Salim
French-born, Danish-based filmmaker Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm talks about his latest film, Until We Fall, awarded at Tallinn with the prize for Best Actor for Dar Salim
Colombian director Rubén Mendoza and actresses Sofía Paz Jara and Lina Marcela Sánchez talk to us about Wandering Girl, the winning film in the Tallinn Black Nights' Official Selection
Colombian director Rubén Mendoza and actresses Sofía Paz Jara and Lina Marcela Sánchez talk to us about Wandering Girl, the winning film in the Tallinn Black Nights' Official Selection
Review: The Ragged Life of Juice Leskinen

Review: The Ragged Life of Juice Leskinen

Poised to premiere imminently in its native Finland, Teppo Airaksinen’s wonderful biopic swaps clichés for killer one-liners  

13/12 | Films | Finland

Valletta Film Lab to welcome European small nation states

Valletta Film Lab to welcome European small nation states

The foundation behind the Valletta Film Festival has launched a programme of workshops to help professionals reach audiences beyond their own (small) territories  

12/12 | Industry | Malta

The Realm and Champions to lock horns at the upcoming Goyas

The Realm and Champions to lock horns at the upcoming Goyas

Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s political thriller and Javier Fesser’s comedy-drama are the titles that have garnered the most nominations for the 33rd awards handed out by the Spanish Film Academy  

12/12 | Goyas 2019

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Yuli - by Icíar Bollaín - San Sebastian 2018 - Jury Award for Best Screenplay - Spanish release December 14
Yuli
by Icíar Bollaín
San Sebastian 2018 - Jury Award for Best Screenplay
Spanish release December 14
Dreaming Under Capitalism - by Sophie Bruneau - French release December 12
Dreaming Under Capitalism
by Sophie Bruneau
French release December 12
Cold War - by Pawel Pawlikowski - Cannes 2018 - Best Director - Danish release December 13 and Romanian release December 14
Cold War
by Pawel Pawlikowski
Cannes 2018 - Best Director
Danish release December 13 and Romanian release December 14
Woman at War - by Benedikt Erlingsson - Cannes 2018 - Critics' Week - German release December 12 and Italian release December 13
Woman at War
by Benedikt Erlingsson
Cannes 2018 - Critics' Week
German release December 12 and Italian release December 13
Sink or Swim - by Gilles Lellouche - Cannes 2018 - Out of Competition - Portuguese release December 13
Sink or Swim
by Gilles Lellouche
Cannes 2018 - Out of Competition
Portuguese release December 13

Industry Reports

14/12/2018

Cai Gongming • Producer and distributor, Road Pictures

Road Pictures’ Cai Gongming chatted to us about the Chinese film market at the latest Bridging the Dragon event, which unspooled from 11-14 November in Beijing

05/11/2018

Blockchain and film distribution: the Europa Distribution panel at MIA

The European distributor network organised a panel on how new blockchain technology can be applied to film distribution at Rome's recent MIA - International Audiovisual Market

11/10/2018

Europa Distribution wonders how to give old films a new life

The organisation hosted a panel at the San Sebastián International Film Festival dedicated to the exploitation of film catalogues

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