A Russian Youth comes out on top at the 37th Fajr International Film Festival

A Russian Youth comes out on top at the 37th Fajr International Film Festival

Wackersdorf, Irina and Before the Frost were also among the winners of the emblematic Iranian international film event, which has managed to withstand harsh financial sanctions  

26/04 | Fajr 2019 | Awards

Review: Roads

Review: Roads

Sebastian Schipper's follow-up to Victoria is a standard coming-of-age road movie with a refugee-crisis angle  

26/04 | Tribeca 2019

CNC events at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival

CNC events at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival

The French institution has organised conferences and panel discussions for cinema professionals during the entire festival  

25/04 | Cannes 2019 | Marché du Film

The Frontières Platform announces the selection for its third edition

The Frontières Platform announces the selection for its third edition

The Cannes Marché du Film’s genre-focused co-production platform is inviting along 14 projects at different stages of production, and is introducing a music and a VFX award  

25/04 | Cannes 2019 | Marché du Film

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Flesh Out - by Michela Occhipinti - BERLIN 2019: Michela Occhipinti's debut fiction feature tackles an unfamiliar culture and world with simplicity and sincerity
Flesh Out
by Michela Occhipinti
BERLIN 2019: Michela Occhipinti's debut fiction feature tackles an unfamiliar culture and world with simplicity and sincerity
White as Snow - by Anne Fontaine - Anne Fontaine’s modernisation of the Brothers Grimm fairy-tale tracks the emancipation of a woman played by the dazzling Lou de Laâge, who is relentlessly pursued by a fiendish Isabelle Huppert
White as Snow
by Anne Fontaine
Anne Fontaine’s modernisation of the Brothers Grimm fairy-tale tracks the emancipation of a woman played by the dazzling Lou de Laâge, who is relentlessly pursued by a fiendish Isabelle Huppert
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles - by Salvador Simó - Salvador Simó adapts Fermín Solís’ comic book of the same name into a film, adding colour as well as images from Land Without Bread, the documentary directed by Luis Buñuel in 1933
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
by Salvador Simó
Salvador Simó adapts Fermín Solís’ comic book of the same name into a film, adding colour as well as images from Land Without Bread, the documentary directed by Luis Buñuel in 1933
Until We Fall - by Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm - Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm's second feature is a nuanced, delicate and difficult film that deals with one of the most painful subjects: the loss of a child
Until We Fall
by Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm
Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm's second feature is a nuanced, delicate and difficult film that deals with one of the most painful subjects: the loss of a child
The Mercy of the Jungle - by Joël Karekezi - TORONTO 2018: Joël Karekezi leads his protagonists into an anti-militarist odyssey, revisiting the troubled contemporary history of the Great Lakes region
The Mercy of the Jungle
by Joël Karekezi
TORONTO 2018: Joël Karekezi leads his protagonists into an anti-militarist odyssey, revisiting the troubled contemporary history of the Great Lakes region
Farewell to the Night - by André Téchiné - BERLIN 2019: André Téchiné directs a film about a grandmother played by Catherine Deneuve, who finds herself in a very stressful situation when her grandson announces he’s going to Syria
Farewell to the Night
by André Téchiné
BERLIN 2019: André Téchiné directs a film about a grandmother played by Catherine Deneuve, who finds herself in a very stressful situation when her grandson announces he’s going to Syria
Superchamp Returns - by Félix Koch - Luxembourg sets its first box-office record courtesy of Félix Koch’s new title: a superhero film that’s 100% homegrown
Superchamp Returns
by Félix Koch
Luxembourg sets its first box-office record courtesy of Félix Koch’s new title: a superhero film that’s 100% homegrown
Greta - by Neil Jordan - TORONTO 2018: Neil Jordan’s latest psychological thriller, starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe and Isabelle Huppert, delves into the world of a young waitress hunted by a mysterious woman
Greta
by Neil Jordan
TORONTO 2018: Neil Jordan’s latest psychological thriller, starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe and Isabelle Huppert, delves into the world of a young waitress hunted by a mysterious woman
In Vivo Films takes Abou Leila to Cannes

In Vivo Films takes Abou Leila to Cannes

The young, French company based in La Rochelle is a minority co-producer of the work by Algerian director, Amin Sidi-Boumédiène, which is set to be showcased in Cannes’ Critics’ Week  

25/04 | Production | France

A French twist for Barcelona’s 9th D’A Film Festival

A French twist for Barcelona’s 9th D’A Film Festival

The 9th edition of the Arthouse Film Festival kicks off today in Barcelona, and shining bright among the 114 movies being screened until 5 May is a retrospective dedicated to Christophe Honoré  

25/04 | Festivals | Spain

Review: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles

Review: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles

Salvador Simó adapts Fermín Solís’ comic book of the same name into a film, adding colour as well as images from Land Without Bread, the documentary directed by Luis Buñuel in 1933  

25/04

Alpha Violet to showcase Sick, Sick, Sick at Cannes

Alpha Violet to showcase Sick, Sick, Sick at Cannes

The French company is selling Alice Furtado’s feature debut, a Brazilian-French-Dutch production that has been selected for the Directors’ Fortnight  

25/04 | Cannes 2019 | Marché du Film

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We chatted to Barbara Wurm, goEast Film Festival programmer and head of the festival’s Symposium section, to get the low-down on this year’s edition
We chatted to Barbara Wurm, goEast Film Festival programmer and head of the festival’s Symposium section, to get the low-down on this year’s edition
Alexis Michalik takes his first feature film, Edmond, to the Rendez-Vous French Film Festival in Rome ahead of its release in Italian cinemas on 18 April
Alexis Michalik takes his first feature film, Edmond, to the Rendez-Vous French Film Festival in Rome ahead of its release in Italian cinemas on 18 April
Director Leonardo D’Agostini talks to us about his first work, The Champion, world-premiered at the Lecce European Film Festival
Director Leonardo D’Agostini talks to us about his first work, The Champion, world-premiered at the Lecce European Film Festival
Bulgarian director Dragomir Sholev talks to us about his second feature film, The Pig, which was screened in competition at the 20th Lecce European Film Festival
Bulgarian director Dragomir Sholev talks to us about his second feature film, The Pig, which was screened in competition at the 20th Lecce European Film Festival
We met with director Laura Luchetti at the 20th Lecce European Film Festival, where her film Twin Flower enjoyed a special event screening
We met with director Laura Luchetti at the 20th Lecce European Film Festival, where her film Twin Flower enjoyed a special event screening
We chatted with Francesco Rizzi about his first feature film, Cronofobia, at the Lecce European Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Award and the accolade for Best European Actor
We chatted with Francesco Rizzi about his first feature film, Cronofobia, at the Lecce European Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Award and the accolade for Best European Actor
With the spring edition of Helsinki’s Night Visions finally here, Cineuropa talks to festival director Mikko Aromaa about the biggest genre-focused film gathering in Scandinavia
With the spring edition of Helsinki’s Night Visions finally here, Cineuropa talks to festival director Mikko Aromaa about the biggest genre-focused film gathering in Scandinavia
Cineuropa talked to Turner Prize-nominated artist Richard Billingham about his feature Ray & Liz, crowned Best European Debut at the 24th Vilnius Film Festival
Cineuropa talked to Turner Prize-nominated artist Richard Billingham about his feature Ray & Liz, crowned Best European Debut at the 24th Vilnius Film Festival
Review: Superchamp Returns

Review: Superchamp Returns

Luxembourg sets its first box-office record courtesy of Félix Koch’s new title: a superhero film that’s 100% homegrown  

24/04

Reel Suspects pins its hopes on Denis Dercourt’s The Teacher

Reel Suspects pins its hopes on Denis Dercourt’s The Teacher

Standing proud on the Paris-based international sales agent’s Cannes line-up is the market premiere of the French director’s new film, which is a 100% German production  

24/04 | Cannes 2019 | Marché du Film

Animated feature debut I Lost My Body to screen at Cannes

Animated feature debut I Lost My Body to screen at Cannes

The film by Jérémy Clapin, co-written by Guillaume Laurant, will be world-premiered in the Cannes Critics’ Week; the Xilam production is being sold by Charades  

24/04 | Production | France

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Roads - by Sebastian Schipper - Tribeca 2019 - International Narrative Competition
Roads
by Sebastian Schipper
Tribeca 2019 - International Narrative Competition
Until We Fall - by Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm - Danish release April 25
Until We Fall
by Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm
Danish release April 25
Flesh Out - by Michela Occhipinti - Berlinale 2019 - Panorama - Tribeca 2019 - Internationale Narrative Competition
Flesh Out
by Michela Occhipinti
Berlinale 2019 - Panorama
Tribeca 2019 - Internationale Narrative Competition
White As Snow - by Anne Fontaine - Tribeca 2019 - Internationale Narrative Compétition
White As Snow
by Anne Fontaine
Tribeca 2019 - Internationale Narrative Compétition
A Regular Woman - by Sherry Hormann - Tribeca 2019 - Internationale Narrative Competition
A Regular Woman
by Sherry Hormann
Tribeca 2019 - Internationale Narrative Competition
Pity crowned Best Film at the tenth Greek Iris Awards

Pity crowned Best Film at the tenth Greek Iris Awards

Still River, Her Job and The Waiter shared most of the trophies during a balanced 10th-anniversary edition of the Hellenic Film Academy’s awards ceremony  

24/04 | Awards | Greece

EFP unveils the 2019 Producers on the Move

EFP unveils the 2019 Producers on the Move

20 European producers have been selected to take part in the 20th-anniversary edition of the networking platform during the 72nd Cannes Film Festival  

24/04 | Cannes 2019 | Producers on the Move 2019

The National Film Centre of Latvia splits €1.1 million among 14 projects

The National Film Centre of Latvia splits €1.1 million among 14 projects

Four feature-length fiction films, four animations and six documentaries have been awarded production support  

24/04 | Funding | Latvia

Swiss Films Docs Spring

Film Reviews

One Day - by Zsófia Szilágyi - CANNES 2018: Zsófia Szilágyi’s first full-length film heaves with tension and a keen sense of realism, following the daily grind of a woman and mother on the verge of breaking down
One Day
by Zsófia Szilágyi
CANNES 2018: Zsófia Szilágyi’s first full-length film heaves with tension and a keen sense of realism, following the daily grind of a woman and mother on the verge of breaking down
Red Joan - by Trevor Nunn - SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: Not even Dame Judi Dench can salvage Trevor Nunn’s lacklustre adaptation of Jennie Rooney’s spy novel
Red Joan
by Trevor Nunn
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: Not even Dame Judi Dench can salvage Trevor Nunn’s lacklustre adaptation of Jennie Rooney’s spy novel
The Realm - by Rodrigo Sorogoyen - SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: Rodrigo Sorogoyen has come up with a forceful and adrenaline-charged thriller that grapples with Spain’s hottest topic: corruption among the political class
The Realm
by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: Rodrigo Sorogoyen has come up with a forceful and adrenaline-charged thriller that grapples with Spain’s hottest topic: corruption among the political class
Young and Alive - by Matthieu Bareyre - LOCARNO 2018: Matthieu Bareyre captures a mosaic of words, anger and dreams among the attacks and demonstrations in Paris, bursting with the same energy that lights up the night sky
Young and Alive
by Matthieu Bareyre
LOCARNO 2018: Matthieu Bareyre captures a mosaic of words, anger and dreams among the attacks and demonstrations in Paris, bursting with the same energy that lights up the night sky
Don't Go - by David Gleeson - David Gleeson's third directorial effort is rich in visually stunning atmospheres but could benefit from a more finely tuned script
Don't Go
by David Gleeson
David Gleeson's third directorial effort is rich in visually stunning atmospheres but could benefit from a more finely tuned script
Wild Rose - by Tom Harper - TORONTO 2018: In Tom Harper's film, Jessie Buckley delivers an exhilarating performance as an ex-convict who dreams of country-music stardom
Wild Rose
by Tom Harper
TORONTO 2018: In Tom Harper's film, Jessie Buckley delivers an exhilarating performance as an ex-convict who dreams of country-music stardom
Pain & Glory - by Pedro Almodóvar - This 21st film by Pedro Almodóvar exudes the intense emotions that have shaped his life, and features Antonio Banderas as the mirror-image of the director behind Talk To Her and All About My Mother
Pain & Glory
by Pedro Almodóvar
This 21st film by Pedro Almodóvar exudes the intense emotions that have shaped his life, and features Antonio Banderas as the mirror-image of the director behind Talk To Her and All About My Mother
Roads - by Sebastian Schipper - Sebastian Schipper's follow-up to Victoria is a standard coming-of-age road movie with a refugee-crisis angle
Roads
by Sebastian Schipper
Sebastian Schipper's follow-up to Victoria is a standard coming-of-age road movie with a refugee-crisis angle
Extra Ordinary, Werewolf and I Am Back scoop awards at the BIFFF

Extra Ordinary, Werewolf and I Am Back scoop awards at the BIFFF

Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman’s Irish film has taken home the Silver Raven, while Adrian Panek’s feature won the 7th Orbit competition, and Luca Miniero is now in the running for the Golden Méliès  

23/04 | BIFFF 2019 | Awards

New blood to enter the fray in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight

New blood to enter the fray in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight

16 of the 24 selected filmmakers will take their first steps on the Croisette, where Europe is set to dominate a programme graced by Lav Diaz, Bertrand Bonello, Rebecca Zlotowski and Takashi Miike  

23/04 | Cannes 2019 | Directors' Fortnight

Barbara Wurm • Programmer, goEast Film Festival

Interview: Barbara Wurm • Programmer, goEast Film Festival

“My primary interest is to address contemporary questions by looking back on film history”

We chatted to Barbara Wurm, goEast Film Festival programmer and head of the festival’s Symposium section, to get the low-down on this year’s edition  

23/04 | goEast 2019

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Cineuropa talked to Lithuanian director Aistė Žegulytė about her debut feature-length documentary, Animus Animalis, winner of the Cineuropa Prize at the Vilnius Film Festival
Cineuropa talked to Lithuanian director Aistė Žegulytė about her debut feature-length documentary, Animus Animalis, winner of the Cineuropa Prize at the Vilnius Film Festival
Bridging the Dragon met up with Chen Lizhi, producer at Chinese outfit Spire Media, which was an associate producer on Zhang Yimou’s Shadow
Bridging the Dragon met up with Chen Lizhi, producer at Chinese outfit Spire Media, which was an associate producer on Zhang Yimou’s Shadow
We met up with producer and director Ben Stassen, a pioneer of 3D who’s bringing out his 9th feature film, The Queen’s Corgi
We met up with producer and director Ben Stassen, a pioneer of 3D who’s bringing out his 9th feature film, The Queen’s Corgi
Cineuropa talked to Pieter-Jan de Pue and Vincent Metzinger after they accepted the Eurimages Co-Production Award at this year’s CPH:FORUM for the Belgian-German Four Brothers
Cineuropa talked to Pieter-Jan de Pue and Vincent Metzinger after they accepted the Eurimages Co-Production Award at this year’s CPH:FORUM for the Belgian-German Four Brothers
Cineuropa talked to Larry Bass, CEO of Irish production company ShinAwiL, about the launch of the company’s Drama division, its new TV series and its experience at Séries Mania
Cineuropa talked to Larry Bass, CEO of Irish production company ShinAwiL, about the launch of the company’s Drama division, its new TV series and its experience at Séries Mania
German Films chatted to Westerwald-born director Bastian Günther, who’s in post-production with his fourth feature film, Once Again
German Films chatted to Westerwald-born director Bastian Günther, who’s in post-production with his fourth feature film, Once Again
Slovakian scriptwriter Juraj Šlauka talks to Cineuropa about his directorial debut, PUNK NEVER ENDS!, which was made under truly “DIY” conditions
Slovakian scriptwriter Juraj Šlauka talks to Cineuropa about his directorial debut, PUNK NEVER ENDS!, which was made under truly “DIY” conditions
Kelly Copper and Pavol Liška talk about their feature The Children of the Dead, which celebrated its Austrian premiere at the Diagonale last week
Kelly Copper and Pavol Liška talk about their feature The Children of the Dead, which celebrated its Austrian premiere at the Diagonale last week
Future European TV shows take shape in Pilsen

Future European TV shows take shape in Pilsen

The second workshop of the MIDPOINT TV Launch programme readied a raft of promising projects for the international market  

23/04 | Television | Czech Republic

The ACID presents seven world premieres at Cannes

The ACID presents seven world premieres at Cannes

Independent films will unspool on the sidelines of Cannes; the nine movies comprise five fictions and four docs; Pierre Trividic and Patrick-Mario Bernard are the most prominent names  

23/04 | Cannes 2019 | ACID

Five European filmmakers in the Cannes Critics’ Week

Five European filmmakers in the Cannes Critics’ Week

Jérémy Clapin, Hlynur Pálmason and Lorcan Finnegan are in competition, while Aude Léa Rapin and Hafsia Herzi get Special Screenings; Latin America and North Africa are also represented  

22/04 | Cannes 2019 | Critics’ Week

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Inna de Yard - The Soul of Jamaica - by Peter Webber - Tribeca 2019 - Movies Plus
Inna de Yard - The Soul of Jamaica
by Peter Webber
Tribeca 2019 - Movies Plus
Seahorse - by Jeanie Finlay - Tribeca 2019 - Documentary Competition
Seahorse
by Jeanie Finlay
Tribeca 2019 - Documentary Competition
Maiden - by Alex Holmes - Tribeca 2019 - Spotlight Documentary
Maiden
by Alex Holmes
Tribeca 2019 - Spotlight Documentary
The Mercy of the Jungle - by Joël Karekezi - French release April 24
The Mercy of the Jungle
by Joël Karekezi
French release April 24
I Lost My Body - by Jérémy Clapin - Cannes 2019 - Critics’ Week
I Lost My Body
by Jérémy Clapin
Cannes 2019 - Critics’ Week

Industry Reports

17/01/2019

Paul Brett • Producer, Flying Tiger

The Chinese Bridging the Dragon market met up with Paul Brett, head of Flying Tiger, one of China's leading media-market research companies for the entertainment industry

17/12/2018

Jeffrey Chan • Producer and distributor, Bona Film Group

Bridging the Dragon met up with Jeffrey Chan, executive vice-president of Bona Film Group, one of the leading distribution and production companies in China

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

Film Reviews

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