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Andrea Papini’s movie sees a documentary-maker organising a film workshop in a prison, but the former’s good intentions are thwarted by his superficial approach to the subject-matter
08/02 | Films | Reviews | Italy
The company sells huge lineup, with The Plough and Suzume in competition, Ken Loach, Maïwenn, Hirokazu Kore-Eda, Valérie Donzelli, Gabriel Abrantes in post-production, Ladj Ly in production, and more
08/02 | Berlinale 2023 | EFM
“Cinema is a solution to what I want to do, and that is to touch people”
We spoke to the Dutch director about his intimate self-portrait, in which he processes a dramatic life experience
08/02 | IFFR 2023 | Tiger Competition
Actress Aura Garrido and a very young cast star in the five episodes, based on the bestseller of the same name by Eloy Moreno and directed by filmmaker Paco Caballero
08/02 | Production | Funding | Spain
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Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 07/02/2023Industry players talk “Embracing Talent Sustainability for Success” at GöteborgDuring the Nostradamus x impACT seminar, media analyst Johanna Koljonen chatted with attendees about how to attract young talent
Market TrendsFOCUSA new year has started! Cineuropa continues to provide extensive coverage of the European film business, including the most important festivals and industry events – Sundance, Rotterdam, Göteborg, Slamdance and the Berlinale
Produce – Co-Produce... – 08/02/2023REPORT: IFFR CineMart 2023We present details of four intriguing projects that were presented at this year’s co-production market, which ran from 29 January-1 February
Series – 08/02/2023Johanna Koljonen looks to the future at TV Drama VisionThe face of the Nostradamus Report urged: “If young people are engaging in content you find ‘dumb’ and ‘weird’, keep asking them questions”
Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/02/2023By 2027, FAST revenues will surpass $10 billion in the USA, while in Europe, they will only exceed $1 billionWe asked Frequency CEO and media entrepreneur Blair Harrison to comment on the figures provided by Omdia’s latest report and discuss the reasons behind the disparity
Animation – 02/02/2023Three new online CEE Animation Experience sessions to be held between February and AprilThe programme will provide tips on how to make a stop-motion production eco-friendly, examine a case study on the international sales of The Websters and present a master class by Jelena Popovic
Produce – Co-Produce... – 02/02/2023Screen Ireland announces a rich slate of productions, new Regional Support FundThe Emerald Isle’s audiovisual agency has unveiled its ambitious plans for 2023, along with some important achievements attained in 2022
Film Festival Trends – 31/01/2023Rotterdam looks to the future of film festivals after the pandemicThe panellists discussed how the market and curatorial strategies have changed as well as the impact of streaming platforms and reduced budgets on the festival circuit
19 Hungarian films to come, completed or in post-production, including Semmelweis by Lajos Koltai, will be showcased at the EFM
Edgar Pêra’s latest feature is an electrifying cinematic experience that oozes the restless essence of Fernando Pessoa
08/02 | IFFR 2023 | Big Screen Competition
The component of the CPH:DOX Industry programme includes meetings with filmmakers, producers, gatekeepers and organisations that envision the future of the non-fiction community
08/02 | CPH:DOX 2023 | CPH:DOX Industry
07/02/2023Episode 45: My Grandfather's Demons (Portugal/Spain/France)The producers of the film by Nuno Beato are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
28/12/2022Episode 44: Sick of Myself (Norway/Sweden)The producers of the film by Kristoffer Borgli are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
22/12/2022Episode 43: The Natural History of Destruction (Germany/Lithuania/ Netherlands)The producers of the film by Sergei Loznitsa are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
20/12/2022Episode 42: Tori and Lokita (Belgium/France)The producers of the film by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
15/12/2022Episode 41: On the Fringe (Spain/Belgium)The producers of the film by Juan Diego Botto are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
08/12/2022Episode 40: The Happiest Man in the World (North Macedonia/ Bosnia and Herzegovina/ Belgium/ Croatia/ Denmark/ Slovenia)The producers of the film by Teona Strugar Mitevska are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
06/12/2022Episode 39: Roll (Italy/Belgium)The producers of the film by Loris Lai are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
01/12/2022Episode 38: Scarlet (France/Italy/Germany)The producers of the film by Pietro Marcello are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
The industry platform will welcome several teams of participants, invite professionals from around the globe and boast a series of case studies on impact campaigns
08/02 | FIFDH 2023 | FIFDH Industry
We present details of four intriguing projects that were presented at this year’s co-production market, which ran from 29 January-1 February
08/02 | IFFR 2023 | IFFR Pro
The feature debut by Alice Zeniter and Benoît Volnais promises an engaging and topical character study, but leaves the viewer puzzled due to a lack of clarity in form and tone
The face of the Nostradamus Report urged: “If young people are engaging in content you find ‘dumb’ and ‘weird’, keep asking them questions”
08/02 | Göteborg 2023 | Göteborg Industry
01/09/2022Venice 2022 – PhotogalleriesThe global film community is back on the Lido for the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, unspooling this year from 31 August-10 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries
19/05/2022Cannes 2022 – PhotogalleriesAfter 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
12/02/2022European Shooting Stars 2022 – PhotogalleryThe 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
10/02/2022Berlinale 2022 – PhotogalleriesAfter 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
02/12/2021Cinémamed 2021 – PhotogalleriesOrganised 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
13/11/2021Black Nights 2021 – PhotogalleriesOne 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
09/11/2021Lecce 2021 – PhotogalleryUnspooling 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
23/10/2021Cinemed 2021 – PhotogalleryOne 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
The producers of the film by Nuno Beato are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
07/02 | The Co-production Podcast
The drama, boarded by Wildcard Distribution, stars Barry Ward, Liam Carney and Maureen Beattie in the leading roles
07/02 | Production | Funding | Ireland
Funded by MEDIA, the initiative is steered by the French centre in partnership with Series Mania, Conecta Fiction & Entertainment, and the Sarajevo Film Festival - CineLink Industry Days
07/02 | Industry | Market | France/Europe
Yesterdayby Andrea PapiniAndrea Papini’s movie sees a documentary-maker organising a film workshop in a prison, but the former’s good intentions are thwarted by his superficial approach to the subject-matter
For My Countryby Rachid HamiVENICE 2022: Rachid Hami signs a work at once expansive and sensitive on the place of each individual and the recognition of others in a family microcosm and in the macrocosm of France
Copenhagen Does Not Existby Martin SkovbjergMartin Skovbjerg’s sophomore feature is intriguing on the whole, but its flaws stem from the fact that some of its main characters are largely underwritten
The Great Magicby Noémie LvovskyWhere some people see walls, others see the sea. Noémie Lvovsky offers up a joyous interlude in the form of a musical and a light-hearted parable on existential themes
The Chapelby Dominique DeruddereDominique Deruddere takes us behind the scenes of the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Competition in the company of a young virtuoso pianist consumed by her demons
Le Spectre de Boko Haramby Cyrielle RaingouAs its title suggests, Cyrielle Raingou’s debut feature takes stock of the wounds left by the notorious terrorist organisation in a Cameroonian village on the border with Nigeria
Endless Bordersby Abbas AminiIranian director Abbas Amini's Rotterdam prizewinner is an early contender for the most structurally complex and ethically nuanced film of the year
The Adventures of Gigi the Lawby Alessandro ComodinThis sensitive and at times surreal depiction of a rural policeman (the director’s own uncle) marks the mighty comeback of Alessandro Comodin
Wielding upcoming movies by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Robin Campillo, and Catherine Corsini, as well as new works by François Ozon and André Téchiné, the French sales agent will be making a strong comeback
07/02 | Berlinale 2023 | EFM
“I hope the film is received as both a visual poem and a realistic tale”
Paris-based Russian actress Dinara Drukarova chats to us about her directorial debut, adapted from the French literary hit Grand Marin by Catherine Poulain
07/02 | /France/Belgium/Iceland
A raft of new projects in the pipeline, two titles screening in the sidebars and the Series Market panel are some of the highlights of Latvia’s participation in the event
Martin Skovbjerg • Director of Copenhagen Does Not ExistWe talked to the filmmaker about his film, how it depicts the power of memories and how grief alters our reality
Abbas Amini • Director of Endless BordersThe Iranian helmer talked us through the writing process behind his film, his work with the DoP and the composer, and the importance of forbidden love
Guido van der Werve • Director of The Breath of LifeWe spoke to the Dutch director about his intimate self-portrait, in which he processes a dramatic life experience
Dinara Drukarova • Director of Woman at SeaParis-based Russian actress Dinara Drukarova chats to us about her directorial debut, adapted from the French literary hit Grand Marin by Catherine Poulain
Selma Vilhunen • Director of Four Little AdultsThe Finnish director talks about her film, a comedy that tells the story of four individuals and their sentimental experiments
Sahim Omar Kalifa • Director of Baghdad MessiWe met with the Belgian-Kurdish director who chose to reinvent his hit, short film and turn it into a feature film
Philip Sotnychenko • Director of La PalisiadaThe Ukrainian director breaks down his film about two old friends, a police detective and a forensic psychiatrist, investigating the murder of their colleague
Edgar Pêra • Director of The Nothingness ClubWe spoke with the director about his feverish homage to the creative genius of Portuguese author Fernando Pessoa
Selected for the Encounters section, this revisiting of Virginia Woolf’s work by Spanish trans writer and activist Paul B Preciado shines bright in the French sales agent’s Berlinale line-up
Spanish directors Nacho A Villar and Luis Rojo deliver a powerful piece of naturalistic cinema that immerses us in the world of protagonists subjected to systemic inequalities
07/02 | IFFR 2023 | Bright Future
“I have found in the concept of polyamory the strongest form of love”
The Finnish director talks about her film, a comedy that tells the story of four individuals and their sentimental experiments
07/02 | IFFR 2023 | Big Screen Competition
Family Timeby Tia KouvoBerlinale 2023 - Encounters
In The Blind Spotby Ayse PolatBerlinale 2023 - Encounters
Opponentby Milad AlamiBerlinale 2023 - Panorama
For My Countryby Rachid HamiVenice 2022 - OrizzontiFrench release February 8
Beating Sunby Philippe PetitVenice 2022 - Critics’ WeekFrench release February 8
The Lockdown Towerby Guillaume NiclouxRotterdam 2023 - HarbourFrench release February 8
Astrakanby David DepessevilleLocarno 2022 - Cineasti del presenteFrench release February 8
Remains of the Windby Tiago GuedesCannes 2022 - Special ScreeningsFrench release February 8
During the Nostradamus x impACT seminar, media analyst Johanna Koljonen chatted with attendees about how to attract young talent
07/02 | Göteborg 2023 | Göteborg Industry
Professional dancer Giovanni Bucchieri’s first feature is an exploration of his struggles with bipolar disorder and his unprocessed feelings about his first true love
07/02 | IFFR 2023 | Tiger Competition
Yosr Gasmi and Mauro Mazzocchi’s documentary is a polyphonic study of two refugees’ journey through the asylum process, and an unfamiliar Europe as a whole
Astrakanby David DepessevilleDavid Depesseville presents his debut feature film about adolescence, combining impressionism and cruel realism and exuding dark-to-sinister undertones
Beating Sunby Philippe PetitVENICE 2022: Philippe Petit signs a very engaging first feature film about a landscape gardener trying to overcome obstacles in the way of a personal and utopian open garden project
Il Boemoby Petr VáclavThis jaunty biopic of Czech composer Josef Mysliveček, helmed by Petr Vaclav, is brimming with music and human instinct, but it could do with being a tad more edgy and mucky
Dogbornby Isabella CarbonellVENICE 2022: Isabella Carbonell’s debut feature is a gritty, heartbreaking drama that tells us much about human nature and our struggle for survival
Passagesby Ira SachsIra Sachs’ deceptively simple film is a thoughtful, generous and realistic look at how people change and stay the same
Produce – Co-Produce... – 08/02/2023
Series – 08/02/2023
Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 07/02/2023
Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/02/2023
We asked Frequency CEO and media entrepreneur Blair Harrison to comment on the figures provided by Omdia’s latest report and discuss the reasons behind the disparity
Films / Reviews – Italy - 08/02/2023
IFFR 2023 – Big Screen Competition - 08/02/2023
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