Hilmar Oddsson, Hera Hilmar • Director of and actress in Driving Mum

Interview: Hilmar Oddsson, Hera Hilmar • Director of and actress in Driving Mum

"All good comedies are also tragedies"

We met up with the Icelandic director and his daughter, and actress in his latest film, to talk about inspiration and characters  

25/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

End of filming in sight for La Rosalie by Stéphanie Di Giusto

End of filming in sight for La Rosalie by Stéphanie Di Giusto

Nadia Tereszkiewicz and Benoît Magimel star in the filmmaker’s second feature film, produced by Trésor Films and sold by Gaumont  

25/11 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium

Czech fantasy film Princess Lost in Time 2 beats the latest Marvel blockbuster in its opening weekend in the number of admissions

Czech fantasy film Princess Lost in Time 2 beats the latest Marvel blockbuster in its opening weekend in the number of admissions

The domestic audience shows a big appetite for local productions, with high demand for fairy tales  

25/11 | Box Office | Czech Republic

A gigantic set called Comunitat Valenciana

A gigantic set called Comunitat Valenciana

Filmmakers such as Paco Plaza, Guy Ritchie and Jordi Núñez have chosen to shoot their latest productions in this region, where the Ciudad de la Luz studios have also been brought back into operation  

25/11 | Promotion | Spain

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Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... - Ampere Analysis' Lottie Towler unveils the latest trends in content production and streaming in a critical year for the global audiovisual industry - 23/11/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 23/11/2022
Ampere Analysis' Lottie Towler unveils the latest trends in content production and streaming in a critical year for the global audiovisual industry
The analyst covered a variety of topics, including the effects of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the global box office, the new paths taken by VoD giants and the production landscape in the CEE region

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming
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While keeping a close eye on the tragic war unfolding in Ukraine, Cineuropa continues to provide extensive coverage of the European film business, including the most important winter festivals and industry events - Rome, Zurich, Thessaloniki, IDFA, Tallinn, Les Arcs and many more.

Produce – Co-Produce... - REPORT: Baltic Event Works in Progress 2022 - 25/11/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 25/11/2022
REPORT: Baltic Event Works in Progress 2022
We zoom in on the eight projects from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland that were presented at the 20th edition of Baltic Event’s Works in Progress showcase

Produce – Co-Produce... - REPORT: Just Film Works in Progress 2022 - 24/11/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 24/11/2022
REPORT: Just Film Works in Progress 2022
We take an in-depth look at the six children and youth film projects introduced in this section of the Industry@Tallinn forum

Produce – Co-Produce... - REPORT: Industry@Tallinn Works in Progress 2022 - 23/11/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 23/11/2022
REPORT: Industry@Tallinn Works in Progress 2022
We take a closer look at the six international projects hailing from Europe, Asia and the Americas that have been showcased at the event

European Film Schools - The business side of animation schools takes centre stage at Cartoon Business - 22/11/2022

European Film Schools – 22/11/2022
The business side of animation schools takes centre stage at Cartoon Business
Three representatives from Gobelins, École de Condé and The Animation Workshop spoke about how they aim to expand their reach and form solid connections with the industry

Animation - At Cartoon Business, panellists share three innovative concepts for financing animation - 21/11/2022

Animation – 21/11/2022
At Cartoon Business, panellists share three innovative concepts for financing animation
The talk explored Sow You Entertainment’s fair collaboration agreement, Aeon’s talent programme and mass co-production model, and Andarta Pictures’ new series financing model

Europe and the Rest of the World - EO wins the Arab Critics' Awards for European Films - 18/11/2022

Europe and the Rest of the World – 18/11/2022
EO wins the Arab Critics' Awards for European Films
The joint initiative between European Film Promotion and the Arab Cinema Center, aiming to promote European cinema to the Arab world, handed out its award at the Cairo Film Festival

The 15th TFL Meeting Event kas kicked off in Turin, with 30 feature film projects in the showcase

The 15th TFL Meeting Event kas kicked off in Turin, with 30 feature film projects in the showcase

Between 24 and 26 November, TorinoFilmLab is presenting the new edition of the international co-production market and its projects developed in 2022  

25/11 | TorinoFilmLab 2022

REPORT: Baltic Event Works in Progress 2022

REPORT: Baltic Event Works in Progress 2022

We zoom in on the eight projects from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland that were presented at the 20th edition of Baltic Event’s Works in Progress showcase  

25/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Review: Much Ado About Dying

Review: Much Ado About Dying

IDFA Best Director Award winner Simon Chambers comes uncomfortably close to his protagonist in his film, but then reveals a lot of himself, too  

25/11 | IDFA 2022

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 36: Something You Said Last Night (Canada/Switzerland) - 27/10/2022

27/10/2022
Episode 36: Something You Said Last Night (Canada/Switzerland)
The producers of the film by Luis De Filippis are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 35: Fiume o Morte! (Croatia/Italy/Slovenia) - 25/10/2022

25/10/2022
Episode 35: Fiume o Morte! (Croatia/Italy/Slovenia)
The producers of the film by Igor Bezinović are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 34: Triangle of Sadness (Sweden /Germany /France /Turkey /Greece /Denmark /UK /USA) - 11/10/2022

11/10/2022
Episode 34: Triangle of Sadness (Sweden /Germany /France /Turkey /Greece /Denmark /UK /USA)
The producers of the film by Ruben Östlund are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 33: Butterfly Vision (Ukraine/Czech Republic/Croatia/Sweden) - 06/10/2022

06/10/2022
Episode 33: Butterfly Vision (Ukraine/Czech Republic/Croatia/Sweden)
The producers of the film by Maksym Nakonechnyi are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

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

Review: Roxy

Review: Roxy

Berlin-based Georgian helmer Dito Tsintsadze comes up with a hilarious crime-comedy that turns the dyed-in-the-wool cultural and political labels concerning East and West on their heads  

25/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Critics’ Picks

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event hands outs its awards

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event hands outs its awards

The winners of Tallinn Black Nights’ industry section include Blindsight by Ruslan Batytskyi and Black Velvet by Liene Linde, among others  

25/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event/Awards

Review: The Man Without Guilt

Review: The Man Without Guilt

Ivan Gergolet’s feature debut is a very poignant study of human imperfections set in Trieste and its Slovenian-speaking suburbs  

25/11 | Black Nights 2022 | First Feature Competition

Review: Theo: A Conversation with Honesty

Review: Theo: A Conversation with Honesty

Damien Hauser’s first feature opens up debate on the sensitive subject of sexual violence  

25/11 | Black Nights 2022

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Photogalleries

Venice 2022 – Photogalleries - 01/09/2022

01/09/2022
Venice 2022 – Photogalleries
The 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

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

Review: Jailbird

Review: Jailbird

Andrea Magnani’s second work is a highly bizarre tale which risks alienating viewers  

25/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Review: The Astronaut

Review: The Astronaut

Director-star Nicolas Giraud’s second feature finds him sitting in a tin can and shooting for the moon  

24/11 | Cairo 2022

The Blue Caftan to open Brussels’ Mediterranean Film Festival

The Blue Caftan to open Brussels’ Mediterranean Film Festival

The festival’s 22nd edition is set to unspool 2 – 10 December, with no less than 60 movies jostling on the agenda  

24/11 | Cinemamed 2022

Reviews

Jailbird - by Andrea Magnani

Jailbird
by Andrea Magnani
Andrea Magnani’s second work is a highly bizarre tale which risks alienating viewers

And Yet We Were All Blind - by Béatrice Pollet

And Yet We Were All Blind
by Béatrice Pollet
Béatrice Pollet delivers a captivating legal thriller on the subject of motherhood, exploring a seemingly unfathomable act

The Man Without Guilt - by Ivan Gergolet

The Man Without Guilt
by Ivan Gergolet
Ivan Gergolet’s feature debut is a very poignant study of human imperfections set in Trieste and its Slovenian-speaking suburbs

Driving Mum - by Hilmar Oddsson

Driving Mum
by Hilmar Oddsson
Hilmar Oddsson’s comeback film feels rusty, just like his protagonist’s clapped-out car. But every once in a while, it actually runs smoothly

Servus Papa, See You in Hell - by Christopher Roth

Servus Papa, See You in Hell
by Christopher Roth
Christopher Roth’s new feature sees libertine ideas twisted into tyranny and examines the effect of this on a teenage girl growing up in a commune near Vienna

Pelican - by Filip Heraković

Pelican
by Filip Heraković
Filip Heraković’s debut feature sees him placing an injured footballer in a spa resort as he sets out on a soul-searching quest

Klokkenluider - by Neil Maskell

Klokkenluider
by Neil Maskell
A couple on the run, two security officers, and a journalist meet in Neil Maskell’s directorial debut, blending suspenseful thriller features and very dark comedy

A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On - by Gentian Koçi

A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On
by Gentian Koçi
Gentian Koçi’s second feature puts the focus on two deaf twin brothers in light of a diagnosis indicating that they are about to lose their eyesight as well

Christopher Roth • Director of Servus Papa, See You in Hell

Interview: Christopher Roth • Director of Servus Papa, See You in Hell

“I didn't want to make a documentary; I wanted the film to have its own sense of autonomy"

The director discussed his interest in utopias and his wish to depict the power that comes with standing still  

24/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

J-P Valkeapää • Director of Hit Big

Interview: J-P Valkeapää • Director of Hit Big

"While writing this script during lockdown, in this atmosphere where you were scared of dying, I realised that this film was about the end of the world"

We met up with the Finnish director and talked about his inspirations when writing and creating his new film  

24/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Béatrice Pollet • Director of And Yet We Were All Blind

Interview: Béatrice Pollet • Director of And Yet We Were All Blind

“Women have problems making people believe them”

We talked to the French filmmaker about her highly sensitive and disturbing drama about a woman who experiences pregnancy denial  

24/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Interviews

J-P Valkeapää • Director of Hit Big

J-P Valkeapää • Director of Hit Big
We met up with the Finnish director and talked about his inspirations when writing and creating his new film

Hilmar Oddsson, Hera Hilmar • Director of and actress in Driving Mum

Hilmar Oddsson, Hera Hilmar • Director of and actress in Driving Mum
We met up with the Icelandic director and his daughter, and actress in his latest film, to talk about inspiration and characters

Béatrice Pollet • Director of And Yet We Were All Blind

Béatrice Pollet • Director of And Yet We Were All Blind
We talked to the French filmmaker about her highly sensitive and disturbing drama about a woman who experiences pregnancy denial

Christopher Roth • Director of Servus Papa, See You in Hell

Christopher Roth • Director of Servus Papa, See You in Hell
The director discussed his interest in utopias and his wish to depict the power that comes with standing still

Mila Turajlic • Director of Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels

Mila Turajlic • Director of Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels
The Serbian director discusses the second part of her dyptich of documentaries, which re-traces the birth of the Non-Aligned Movement during the era of decolonization

Mika Kaurismäki • Director of The Grump: In Search of an Escort

Mika Kaurismäki • Director of The Grump: In Search of an Escort
The Finnish director told us how he proceeded when adapting the story of a grumpy old man with a passion for old cars

Fisnik Maxville • Director of The Land Within

Fisnik Maxville • Director of The Land Within
We sat down with the Kosovar helmer, whose debut feature follows a young man returning to his native village to take part in the exhumation of a mass grave

Ciaran Creagh • Director of Ann

Ciaran Creagh • Director of Ann
The Irish director tells us why he wanted to adapt the heart-wrenching true story of Ann Lovett for the big screen

Review: Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels

Review: Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels

The second half of Mila Turajlić’s diptych about the cameraman who became Yugoslav president Tito's personal cinematographer suffers from being too vague and wide-ranging  

24/11 | IDFA 2022

The 12th Muestra de Lanzarote casts it nets on the best cinema

The 12th Muestra de Lanzarote casts it nets on the best cinema

Fishing is the theme of this event held between 24 November and 4 December on the Canary Island, where several European films will be screened  

24/11 | Lanzarote 2022

Review: Servus Papa – See You in Hell

Review: Servus Papa – See You in Hell

Christopher Roth’s new feature sees libertine ideas twisted into tyranny and examines the effect of this on a teenage girl growing up in a commune near Vienna  

24/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Stories Not to Be Told - by Cesc Gay

Stories Not to Be Told
by Cesc Gay
Toronto 2022 - Special Presentations
Spanish release November 25

Mother and Son - by Léonor Serraille

Mother and Son
by Léonor Serraille
Cannes 2022 - Competition
Swedish release November 25

Ramona - by Andrea Bagney

Ramona
by Andrea Bagney
Karlovy Vary 2022 - Proxima
Spanish release November 25

Saint Omer - by Alice Diop

Saint Omer
by Alice Diop
Venice 2022 - Grand Jury Prize and Lion of the Future
French release November 23 and Belgian release November 30

Bones and All - by Luca Guadagnino

Bones and All
by Luca Guadagnino
Venice 2022 - Award for Best Director and Award for Best New Talent
French and Italian releases November 23, German and Danish releases November 24, Spanish, Swedish and Polish releases November 25

My Grandfather's Demons - by Nuno Beato

My Grandfather's Demons
by Nuno Beato
Annecy 2022 - Contrechamp
Spanish release November 25

The Passengers of the Night - by Mikhaël Hers

The Passengers of the Night
by Mikhaël Hers
Berlinale 2022 - Competition
Hungarian release November 24

Boy from Heaven - by Tarik Saleh

Boy from Heaven
by Tarik Saleh
Cannes 2022 - Best Screenplay
Belgian release November 23 and Hungarian release November 24, Romanian release December 9

Review: And Yet We Were All Blind

Review: And Yet We Were All Blind

Béatrice Pollet delivers a captivating legal thriller on the subject of motherhood, exploring a seemingly unfathomable act  

24/11 | Black Nights 2022 | Competition

Mila Turajlic • Director of Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels

Interview: Mila Turajlic • Director of Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels

"It was very important for me to show how the story is put together in the film, that the story didn’t exist prior to it"

The Serbian director discusses the second part of her dyptich of documentaries, which re-traces the birth of the Non-Aligned Movement during the era of decolonization  

24/11 | IDFA 2022

Mika Kaurismäki • Director of The Grump: In Search of an Escort

Interview: Mika Kaurismäki • Director of The Grump: In Search of an Escort

“I like tragicomedies where something that you look at closely may seem very sad, and when you look from farther away, it can be very funny”

The Finnish director told us how he proceeded when adapting the story of a grumpy old man with a passion for old cars  

24/11 | /Finland

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Reviews

Lucky Girl - by Marysia Nikitiuk

Lucky Girl
by Marysia Nikitiuk
The second feature by Ukrainian director Marysia Nikitiuk tells the story of a successful TV presenter struck down by cancer, who wants to fight the disease on her own terms

The Land Within - by Fisnik Maxville

The Land Within
by Fisnik Maxville
In his feature-length fiction debut, Fisnik Maxville deals with family secrets that come to light in the aftermath of the 1990s conflict in Kosovo

The Fox - by Adrian Goiginger

The Fox
by Adrian Goiginger
Adrian Goiginger’s sophomore feature tells the heartbreaking story of his great-grandfather, an Austrian soldier who comes across a wounded fox cub at the dawn of World War II

Stories Not to Be Told - by Cesc Gay

Stories Not to Be Told
by Cesc Gay
Even the dogs give outstanding performances in this new, entertaining and irregular snapshot -or snapshots- into human ridiculousness, which Cesc Gay throws in our faces once again

Men of Deeds - by Paul Negoescu

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

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... – 25/11/2022

REPORT: Baltic Event Works in Progress 2022

We zoom in on the eight projects from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland that were presented at the 20th edition of Baltic Event’s Works in Progress showcase

Produce – Co-Produce... – 24/11/2022

REPORT: Just Film Works in Progress 2022

We take an in-depth look at the six children and youth film projects introduced in this section of the Industry@Tallinn forum

Produce – Co-Produce... – 23/11/2022

Ampere Analysis' Lottie Towler unveils the latest trends in content production and streaming in a critical year for the global audiovisual industry

The analyst covered a variety of topics, including the effects of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the global box office, the new paths taken by VoD giants and the production landscape in the CEE region

Produce – Co-Produce... – 23/11/2022

REPORT: Industry@Tallinn Works in Progress 2022

We take a closer look at the six international projects hailing from Europe, Asia and the Americas that have been showcased at the event

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