Giovanni Bucchieri • Director of 100 Seasons

Interview: Giovanni Bucchieri • Director of 100 Seasons

“We all grew to be like a family during the making of the film”

We spoke with the filmmaker, artist and dancer about his very personal film which is a portrait and a love story at the same time  

31/01 | IFFR 2023 | Tiger Competition

Ursula Meier and Jaco Van Dormael to take centre stage at the Bergamo Film Meeting

Ursula Meier and Jaco Van Dormael to take centre stage at the Bergamo Film Meeting

The entire filmographies of the French-Swiss director and the Belgian director are set to screen in the festival’s Europe, Now! section, unspooling 13-15 March  

31/01 | Bergamo 2023

Review: Voyages en Italie

Review: Voyages en Italie

Sophie Letourneur delivers a mischievous and light-hearted conjugal comedy about a four-day island break embarked upon by a Parisian couple bored stiff by their routine  

31/01 | IFFR 2023 | Big Screen Competition

Ibermedia awards 40,000 dollars to Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola

Ibermedia awards 40,000 dollars to Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola

The funding will go towards scholarships for twelve Latin American students, who will be able to use it to pay their enrolment fees for the 2023-24 academic year at the centre located in San Sebastian  

31/01 | Industry | Market | Spain/Latin America

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Industry Reports

New Media - The MIA Market in Rome hosts an event dedicated to the relationship between NFTs and the audiovisual industry - 25/01/2023

New Media – 25/01/2023
The MIA Market in Rome hosts an event dedicated to the relationship between NFTs and the audiovisual industry
Participants discussed the potential, challenges and legal issues involved in exploiting this new technology

Market Trends
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A 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

Film Festival Trends - Rotterdam looks to the future of film festivals after the pandemic - 31/01/2023

Film Festival Trends – 31/01/2023
Rotterdam looks to the future of film festivals after the pandemic
The 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

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Alexia Muíños Ruiz • Director of programmes, European Women’s Audiovisual Network - 27/01/2023

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 27/01/2023
Alexia Muíños Ruiz • Director of programmes, European Women’s Audiovisual Network
In Trieste, we discussed the EWA Mentoring Programme for producers and how the landscape has changed in the ten years since EWA was founded

Market Trends - The top 100 audiovisual players are growing twice as fast as the market, says the European Audiovisual Observatory's latest report - 25/01/2023

Market Trends – 25/01/2023
The top 100 audiovisual players are growing twice as fast as the market, says the European Audiovisual Observatory's latest report
Among other key trends, the research underscores the growth of US interests in Europe and the surge of mergers and acquisitions driven by telecommunication players

Produce – Co-Produce... - The Section 481 Tax Incentive proves highly beneficial to the Irish film industry - 24/01/2023

Produce – Co-Produce... – 24/01/2023
The Section 481 Tax Incentive proves highly beneficial to the Irish film industry
Screen Ireland has published its first report on the socio-cultural impact of the scheme for the creative screen industry

Produce – Co-Produce... - Growth in content investment will fall this year, says Ampere Analysis’s latest report - 18/01/2023

Produce – Co-Produce... – 18/01/2023
Growth in content investment will fall this year, says Ampere Analysis’s latest report
The British firm’s latest figures suggest that global content expenditure will increase by just 2% year on year, marking the lowest growth in over a decade excluding the COVID-driven slump of 2020

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Roderik Smits • Film academic - 18/01/2023

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 18/01/2023
Roderik Smits • Film academic
The academic shared some key findings from his recent study titled Circulation Patterns, Abundance and Scarcity: Film Availability in the Online Era

Rotterdam looks to the future of film festivals after the pandemic

Rotterdam looks to the future of film festivals after the pandemic

The 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  

31/01 | IFFR 2023 | IFFR Pro

The Slovenian Film Centre sums up its 2022 activities and announces plans for this year

The Slovenian Film Centre sums up its 2022 activities and announces plans for this year

The institution has shared information about its activities past and future, from the success of Slovenian cinema at home and abroad last year, to filming, distribution and festival schedules for 2023  

31/01 | Industry | Market | Slovenia

Lukas Nathrath • Director of One Last Evening

Interview: Lukas Nathrath • Director of One Last Evening

"We were craving distraction and adventure"

We talked to the German filmmaker about his first feature film shot in a rush during the pandemic and which conveys a feeling of being lost and loneliness  

31/01 | IFFR 2023 | Tiger Competition

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 44: Sick of Myself (Norway/Sweden) - 28/12/2022

28/12/2022
Episode 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

Episode 43: The Natural History of Destruction (Germany/Lithuania/ Netherlands) - 22/12/2022

22/12/2022
Episode 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

Episode 42: Tori and Lokita (Belgium/France) - 20/12/2022

20/12/2022
Episode 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

Episode 41: On the Fringe (Spain/Belgium) - 15/12/2022

15/12/2022
Episode 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

Episode 40: The Happiest Man in the World (North Macedonia/ Bosnia and Herzegovina/ Belgium/ Croatia/ Denmark/ Slovenia) - 08/12/2022

08/12/2022
Episode 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

Episode 39: Roll (Italy/Belgium) - 06/12/2022

06/12/2022
Episode 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

Episode 38: Scarlet (France/Italy/Germany) - 01/12/2022

01/12/2022
Episode 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

Episode 37: Bosnian Pot (Croatia/Austria/Bosnia and Herzegovina) - 29/11/2022

29/11/2022
Episode 37: Bosnian Pot (Croatia/Austria/Bosnia and Herzegovina)
The producers of the film by Pavo Marinković are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Adura Onashile • Director of Girl

Interview: Adura Onashile • Director of Girl

"I didn't want to do any sensationalisation or dramatisation"

We talked to the Glasgow-based filmmaker about her directorial debut, a very intimate portrait of the relationship of a mother to her daughter  

31/01 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Dominique Deruddere • Director of The Chapel

Interview: Dominique Deruddere • Director of The Chapel

"Is talent a blessing or a curse?"

We met with the Belgian director who’s back with a new feature film rife with dramatic tension  

31/01 | /Belgium

Mia Engberg • Director of Hypermoon

Interview: Mia Engberg • Director of Hypermoon

“The audience deserves to be free of me now”

We asked the Swedish director just how personal she wanted to get in part three of her celebrated Belleville trilogy  

31/01 | Göteborg 2023

Review: Drawing Lots

Review: Drawing Lots

Late Georgian director Zaza Khalvashi's last film, completed by his daughter Tamta, gives a snapshot of community life in the Black Sea city of Batumi  

31/01 | IFFR 2023 | Big Screen Competition

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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: Exodus

Review: Exodus

Abbe Hassan’s road movie about a crooked journey through light and darkness revolves around a strong refugee and her weak smuggler  

31/01 | Göteborg 2023

Review: Mannvirki

Review: Mannvirki

Icelandic director Gústav Geir Bollason's first feature is a cryptic, no-dialogue hybrid with immersive sound design which seems to deal with the relationship between man and nature  

31/01 | IFFR 2023 | Tiger Competition

Review: Infinity Pool

Review: Infinity Pool

Brandon Cronenberg follows up the visceral thrills of Possessor with a class- and self-aware satire of the guilty rich  

30/01 | Sundance 2023 | Midnight

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Reviews

Mannvirki - by Gústav Geir Bollason

Mannvirki
by Gústav Geir Bollason
Icelandic director Gústav Geir Bollason's first feature is a cryptic, no-dialogue hybrid with immersive sound design which seems to deal with the relationship between man and nature

Luka - by Jessica Woodworth

Luka
by Jessica Woodworth
Jessica Woodworth transposes the questions posed by The Desert of the Tartars into a sumptuous film, set in a post-apocalyptic future that asks us about our present

Birdland - by Leïla Kilani

Birdland
by Leïla Kilani
12 years after On the Edge, Leïla Kilani is returning with a second fiction feature, a fearless, unpredictable film, both realist and lyrical, with revolutionary undertones

Drawing Lots - by Zaza Khalvashi, Tamta Khalvashi

Drawing Lots
by Zaza Khalvashi, Tamta Khalvashi
Late Georgian director Zaza Khalvashi's last film, completed by his daughter Tamta, gives a snapshot of community life in the Black Sea city of Batumi

Midas' Ants - by Edgar Honetschläger

Midas' Ants
by Edgar Honetschläger
After Eo, another donkey takes the lead in Edgar Honetschläger’s latest endeavour, where viewers will explore the delicate relationship between mankind and nature

Scrapper - by Charlotte Regan

Scrapper
by Charlotte Regan
Charlotte Regan’s drama is sweet, endearing and so predictable that you will think you have already seen it

Girlfriends and Girlfriends - by Zaida Carmona

Girlfriends and Girlfriends
by Zaida Carmona
In her debut film, Zaida Carmona pays homage to Éric Rohmer with flair and grit, but above all to the girlfriends in her life

20 Days in Mariupol - by Mstyslav Chernov

20 Days in Mariupol
by Mstyslav Chernov
Mstyslav Chernov’s film tells of the first few horrific weeks of the Russian invasion, presenting us with footage of shelling, civilian deaths and the bombing of a maternity hospital

Jessica Woodworth • Director of Luka

Interview: Jessica Woodworth • Director of Luka

“Sometimes it feels like we haven’t learned anything”

We met with the Belgian-American director, who presents a free and inspired adaptation of the cult novel by Dino Buzzati  

30/01 | IFFR 2023 | Big Screen Competition

Review: The Curse

Review: The Curse

Maria Kaur Bedi and Satindar Singh Bedi's powerful first feature boldly shows us the intimacy of a couple in search of an impossible redemption  

30/01 | Solothurn 2023

A Tale of Shemroon reigns supreme at Premiers Plans

A Tale of Shemroon reigns supreme at Premiers Plans

Emad Aleebrahim-Dehkordi’s movie walks away with the festival’s Grand Prize while Jean-Baptiste Durand’s Junkyard Dog scoops the Audience Award  

30/01 | Festivals | Awards | France

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Interviews

Mstyslav Chernov • Director of 20 Days in Mariupol

Mstyslav Chernov • Director of 20 Days in Mariupol
The Ukrainian journalist, writer and director gives us the low-down on his doc homing in on how the titular Ukrainian city experienced the first few weeks of the Russian invasion

Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck • Directors of And the king said, what a FANTASTIC MACHINE

Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck • Directors of And the king said, what a FANTASTIC MACHINE
The duo of Swedish directors talk about their feature-length documentary debut, an exploration of society’s obsession with cameras and imagery

Giovanni Bucchieri • Director of 100 Seasons

Giovanni Bucchieri • Director of 100 Seasons
We spoke with the filmmaker, artist and dancer about his very personal film which is a portrait and a love story at the same time

Dominique Deruddere • Director of The Chapel

Dominique Deruddere • Director of The Chapel
We met with the Belgian director who’s back with a new feature film rife with dramatic tension

Lukas Nathrath • Director of One Last Evening

Lukas Nathrath • Director of One Last Evening
We talked to the German filmmaker about his first feature film shot in a rush during the pandemic and which conveys a feeling of being lost and loneliness

Adura Onashile • Director of Girl

Adura Onashile • Director of Girl
We talked to the Glasgow-based filmmaker about her directorial debut, a very intimate portrait of the relationship of a mother to her daughter

Mia Engberg • Director of Hypermoon

Mia Engberg • Director of Hypermoon
We asked the Swedish director just how personal she wanted to get in part three of her celebrated Belleville trilogy

Jessica Woodworth • Director of Luka

Jessica Woodworth • Director of Luka
We met with the Belgian-American director, who presents a free and inspired adaptation of the cult novel by Dino Buzzati

Sonne is victorious at the Trieste Film Festival

Sonne is victorious at the Trieste Film Festival

Kurwin Ayub’s debut feature film scoops the main prize at the 34th edition of Italy’s first and most important event for Central and Eastern European cinema  

30/01 | Trieste 2023 | Awards

Review: Theory of Change

Review: Theory of Change

Dennis Stauffer's first feature film takes us behind the scenes of the dynamic Swiss political movement Operation Libero  

30/01 | Solothurn 2023

Review: 20 Days in Mariupol

Review: 20 Days in Mariupol

Mstyslav Chernov’s film tells of the first few horrific weeks of the Russian invasion, presenting us with footage of shelling, civilian deaths and the bombing of a maternity hospital  

30/01 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Geology of Separation - by Yosr Gasmi, Mauro Mazzocchi

Geology of Separation
by Yosr Gasmi, Mauro Mazzocchi
Rotterdam 2023 - Tiger Competition

The Nothingness Club - Não Sou Nada - by Edgar Pêra

The Nothingness Club - Não Sou Nada
by Edgar Pêra
Rotterdam 2023 - Big Screen Competition

Notes on a Summer - by Diego Llorente

Notes on a Summer
by Diego Llorente
Rotterdam 2023 - Tiger Competition

One Last Evening - by Lukas Nathrath

One Last Evening
by Lukas Nathrath
Rotterdam 2023 - Tiger Competition

The Breath of Life - by Guido van der Werve

The Breath of Life
by Guido van der Werve
Rotterdam 2023 - Tiger Competition

Mother and Son - by Léonor Serraille

Mother and Son
by Léonor Serraille
Cannes 2022 - Competition
French and Belgian releases February 1

Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom - by Guillaume Canet

Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom
by Guillaume Canet
French and Belgian releases February 1, Italian and Hungarian release February 2, Spanish release February 3, Polish release February 10

The Mountain - by Thomas Salvador

The Mountain
by Thomas Salvador
Cannes 2022 - Directors' Fortnight
French release February 1

My Magical World wins the TRT Prize at WEMW

My Magical World wins the TRT Prize at WEMW

The new film by Elvin Adigozel has emerged as the victor of the latest edition of First Cut+  

30/01 | Trieste 2023 | WEMW/Awards/Sponsored

Seeds of Hunger – Ukraine 1933 triumphs at FIPADOC

Seeds of Hunger – Ukraine 1933 triumphs at FIPADOC

Guillaume Ribot’s movie bags the Grand National Prize, while Ahsen Nadeem’s US production Crows Are White wins the international competition  

30/01 | FIPADOC 2023 | Awards

Review: Rye Lane

Review: Rye Lane

It’s hard not to fall for Raine Allen Miller's rom-com, and for one starry food-themed cameo  

30/01 | Sundance 2023 | Premieres

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Reviews

Drift - by Anthony Chen

Drift
by Anthony Chen
Cynthia Erivo delivers a powerhouse performance as a displaced Liberian on a Greek island paradise in Anthony Chen's muted and minimalistic refugee drama

Slow - by Marija Kavtaradze

Slow
by Marija Kavtaradze
Marija Kavtaradze choreographs and X-rays the feeling of love with extreme sensory delicacy under the bark of the extraordinary of a case of asexuality

Animalia - by Sofia Alaoui

Animalia
by Sofia Alaoui
A mysterious alien invasion sends a pregnant bride on a journey through Morocco and into deep soul-searching in Sofia Alaoui's captivating debut feature

When It Melts - by Veerle Baetens

When It Melts
by Veerle Baetens
In her first feature-length directorial effort, Veerle Baetens offers up a very close adaptation of Lise Spit’s novel, exploring the resurgence of our childhood traumas

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood - by Anna Hints

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
by Anna Hints
Estonia’s Anna Hints makes her documentary feature debut with an earnest and affecting piece that examines the magic of a traditional smoke sauna and those who partake in it

Industry Reports

Film Festival Trends – 31/01/2023

Rotterdam looks to the future of film festivals after the pandemic

The 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

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 27/01/2023

Alexia Muíños Ruiz • Director of programmes, European Women’s Audiovisual Network

In Trieste, we discussed the EWA Mentoring Programme for producers and how the landscape has changed in the ten years since EWA was founded

New Media – 25/01/2023

The MIA Market in Rome hosts an event dedicated to the relationship between NFTs and the audiovisual industry

Participants discussed the potential, challenges and legal issues involved in exploiting this new technology

Market Trends – 25/01/2023

The top 100 audiovisual players are growing twice as fast as the market, says the European Audiovisual Observatory's latest report

Among other key trends, the research underscores the growth of US interests in Europe and the surge of mergers and acquisitions driven by telecommunication players

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