Gender equality in European audiovisual productions

Gender equality in European audiovisual productions

Watch the full video of the online event organised to keep track of the latest developments related to the presence of women in European cinema  

07/12 | Europe

Bridging the Dragon explored Euro-Asian collaboration during its yearly lab in Mallorca

Bridging the Dragon explored Euro-Asian collaboration during its yearly lab in Mallorca

According to the experts, it is everybody's hope that, in the long run, Chinese policies could ease up and the market re-open to foreign content  

07/12 | Bridging the Dragon 2022

HLM Pussy by Nora El Hourch is now in post-production

HLM Pussy by Nora El Hourch is now in post-production

Bérénice Bejo and young actors Leah Aubert, Medina Diarra and Salma Takaline all star in the director’s first feature film, produced by Manny Films and sold by Memento International  

07/12 | Production | Funding | France/Morocco

Vít Klusák making the tragicomic documentary A Big Nothing

Vít Klusák making the tragicomic documentary A Big Nothing

The latest, almost-completed film from one half of the team behind Caught in the Net, alongside Marika Pecháčková, chronicles the many oddities of the pandemic era  

07/12 | Production | Funding | Czech Republic

Co-funded by the European Union - Creative Europe MEDIA
Ukraine

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... - At Industry@Tallinn, Belarusian independent filmmakers talk about the struggles of producing films and fighting for freedom - 02/12/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 02/12/2022
At Industry@Tallinn, Belarusian independent filmmakers talk about the struggles of producing films and fighting for freedom
The speakers discussed their experiences in exile, how the government controls cinema and uses it as a propaganda tool, and their political battles

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.

Europe and the Rest of the World - Bridging the Dragon explored Euro-Asian collaboration during its yearly lab in Mallorca - 07/12/2022

Europe and the Rest of the World – 07/12/2022
Bridging the Dragon explored Euro-Asian collaboration during its yearly lab in Mallorca
According to the experts, it is everybody's hope that, in the long run, Chinese policies could ease up and the market re-open to foreign content

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Gender equality in European audiovisual productions - 07/12/2022

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 07/12/2022
Gender equality in European audiovisual productions
Watch the full video of the online event organised to keep track of the latest developments related to the presence of women in European cinema

Produce – Co-Produce... - Professionals ask for Italian-Balkan and European synergies to be strengthened at Rome's Balkan Film Festival - 06/12/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 06/12/2022
Professionals ask for Italian-Balkan and European synergies to be strengthened at Rome's Balkan Film Festival
The creation of a common fund is the strategic objective to emerge from the workshop, held in Rome during the fifth edition of the festival dedicated to Balkan film

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The theatrical crisis and the space remaining in the market for independent film formed the focus of Turin’s Production Days - 05/12/2022

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 05/12/2022
The theatrical crisis and the space remaining in the market for independent film formed the focus of Turin’s Production Days
Those active within the industry gave their opinions on the gloomy overview of the sector offered by Ergo Research expert Michele Casula

Produce – Co-Produce... - At Tallinn, Beta Film and ZDF Studios share their production and distribution challenges, and new joint-venture shows - 02/12/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 02/12/2022
At Tallinn, Beta Film and ZDF Studios share their production and distribution challenges, and new joint-venture shows
The case-study panel zoomed in on how the two German companies turned from competitors into allies and began working together on ambitious new projects

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Women in European cinema: are we making progress? - 01/12/2022

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 01/12/2022
Women in European cinema: are we making progress?
A group of bodies in the European audiovisual sector are organising an online event on 7 December to keep track of the latest developments related to the presence of women in European cinema

Golden-age Slovak films introduced at LaCinetek, dedicated to the greatest cinema of the 20th century

Golden-age Slovak films introduced at LaCinetek, dedicated to the greatest cinema of the 20th century

The sextuplet of classic Slovakian flicks from the 1960s and 1970s is available to view via VoD in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Austria  

07/12 | Distribution | Releases | Exhibitors | Slovakia/France

Steve McQueen teams up with Saoirse Ronan and Harris Dickinson for wartime drama Blitz

Steve McQueen teams up with Saoirse Ronan and Harris Dickinson for wartime drama Blitz

The decorated British director’s next film, his first made with Apple, focuses on the German bombardment of Britain in World War II, and has just begun shooting in London  

07/12 | Production | Funding | USA/UK

Review: Looking for Venera

Review: Looking for Venera

Selected as Kosovo's Oscars submission, Norika Sefa's feature debut uses a simple but effective plot to depict how teenage girls are currently growing up in Kosovar society  

06/12 | Films | Reviews | Kosovo

Discover Moonday

Co-Production Podcast

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

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 39: Roll (Italy/Belgium)

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  

06/12 | The Co-production Podcast

Daniel Calparsoro wraps the shoot for Todos los nombres de Dios

Daniel Calparsoro wraps the shoot for Todos los nombres de Dios

The city centre of Madrid came to a standstill to allow the filming of various scenes for this thriller starring a familiar face in the director’s movies, Galician actor Luis Tosar, flanked by...  

06/12 | Production | Funding | Spain

Professionals ask for Italian-Balkan and European synergies to be strengthened at Rome's Balkan Film Festival

Professionals ask for Italian-Balkan and European synergies to be strengthened at Rome's Balkan Film Festival

The creation of a common fund is the strategic objective to emerge from the workshop, held in Rome during the fifth edition of the festival dedicated to Balkan film  

06/12 | Industry | Market | Italy

Sight and Sound's 2022 critics’ poll: what has changed, and what else should change?

Sight and Sound's 2022 critics’ poll: what has changed, and what else should change?

The new edition of the most famous poll of the greatest films has been announced, and its increased diversity has provoked clashes of opinion, but what is still missing from the list?  

06/12 | Editorial

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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

Dániel Bálint Sós is filming Growing Down

Dániel Bálint Sós is filming Growing Down

Produced by CineSuper, the director’s first feature follows the moral dilemma of a father played by Szabolcs Hajdu  

06/12 | Production | Funding | Hungary

Mehdi Fikri now shooting Avant que les flammes ne s’éteignent

Mehdi Fikri now shooting Avant que les flammes ne s’éteignent

Camélia Jordana, Fianso, Sofian Khammes, Samir Guesmi and Makita Samba star in the filmmaker’s first feature, produced by The Film and Topshot Films, and sold by Wild Bunch  

06/12 | Production | Funding | France

Filming wraps for the first Ukrainian sci-fi film, U Are the Universe

Filming wraps for the first Ukrainian sci-fi film, U Are the Universe

The feature debut by director Pavlo Ostrikov is now entering post-production, with the team hoping for a Cannes or Venice premiere next year  

06/12 | Production | Funding | Ukraine

Reviews

Our Brothers - by Rachid Bouchareb

Our Brothers
by Rachid Bouchareb
CANNES 2022: Combining documentary and fiction, Rachid Bouchareb revisits the death of Malik Oussekine in 1986, and Abdel Benyaha's comparatively anonymous one, against a backdrop of police violence

The Worst Ones - by Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret

The Worst Ones
by Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret
CANNES 2022: A very successful first feature for Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret who, with great heart, truth and skill, bring inner-city kids through the looking glass

Tax Me If You Can - by Yannick Kergoat

Tax Me If You Can
by Yannick Kergoat
Yannick Kergoat delivers an engaged and clear documentary, at once very educational, funny and terribly edifying on large-scale tax evasion

Falcon Lake - by Charlotte Le Bon

Falcon Lake
by Charlotte Le Bon
CANNES 2022: Charlotte Le Bon’s directorial debut is certainly not the coming-of-age film one might expect to watch

Chiara - by Susanna Nicchiarelli

Chiara
by Susanna Nicchiarelli
VENICE 2022: Susanna Nicchiarelli paints a credible portrait of a revolutionary saint, as a girl and a woman, which is free from rhetorical trappings

The Man on the Road - by Gianluca Mangiasciutti

The Man on the Road
by Gianluca Mangiasciutti
Gianluca Mangiasciutti’s debut film tells an engaging story about two destroyed lives, which mainly explores the themes of overcoming significant loss and the weight of our own mistakes

Under the Fig Trees - by Erige Sehiri

Under the Fig Trees
by Erige Sehiri
CANNES 2022: Erige Sehiri’s new feature has hints of Éric Rohmer as it shows Tunisian women working and flirting on an orchard

Wolf and Dog - by Cláudia Varejão

Wolf and Dog
by Cláudia Varejão
VENICE 2022: Portuguese filmmaker Cláudia Varejão presents a powerful and oneiric feature film, an uncompromising portrait of a generation struggling to exist

Review: The Chambermaid

Review: The Chambermaid

Although focused on a lesbian relationship in an unusual context, Mariana Cengel-Solcanská’s film remains a clichéd period drama  

06/12 | Black Nights 2022 | Critics’ Picks

The theatrical crisis and the space remaining in the market for independent film formed the focus of Turin’s Production Days

The theatrical crisis and the space remaining in the market for independent film formed the focus of Turin’s Production Days

Those active within the industry gave their opinions on the gloomy overview of the sector offered by Ergo Research expert Michele Casula  

05/12 | Turin 2022 | Torino Film Industry

Review: The Pioneers

Review: The Pioneers

Luca Scivoletto’s film debut nostalgically highlights the comical sides of political militancy as it once was, but it lacks the irreverent verve of the book on which it’s based  

05/12 | Turin 2022

Interviews

Marysia Nikitiuk • Director of Lucky Girl

Marysia Nikitiuk • Director of Lucky Girl
We chatted to the Ukrainian director about the background to her film, revolving around a popular, selfish, career-orientated TV presenter who gets seriously ill but soldiers on

Marko Šantić • Director of Wake Me

Marko Šantić • Director of Wake Me
The Slovenian director talks about his fourth feature, a film about redemption and the relations between Slovenians and immigrants from other parts of former Yugoslavia.

Dana Nechushtan • Director of Piece of My Heart

Dana Nechushtan • Director of Piece of My Heart
The Israeli-born Dutch director talks about her film, a psychologically mercilessly tense tale about two dancers who understand each other without words

Adrian Goiginger • Director of The Fox

Adrian Goiginger • Director of The Fox
We met up with the Austrian director to discuss his great-grandfather’s personal experience during the Second World War, a story which became the centre of his film

Mona J Hoel • Director of Night

Mona J Hoel • Director of Night
The Norwegian director discusses her newest feature, which portrays the struggles of a married woman who is forced to travel to the faraway place where her husband lives to face him

Ivan Gergolet • Director of The Man Without Guilt

Ivan Gergolet • Director of The Man Without Guilt
The Italian filmmaker talks about his first feature, which follows the journey through loss and suffering of a widow of a worker who died from an asbestos-related disease

Carol Morley • Director of Typist Artist Pirate King

Carol Morley • Director of Typist Artist Pirate King
British artist Audrey Amiss was recognised only after her death, thanks to filmmaker Carol Morley, who made a movie about her and disclosed some interesting details to Cineuropa

Nikolaj Nikitin • Head programmer, Critics’ Picks, Tallinn Black Nights

Nikolaj Nikitin • Head programmer, Critics’ Picks, Tallinn Black Nights
We caught up with the head programmer of PÖFF’s brand-new strand dedicated to powerful and artistically outstanding works that might otherwise be overlooked

Maddi Barber and David Pérez Sañudo among the directors selected for the ninth Ikusmira Berriak programme

Maddi Barber and David Pérez Sañudo among the directors selected for the ninth Ikusmira Berriak programme

Projects by Sameh Alaa, María Alché, Naomi Pacifique and Hikaru Uwagawa will also take part in the residency organised by the festival together with Tabakalera and Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola  

05/12 | San Sebastián 2023 | San Sebastián Industry

Nine animated short films selected for CEE Animation Talents 2022

Nine animated short films selected for CEE Animation Talents 2022

The programme is a compilation of nine animated short films by the most talented young animation filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe  

05/12 | CEE Animation Forum 2022

MIDPOINT Editing Room focuses on Ukraine

MIDPOINT Editing Room focuses on Ukraine

The Glass House by Taras Dron and When We Were 15 by Anna Buryachkova are the two Ukrainian projects in the editing phase that are participating in this edition  

05/12 | MIDPOINT 2022

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

The Worst Ones - by Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret

The Worst Ones
by Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret
Cannes 2022 - Un Certain Regard Award
French and Belgian releases December 7

Tax Me If You Can - by Yannick Kergoat

Tax Me If You Can
by Yannick Kergoat
San Sebastián 2022 - Out of Competition
French release December 7

Chiara - by Susanna Nicchiarelli

Chiara
by Susanna Nicchiarelli
Venice 2022 - Competition
Italian release December 7

Our Brothers - by Rachid Bouchareb

Our Brothers
by Rachid Bouchareb
Cannes 2022 - Cannes Première
French release December 7

Falcon Lake - by Charlotte Le Bon

Falcon Lake
by Charlotte Le Bon
Cannes 2022 - Directors’ Fortnight
French release December 7

Under the Fig Trees - by Erige Sehiri

Under the Fig Trees
by Erige Sehiri
Cannes 2022 - Directors' Fortnight
French release December 7

Corsage - by Marie Kreutzer

Corsage
by Marie Kreutzer
Cannes 2022 - Best Performance Award Un Certain Regard
Spanish and Romanian releases December 2, Italian release December 7, Portuguese release December 8

Manticore - by Carlos Vermut

Manticore
by Carlos Vermut
Toronto 2022 - Contemporary World Cinema
Spanish release December 9

Eurimages supports 24 co-productions

Eurimages supports 24 co-productions

New projects by Miguel Gomes, Javier Rebollo, Claire Burger, Payal Kapadia and Andrei Ujica are among the selection  

05/12 | Production | Funding | Europe

The Critics' Week's Next Step initiative announces the participants of its 9th instalment

The Critics' Week's Next Step initiative announces the participants of its 9th instalment

Seven young filmmakers are taking part in the programme organised by the Cannes autonomous programme which assists auteurs to make the leap to feature film  

05/12 | Industry | Market | France

Review: The Winter of One Spring

Review: The Winter of One Spring

Milan Nikodijević tells the story behind an iconic photo and portrays the experience of the Prague Spring from the point of view of Yugoslav FAMU pupils studying at that time  

05/12 | Films | Reviews | Serbia

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Reviews

Corsage - by Marie Kreutzer

Corsage
by Marie Kreutzer
CANNES 2022: Director Marie Kreutzer and actress Vicky Krieps reunite for this alternative look at the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria

The Open Body - by Ángeles Huerta

The Open Body
by Ángeles Huerta
Ángeles Huerta's first fiction feature film faithfully adapts a story by Xosé Luis Méndez Ferrín, managing to project the strength of the author's words in beautiful and powerful images

Woman on the Roof - by Anna Jadowska

Woman on the Roof
by Anna Jadowska
Anna Jadowska’s latest film is a stark and compelling examination of twilight-year malaise and a societal attitude towards women that is fundamentally broken

Orlando - by Daniele Vicari

Orlando
by Daniele Vicari
Shot in Brussels, Daniele Vicari’s movie depicts an affectionate coming together and clashing of two generations and, potentially, two forms of cinema

Saint Omer - by Alice Diop

Saint Omer
by Alice Diop
VENICE 2022: Documentary-maker Alice Diop ventures into fiction with a sharp, singular and cryptic film exploring the surface and plunging the deepest depths of an infanticide trial

Industry Reports

Europe and the Rest of the World – 07/12/2022

Bridging the Dragon explored Euro-Asian collaboration during its yearly lab in Mallorca

According to the experts, it is everybody's hope that, in the long run, Chinese policies could ease up and the market re-open to foreign content

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 07/12/2022

Gender equality in European audiovisual productions

Watch the full video of the online event organised to keep track of the latest developments related to the presence of women in European cinema

Produce – Co-Produce... – 06/12/2022

Professionals ask for Italian-Balkan and European synergies to be strengthened at Rome's Balkan Film Festival

The creation of a common fund is the strategic objective to emerge from the workshop, held in Rome during the fifth edition of the festival dedicated to Balkan film

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 05/12/2022

The theatrical crisis and the space remaining in the market for independent film formed the focus of Turin’s Production Days

Those active within the industry gave their opinions on the gloomy overview of the sector offered by Ergo Research expert Michele Casula

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