Stellan Skarsgård and Paolo Sorrentino to receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo

Stellan Skarsgård and Paolo Sorrentino to receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo

The Bosnian festival will celebrate the Swedish actor's and the Italian director's contribution to the film industry  

25/07 | Sarajevo 2025

Maryam Touzani's Calle Málaga heads to Venice and Toronto

Maryam Touzani's Calle Málaga heads to Venice and Toronto

Carmen Maura stars alongside Marta Etura in a film that explores themes such as the bond with a place and the right to desire in later life, with international sales by Films Boutique  

25/07 | Production | Funding | Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium

Gianfranco Rosi once again competing in Venice via Below the Clouds

Gianfranco Rosi once again competing in Venice via Below the Clouds

The documentary dedicated to the “colossal time machine” that is Naples will compete for the Golden Lion, a prize the director already received in 2013 for Sacro GRA  

25/07 | Production | Funding | Italy/France

Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother to world-premiere in competition at Venice

Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother to world-premiere in competition at Venice

Toplined by Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver, Vicky Krieps and Tom Waits, the film is a triptych that explores emotional estrangement and familial ties across three interlinked stories  

25/07 | Production | Funding | USA/France/Italy/Germany/Ireland

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Industry Reports

Series - How to win over audiences in the streaming era: marketing insights from KVIFF - 14/07/2025

Series – 14/07/2025
How to win over audiences in the streaming era: marketing insights from KVIFF
Mathias Noschis from Alphapanda explored how effective series marketing relies on familiarity, audience insight and platform-specific, evolving strategies

Market Trends
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A busy summer festival season awaits the European film industry. Cineuropa will continue to keep its readers up to date with the latest news and market insights, covering the buzziest events, including Locarno, Venice, Sarajevo, Haugesund, Toronto, San Sebastián, Zurich and many others

Animation - The European Audiovisual Observatory examines the evolution of theatrical animation films - 24/07/2025

Animation – 24/07/2025
The European Audiovisual Observatory examines the evolution of theatrical animation films
A new report tracks how animation films have bounced back post-pandemic, while European productions continue to face challenges in global reach and market share

European Policy - The European Commission proposes doubling the budget for the AgoraEU programme, merging Creative Europe and CERV - 18/07/2025

European Policy – 18/07/2025
The European Commission proposes doubling the budget for the AgoraEU programme, merging Creative Europe and CERV
Under the new plan, the Media+ strand is set to grow by 126%, from €1.416 billion to €3.194 billion

Series - KVIFF Industry Days focuses on creative control in European and global series development and production - 17/07/2025

Series – 17/07/2025
KVIFF Industry Days focuses on creative control in European and global series development and production
Writers, producers and directors explored the evolving role of showrunners as well as the collaborative models available to facilitate writing

New Media - Mario Clement and Arne Totz break down their experience with the OpenAI short I Thought of You Again - 16/07/2025

New Media – 16/07/2025
Mario Clement and Arne Totz break down their experience with the OpenAI short I Thought of You Again
“AI is not a one-click solution,” according to the brains behind the project, who discussed the benefits and challenges of this rapidly developing technology at the Explorer Impuls event

Series - Karlovy Vary reveals insights into the BBC’s approach to writer development - 15/07/2025

Series – 15/07/2025
Karlovy Vary reveals insights into the BBC’s approach to writer development
Head of new writing Jessica Loveland detailed how the UK’s national broadcaster is supporting emerging and established writers

Produce – Co-Produce... - KVIFF Industry Days explores how to navigate European series co-productions - 15/07/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 15/07/2025
KVIFF Industry Days explores how to navigate European series co-productions
Three experts unpacked the complex balance between creativity, funding and cross-cultural collaboration

Suzannah Mirghani’s debut Cotton Queen set to world premiere at Venice Critics’ Week

Suzannah Mirghani’s debut Cotton Queen set to world premiere at Venice Critics’ Week

The German-French-Palestinian-Egyptian co-production tells the story of Nafisa, a teenage girl growing up in a cotton-farming village in Sudan  

25/07 | Production | Funding | Germany/France/Palestine/Egypt

Yanis Koussim's Roqia heads to Venice

Yanis Koussim's Roqia heads to Venice

Produced by Supernova Films and distributed by Alpha Violet, the Algerian filmmaker's first feature film will be unveiled at the Lido during the International Film Critics' Week  

25/07 | Production | Funding | France/Algeria

Leonardo di Costanzo to present Elisa in Venice

Leonardo di Costanzo to present Elisa in Venice

Toplined by Barbara Ronchi and Roschdy Zem, the Italian director’s fourth feature film has been selected for the Golden Lion competition  

25/07 | Production | Funding | Italy/Switzerland

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 77: The Flats (France/Ireland/UK/Belgium) - 22/07/2025

22/07/2025
Episode 77: The Flats (France/Ireland/UK/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Alessandra Celesia are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 76: The Girl with the Needle (Denmark/Poland/Sweden) - 08/05/2025

08/05/2025
Episode 76: The Girl with the Needle (Denmark/Poland/Sweden)
The producers of the film by Magnus von Horn are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 75: Vermiglio (Italy/France/Belgium) - 25/03/2025

25/03/2025
Episode 75: Vermiglio (Italy/France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Maura Delpero are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 74: Crossing (Sweden/ Denmark/France/Turkey/Georgia) - 20/03/2025

20/03/2025
Episode 74: Crossing (Sweden/ Denmark/France/Turkey/Georgia)
The producers of the film by Levan Akin are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 73: Flow (Latvia/France/Belgium) - 10/12/2024

10/12/2024
Episode 73: Flow (Latvia/France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Gints Zilbalodis are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia) - 28/11/2024

28/11/2024
Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia)
The producers of the film by Peter Kerekes are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 71: Superluna (Italy/Belgium) - 14/11/2024

14/11/2024
Episode 71: Superluna (Italy/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Federico Bondi are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 70: Robot Dreams (Spain/France) - 27/06/2024

27/06/2024
Episode 70: Robot Dreams (Spain/France)
The producers of the film by Pablo Berger are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Simon Verhoeven wraps the filming of Oh This Gap, This Horrible Gap

Simon Verhoeven wraps the filming of Oh This Gap, This Horrible Gap

The German director brings Joachim Meyerhoff’s bestselling novel to the screen, set for local release in January 2026  

25/07 | Production | Funding | Germany

The personal is political at the 22nd Giornate degli Autori

The personal is political at the 22nd Giornate degli Autori

The Venice Film Festival’s parallel section will offer up 25 titles from 20 countries screening in competition and out of competition, as well as in special events and Venice Nights  

25/07 | Venice 2025 | Giornate degli Autori

The European Audiovisual Observatory examines the evolution of theatrical animation films

The European Audiovisual Observatory examines the evolution of theatrical animation films

A new report tracks how animation films have bounced back post-pandemic, while European productions continue to face challenges in global reach and market share  

24/07 | Industry | Market | Europe

Georgia Oakley’s adaptation of Sense and Sensibility enters production

Georgia Oakley’s adaptation of Sense and Sensibility enters production

The pic, toplined by the likes of Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitríona Balfe, George MacKay and Fiona Shaw, is staged by Focus Features and Working Title  

24/07 | Production | Funding | UK/USA

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Photogalleries

Cannes 2025 – Photogalleries - 13/05/2025

13/05/2025
Cannes 2025 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 13-24 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries - 13/02/2025

13/02/2025
Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 75th edition, the first under the direction of Tricia Tuttle, from 13-23 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries - 23/09/2024

23/09/2024
San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 72st edition, which is unspooling from 20-28 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2024 – Photogalleries - 27/08/2024

27/08/2024
Venice 2024 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by last year's SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 81st Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 28 August-7 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries - 14/05/2024

14/05/2024
Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 14-25 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2024 – Photogalleries - 15/02/2024

15/02/2024
Berlinale 2024 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 74th edition, the last under the direction of Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek, from 15-25 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

San Sebastián 2023 – Photogalleries - 25/09/2023

25/09/2023
San Sebastián 2023 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 71st edition, which is unspooling from 22-30 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2023 – Photogalleries - 01/09/2023

01/09/2023
Venice 2023 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by the SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 80th Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 30 August-9 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Sergei Loznitsa's Two Prosecutors crowned in Palić

Sergei Loznitsa's Two Prosecutors crowned in Palić

Zhanna Ozirna's Honeymoon, Paolo Marinou-Blanco's Dreaming of Lions and Alexandros Avranas' A Quiet Life also among the laureates  

24/07 | Palić 2025 | Awards

Censurada, Mario Garza's debut film, completes post-production

Censurada, Mario Garza's debut film, completes post-production

The LGBTQI+ romantic drama, set in Franco's Navarre, champions freedom in a time of surveillance, repression, and silence  

24/07 | Production | Funding | Spain/USA

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Locarno Filmmakers of the Present entry Don’t Let Me Die

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Locarno Filmmakers of the Present entry Don’t Let Me Die

Andrei Epure’s debut feature about a young woman preparing the funeral of her mysterious neighbour boasts a peculiar atmosphere  

24/07 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

Reviews

No Way Back - by Nathalie Najem

No Way Back
by Nathalie Najem
Bastien Bouillon shines with a dark glow in a story about control mixing together psychological realism and suspense, signed Nathalie Najem

Perla - by Alexandra Makarová

Perla
by Alexandra Makarová
Alexandra Makarová’s second feature is a taut melodrama focusing on the struggles of a resilient Slovak artist who escaped to Vienna following the Prague Spring

The Things You Kill - by Alireza Khatami

The Things You Kill
by Alireza Khatami
Under the veil of an engrossing family thriller, full of lies and enigmas, Alireza Khatami explores in depth the mechanisms of transmission of male violence

All Operators are Currently Unavailable - by Dalibor Baric

All Operators are Currently Unavailable
by Dalibor Baric
With his sophomore animated feature, Dalibor Barić takes us into the life and mind of a screenwriter tasked with writing other people’s lives

The Lost Dream Team - by Jure Pavlović

The Lost Dream Team
by Jure Pavlović
With his documentary, Jure Pavlović takes us back to the week when Yugoslavia won the Eurobasket and ceased to exist

Oxana - by Charlène Favier

Oxana
by Charlène Favier
Charlène Favier traces the revolutionary and artistic existence of one of the founders of the Femen movement, full of courage and adversity, in a moving fiction film

Milano - by Christina Vandekerckhove

Milano
by Christina Vandekerckhove
Christina Vandekerckhove offers up a soul-stirring duo composed of a teenager with impaired hearing and his father who sometimes struggles with the situation

Aïcha - by Mehdi M. Barsaoui

Aïcha
by Mehdi M. Barsaoui
VENICE 2024: Tunisian director Mehdi Barsaoui’s thriller follows a young woman who bravely seeks a new identity after surviving a bus crash

Anthony Marciano's Le Rêve américain is in post-production

Anthony Marciano's Le Rêve américain is in post-production

Jean-Pascal Zadi and Raphaël Quenard star in a Quad production sold by Gaumont based on a true story about the incredible rise of two French sports agents to the NBA  

24/07 | Production | Funding | France

Toronto announces its Discovery line-up, seeking the auteurs of tomorrow

Toronto announces its Discovery line-up, seeking the auteurs of tomorrow

The festival has unveiled its most diverse and globally oriented section, made up this year of 23 world premieres, which aims to spotlight the next generation of great directors  

24/07 | Toronto 2025 | Discovery

New Horizons’ Polish Days and Studio+ announce their award winners

New Horizons’ Polish Days and Studio+ announce their award winners

New projects by Tomasz Habowski, Natasza Parzymies and Sonja Orlewicz-Zakrzewska are among the Polish Days winners, while promising emerging voices shone during New Horizons Studio+  

24/07 | New Horizons 2025 | New Horizons Industry/Awards

Interviews

Vytautas Katkus • Director of The Visitor

Vytautas Katkus • Director of The Visitor
The Lithuanian director gives us the low-down on his feature debut, in which a new father living in Norway returns to Lithuania to sell his parents’ flat after the death of his dad

Miro Remo • Director of Better Go Mad in the Wild

Miro Remo • Director of Better Go Mad in the Wild
We sat down with the Slovak director, who won the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary and who revealed that he went into €50,000 worth of debt when making his last two films

Nikias Chryssos, Viktor Jakovleski • Directors of Rave On

Nikias Chryssos, Viktor Jakovleski • Directors of Rave On
We spoke to the German directors, who teamed up to capture a symbolic night at a techno club, about their visual concept and working method

Christine Haroutounian • Director of After Dreaming

Christine Haroutounian • Director of After Dreaming
The director and artist of Armenian roots breaks down the origins of her film and explains how her powerful images and concepts came into being

Nikola Ležaić • Director of How Come It's All Green Out Here?

Nikola Ležaić • Director of How Come It's All Green Out Here?
The Serbian director discusses his quiet, autobiographical road trip around a weekend across Dalmatia to re-bury his grandmother

Bence Fliegauf and Barbara Bernáth • Director and producer of Jimmy Jaguar

Bence Fliegauf and Barbara Bernáth • Director and producer of Jimmy Jaguar
The Hungarian director and producer discuss their film, a mixture of procedural realism with folk horror that blurs the boundary between reality and psyche

Zaradasht Ahmed • Director of The Lions by the River Tigris

Zaradasht Ahmed • Director of The Lions by the River Tigris
The Kurdish-Iraqi-Norwegian filmmaker shares behind-the-scenes details about his documentary, featuring citizens who act as guardians of cultural heritage in Mosul

João Rosas • Director of The Luminous Life

João Rosas • Director of The Luminous Life
The Portuguese director unpicks his movie, which continues to build the fictional universe of Nicolau, a world he has developed since the character's childhood through short films

Fifty films to compete for awards at the Sarajevo Film Festival

Fifty films to compete for awards at the Sarajevo Film Festival

The selection includes new works by Ivana Mladenović, Hana Jušić and Srdjan Vuletić  

23/07 | Sarajevo 2025

San Sebastián's competition welcomes four Spanish films

San Sebastián's competition welcomes four Spanish films

The new works by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, José Luis Guerín, Alberto Rodríguez and Aitor Arregi and José Mari Goenaga are set to vie for the Golden Shell  

23/07 | San Sebastián 2025

Alberto Vázquez's Decorado heads to the Sitges Film Festival

Alberto Vázquez's Decorado heads to the Sitges Film Festival

The animated feature blends satire, surrealism, and dark humour to immerse viewers in a disturbing and absurd reality  

23/07 | Production | Funding | Spain/Portugal

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Dry Leaf - by Alexandre Koberidze

Dry Leaf
by Alexandre Koberidze
Locarno 2025 - Competition

Don’t Let Me Die - by Andrei Epure

Don’t Let Me Die
by Andrei Epure
Locarno 2025 - Filmmakers of the Present

Perla - by Alexandra Makarová

Perla
by Alexandra Makarová
Rotterdam 2025 - Tiger Competition
Czech release July 24 and French release July 30

Aïcha - by Mehdi M. Barsaoui

Aïcha
by Mehdi M. Barsaoui
Venice 2024 - Orizzonti
Italian release July 24 and Dutch release July 31

Hot Milk - by Rebecca Lenkiewicz

Hot Milk
by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Berlinale 2025 - Competition
Polish release July 25

Oxana - by Charlène Favier

Oxana
by Charlène Favier
German release July 24

Vermiglio - by Maura Delpero

Vermiglio
by Maura Delpero
Venice 2024 - Grand Jury Prize
German release July 24 and Czech release July 31

A Missing Part - by Guillaume Senez

A Missing Part
by Guillaume Senez
Toronto 2024 – Centrepiece
Hungarian release July 24

EXCLUSIVE: First details of Aleksandr Sokurov’s Venice-bound effort, Director’s Diary

EXCLUSIVE: First details of Aleksandr Sokurov’s Venice-bound effort, Director’s Diary

The filmmaker’s new pic is a five-hour visual and spiritual journey between Russia and Italy  

23/07 | Production | Funding | Russia/Italy

Pietro Marcello’s new movie Duse is selected for Venice

Pietro Marcello’s new movie Duse is selected for Venice

Starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi playing one of the greatest Italian theatre actresses of all time, the film will be presented in competition for the Golden Lion  

23/07 | Production | Funding | Italy/France

François Ozon’s L’Étranger in the running for the Golden Lion in Venice

François Ozon’s L’Étranger in the running for the Golden Lion in Venice

Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Denis Lavant and Swann Arlaud all grace the cast of this production steered by Gaumont, who are also managing world sales  

23/07 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium

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Reviews

True Chronicles of the Blida Joinville Psychiatric Hospital in the Last Century, when Dr Frantz Fanon Was Head of the Fifth Ward between 1953 and 1956 - by Abdenour Zahzah

True Chronicles of the Blida Joinville Psychiatric Hospital in the Last Century, when Dr Frantz Fanon Was Head of the Fifth Ward between 1953 and 1956
by Abdenour Zahzah
BERLINALE 2024: Algeria's Abdenour Zahzah dedicates his fiction feature film to psychiatrist Frantz Fanon and the pioneering role he played in liberating “the sick” from the prison of asylums

Vittoria - by Alessandro Cassigoli, Casey Kauffman

Vittoria
by Alessandro Cassigoli, Casey Kauffman
VENICE 2024: A mother puts her family in turmoil because she wants to adopt a little girl in the second film by Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman shot in a sober documentary style

Vermiglio - by Maura Delpero

Vermiglio
by Maura Delpero
VENICE 2024: Maura Delpero gets back to exploring motherhood in a film set at the end of the Second World War, which is visually and mentally stimulating

A Missing Part - by Guillaume Senez

A Missing Part
by Guillaume Senez
Guillaume Senez takes Romain Duris to Japan, telling a fine and well-put-together story about parenthood where a father allows himself a final reprieve and in which emotion swells like a wave

Touch - by Baltasar Kormákur

Touch
by Baltasar Kormákur
In this cross-continental romantic drama, Baltasar Kormákur shows a gentler touch than he’s typically known for

Industry Reports

Animation – 24/07/2025

The European Audiovisual Observatory examines the evolution of theatrical animation films

A new report tracks how animation films have bounced back post-pandemic, while European productions continue to face challenges in global reach and market share

European Policy – 18/07/2025

The European Commission proposes doubling the budget for the AgoraEU programme, merging Creative Europe and CERV

Under the new plan, the Media+ strand is set to grow by 126%, from €1.416 billion to €3.194 billion

Series – 17/07/2025

KVIFF Industry Days focuses on creative control in European and global series development and production

Writers, producers and directors explored the evolving role of showrunners as well as the collaborative models available to facilitate writing

New Media – 16/07/2025

Mario Clement and Arne Totz break down their experience with the OpenAI short I Thought of You Again

“AI is not a one-click solution,” according to the brains behind the project, who discussed the benefits and challenges of this rapidly developing technology at the Explorer Impuls event

Film Reviews

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