European titles submitted for the Oscars race

Groupe Ouest opens its call for projects for its Annual Selection

Thursday 12 November is the deadline for the 2027 call for projects to take part in the successful screenwriting coaching residency for Francophone screenwriters and filmmakers

12/10 | Industry | Market | France

Goran Rebić wraps shooting on In the Hidden

The historical drama, adapted from Ljuba Arnautović’s autobiographical novel, follows an anti-fascist activist whose life spans the political upheavals of 20th-century Europe

12/10 | Production | Funding | Austria/Slovakia

Clara Zoë My-Linh von Arnim puts the finishing touches to Where You Come From

The German-Vietnamese filmmaker’s first feature is an adaptation of an acclaimed novel by German-Bosnian author Saša Stanišić

12/10 | Production | Funding | Germany

Industry Reports

Animation - Young Horizons Industry homes in on Polish animation - 06/10/2026

Animation – 06/10/2026
Young Horizons Industry homes in on Polish animation
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the country’s animation sector next year, the tenth edition of the event illustrated the growth and vitality of this particular industry

Market Trends
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Throughout the summer, Cineuropa will continue bringing readers closer to the European and international film industry through breaking news, market analysis and on-the-ground festival reporting. From Karlovy Vary, Locarno and Sarajevo to Venice, Toronto and San Sebastián, our coverage will track the key films, industry shifts and emerging trends shaping the sector between July and the end of September

Produce – Co-Produce... - Flanders to abolish the Screen Flanders economic film incentive - 08/10/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 08/10/2026
Flanders to abolish the Screen Flanders economic film incentive
The €3.5-million-a-year scheme will close at the end of 2026, despite generating an estimated €8 in local spending for every euro invested

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Young Horizons Industry looks into curating connections with young audiences in a fragmented world - 07/10/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 07/10/2026
Young Horizons Industry looks into curating connections with young audiences in a fragmented world
For its tenth edition, the Polish event took stock of this ongoing challenge through a series of in-depth talks and presentations

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Futura Cinema presents innovative projects at FilmFest Hamburg - 07/10/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 07/10/2026
Futura Cinema presents innovative projects at FilmFest Hamburg
The Creative Europe-supported initiative aims to explore and rethink the future of cinemas, and their relationship with local communities and audiences

Series - Serial Killer’s Monyová analysis demonstrates an ethics-driven approach to true-crime storytelling - 05/10/2026

Series – 05/10/2026
Serial Killer’s Monyová analysis demonstrates an ethics-driven approach to true-crime storytelling
A case study trained the spotlight on how the Czech series combines social impact with a thoughtful creative approach to its basis in the real life of the titular best-selling author

Market Trends - The seventh Explorer Konferenz trains the spotlight on creativity and innovation - 02/10/2026

Market Trends – 02/10/2026
The seventh Explorer Konferenz trains the spotlight on creativity and innovation
The event held as part of FilmFest Hamburg Industry Days hosted a dozen talks by international experts

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The fifth Creative Investors’ Conference explores a changing sales and distribution landscape - 25/09/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 25/09/2026
The fifth Creative Investors’ Conference explores a changing sales and distribution landscape
Two San Sebastián-hosted discussions provided insights into the challenges in sales as well as ways of confronting extant distribution challenges via a TVoD solution

The 47th Cairo International Film Festival lifts the veil on its programme

The Egyptian gathering will showcase 145 films from 64 countries from 11-20 November, including 12 titles that will vie for the Golden Pyramid in the International Competition

12/10 | Cairo 2026

I Understand Your Displeasure triumphs in Saint-Jean-de-Luz

German director Kilian Armando Friedrich’s fiction feature film debut scoops the Grand Prize, with The Good Daughter, Chemical Bond and Rain Dogs also singled out by the jury

12/10 | Saint-Jean-de-Luz 2026 | Awards

Robert Thalheim’s Don't Be a Stranger in post-production

In his upcoming neo-Western, the German director stages a romanticised vision of the American way of life

12/10 | Production | Funding | Germany

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 91: Iván & Hadoum (Spain/Germany/Belgium) - 29/09/2026

29/09/2026
Episode 91: Iván & Hadoum (Spain/Germany/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Ian de la Rosa are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 90: Strange River (Spain/Germany) - 05/06/2026

05/06/2026
Episode 90: Strange River (Spain/Germany)
The producers of the film by Jaume Claret Muxart are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 89: Romería (Spain/Germany) - 28/05/2026

28/05/2026
Episode 89: Romería (Spain/Germany)
The producers of the film by Carla Simón are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 88: Sirāt (Spain/France) - 28/04/2026

28/04/2026
Episode 88: Sirāt (Spain/France)
The producers of the film by Óliver Laxe are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 87: Tales from the Magic Garden (Czech Republic/Slovakia/ Slovenia/France) - 07/04/2026

07/04/2026
Episode 87: Tales from the Magic Garden (Czech Republic/Slovakia/ Slovenia/France)
The producers of the film by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar and Jean-Claude Rozec are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 86: Calle Málaga (Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium) - 19/03/2026

19/03/2026
Episode 86: Calle Málaga (Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Maryam Touzani are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 85: Köln 75 (Germany/Poland/Belgium) - 05/03/2026

05/03/2026
Episode 85: Köln 75 (Germany/Poland/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Ido Fluk are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 84: Eagles of the Republic (Sweden/France/Denmark) - 24/02/2026

24/02/2026
Episode 84: Eagles of the Republic (Sweden/France/Denmark)
The producers of the film by Tarik Saleh are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Anne Zohra Berrached shooting Sind so kleine Hände

The German filmmaker’s new biographical drama follows East German singer-songwriter Bettina Wegner as she refuses to leave the GDR and faces growing pressure from the authorities

12/10 | Production | Funding | Germany

Review: Bloody Men

Swedish director Jens Sjögren sketches a close-up portrait of a boy growing up in a messy situation without necessarily emerging as a messy teenager

12/10 | Warsaw 2026

Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep and Rehearsals for a Revolution come out on top at the Athens International Film Festival

Rakan Mayasi’s and Pegah Ahangarani’s movies have won the top awards in the international competitions, while Aftoklitos Fterotos topped the Greek short-film category, scooping three prizes

12/10 | Festivals | Awards | Greece

I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning wins Best Film at the Dinard British & Irish Film Festival

Clio Barnard’s social-realist ensemble piece has taken home the top award from the Brittany gathering, with The Education of Jane Cumming and Skintown also among the prizewinners

12/10 | Dinard 2026 | Awards

Photogalleries

21/09/2026
San Sebastian 2026 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 74st edition, which is unspooling from 21-29 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2026 – Photogalleries - 02/09/2026

02/09/2026
Venice 2026 – Photogalleries
The global film community is back on the Lido. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2026 – Photogalleries - 13/05/2026

13/05/2026
Cannes 2026 – 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 12-23 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2026 – Photogalleries - 13/02/2026

13/02/2026
Berlinale 2026 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 76th edition, the first under the direction of Tricia Tuttle, from 12-22 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Venice 2025 – Photogalleries - 27/08/2025

27/08/2025
Venice 2025 – Photogalleries
The global film community is back on the Lido for the 82nd Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 27 August-6 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

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

Rosa Friedrich shoots Who Is Afraid of God

The Austrian filmmaker’s debut fiction feature follows an influencer who turns a shy outsider into an internet saint, with their friendship threatened when the girl begins to believe in her own powers

12/10 | Production | Funding | Austria/Germany

Patrice Toye's The Assignment to compete in Black Nights

The Belgian filmmaker's latest feature follows a traumatised 16-year-old drawn to power and authority at a post-war youth camp

09/10 | Production | Funding | Belgium/Germany/Netherlands

Janno Jürgens' No Me Without You to premiere in Tallinn

The Estonian filmmaker's sophomore feature is a psychological thriller about all-consuming love, revenge and the destructive bond between two sisters

09/10 | Production | Funding | Estonia

Reviews

Minotaur
by Andrey Zvyagintsev
CANNES 2026: Andrey Zvyagintsev directs, with impressive and meticulous mastery, a grim fable about relationships, the limits of freedom and the Russian special military operation in Ukraine

Iron Boy
by Louis Clichy
CANNES 2026: Louis Clichy delivers a wonderful animated film, with a crystal-clear and touching simplicity, about a young boy’s journey to break free from the grip of his destiny

Les Misérables
by Fred Cavayé
Fred Cavayé delivers a new adaptation of Victor Hugo’s celebrated popular novel, modernising its ambitions and placing it at the crossroads of melodrama and action cinema

The Other Side of the Sun
by Tawfik Sabouni
BERLINALE 2026: Tawfik Sabouni presents his first feature-length documentary, a harrowing yet deeply humane journey into the hell of Syrian prisons

Low Expectations
by Eivind Landsvik
CANNES 2026: The darker and lighter sides of depression are depicted in the feature debut by Norway’s Eivind Landsvik, which should generate some enthusiastic buzz

Everyone's Sorry Nowadays
by Frederike Migom
BERLINALE 2026: Frederike Migom’s second feature sees a neglected teen confront family tensions and find solace in a famous visitor during an emotional summer's day

Bloody Men
by Jens Sjögren
Swedish director Jens Sjögren sketches a close-up portrait of a boy growing up in a messy situation without necessarily emerging as a messy teenager

Visitation
by Volker Schlöndorff
CANNES 2026: Volker Schlöndorff’s latest film is a historical epic that is both meticulously crafted and tenderly intimate, centring on a lakeside holiday home over the course of nearly a century

The future of culture in Europe, in need of consistency between declarations and budgets

An open letter signed by more than 200 organisations and a new petition for a Cultural Freedom Act for Europe both constitute attempts to defend an industry under threat

09/10 | Institutions | Legislation | Europe

The 14th Baltic Pitching Forum crowns projects from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Italy

Lithuania’s Walks. I Love, Therefore I Am and Latvia’s Seeing John Malkovich emerged as the biggest winners, securing three awards each

09/10 | Baltic Pitching Forum 2026 | Awards

Marcus H Rosenmüller wraps the shoot for Beim Griechen

The German filmmaker’s new tragicomedy follows a Greek guest worker who opens a tavern that becomes a meeting place for people from different walks of life

09/10 | Production | Funding | Germany

Interviews

Andrina Mračnikar • Director of Mila/Marija
The Austrian director of Carinthian Slovenian descent discusses her latest film, about a young Slovenian partisan woman immersed in her anti-fascist fight before, during and after World War II

Levan Koguashvili • Director of Guria
The Georgian filmmaker tells us about his love of shooting in the provinces, combining actors with non-professionals, setting his story in the 1990s and establishing a specific tone

Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi • Directors of La bola negra
The Spanish directorial duo talk about their film’s major international success, their connection with young audiences, and the value of telling a story about love and memory

Naëmi Ada • Director of Body of Glass
The German filmmaker discusses her feature debut, the boundary between performance and truth, and the visibility of violence

Amanda Kernell • Director of Brace Your Heart
The Swedish director shares some thoughts on her creative journey and whether there is any shared DNA between her latest film and her prior works

Fatih Akin • Director of Ghost Song
The German-Turkish director shares the Hitchcockian inspirations that influenced his way of shooting Hamburg, and his desire to go back to basics

Camille Bildsøe • Director of If Luck Will Come
The Danish director unpicks her observation of two Afghan children navigating the space between childhood freedom and adult responsibility under Taliban rule

Fabian Stumm • Director of The Ideas
The German director breaks down his new movie, which thematically continues his tragicomic, ironic and touching explorations of interpersonal relationships

The Arras Film Festival unveils its nine contenders for the Golden Atlas

David Oelhoffen will chair the competition jury of the 27th edition of the event, which will run from 6-15 November

09/10 | Arras 2026

IDFA Forum unveils its selection and implements a revised presentation format

The Dutch industry gathering hails a more inclusive presentational model for its 34th edition, gathering 47 documentary projects from all over the world

09/10 | IDFA 2026 | IDFA for Professionals

Ji.hlava’s 30th-anniversary programme spotlights documentaries that changed the world

The documentary festival will combine international and Czech competitions with a Trinh T Minh-ha retrospective, an anniversary film essay and an industry focus on Montenegro

09/10 | Jihlava 2026

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Iron Boy
by Louis Clichy
Cannes 2026 - Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize
Annecy 2026 - Jury Prize and Audience Award
French and Belgian releases October 14

Minotaur
by Andrey Zvyagintsev
Cannes 2026 - Grand Prix
French release October 14 and Czech release October 15

Les Misérables
by Fred Cavayé
San Sebastián 2026 - Competition
French and Belgian releases October 14

The Other Side of the Sun
by Tawfik Sabouni
Berlinale 2026 - Panorama
Belgian release October 14

Everyone's Sorry Nowadays
by Frederike Migom
Berlinale 2026 - Generation Kplus
Dutch release October 15

Ground Floor
by Gábor Reisz
Venice 2026 - SpotlightHungarian release October 1 and Romanian release October 16

Fjord
by Cristian Mungiu
Cannes 2026 - Palme d'or
Czech release October 15

The Beloved
by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Cannes 2026 - Competition
Dutch release October 15

Batumi's Alternative Wave hosts a range of events and projects in development
The festival's industry section included eight new projects, and a series of consultancies, master classes and presentations on topics ranging from Georgian folktales to the use of AI
09/10 | Batumi 2026 | Alternative Wave
Stars flock at the Lumière Festival to celebrate the legacy of cinema
A host of prestigious guests will present the films at the 18th edition of the world’s biggest event dedicated to heritage cinema, taking place in Lyon from 10-18 October
08/10 | Festivals | Awards | France
Kleber Mendonça Filho to chair the jury at the Les Arcs Film Festival
The Brazilian filmmaker will judge the movies in competition at the Alpine ski resort from 12-19 December; the event will also put Spain in the spotlight
08/10 | Les Arcs 2026

Reviews

Rider
by Roan Johnson, Davide Pavanello
Roan Johnson and Dade’s film depicts a Milan characterised by marginal lives and inequality, blending music and cinema in a tale about redemption, choices and responsibility
Lover, Not a Fighter
by Martina Buchelová
Martina Buchelová’s feature film debut turns a turbulent romance into a loose, semi-documentary-style, Gen Z mosaic of intimacy, anxiety and comic disarray
Summer Meadow
by Naël Khleifi, Lisa Debauche
Lisa Debauche and Naël Khleifi paint the portrait of a young woman torn apart by exile, who tries to rebuild her life far from other people by becoming a shepherdess in the Alps
Mila/Marija
by Andrina Mracnikar
Andrina Mračnikar tells the story of a young Carinthian Slovene woman who joins the anti-Nazi partisan resistance
Fjord
by Cristian Mungiu
CANNES 2026: Romanian helmer Cristian Mungiu crafts a legal thriller based on a true story, sparking a debate on the limits of institutional interference in our private lives

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... – 08/10/2026

Flanders to abolish the Screen Flanders economic film incentive

The €3.5-million-a-year scheme will close at the end of 2026, despite generating an estimated €8 in local spending for every euro invested

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 07/10/2026

Young Horizons Industry looks into curating connections with young audiences in a fragmented world

For its tenth edition, the Polish event took stock of this ongoing challenge through a series of in-depth talks and presentations

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 07/10/2026

Futura Cinema presents innovative projects at FilmFest Hamburg

The Creative Europe-supported initiative aims to explore and rethink the future of cinemas, and their relationship with local communities and audiences

Animation – 06/10/2026

Young Horizons Industry homes in on Polish animation

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the country’s animation sector next year, the tenth edition of the event illustrated the growth and vitality of this particular industry

Film Reviews

Warsaw 2026 - 12/10/2026

Review: Bloody Men

Swedish director Jens Sjögren sketches a close-up portrait of a boy growing up in a messy situation without necessarily emerging as a messy teenager

Films / Reviews – Italy - 08/10/2026

Review: Rider

Roan Johnson and Dade’s film depicts a Milan characterised by marginal lives and inequality, blending music and cinema in a tale about redemption, choices and responsibility

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