Review: The Partisan

Review: The Partisan

James Marquand’s historical drama is a chaotic but truthful retelling of the life of famous Polish spy Krystyna Skarbek  

02/10 | Films | Reviews | Poland/UK

Young Horizons Industry announces its award winners

Young Horizons Industry announces its award winners

Two projects emerged as the big winners, with the animated film Socks and the live-action feature Superception collecting multiple trophies amidst a diverse line-up  

02/10 | Young Horizons Industry 2025 | Awards

Filmfest Hamburg eyes “A New Path for European Film Distribution in the Post-social-media Era”

Filmfest Hamburg eyes “A New Path for European Film Distribution in the Post-social-media Era”

The opening panel of EWIP/IFDS delved into the challenges posed by declining reach, rising advertising costs and the dominance of a select few global platforms  

02/10 | Hamburg 2025 | Filmfest Hamburg Industry Days

The Explorer Konferenz examines how to cope with complex challenges and shifting boundaries

The Explorer Konferenz examines how to cope with complex challenges and shifting boundaries

The platform for probing production, regulatory and other issues has brought together international experts from the creative industries as well as from the fields of finance and innovation  

02/10 | Hamburg 2025 | Filmfest Hamburg Industry Days

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Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Poland’s Velvet Spoon shares tactics for creative marketing and distribution of elevated genre cinema - 02/10/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/10/2025
Poland’s Velvet Spoon shares tactics for creative marketing and distribution of elevated genre cinema
Marcin Adamczak and Adrianna Woroch detailed some of their unconventional, risk-taking strategies that yield success in a changing national landscape

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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

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Filmfest Hamburg eyes “A New Path for European Film Distribution in the Post-social-media Era” - 02/10/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/10/2025
Filmfest Hamburg eyes “A New Path for European Film Distribution in the Post-social-media Era”
The opening panel of EWIP/IFDS delved into the challenges posed by declining reach, rising advertising costs and the dominance of a select few global platforms

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The sales agent and distributors of Flow disclose strategies for marketing European arthouse cinema - 02/10/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/10/2025
The sales agent and distributors of Flow disclose strategies for marketing European arthouse cinema
Charades and the French, Italian and German distributors of the acclaimed Latvian animated film by Gints Zilbalodis explained how they achieved commercial success with it

New Media - Unifrance promotes European film to gamers and internet users via MyMetaStories - 02/10/2025

New Media – 02/10/2025
Unifrance promotes European film to gamers and internet users via MyMetaStories
Backed by Creative Europe, the 3rd edition of the festival unspooling online and via Minecraft will run between 10 October and 2 November, with 18 films jostling on the agenda

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Case studies from Oneplay and ZDFneo spotlight bold strategies in rebranding and social-media distribution - 30/09/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 30/09/2025
Case studies from Oneplay and ZDFneo spotlight bold strategies in rebranding and social-media distribution
The two talks, which were hosted by the Serial Killer festival, painted a picture of an industry increasingly defined by constant reinvention and adaptability

Produce – Co-Produce... - The Montenegro Film Rendezvous places the national film industry front and centre - 30/09/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/09/2025
The Montenegro Film Rendezvous places the national film industry front and centre
At the second annual event, audiences gained a glimpse of a rising sector, with showcases of projects by Ivan Salatić, Nikola Vukčević, Maja Todorović and more

Produce – Co-Produce... - Vilnius launches Lithuania’s first city film fund - 29/09/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 29/09/2025
Vilnius launches Lithuania’s first city film fund
The fund, which aims to boost international co-productions, has been allocated an initial budget of €100,000, with individual projects eligible to receive up to €30,000

The European Film Festival - CINEU debuts in Madrid

The European Film Festival - CINEU debuts in Madrid

Throughout October and November, audiences in the neighbourhoods of the Spanish capital will be able to enjoy a selection of films that have been screened at Cannes, Berlin and Venice  

02/10 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

Review: Als wäre es Leicht

Review: Als wäre es Leicht

Milan Skrobanek’s fiction feature debut leads us into the world of two young lovers whose relationship seems to be impossible, as she is deaf and he is visually impaired  

02/10 | Hamburg 2025

The sales agent and distributors of Flow disclose strategies for marketing European arthouse cinema

The sales agent and distributors of Flow disclose strategies for marketing European arthouse cinema

Charades and the French, Italian and German distributors of the acclaimed Latvian animated film by Gints Zilbalodis explained how they achieved commercial success with it  

02/10 | European Work in Progress 2025

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 79: Living Large (Czech Republic/Slovakia/France) - 30/08/2025

30/08/2025
Episode 79: Living Large (Czech Republic/Slovakia/France)
The producers of the film by Kristina Dufková are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 78: Ghost Trail (France/Germany/Belgium) - 12/08/2025

12/08/2025
Episode 78: Ghost Trail (France/Germany/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Jonathan Millet are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

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

Poland’s Velvet Spoon shares tactics for creative marketing and distribution of elevated genre cinema

Poland’s Velvet Spoon shares tactics for creative marketing and distribution of elevated genre cinema

Marcin Adamczak and Adrianna Woroch detailed some of their unconventional, risk-taking strategies that yield success in a changing national landscape  

02/10 | International Film Distribution Summit 2025

Review: I Am the Greatest

Review: I Am the Greatest

The feature debut by German writer-director duo Nicolai Zeitler and Marlene Bischof places the focus on various protagonists who are feeling overwhelmed by life  

02/10 | Hamburg 2025

Review: Smalltown Girl

Review: Smalltown Girl

Hille Norden’s drama film delves deep into the emotional inner life of a young woman who tries to repress the memories of her past through a life of excess  

02/10 | Hamburg 2025

Filmfest Hamburg hands out €85,000 worth of Producers Awards

Filmfest Hamburg hands out €85,000 worth of Producers Awards

Since 2014, the prizes have honoured the outstanding achievements of German producers as well as film and television production companies  

02/10 | Hamburg 2025 | Awards

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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

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

Unifrance promotes European film to gamers and internet users via MyMetaStories

Unifrance promotes European film to gamers and internet users via MyMetaStories

Backed by Creative Europe, the 3rd edition of the festival unspooling online and via Minecraft will run between 10 October and 2 November, with 18 films jostling on the agenda  

02/10 | Festivals | Awards | Europe

Edoardo Leo leads the cast of Per te

Edoardo Leo leads the cast of Per te

Also starring Teresa Saponangelo, Alessandro Aronadio’s movie tells the true story of a little boy caring for his dad who has Alzheimer’s, and is set to screen in Rome Film Fest  

02/10 | Production | Funding | Italy

TorinoFilmLab opens calls for its 2026 programmes

TorinoFilmLab opens calls for its 2026 programmes

The ScriptLab, FeatureLab, ComedyLab and SeriesLab strands are now awaiting applications  

01/10 | TorinoFilmLab 2026

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Reviews

Gavagai - by Ulrich Köhler

Gavagai
by Ulrich Köhler
Ulrich Köhler’s complex and gripping drama follows the troubled filming of an adaptation of Medea in Senegal, followed by its premiere in Berlin

Andrea's Island - by Antonio Capuano

Andrea's Island
by Antonio Capuano
In his new film, 85-year-old director Antonio Capuano once again looks at the world through the eyes of a child, tackling the traumatic separation of a couple with a son

Strange River - by Jaume Claret Muxart

Strange River
by Jaume Claret Muxart
VENICE 2025: Jaume Claret Muxart's debut is a beautiful and sensitive physical and mental journey towards the discovery of sexual desire and the first stirrings of individuality - in short, of freedom

The Last One for the Road - by Francesco Sossai

The Last One for the Road
by Francesco Sossai
CANNES 2025: Italian director Francesco Sossai morphs into Aki Kaurismäki, and delivers a loveable ode to drunken encounters and that first hungover cigarette

It Was Just an Accident - by Jafar Panahi

It Was Just an Accident
by Jafar Panahi
CANNES 2025: A gripping tale of revenge and reckoning, Jafar Panahi’s latest drama lays bare the vicious cycle of violence under repression

She Walks in Darkness - by Agustín Díaz Yanes

She Walks in Darkness
by Agustín Díaz Yanes
Agustín Díaz Llanes aims high as he returns with a tense, nerve-jangling thriller about a Civil Guard officer who infiltrates the ranks of ETA

Heads or Tails? - by Matteo Zoppis, Alessio Rigo de Righi

Heads or Tails?
by Matteo Zoppis, Alessio Rigo de Righi
CANNES 2025: Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppi’s new film is an entertaining and insolent anti-western about the arrival of Buffalo Bill’s show in Italy and the flight of two lovers on the run

Death Does Not Exist - by Félix Dufour-Laperrière

Death Does Not Exist
by Félix Dufour-Laperrière
CANNES 2025: Félix Dufour-Laperrière’s fantasy animation follows a band of young revolutionaries aiming to overturn both the elite and mortality itself

Review: Andrea’s Island

Review: Andrea’s Island

In his new film, 85-year-old director Antonio Capuano once again looks at the world through the eyes of a child, tackling the traumatic separation of a couple with a son  

01/10 | Films | Reviews | Italy

Mario Bova • Director, Euro Balkan Film Festival

Interview: Mario Bova • Director, Euro Balkan Film Festival

“The festival offers audiences a selection of testimonies that move from the anguish of war towards hope for the future”

The festival director discusses how cinema can help heal the wounds of memory, and his goal of building bridges between the Balkans and Western Europe  

01/10 | /Italy

The 17th Weird Market presents nine projects

The 17th Weird Market presents nine projects

From 30 September to 5 October, Valencia will host the unmissable event in the world of animation, new media and video games, which includes a market, events, previews and a festival  

01/10 | Industry | Market | Spain

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Interviews

José Luis Guerín • Director of Good Valley Stories

José Luis Guerín • Director of Good Valley Stories
The filmmaker returns to the festival where he previously triumphed and talks about young directors, the human diversity that populates his new film and how much he hates drones

Alauda Ruiz de Azúa • Director of Sundays

Alauda Ruiz de Azúa • Director of Sundays
The Basque director discusses her new film, a long-cherished project that explores adolescence, respect, family conflicts and crises of faith

Claire Denis • Director of The Fence

Claire Denis • Director of The Fence
The French director discusses the origins of her new film and the most significant topics she’s covered during her considerable career

Arnaud Desplechin • Director of Two Pianos

Arnaud Desplechin • Director of Two Pianos
The French director offers up his thoughts on his new movie - which is full of music, suspense and melodrama – as well as on film more generally and current events

Mario Bova • Director, Euro Balkan Film Festival

Mario Bova • Director, Euro Balkan Film Festival
The festival director discusses how cinema can help heal the wounds of memory, and his goal of building bridges between the Balkans and Western Europe

Harris Dickinson • Director of Urchin

Harris Dickinson • Director of Urchin
The rising star, both in front of and behind the camera, talks us through his hard-hitting directorial debut, about a young rough sleeper in the midst of a downward spiral

Stephan De Potter, Marc Smit • Distributors, Cinéart

Stephan De Potter, Marc Smit • Distributors, Cinéart
We head to the Netherlands and Belgium to speak to the pair of distributors about the particulars of working across the Benelux region

Agnieszka Rostropowicz • Director, Filmatura Literary Film Festival

Agnieszka Rostropowicz • Director, Filmatura Literary Film Festival
The festival head chats to us about her event and about how she wants to welcome an open-minded, curious audience

The Altar Boys blessed with the Golden Lions at the 50th Polish Film Festival

The Altar Boys blessed with the Golden Lions at the 50th Polish Film Festival

Piotr Domalewski’s movie has won the top prize in Gdynia as well as the Audience Award, among other accolades; the Silver Lions went to Agnieszka Holland’s Franz  

01/10 | Gdynia 2025 | Awards

Harris Dickinson • Director of Urchin

Interview: Harris Dickinson • Director of Urchin

“They’re definitely very separate for me, the roles of director and actor”

The rising star, both in front of and behind the camera, talks us through his hard-hitting directorial debut, about a young rough sleeper in the midst of a downward spiral  

01/10 | Dinard 2025

War on Screen places conflict under the microscope of film

War on Screen places conflict under the microscope of film

The 13th edition of the film festival revolving around war will unspool in Champagne between 6 and 12 October  

01/10 | Festivals | Awards | France

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Strange River - by Jaume Claret Muxart

Strange River
by Jaume Claret Muxart
Venice 2025 - Orizzonti
Spanish release October 3

Heads or Tails? - by Matteo Zoppis, Alessio Rigo de Righi

Heads or Tails?
by Matteo Zoppis, Alessio Rigo de Righi
Cannes 2025 - Un Certain Regard
Italian release October 2

The Last One for the Road - by Francesco Sossai

The Last One for the Road
by Francesco Sossai
Cannes 2025 - Un Certain Regard
Italian release October 2

Karla - by Christina Tournatzés

Karla
by Christina Tournatzés
German release October 2

It Was Just an Accident - by Jafar Panahi

It Was Just an Accident
by Jafar Panahi
Cannes 2025 - Palme d’or
French and Belgian releases October 1

Leave One Day - by Amélie Bonnin

Leave One Day
by Amélie Bonnin
Cannes 2025 - Opening Out of Competition
German release October 2

The Captive - by Alejandro Amenábar

The Captive
by Alejandro Amenábar
Toronto 2025 - Special Presentations
French release October 1

Kontinental '25 - by Radu Jude

Kontinental '25
by Radu Jude
Berlinale 2025 - Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
French release September 24 and Polish release October 3

SF Studios kicks off production on Alexandra-Therese Keining’s The Trip to Piedmont in Italy

SF Studios kicks off production on Alexandra-Therese Keining’s The Trip to Piedmont in Italy

The heartwarming drama film sees Swedish actors Helena Bergström, Kjell Bergqvist, Björn Kjellman and Kajsa Ernst partaking in a rare ensemble collaboration  

01/10 | Production | Funding | Sweden/Italy

Review: Obhut

Review: Obhut

Veronika Hafner takes a bold thematic swing with her feature debut about a young man with involuntary paedophilic tendencies as he fights off shame and frustration  

01/10 | Zurich 2025

The eighth annual European Work in Progress hands out its awards

The eighth annual European Work in Progress hands out its awards

The German industry event has concluded its second day by rewarding Francisco Marise’s Truck Driver and a slew of other projects, giving out prizes totalling €140,000  

01/10 | European Work in Progress 2025 | Awards

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Reviews

Mother - by Teona Strugar Mitevska

Mother
by Teona Strugar Mitevska
VENICE 2025: Teona Strugar Mitevska places us in Mother Teresa’s head for a few days, as she dispels the last remaining doubts stopping her from fulfilling her wildest ambition

The Party's Over! - by Antony Cordier

The Party's Over!
by Antony Cordier
CANNES 2025: Antony Cordier and his wild actors have fun with a sudden and fierce battle between rich and poor arbitrated by an idealistic young class defector

The Captive - by Alejandro Amenábar

The Captive
by Alejandro Amenábar
Alejandro Amenábar tells the story of Miguel de Cervantes’ five years in captivity through a bold historical retcon with a queer twist

Promise, I’ll Be Fine - by Katarína Gramatová

Promise, I’ll Be Fine
by Katarína Gramatová
Katarína Gramatová’s feature debut is a coming-of-age tale filled with hard truths, set in the heart of the Slovak countryside

The Voice of Hind Rajab - by Kaouther Ben Hania

The Voice of Hind Rajab
by Kaouther Ben Hania
VENICE 2025: Kaouther Ben Hania’s powerful docudrama integrates the real emergency call from the six-year-old girl killed by the IDF with dramatised scenes

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/10/2025

Filmfest Hamburg eyes “A New Path for European Film Distribution in the Post-social-media Era”

The opening panel of EWIP/IFDS delved into the challenges posed by declining reach, rising advertising costs and the dominance of a select few global platforms

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/10/2025

The sales agent and distributors of Flow disclose strategies for marketing European arthouse cinema

Charades and the French, Italian and German distributors of the acclaimed Latvian animated film by Gints Zilbalodis explained how they achieved commercial success with it

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/10/2025

Poland’s Velvet Spoon shares tactics for creative marketing and distribution of elevated genre cinema

Marcin Adamczak and Adrianna Woroch detailed some of their unconventional, risk-taking strategies that yield success in a changing national landscape

New Media – 02/10/2025

Unifrance promotes European film to gamers and internet users via MyMetaStories

Backed by Creative Europe, the 3rd edition of the festival unspooling online and via Minecraft will run between 10 October and 2 November, with 18 films jostling on the agenda

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