Guillermo Galoe’s Sleepless City to premiere in the Cannes Critics’ Week

Guillermo Galoe’s Sleepless City to premiere in the Cannes Critics’ Week

The feature-length fiction debut by the director of the Goya-winning doc Delicate Balance was shot in Madrid’s Cañada Real settlement and stars non-professional actors  

17/04 | Production | Funding | Spain/France

Review: Warfare

Review: Warfare

If you don’t like war, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza will reinforce your logical fears with a tense immersive experience, narrated almost in real time and based on true events  

17/04 | Films | Reviews | USA/UK

Strengthening communication and collaboration at Europa Distribution’s Sofia Meetings workshop

Strengthening communication and collaboration at Europa Distribution’s Sofia Meetings workshop

Focused on improving professional interactions, the network's event brought together professionals from 14 different countries stretching from Portugal to Singapore  

17/04 | Sofia 2025 | Sofia Meetings

Thomas Ngijol heading to Cannes with Untamable

Thomas Ngijol heading to Cannes with Untamable

The actor-director is switching styles and will present his new film – shot in Cameroon, produced by Why Not and sold by Goodfellas – in the Directors’ Fortnight  

17/04 | Production | Funding | France

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Industry Reports

European Policy - The global challenges of audiovisual authors’ rights discussed at the World Intellectual Property Organization - 15/04/2025

European Policy – 15/04/2025
The global challenges of audiovisual authors’ rights discussed at the World Intellectual Property Organization
The event held in Geneva focused on worldwide issues affecting audiovisual authors, and called for enhanced legal safeguards, fair compensation and policy reforms

Market Trends
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A busy winter 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 Trieste, IFFR, Göteborg, Berlin, Clermont-Ferrand, Luxembourg, Thessaloniki, Sofia and CPH:DOX

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Strengthening communication and collaboration at Europa Distribution’s Sofia Meetings workshop - 17/04/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 17/04/2025
Strengthening communication and collaboration at Europa Distribution’s Sofia Meetings workshop
Focused on improving professional interactions, the network's event brought together professionals from 14 different countries stretching from Portugal to Singapore

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes “Top Players in the European Audiovisual Industry” annual market study - 16/04/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 16/04/2025
The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes “Top Players in the European Audiovisual Industry” annual market study
The study highlights that European broadcasters and non-European video-sharing platforms each captured nearly half of 2023’s TV and OTT advertising revenues

Produce – Co-Produce... - Together Fund launches as Europe’s first equity fund dedicated to independent production companies - 16/04/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 16/04/2025
Together Fund launches as Europe’s first equity fund dedicated to independent production companies
With an initial capitalisation of €58 million, the fund aims to overcome national barriers and provide strategic financial support to production firms across the continent

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Bolzano Film Festival Bozen spotlights the role of female producers - 15/04/2025

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 15/04/2025
Bolzano Film Festival Bozen spotlights the role of female producers
One of the traditional panel discussions at this year’s Italian gathering focused on the underrepresentation of women in filmmaking

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - House of Commons report trains the spotlight on the challenges faced by British film and high-end TV - 15/04/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 15/04/2025
House of Commons report trains the spotlight on the challenges faced by British film and high-end TV
The British Film Commission has commented on the governmental analysis that delves into the state of the sector’s economy

Europe and the Rest of the World - Europe and Latin America meet at BAFICI - 11/04/2025

Europe and the Rest of the World – 11/04/2025
Europe and Latin America meet at BAFICI
The European Film Festival invited producers Emilija Sluškonytė and Fernanda del Nido to discuss topics such as funding, the dynamics of the European market, and co-productions

Production kicks off in Malta on ITV's espionage thriller Secret Service, toplined by Gemma Arterton

Production kicks off in Malta on ITV's espionage thriller Secret Service, toplined by Gemma Arterton

The show, directed by James Marsh and Farren Blackburn, revolves around a woman who appears to lead a conventional life, while secretly working at the Secret Intelligence Service  

17/04 | Production | Funding | UK

EXCLUSIVE: Shoot in sight for Pirates by Myriam Gharbi

EXCLUSIVE: Shoot in sight for Pirates by Myriam Gharbi

Ossem, Hugo Becker and Otomo de Manuel star in the director’s debut feature, a production by Georges Films, which will also get started on The Station by Sara Ishaq  

17/04 | Production | Funding | France

Oliver Hermanus's The History of Sound to compete for the Palme d'Or

Oliver Hermanus's The History of Sound to compete for the Palme d'Or

The South African director makes his debut in the Cannes competition with an eagerly awaited romantic drama led by Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor  

17/04 | Production | Funding | UK/USA

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Co-Production Podcast

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

Episode 69: Black Tea (France/ Mauritania/ Luxembourg/ Taiwan/ Côte d'Ivoire) - 30/04/2024

30/04/2024
Episode 69: Black Tea (France/ Mauritania/ Luxembourg/ Taiwan/ Côte d'Ivoire)
The producers of the film by Abderrahmane Sissako are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 68: Paradise Is Burning (Sweden/Italy/Denmark/Finland) - 18/04/2024

18/04/2024
Episode 68: Paradise Is Burning (Sweden/Italy/Denmark/Finland)
The producers of the film by Mika Gustafson are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Attendance on the rise and record funding for Wallonia-Brussels films in 2024

Attendance on the rise and record funding for Wallonia-Brussels films in 2024

Despite a strained economic and political context, local cinema is doing well according to the report by the federation’s Film and Audiovisual Centre  

17/04 | Industry | Market | Belgium

Review: The Prince of Nanawa

Review: The Prince of Nanawa

Clarisa Navas’ epic documentary charts the life of a resilient young boy as he grows up in an isolated Paraguayan town bordering Argentina  

17/04 | Visions du Réel 2025

Waves wins big at Slovakia’s Sun in a Net Awards

Waves wins big at Slovakia’s Sun in a Net Awards

Jiří Mádl’s Czech-Slovak co-production has nabbed nine national awards, while another period drama, The Hungarian Dressmaker, netted five  

17/04 | Festivals | Awards | Slovakia

CONNECT returns to Cannes with an expanded programme

CONNECT returns to Cannes with an expanded programme

The second edition of the Entertainment Tech Hub brings together returning and new players, fresh technologies and a renewed commitment to industry-wide collaboration  

17/04 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

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Photogalleries

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

Close wins the 2023 LUX Audience Award - 27/06/2023

27/06/2023
Close wins the 2023 LUX Audience Award
Lukas Dhont’s heartbreaking coming-of-age drama has emerged as the winner of the European audience award, determined by ratings from the public and Members of the European Parliament

Diego Céspedes' The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo heads to Cannes' Un Certain Regard

Diego Céspedes' The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo heads to Cannes' Un Certain Regard

The Chilean filmmaker's debut film is an indictment of LGBTQI+ discrimination, set in the Chilean desert during the 1980s, a time when AIDS was an uncontrollable epidemic  

17/04 | Production | Funding | France/Germany/Spain/Chile/Belgium

Ava Cahen • General Delegate, Critics’ Week

Interview: Ava Cahen • General Delegate, Critics’ Week

"We’re not looking for a weak consensus"

The General Delegate of the Cannes Critics’ Week breaks down her 2025 selection  

16/04 | Cannes 2025 | Critics’ Week

The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes “Top Players in the European Audiovisual Industry” annual market study

The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes “Top Players in the European Audiovisual Industry” annual market study

The study highlights that European broadcasters and non-European video-sharing platforms each captured nearly half of 2023’s TV and OTT advertising revenues  

16/04 | Industry | Market | Europe

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Reviews

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

Our Father, Our President - by Manuel Huerga

Our Father, Our President
by Manuel Huerga
Manuel Huerga reminds us why Jordi Pujol, former president of the Government of Catalonia, does not have a street, square or park in Barcelona named after him

Toxic - by Saule Bliuvaite

Toxic
by Saule Bliuvaite
Saulė Bliuvaitė’s coming-of-age tale and debut feature navigates teenage insecurities about body image amidst dreams and realities in a dilapidated Lithuanian mining town

Not All Men But... - by Michel Leclerc

Not All Men But...
by Michel Leclerc
Co-written by Baya Kasmi, Michel Leclerc’s new comedy starring Léa Drucker and Benjamin Lavernhe explores the post-#MeToo world with gleeful cheek

What Marielle Knows - by Frédéric Hambalek

What Marielle Knows
by Frédéric Hambalek
BERLINALE 2025: Frédéric Hambalek turns an anecdote into a full-length social dramedy, crafting what turns out to be an enjoyable yet fleeting watch

Obscure Night – "Ain't I a Child?" - by Sylvain George

Obscure Night – "Ain't I a Child?"
by Sylvain George
In the final chapter of his touching trilogy about migration, Sylvain George and his protagonists arrive in the city of Paris where splendour flirts with misery

Mexico 86 - by César Díaz

Mexico 86
by César Díaz
After Our Mothers, which won Cannes’ Golden Camera in 2019, César Díaz is changing tone to deliver a personal and high-tension spy film questioning parenthood and social engagement

Harvest - by Athina Rachel Tsangari

Harvest
by Athina Rachel Tsangari
VENICE 2024: Athina Rachel Tsangari’s latest effort is a bizarre tale set in a remote village under the rule of a hateful master

Ester Bíbí Ásgeirsdóttir, Gunnar Tómas Kristófersson • Head of legal deposit and cinematek, and researcher, National Film Archive of Iceland

Interview: Ester Bíbí Ásgeirsdóttir, Gunnar Tómas Kristófersson • Head of legal deposit and cinematek, and researcher, National Film Archive of Iceland

“In Iceland, we are still writing our film history”

The duo tell us more about their work at the National Film Archive of Iceland and about discovering forgotten filmmakers – and their own country  

16/04 | Stockfish 2025

Together Fund launches as Europe’s first equity fund dedicated to independent production companies

Together Fund launches as Europe’s first equity fund dedicated to independent production companies

With an initial capitalisation of €58 million, the fund aims to overcome national barriers and provide strategic financial support to production firms across the continent  

16/04 | Industry | Market | Europe

Spot the Composer brings ten international talents to Cannes

Spot the Composer brings ten international talents to Cannes

The sixth edition of the programme offers participating composers a platform to connect with directors and producers in search of original scores for their upcoming features  

16/04 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Interviews

Dögg Mósesdóttir • Managing director, Stockfish Film & Industry Festival

Dögg Mósesdóttir • Managing director, Stockfish Film & Industry Festival
The managing director of the Icelandic gathering reflects on ten days of screenings, meetings with honorary guests and industry initiatives

Gerard Oms • Director of Away

Gerard Oms • Director of Away
The Spanish actor's coach reveals the key elements of his first feature film as a director, in which he has surrounded himself with close friends such as Mario Casas and Neus Ballús

Ava Cahen • General Delegate, Critics’ Week

Ava Cahen • General Delegate, Critics’ Week
The General Delegate of the Cannes Critics’ Week breaks down her 2025 selection

Ester Bíbí Ásgeirsdóttir, Gunnar Tómas Kristófersson • Head of legal deposit and cinematek, and researcher, National Film Archive of Iceland

Ester Bíbí Ásgeirsdóttir, Gunnar Tómas Kristófersson • Head of legal deposit and cinematek, and researcher, National Film Archive of Iceland
The duo tell us more about their work at the National Film Archive of Iceland and about discovering forgotten filmmakers – and their own country

Jahfar Muataz • Director of Crossing Lines

Jahfar Muataz • Director of Crossing Lines
The Iraqi-Danish filmmaker tells us more about his thriller that follows an ex-criminal now paying his dues as a gang exit counsellor, and about his love for Se7en

Isabelle Fauvel • Head, Silence&Conversation

Isabelle Fauvel • Head, Silence&Conversation
The creator of the first company dedicated to film development talks to us about her new initiative, which offers an alternative approach

Andrej Kolenčík, Anna Ďurišíková • Directors of Animals of the East

Andrej Kolenčík, Anna Ďurišíková • Directors of Animals of the East
The winners of the Cineuropa Work in Progress Award discuss their project tackling environmental consciousness, social marginalisation and the subtle resistance shown through caring for animals

Moonika Siimets • Director of The Black Hole

Moonika Siimets • Director of The Black Hole
The Estonian director tells three stories in her new film, which follows people and other creatures looking for love and attention

Six TorinoFilmLab-branded films at the 78th Cannes Film Festival

Six TorinoFilmLab-branded films at the 78th Cannes Film Festival

Two titles in competition, three in Un Certain Regard and one in Critics’ Week were developed at the hotbed of international talent organised by Italy's National Cinema Museum  

16/04 | Sponsored

German young-adult limited series Shadow Leaks now in post-production

German young-adult limited series Shadow Leaks now in post-production

Özgür Yildirim and Alison Kuhn’s episodic project scheduled for broadcast through ARD tackles pertinent themes of cyberbullying and hacker attacks  

16/04 | Production | Funding | Germany

There Is Still Tomorrow exceeds €5m in China

There Is Still Tomorrow exceeds €5m in China

Paola Cortellesi’s film has also conquered the female public in China, where other European films such as Anatomy of a Fall and Flow eventually established themselves  

15/04 | Box Office | Europe/China

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Fuori - by Mario Martone

Fuori
by Mario Martone
Cannes 2025 - Competition

Sirat - by Oliver Laxe

Sirat
by Oliver Laxe
Cannes 2025 - Competition

Xoftex - by Noaz Deshe

Xoftex
by Noaz Deshe
Karlovy Vary 2024 - Special Jury Mention
German release April 17

Oxana - by Charlène Favier

Oxana
by Charlène Favier
French release April 16

Toxic - by Saule Bliuvaite

Toxic
by Saule Bliuvaite
Locarno 2024 - Golden Leopard and First Feature Award
French release April 16

Sicilian Letters - by Antonio Piazza, Fabio Grassadonia

Sicilian Letters
by Antonio Piazza, Fabio Grassadonia
Venice 2024 - Competition
French release April 16

Mexico 86 - by César Díaz

Mexico 86
by César Díaz
Locarno 2024 – Piazza Grande
Belgian release April 16 and French April 23

Diamanti - by Ferzan Ozpetek

Diamanti
by Ferzan Ozpetek
Portuguese release April 17

Review: Oxana

Review: Oxana

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  

15/04 | Films | Reviews | France

Review: The Vanishing Point

Review: The Vanishing Point

Iranian director Bani Khoshnoudi tries to give life to the ghost of a family’s past that now only lives through the few objects that inhabited it  

15/04 | Visions du Réel 2025

Review: Our Father, Our President

Review: Our Father, Our President

Manuel Huerga reminds us why Jordi Pujol, former president of the Government of Catalonia, does not have a street, square or park in Barcelona named after him  

15/04 | Films | Reviews | Spain

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Reviews

Xoftex - by Noaz Deshe

Xoftex
by Noaz Deshe
Noaz Deshe makes tragic reality and surreal fantasies overlap in order to portray the frustrating situation at a Greek refugee camp

Sicilian Letters - by Antonio Piazza, Fabio Grassadonia

Sicilian Letters
by Antonio Piazza, Fabio Grassadonia
VENICE 2024: Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza continue their reflection on the Mafia culture in Sicily, with Elio Germano in the shoes of a boss in hiding and Toni Servillo as a corrupt politician

Katika Bluu - by Stéphane Vuillet, Stéphane Xhroüet

Katika Bluu
by Stéphane Vuillet, Stéphane Xhroüet
Stéphane Vuillet and Stéphane Xhroüet’s portrait of a former child soldier struggling with his return to civilian life is free in both its form and its approach, but also heartbreaking

Mikado - by Baya Kasmi

Mikado
by Baya Kasmi
Following in the wake of a family hiding out on the fringes of society, Baya Kasmi offers up a moving film, striking the perfect harsh-soft balance

Goat Girl - by Ana Asensio

Goat Girl
by Ana Asensio
Ana Asensio presents a tender and beautiful film about how the dark and mysterious sides of life are seen through the innocent eyes of a child

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 17/04/2025

Strengthening communication and collaboration at Europa Distribution’s Sofia Meetings workshop

Focused on improving professional interactions, the network's event brought together professionals from 14 different countries stretching from Portugal to Singapore

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 16/04/2025

The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes “Top Players in the European Audiovisual Industry” annual market study

The study highlights that European broadcasters and non-European video-sharing platforms each captured nearly half of 2023’s TV and OTT advertising revenues

Produce – Co-Produce... – 16/04/2025

Together Fund launches as Europe’s first equity fund dedicated to independent production companies

With an initial capitalisation of €58 million, the fund aims to overcome national barriers and provide strategic financial support to production firms across the continent

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 15/04/2025

Bolzano Film Festival Bozen spotlights the role of female producers

One of the traditional panel discussions at this year’s Italian gathering focused on the underrepresentation of women in filmmaking

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