AFCI runs its second annual Global Film Commission Network Summit at Marché du Film

AFCI runs its second annual Global Film Commission Network Summit at Marché du Film

The association introduces the first-ever global playbook to help film commissions and tourism professionals maximize the economic and cultural potential of screen tourism worldwide  

05/05 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Czech Republic’s Anifilm goes sci-fi

Czech Republic’s Anifilm goes sci-fi

The festival will explore science fiction in animation, pairing genre-defining films with an industry platform for cinema, gaming, and XR professionals  

05/05 | Festivals | Awards | Czech Republic

European Arthouse Cinema Day set to return on 23 November

European Arthouse Cinema Day set to return on 23 November

The event will take place again this year after its record-breaking 2024 edition, which brought together 90,000 spectators in over 600 cinemas from 46 countries worldwide  

05/05 | Distribution | Releases | Exhibitors | Europe

Indie Sales presents a three-star line-up at Cannes

Indie Sales presents a three-star line-up at Cannes

The French sales company is betting on Adam’s Sake and Dandelion’s Odyssey at Critics’ Week, and on Peak Everything at the Directors' Fortnight  

05/05 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

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Industry Reports

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability - Leverage Point Entertainment launches, aiming to embed systemic sustainability in film and TV production - 25/04/2025

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability – 25/04/2025
Leverage Point Entertainment launches, aiming to embed systemic sustainability in film and TV production
The services of the London- and Budapest-based venture will range from carbon budgeting and decarbonisation strategies to script consulting and sustainable storytelling

Market Trends
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A busy spring 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 Cannes, Kraków, Karlovy Vary, Tribeca, Hot Docs, Annecy, Brussels, Munich and many others

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Slovak crime-thriller Černák becomes the highest-grossing film in domestic cinemas - 02/05/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/05/2025
Slovak crime-thriller Černák becomes the highest-grossing film in domestic cinemas
The second film in the saga about a local mafia boss, directed by Jakub Króner, outgrossed its first part, which dominated Slovak cinemas last year

Animation - Mirko Goran Marijanac • Media sales executive, DeAPlaneta Entertainment - 30/04/2025

Animation – 30/04/2025
Mirko Goran Marijanac • Media sales executive, DeAPlaneta Entertainment
During our chat, the exec shared key insights from this year’s Cartoon Next and touched on the current climate for the animation sector

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Anne Pouliquen • Founder and Director, Futura Cinema - 29/04/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 29/04/2025
Anne Pouliquen • Founder and Director, Futura Cinema
We met with the director of the incubator programme dedicated to innovation in cinema theatres and cultural venues, which is now opening up on a European scale

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Paulina Jaroszewicz • Distribution and marketing manager, New Horizons Association - 28/04/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/04/2025
Paulina Jaroszewicz • Distribution and marketing manager, New Horizons Association
Cineuropa sat down with the Polish distributor to discuss her company’s strategy as well as the connection between its distribution line-up and BNP Paribas New Horizons Festival’s programme

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability - The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes a report on the audiovisual sector’s green transition - 25/04/2025

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability – 25/04/2025
The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes a report on the audiovisual sector’s green transition
The study provides a valuable resource for professionals seeking to understand current legislative trends, best practices and the tools available to reduce the industry’s environmental footprint

European Policy - The European Commission publishes a study on copyright transfer and authors’ contracts - 22/04/2025

European Policy – 22/04/2025
The European Commission publishes a study on copyright transfer and authors’ contracts
The research confirms that authors and producers often find themselves in a weak negotiating position, whereas performers benefit from a greater use of collective bargaining agreements

The Shadow and U Are the Universe win at Estonia’s Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

The Shadow and U Are the Universe win at Estonia’s Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

Jaak Kilmi’s period thriller and Pavlo Ostrikov’s sci-fi triumph at the festival’s 20th anniversary edition  

05/05 | HOFF 2025

The New Year That Never Came and The Flats crowned at Crossing Europe

The New Year That Never Came and The Flats crowned at Crossing Europe

The films by Bogdan Mureşanu and Alessandra Celesia respectively triumphed in the fiction and documentary competitions, while Wannes Destoop won the hearts of the audience with Holy Rosita  

05/05 | Crossing Europe 2025 | Awards

Annegret Richter • Artistic director, Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film

Interview: Annegret Richter • Artistic director, Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film

“There’s no definition of which target group it has to be for; you can tell any story with stop motion”

The artistic director of one of the biggest festivals in Europe dedicated to animation filmmaking gives us the low-down on this year’s highlights  

02/05 | /Germany

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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

Latvia set to shine bright at Cannes, led by Sergei Loznitsa’s competition entry Two Prosecutors

Latvia set to shine bright at Cannes, led by Sergei Loznitsa’s competition entry Two Prosecutors

New projects and a delegation of professionals specialising in fiction, documentary and animation are poised to visit the Croisette later this month  

02/05 | Cannes 2025/Sponsored

Shooting begins on Walter Fasano’s Nino, a portrait of scoring maestro Nino Rota

Shooting begins on Walter Fasano’s Nino, a portrait of scoring maestro Nino Rota

The documentary will blend archive footage and interviews with major artists, including Park Chan-wook and Alexandre Desplat  

02/05 | Production | Funding | Italy

Be For Films to sell Love Me Tender in Cannes

Be For Films to sell Love Me Tender in Cannes

The Brussels-based firm have bagged selection in the Un Certain Regard section for Anna Cazenave Cambet’s adaptation of Constance Debré’s novel, toplined by Vicky Krieps  

02/05 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Review: My Magical World

Review: My Magical World

Elvin Adigozel’s feature begins as a would-be story of triumphant success but unfolds as a domestic tragedy, portraying life in the bleak Azerbaijani countryside  

02/05 | goEast 2025

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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

Playtime to present some high-impact and entrancing trump cards at Cannes

Playtime to present some high-impact and entrancing trump cards at Cannes

The French sales agent will mostly be pinning its hopes on Eagles of the Republic, in the running for the Palme d’Or, and The Richest Woman in the World, screening out of competition  

02/05 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Manuel Muñoz Rivas and Joana Carro win awards at the eighth MECAS

Manuel Muñoz Rivas and Joana Carro win awards at the eighth MECAS

Manantial by the Spanish filmmaker has picked up the Almost-finished Films Award; the Portuguese author’s My Name Is Erik Satie, Like Everybody Else triumphed in the Films to be Made sidebar  

02/05 | Las Palmas 2025 | MECAS/Awards

Sanja Božić-Ljubičić • CEO, Pickbox, Mediatranslations, Mediavision and NEM

Interview: Sanja Božić-Ljubičić • CEO, Pickbox, Mediatranslations, Mediavision and NEM

“We will always stay focused on the CEE region, a region that’s unique – it can be challenging, but it’s also incredibly rewarding”

The executive reflects on the steady growth of NEM, the importance of curating meaningful industry connections and the event’s continued focus on the CEE region  

02/05 | NEM Dubrovnik 2025

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Reviews

Storia di una notte - by Paolo Costella

Storia di una notte
by Paolo Costella
Carefully curated on a visual level but emotionally glacial throughout, Paolo Costella’s drama reflects on the impact of losing a child on family ties

My Magical World - by Elvin Adigozel

My Magical World
by Elvin Adigozel
Elvin Adigozel’s feature begins as a would-be story of triumphant success but unfolds as a domestic tragedy, portraying life in the bleak Azerbaijani countryside

Reflection in a Dead Diamond - by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani

Reflection in a Dead Diamond
by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
BERLINALE 2025: Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani present a baroque spy film with some crazy twists and turns, which is both fun and exhausting

Little Jaffna - by Lawrence Valin

Little Jaffna
by Lawrence Valin
VENICE 2024: Lawrence Valin blends police infiltration with a deep dive into Paris’s Tamil community in a refreshing and audacious first feature film

Kayara. La guerrera del imperio Inca - by Cesar Zelada

Kayara. La guerrera del imperio Inca
by Cesar Zelada
César Zelada and Dirk Hampel’s animated adventure flick is a sprightly offering that, while allowing itself some poetic licence, brings Peru’s ancient culture that much closer to family audiences

The New Year That Never Came - by Bogdan Mureşanu

The New Year That Never Came
by Bogdan Mureşanu
VENICE 2024: Bogdan Mureşanu’s debut feature delves deep into the stuffy atmosphere of Romania in December 1989

Raptures - by Jon Blåhed

Raptures
by Jon Blåhed
Jon Blåhed’s historical drama explores the demise of Sweden’s Korpela movement, a disturbing and eventually tyrannical form of radical Protestantism

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

Slovak crime-thriller Černák becomes the highest-grossing film in domestic cinemas

Slovak crime-thriller Černák becomes the highest-grossing film in domestic cinemas

The second film in the saga about a local mafia boss, directed by Jakub Króner, outgrossed its first part, which dominated Slovak cinemas last year  

02/05 | Box Office | Slovakia

Wallimage is backing Michaël R Roskam's Le Faux Soir

Wallimage is backing Michaël R Roskam's Le Faux Soir

The regional Walloon investment fund has announced support for 5 new projects in its 124th session  

02/05 | Production | Funding | Belgium

16 works to be presented in the Immersive Selection at Cannes

16 works to be presented in the Immersive Selection at Cannes

The competition will bring together nine new narrative experiences that will be weighed up by a jury chaired by Luc Jacquet  

30/04 | Cannes 2025

Interviews

Jaśmina Wójcik • Director of King Matt the First

Jaśmina Wójcik • Director of King Matt the First
The Polish director discusses her approach to taking on a 1920s children’s literary classic in an unexpected way

Želimir Žilnik • Director of Eighty Plus

Želimir Žilnik • Director of Eighty Plus
The Serbian director discusses his deep suspicion of ideologies in relation to his irresistibly charming latest feature, which follows a man whose life spans three political systems

Paulina Jaroszewicz • Distribution and marketing manager, New Horizons Association

Paulina Jaroszewicz • Distribution and marketing manager, New Horizons Association
Cineuropa sat down with the Polish distributor to discuss her company’s strategy as well as the connection between its distribution line-up and BNP Paribas New Horizons Festival’s programme

Lorcan Finnegan • Director of The Surfer

Lorcan Finnegan • Director of The Surfer
The Irish filmmaker discusses his mystery-thriller, how he created the character with Nicolas Cage and his approach to the use of colours in the film

Julien Rejl • General Delegate, Directors’ Fortnight

Julien Rejl • General Delegate, Directors’ Fortnight
The General Delegate of the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight discusses the 2025 selection and clarifies the debate on its editorial line

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

Annegret Richter • Artistic director, Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film

Annegret Richter • Artistic director, Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film
The artistic director of one of the biggest festivals in Europe dedicated to animation filmmaking gives us the low-down on this year’s highlights

Sanja Božić-Ljubičić • CEO, Pickbox, Mediatranslations, Mediavision and NEM

Sanja Božić-Ljubičić • CEO, Pickbox, Mediatranslations, Mediavision and NEM
The executive reflects on the steady growth of NEM, the importance of curating meaningful industry connections and the event’s continued focus on the CEE region

The final clapperboard slams on Il falsario, starring Pietro Castellitto

The final clapperboard slams on Il falsario, starring Pietro Castellitto

The actor-director plays Tony Chichiarelli, a figure at the heart of 1970s Italy’s most baffling mysteries, in the Netflix film directed by Stefano Lodovichi and produced by Cattleya  

30/04 | Production | Funding | Italy

Review: San Damiano

Review: San Damiano

Gregorio Sassoli and Alejandro Cifuentes’ raw and visceral documentary gives a name and a story to the invisible souls populating Termini Station in Rome, observing them from the inside  

30/04 | Films | Reviews | Italy

The New Year That Never Came sweeps the Romanian Gopos

The New Year That Never Came sweeps the Romanian Gopos

Bogdan Mureşanu’s first feature has taken home the Gopos’ “big five”, while Emanuel Pârvu’s Three Kilometres to the End of the World was almost completely overlooked  

30/04 | Festivals | Awards | Romania

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Robot T-O - by Giulio Callegari

Robot T-O
by Giulio Callegari
French release May 7

Dreams (Sex Love) - by Dag Johan Haugerud

Dreams (Sex Love)
by Dag Johan Haugerud
Berlinale 2025 - Golden Bear for Best Film
German release May 8

The Mohican - by Frédéric Farrucci

The Mohican
by Frédéric Farrucci
Venice 2024 – Orizzonti Extra
Italian release May 8

Surfacing - by Cecilia Atán, Valeria Pivato

Surfacing
by Cecilia Atán, Valeria Pivato
San Sebastián 2024 - New Directors
Spanish release May 9

Enemigos - by David Valero

Enemigos
by David Valero
Spanish release May 9

Little Jaffna - by Lawrence Valin

Little Jaffna
by Lawrence Valin
Venice 2024 - International Film Critics’ Week
French release April 30

The New Year That Never Came - by Bogdan Mureşanu

The New Year That Never Came
by Bogdan Mureşanu
Venice 2024 - Orizzonti Best Film
French release April 30, Belgian release May 7 and Portuguese release May 8

Raptures - by Jon Blåhed

Raptures
by Jon Blåhed
Rotterdam 2025 - Big Screen Award
Swedish release May 1

Holy Electricity comes out on top at goEast

Holy Electricity comes out on top at goEast

Tato Kotetishvili’s urban portrait has won the Golden Lily at the Wiesbaden-based festival, while standout works from Estonia, Poland, Uzbekistan and beyond were also recognised  

30/04 | goEast 2025 | Awards

Mirko Goran Marijanac • Media sales executive, DeAPlaneta Entertainment

Interview: Mirko Goran Marijanac • Media sales executive, DeAPlaneta Entertainment

“It’s all about using AI ethically, and making the most of its tools to boost efficiency in animation and distribution”

During our chat, the exec shared key insights from this year’s Cartoon Next and touched on the current climate for the animation sector  

30/04 | Cartoon 2025 | Cartoon Next

Sally Potter’s Alma to star Pamela Anderson and Dakota Fanning

Sally Potter’s Alma to star Pamela Anderson and Dakota Fanning

The celebrated British filmmaker’s new comedy-drama will launch sales at Cannes through Bankside Films and will begin shooting on location in England this September  

30/04 | Production | Funding | UK/France/Germany

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Reviews

The Kiss of the Grasshopper - by Elmar Imanov

The Kiss of the Grasshopper
by Elmar Imanov
BERLINALE 2025: Elmar Imanov's surrealist second feature is an introspective journey through the melancholy, solitude and backsliding that inevitably accompany the loss of a loved one

Mariana's Room - by Emmanuel Finkiel

Mariana's Room
by Emmanuel Finkiel
Emmanuel Finkiel delves into the world of survival and life and death instincts through the eyes of a child hidden in a brothel at the height of World War II

Warfare - by Alex Garland, Ray Mendoza

Warfare
by Alex Garland, Ray Mendoza
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

Three Days of Fish - by Peter Hoogendoorn

Three Days of Fish
by Peter Hoogendoorn
In his second feature, Dutch helmer Peter Hoogendoorn comes up with a minimalist and bittersweet family drama, playing with the ambiguity of the mutual affection between a father and son

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

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/05/2025

Slovak crime-thriller Černák becomes the highest-grossing film in domestic cinemas

The second film in the saga about a local mafia boss, directed by Jakub Króner, outgrossed its first part, which dominated Slovak cinemas last year

Animation – 30/04/2025

Mirko Goran Marijanac • Media sales executive, DeAPlaneta Entertainment

During our chat, the exec shared key insights from this year’s Cartoon Next and touched on the current climate for the animation sector

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 29/04/2025

Anne Pouliquen • Founder and Director, Futura Cinema

We met with the director of the incubator programme dedicated to innovation in cinema theatres and cultural venues, which is now opening up on a European scale

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/04/2025

Paulina Jaroszewicz • Distribution and marketing manager, New Horizons Association

Cineuropa sat down with the Polish distributor to discuss her company’s strategy as well as the connection between its distribution line-up and BNP Paribas New Horizons Festival’s programme

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