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1964 articles available in total starting from 29/11/2016. Last article published on 13/03/2026.

Caren Wuhrer shooting her debut feature, Große Mutter

Caren Wuhrer shooting her debut feature, Große Mutter

Set on the outskirts of Hamburg, the coming-of-age drama follows an unlikely bond between a disillusioned teenager and an elderly woman who has lost the will to live  

13/03 | Production | Funding | Germany

Sebastian Meise, Johanna Moder, and Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel secure Filmfonds Wien backing

Sebastian Meise, Johanna Moder, and Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel secure Filmfonds Wien backing

The Viennese funding agency has allocated €4.5 million in its first funding round of 2026, supporting eight features, eight projects in development and 16 television productions  

13/03 | Production | Funding | Austria

FIFDH Impact Days announces its winners

FIFDH Impact Days announces its winners

The industry section of the human rights festival has honoured five projects tackling HIV stigma, democratic resistance, extremism, inequality in science and resilience in Gaza  

13/03 | FIFDH Geneva 2026 | FIFDH Industry/Awards

The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora announces its winners

The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora announces its winners

The industry section of the Greek gathering has handed out awards to projects at various stages of development  

12/03 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2026 | Agora/Awards

Tatino launches the Slovenia Next Wave Genre Lab for emerging Slovenian genre projects

Tatino launches the Slovenia Next Wave Genre Lab for emerging Slovenian genre projects

The initiative, organised in partnership with the Slovenian Film Centre, will select two feature-length projects and combine development labs with an international residency  

11/03 | Industry | Market | Slovenia

Niklas Engstrøm • Artistic director, CPH:DOX

Interview: Niklas Engstrøm • Artistic director, CPH:DOX

“Truth rarely appears in harmony; it emerges from the friction between contrasting perspectives”

With nearly 200 films in this year’s programme, the festival’s artistic director talks about resisting simplification, launching world premieres and paving the way for productive disagreement  

09/03 | CPH:DOX 2026

Mara Gourd-Mercado • Head of industry and training, CPH:DOX

Interview: Mara Gourd-Mercado • Head of industry and training, CPH:DOX

“Participants learn to control AI workflows, rather than be controlled by them”

The head of industry reflects on the idea of “safe havens” for filmmakers, the search for alternatives to platform dominance and the structural shifts reshaping the documentary ecosystem  

06/03 | CPH:DOX 2026 | CPH:DOX Industry

Hüseyin Tabak to adapt Tahsim Durgun’s bestseller Mama, bitte lern Deutsch

Hüseyin Tabak to adapt Tahsim Durgun’s bestseller Mama, bitte lern Deutsch

The feature, based on Durgun’s memoir, brings a deeply personal and humorous story of growing up between languages and identities to the big screen  

05/03 | Production | Funding | Germany

Red Code Blue and Escape Net shine bright at Latvia’s Lielais Kristaps Awards

Red Code Blue and Escape Net shine bright at Latvia’s Lielais Kristaps Awards

Oskars Rupenheits’ drama has taken the top honours, including Best Film and Best Director, while Dzintars Dreibergs’ basketball epic triumphed across major feature categories  

04/03 | Festivals | Awards | Latvia

Alexis Juncosa • Artistic director, Luxembourg City Film Festival

Interview: Alexis Juncosa • Artistic director, Luxembourg City Film Festival

“I like the idea that LuxFilmFest is becoming one of those places where we can reflect collectively on what we do”

The artistic director of the Grand Duchy’s renowned gathering discusses the 16th edition’s “Wild, Wild Rose” theme, immersive expansion and the event’s growing role as a European meeting point  

04/03 | Luxembourg 2026

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