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Vassilis Economou


1742 articles available in total starting from 29/11/2016. Last article published on 01/08/2025.

Cannes' Marché du Film launches its Immersive Market

Cannes' Marché du Film launches its Immersive Market

The market will take place aboard the Art Explora boat from 13-19 May and aims to enhance global distribution opportunities for immersive art  

04/03 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Maksym Nakonechnyi • Director of The Earth Is Flat – I Flew Around and Saw It

Interview: Maksym Nakonechnyi • Director of The Earth Is Flat – I Flew Around and Saw It

"I want all of us to reflect on our own 'flat Earth theories' and prepare ourselves for the moment when objective reality crashes them one way or another"

BERLINALE 2025: The Ukrainian director offers insights to his upcoming film, which won the Eurimages Special Co-production Development Award at the Berlinale Co-Production Market  

04/03 | Berlinale 2025 | EFM

The fact-driven sci-fi series about humanity’s first contact We Come in Peace is in production

The fact-driven sci-fi series about humanity’s first contact We Come in Peace is in production

The Swedish multinational co-production will examine the practical challenges of humanity’s first confirmed encounter with an extraterrestrial phenomenon, blending political and scientific realism  

03/03 | Production | Funding | Sweden/Lithuania/Belgium

The European Investment Fund commits with €25 million investment to IPR.VC Fund III

The European Investment Fund commits with €25 million investment to IPR.VC Fund III

The European audiovisual sector receives a major boost as the financial institution backs the Finland-based fund to fuel film and TV production across the continent  

28/02 | Production | Funding | Europe/Finland

SMART7 announces its competition line-up

SMART7 announces its competition line-up

The European film festival network has selected seven features by emerging filmmakers to be screened at all the network's festivals throughout the year  

28/02 | Festivals | Awards | Europe

Andrea Štaka • Director of IBICABA – Visions of Paradise

Interview: Andrea Štaka • Director of IBICABA – Visions of Paradise

"It's a challenge to shoot a period film - set in the 19th century - with a European arthouse budget"

BERLINALE 2025: The Swiss director breaks down her upcoming film, which won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the Berlinale Co-Production Market  

27/02 | Berlinale 2025 | EFM

Stelana Kliris is set to explore identity and heritage in Apart from Her

Stelana Kliris is set to explore identity and heritage in Apart from Her

The Greek-Cypriot filmmaker is in post-production on her latest feature, a historical drama set against the backdrop of 1974 Cyprus and apartheid-era South Africa starring Leem Lubany  

27/02 | Production | Funding | Cyprus/UK/Greece

Mike van Diem explores the limits of friendship in Our Girls

Mike van Diem explores the limits of friendship in Our Girls

The Dutch Oscar-winning director's latest psychological drama, currently in post-production, stars Thekla Reuten, Noortje Herlaar and Fedja van Huêt  

27/02 | Production | Funding | Netherlands/Belgium/Austria

Brazil is the Country of Honour at Cannes' 2025 Marché du Film

Brazil is the Country of Honour at Cannes' 2025 Marché du Film

The South American country's rich cinema and cultural legacy to be highlighted during the 78th Cannes Film Festival, tied to Brazil-France bicentennial  

26/02 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Carmen Maura plays the lead in Martín Mauregui’s psychological horror Crazy Old Lady

Carmen Maura plays the lead in Martín Mauregui’s psychological horror Crazy Old Lady

The Spanish cinema legend, flanked by Daniel Hendler, leads the cast of the Argentinian filmmaker’s debut feature, an exploration of disturbing psychological games  

25/02 | Production | Funding | Argentina/Spain

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