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Olivia Popp


230 articles available in total starting from 17/10/2023. Last article published on 10/06/2025.

Aisha Can’t Fly Away becomes the first Egyptian film in Un Certain Regard since 2016

Aisha Can’t Fly Away becomes the first Egyptian film in Un Certain Regard since 2016

Morad Mostafa’s debut feature follows the eponymous 26-year-old immigrant and caregiver navigating violent tensions in the Cairo neighbourhood of Ain Shams  

18/04 | Production | Funding | Egypt/France/Germany/Tunisia/Saudi Arabia/Qatar/Sudan

Chie Hayakawa’s Renoir jumps into the race for the Palme d’Or

Chie Hayakawa’s Renoir jumps into the race for the Palme d’Or

The Japanese writer-director returns to the Croisette with her sophomore feature, an emotional coming-of-age tale set in late-1980s Tokyo  

18/04 | Production | Funding | Japan/France/Singapore/Philippines/Indonesia

European productions set to make a great first impression at Tribeca

European productions set to make a great first impression at Tribeca

The US festival’s competition sections boast a diverse set of European works, with a particularly strong documentary turnout from the UK and Denmark  

18/04 | Tribeca 2025

Christian Petzold's 11th feature, Mirrors No. 3, becomes his first to grace the Croisette

Christian Petzold's 11th feature, Mirrors No. 3, becomes his first to grace the Croisette

The Silver Bear-winning German filmmaker brings the work to this year’s Directors' Fortnight in his fourth collaboration with Paula Beer  

18/04 | Production | Funding | Germany

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

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

The Franco-German film funding commission hands out €980,000 for development and co-production

The Franco-German film funding commission hands out €980,000 for development and co-production

Also known as the mini-traité, the fund for binationally produced works is supporting three projects after its first meeting of the year  

15/04 | Production | Funding | France/Germany

Mascha Schilinski’s Sound of Falling to vie for Cannes’ top prize

Mascha Schilinski’s Sound of Falling to vie for Cannes’ top prize

Sold by mk2, the German director’s sophomore feature will be the first German-language film to compete for the Palme d'Or in eight years  

15/04 | Production | Funding | Germany

Review: Where You Find Me

Review: Where You Find Me

The entanglements of life and biopolitics are tackled in the graduation film by Willi Andrick, Juan Bermúdez, Isis Rampf and Anna Schröder  

02/04 | Films | Reviews | Germany

Producers and film-fund representatives reflect on building a supranational co-development fund for animation

Producers and film-fund representatives reflect on building a supranational co-development fund for animation

At the CEE Animation conference Go! 2025, we spoke to participants from several countries who shared their thoughts on what needs to be kept in mind when creating such a fund  

01/04 | CEE Animation 2025

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