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343 articles available in total starting from 17/10/2023. Last article published on 18/02/2026.

At EWIP, panellists explore diverse and successful distribution strategies for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood and Anatomy of a Fall

At EWIP, panellists explore diverse and successful distribution strategies for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood and Anatomy of a Fall

Distributors at the event delved into national and culturally specific campaigns for two very different but immensely successful arthouse films from 2023  

17/10/2024 | European Work in Progress Cologne 2024

Review: The Summer Book

Review: The Summer Book

Charlie McDowell transposes Tove Jansson’s 1972 novel composed of 22 vignettes into a gentle portrait of ephemerality, childhood and passing grief  

17/10/2024 | London 2024

Robert Budina • Director of Waterdrop

Interview: Robert Budina • Director of Waterdrop

“We wanted to have a kind of anatomy of our society, but also of the relationship you have with your family, career, society and politics”

The Albanian director shares the sociopolitical inspirations behind his latest film and its complex main character  

16/10/2024 | Warsaw 2024

Review: Waterdrop

Review: Waterdrop

One drop is all it takes to break the dam in the third feature by Albanian filmmaker Robert Budina, a scathing realist indictment of collective complicity in violent patriarchal systems  

15/10/2024 | Warsaw 2024

Élise Otzenberger, Cécile de France • Director and star of Call of Water

Interview: Élise Otzenberger, Cécile de France • Director and star of Call of Water

"I always felt something very spiritual and a bit mystic about [my] connection to water"

The director and star share their attraction to their film's thematic material and why connecting to their own childhoods was so important for this story  

15/10/2024 | Sitges 2024

Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas • Director of Luna

Interview: Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas • Director of Luna

“The first thing I said was that we had to make a movie where they could never physically touch each other”

The Spanish director talks about creating a film shot entirely with actors in spacesuits, drawing inspiration from independent work and making space magic on a smaller budget  

15/10/2024 | Sitges 2024

Review: Luna

Review: Luna

Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas’ latest film about a crew of astronauts stranded in space is an honest effort that falls short technically but is not without its cinematographic merits  

15/10/2024 | Sitges 2024

Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s The Devil’s Bath triumphs at Sitges

Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s The Devil’s Bath triumphs at Sitges

The Austrian-German film secured top prize in the Official Fantastic Competition alongside two other gongs, with the Special Jury Award going to Jang Jae-hyun’s Exhuma  

14/10/2024 | Sitges 2024 | Awards

Torsten Frehse • CEO, European Work in Progress

Interview: Torsten Frehse • CEO, European Work in Progress

“EWIP thinks about which projects can be interesting for the cinemas, mainly keeping the audience in mind”

The Cologne-based industry event will include the pitching of 29 feature-length projects at an advanced stage of production, alongside panels focused on audiences and distribution  

14/10/2024 | European Work in Progress Cologne 2024

Series review: Disclaimer

Series review: Disclaimer

Starring a captivating Cate Blanchett, Alfonso Cuarón’s second-ever episodic effort is an emotionally peculiar beast that must be seen in full to be appreciated  

14/10/2024 | Series | Reviews | UK/Mexico/USA

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