The Transilvania International Film Festival unveils the full line-ups for its competitions

The Transilvania International Film Festival unveils the full line-ups for its competitions

The 24th edition of the Romanian gathering will present 12 features in the Official Competition and ten titles in What’s Up, Doc?, along with eight local films in the Romanian Days competition  

27/05 | Transilvania 2025

The CNC reinforces its measures against sexual harassment in cinema

The CNC reinforces its measures against sexual harassment in cinema

CANNES 2025: After light was shed on the scale of the sexual and sexist abuse in the French audiovisual landscape, a series of obligations are being implemented to tackle the situation  

27/05 | Cannes 2025

Soil and Wings and The Landscape and the Fury triumph at Beldocs

Soil and Wings and The Landscape and the Fury triumph at Beldocs

Stefan Malešević has swept the Serbian competition by winning Best Film, Cinematography and Editing, while Nicole Vögele's doc came out on top in the international strand  

27/05 | Beldocs 2025 | Awards

Pedro Pinho • Director of I Only Rest in the Storm

Interview: Pedro Pinho • Director of I Only Rest in the Storm

“I do a lot of casting on Instagram – I only created my account to cast!”

CANNES 2025: The Portuguese director sheds light on his epic, complex film, following a troubled NGO worker in Guinea-Bissau and his failing attempts to do good  

27/05 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

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Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The European Audiovisual Observatory presents Key Trends in the Film Sector - 20/05/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 20/05/2025
The European Audiovisual Observatory presents Key Trends in the Film Sector
CANNES 2025: At a panel, the Council of Europe’s research body discussed global cinema attendance trends, highlighting a 9% worldwide decline in 2024, but with Europe showing resilience

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

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - The CNC reinforces its measures against sexual harassment in cinema - 27/05/2025

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 27/05/2025
The CNC reinforces its measures against sexual harassment in cinema
CANNES 2025: After light was shed on the scale of the sexual and sexist abuse in the French audiovisual landscape, a series of obligations are being implemented to tackle the situation

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability - Sustainable solutions explored at Green Visions Potsdam - 27/05/2025

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability – 27/05/2025
Sustainable solutions explored at Green Visions Potsdam
The German festival, which unspooled from 22-25 May, is a showcase for films and science, also offering a range of practical tips for audiences

Documentary - Documentary filmmakers unite at the Marché du Film to defend the truth in troubled times - 26/05/2025

Documentary – 26/05/2025
Documentary filmmakers unite at the Marché du Film to defend the truth in troubled times
CANNES 2025: A panel explored the power of documentaries to uphold democracy, counter disinformation and reshape access to the truth

European Policy - The CNC confirms France’s commitment to cultural diversity - 26/05/2025

European Policy – 26/05/2025
The CNC confirms France’s commitment to cultural diversity
CANNES 2025: The UNESCO convention remains a fundamental tool for protecting cultural identity twenty years after its implementation

Produce – Co-Produce... - Spain outlines a €1.7 billion investment plan for the audiovisual industry - 24/05/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 24/05/2025
Spain outlines a €1.7 billion investment plan for the audiovisual industry
CANNES 2025: The country has presented bold new financing tools at the Marché du Film in order to boost local productions and attract global investment

Europe and the Rest of the World - The CNC stresses the success of its Aide aux cinémas du monde initiative at Cannes - 23/05/2025

Europe and the Rest of the World – 23/05/2025
The CNC stresses the success of its Aide aux cinémas du monde initiative at Cannes
CANNES 2025: A presentation of a selection of case studies showcased the efficacy and wide reach of the French grant

Emilie Boucheteil • Director of Audience and Engagement, Art Explora

Interview: Emilie Boucheteil • Director of Audience and Engagement, Art Explora

"Everything we organise is for and with audiences, and here we’re preparing content of tomorrow to which we want to give audiences access"

CANNES 2025: With a career spanning cinema and cultural networks, the expert has been instrumental in developing initiatives that bridge the gap between art and diverse audiences  

27/05 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Liselott Forsman • CEO, Nordisk Film & TV Fond

Interview: Liselott Forsman • CEO, Nordisk Film & TV Fond

"We have to challenge the big trends all the time, we have to keep searching for the new ways and stay truthful to the real art of cinema"

CANNES 2025: The CEO of Nordisk Film & TV Fond reflected on the evolving landscape of Nordic cinema and the importance of resistance and challenging the system  

27/05 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Sustainable solutions explored at Green Visions Potsdam

Sustainable solutions explored at Green Visions Potsdam

The German festival, which unspooled from 22-25 May, is a showcase for films and science, also offering a range of practical tips for audiences  

27/05 | Festivals | Awards | Germany

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Episode 76: The Girl with the Needle (Denmark/Poland/Sweden) - 08/05/2025

08/05/2025
Episode 76: The Girl with the Needle (Denmark/Poland/Sweden)
The producers of the film by Magnus von Horn are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

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

Thomas Ngijol • Director of Untamable

Interview: Thomas Ngijol • Director of Untamable

“My wish was to be in life, at the heart of Cameroon society”

CANNES 2025: The actor-director tells us about how he combined his Cameroon roots with genre cinema to create a intimate crime film blending investigation, family and music  

27/05 | Cannes 2025 | Directors' Fortnight

Filmfest München unveils its New German Cinema line-up

Filmfest München unveils its New German Cinema line-up

The 42nd edition of the Bavarian gathering features 16 world premieres in the section, showcasing an eclectic mix of fiction, documentary and hybrid works tackling contemporary themes  

27/05 | Filmfest München 2025

Europa Distribution’s Distributors on the Move builds bridges across Europe’s film industry

Europa Distribution’s Distributors on the Move builds bridges across Europe’s film industry

The association’s exchange programme has paired six professionals from distribution companies in Poland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Italy and Czech Republic  

27/05 | Industry | Market | Europe

Review: Bright Future

Review: Bright Future

Andra MacMasters takes us to a youth and student festival in North Korea just months before the collapse of communism  

27/05 | Beldocs 2025

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Photogalleries

Cannes 2025 – Photogalleries - 13/05/2025

13/05/2025
Cannes 2025 – 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 13-24 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

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

Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi • Directors of Militantropos

Interview: Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi • Directors of Militantropos

“There were strong signs of collective therapy while making this film”

CANNES 2025: The directors from the Tabor collective discuss the existential stakes of their documentary and how they transform the filmmaking process in times of war  

27/05 | Cannes 2025 | Directors’ Fortnight

Review: Beef

Review: Beef

Ingride Santos makes her feature directorial debut with a film about the struggles of rappers, exploring their neighbourhoods, machismo and the challenges of racial integration  

27/05 | Films | Reviews | Spain/Mexico

Aurélien Laplace's Le dérapage wins Best International Short at Lanzarote

Aurélien Laplace's Le dérapage wins Best International Short at Lanzarote

Javier Marco's Insalvable, Vicente Mallols' Carmela and Rafa Arroyo's documentary Emilia were among the other Spanish works awarded at the event, which concluded at the weekend  

26/05 | Lanzarote 2025

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Reviews

It Was Just an Accident - by Jafar Panahi

It Was Just an Accident
by Jafar Panahi
CANNES 2025: A gripping tale of revenge and reckoning, Jafar Panahi’s latest drama lays bare the vicious cycle of violence under repression

Sentimental Value - by Joachim Trier

Sentimental Value
by Joachim Trier
CANNES 2025: Joachim Trier comes close to going full Bergman in this touching family psychodrama but amps up the gentle humour

The Little Sister - by Hafsia Herzi

The Little Sister
by Hafsia Herzi
CANNES 2025: Hafsia Herzi directs with tenderness and energy the romantic journey of a young woman searching for new sensations but subjected to voluntary servitude

The Secret Agent - by Kleber Mendonça Filho

The Secret Agent
by Kleber Mendonça Filho
CANNES 2025: Kleber Mendonça Filho creates a playful, choral and sophisticated cinematic partition in dizzying narrative arpeggio, revealing the dark memory of Brazil under dictatorship

Sound of Falling - by Mascha Schilinski

Sound of Falling
by Mascha Schilinski
CANNES 2025: With her second feature, German director Mascha Schilinski broadens the possibilities of period filmmaking

Sirât - by Oliver Laxe

Sirât
by Oliver Laxe
CANNES 2025: Óliver Laxe launches a very high intensity artistic bomb, deeply immersed in the initiatory desert journey of a stupefying blended family

Young Mothers - by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Young Mothers
by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
CANNES 2025: Belgian filmmakers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne combine their cinema in the plural, always in touch with reality, its determinisms and its flashes of light

Resurrection - by Bi Gan

Resurrection
by Bi Gan
CANNES 2025: Bi Gan’s spectacular dream-fugue aims to resurrect the history of 20th-century cinema, one era at a time

Vicky Krieps added to the cast of Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert's The Idiots

Vicky Krieps added to the cast of Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert's The Idiots

The film, said to be an anti-imperialistic black comedy, will also star Aimee Lou Wood, Johnny Flynn, Christian Friedel, Barbara Marten and Rainer Bock, and will be shot entirely in Poland  

26/05 | Production | Funding | France/USA/UK

Review: Night Passengers

Review: Night Passengers

CANNES 2025: In his second feature, Pedro Cabeleira paints an urgent portrait of part of Portuguese society and of a struggling, almost helpless generation  

26/05 | Cannes 2025 | ACID

Marion Guillard • Director of We Had Fun Yesterday

Interview: Marion Guillard • Director of We Had Fun Yesterday

"While I wanted to talk about shaping fake wildlife images, I realised that I’ve been shaping myself according to the patriarchal gaze from the outside"

CANNES 2025: The Belgian filmmaker discusses her autobiographical work, winner of the Doc Alliance Award for Best Short Film  

26/05 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

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Interviews

Diego Céspedes • Director of The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

Diego Céspedes • Director of The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
CANNES 2025: The young Chilean filmmaker broaches issues such as dissident parenting, the upheaval caused by AIDS and LGBTI+ discrimination

Dominik Moll • Director of Case 137

Dominik Moll • Director of Case 137
CANNES 2025: The French director takes on the Yellow Vest movement and the police brutality that ensued, and asks some uncomfortable questions

Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne • Directors of Young Mothers

Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne • Directors of Young Mothers
CANNES 2025: The Belgian filmmakers talk about their new film, in which they change the narrative paradigm by daring to tell a choral story

Tarik Saleh • Director of Eagles of the Republic

Tarik Saleh • Director of Eagles of the Republic
CANNES 2025: The Swedish filmmaker of Egyptian origin unpicks his captivating film noir, which is the third chapter of his Cairo-based trilogy

Hafsia Herzi • Director of The Little Sister

Hafsia Herzi • Director of The Little Sister
CANNES 2025: The French filmmaker talks about why and how she adapted the novel by Fatima Daas, and what personal elements she brought to the film

Chie Hayakawa • Director of Renoir

Chie Hayakawa • Director of Renoir
CANNES 2025: The Japanese director shares her thoughts about art, life and death, and describes how her movie parallels her own life journey

Óliver Laxe • Director of Sirât

Óliver Laxe • Director of Sirât
CANNES 2025: The Spanish filmmaker explains why his film was born to build a rite of passage for himself, and also invite the viewers to look inside themselves

Valéry Carnoy • Director of Wild Foxes

Valéry Carnoy • Director of Wild Foxes
CANNES 2025: The Belgian filmmaker explores subjects such as the injunction to be virile and the relationship with violence in his first feature film

Masha Chernaya • Director of The Shards

Interview: Masha Chernaya • Director of The Shards

"I wanted this film to work on the level of general human emotions, without explaining facts"

CANNES 2025: The director discusses her film, a fragmentary portrait of life in Moscow during the spring of 2022, winner of the Doc Alliance Award for Best Feature Film  

26/05 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

The CinEuro Prize announces its eight finalists

The CinEuro Prize announces its eight finalists

Members of the trans-border network gathered to unveil the selected projects of the 3rd edition of its prize  

26/05 | Industry | Market | France/Luxembourg/Germany/Switzerland/Belgium

Documentary filmmakers unite at the Marché du Film to defend the truth in troubled times

Documentary filmmakers unite at the Marché du Film to defend the truth in troubled times

CANNES 2025: A panel explored the power of documentaries to uphold democracy, counter disinformation and reshape access to the truth  

26/05 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

It Was Just an Accident - by Jafar Panahi

It Was Just an Accident
by Jafar Panahi
Cannes 2025 - Competition
Palme d’or

Sentimental Value - by Joachim Trier

Sentimental Value
by Joachim Trier
Cannes 2025 - Competition
Grand Prix

The Little Sister - by Hafsia Herzi

The Little Sister
by Hafsia Herzi
Cannes 2025 - Competition
Best performance by an actress

The Secret Agent - by Kleber Mendonça Filho

The Secret Agent
by Kleber Mendonça Filho
Cannes 2025 - Competition
Best Director and Best performance by an actor

Sirât - by Oliver Laxe

Sirât
by Oliver Laxe
Cannes 2025 - Competition
Jury Prize

Sound of Falling - by Mascha Schilinski

Sound of Falling
by Mascha Schilinski
Cannes 2025 - Competition
Jury Prize

Young Mothers - by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Young Mothers
by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Cannes 2025 - Best Screenplay
In Francia dal 23 maggio

Resurrection - by Bi Gan

Resurrection
by Bi Gan
Cannes 2025 - Competition
Special Prize

Zuzana Kirchnerová • Director of Caravan

Interview: Zuzana Kirchnerová • Director of Caravan

"I wanted to show a mother who is also a sexual being — someone who protests, who desires, and who loves freedom"

CANNES 2025: The Czech director Zuzana Kirchnerová discusses her first feature, the return of Czech cinema to the festival's official selection after more than 30 years  

26/05 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

Chheangkea’s Little Phnom Penh wins the fourth MunichFilmUp!

Chheangkea’s Little Phnom Penh wins the fourth MunichFilmUp!

The mentoring and residency programme has celebrated its fourth edition with a special event in Cannes, where Chheangkea was honoured with the €5,000 Kirch Foundation Award  

26/05 | Industry | Market | Germany

Review: The Chronology of Water

Review: The Chronology of Water

CANNES 2025: Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut, adapted from Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir, follows an abuse survivor’s journey to become a writer  

26/05 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

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Reviews

My Father's Shadow - by Akinola Davies

My Father's Shadow
by Akinola Davies
CANNES 2025: Akinola Davies Jr impresses with this tale of two brothers reuniting with their estranged father for one day in Lagos, against the backdrop of the country’s 1993 election

The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo - by Diego Céspedes

The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
by Diego Céspedes
CANNES 2025: The desert puts on its gala clothes in Diego Céspedes' first feature, a queer film in which desire, love and death intertwine in a baroque spectacle tinged with a western atmosphere

A Poet - by Simón Mesa Soto

A Poet
by Simón Mesa Soto
CANNES 2025: Simón Mesa Soto paints a humorous and thoughtful portrait of a good-for-nothing poetry bum worth rooting for

Once Upon a Time in Gaza - by Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser

Once Upon a Time in Gaza
by Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser
CANNES 2025: In their humanistic, precise and relaxed style, brothers Arab and Tarzan Nasser put together the true and the false, reality and fiction, genre cinema and geo-political x-ray

Colours of Time - by Cédric Klapisch

Colours of Time
by Cédric Klapisch
CANNES 2025: Cédric Klapisch once again demonstrates his talent for choral comedy-dramas, offering a light-hearted and sincere reflection on the present and History

Industry Reports

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 27/05/2025

The CNC reinforces its measures against sexual harassment in cinema

CANNES 2025: After light was shed on the scale of the sexual and sexist abuse in the French audiovisual landscape, a series of obligations are being implemented to tackle the situation

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability – 27/05/2025

Sustainable solutions explored at Green Visions Potsdam

The German festival, which unspooled from 22-25 May, is a showcase for films and science, also offering a range of practical tips for audiences

Documentary – 26/05/2025

Documentary filmmakers unite at the Marché du Film to defend the truth in troubled times

CANNES 2025: A panel explored the power of documentaries to uphold democracy, counter disinformation and reshape access to the truth

European Policy – 26/05/2025

The CNC confirms France’s commitment to cultural diversity

CANNES 2025: The UNESCO convention remains a fundamental tool for protecting cultural identity twenty years after its implementation

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