Giona A Nazzaro • Artistic director, Locarno Film Festival

Interview: Giona A Nazzaro • Artistic director, Locarno Film Festival

“Today, Locarno is an indispensable observatory to understand where contemporary cinema is at”

The artistic director of the Swiss gathering talked to us about this year’s programme and about the importance of building an offering that adequately reflects the complexity of this historical moment  

05/08 | Locarno 2025

San Sebastián announces the films for New Directors

San Sebastián announces the films for New Directors

The section dedicated to emerging talent at the Basque film festival features nine debut films and four second features  

05/08 | San Sebastian 2025 | New Directors

MOIN Film Fund launches Nordic NEST

MOIN Film Fund launches Nordic NEST

The fund is expanding its development scheme through German-Nordic collaboration thanks to a new programme involving five Nordic film institutes  

05/08 | Industry | Market | Germany/Denmark/Finland/Iceland/Norway/Sweden

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for Locarno Competition entry Sorella di Clausura

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for Locarno Competition entry Sorella di Clausura

The new film by Ivana Mladenović is an empathetic parody of romantic melodramas set on the outskirts of the Balkans during the 2008 crisis  

05/08 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

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Industry Reports

European Policy - The European Commission proposes doubling the budget for the AgoraEU programme, merging Creative Europe and CERV - 18/07/2025

European Policy – 18/07/2025
The European Commission proposes doubling the budget for the AgoraEU programme, merging Creative Europe and CERV
Under the new plan, the Media+ strand is set to grow by 126%, from €1.416 billion to €3.194 billion

Market Trends
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A busy summer 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 Locarno, Venice, Sarajevo, Haugesund, Toronto, San Sebastián, Zurich and many others

Produce – Co-Produce... - Luigi Sales • Head of Content and Original Productions, Giffoni Innovation Hub - 30/07/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/07/2025
Luigi Sales • Head of Content and Original Productions, Giffoni Innovation Hub
The expert discusses the role of the Giffoni Innovation Hub initiative, which is a key resource for audiovisual production and strategic planning aimed at public and private stakeholders

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach • Distributors, Madman Entertainment - 29/07/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 29/07/2025
Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach • Distributors, Madman Entertainment
The two Australian distributors dig deep into their work with European titles, and how their market is responding to industry and audience transformations

European Policy - A new European Parliament report addresses challenges to EU copyright law brought about by generative AI - 28/07/2025

European Policy – 28/07/2025
A new European Parliament report addresses challenges to EU copyright law brought about by generative AI
The study illuminates the tensions between the two while suggesting reforms to simultaneously promote innovation while protecting authorship

Animation - The European Audiovisual Observatory examines the evolution of theatrical animated films - 24/07/2025

Animation – 24/07/2025
The European Audiovisual Observatory examines the evolution of theatrical animated films
A new report tracks how animated flicks have bounced back post-pandemic, while European productions continue to face challenges in terms of global reach and market share

Series - KVIFF Industry Days focuses on creative control in European and global series development and production - 17/07/2025

Series – 17/07/2025
KVIFF Industry Days focuses on creative control in European and global series development and production
Writers, producers and directors explored the evolving role of showrunners as well as the collaborative models available to facilitate writing

New Media - Mario Clement and Arne Totz break down their experience with the OpenAI short I Thought of You Again - 16/07/2025

New Media – 16/07/2025
Mario Clement and Arne Totz break down their experience with the OpenAI short I Thought of You Again
“AI is not a one-click solution,” according to the brains behind the project, who discussed the benefits and challenges of this rapidly developing technology at the Explorer Impuls event

Lena Stahl’s adaptation of Corpus Delicti enters production

Lena Stahl’s adaptation of Corpus Delicti enters production

The dystopian thriller based on Juli Zeh’s best-selling novel is now shooting with a high-profile cast and an award-winning creative team  

05/08 | Production | Funding | Germany

Beyond Borders celebrates its tenth edition with a raft of parallel events

Beyond Borders celebrates its tenth edition with a raft of parallel events

The Kastellorizo-based documentary festival is presenting an expanded programme that includes its Audiovisual Pitching Lab, the Co-Production Forum, and a range of training and outreach initiatives  

05/08 | Beyond Borders 2025

Tilman König shooting Der große Zusammenbruch

Tilman König shooting Der große Zusammenbruch

The tragicomedy about a father-daughter relationship, set against a backdrop of conspiracy theories and societal collapse, is being filmed entirely in Leipzig  

05/08 | Production | Funding | Germany

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 77: The Flats (France/Ireland/UK/Belgium) - 22/07/2025

22/07/2025
Episode 77: The Flats (France/Ireland/UK/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Alessandra Celesia are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

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

Willem Dafoe to receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo

Willem Dafoe to receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo

The Bosnian festival will celebrate the US actor and his contribution to the film industry  

04/08 | Sarajevo 2025

Dagmar Knöpfel’s Verdandi – Land of Maybe wraps shooting

Dagmar Knöpfel’s Verdandi – Land of Maybe wraps shooting

The German drama, inspired by a true Faroese family story, has completed its 35-day shoot on the remote islands  

04/08 | Production | Funding | Germany/Faroe Islands

Dan Radu Mihai starts post-production on Monarch, a rare Romanian sci-fi flick

Dan Radu Mihai starts post-production on Monarch, a rare Romanian sci-fi flick

The film, set in the near future, centres on a man who has the ability to control electricity  

04/08 | Production | Funding | Romania/Czech Republic

Ann Oren’s new “fetish feature”, Objet a, concludes shooting in Germany and Luxembourg

Ann Oren’s new “fetish feature”, Objet a, concludes shooting in Germany and Luxembourg

Following up her Locarno-premiering hit Piaffe, the Berlin-based director returns with another outré and risqué-sounding project  

04/08 | Production | Funding | Germany/Luxembourg/Greece

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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

Sarajevo's CineLink reveals its Work in Progress selection

Sarajevo's CineLink reveals its Work in Progress selection

The line-up features eight fiction and three documentary projects, including the new efforts by Urša Menart, Miroslav Terzić and Antonio Nuić  

04/08 | Sarajevo 2025 | CineLink Industry Days

Germany doubles film funding to €250 million annually to strengthen its audiovisual sector

Germany doubles film funding to €250 million annually to strengthen its audiovisual sector

The federal government has approved a significant boost to the DFFF and GMPF schemes, bringing total federal film support to around €310 million per year  

04/08 | Institutions | Legislation | Germany

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Locarno Kids title The Badgers

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Locarno Kids title The Badgers

Paul Magnus Lundø’s pic follows 11-year-old Berny who moves in with his foster mother and dreams of becoming a legacy scout like his father  

04/08 | Locarno 2025

Reviews

That Summer in Paris - by Valentine Cadic

That Summer in Paris
by Valentine Cadic
BERLINALE 2025: Valentine Cadic dives into the Olympic Games in Paris for an angelic debut feature, full of delicate and original charm

Comatogen - by Igor Cobileanski

Comatogen
by Igor Cobileanski
Four characters’ lives intersect in ethical dilemmas in Igor Cobileanski’s newest film

Confidante - by Guillaume Giovanetti, Cağla Zencirci

Confidante
by Guillaume Giovanetti, Cağla Zencirci
BERLINALE 2025: Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti deliver a punchy and audacious huis clos about the condition of women in Turkey

Seven Days - by Ali Samadi Ahadi

Seven Days
by Ali Samadi Ahadi
Directed by Ali Samadi Ahadi, this Mohammad Rasoulof-penned film tells of the true-to-life sacrifices that Iranian women human rights leaders make as both mothers and activists

Jahia’s Summer - by Olivier Meys

Jahia’s Summer
by Olivier Meys
Olivier Meys paints the portrait of one adolescent’s suspended summer spent in a centre for asylum seekers

Duchoň - by Peter Bebjak

Duchoň
by Peter Bebjak
Slovak director Peter Bebjak charts the rise and fall of a Czechoslovak pop singer and examines state-sanctioned stardom behind the Iron Curtain

Caravan - by Zuzana Kirchnerová

Caravan
by Zuzana Kirchnerová
CANNES 2025: A Czech mother and her son with Down syndrome journey through Italy in Zuzana Kirchnerová’s road movie about fatigue, love and human connections

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

Ray Winstone to receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo

Ray Winstone to receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo

The Bosnian festival will celebrate the English actor and his contribution to the film industry  

01/08 | Sarajevo 2025

Patrik Syversen’s Dawning wraps post-production and appoints Elijah Wood executive producer

Patrik Syversen’s Dawning wraps post-production and appoints Elijah Wood executive producer

The Norwegian psychological horror drama centres on three sisters facing buried trauma and an unexpected visitor at a remote family retreat  

01/08 | Production | Funding | Norway/USA

Koldo Almandoz to present his series Sky Mouths in San Sebastián

Koldo Almandoz to present his series Sky Mouths in San Sebastián

Nagore Aranburu stars in a dark, dirty and dangerous thriller that delves into the city’s sewers, which will screen out of competition at the Basque film festival  

01/08 | Production | Funding | Spain

Interviews

Ondřej Provazník • Director of Broken Voices

Ondřej Provazník • Director of Broken Voices
We caught up with the Czech director to discuss his Special Jury Mention-winning film, a deeply affecting work about a scandal in a girls' choir

Manoël Dupont • Director of Before/After

Manoël Dupont • Director of Before/After
The Belgian filmmaker chatted with us about his portrait of two men in the throes of a crisis, experiencing a moment of vulnerability

Nathan Ambrosioni • Director of Out of Love

Nathan Ambrosioni • Director of Out of Love
The French filmmaker discusses his third feature, which revolves around a woman who suddenly finds herself responsible for two young children who’ve been left behind by her sister

Vytautas Katkus • Director of The Visitor

Vytautas Katkus • Director of The Visitor
The Lithuanian director gives us the low-down on his feature debut, in which a new father living in Norway returns to Lithuania to sell his parents’ flat after the death of his dad

Miro Remo • Director of Better Go Mad in the Wild

Miro Remo • Director of Better Go Mad in the Wild
We sat down with the Slovak director, who won the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary and who revealed that he went into €50,000 worth of debt when making his last two films

Nikias Chryssos, Viktor Jakovleski • Directors of Rave On

Nikias Chryssos, Viktor Jakovleski • Directors of Rave On
We spoke to the German directors, who teamed up to capture a symbolic night at a techno club, about their visual concept and working method

Giona A Nazzaro • Artistic director, Locarno Film Festival

Giona A Nazzaro • Artistic director, Locarno Film Festival
The artistic director of the Swiss gathering talked to us about this year’s programme and about the importance of building an offering that adequately reflects the complexity of this historical moment

Tilda Grossel Bogdanović • Director, Ponta Lopud Film Festival

Tilda Grossel Bogdanović • Director, Ponta Lopud Film Festival
We sat with the director of the Croatian festival to discuss their unique approach to small events with an accessible, high-profile guest list for young talents and the local audience alike

György Pálfi’s Hen to bow in Toronto’s Platform competition

György Pálfi’s Hen to bow in Toronto’s Platform competition

An unorthodox and allegorical live-action tale of a runaway chicken, the Hungarian director’s latest film was shot entirely in Greece  

01/08 | Production | Funding | Germany/Greece/Hungary

Latvia to step into the spotlight at the upcoming Locarno Film Festival

Latvia to step into the spotlight at the upcoming Locarno Film Festival

Some of the Baltic country’s most prominent producers — including Matīss Kaža, Alise Ģelze and Guntis Trekteris — will present their latest projects at the Swiss gathering  

01/08 | Locarno 2025/Sponsored

Filming wraps on Michel Leclerc’s Les Caprices de l’Enfant Roi

Filming wraps on Michel Leclerc’s Les Caprices de l’Enfant Roi

Artus, Julia Piaton and Franck Dubosc are leading the cast of this new movie, co-written by the director and Baya Kasmi, and produced by Mandarin & Compagnie and Elephant Story  

01/08 | Production | Funding | France

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

In the Land of Arto - by Tamara Stepanyan

In the Land of Arto
by Tamara Stepanyan
Locarno 2025 - Piazza Grande

The Lake - by Fabrice Aragno

The Lake
by Fabrice Aragno
Locarno 2025 - Competition

Dry Leaf - by Alexandre Koberidze

Dry Leaf
by Alexandre Koberidze
Locarno 2025 - Competition

Don’t Let Me Die - by Andrei Epure

Don’t Let Me Die
by Andrei Epure
Locarno 2025 - Filmmakers of the Present

Kerouac’s Road: The Best of a Nation - by Ebs Burnough

Kerouac’s Road: The Best of a Nation
by Ebs Burnough
Locarno 2025 - Out of Competition

Judas' Gospel - by Giulio Base

Judas' Gospel
by Giulio Base
Locarno 2025 - Out of Competition

Bobò - by Pippo Delbono

Bobò
by Pippo Delbono
Locarno 2025 - Out of Competition

That Summer in Paris - by Valentine Cadic

That Summer in Paris
by Valentine Cadic
Berlinale 2025 – Perspectives
Belgian release August 6 and Spanish release August 8

RÚV and ZDF commission series Death of a Horse with ACT4 and Windlight Pictures

RÚV and ZDF commission series Death of a Horse with ACT4 and Windlight Pictures

The crime drama centres on a competitive rider whose prized stallion is discovered dead under suspicious circumstances on the morning of the national championships’ final  

01/08 | Production | Funding | Iceland/Germany

Ponta Lopud: a creative hub for filmmakers

Ponta Lopud: a creative hub for filmmakers

Nestled in the heart of the Adriatic, the island of Lopud is not just a postcard-perfect Croatian destination—it’s become one of Europe’s most inspiring hubs for cinematic exchange  

01/08 | Industry | Market | Croatia

The Match Factory unveils an ambitious Venice line-up

The Match Factory unveils an ambitious Venice line-up

The agent’s film slate includes Golden Lion contenders by Paolo Sorrentino, Jim Jarmusch, Gianfranco Rosi and Pietro Marcello, Lucrecia Martel’s documentary and Giulio Bertelli’s debut  

31/07 | Venice 2025

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Reviews

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

Oxana - by Charlène Favier

Oxana
by Charlène Favier
Charlène Favier traces the revolutionary and artistic existence of one of the founders of the Femen movement, full of courage and adversity, in a moving fiction film

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

Smell of Burnt Milk - by Justine Bauer

Smell of Burnt Milk
by Justine Bauer
Justine Bauer’s film, which scooped an award at the Mons Love International Film Festival, is a look at German rural life, encompassing matriarchy and the cyclical nature of time

Never Alone - by Klaus Härö

Never Alone
by Klaus Härö
Klaus Häro relates a little-known episode in Finland’s World War II experience, where a business proprietor toiled to save the country’s small Jewish population

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/07/2025

Luigi Sales • Head of Content and Original Productions, Giffoni Innovation Hub

The expert discusses the role of the Giffoni Innovation Hub initiative, which is a key resource for audiovisual production and strategic planning aimed at public and private stakeholders

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 29/07/2025

Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach • Distributors, Madman Entertainment

The two Australian distributors dig deep into their work with European titles, and how their market is responding to industry and audience transformations

European Policy – 28/07/2025

A new European Parliament report addresses challenges to EU copyright law brought about by generative AI

The study illuminates the tensions between the two while suggesting reforms to simultaneously promote innovation while protecting authorship

Animation – 24/07/2025

The European Audiovisual Observatory examines the evolution of theatrical animated films

A new report tracks how animated flicks have bounced back post-pandemic, while European productions continue to face challenges in terms of global reach and market share

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