Review: The Huntresses

Review: The Huntresses

Amelie Bargetzi and Christelle Jornod’s documentary reveals the day-to-day lives of four female hunters who wish to forge a deeper and more authentic bond with the natural world around them  

28/01 | Solothurn 2026

Review: Becaària

Review: Becaària

In Erik Bernasconi’s latest feature, a boy trying to find his way in the world finds himself contending with the impositions of adults and the torments which characterise adolescence  

28/01 | Solothurn 2026

DAMA selects six projects for the fourth Second Version Laboratory

DAMA selects six projects for the fourth Second Version Laboratory

Miguel Bardem, Daniela Fejerman, Esther Paredes, Laura Jou, Pau Martínez, Miguel Alcantud and Eva Mor are taking part in the audiovisual incubator for creators over 50  

28/01 | Industry | Market | Spain

Review: Things We Don’t Say

Review: Things We Don’t Say

In his new movie, based on a novel by Delia Ephron, Gabriele Muccino returns to the subject of middle-class couples in crisis, betrayals and imperfect families  

28/01 | Films | Reviews | Italy

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Industry Reports

European Policy - Society of Audiovisual Authors: Defending screenwriters’ and directors’ rights in a fragmented audiovisual landscape - 22/01/2026

European Policy – 22/01/2026
Society of Audiovisual Authors: Defending screenwriters’ and directors’ rights in a fragmented audiovisual landscape
Built on collective rights management, the Brussels-based network now navigates streaming, AI and regulatory fragmentation on behalf of Europe’s audiovisual authors

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Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Across the Baltics, 2025 saw global franchises and local hits coexisting at the box office - 28/01/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/01/2026
Across the Baltics, 2025 saw global franchises and local hits coexisting at the box office
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania delivered a solid performance last year, with box-office revenues continuing to grow faster than admissions and national dynamics shaping each territory’s results

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Rethinking IPs and formats: why audience-led worlds are reshaping European content creation - 27/01/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 27/01/2026
Rethinking IPs and formats: why audience-led worlds are reshaping European content creation
At Göteborg's TV Drama Vision, industry professionals examined how IP, financing and formats are being redefined by creators, platforms and niche audiences

Produce – Co-Produce... - The Eastern Denmark Film Fund launches - 26/01/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 26/01/2026
The Eastern Denmark Film Fund launches
The new, government-backed initiative will support Danish and international film and TV productions in the region

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - A wave of local comedies maintained Czech films’ visibility during 2025 - 22/01/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 22/01/2026
A wave of local comedies maintained Czech films’ visibility during 2025
Even in a year marked by declining admissions and the dominance of global franchises, Czech cinema demonstrated its commercial relevance through a broad slate of locally produced titles

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Austrian Christmas hit Aufputzt is’ climbs to second place on the country’s all-time box-office chart - 21/01/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 21/01/2026
Austrian Christmas hit Aufputzt is’ climbs to second place on the country’s all-time box-office chart
Claudia Jüptner-Jonstorff’s comedy attracted over 440,000 viewers in just nine weeks of release

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Cinema attendance levels in Spain fell by 8% in 2025 - 20/01/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 20/01/2026
Cinema attendance levels in Spain fell by 8% in 2025
Movie theatres welcomed 65 million viewers and box-office takings reached €453 million, with Father There Is Only One 5 by Santiago Segura in the top spot on the national podium

The European Film Market announces its programme

The European Film Market announces its programme

The leading industry event sharpens its industry focus with animation, cross-IP strategies and innovation-driven formats, while its conferences will host 100 industry figures  

28/01 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

The 76th Berlinale announces its jury members

The 76th Berlinale announces its jury members

Wim Wenders, Min Bahadur Bham, Bae Doona, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Reinaldo Marcus Green, HIKARI and Ewa Puszczyńska are to serve on the Golden Bear competition jury  

28/01 | Berlinale 2026

Across the Baltics, 2025 saw global franchises and local hits coexisting at the box office

Across the Baltics, 2025 saw global franchises and local hits coexisting at the box office

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania delivered a solid performance last year, with box-office revenues continuing to grow faster than admissions and national dynamics shaping each territory’s results  

28/01 | Box Office | Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania

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Episode 83: Sevda (Switzerland/Belgium/Turkey) - 18/11/2025

18/11/2025
Episode 83: Sevda (Switzerland/Belgium/Turkey)
The producers of the film by Ufuk Emiroglu are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 82: Ghosts of the Sea (Canada/France) - 06/11/2025

06/11/2025
Episode 82: Ghosts of the Sea (Canada/France)
The producers of the film by Virginia Tangvald are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 81: When The Light Breaks (Iceland/Netherlands/ Croatia/France) - 14/10/2025

14/10/2025
Episode 81: When The Light Breaks (Iceland/Netherlands/ Croatia/France)
The producers of the film by Rúnar Rúnarsson are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 80: Le Faux Soir (Belgium/France) - 09/10/2025

09/10/2025
Episode 80: Le Faux Soir (Belgium/France)
The producers of the upcoming film by Michael R Roskam are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 79: Living Large (Czech Republic/Slovakia/France) - 30/08/2025

30/08/2025
Episode 79: Living Large (Czech Republic/Slovakia/France)
The producers of the film by Kristina Dufková are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 78: Ghost Trail (France/Germany/Belgium) - 12/08/2025

12/08/2025
Episode 78: Ghost Trail (France/Germany/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Jonathan Millet are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

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

Sunny Side of the Doc set for June comeback in new format

Sunny Side of the Doc set for June comeback in new format

After calling off its 2026 edition in December, the event will return to La Rochelle from 22-24 June in streamlined form and with a new partnership with Documentary Campus in place  

28/01 | Sunny Side of the Doc 2026

Review: Elena del ghetto

Review: Elena del ghetto

Stefano Casertano’s film shines a light on Elena Di Porto, a courageous Roman Jew, partisan and feminist who was ahead of her time but dismissed as “the crazy lady” and ultimately ignored  

28/01 | Films | Reviews | Italy

Pieter-Jan De Pue’s Mariinka to open CPH:DOX

Pieter-Jan De Pue’s Mariinka to open CPH:DOX

The Belgian filmmaker’s long-awaited second feature-length documentary, nine years in the making, traces lives shaped by more than a decade of war in eastern Ukraine  

28/01 | CPH:DOX 2026

Katharina Eyssen elaborates on “Showrunning in Europe”

Katharina Eyssen elaborates on “Showrunning in Europe”

At TV Drama Vision, the showrunner of The Empress revealed how the role blends creative vision, leadership and audience awareness  

28/01 | Göteborg 2026 | Göteborg Industry

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Venice 2025 – Photogalleries - 27/08/2025

27/08/2025
Venice 2025 – Photogalleries
The global film community is back on the Lido for the 82nd Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 27 August-6 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

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

Andrius Blaževičius • Director of How to Divorce During the War

Interview: Andrius Blaževičius • Director of How to Divorce During the War

“I wanted to create space for the viewer to think about what is happening and about what they would have done in this situation”

The writer-director reflects on creative collaborations and finding the appropriate distance from which to reflect on the war in Ukraine – through a sharp Lithuanian lens  

28/01 | Sundance 2026 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Review: Tell Me Everything

Review: Tell Me Everything

Israeli filmmaker Moshe Rosenthal's second feature is a complex and rich, if sometimes overbearing, film about a father-son relationship that deals with masculinity and trauma  

28/01 | Sundance 2026 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Secrets We Keep wins the Nordic Series Script Award at Göteborg

Secrets We Keep wins the Nordic Series Script Award at Göteborg

Danish writer Ingeborg Topsøe has been awarded the prestigious prize, while the Creative Courage Award went to the Swedish series Blood Cruise  

28/01 | Göteborg 2026 | Göteborg Industry/Awards

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Reviews

How to Divorce During the War - by Andrius Blazevicius

How to Divorce During the War
by Andrius Blazevicius
In his third feature, Andrius Blaževičius probes performativity and conjugal relations with distance and dark humour as the war in Ukraine rages on

Shame and Money - by Visar Morina

Shame and Money
by Visar Morina
In his second feature to compete at Sundance, Visar Morina takes a razor-sharp blade to pierce the veil of our ultra-transactional late-stage capitalist present

Hold Onto Me - by Myrsini Aristidou

Hold Onto Me
by Myrsini Aristidou
Myrsini Aristidou writes, directs and edits her debut feature, a Cyprus-set coming-of-age tale about a girl and her estranged father

Tell Me Everything - by Moshe Rosenthal

Tell Me Everything
by Moshe Rosenthal
Israeli filmmaker Moshe Rosenthal's second feature is a complex and rich, if sometimes overbearing, film about a father-son relationship that deals with masculinity and trauma

Closure - by Michal Marczak

Closure
by Michal Marczak
Polish filmmaker Michał Marczak’s new feature-length documentary is an intense and immersive take on a tragic personal topic with wider social implications

To Hold a Mountain - by Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić

To Hold a Mountain
by Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić
Staying is the most powerful act of resistance in this documentary about maternal care and human-nature interconnectivity by Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić

Everybody to Kenmure Street - by Felipe Bustos Sierra

Everybody to Kenmure Street
by Felipe Bustos Sierra
Felipe Bustos Sierra's rousing second feature-length documentary exemplifies the power of community against racist government actions, depicting a singular 2021 event in Glasgow

The Quiet Beekeeper - by Marcus Carlsson

The Quiet Beekeeper
by Marcus Carlsson
Marcus Carlsson offers up a warm slice of imperfect humanity in the Swedish heartlands

David Serrano directs Welcome to Lapland, an adaptation of a stage play

David Serrano directs Welcome to Lapland, an adaptation of a stage play

Natalia Verbeke, Julián López, Ángela Cervantes and Vebjørn Enger lead a comedy about family relationships, produced and sold by The Mediapro Studio  

28/01 | Production | Funding | Spain

Vanja Kaludjercic • Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam

Interview: Vanja Kaludjercic • Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam

“Our programme doesn’t simply mirror reality as framed by existing power structures; it proposes other, fairer and more imaginative ways of living”

The IFFR head describes the upcoming edition as a meeting point between emerging voices, returning auteurs and films that challenge dominant narratives  

27/01 | IFFR 2026

Visar Morina • Director of Shame and Money

Interview: Visar Morina • Director of Shame and Money

“If everything becomes exchanged in terms of money, the first thing that dies will be what we call being human”

The Kosovo-born director breaks down his third feature, which sees an older couple from the countryside forced to keep pace in an uber-commodified urban present  

27/01 | Sundance 2026 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

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Interviews

Sergi López • Actor in Sirāt

Sergi López • Actor in Sirāt
The European Actor nominee described the rare pull of a script that stands on its own, and the total physical and emotional immersion it called for

Igor Bezinović • Director of Fiume o morte!

Igor Bezinović • Director of Fiume o morte!
We caught up with the Croatian filmmaker, who used his local community network to question how history is constructed and remembered

Tricia Tuttle • Director, Berlinale

Tricia Tuttle • Director, Berlinale
The festival director gives a first glimpse of their strategy for this year’s edition and the new approaches adopted to attract the next generation of cinephiles

Andrius Blaževičius • Director of How to Divorce During the War

Andrius Blaževičius • Director of How to Divorce During the War
The writer-director reflects on creative collaborations and finding the appropriate distance from which to reflect on the war in Ukraine – through a sharp Lithuanian lens

Vanja Kaludjercic • Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam

Vanja Kaludjercic • Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam
The IFFR head describes the upcoming edition as a meeting point between emerging voices, returning auteurs and films that challenge dominant narratives

Visar Morina • Director of Shame and Money

Visar Morina • Director of Shame and Money
The Kosovo-born director breaks down his third feature, which sees an older couple from the countryside forced to keep pace in an uber-commodified urban present

Sakaris Stórá • Director of The Last Paradise on Earth

Sakaris Stórá • Director of The Last Paradise on Earth
We sat down with the filmmaker to discuss his newest work amidst the landscape of a burgeoning Faroese film culture and industry

Jonas Lawes • Director of The Watchmaker

Jonas Lawes • Director of The Watchmaker
The Swedish filmmaker tells us about the creation of his thriller, which uses its small scale to its advantage

Sakaris Stórá • Director of The Last Paradise on Earth

Interview: Sakaris Stórá • Director of The Last Paradise on Earth

“In Faroese, we have a word for ‘longing for the bigger world’ that I don’t think other languages have”

We sat down with the filmmaker to discuss his newest work amidst the landscape of a burgeoning Faroese film culture and industry  

27/01 | Tromsø 2026

Review: How to Divorce During the War

Review: How to Divorce During the War

In his third feature, Andrius Blaževičius probes performativity and conjugal relations with distance and dark humour as the war in Ukraine rages on  

27/01 | Sundance 2026 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Rethinking IPs and formats: why audience-led worlds are reshaping European content creation

Rethinking IPs and formats: why audience-led worlds are reshaping European content creation

At Göteborg's TV Drama Vision, industry professionals examined how IP, financing and formats are being redefined by creators, platforms and niche audiences  

27/01 | Göteborg 2026 | Göteborg Industry

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Filipiñana - by Rafael Manuel

Filipiñana
by Rafael Manuel
Sundance 2026 - World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Levitating - by Wregas Bhanuteja

Levitating
by Wregas Bhanuteja
Sundance 2026 - World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Gaua - by Paul Urkijo Alijo

Gaua
by Paul Urkijo Alijo
Rotterdam 2026 - Harbour

Whitetail - by Nanouk Leopold

Whitetail
by Nanouk Leopold
Rotterdam 2026 - Limelight

The Wolf, the Fox and the Leopard - by David Verbeek

The Wolf, the Fox and the Leopard
by David Verbeek
Rotterdam 2026 - Limelight

La grazia - by Paolo Sorrentino

La grazia
by Paolo Sorrentino
Venice 2025 - Volpi Cup for Best Actor
French and Belgian releases January 28, Czech release January 29

Baise-en-ville - by Martin Jauvat

Baise-en-ville
by Martin Jauvat
Cannes 2025 – Critics’ Week
French and Belgian releases January 28

The Great Arch - by Stéphane Demoustier

The Great Arch
by Stéphane Demoustier
Cannes 2025 - Un Certain Regard
Dutch release January 29

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun sets his sights on the Berlinale with Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun sets his sights on the Berlinale with Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars

With his Pili Films production sold by Films Boutique, full of visions and the struggle for freedom in the heart of Africa, the filmmaker will be competing for the Golden Bear for the first time  

26/01 | Production | Funding | France

Glasgow Film Festival unveils line-up

Glasgow Film Festival unveils line-up

Felipe Bustos Sierra and Emma Thompson’s documentary Everybody to Kenmure Street will kickstart Scotland’s largest film festival, screening 126 films overall  

27/01 | Festivals | Awards | UK

Review: Sámi vs. Sámi

Review: Sámi vs. Sámi

Ellen-Astri Lundby tracks a vital multi-year court case in which two indigenous communities were pitted against each other, each fighting for its rights  

27/01 | Tromsø 2026

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Reviews

Things We Don't Say - by Gabriele Muccino

Things We Don't Say
by Gabriele Muccino
In his new movie, based on a novel by Delia Ephron, Gabriele Muccino returns to the subject of middle-class couples in crisis, betrayals and imperfect families

Baise-en-ville - by Martin Jauvat

Baise-en-ville
by Martin Jauvat
CANNES 2025: Through the prism of the passage to adulthood, Martin Jauvat continues his tenderly humorous wanderings and his x-ray of life in the Paris suburbs

Promised Sky - by Erige Sehiri

Promised Sky
by Erige Sehiri
CANNES 2025: Erige Sehiri wins viewers over with an incredibly human film, placing focus on three women from sub-Saharan Africa living in Tunis and developing a growing awareness of the world

The Last Paradise on Earth - by Sakaris Stora

The Last Paradise on Earth
by Sakaris Stora
Sakaris Stórá’s Nordic Council Film Prize-winning drama is a little miracle about a young man’s desire to stay on the Faroe Islands while everyone else wants to leave

La grazia - by Paolo Sorrentino

La grazia
by Paolo Sorrentino
VENICE 2025: Politics and existentialism are lent exquisite, low-key Italian beauty in Paolo Sorrentino’s new film, starring his regular Toni Servillo

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/01/2026

Across the Baltics, 2025 saw global franchises and local hits coexisting at the box office

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania delivered a solid performance last year, with box-office revenues continuing to grow faster than admissions and national dynamics shaping each territory’s results

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 27/01/2026

Rethinking IPs and formats: why audience-led worlds are reshaping European content creation

At Göteborg's TV Drama Vision, industry professionals examined how IP, financing and formats are being redefined by creators, platforms and niche audiences

Produce – Co-Produce... – 26/01/2026

The Eastern Denmark Film Fund launches

The new, government-backed initiative will support Danish and international film and TV productions in the region

European Policy – 22/01/2026

Society of Audiovisual Authors: Defending screenwriters’ and directors’ rights in a fragmented audiovisual landscape

Built on collective rights management, the Brussels-based network now navigates streaming, AI and regulatory fragmentation on behalf of Europe’s audiovisual authors

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