Tova Mozard • Director of ILOVERUSS

Interview: Tova Mozard • Director of ILOVERUSS

“Someone has to love Russ; I’m the one doing it, and it’s worth shouting about”

The director and visual artist shares some thoughts about art, film and her main subject, a Hollywood extra and extraordinary friend of hers  

14/11 | Stockholm 2025

Review: Mo Papa

Review: Mo Papa

In Eeva Mägi’s second feature, a young man re-entering society grapples with old wounds and destructive patterns in a striking, snowy setting  

14/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Critics’ Picks

Koldo Almandoz • Director of Mouths of Sky

Interview: Koldo Almandoz • Director of Mouths of Sky

“Misfits tend to be more awkward, but more genuine”

The Basque filmmaker champions series imbued with a cinematic spirit, characters that go against the grain and, as throughout his filmography, landscapes filled with contrasts and stories  

14/11 | /Spain

Jens Jonsson • Director of We Come in Peace

Interview: Jens Jonsson • Director of We Come in Peace

“We tried to play by Swedish rules as much as possible”

The well-travelled Swedish director checks something major off his bucket list with a grand piece of domestic science-fiction  

14/11 | Stockholm 2025

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Industry Reports

Market Trends - French film facing a slippery slope of challenges - 10/11/2025

Market Trends – 10/11/2025
French film facing a slippery slope of challenges
The ARP Film Meetings examined the instability caused by the new landscape of consumer habits and business models, and its consequences on film production

New Media - Ji.hlava probes how transparency may become the new authorship in the age of AI - 03/11/2025

New Media – 03/11/2025
Ji.hlava probes how transparency may become the new authorship in the age of AI
A discussion revealed how filmmakers, lawyers and researchers are redefining authorship and accountability as artificial intelligence becomes a decisive collaborator in documentary creation

Market Trends
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Winter is coming – and so is our in-depth coverage of the European film industry. Stay ahead of the game with the latest news, market insights and festival highlights as we follow the season’s most influential events, from Ji.hlava and DOK Leipzig to Thessaloniki, Stockholm, Cork, Tallinn, Cairo, Goa, Marrakech, Red Sea and Les Arcs

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - CresCine maps the challenges of “small markets” - 14/11/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 14/11/2025
CresCine maps the challenges of “small markets”
In its conclusions, the report reiterates that a theatrical release remains the backbone of the exhibition cycle, yet more flexible windows and a genuinely film-by-film approach are vital

Film Festival Trends - Critic, programmer, filmmaker: Mark Peranson maps cinema’s “ecosystem” in Riyadh - 13/11/2025

Film Festival Trends – 13/11/2025
Critic, programmer, filmmaker: Mark Peranson maps cinema’s “ecosystem” in Riyadh
Programming, Peranson says, is less analysis than finding a good fit in terms of sections, stakeholders and timing

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Carlo Chatrian talks critics, curators and the next chapter for cinema - 12/11/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 12/11/2025
Carlo Chatrian talks critics, curators and the next chapter for cinema
At the third International Film Criticism Conference, the former Locarno and Berlin head reflected on the shared mission of critics and curators in defending cinema’s diversity

Produce – Co-Produce... - Marie Masmonteil • Producer, Elzévir Films - 06/11/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 06/11/2025
Marie Masmonteil • Producer, Elzévir Films
The president of the French Union of Independent Producers’ feature films board sheds light on the new funding landscape for French film, referencing Canal+, Disney+, Netflix

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Laurent Dutoit • Distributor, Agora Films - 30/10/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 30/10/2025
Laurent Dutoit • Distributor, Agora Films
The Swiss distributor talks about the challenges faced by the profession in his country

Review: Pixie. The New Beginning

Review: Pixie. The New Beginning

An 11-year-old girl deals with a hostile new environment while grieving and clinging to fantasies as a coping mechanism in Krzysztof Komander’s debut feature  

14/11 | Zagreb 2025

Review: A Safe Place

Review: A Safe Place

Romanian filmmaker Cecilia Ștefănescu’s debut feature explores petty-bourgeois boredom through an anaemic love triangle  

14/11 | Black Nights 2025 | First Feature Competition

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for IDFA Luminous entry Paikar

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for IDFA Luminous entry Paikar

Dawood Hilmandi’s documentary follows him as he returns to confront the silence surrounding his estranged father, a former mujahideen fighter who later became an imam, writer and poet  

14/11 | IDFA 2025

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Co-Production Podcast

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

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

Review: I Swear

Review: I Swear

Kirk Jones pulls off a film brimming with humanity and vitality which blends drama and humour to follows the extraordinary trajectory of a man affected by Tourette syndrome  

14/11 | Arras 2025

Series review: A Sámi Wedding

Series review: A Sámi Wedding

The drama-tinged comedy series created by Åse Kathrin Vuolab celebrates Sámi culture without hiding the difficulties of belonging to it  

14/11 | Geneva 2025

Series review: Reykjavík Fusion

Series review: Reykjavík Fusion

The series by Hörður Rúnarsson and Birkir Blær Ingólfsson follows the misadventures of an anti-hero trying to rebuild his life after a stint in prison  

14/11 | Geneva 2025

CresCine maps the challenges of “small markets”

CresCine maps the challenges of “small markets”

In its conclusions, the report reiterates that a theatrical release remains the backbone of the exhibition cycle, yet more flexible windows and a genuinely film-by-film approach are vital  

14/11 | Industry | Market | Europe

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Photogalleries

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

Mark Ruffalo to topline Bertrand Bonello's Santo Subito!

Mark Ruffalo to topline Bertrand Bonello's Santo Subito!

In March, the US actor will star in the new movie by the French filmmaker, which is being staged by Mandarin and sold by Playtime  

13/11 | Production | Funding | France/Italy/Poland

Review: A Survivor’s Tale

Review: A Survivor’s Tale

Micha Wald returns with a suffocating huis clos set in the 16th century about a young, exiled woman, her servant and her troubling knight-errant who are abandoned on a desert island  

13/11 | Arras 2025

The 63rd Gijón Film Festival showcases masterful and innovative cinema in its Albar and Retueyos sections

The 63rd Gijón Film Festival showcases masterful and innovative cinema in its Albar and Retueyos sections

The gathering welcomes names familiar to cinephiles such as Radu Jude, Valérie Donzelli, Richard Linklater, Ira Sachs and Lluís Miñarro, alongside numerous intriguing debutants  

13/11 | Gijón 2025

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Reviews

The Altar Boys - by Piotr Domalewski

The Altar Boys
by Piotr Domalewski
With the help of his friends, a young teen takes himself for Jesus and Robin Hood in Piotr Domalewski’s new movie, but wanting to do good isn’t as easy as people think

A Survivor's Tale - by Micha Wald

A Survivor's Tale
by Micha Wald
Micha Wald returns with a suffocating huis clos set in the 16th century about a young, exiled woman, her servant and her troubling knight-errant who are abandoned on a desert island

Solitary - by Eamonn Murphy

Solitary
by Eamonn Murphy
With staggering simplicity and suspense expertly peppered with paranoia, Eamonn Murphy examines the unspoken anxieties of a widowed farmer living in isolation

The Night Bus - by Morade Aïssaoui

The Night Bus
by Morade Aïssaoui
Morade Aïssaoui delivers a hugely intense first feature film, a genre film come modern-day sociological puzzle, on a bus where everything goes wrong

Kika - by Alexe Poukine

Kika
by Alexe Poukine
CANNES 2025: In her first fiction feature, Alexe Poukine paints the tragicomic portrait of a young woman who can’t stop for fear of falling

Eagles of the Republic - by Tarik Saleh

Eagles of the Republic
by Tarik Saleh
CANNES 2025: Tarik Saleh rounds off his Cairo trilogy with a delectable film noir about lies and truths, thrusting a big-screen star faced with some difficult decisions into a minefield

We Believe You - by Charlotte Devillers, Arnaud Dufeys

We Believe You
by Charlotte Devillers, Arnaud Dufeys
BERLINALE 2025: Charlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys follow in the footsteps of a mother who struggles with the slow march of justice while trying to protect her son who’s a victim of incest

Urchin - by Harris Dickinson

Urchin
by Harris Dickinson
CANNES 2025: Harris Dickinson debuts as a director with this striking depiction of addiction that blends light comedy and emotional depth

Europa Distribution to hold its Network Conference in Brussels

Europa Distribution to hold its Network Conference in Brussels

The conference will bring together distributors, experts and institutions' and organisations' representatives to explore the distribution sector and the circulation of European films  

13/11 | Industry | Market | Europe

Review: ILOVERUSS

Review: ILOVERUSS

Swedish visual artist Tova Mozard’s debut feature, about Russell Kingston, a Hollywood-based actor from the baby boomer generation, has been a 20-year work in progress  

13/11 | Stockholm 2025

The Huelva Film Festival builds a bridge towards Ibero-American cinema

The Huelva Film Festival builds a bridge towards Ibero-American cinema

The 51st edition of the Ibero-American film festival will run from 14-22 November, offering a snapshot of the best cinema currently being produced in South America  

13/11 | Festivals | Awards | Spain/Latin America

Interviews

Marie-Elsa Sgualdo • Director of Silent Rebellion

Marie-Elsa Sgualdo • Director of Silent Rebellion
The Swiss filmmaker looks back on the making of her first feature, a period drama charting the courageous path to emancipation walked by a very young woman during the Second World War

Barbora Chalupová • Director of Virtual Girlfriends

Barbora Chalupová • Director of Virtual Girlfriends
The Czech filmmaker discusses the ethical and aesthetic challenges of portraying online intimacy and the reality behind the OnlyFans phenomenon

Fernando Franco • Director of Subsuelo

Fernando Franco • Director of Subsuelo
The Spanish filmmaker explains how he tackled the adaptation of Marcelo Luján's novel, his family secrets, mobile phones and even a psychopath in a wheelchair

Aboozar Amini • Director of Kabul, Between Prayers

Aboozar Amini • Director of Kabul, Between Prayers
The filmmaker, who left Afghanistan in 2001, breaks down how he made the second part of his documentary trilogy about Kabul

Trương Minh Quý • Co-director of Hair, Paper, Water…

Trương Minh Quý • Co-director of Hair, Paper, Water…
The Vietnamese director explains the origins of his immersive and hypnotic new documentary, and mulls over his illustrious career to date

Ugo Bienvenu • Director of Arco

Ugo Bienvenu • Director of Arco
The French filmmaker discusses his remarkable first animated feature film, a futuristic exploration of the critical state of the world and humanity's means of improving the future

Maria Popistașu, Alexandru Baciu • Directors of Y

Maria Popistașu, Alexandru Baciu • Directors of Y
The Romanian filmmakers elaborate on inherited guilt, denial and shared responsibility, as addressed in their first jointly directed feature

James McAvoy • Director of California Schemin'

James McAvoy • Director of California Schemin'
The Scotsman breaks down his directorial debut, a comedy based on the true story of a Scottish rapping duo who pretended to be American

Series review: We Come in Peace

Series review: We Come in Peace

Jens Jonsson comes up with a sci-fi of the Swedish kind, complete with alien jellyfish and mycological communication  

13/11 | Stockholm 2025

Andreas Dresen wraps the shoot for his latest feature, Alte Liebe

Andreas Dresen wraps the shoot for his latest feature, Alte Liebe

The veteran German director reunites with screenwriter Laila Stieler for a poignant portrayal of long-term marriage, starring Dagmar Manzel and Joachim Król  

13/11 | Production | Funding | Germany

Maria Speth shooting Man lebt, weil man geboren ist

Maria Speth shooting Man lebt, weil man geboren ist

Inspired by the writings of André Müller, the new feature explores silence, memory and the burden of 20th-century history through an intimate mother-son confrontation  

13/11 | Production | Funding | Germany/Austria

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Eagles of the Republic - by Tarik Saleh

Eagles of the Republic
by Tarik Saleh
Cannes 2025 - Competition
French and Belgian releases November 12, Swedish and Norwegian releases November 14

Kika - by Alexe Poukine

Kika
by Alexe Poukine
Cannes 2025 - Critics’ Week
French release November 12

My Tennis Maestro - by Andrea Di Stefano

My Tennis Maestro
by Andrea Di Stefano
Venice 2025 – Out of Competition
Italian release November 13

We Believe You - by Charlotte Devillers, Arnaud Dufeys

We Believe You
by Charlotte Devillers, Arnaud Dufeys
Berlinale 2025 - Perspectives Special Mention
French and Belgian releases November 12

Sound of Falling - by Mascha Schilinski

Sound of Falling
by Mascha Schilinski
Cannes 2025 - Jury Prize
Hungarian release November 13

The Incredible Snow Woman - by Sébastien Betbeder

The Incredible Snow Woman
by Sébastien Betbeder
Berlinale 2025 - Panorama
French release November 12

The Incredible Snow Woman - by Sébastien Betbeder

The Incredible Snow Woman
by Sébastien Betbeder
Berlinale 2025 - Panorama
French release November 12

Colours of Time - by Cédric Klapisch

Colours of Time
by Cédric Klapisch
Cannes 2025 - Out of Competition
Italian release November 13 and Spanish release November 14

Critic, programmer, filmmaker: Mark Peranson maps cinema’s “ecosystem” in Riyadh

Critic, programmer, filmmaker: Mark Peranson maps cinema’s “ecosystem” in Riyadh

Programming, Peranson says, is less analysis than finding a good fit in terms of sections, stakeholders and timing  

13/11 | Industry | Market | Europe/Middle East

Review: The Altar Boys

Review: The Altar Boys

With the help of his friends, a young teen takes himself for Jesus and Robin Hood in Piotr Domalewski’s new movie, but wanting to do good isn’t as easy as people think  

13/11 | Arras 2025

Review: Solitary

Review: Solitary

With staggering simplicity and suspense expertly peppered with paranoia, Eamonn Murphy examines the unspoken anxieties of a widowed farmer living in isolation  

13/11 | Arras 2025

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Reviews

Unsubmissives - by Melissa Drigeard

Unsubmissives
by Melissa Drigeard
French director Melissa Drigeard presents her fourth feature film, inspired by an attention-grabbing criminal case which made headlines in France in the ‘90s

Six Days in Spring - by Joachim Lafosse

Six Days in Spring
by Joachim Lafosse
Joachim Lafosse presents his 11th feature film, a sensitive drama which highlights the reality of the return to square one in terms of social mobility when love comes to an end

Mother - by Teona Strugar Mitevska

Mother
by Teona Strugar Mitevska
VENICE 2025: Teona Strugar Mitevska places us in Mother Teresa’s head for a few days, as she dispels the last remaining doubts stopping her from fulfilling her wildest ambition

The Incredible Snow Woman - by Sébastien Betbeder

The Incredible Snow Woman
by Sébastien Betbeder
BERLINALE 2025: Sébastien Betbeder delivers a self-assured tragicomedy, travelling from France's Jura to Greenland in the wake of a dead woman living on borrowed time but full of life and excesses

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

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 14/11/2025

CresCine maps the challenges of “small markets”

In its conclusions, the report reiterates that a theatrical release remains the backbone of the exhibition cycle, yet more flexible windows and a genuinely film-by-film approach are vital

Film Festival Trends – 13/11/2025

Critic, programmer, filmmaker: Mark Peranson maps cinema’s “ecosystem” in Riyadh

Programming, Peranson says, is less analysis than finding a good fit in terms of sections, stakeholders and timing

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 12/11/2025

Carlo Chatrian talks critics, curators and the next chapter for cinema

At the third International Film Criticism Conference, the former Locarno and Berlin head reflected on the shared mission of critics and curators in defending cinema’s diversity

Market Trends – 10/11/2025

French film facing a slippery slope of challenges

The ARP Film Meetings examined the instability caused by the new landscape of consumer habits and business models, and its consequences on film production

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