Review: Virtual Girlfriends

Review: Virtual Girlfriends

Czech filmmaker Barbora Chalupová investigates what it truly means to perform intimacy in the digital marketplace of OnlyFans  

03/11 | Jihlava 2025

The European Film Awards announce their nominees in the Short Film category

The European Film Awards announce their nominees in the Short Film category

The films by Djiby Kebe, Theo Panagopoulos, Miranda Pennell, Sara Rajaei and John Smith are vying for the statuette  

03/11 | European Film Awards 2026

Ji.hlava probes how transparency may become the new authorship in the age of AI

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  

03/11 | Jihlava 2025 | Jihlava Industry

Ivan Ramljak’s Peacemaker scoops the Golden Dove in DOK Leipzig’s international competition

Ivan Ramljak’s Peacemaker scoops the Golden Dove in DOK Leipzig’s international competition

Endless Cookie has triumphed in the animation competition, Active Vocabulary dominated the German competition, and Cutting Through Rocks won over the audience  

03/11 | DOK Leipzig 2025 | Awards

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Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Europa Cinemas: Building audiences and bridges for European film - 22/10/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 22/10/2025
Europa Cinemas: Building audiences and bridges for European film
We explore how the organisation has evolved from a small collective of exhibitors into a global community committed to keeping European film culture vibrant

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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

New Media - “Mini-dramas attract mega audiences,” according to a report published by Ampere Analysis - 30/10/2025

New Media – 30/10/2025
“Mini-dramas attract mega audiences,” according to a report published by Ampere Analysis
The latest global survey - covering over 100,000 consumers - reveals that more than one in ten internet users have watched drama episodes lasting ten minutes or less on social media platforms

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Europa Distribution explores script analysis and collaboration with sales agents at San Sebastián - 30/10/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 30/10/2025
Europa Distribution explores script analysis and collaboration with sales agents at San Sebastián
The distributors network joined forces with the Europa International sales agents network to organise a working session for 25 distributors and 30 sales agents

Produce – Co-Produce... - Mike Downey, Rudolf Biermann and Tonia Sotiropoulou discussed navigating the literary pipeline at Sofia’s Cinelibri - 29/10/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 29/10/2025
Mike Downey, Rudolf Biermann and Tonia Sotiropoulou discussed navigating the literary pipeline at Sofia’s Cinelibri
The experts unpacked Franz and Once Upon a Time in the East, and spoke about portraying literary characters and venturing into producing

New Media - Cannes’ Marché du Film joins forces with the American Film Market to co-create Innovation Hub and AI sessions in Los Angeles - 21/10/2025

New Media – 21/10/2025
Cannes’ Marché du Film joins forces with the American Film Market to co-create Innovation Hub and AI sessions in Los Angeles
The joint effort is set to expand the US market’s focus on technology and the future of content creation

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - MIA puts the spotlight on diversity and innovation - 16/10/2025

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 16/10/2025
MIA puts the spotlight on diversity and innovation
Rome’s market presents DiversiFind, a platform for underrepresented talent, with major industry players such as Amazon and Sky on board

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Tereza Nvotová’s Father continues to dominate the Slovak box office - 16/10/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 16/10/2025
Tereza Nvotová’s Father continues to dominate the Slovak box office
So far, the Venice Orizzonti-premiered movie has taken 97,570 admissions and generated €720,739 in box-office revenues

Natalia Koniarz’s Silver takes home the top prize from Ji.hlava

Natalia Koniarz’s Silver takes home the top prize from Ji.hlava

The 29th edition of the festival spotlighted socially charged documentaries that grappled with themes from environmental decay to the enduring strength of human empathy  

03/11 | Jihlava 2025 | Awards

Mario Piredda returns to Sardinia to shoot Làstima

Mario Piredda returns to Sardinia to shoot Làstima

Once again, the Sardinian director who’s now on his second feature film focuses on his homeland with a road-movie co-produced by Italy’s Articolture and Swiss firm Dok Mobile  

31/10 | Production | Funding | Italy/Switzerland/Romania

Sabrina Iannucci makes her feature film debut with 7 anniversari

Sabrina Iannucci makes her feature film debut with 7 anniversari

The director is now on set directing Benedetta Porcaroli and Lorenzo Zurzolo in an intense love story between two people who seem poles apart  

31/10 | Production | Funding | Italy

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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 upcoming 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

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

Les Arcs Co-Production Village selects 18 projects

Les Arcs Co-Production Village selects 18 projects

The spotlight will be on new projects by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, Mar Coll, Lina Soualem, Lisa Brühlmann and Bogdan Mirică, among others  

31/10 | Les Arcs 2025 | Industry Village

Jim O’Hanlon wraps The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes

Jim O’Hanlon wraps The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes

Based on the best-selling novel by Anna McPartlin and toplined by Niamh Algar and Sam Claflin, the story follows the titular woman, who cherishes her ordinary life even as it draws to an end  

30/10 | Production | Funding | Ireland/Netherlands/UK

Estel Díaz shoots her debut film A fuego

Estel Díaz shoots her debut film A fuego

Zoe Bonafonte, Miquel Melero, Omar Banana, Marc Soler and singer Ruslana star in a story of youth marked by dance, produced by Atresmedia, Sábado, Playtime and A Contracorriente  

30/10 | Production | Funding | Spain

Samsung and LevelK ink deal to launch RomCom TV

Samsung and LevelK ink deal to launch RomCom TV

The international sales and aggregation house enters the growing FAST market with the launch of its first free ad-supported streaming channel, now live on Samsung Smart TV  

30/10 | Industry | Market | Denmark/Sweden/Norway/Finland

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

Saar Ponsioen, Iris Otten • Screenwriter and producer of Dreamscape

Interview: Saar Ponsioen, Iris Otten • Screenwriter and producer of Dreamscape

“Children possess qualities that can cut through the barriers of the complex adult world”

The team behind the Dutch hybrid project which won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at Cinekid share insights into their unique family film  

30/10 | Cinekid 2025 | Cinekid for Professionals

“Mini-dramas attract mega audiences,” according to a report published by Ampere Analysis

“Mini-dramas attract mega audiences,” according to a report published by Ampere Analysis

The latest global survey - covering over 100,000 consumers - reveals that more than one in ten internet users have watched drama episodes lasting ten minutes or less on social media platforms  

30/10 | Industry | Market | Europe

Review: Stealing Land

Review: Stealing Land

Žiga Virc comments on the collective failure to care about real issues through his theatrically informed new feature about two sets of parents meeting for a conversation  

30/10 | Festival of Slovenian Film 2025

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Reviews

Los Tigres - by Alberto Rodríguez

Los Tigres
by Alberto Rodríguez
Alberto Rodríguez orchestrates his own unique Abyss with spectacular mise en scène to tell the story of two brothers who are professional divers

The Stranger - by François Ozon

The Stranger
by François Ozon
VENICE 2025: François Ozon achieves perfection with a sublime adaptation of Albert Camus' legendary novel that is captivating, refined, faithful and yet highly personal

I Only Rest In The Storm - by Pedro Pinho

I Only Rest In The Storm
by Pedro Pinho
CANNES 2025: Portuguese auteur Pedro Pinho crafts an epic chronicle of an expat NGO worker discovering himself in Guinea-Bissau

Dracula - by Radu Jude

Dracula
by Radu Jude
Romanian auteur Radu Jude riffs on the vampire myth in an episodic, irreverent, AI-driven satire on adaptation, filmmaking and national identity

Five Seconds - by Paolo Virzì

Five Seconds
by Paolo Virzì
In Paolo Virzì’s new film, a family drama interpreted with sensibility by Valerio Mastandrea, a father who finds himself faced with a moral dilemma is in search of redemption

Don't Call Me Mama - by Nina Knag

Don't Call Me Mama
by Nina Knag
Nina Knag’s debut feature explores the limits of desire and the asymmetry of power through a forbidden love affair

Julian - by Cato Kusters

Julian
by Cato Kusters
Cato Kusters’ first feature film offers up a pointillist story of love and poignant grief, advancing at the hurried pace of her protagonist’s memories

Bugonia - by Yorgos Lanthimos

Bugonia
by Yorgos Lanthimos
VENICE 2025: Yorgos Lanthimos remakes Jang Joon-hwan’s Save the Green Planet! and unleashes a wickedly playful, grotesque and unsettlingly timely tale of paranoia and power

Review: A State Film

Review: A State Film

Roland Sejko’s documentary examines the propaganda machine employed by Enver Hoxha in Albania, which speaks to the current Trumpian approach of constant, aggressive communications  

30/10 | Jihlava 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Élie Wajeman shoots Le joueur

EXCLUSIVE: Élie Wajeman shoots Le joueur

Pio Marmaï and William Lebghil star in the new film from the filmmaker who has been to Cannes three times, produced by Diaphana and sold by WTFilms  

30/10 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium

Aboozar Amini • Director of Kabul, Between Prayers

Interview: Aboozar Amini • Director of Kabul, Between Prayers

“What struck me most on this return to Kabul was exhaustion — people are tired, not just physically, but historically”

The filmmaker, who left Afghanistan in 2001, breaks down how he made the second part of his documentary trilogy about Kabul  

30/10 | Astra 2025

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Interviews

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

Mascha Schilinski • Director of Sound of Falling

Mascha Schilinski • Director of Sound of Falling
Cineuropa met the German filmmaker, winner of the Jury Prize in Cannes and her country’s representative for the upcoming Best International Feature Oscar

Saar Ponsioen, Iris Otten • Screenwriter and producer of Dreamscape

Saar Ponsioen, Iris Otten • Screenwriter and producer of Dreamscape
The team behind the Dutch hybrid project which won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at Cinekid share insights into their unique family film

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

Maurizio Sciarra • Conference curator, Euro Balkan Film Festival

Maurizio Sciarra • Conference curator, Euro Balkan Film Festival
Unspooling in the heart of Rome, this year’s Euro Balkan Film Festival is becoming a political and cultural laboratory on the future of European cinema

The fifth edition of Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way breaks a new record

The fifth edition of Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way breaks a new record

The pitching platform received an unprecedented number of submissions, further extending its reach across the Western Balkans  

30/10 | Industry | Market | Europe

Europa Distribution explores script analysis and collaboration with sales agents at San Sebastián

Europa Distribution explores script analysis and collaboration with sales agents at San Sebastián

The distributors network joined forces with the Europa International sales agents network to organise a working session for 25 distributors and 30 sales agents  

30/10 | San Sebastián 2025 | San Sebastián Industry

Review: Melt

Review: Melt

Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s latest documentary is a fascinating, unsentimental love letter to snow and icy landscapes  

30/10 | Viennale 2025

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Don't Call Me Mama - by Nina Knag

Don't Call Me Mama
by Nina Knag
Karlovy Vary 2025 - Best Actress Award
Norwegian October 31

Los Tigres - by Alberto Rodríguez

Los Tigres
by Alberto Rodríguez
San Sebastián 2025 - Jury Prize for Best Cinematography
Spanish release October 31

I Only Rest In The Storm - by Pedro Pinho

I Only Rest In The Storm
by Pedro Pinho
Cannes 2025 - Un Certain Regard Best Actress Award
Portuguese release October 30

Five Seconds - by Paolo Virzì

Five Seconds
by Paolo Virzì
Italian release October 30

Dracula - by Radu Jude

Dracula
by Radu Jude
Locarno 2025 - Competition
Romanian release October 31

The Stranger - by François Ozon

The Stranger
by François Ozon
Venice 2025 - Competition
French and Belgian releases October 29

Bugonia - by Yorgos Lanthimos

Bugonia
by Yorgos Lanthimos
Venice 2025 - Competition
Swedish, Norwegian and Romanian releases October 31, Danish and Hungarian releases November 6, Spanish and Polish releases November 7

Diamanti - by Ferzan Ozpetek

Diamanti
by Ferzan Ozpetek
Norwegian release October 24 and Danish release October 30

Review: Green Light

Review: Green Light

With a fine sensibility for the pain at hand, Pavel Cuzuioc follows a psychotherapist whose mission is to help desperate people accomplish their right to end their lives  

30/10 | Viennale 2025

Tallinn Black Nights celebrates regional creativity with its expanded Baltic Competition

Tallinn Black Nights celebrates regional creativity with its expanded Baltic Competition

Eleven films from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will compete for the Best Baltic Film Award, highlighting the region’s vibrant cinematic identity and growing international acclaim  

29/10 | Black Nights 2025 | Baltic Competition

The fourth edition of València Film Afers presents ten projects

The fourth edition of València Film Afers presents ten projects

Films in development from Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Spain, Portugal and Slovenia will seek partners and collaborators from the Mediterranean basin  

29/10 | Valencia 2025

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Reviews

The Richest Woman in the World - by Thierry Klifa

The Richest Woman in the World
by Thierry Klifa
CANNES 2025: Thierry Klifa has imagined a film as tonally superlative as its title, animated by the choice trio of Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte and Marina Foïs

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

I'm Not Stiller - by Stefan Haupt

I'm Not Stiller
by Stefan Haupt
For his latest feature film, Stefan Haupt decided to adapt for the screen the classic of German literature by Max Frisch

The Blue Trail - by Gabriel Mascaro

The Blue Trail
by Gabriel Mascaro
BERLINALE 2025: Gabriel Mascaro’s film is an explosive combination of a powerful leading character, stunning scenery, sharp humour and mystical rituals

Franz - by Agnieszka Holland

Franz
by Agnieszka Holland
Agnieszka Holland directs a non-traditional biopic of Kafka and attempts to reckon with his legacy beyond buzzwords in this film led by a restless Idan Weiss

Industry Reports

New Media – 30/10/2025

“Mini-dramas attract mega audiences,” according to a report published by Ampere Analysis

The latest global survey - covering over 100,000 consumers - reveals that more than one in ten internet users have watched drama episodes lasting ten minutes or less on social media platforms

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 30/10/2025

Europa Distribution explores script analysis and collaboration with sales agents at San Sebastián

The distributors network joined forces with the Europa International sales agents network to organise a working session for 25 distributors and 30 sales agents

Produce – Co-Produce... – 29/10/2025

Mike Downey, Rudolf Biermann and Tonia Sotiropoulou discussed navigating the literary pipeline at Sofia’s Cinelibri

The experts unpacked Franz and Once Upon a Time in the East, and spoke about portraying literary characters and venturing into producing

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 22/10/2025

Europa Cinemas: Building audiences and bridges for European film

We explore how the organisation has evolved from a small collective of exhibitors into a global community committed to keeping European film culture vibrant

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