Ali Vatansever • Director of LifeLike

Interview: Ali Vatansever • Director of LifeLike

"The human condition is much richer than stripped-down concepts of life"

The Turkish director shared with us why he celebrates life more than the concepts of it — and why audiences should feel their own feelings rather than be told what to feel  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Petter Næss • Director of No Comment

Interview: Petter Næss • Director of No Comment

"This is a message to politicians: take yourselves and your job seriously"

We sat down with the Norwegian director to discuss his sharp political satire which casts politicians as adult children  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Samuel Abrahams • Director of Lady

Interview: Samuel Abrahams • Director of Lady

"My film deals with visibility and the longing to be seen"

We spoke with the British director about the script and how the meta structure of his gloriously oddball debut  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | First Feature Competition

Hille Norden • Director of Easy Girl

Interview: Hille Norden • Director of Easy Girl

"Talking helps, and listening heals"

We sat down with the emerging German director to talk about her striking debut, a bold mix of sexuality, beauty, and pain  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | First Feature Competition

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Industry Reports

European Film Schools - The role of film schools is praised and challenged at Tallinn Black Nights - 21/11/2025

European Film Schools – 21/11/2025
The role of film schools is praised and challenged at Tallinn Black Nights
As the industry transforms, educators from FAMU, Warsaw Film School and Aalto debated how film schools can stay relevant, balancing artistic freedom, resilience and practical training

Market Trends
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Produce – Co-Produce... - Black Nights showcases Sisu: Road to Revenge as a benchmark for Estonian production quality and cash rebates - 25/11/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 25/11/2025
Black Nights showcases Sisu: Road to Revenge as a benchmark for Estonian production quality and cash rebates
Experts highlighted Estonia's strengths, which involve fast rebate processes and local crews' effectiveness

Market Trends - UK TV exports surpass £2 billion as library titles fuel sector rebound - 21/11/2025

Market Trends – 21/11/2025
UK TV exports surpass £2 billion as library titles fuel sector rebound
The rise signals a clear rebound after several unsettled years for global markets, driven in part by distributors’ efforts to maximise the value of their catalogues

New Media - Matt Szymanowski unpacks how AI is rewriting the film workflow at Industry@Tallinn - 20/11/2025

New Media – 20/11/2025
Matt Szymanowski unpacks how AI is rewriting the film workflow at Industry@Tallinn
The Polish-US filmmaker and producer revealed how prompting, iteration and character augmentation are becoming artistic disciplines within a new cinematic paradigm

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

Coprocity reveals the ten projects selected for its annual award

Coprocity reveals the ten projects selected for its annual award

A partner to 18 co-production markets, the online platform is due to present its development support award for the fourth time  

25/11 | Coprocity 2025

Artur Wyrzykowski • Director of This Is Not Happening

Interview: Artur Wyrzykowski • Director of This Is Not Happening

“All I really wanted, as a first-time feature film director, was a story that would be cheap from a production standpoint”

The Polish director reflected on crafting his contained thriller about parental desperation, and developing an upcoming comedy involving an android boyfriend  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | First Feature Competition

Kat Steppe • Director of Sunday Ninth

Interview: Kat Steppe • Director of Sunday Ninth

“I know that when something is real, it has a direct impact”

The Belgian director breaks down how she bridged fiction and reality inside a fully operational care home  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | First Feature Competition

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Co-Production Podcast

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

Review: Hungarian Wedding

Review: Hungarian Wedding

Csaba Káel's newest feature puts a Hungarian song-and-dance twist on the classic fake-dating scenario  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

REPORT: Just Film Works in Progress 2025

REPORT: Just Film Works in Progress 2025

We take a deep dive into the five children’s and youth film projects presented in this segment of the Industry@Tallinn forum  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Nabil Ben Yadir, Mokhtaria Badaoui • Directors of The Baronesses

Interview: Nabil Ben Yadir, Mokhtaria Badaoui • Directors of The Baronesses

"We have to assert our right to fiction"

The Belgian filmmaker co-directed his new movie with his mother, and the duo talk to us about this experience  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Rebels with a Cause

Review: And So the Night Fell

Review: And So the Night Fell

Ángel Santos delivers an existential, unhurried film that champions silence, nature and the art of disappearing in hyperconnected, productivity-obsessed, overstimulating times  

25/11 | Gijón 2025

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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

Review: This Is Not Happening

Review: This Is Not Happening

In Artur Wyrzykowski's film, a father shields his murderous son in a tightly contained psychological drama about moral conflicts  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | First Feature Competition

Black Nights showcases Sisu: Road to Revenge as a benchmark for Estonian production quality and cash rebates

Black Nights showcases Sisu: Road to Revenge as a benchmark for Estonian production quality and cash rebates

Experts highlighted Estonia's strengths, which involve fast rebate processes and local crews' effectiveness  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

REPORT: TFL Meeting Event 2025

REPORT: TFL Meeting Event 2025

Cineuropa takes a look at some of the projects presented in the various sections of the 18th TorinoFilmLab event  

25/11 | TorinoFilmLab 2025

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Reviews

The Good Daughter - by Júlia de Paz

The Good Daughter
by Júlia de Paz
Júlia de Paz Solvas’s second feature is a coming-of-age film in which maturity is born of vulnerability

LifeLike - by Ali Vatansever

LifeLike
by Ali Vatansever
Ali Vatansever's third feature probes mortality and digital escape in the form of a hybrid family drama that’s flawed yet compelling

No Comment - by Petter Næss

No Comment
by Petter Næss
Petter Næss crafts an entertaining political dramedy, whose main themes may well resonate far beyond Norway

Hercules Falling - by Christian Bonke

Hercules Falling
by Christian Bonke
Christian Bonke’s feature debut is a raw, realistic drama exploring a veteran’s PTSD, blending fiction and a real rehabilitation centre

Lady - by Samuel Abrahams

Lady
by Samuel Abrahams
Samuel Abrahams’ wild fantasy-comedy follows a filmmaker shooting a fly-on-the-wall doc on a mysterious aristocrat, played by Fleabag’s Sian Clifford

Blindsight - by Adrian Sitaru

Blindsight
by Adrian Sitaru
Romanian helmer Adrian Sitaru’s sixth feature is a winding inward journey, exploring the questionable authenticity of memory in the digital age

Case 137 - by Dominik Moll

Case 137
by Dominik Moll
CANNES 2025: Dominik Moll takes on France’s dirty secrets – and its famed “almost revolution” – ending up with something uncomfortably universal

Sleepless City - by Guillermo Galoe

Sleepless City
by Guillermo Galoe
CANNES 2025: Guillermo Galoe’s vibrant social-realist drama sees a young Roma teenager from Madrid’s exurban slums struggling to leave that world behind

Review: My First Love

Review: My First Love

Norwegian director Mari Storstein’s very personal debut questions how open the open-minded are, while ironically condemning the institutional desexualisation of disabled people  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | First Feature Competition

Christian Bonke • Director of Hercules Falling

Interview: Christian Bonke • Director of Hercules Falling

"I hope that politicians will realise that it's expensive to turn a human being into a soldier, but that it also takes funds to convert a soldier back into a human being"

The Danish director discusses blending fiction and reality to portray veterans’ PTSD and the masculinity barriers that keep many from seeking help  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | First Feature Competition

REPORT: Baltic Event Works in Progress 2025

REPORT: Baltic Event Works in Progress 2025

We focus on the six projects from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania that were featured in the 23rd edition of the showcase unspooling alongside Tallinn Black Nights  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

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Interviews

Christian Bonke • Director of Hercules Falling

Christian Bonke • Director of Hercules Falling
The Danish director discusses blending fiction and reality to portray veterans’ PTSD and the masculinity barriers that keep many from seeking help

Ali Vatansever • Director of LifeLike

Ali Vatansever • Director of LifeLike
The Turkish director shared with us why he celebrates life more than the concepts of it — and why audiences should feel their own feelings rather than be told what to feel

Petter Næss • Director of No Comment

Petter Næss • Director of No Comment
We sat down with the Norwegian director to discuss his sharp political satire which casts politicians as adult children

Samuel Abrahams • Director of Lady

Samuel Abrahams • Director of Lady
We spoke with the British director about the script and how the meta structure of his gloriously oddball debut

Hille Norden • Director of Easy Girl

Hille Norden • Director of Easy Girl
We sat down with the emerging German director to talk about her striking debut, a bold mix of sexuality, beauty, and pain

Artur Wyrzykowski • Director of This Is Not Happening

Artur Wyrzykowski • Director of This Is Not Happening
The Polish director reflected on crafting his contained thriller about parental desperation, and developing an upcoming comedy involving an android boyfriend

Kat Steppe • Director of Sunday Ninth

Kat Steppe • Director of Sunday Ninth
The Belgian director breaks down how she bridged fiction and reality inside a fully operational care home

Nabil Ben Yadir, Mokhtaria Badaoui • Directors of The Baronesses

Nabil Ben Yadir, Mokhtaria Badaoui • Directors of The Baronesses
The Belgian filmmaker co-directed his new movie with his mother, and the duo talk to us about this experience

REPORT: Industry@Tallinn Works in Progress 2025

REPORT: Industry@Tallinn Works in Progress 2025

We delve deep into five of the international projects that were presented at the Estonian event, representing Europe and South America  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Review: The Frog and the Water

Review: The Frog and the Water

Blending whimsy with quiet emotional truth, Thomas Stuber’s pic offers a tender portrait of unexpected companionship  

25/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Review: Sunday Ninth

Review: Sunday Ninth

Kat Steppe’s debut is a moving philosophical reflection on memory and reconciliation, buoyed by an excellent leading duo  

24/11 | Black Nights 2025 | First Feature Competition

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

The Voice of Hind Rajab - by Kaouther Ben Hania

The Voice of Hind Rajab
by Kaouther Ben Hania
Venezia 2025 - Grand Jury Prize
San Sebastián 2025 - Audience Award for Best Film
French release November 26 and Spanish November 28

A Private Life - by Rebecca Zlotowski

A Private Life
by Rebecca Zlotowski
Cannes 2025 - Out of Competition
French release November 26

Bugonia - by Yorgos Lanthimos

Bugonia
by Yorgos Lanthimos
Venice 2025 - Competition
French release November 26

Sleepless City - by Guillermo Galoe

Sleepless City
by Guillermo Galoe
Cannes 2025 - Critics’ Week
Spanish release November 21

The Last Viking - by Anders Thomas Jensen

The Last Viking
by Anders Thomas Jensen
Venice 2025 - Out of Competition
Swedish release November 21 and Norwegian release November 28

Case 137 - by Dominik Moll

Case 137
by Dominik Moll
Cannes 2025 - Competition
French release November 19 and Belgian release November 26

Dreams (Sex Love) - by Dag Johan Haugerud

Dreams (Sex Love)
by Dag Johan Haugerud
Berlinale 2025 - Golden Bear for Best Film
Spanish and Polish releases November 21, Portuguese release November 27

Young Mothers - by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Young Mothers
by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Cannes 2025 - Best Screenplay
Italian release November 20

Review: The Moon Is a Father of Mine

Review: The Moon Is a Father of Mine

A father and son get to know one another on the eve of various tragedies in George Ovashvili’s fifth feature film  

24/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Abu Bakr Shawky • Director of The Stories

Interview: Abu Bakr Shawky • Director of The Stories

"Everybody is the hero of their own story"

We spoke to the Egyptian-Austrian filmmaker about portraying small people in big times, and the sacrifices needed to tell such a tale  

24/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Review: China Sea

Review: China Sea

Jurgis Matulevičius’s second feature embarks on an ambitious cross-cultural tale centred on a fallen martial arts champion, stylised as a Baltic noir  

24/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Critics’ Picks

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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

Nino in Paradise - by Laurent Micheli

Nino in Paradise
by Laurent Micheli
Belgian director Laurent Micheli paints a flamboyant portrait of a weakened but not beaten younger generation

Love Letters - by Alice Douard

Love Letters
by Alice Douard
CANNES 2025: Ella Rumpf and Monia Chokri shine as the pioneers of medically assisted procreation in Alice Douard's debut feature, a sensitive novel about the intimacy of a couple and motherhood

A Private Life - by Rebecca Zlotowski

A Private Life
by Rebecca Zlotowski
CANNES 2025: Rebecca Zlotowski doesn't hold back and delivers a hectic, false-bottomed comedy that's all thrills and spills, toplined by Jodie Foster

The Voice of Hind Rajab - by Kaouther Ben Hania

The Voice of Hind Rajab
by Kaouther Ben Hania
VENICE 2025: Kaouther Ben Hania’s powerful docudrama integrates the real emergency call from the six-year-old girl killed by the IDF with dramatised scenes

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... – 25/11/2025

Black Nights showcases Sisu: Road to Revenge as a benchmark for Estonian production quality and cash rebates

Experts highlighted Estonia's strengths, which involve fast rebate processes and local crews' effectiveness

Market Trends – 21/11/2025

UK TV exports surpass £2 billion as library titles fuel sector rebound

The rise signals a clear rebound after several unsettled years for global markets, driven in part by distributors’ efforts to maximise the value of their catalogues

European Film Schools – 21/11/2025

The role of film schools is praised and challenged at Tallinn Black Nights

As the industry transforms, educators from FAMU, Warsaw Film School and Aalto debated how film schools can stay relevant, balancing artistic freedom, resilience and practical training

New Media – 20/11/2025

Matt Szymanowski unpacks how AI is rewriting the film workflow at Industry@Tallinn

The Polish-US filmmaker and producer revealed how prompting, iteration and character augmentation are becoming artistic disciplines within a new cinematic paradigm

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