Review: La belle année

Review: La belle année

Angelica Ruffier’s autobiographical documentary is a dream-like essay on obsessive desire as a compensatory remedy, and on loss and recovery in adult orphanhood  

04/02 | IFFR 2026 | Tiger Competition

Review: The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford

Review: The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford

Seán Dunn’s black comedy stars Peter Mullan as a man falling into delusion as he defends his late ancestor, an obscure 18th-century Scottish statesman  

04/02 | IFFR 2026 | Big Screen Competition

Review: Projecto Global

Review: Projecto Global

Revolution is a marathon, not a sprint, in Ivo M Ferreira’s stylish, fictionalised history of a group of militants in 1980s Portugal  

04/02 | IFFR 2026 | Big Screen Competition

Review: A Fading Man

Review: A Fading Man

German filmmaker Welf Reinhart's feature debut deals with illness, ageing, remembering and forgetting, in the story of an old married couple and an unexpected visitor from the past  

04/02 | IFFR 2026 | Tiger Competition

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Industry Reports

Series - Katharina Eyssen elaborates on “Showrunning in Europe” - 28/01/2026

Series – 28/01/2026
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

Market Trends
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Produce – Co-Produce... - Irish production spending reached a record high of €544 million in 2025 - 04/02/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 04/02/2026
Irish production spending reached a record high of €544 million in 2025
The local film and TV sector’s expenditure rose by 26% year on year, confirming the Emerald Isle’s position as one of Europe’s most resilient and internationally connected production ecosystems

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Paco León's Aída: The Movie triumphs at the Spanish box office - 03/02/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/02/2026
Paco León's Aída: The Movie triumphs at the Spanish box office
The comedy opens at number 1 in its first weekend in cinemas and becomes the best-performing Spanish premiere in the last seven months, drawing 219,000 viewers and grossing €1.63 million

Market Trends - Adaptations account for 18% of films and 25% of series in Spain - 02/02/2026

Market Trends – 02/02/2026
Adaptations account for 18% of films and 25% of series in Spain
A new report shows a sector in a phase of maturity, driven by international co-productions and digital audiences, with France emerging as Spain’s main partner in literary cinema

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - CIRCLE launches the eighth edition of Doc Accelerator, now open for applications - 29/01/2026

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 29/01/2026
CIRCLE launches the eighth edition of Doc Accelerator, now open for applications
The year-long documentary training programme will support ten projects by women and gender-expansive filmmakers, with residential sessions across Europe

Market Trends - The Nostradamus keynote reveals what audiences are telling the industry - 29/01/2026

Market Trends – 29/01/2026
The Nostradamus keynote reveals what audiences are telling the industry
Closing TV Drama Vision, Johanna Koljonen delivered the keynote that questioned some of the audiovisual sector’s most deeply entrenched assumptions

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - The European audiovisual sector is still far from striking a satisfactory gender balance - 29/01/2026

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 29/01/2026
The European audiovisual sector is still far from striking a satisfactory gender balance
In December, a group of organisations and research bodies organised an online session to continue monitoring gender-equality trends in the sector

Irish production spending reached a record high of €544 million in 2025

Irish production spending reached a record high of €544 million in 2025

The local film and TV sector’s expenditure rose by 26% year on year, confirming the Emerald Isle’s position as one of Europe’s most resilient and internationally connected production ecosystems  

04/02 | Industry | Market | Ireland

Review: Between Brothers

Review: Between Brothers

Tom Fassaert continues mining his painful family history with this dual portrait of his father and paternal uncle, one a psychologist, the other a long-term psychiatric patient  

04/02 | IFFR 2026 | Limelight

Paco León's Aída: The Movie triumphs at the Spanish box office

Paco León's Aída: The Movie triumphs at the Spanish box office

The comedy opens at number 1 in its first weekend in cinemas and becomes the best-performing Spanish premiere in the last seven months, drawing 219,000 viewers and grossing €1.63 million  

03/02 | Box Office | Spain

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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

Itonje Søimer Guttormsen • Director of Butterfly

Interview: Itonje Søimer Guttormsen • Director of Butterfly

“‘How about Renate?’ my producer asked – to which I responded with an immediate rejection”

The Norwegian helmer enlightens us on performance art, Nordic family dysfunction and Renate Reinsve  

03/02 | Göteborg 2026

Review: The Arab

Review: The Arab

Malek Bensmail makes his feature-length fiction debut with a parallel tale of Camus’ The Stranger, which tells the story from the perspective of the eponymous man’s brother  

03/02 | IFFR 2026 | Big Screen Competition

Review: The Incomer

Review: The Incomer

Louis Paxton's delightful, quirky Scottish dramedy is about two siblings living on a secluded island and the stranger who interrupts their isolation  

03/02 | Sundance 2026 | NEXT

Review: Butterfly

Review: Butterfly

The border-crossing Itonje Søimer Guttormsen does just that in this spiritual family drama, offering generous servings of performance and conceptual art  

03/02 | Göteborg 2026

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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

Emmanuelle Bercot shooting L’Enragé

Emmanuelle Bercot shooting L’Enragé

Produced by Les Films du Worso and Pathé Films, the director’s new feature sees Marion Cotillard and Benoît Magimel joining forces with youngster Aaron Debarre in lead roles  

03/02 | Production | Funding | France

Review: 2m²

Review: 2m²

In his third feature-length documentary, Volkan Üce tells a story of two undertakers, tackling issues of identity, religious customs and culture clashes  

03/02 | IFFR 2026 | Big Screen Competition

Mexico smiles on Alpha Violet at Berlin

Mexico smiles on Alpha Violet at Berlin

The French sales agent will be wagering on the competition entry Flies by Mexico’s Fernando Eimbcke and on fellow Mexican Fernanda Tovar’s European co-production Sad Girlz, in Generation 14plus  

03/02 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

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Reviews

2m² - by Volkan Üce

2m²
by Volkan Üce
In his third feature-length documentary, Volkan Üce tells a story of two undertakers, tackling issues of identity, religious customs and culture clashes

The Arab - by Malek Bensmaïl

The Arab
by Malek Bensmaïl
Malek Bensmail makes his feature-length fiction debut with a parallel tale of Camus’ The Stranger, which tells the story from the perspective of the eponymous man’s brother

Tell Me What You Feel - by Łukasz Ronduda

Tell Me What You Feel
by Łukasz Ronduda
Łukasz Ronduda’s tender feature is a relationship study that digs deep into trauma while tracing the fragile connections between wounded souls

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

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

Filipiñana - by Rafael Manuel

Filipiñana
by Rafael Manuel
Expanded from a 2020 short into a 100-minute feature, Rafael Manuel’s debut is an exercise in visual control, but its slow-burn ambitions collapse under their own weight

Lady - by Olive Nwosu

Lady
by Olive Nwosu
Olive Nwosu offers a character-driven portrait of a woman in modern-day Lagos who strives for survival while navigating solidarity and self-determination

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

LIM² is seeking a new generation of Development Angels

LIM² is seeking a new generation of Development Angels

Film-industry professionals are invited to explore innovative tools and collaborative methods, strengthening their ability to guide early-stage feature-film projects  

03/02 | LIM² 2026

Review: A Light That Never Goes Out

Review: A Light That Never Goes Out

Lauri-Matti Parppei’s Finnish gem is loaded with deadpan humour, playful tenderness and cacophonic musical sounds  

03/02 | Göteborg 2026

Fallen Leaves star Alma Pöysti to topline Ulrika Bengts’ series Theatre of War

Fallen Leaves star Alma Pöysti to topline Ulrika Bengts’ series Theatre of War

The show follows an actress and a journalist, whose private ambitions and fragile love are shattered as Finland braces for a Soviet invasion  

02/02 | Production | Funding | Finland

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Interviews

Andrius Blaževičius • Director of How to Divorce During the War

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

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

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

Itonje Søimer Guttormsen • Director of Butterfly

Itonje Søimer Guttormsen • Director of Butterfly
The Norwegian helmer enlightens us on performance art, Nordic family dysfunction and Renate Reinsve

Ben Voit • Director of Gropiusstadt Supernova

Ben Voit • Director of Gropiusstadt Supernova
The German director speaks about his first feature film, winner of the Best Feature Film award at the this year's Max Ophüls Prize

Alli Haapasalo • Director of Tell Everyone

Alli Haapasalo • Director of Tell Everyone
The Finnish director explains to us how she sees contemporary relevance in the story of psychiatric hospital resident Amanda Altonen

Simone Manetti • Director of Giulio Regeni - Tutto il male del mondo

Simone Manetti • Director of Giulio Regeni - Tutto il male del mondo
The director chatted to us about his documentary dedicated to the young Italian researcher killed in Egypt in 2016, which is based on court proceedings, found footage and the victim’s parents’ story

Wregas Bhanuteja • Director of Levitating

Wregas Bhanuteja • Director of Levitating
The Indonesian director discussed his personal approach to spirituality, fictionalising trance rituals and future projects

Adaptations account for 18% of films and 25% of series in Spain

Adaptations account for 18% of films and 25% of series in Spain

A new report shows a sector in a phase of maturity, driven by international co-productions and digital audiences, with France emerging as Spain’s main partner in literary cinema  

02/02 | Industry | Market | Spain

Katarina Morano begins shooting her debut feature Seaview

Katarina Morano begins shooting her debut feature Seaview

The Slovenian director’s film follows a family over the course of one full day  

02/02 | Production | Funding | Slovenia/Greece

Ben Voit • Director of Gropiusstadt Supernova

Interview: Ben Voit • Director of Gropiusstadt Supernova

“I can’t sit isolated in a room and invent a story - I let myself be strongly influenced by people, by situations”

The German director speaks about his first feature film, winner of the Best Feature Film award at the this year's Max Ophüls Prize  

02/02 | Max Ophüls Prize 2026

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Shame and Money - by Visar Morina

Shame and Money
by Visar Morina
Sundance 2026 - Grand Jury Prize World Cinema Dramatic

Supporting Role - by Ana Urushadze

Supporting Role
by Ana Urushadze
Rotterdam 2026 - Tiger Competition

La belle année - by Angelica Ruffier

La belle année
by Angelica Ruffier
Rotterdam 2026 - Tiger Competition

A Messy Tribute to Motherly Love - by Dan Geesin

A Messy Tribute to Motherly Love
by Dan Geesin
Rotterdam 2026 - Tiger Competition

2m² - by Volkan Üce

2m²
by Volkan Üce
Rotterdam 2026 - Big Screen Competition

Home - by Marijana Janković

Home
by Marijana Janković
Rotterdam 2026 - Big Screen Competition

Tell Me What You Feel - by Łukasz Ronduda

Tell Me What You Feel
by Łukasz Ronduda
Rotterdam 2026 - Big Screen Competition

Yellow Letters - by Ilker Çatak

Yellow Letters
by Ilker Çatak
Berlinale 2026 - Competition

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora reveals its Docs in Progress and Agora Boost selections

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora reveals its Docs in Progress and Agora Boost selections

Ten projects have been chosen for the former strand, while the latter will provide hands-on support to four Greek documentary projects at different stages of development  

02/02 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2026 | Agora

Mother's Baby crowned at Gérardmer

Mother's Baby crowned at Gérardmer

Austrian director Johanna Moder's film wins the Grand Prix at the 33rd Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival  

02/02 | France

Redlight to Limelight triumphs at FIPADOC

Redlight to Limelight triumphs at FIPADOC

Bipuljit Basu's film wins the international competition and Gabrielle Stemmer's The Strike wins the National Grand Prix  

02/02 | FIPADOC 2026 | Awards

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Reviews

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

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

Providence and the Guitar - by João Nicolau

Providence and the Guitar
by João Nicolau
João Nicolau’s lively comedy-musical ponders art-making in times of struggle, vaulting across historical eras and cinematic styles

At Work - by Valérie Donzelli

At Work
by Valérie Donzelli
VENICE 2025: Bastien Bouillon excels in Valérie Donzelli’s surprisingly deep dive into the vocation of writing

The Silent Run - by Marta Bergman

The Silent Run
by Marta Bergman
Marta Bergman draws on the power of fiction to illuminate the grey zones of a tragic news story which has become part and parcel of the history of migratory journeys in 21st century Europe

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... – 04/02/2026

Irish production spending reached a record high of €544 million in 2025

The local film and TV sector’s expenditure rose by 26% year on year, confirming the Emerald Isle’s position as one of Europe’s most resilient and internationally connected production ecosystems

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/02/2026

Paco León's Aída: The Movie triumphs at the Spanish box office

The comedy opens at number 1 in its first weekend in cinemas and becomes the best-performing Spanish premiere in the last seven months, drawing 219,000 viewers and grossing €1.63 million

Market Trends – 02/02/2026

Adaptations account for 18% of films and 25% of series in Spain

A new report shows a sector in a phase of maturity, driven by international co-productions and digital audiences, with France emerging as Spain’s main partner in literary cinema

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 29/01/2026

CIRCLE launches the eighth edition of Doc Accelerator, now open for applications

The year-long documentary training programme will support ten projects by women and gender-expansive filmmakers, with residential sessions across Europe

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