Tilda Grossel Bogdanović • Director, Ponta Lopud Film Festival

Interview: Tilda Grossel Bogdanović • Director, Ponta Lopud Film Festival

"There are many competitive festivals, but we’re not part of that group"

Cineuropa sat with the director of the Croatian festival to discuss their unique approach to small events with an accessible, high-profile guest list for young talents and the local audience alike  

31/07 | /Croatia

Review: Comatogen

Review: Comatogen

Four characters’ lives intersect in ethical dilemmas in Igor Cobileanski’s newest film  

31/07 | Palić 2025

TV series Mozart Mozart is in the works

TV series Mozart Mozart is in the works

Cineuropa visited the set of the series, filmed in Lithuania and Latvia, with editing already underway in Germany and international distribution planned for October  

31/07 | Production | Funding | Germany/Austria/Switzerland

Adrià García's The Treasure of Barracuda ready for release

Adrià García's The Treasure of Barracuda ready for release

The animated pirate adventure film, based on the book by Llanos Campos and distributed by Filmax, has completed production  

31/07 | Production | Funding | Spain/Belgium

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Industry Reports

Series - KVIFF Industry Days focuses on creative control in European and global series development and production - 17/07/2025

Series – 17/07/2025
KVIFF Industry Days focuses on creative control in European and global series development and production
Writers, producers and directors explored the evolving role of showrunners as well as the collaborative models available to facilitate writing

Market Trends
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A busy summer festival season awaits the European film industry. Cineuropa will continue to keep its readers up to date with the latest news and market insights, covering the buzziest events, including Locarno, Venice, Sarajevo, Haugesund, Toronto, San Sebastián, Zurich and many others

Produce – Co-Produce... - Luigi Sales • Head of Content and Original Productions, Giffoni Innovation Hub - 30/07/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/07/2025
Luigi Sales • Head of Content and Original Productions, Giffoni Innovation Hub
The expert discusses the role of the Giffoni Innovation Hub initiative, which is a key resource for audiovisual production and strategic planning aimed at public and private stakeholders

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach • Distributors, Madman Entertainment - 29/07/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 29/07/2025
Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach • Distributors, Madman Entertainment
The two Australian distributors dig deep into their work with European titles, and how their market is responding to industry and audience transformations

European Policy - A new European Parliament report addresses challenges to EU copyright law brought about by generative AI - 28/07/2025

European Policy – 28/07/2025
A new European Parliament report addresses challenges to EU copyright law brought about by generative AI
The study illuminates the tensions between the two while suggesting reforms to simultaneously promote innovation while protecting authorship

Animation - The European Audiovisual Observatory examines the evolution of theatrical animation films - 24/07/2025

Animation – 24/07/2025
The European Audiovisual Observatory examines the evolution of theatrical animation films
A new report tracks how animation films have bounced back post-pandemic, while European productions continue to face challenges in global reach and market share

European Policy - The European Commission proposes doubling the budget for the AgoraEU programme, merging Creative Europe and CERV - 18/07/2025

European Policy – 18/07/2025
The European Commission proposes doubling the budget for the AgoraEU programme, merging Creative Europe and CERV
Under the new plan, the Media+ strand is set to grow by 126%, from €1.416 billion to €3.194 billion

New Media - Mario Clement and Arne Totz break down their experience with the OpenAI short I Thought of You Again - 16/07/2025

New Media – 16/07/2025
Mario Clement and Arne Totz break down their experience with the OpenAI short I Thought of You Again
“AI is not a one-click solution,” according to the brains behind the project, who discussed the benefits and challenges of this rapidly developing technology at the Explorer Impuls event

Viaplay Content Distribution picks up international rights to Swedish series Adults

Viaplay Content Distribution picks up international rights to Swedish series Adults

Written by Amanda Högberg and Daniel Karlsson, the dramedy centres on a woman whose perfect life derails when her boyfriend drops a surprise marriage proposal  

31/07 | Distribution | Releases | Exhibitors | Sweden

Marko Gjoković’s Tenant wraps principal photography

Marko Gjoković’s Tenant wraps principal photography

The psychological drama, inspired by a Slovenian stage play, explores power dynamics in a shared flat as an enigmatic new roommate disrupts the fragile equilibrium  

30/07 | Production | Funding | North Macedonia/Serbia/Montenegro

Radu Potcoavă picture-locks Kîzîm, the first Romanian fiction feature set in the Tatar community

Radu Potcoavă picture-locks Kîzîm, the first Romanian fiction feature set in the Tatar community

The film tells the story of a teenager who must choose between her love for a Christian boy and the expectations of her Muslim family  

30/07 | Production | Funding | Romania

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Co-Production Podcast

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

Episode 73: Flow (Latvia/France/Belgium) - 10/12/2024

10/12/2024
Episode 73: Flow (Latvia/France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Gints Zilbalodis are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia) - 28/11/2024

28/11/2024
Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia)
The producers of the film by Peter Kerekes are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 71: Superluna (Italy/Belgium) - 14/11/2024

14/11/2024
Episode 71: Superluna (Italy/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Federico Bondi are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 70: Robot Dreams (Spain/France) - 27/06/2024

27/06/2024
Episode 70: Robot Dreams (Spain/France)
The producers of the film by Pablo Berger are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Production underway on Apple TV+ thriller series Down Cemetery Road, starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson

Production underway on Apple TV+ thriller series Down Cemetery Road, starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson

The show follows a suburbanite woman who becomes fixated on the disappearance of a young girl after a house explodes in her quiet Oxford neighbourhood  

30/07 | Production | Funding | UK

Netflix series Pride and Prejudice, now in production, announces its full cast

Netflix series Pride and Prejudice, now in production, announces its full cast

The adaptation promises to remain faithful to Jane Austen’s original novel, while aiming to reintroduce its characters and themes to new audiences  

30/07 | Production | Funding | UK

Ampere Analysis finds family films and horror leading as studios rethink theatrical release strategies

Ampere Analysis finds family films and horror leading as studios rethink theatrical release strategies

According to research, studios facing superhero fatigue are turning to family films and horror, betting on fresh genres to lift ticket sales  

30/07 | Industry | Market | Europe

The final clapperboard slams on Mehdi Pierret’s Rouler des mécaniques

The final clapperboard slams on Mehdi Pierret’s Rouler des mécaniques

The young Belgian filmmaker has just wrapped filming on his debut feature film set on the road between Belgium and Luxembourg  

30/07 | Production | Funding | Belgium/Luxembourg

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Photogalleries

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

Venice 2023 – Photogalleries - 01/09/2023

01/09/2023
Venice 2023 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by the SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 80th Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 30 August-9 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Viesturs Kairišs's Ulya showcased at Locarno Pro

Viesturs Kairišs's Ulya showcased at Locarno Pro

The Latvian biographical drama about legendary basketball player Ulyana Semyonova is currently in post-production  

30/07 | Production | Funding | Latvia/Estonia/Poland/Lithuania

Luigi Sales • Head of Content and Original Productions, Giffoni Innovation Hub

Interview: Luigi Sales • Head of Content and Original Productions, Giffoni Innovation Hub

“We don’t make adverts, we make original content, entertainment, and edutainment projects”

The expert discusses the role of the Giffoni Innovation Hub initiative, which is a key resource for audiovisual production and strategic planning aimed at public and private stakeholders  

30/07 | Giffoni 2025

Viktor Oszkar's Espionage For Beginners Nagy now in post-production

Viktor Oszkar's Espionage For Beginners Nagy now in post-production

Benett Vilmányi, Daphné Patakia, Zsolt Nagy, Iván Fenyő, Thibault de Montalembert, Julie Gayet and Renan Pacheco all star in the cast of this Filmsquare-steered spy comedy  

30/07 | Production | Funding | Hungary/Belgium/Spain

Reviews

Sirât - by Oliver Laxe

Sirât
by Oliver Laxe
CANNES 2025: Óliver Laxe launches a very high intensity artistic bomb, deeply immersed in the initiatory desert journey of a stupefying blended family

The Portuguese House - by Avelina Prat

The Portuguese House
by Avelina Prat
With her second feature film, a charming film that restores your faith in humanity, Avelina Prat confirms that she has invented the “auteur feel-good movie”

The Great Ambition - by Andrea Segre

The Great Ambition
by Andrea Segre
Andrea Segre’s movie about the historic national secretary of Italy's Communist Party Enrico Berlinguer mixes political engagement and nostalgia for lost ideologies

Perla - by Alexandra Makarová

Perla
by Alexandra Makarová
Alexandra Makarová’s second feature is a taut melodrama focusing on the struggles of a resilient Slovak artist who escaped to Vienna following the Prague Spring

Paternal Leave - by Alissa Jung

Paternal Leave
by Alissa Jung
Alissa Jung’s debut film sidesteps rhetoric but is too hesitant when exploring the relationship between a teenage girl and the father she never knew, played by Luca Marinelli

Transamazonia - by Pia Marais

Transamazonia
by Pia Marais
Despite its fascinating aesthetics, Pia Marais’ latest feature fails to deliver a compelling tale owing to its confusing writing

No Way Back - by Nathalie Najem

No Way Back
by Nathalie Najem
Bastien Bouillon shines with a dark glow in a story about control mixing together psychological realism and suspense, signed Nathalie Najem

The Things You Kill - by Alireza Khatami

The Things You Kill
by Alireza Khatami
Under the veil of an engrossing family thriller, full of lies and enigmas, Alireza Khatami explores in depth the mechanisms of transmission of male violence

Ángeles González-Sinde wraps filming on Después de Kim

Ángeles González-Sinde wraps filming on Después de Kim

Adriana Ozores and Darío Grandinetti star in this thriller about loss, resentment and second chances, with sales handled by Latido Films  

30/07 | Production | Funding | Spain

Shooting wraps on Paolo Strippoli’s The Spiral, starring Jasmine Trinca and Adriano Giannini

Shooting wraps on Paolo Strippoli’s The Spiral, starring Jasmine Trinca and Adriano Giannini

The new thriller from the director behind A Classic Horror Story is being produced by Propaganda Italia and also stars Romana Maggiora Vergano and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi in its cast  

30/07 | Production | Funding | Italy/France/Belgium

Alice Winocour, Arnaud Desplechin and Agnieszka Holland to compete in San Sebastián

Alice Winocour, Arnaud Desplechin and Agnieszka Holland to compete in San Sebastián

Couture, Two Pianos and Franz shine bright among the new films set to duke it out for the Golden Shell  

29/07 | San Sebastián 2025

Interviews

Manoël Dupont • Director of Before/After

Manoël Dupont • Director of Before/After
The Belgian filmmaker chatted with us about his portrait of two men in the throes of a crisis, experiencing a moment of vulnerability

Nathan Ambrosioni • Director of Out of Love

Nathan Ambrosioni • Director of Out of Love
The French filmmaker discusses his third feature, which revolves around a woman who suddenly finds herself responsible for two young children who’ve been left behind by her sister

Vytautas Katkus • Director of The Visitor

Vytautas Katkus • Director of The Visitor
The Lithuanian director gives us the low-down on his feature debut, in which a new father living in Norway returns to Lithuania to sell his parents’ flat after the death of his dad

Miro Remo • Director of Better Go Mad in the Wild

Miro Remo • Director of Better Go Mad in the Wild
We sat down with the Slovak director, who won the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary and who revealed that he went into €50,000 worth of debt when making his last two films

Nikias Chryssos, Viktor Jakovleski • Directors of Rave On

Nikias Chryssos, Viktor Jakovleski • Directors of Rave On
We spoke to the German directors, who teamed up to capture a symbolic night at a techno club, about their visual concept and working method

Tilda Grossel Bogdanović • Director, Ponta Lopud Film Festival

Tilda Grossel Bogdanović • Director, Ponta Lopud Film Festival
Cineuropa sat with the director of the Croatian festival to discuss their unique approach to small events with an accessible, high-profile guest list for young talents and the local audience alike

Luigi Sales • Head of Content and Original Productions, Giffoni Innovation Hub

Luigi Sales • Head of Content and Original Productions, Giffoni Innovation Hub
The expert discusses the role of the Giffoni Innovation Hub initiative, which is a key resource for audiovisual production and strategic planning aimed at public and private stakeholders

Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach • Distributors, Madman Entertainment

Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach • Distributors, Madman Entertainment
The two Australian distributors dig deep into their work with European titles, and how their market is responding to industry and audience transformations

Locarno completes the selection of its competition

Locarno completes the selection of its competition

Many European films are competing for the Golden Leopard, with debut features cohabitating with works by established directors such as Radu Jude, Abdellatif Kechiche and Naomi Kawase  

29/07 | Locarno 2025

Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach • Distributors, Madman Entertainment

Interview: Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach • Distributors, Madman Entertainment

“European cinema, both fiction and documentary, represents roughly a third of our slate”

The two Australian distributors dig deep into their work with European titles, and how their market is responding to industry and audience transformations  

29/07 | Distributor of the Month

Ian de la Rosa's debut film Iván & Hadoum enters the editing stage

Ian de la Rosa's debut film Iván & Hadoum enters the editing stage

First-time actors Silver and Herminia Loh star in a queer love story set among beaches, deserts and greenhouses, with Almeria's sea of plastic as a backdrop  

29/07 | Production | Funding | Spain/Germany/Belgium

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Bugonia - by Yorgos Lanthimos

Bugonia
by Yorgos Lanthimos
Venezia 2025 - Competition

Sirât - by Oliver Laxe

Sirât
by Oliver Laxe
Cannes 2025 - Competition
Portuguese release July 31

The Portuguese House - by Avelina Prat

The Portuguese House
by Avelina Prat
Portuguese release July 31

Perla - by Alexandra Makarová

Perla
by Alexandra Makarová
Rotterdam 2025 - Tiger Competition
Czech release July 24 and French release July 30

The Great Ambition - by Andrea Segre

The Great Ambition
by Andrea Segre
Spanish release August 1

Transamazonia - by Pia Marais

Transamazonia
by Pia Marais
Locarno 2024 - Compétition
French release July 30

Three Friends - by Emmanuel Mouret

Three Friends
by Emmanuel Mouret
Venice 2024 - Competition
Norwegian release August 1

Saturn Return - by Isaki Lacuesta, Pol Rodríguez

Saturn Return
by Isaki Lacuesta, Pol Rodríguez
Polish release August 1

The final clapperboard slams on Jutta Brückner's The Assistance

The final clapperboard slams on Jutta Brückner's The Assistance

The German director returns two decades after her last feature, The Hitler Cantate  

29/07 | Production | Funding | Germany

Alexandre Smia shoots Jupiter

Alexandre Smia shoots Jupiter

Denis Ménochet, André Dussollier, Reda Kateb, Ella Rumpf, Dominique Blanc and Céline Sallette are cast in the French director’s first feature, produced by Chi-Fou-Mi  

29/07 | Production | Funding | France

Review: Cutting Through Rocks

Review: Cutting Through Rocks

Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni’s hard-hitting doc follows the first elected councilwoman in a rural Iranian village, as she attempts to dismantle deeply rooted patriarchal structures  

29/07 | Giffoni 2025

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Reviews

All Operators are Currently Unavailable - by Dalibor Baric

All Operators are Currently Unavailable
by Dalibor Baric
With his sophomore animated feature, Dalibor Barić takes us into the life and mind of a screenwriter tasked with writing other people’s lives

The Lost Dream Team - by Jure Pavlović

The Lost Dream Team
by Jure Pavlović
With his documentary, Jure Pavlović takes us back to the week when Yugoslavia won the Eurobasket and ceased to exist

Aïcha - by Mehdi M. Barsaoui

Aïcha
by Mehdi M. Barsaoui
VENICE 2024: Tunisian director Mehdi Barsaoui’s thriller follows a young woman who bravely seeks a new identity after surviving a bus crash

Vermiglio - by Maura Delpero

Vermiglio
by Maura Delpero
VENICE 2024: Maura Delpero gets back to exploring motherhood in a film set at the end of the Second World War, which is visually and mentally stimulating

Touch - by Baltasar Kormákur

Touch
by Baltasar Kormákur
In this cross-continental romantic drama, Baltasar Kormákur shows a gentler touch than he’s typically known for

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/07/2025

Luigi Sales • Head of Content and Original Productions, Giffoni Innovation Hub

The expert discusses the role of the Giffoni Innovation Hub initiative, which is a key resource for audiovisual production and strategic planning aimed at public and private stakeholders

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 29/07/2025

Paul Wiegard and Vera Herchenbach • Distributors, Madman Entertainment

The two Australian distributors dig deep into their work with European titles, and how their market is responding to industry and audience transformations

European Policy – 28/07/2025

A new European Parliament report addresses challenges to EU copyright law brought about by generative AI

The study illuminates the tensions between the two while suggesting reforms to simultaneously promote innovation while protecting authorship

Animation – 24/07/2025

The European Audiovisual Observatory examines the evolution of theatrical animation films

A new report tracks how animation films have bounced back post-pandemic, while European productions continue to face challenges in global reach and market share

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