Spain promotes public measures to reinforce a passion for cinema on the big screen

Spain promotes public measures to reinforce a passion for cinema on the big screen

Events promoted by the ICAA, FECE and FEDICINE, among other organisations, such as Fiesta del Cine and Senior Cinema, aim to increase cinema attendance in response to the rise of streaming platforms  

02/06 | Industry | Market | Spain

Hungarian animation to take centre stage in Annecy

Hungarian animation to take centre stage in Annecy

Shaped by decades of creativity and artistic audacity, Hungary’s film sector which has just celebrated its 110th anniversary will be placed under the spotlight at the animated film festival  

02/06 | Annecy 2025

Petar Krumov’s Barefoot Bull in post-production

Petar Krumov’s Barefoot Bull in post-production

The Bulgarian filmmaker’s debut feature is a raw and bittersweet coming-of-age tale about youth, digital ambition and modern-day solitude  

02/06 | Production | Funding | Bulgaria/Belgium

Post-production for the unconventional love story Fitness and Despair has begun

Post-production for the unconventional love story Fitness and Despair has begun

Moritz Geiser's graduation film from the DFFB will star a series of up-and-coming actors alongside veteran German thesp Eva Löbau  

02/06 | Production | Funding | Germany

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Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Spain promotes public measures to reinforce a passion for cinema on the big screen - 02/06/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/06/2025
Spain promotes public measures to reinforce a passion for cinema on the big screen
Events promoted by the ICAA, FECE and FEDICINE, among other organisations, such as Fiesta del Cine and Senior Cinema, aim to increase cinema attendance in response to the rise of streaming platforms

Produce – Co-Produce... - Jūratė Pazikaite • Head, Vilnius Film Office - 02/06/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 02/06/2025
Jūratė Pazikaite • Head, Vilnius Film Office
In March, Vilnius welcomed 11 international film productions; we spoke with the head of the Vilnius Film Office to learn more about this growing interest in the city

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Roderik Smits • Assistant professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam - 30/05/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 30/05/2025
Roderik Smits • Assistant professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam
The academic researcher’s latest report focuses on European film visibility on streaming platforms, comparing national markets and distributor strategies

Produce – Co-Produce... - Ireland strengthens tax credit for mid – and lower-budget features, launches Irish-language development fund - 28/05/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 28/05/2025
Ireland strengthens tax credit for mid – and lower-budget features, launches Irish-language development fund
The enhanced tax measure, titled the Scéal uplift, introduces an additional 8% credit on top of Ireland’s existing 32% Section 481 relief

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Europa Distribution’s Distributors on the Move builds bridges across Europe’s film industry - 28/05/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/05/2025
Europa Distribution’s Distributors on the Move builds bridges across Europe’s film industry
The association’s exchange programme has paired six professionals from distribution companies in Poland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Italy and Czech Republic

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Caution and uncertainty abound at the Marché du Film - 28/05/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/05/2025
Caution and uncertainty abound at the Marché du Film
CANNES 2025: Marché attendees expressed their growing discontent over rising costs and increasingly cautious buyer behaviour, among other issues

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - The CNC reinforces its measures against sexual harassment in cinema - 27/05/2025

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 27/05/2025
The CNC reinforces its measures against sexual harassment in cinema
CANNES 2025: After light was shed on the scale of the sexual and sexist abuse in the French audiovisual landscape, a series of obligations are being implemented to tackle the situation

Mirza Begović’s The Will now in post-production

Mirza Begović’s The Will now in post-production

The follow-up to Bosnia’s box-office hit Father’s Last Wish explores working-class life and family struggles on the eve of war  

02/06 | Production | Funding | Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sophie Heldman’s Miss Pirie and Miss Woods in post-production

Sophie Heldman’s Miss Pirie and Miss Woods in post-production

Set in early 19th-century Edinburgh, the historical courtroom drama uncovers a forgotten scandal at the intersection of gender, race and class  

02/06 | Production | Funding | Germany/Switzerland/UK

German indie drama The World Outside to wrap post-production soon

German indie drama The World Outside to wrap post-production soon

The first feature by Katrine Eichberger and Nikolas Mühe, focusing on mental disorders, has been made without any public funds  

02/06 | Production | Funding | Germany

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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

Episode 69: Black Tea (France/ Mauritania/ Luxembourg/ Taiwan/ Côte d'Ivoire) - 30/04/2024

30/04/2024
Episode 69: Black Tea (France/ Mauritania/ Luxembourg/ Taiwan/ Côte d'Ivoire)
The producers of the film by Abderrahmane Sissako are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Pop Up Film Residency announces a new slate of global events

Pop Up Film Residency announces a new slate of global events

The international initiative has unveiled new partnerships in, and projects from, Brazil, Japan, Iran, South Africa and the UK  

02/06 | Industry | Market | France/Slovakia

Jūratė Pazikaite • Head, Vilnius Film Office

Interview: Jūratė Pazikaite • Head, Vilnius Film Office

“Film crews often cite three advantages of filming in Vilnius: attractive tax incentives, versatile locations and experienced, professional crews”

In March, Vilnius welcomed 11 international film productions; we spoke with the head of the Vilnius Film Office to learn more about this growing interest in the city  

02/06 | /Lithuania

Álex de la Iglesia shoots the thriller La cuidadora

Álex de la Iglesia shoots the thriller La cuidadora

Carmen Maura and Blanca Suárez reunite under the direction of the Bilbao-born filmmaker, joined by Marta Hazas, Asier Etxeandia and David Comrie in this Pokeepsie Films production for Netflix  

30/05 | Production | Funding | Spain

The most recent European documentaries are screening at Biografilm

The most recent European documentaries are screening at Biografilm

The 21st edition of the gathering dedicated to documentary and fiction cinema will unfold in Bologna between 6 and 16 June  

30/05 | Biografilm 2025

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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

REPORT: Beldocs Pitching Forum 2025

REPORT: Beldocs Pitching Forum 2025

We delve a little deeper into the projects that emerged victorious in the latest edition of the Serbian festival’s industry strand  

30/05 | Beldocs 2025 | Beldocs Industry Days

The first edition of the Milano Film Festival is set to kick off

The first edition of the Milano Film Festival is set to kick off

From 3 to 8 June, with Claudio Santamaria as artistic director, the festival will offer 10 international features in competition, concerts, talks and meetings between professionals and students  

30/05 | Festivals | Awards | Italy

Review: I Shall See

Review: I Shall See

Mercedes Stalenhoef’s debut feature explores the rough edges of a teenager’s journey after she loses her sight  

30/05 | Films | Reviews | Netherlands

Reviews

Little Trouble Girls - by Urska Djukic

Little Trouble Girls
by Urska Djukic
BERLINALE 2025: Debuting director Urška Djukić offers up a fresh and beguiling take on the female coming-of-age story

Reflection in a Dead Diamond - by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani

Reflection in a Dead Diamond
by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
BERLINALE 2025: Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani present a baroque spy film with some crazy twists and turns, which is both fun and exhausting

Guess Who Is Calling? - by Fabienne Godet

Guess Who Is Calling?
by Fabienne Godet
French director Fabienne Godet turns a delicate hand to popular comedy in a film where Salif Cissé dazzles and astonishes

Else - by Thibault Emin

Else
by Thibault Emin
Plumbing the great depths of a staggering and hair-raising science-fiction huis-clos, Thibault Emin’s movie is a film experience not to be missed

Samia - by Yasemin Samdereli

Samia
by Yasemin Samdereli
In their powerful biopic, Yasemin Samdereli and Deka Mohamed Osman shine a light on the exceptional and poignant fate of Somalian athlete Samia Yusuf Omar

I Shall See - by Mercedes Stalenhoef

I Shall See
by Mercedes Stalenhoef
Mercedes Stalenhoef’s debut feature explores the rough edges of a teenager’s journey after she loses her sight

Azza - by Stefanie Brockhaus

Azza
by Stefanie Brockhaus
German filmmaker Stefanie Brockhaus’s second Saudi Arabian-set documentary follows a fierce and inspiring protagonist as she strives for independence and a better life

Summer Beats - by Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret

Summer Beats
by Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret
CANNES 2025: Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka follow up their Un Certain Regard-winning debut, The Worst Ones, with this rowdy French summer-camp movie

Roderik Smits • Assistant professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Interview: Roderik Smits • Assistant professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam

“Online distribution and film circulation are complex processes to understand because there are so many routes to market”

The academic researcher’s latest report focuses on European film visibility on streaming platforms, comparing national markets and distributor strategies  

30/05 | /Netherlands

Ramin Bahrani’s prison drama Last Meals in the works, toplined by Mads Mikkelsen

Ramin Bahrani’s prison drama Last Meals in the works, toplined by Mads Mikkelsen

The pic, sold by HanWay Films, has racked up some major sales including to key European territories, such as Benelux, Greece, Spain, Austria, Scandinavia and CEE countries  

30/05 | Production | Funding | USA/Ireland

Review: Azza

Review: Azza

German filmmaker Stefanie Brockhaus’s second Saudi Arabian-set documentary follows a fierce and inspiring protagonist as she strives for independence and a better life  

30/05 | Beldocs 2025

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Interviews

Simón Mesa Soto • Director of A Poet

Simón Mesa Soto • Director of A Poet
CANNES 2025: The Colombian director delves into the artistic vocation and its inherent misfortunes

Diego Céspedes • Director of The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

Diego Céspedes • Director of The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
CANNES 2025: The young Chilean filmmaker broaches issues such as dissident parenting, the upheaval caused by AIDS and LGBTI+ discrimination

Dominik Moll • Director of Case 137

Dominik Moll • Director of Case 137
CANNES 2025: The French director takes on the Yellow Vest movement and the police brutality that ensued, and asks some uncomfortable questions

Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne • Directors of Young Mothers

Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne • Directors of Young Mothers
CANNES 2025: The Belgian filmmakers talk about their new film, in which they change the narrative paradigm by daring to tell a choral story

Tarik Saleh • Director of Eagles of the Republic

Tarik Saleh • Director of Eagles of the Republic
CANNES 2025: The Swedish filmmaker of Egyptian origin unpicks his captivating film noir, which is the third chapter of his Cairo-based trilogy

Hafsia Herzi • Director of The Little Sister

Hafsia Herzi • Director of The Little Sister
CANNES 2025: The French filmmaker talks about why and how she adapted the novel by Fatima Daas, and what personal elements she brought to the film

Chie Hayakawa • Director of Renoir

Chie Hayakawa • Director of Renoir
CANNES 2025: The Japanese director shares her thoughts about art, life and death, and describes how her movie parallels her own life journey

Óliver Laxe • Director of Sirât

Óliver Laxe • Director of Sirât
CANNES 2025: The Spanish filmmaker explains why his film was born to build a rite of passage for himself, and also invite the viewers to look inside themselves

CEE Animation goes to Annecy, boasting new projects and events

CEE Animation goes to Annecy, boasting new projects and events

The 30-strong delegation from Central and Eastern Europe will organise two speed-dating breakfasts, a pitching event for seven projects and the Animation Garden Party  

30/05 | Annecy 2025 | MIFA

The CNC’s Aide aux cinémas du monde wins big in Cannes

The CNC’s Aide aux cinémas du monde wins big in Cannes

CANNES 2025: The films supported by the French fund for international co-productions won ten awards on the Croisette, including six in official competition  

30/05 | Cannes 2025

The 32nd edition of L'Alternativa opens its call for films and projects

The 32nd edition of L'Alternativa opens its call for films and projects

The Barcelona Independent Film Festival, taking place from 13 to 23 November, is accepting submissions until early July  

30/05 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Reflection in a Dead Diamond - by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani

Reflection in a Dead Diamond
by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Berlinale 2025 - Competition
Tribeca 2025 - International Narrative Competition

Chaos and Silence - by Anatol Schuster

Chaos and Silence
by Anatol Schuster
German release June 5

Young Mothers - by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Young Mothers
by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Cannes 2025 - Best Screenplay
In Francia dal 23 maggio and Belgian release June 4

Peacock - by Bernhard Wenger

Peacock
by Bernhard Wenger
Venice 2024 - International Film Critics’ Week
Danish release June 5

Ellipsis - by David Marqués

Ellipsis
by David Marqués
Polish release June 6

Hamburg - by Lino Escalera

Hamburg
by Lino Escalera
Spanish release May 30

And Their Children After Them - by Zoran Boukherma, Ludovic Boukherma

And Their Children After Them
by Zoran Boukherma, Ludovic Boukherma
Venice 2024 - Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Talent
Spanish release May 30

Three Friends - by Emmanuel Mouret

Three Friends
by Emmanuel Mouret
Venice 2024 - Competition
Italian release June 1

Marc Fitoussi is shooting Illustre inconnue

Marc Fitoussi is shooting Illustre inconnue

Isabelle Huppert plays an extra trying to make it in the film industry and meeting Sandrine Kiberlain, amongst others, in this Avenue B production sold by Indie Sales  

28/05 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium

Ireland strengthens tax credit for mid- and lower-budget features, launches Irish-language development fund

Ireland strengthens tax credit for mid- and lower-budget features, launches Irish-language development fund

The enhanced tax measure, titled the Scéal uplift, introduces an additional 8% credit on top of Ireland’s existing 32% Section 481 relief  

28/05 | Industry | Market | Ireland

Less Is More unveils its new batch of Development Angels

Less Is More unveils its new batch of Development Angels

The latest cohort joins the European programme’s initiative aimed at redefining the script-development process through holistic collaboration and emotional feedback  

28/05 | LIM 2025

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Reviews

Beef - by Ingride Santos Piñol

Beef
by Ingride Santos Piñol
Ingride Santos makes her feature directorial debut with a film about the struggles of rappers, exploring their neighbourhoods, machismo and the challenges of racial integration

Bright Future - by Andra MacMasters

Bright Future
by Andra MacMasters
Andra MacMasters takes us to a youth and student festival in North Korea just months before the collapse of communism

Night Passengers - by Pedro Cabeleira

Night Passengers
by Pedro Cabeleira
CANNES 2025: In his second feature, Pedro Cabeleira paints an urgent portrait of part of Portuguese society and of a struggling, almost helpless generation

The Chronology of Water - by Kristen Stewart

The Chronology of Water
by Kristen Stewart
CANNES 2025: Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut, adapted from Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir, follows an abuse survivor’s journey to become a writer

Young Mothers - by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Young Mothers
by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
CANNES 2025: Belgian filmmakers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne combine their cinema in the plural, always in touch with reality, its determinisms and its flashes of light

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/06/2025

Spain promotes public measures to reinforce a passion for cinema on the big screen

Events promoted by the ICAA, FECE and FEDICINE, among other organisations, such as Fiesta del Cine and Senior Cinema, aim to increase cinema attendance in response to the rise of streaming platforms

Produce – Co-Produce... – 02/06/2025

Jūratė Pazikaite • Head, Vilnius Film Office

In March, Vilnius welcomed 11 international film productions; we spoke with the head of the Vilnius Film Office to learn more about this growing interest in the city

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 30/05/2025

Roderik Smits • Assistant professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam

The academic researcher’s latest report focuses on European film visibility on streaming platforms, comparing national markets and distributor strategies

Produce – Co-Produce... – 28/05/2025

Ireland strengthens tax credit for mid – and lower-budget features, launches Irish-language development fund

The enhanced tax measure, titled the Scéal uplift, introduces an additional 8% credit on top of Ireland’s existing 32% Section 481 relief

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