Juanra Fernández • Director of Rocambola

Interview: Juanra Fernández • Director of Rocambola

"During the lockdown, the platforms have demonstrated that they are extremely necessary"

We phoned Juanra Fernández, the director of the tense Spanish thriller Rocambola, which is being released online this Friday, on the Filmin website  

05/06 | /Spain

The European film industry picks up the pace again

The European film industry picks up the pace again

A look at the measures being implemented by European countries' authorities in order to get shoots, gatherings and screenings in cinemas back on track after the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic  

05/06 | Europe

Review: Rocambola

Review: Rocambola

Juan Diego Botto stars in an entirely independent thriller boasting surprising twists and turns, featuring very few locations and bursting with psychological tension and violence  

05/06 | Films | Reviews | Spain

French movie theatres get ready to re-open

French movie theatres get ready to re-open

22 June is the date by which the many measures set out in the Health and Safety Guide must be implemented and cinema release schedules re-adjusted  

05/06 | Distribution | Releases | Exhibitors | France

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Film Reviews

Rocambola - by Juanra Fernández - Juan Diego Botto stars in an entirely independent thriller boasting surprising twists and turns, featuring very few locations and bursting with psychological tension and violence
Rocambola
by Juanra Fernández
Juan Diego Botto stars in an entirely independent thriller boasting surprising twists and turns, featuring very few locations and bursting with psychological tension and violence
Fortunata - by Paweł Banasiak - Telling the story of a former model who kept Berlusconi entertained and who now promotes pre-marital chastity, Paweł Banasiak’s film is an endearingly cringeworthy premiere at the Krakow Film Festival
Fortunata
by Paweł Banasiak
Telling the story of a former model who kept Berlusconi entertained and who now promotes pre-marital chastity, Paweł Banasiak’s film is an endearingly cringeworthy premiere at the Krakow Film Festival
La rivincita - by Leo Muscato - Leo Muscato’s debut film, available on RaiPlay in Italy from 4 June, portrays the daily reality of the country’s new poor with all the tragedy and irony that goes with it
La rivincita
by Leo Muscato
Leo Muscato’s debut film, available on RaiPlay in Italy from 4 June, portrays the daily reality of the country’s new poor with all the tragedy and irony that goes with it
Dating Amber - by David Freyne - David Freyne's Irish-set twisted romcom is an endearing mid-90s tale of homosexuals pretending to be straight to fit in
Dating Amber
by David Freyne
David Freyne's Irish-set twisted romcom is an endearing mid-90s tale of homosexuals pretending to be straight to fit in
Slow News - by Alberto Puliafito - Alberto Puliafito’s Italian documentary explores an informal international movement that looks to adapt good journalism practices in the social media-dominated world of information overload
Slow News
by Alberto Puliafito
Alberto Puliafito’s Italian documentary explores an informal international movement that looks to adapt good journalism practices in the social media-dominated world of information overload
Tales from the Prison Cell - by Ábel Visky - In his first feature film, up and coming director Ábel Visky explores the bond between imprisoned fathers and their families with originality, generosity and great skill
Tales from the Prison Cell
by Ábel Visky
In his first feature film, up and coming director Ábel Visky explores the bond between imprisoned fathers and their families with originality, generosity and great skill
La nova escola - by Ventura Durall - Ventura Durall illustrates the adventurous educational movement that aspires to change teaching for children and youngsters so that they can face the future and avoid repeating past failures
La nova escola
by Ventura Durall
Ventura Durall illustrates the adventurous educational movement that aspires to change teaching for children and youngsters so that they can face the future and avoid repeating past failures
Be Good or Be Gone - by Cathal Nally - Cathal Nally's debut feature is a promising dramedy, rich in surprises and sparkling dialogue
Be Good or Be Gone
by Cathal Nally
Cathal Nally's debut feature is a promising dramedy, rich in surprises and sparkling dialogue
Anna Koch, Julia Lemke • Directors of Glitter & Dust

Interview: Anna Koch, Julia Lemke • Directors of Glitter & Dust

“It’s en vogue to be a cowgirl right now”

We talked to Anna Koch and Julia Lemke, the directors of the Krakow title Glitter & Dust, only to find out it’s not their first rodeo  

05/06 | Krakow 2020

Sphynx scoops Critics’ Week Next Step Award

Sphynx scoops Critics’ Week Next Step Award

The project by France’s Camille Degeye, steered by Société Acéphale, has walked away with the Next Step Prize, awarded by Critics’ Week of the Cannes Film Festival  

05/06 | Cannes 2020 | Critics’ Week/Awards

Review: Fortunata

Review: Fortunata

Telling the story of a former model who kept Berlusconi entertained and who now promotes pre-marital chastity, Paweł Banasiak’s film is an endearingly cringeworthy premiere at the Krakow Film Festival  

05/06 | Krakow 2020

Slovakia picks Servants and Let There Be Light to vie for the European Film Awards

Slovakia picks Servants and Let There Be Light to vie for the European Film Awards

Silent Days will also be in the running, duking it out for European Documentary  

05/06 | European Film Awards 2020

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Interviews

We chatted with Aerofilms’ Ivo Andrle about the situation of distribution in the Czech Republic, one of the first European countries to reopen cinemas after the lockdown
We chatted with Aerofilms’ Ivo Andrle about the situation of distribution in the Czech Republic, one of the first European countries to reopen cinemas after the lockdown
We talked to Piotr Ryczko, the debuting director of I Am REN, which is about to hit Polish theatres and VoD as coronavirus restrictions ease up
We talked to Piotr Ryczko, the debuting director of I Am REN, which is about to hit Polish theatres and VoD as coronavirus restrictions ease up
We talked to Anna Koch and Julia Lemke, the directors of the Krakow title Glitter & Dust, only to find out it’s not their first rodeo
We talked to Anna Koch and Julia Lemke, the directors of the Krakow title Glitter & Dust, only to find out it’s not their first rodeo
We phoned Juanra Fernández, the director of the tense Spanish thriller Rocambola, which is being released online this Friday, on the Filmin website
We phoned Juanra Fernández, the director of the tense Spanish thriller Rocambola, which is being released online this Friday, on the Filmin website
We chatted to Bulgarian director Viktor Chouchkov about the challenges of releasing his film 18% Grey in the era of the pandemic
We chatted to Bulgarian director Viktor Chouchkov about the challenges of releasing his film 18% Grey in the era of the pandemic
Huub Roelvink, managing director of Dutch distribution company Cherry Pickers, talks to us about the current specificities of the market
Huub Roelvink, managing director of Dutch distribution company Cherry Pickers, talks to us about the current specificities of the market
We talked to Timo Malmi and Milja Mikkola, the team behind Finland’s legendary Midnight Sun Film Festival, which pledges to remain forever 35 – at least for now
We talked to Timo Malmi and Milja Mikkola, the team behind Finland’s legendary Midnight Sun Film Festival, which pledges to remain forever 35 – at least for now
We talked to Tone Grøttjord-Glenne, the director of All That I Am, detailing the story of a sexual abuse survivor as well as her fight to be heard
We talked to Tone Grøttjord-Glenne, the director of All That I Am, detailing the story of a sexual abuse survivor as well as her fight to be heard
Jonathan Nossiter tells a story about the few remaining survivors of a catastrophe in Last Words

Jonathan Nossiter tells a story about the few remaining survivors of a catastrophe in Last Words

The new film by the director of Mondovino is an Italian-French production and is one of the titles included in the 2020 Cannes Official Selection  

05/06 | Production | Funding | Italy/France

Viktor Chouchkov • Director of 18% Grey

Interview: Viktor Chouchkov • Director of 18% Grey

“I can’t remember a time when the future looked so unclear”

We chatted to Bulgarian director Viktor Chouchkov about the challenges of releasing his film 18% Grey in the era of the pandemic  

05/06 | /Bulgaria/Germany/Belgium/North Macedonia/Serbia

Blanca Portillo to play Teresa for Paula Ortiz

Blanca Portillo to play Teresa for Paula Ortiz

The actress will put herself in the capable hands of the director of The Bride in this adaptation of Juan Mayorga’s play La lengua en pedazos, based on the life of Saint Teresa of Avila  

04/06 | Production | Funding | Spain

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Another Round - by Thomas Vinterberg - Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
Another Round
by Thomas Vinterberg
Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
Summer of 85 - by François Ozon - Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
Summer of 85
by François Ozon
Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
Il mio corpo - by Michele Pennetta - Visions du Réel 2020 - Competition - Cannes 2020 - ACID
Il mio corpo
by Michele Pennetta
Visions du Réel 2020 - Competition
Cannes 2020 - ACID
À l'abordage - by Guillaume Brac - Berlinale 2020 - Panorama - Champs-Élysées Film Festival 2020 - Competition
À l'abordage
by Guillaume Brac
Berlinale 2020 - Panorama
Champs-Élysées Film Festival 2020 - Competition
Night Ride - by Frédéric Farrucci - Champs-Elysées Film Festival 2020 - Competition
Night Ride
by Frédéric Farrucci
Champs-Elysées Film Festival 2020 - Competition
Review: La rivincita

Review: La rivincita

Leo Muscato’s debut film, available on RaiPlay in Italy from 4 June, portrays the daily reality of the country’s new poor with all the tragedy and irony that goes with it  

04/06 | Films | Reviews | Italy

Ivo Andrle • Distributor, Aerofilms

Interview: Ivo Andrle • Distributor, Aerofilms

“We are very happy because people came back to the cinemas”

We chatted with Aerofilms’ Ivo Andrle about the situation of distribution in the Czech Republic, one of the first European countries to reopen cinemas after the lockdown  

04/06 | /Czech Republic

ACID selects 9 feature films for its “Cannes Outside the Walls” showcase

ACID selects 9 feature films for its “Cannes Outside the Walls” showcase

The independent filmmakers attached to the Cannes Film Festival have selected five works of fiction and four documentaries, with Marie Dumora and Ilan Klipper shining bright at the top of the bill  

04/06 | Cannes 2020 | ACID

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Film Reviews

The Happiest Man on Earth - by Joonas Berghäll - Just like Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker before him, in his new documentary Joonas Berghäll starts to wonder what it takes to be a man
The Happiest Man on Earth
by Joonas Berghäll
Just like Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker before him, in his new documentary Joonas Berghäll starts to wonder what it takes to be a man
The Music of Things - by Menios Carayannis - Greek filmmaker Menios Carayannis reminds us of the essence of the things that we love doing through this immersive, sensorial, dialogue-free documentary about three craftsmen
The Music of Things
by Menios Carayannis
Greek filmmaker Menios Carayannis reminds us of the essence of the things that we love doing through this immersive, sensorial, dialogue-free documentary about three craftsmen
Walchensee Forever - by Janna Ji Wonders - Janna Ji Wonders’ winning film of Thessaloniki Documentary's Newcomers section is an autobiographical family saga spanning four generations of women who grew up and lived on the titular lake
Walchensee Forever
by Janna Ji Wonders
Janna Ji Wonders’ winning film of Thessaloniki Documentary's Newcomers section is an autobiographical family saga spanning four generations of women who grew up and lived on the titular lake
18% Grey - by Viktor Chouchkov - Viktor Chouchkov's film about love and failed relationships is back in Bulgarian cinemas after a cancelled festival premiere at Sofia
18% Grey
by Viktor Chouchkov
Viktor Chouchkov's film about love and failed relationships is back in Bulgarian cinemas after a cancelled festival premiere at Sofia
Il mio corpo - by Michele Pennetta - The third feature from Michele Pennetta shows with respect and elegance the intimate lives of two characters searching for themselves
Il mio corpo
by Michele Pennetta
The third feature from Michele Pennetta shows with respect and elegance the intimate lives of two characters searching for themselves
Salka, In No Man's Land - by Xavi Herrero - Xavi Herrero embarks upon an astonishing and engaging journey through the desert aboard a freight train running on sand along the Mauritanian-Saharan border
Salka, In No Man's Land
by Xavi Herrero
Xavi Herrero embarks upon an astonishing and engaging journey through the desert aboard a freight train running on sand along the Mauritanian-Saharan border
Fadma: Even Ants Have Wings - by Jawad Rhalib - Jawad Rhalib’s film follows the quest for emancipation embarked upon by the women of a small douar in the High Atlas Mountains and led by a city-dweller come home to the village for her holidays
Fadma: Even Ants Have Wings
by Jawad Rhalib
Jawad Rhalib’s film follows the quest for emancipation embarked upon by the women of a small douar in the High Atlas Mountains and led by a city-dweller come home to the village for her holidays
A Loss of Something Ever Felt - by Carlos E. Lesmes - The dark reality of drug addiction and the complexity of familial ties are explored in Carlos E Lesmes’ moving documentary
A Loss of Something Ever Felt
by Carlos E. Lesmes
The dark reality of drug addiction and the complexity of familial ties are explored in Carlos E Lesmes’ moving documentary
The Dutch government steps in to rescue the local film sector

The Dutch government steps in to rescue the local film sector

The measures are part of a wider €300 million support package that will help to revive the country’s cultural and creative industries  

04/06 | Industry | Market | Netherlands

Transilvania announces dates for a physical 2020 edition

Transilvania announces dates for a physical 2020 edition

The 19th edition of the Romanian festival will take place from 31 July-9 August, feature a smaller selection and favour outdoor screenings  

04/06 | Transilvania 2020

Zlín Film Fest unveils the competition titles for its upcoming 60th edition

Zlín Film Fest unveils the competition titles for its upcoming 60th edition

The Czech film The Pack and Slovakia’s Summer Rebels will be vying for the main prizes at the gathering  

04/06 | Festivals | Awards | Czech Republic

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Interviews

We spoke to Cinéart co-CEO Marc Smit about the situation of the distribution market in the Benelux and their strategy to navigate the current crisis
We spoke to Cinéart co-CEO Marc Smit about the situation of the distribution market in the Benelux and their strategy to navigate the current crisis
As part of our #EuropeansAgainstCovid19 series in collaboration with LUX Prize, Polish distributor Jakub Duszynsky talks to us about the current situation
As part of our #EuropeansAgainstCovid19 series in collaboration with LUX Prize, Polish distributor Jakub Duszynsky talks to us about the current situation
We met with Olivier Bronckart who is now embarking on a new adventure in the form of Moonday, a collaborative information gathering and processing platform
We met with Olivier Bronckart who is now embarking on a new adventure in the form of Moonday, a collaborative information gathering and processing platform
We talked to Menios Carayannis, the director of The Music of Things, named Best Greek Film at the 22nd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
We talked to Menios Carayannis, the director of The Music of Things, named Best Greek Film at the 22nd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
We talked to New Nordic Films’ programme director, Gyda Velvin Myklebust, about last week’s announcement that the event would be going ahead as planned in August
We talked to New Nordic Films’ programme director, Gyda Velvin Myklebust, about last week’s announcement that the event would be going ahead as planned in August
As part of our #EuropeansAgainstCovid19 series in collaboration with LUX Prize, head of Denmark's Øst For Paradis cinema Ditte Daugbjerg Christensen talks to us about the current situation
As part of our #EuropeansAgainstCovid19 series in collaboration with LUX Prize, head of Denmark's Øst For Paradis cinema Ditte Daugbjerg Christensen talks to us about the current situation
Ben Rivers climbed to the top of a hill from his home in Somerset to talk to Cineuropa about Thailand and Krabi, 2562, which he co-directed with Anocha Suwichakornpong
Ben Rivers climbed to the top of a hill from his home in Somerset to talk to Cineuropa about Thailand and Krabi, 2562, which he co-directed with Anocha Suwichakornpong
We talked to Katerina Patroni, the director of The Fourth Character, about the art of opening up
We talked to Katerina Patroni, the director of The Fourth Character, about the art of opening up
Five feature films have been awarded the Critics’ Week stamp of approval

Five feature films have been awarded the Critics’ Week stamp of approval

Cannes’ parallel section has selected and will lend its support to films signed by Chloé Mazlo, Anna Cazenave Cambet, Aleem Kahn, Naël Marandin and Just Philippot  

04/06 | Cannes 2020 | Critics’ Week

PlayPack/Sala Cero launched to release independent films online

PlayPack/Sala Cero launched to release independent films online

This Friday, Spanish distributor and producer #ConUnPack is setting up a digital multiplex that will show its own films as well as those from other companies  

04/06 | Distribution | Releases | Exhibitors | Spain

The Netherlands Film Fund’s Dutch Crossover scheme backs two new projects

The Netherlands Film Fund’s Dutch Crossover scheme backs two new projects

The scheme, promoted by the national film agency, will earmark a grant of €850,000 for each of the two productions  

04/06 | Production | Funding | Netherlands

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Lara - by Jan Ole Gerster - Karlovy Vary 2019 - Special Jury Prize and Best Actress Award - Norwegian release June 5
Lara
by Jan Ole Gerster
Karlovy Vary 2019 - Special Jury Prize and Best Actress Award
Norwegian release June 5
Bourák - by Ondřej Trojan - Czech release June 11
Bourák
by Ondřej Trojan
Czech release June 11
Paris Calligrammes - by Ulrike Ottinger - Berlinale 2020 - Berlinale Special - German release June 11
Paris Calligrammes
by Ulrike Ottinger
Berlinale 2020 - Berlinale Special
German release June 11
Ofrenda a la tormenta - by Fernando González Molina - Spanish release June 12
Ofrenda a la tormenta
by Fernando González Molina
Spanish release June 12
Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus - by Dalibor Baric - Annecy 2020 - Competition Contrechamp
Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus
by Dalibor Baric
Annecy 2020 - Competition Contrechamp

Industry Reports

11/02/2020

EDN introduces its 2020 Financing Guide

For the first time published as a digital edition, the guide provides filmmakers with all the industry contacts they need to finance their documentaries

13/12/2019

Europa Distribution brings Solo to IDFA's Industry Talk

For the second year in a row, the distributors network co-organised various events at IDFA focused on the distribution of documentary films

13/12/2019

A focus on Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria by Europa Distribution

The European distributors network sheds some light on the situation of independent film distribution in the countries

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