Sandra Seeling Lipski • Director, Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival

Interview: Sandra Seeling Lipski • Director, Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival

"It’s really important to keep the level of quality very high"

We chatted to Sandra Seeling Lipski, founder and director of the Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival, the eighth edition of which will unspool on the beautiful island from 23-29 October  

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Montpellier, capital of Mediterranean cinema

Montpellier, capital of Mediterranean cinema

An enticing menu featuring more than 100 films at the 41st edition of the Cinemed, Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, which will unfold from 18 to 26 October  

17/10 | Festivals | Awards | France

Bertrand Mandico’s After Blue soon to begin filming

Bertrand Mandico’s After Blue soon to begin filming

Elina Löwensohn, Paula Luna Breitenfelder, Vimala Pons, Agata Buzek, Pauline Lorillard and Camille Rutherford star. An Ecce Films production sold by Kinology  

17/10 | Production | Funding | France

The Antalya Film Forum announces its selection

The Antalya Film Forum announces its selection

The industry sidebar of the restructured 56th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival is inviting 29 projects to participate in four different sections  

17/10 | Antalya 2019 | Antalya Film Forum

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Film Reviews

Martin Eden - by Pietro Marcello - VENICE 2019: In his adaptation of Jack London’s masterpiece, Italian director Pietro Marcello efficiently combines fiction and archive material
Martin Eden
by Pietro Marcello
VENICE 2019: In his adaptation of Jack London’s masterpiece, Italian director Pietro Marcello efficiently combines fiction and archive material
Blind Spot - by Patrick-Mario Bernard, Pierre Trividic - Patrick Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic put their names to an unusual and intriguing, metaphorical film about a man wrestling with a gift of invisibility gone wrong
Blind Spot
by Patrick-Mario Bernard, Pierre Trividic
Patrick Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic put their names to an unusual and intriguing, metaphorical film about a man wrestling with a gift of invisibility gone wrong
The Platform - by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia - Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s feature film debut is an organic, nightmarish fairy tale which is fairly well-executed, which has claimed multiple awards and which carries a strong socio-political message
The Platform
by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s feature film debut is an organic, nightmarish fairy tale which is fairly well-executed, which has claimed multiple awards and which carries a strong socio-political message
Camille - by Boris Lojkine - Boris Lojkine’s film beautifully tells the story of the bright, moving and tragic destiny of young French photojournalist Camille Lepage
Camille
by Boris Lojkine
Boris Lojkine’s film beautifully tells the story of the bright, moving and tragic destiny of young French photojournalist Camille Lepage
The Goya Murders - by Gerardo Herrero - Aided by a game Maribel Verdú, Gerardo Herrero delivers CSI: Spanish Romantic Painters edition
The Goya Murders
by Gerardo Herrero
Aided by a game Maribel Verdú, Gerardo Herrero delivers CSI: Spanish Romantic Painters edition
Motherland - by Tomas Vengris - Lithuanian filmmaker Tomas Vengris' first feature is the story of a mother bringing her US-born son to her homeland for the first time in 1992
Motherland
by Tomas Vengris
Lithuanian filmmaker Tomas Vengris' first feature is the story of a mother bringing her US-born son to her homeland for the first time in 1992
4x4 - by Mariano Cohn - The opening film of Sitges’ Orbita section, directed by Argentinian helmer Mariano Cohn, proves that cars are indeed killing us
4x4
by Mariano Cohn
The opening film of Sitges’ Orbita section, directed by Argentinian helmer Mariano Cohn, proves that cars are indeed killing us
Splitting the Sop - by Diarmuid Galvin - Diarmuid Galvin's directorial debut is an informative piece about the significance of road bowling in Irish culture and heritage
Splitting the Sop
by Diarmuid Galvin
Diarmuid Galvin's directorial debut is an informative piece about the significance of road bowling in Irish culture and heritage
Film Fest Gent crowns Wang Quan’an’s Ondog its champion

Film Fest Gent crowns Wang Quan’an’s Ondog its champion

The 46th Film Fest Gent has just announced its list of winners, where we find Ondog by Wang Quan’an, as well as Martin Eden by Pietro Marcello  

17/10 | Festivals | Awards | Belgium

Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia • Director of The Platform

Interview: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia • Director of The Platform

"Humanity will have to move towards the fair distribution of wealth"

Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia triumphed at the 52nd Sitges Film Festival, winning four awards for his first work The Platform, including Best Film in the Official Fantastic Film Selection  

16/10 | Sitges 2019

The Finnish Film Foundation sets Good Life goals by awarding over €1 million in production support

The Finnish Film Foundation sets Good Life goals by awarding over €1 million in production support

Two feature-length fiction films, as well as four feature-length and two short documentaries, have received production support from the FFF in October  

17/10 | Production | Funding | Finland

MIDPOINT Writers’ Room announces its selection

MIDPOINT Writers’ Room announces its selection

The new TV writing-focused programme that simulates the experience of an actual writers’ room is set to welcome ten participants  

17/10 | MIDPOINT 2019

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French filmmaker Boris Lojkine tells us about his second feature, Camille, revealed in Locarno and distributed in France by Pyramide
French filmmaker Boris Lojkine tells us about his second feature, Camille, revealed in Locarno and distributed in France by Pyramide
We talked to Leopold Grün, managing director of AG Verleih and organiser of European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP), ahead of the second edition of the independent industry event
We talked to Leopold Grün, managing director of AG Verleih and organiser of European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP), ahead of the second edition of the independent industry event
We talked to Lorcan Finnegan, the Dublin-born director of Vivarium, a brand-new take on the suburban dream
We talked to Lorcan Finnegan, the Dublin-born director of Vivarium, a brand-new take on the suburban dream
We chatted to Sandra Seeling Lipski, founder and director of the Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival, the eighth edition of which will unspool on the beautiful island from 23-29 October
We chatted to Sandra Seeling Lipski, founder and director of the Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival, the eighth edition of which will unspool on the beautiful island from 23-29 October
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia triumphed at the 52nd Sitges Film Festival, winning four awards for his first work The Platform, including Best Film in the Official Fantastic Film Selection
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia triumphed at the 52nd Sitges Film Festival, winning four awards for his first work The Platform, including Best Film in the Official Fantastic Film Selection
Raffaella Delvecchio and Roberto Corciulo of the Apulia Film Commission talk to us about the advantages of shooting in Puglia and the new funds made available by the FC
Raffaella Delvecchio and Roberto Corciulo of the Apulia Film Commission talk to us about the advantages of shooting in Puglia and the new funds made available by the FC
The Manager of the Trentino Film Fund and Commission, Luca Ferrario, tells Cineuropa how productions filmed in an environmentally friendly fashion are being rewarded for their efforts
The Manager of the Trentino Film Fund and Commission, Luca Ferrario, tells Cineuropa how productions filmed in an environmentally friendly fashion are being rewarded for their efforts
Cineuropa caught up with British helmer Rose Glass to talk about Saint Maud, her highly acclaimed debut film that has just screened at London
Cineuropa caught up with British helmer Rose Glass to talk about Saint Maud, her highly acclaimed debut film that has just screened at London
Lorcan Finnegan • Director of Vivarium

Interview: Lorcan Finnegan • Director of Vivarium

“There is an element of horror in the everyday”

We talked to Lorcan Finnegan, the Dublin-born director of Vivarium, a brand-new take on the suburban dream  

17/10 | Sitges 2019

Marek Kuboš has a Secret to share

Marek Kuboš has a Secret to share

The experienced Slovakian documentarian is working on his first feature-length fiction outing  

17/10 | Production | Funding | Slovakia

Endless Night to open Doclisboa

Endless Night to open Doclisboa

The Portuguese event will showcase 303 films from 48 countries across its 11 sections, and feature a rich industry section with numerous projects at various stages of development  

17/10 | Doclisboa 2019

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Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz - by Maciej Pieprzyca - Polish release October 18
Icarus. The Legend of Mietek Kosz
by Maciej Pieprzyca
Polish release October 18
Old-Timers - by Martin Dušek and Ondřej Provazník - Karlovy Vary 2019 – Out of Competition - Czech release October 17
Old-Timers
by Martin Dušek and Ondřej Provazník
Karlovy Vary 2019 – Out of Competition
Czech release October 17
The Goya Murders - by Gerardo Herrero - Spanish release October 18
The Goya Murders
by Gerardo Herrero
Spanish release October 18
Martin Eden - by Pietro Marcello - Venice 2019 - Volpi Cup for Best Actor - Toronto 2019 - Platform Prize - French release October 16
Martin Eden
by Pietro Marcello
Venice 2019 - Volpi Cup for Best Actor
Toronto 2019 - Platform Prize
French release October 16
Portrait of a Lady on Fire - by Céline Sciamma - Cannes 2019 - Best Screenplay - Spanish and Polish releases October 18
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
by Céline Sciamma
Cannes 2019 - Best Screenplay
Spanish and Polish releases October 18
Stockholm International Film Festival turns 30 and gets ready for Marriage Story

Stockholm International Film Festival turns 30 and gets ready for Marriage Story

The Swedish gathering has announced the programme of its 30th-anniversary edition, set to open with Noah Baumbach’s starry new outing  

17/10 | Stockholm 2019

NRK’s funding model changes while Norway pushes VoD platforms to invest in local content

NRK’s funding model changes while Norway pushes VoD platforms to invest in local content

The national pubcaster will now be financed through a tax instead of a licence, and the Minister of Culture is looking at forcing global streaming platforms to invest locally  

17/10 | Institutions | Legislation | Norway

Review: The Platform

Review: The Platform

Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s feature film debut is an organic, nightmarish fairy tale which is fairly well-executed, which has claimed multiple awards and which carries a strong socio-political message  

16/10 | Sitges 2019

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Adults in the Room - by Costa-Gavras - VENICE 2019: Costa-Gavras directs a political, ironic and edifying film about the unsuccessful attempts by Greece to influence the European troika during the debt crisis of 2015
Adults in the Room
by Costa-Gavras
VENICE 2019: Costa-Gavras directs a political, ironic and edifying film about the unsuccessful attempts by Greece to influence the European troika during the debt crisis of 2015
The New Music - by Chiara Viale - Chiara Viale's debut feature is an enjoyable film, the strongest assets of which are its script and the four lead characters' performances
The New Music
by Chiara Viale
Chiara Viale's debut feature is an enjoyable film, the strongest assets of which are its script and the four lead characters' performances
Fanny Lye Deliver'd - by Thomas Clay - In the aftermath of the English Civil War, a devout Puritan family shelters a mysterious couple, in British auteur Thomas Clay’s third feature
Fanny Lye Deliver'd
by Thomas Clay
In the aftermath of the English Civil War, a devout Puritan family shelters a mysterious couple, in British auteur Thomas Clay’s third feature
I Am (Not) a Monster - by Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian - Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian concocts a documentary about the origins of knowledge that is as whimsical as it is thought-provoking
I Am (Not) a Monster
by Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian
Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian concocts a documentary about the origins of knowledge that is as whimsical as it is thought-provoking
By the Grace of God - by François Ozon - BERLIN 2019: François Ozon’s latest feature is a strong, modest, relentless and sensitive film about the actions and consequences of a paedophile priest
By the Grace of God
by François Ozon
BERLIN 2019: François Ozon’s latest feature is a strong, modest, relentless and sensitive film about the actions and consequences of a paedophile priest
Portrait of a Lady on Fire - by Céline Sciamma - CANNES 2019: Céline Sciamma puts her name to a magnificent period drama on passionate love, art and the destiny of women, featuring the exceptional acting talent of Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
by Céline Sciamma
CANNES 2019: Céline Sciamma puts her name to a magnificent period drama on passionate love, art and the destiny of women, featuring the exceptional acting talent of Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel
Dilili in Paris - by Michel Ocelot - Michel Ocelot's animation brings to life dozens of famous people from Belle Époque-era Paris
Dilili in Paris
by Michel Ocelot
Michel Ocelot's animation brings to life dozens of famous people from Belle Époque-era Paris
Us Among The Stones - by Dictynna Hood - Three generations of an eccentric family meet for a reunion at their old Dartmoor home, in DR Hood’s follow-up to 2011’s Wreckers
Us Among The Stones
by Dictynna Hood
Three generations of an eccentric family meet for a reunion at their old Dartmoor home, in DR Hood’s follow-up to 2011’s Wreckers
The cameras are rolling for TV series The South Westerlies

The cameras are rolling for TV series The South Westerlies

Principal photography for the six-episode dramedy began in mid-September and will run until mid-November  

16/10 | Television | Ireland/UK/Germany/Norway

European Work in Progress Cologne 2019 hands out its awards

European Work in Progress Cologne 2019 hands out its awards

João Paulo Miranda Maria's Memory House, Eri Mizutani's Grace and Sonia Liza Kenterman’s Tailor have received €10,000 each  

16/10 | European Work in Progress Cologne 2019 | Awards

Serge Mirzabekiantz is shooting his first feature film, Le Coeur Noir des Forêts

Serge Mirzabekiantz is shooting his first feature film, Le Coeur Noir des Forêts

The Belgian director has commenced filming on his new movie, shored up by two young actors: Quito Rayon Richter and Elsa Houben  

16/10 | Production | Funding | Belgium/France

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Interviews

We spoke with the director of the Apulia Film Forum, Alberto La Monica, about this year’s tenth edition which unfolded in Brindisi between 10-12 October
We spoke with the director of the Apulia Film Forum, Alberto La Monica, about this year’s tenth edition which unfolded in Brindisi between 10-12 October
We spoke with David Bogi, Head of International Distribution and Business at RaiCom, on the eve of his departure for MIPCOM
We spoke with David Bogi, Head of International Distribution and Business at RaiCom, on the eve of his departure for MIPCOM
We talked to Jessica Woodworth, one of the directors of this year’s Warsaw opening film, The Barefoot Emperor, about Europe turning sour and learning how to laugh about it
We talked to Jessica Woodworth, one of the directors of this year’s Warsaw opening film, The Barefoot Emperor, about Europe turning sour and learning how to laugh about it
We chatted to Ligia Soare, who is in charge of the kids’ events and sidebars at Bucharest’s Animest International Animation Film Festival
We chatted to Ligia Soare, who is in charge of the kids’ events and sidebars at Bucharest’s Animest International Animation Film Festival
We chatted to Sergi Doladé, the director of the Euromed Docs Market, which focuses on the promotion and distribution of projects from the EU and the Southern Mediterranean countries
We chatted to Sergi Doladé, the director of the Euromed Docs Market, which focuses on the promotion and distribution of projects from the EU and the Southern Mediterranean countries
We caught up with Croatian writer-director Ognjen Sviličić, whose sixth feature, The Voice, has just premiered in the World Cinema section of the Busan International Film Festival
We caught up with Croatian writer-director Ognjen Sviličić, whose sixth feature, The Voice, has just premiered in the World Cinema section of the Busan International Film Festival
We chatted to Lachezar Avramov, a Bulgarian director whose film A Picture with Yuki has just won a Special Mention at this year’s Golden Rose Film Festival
We chatted to Lachezar Avramov, a Bulgarian director whose film A Picture with Yuki has just won a Special Mention at this year’s Golden Rose Film Festival
Cineuropa spoke to Danish director Jonas Alexander Arnby during a walk around Copenhagen to discuss the Zurich- and Sitges-screened Suicide Tourist
Cineuropa spoke to Danish director Jonas Alexander Arnby during a walk around Copenhagen to discuss the Zurich- and Sitges-screened Suicide Tourist
Review: Blind Spot

Review: Blind Spot

Patrick Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic put their names to an unusual and intriguing, metaphorical film about a man wrestling with a gift of invisibility gone wrong  

16/10 | Films | Reviews | France

Boris Lojkine • Director of Camille

Interview: Boris Lojkine • Director of Camille

"Camille is me"

French filmmaker Boris Lojkine tells us about his second feature, Camille, revealed in Locarno and distributed in France by Pyramide  

16/10

IPR.VC launches a €42 million fund specialised in European film, TV and web content

IPR.VC launches a €42 million fund specialised in European film, TV and web content

Four years after it was founded, the Finnish company is entering its second phase of expansion  

16/10 | Production | Funding | Finland

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Blind Spot - by Patrick-Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic - Cannes 2019- ACID - French release October 16
Blind Spot
by Patrick-Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic
Cannes 2019- ACID
French release October 16
Camille - by Boris Lojkine - Locarno 2019 - Piazza Grande - French release October 16
Camille
by Boris Lojkine
Locarno 2019 - Piazza Grande
French release October 16
Deva - by Petra Szöcs - Venice 2018 - Biennale College Cinema - Romanian release October 18
Deva
by Petra Szöcs
Venice 2018 - Biennale College Cinema
Romanian release October 18
By the Grace of God - by François Ozon - Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize - Italian release October 17
By the Grace of God
by François Ozon
Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
Italian release October 17
Adults in the Room - by Costa-Gavras - Venice 2019 - Out of Competition - Spanish release October 18
Adults in the Room
by Costa-Gavras
Venice 2019 - Out of Competition
Spanish release October 18

Industry Reports

30/09/2019

Europa Distribution discusses availability and visibility of European films on VoD platforms at San Sebastián

Experts tried to offer an overview of the current trends in the VoD market despite the lack of transparency that prevents any analysis to reach decisive results

06/09/2019

Europa Distribution addresses early strategy and positioning in Haugesund

In partnership with New Nordic Films, the professional network analysed the case of Queen of Hearts’s rise to the international throne

10/07/2019

Europa Distribution towards the future of digital marketing

The distributors network held a workshop dedicated to online marketing during the KVIFF Eastern Promises Industry Days at Karlovy Vary

Film Reviews

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