Giornate degli Autori comes of age and takes flight

Giornate degli Autori comes of age and takes flight

A new location and films to get audiences talking are on the cards for the 18th edition of the Venice Film Festival’s independent, parallel section, unspooling 1-11 September 2021 on the Lido  

28/07 | Venice 2021 | Giornate degli Autori

Julien Faraut • Director of The Witches of the Orient

Interview: Julien Faraut • Director of The Witches of the Orient

"I was dealing with women capable of making a lot of sacrifices, of working very hard in order to be the best"

The French documentary-maker discusses his new film revolving around an invincible women’s volleyball team in Japan  

28/07 | /France

New Horizons’ Polish Days announces its line-up

New Horizons’ Polish Days announces its line-up

A total of 20 film projects at various stages of production have been invited to the largest industry event in Poland; among them are those by Aleksandra Terpińska, Łukasz Grzegorzek and Anna Jadowska  

28/07 | New Horizons 2021 | Polish Days

SF Studios seals a new distribution deal with Paramount Pictures

SF Studios seals a new distribution deal with Paramount Pictures

The Swedish production and distribution outfit will manage the American studio’s Blu-ray and DVD home entertainment products in the Nordic market  

28/07 | Distribution | Releases | Exhibitors | Sweden/USA

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Market Trends - At Cannes, new innovations for green production in the spotlight - 22/07/2021

Market Trends – 22/07/2021
At Cannes, new innovations for green production in the spotlight
CANNES 2021: Green filmmaking is clearly on the rise but not all new technologies are as eco-friendly as they seems

Market Trends
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Finally back at the Croisette, filmmakers, producers, distributors and sales agents are ready to kick off the restart of the industry at this year's Marché du film de Cannes and discover the latest market trends in the audiovisual industry. Read our reports and interviews here.

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - SF Studios seals a new distribution deal with Paramount Pictures - 28/07/2021

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/07/2021
SF Studios seals a new distribution deal with Paramount Pictures
The Swedish production and distribution outfit will manage the American studio’s Blu-ray and DVD home entertainment products in the Nordic market

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Lisa K Crosato • Founder, City of Angels Women’s Film Festival - 28/07/2021

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 28/07/2021
Lisa K Crosato • Founder, City of Angels Women’s Film Festival
The founder of the Hollywood-based City of Angels Women’s Film Festival breaks down the upcoming edition of the event, set to take place in September

European Film Schools - Jana Keeble • Vice-dean for foreign affairs, VSMU - 27/07/2021

European Film Schools – 27/07/2021
Jana Keeble • Vice-dean for foreign affairs, VSMU
Our conversation focused on the main learning opportunities offered to prospective students by VSMU’s Film and Television Faculty

Film Festival Trends - At Cannes, festival directors discuss how the pandemic is set to change future editions of their events - 21/07/2021

Film Festival Trends – 21/07/2021
At Cannes, festival directors discuss how the pandemic is set to change future editions of their events
CANNES 2021: The conference, held on the Israeli pavilion during this year’s Marché du Film, saw the participation of several international festival directors

Produce – Co-Produce... - The CNC intends to make France a world leader in film shoots and digital production - 21/07/2021

Produce – Co-Produce... – 21/07/2021
The CNC intends to make France a world leader in film shoots and digital production
CANNES 2021: The centre has unveiled the projects involved in its “modernising shake-up”, an initiative which aims to create state-of-the-art production infrastructure and to update existing resources

Documentary - The pandemic wiped out one in four films from festivals in 2020, according to the East West Index - 20/07/2021

Documentary – 20/07/2021
The pandemic wiped out one in four films from festivals in 2020, according to the East West Index
CANNES 2021: Presented at the Marché du Film, the survey launched by Ji.hlava IDFF in 2019 analyses the representation of different regions at documentary film festivals

New Directors introduces nine fresh-faced new filmmakers at San Sebastián

New Directors introduces nine fresh-faced new filmmakers at San Sebastián

This section of the Basque gathering includes 13 films that will be duking it out for the Kutxabank Award in September, encompassing feature debuts and second works by auteurs from all over the world  

28/07 | San Sebastián 2021 | New Directors

The fifth Kids Kino Industry announces its selection

The fifth Kids Kino Industry announces its selection

The leading pitching and co-production forum for kids' and youth content will be held in a hybrid format from 28 September-1 October  

28/07 | Kids Kino Industry 2021

Fernando Colomo warns us to be careful what we wish for in Cuidado con lo que deseas

Fernando Colomo warns us to be careful what we wish for in Cuidado con lo que deseas

The seasoned Madrilenian filmmaker is currently shooting this family comedy toplined by Dani Rovira, José Sacristán and Cecilia Suárez  

28/07 | Production | Funding | Spain

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The Co-production Podcast – Episode 06 - 07/07/2021

07/07/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 06
The producers of Juho Kuosmanen's Compartment No. 6 are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 05 - 05/07/2021

05/07/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 05
The producers of Nora Martirosyan's Should the Wind Drop are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 04 - 25/05/2021

25/05/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 04
The producers of Marko Šantić's Wake Me are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 03 - 03/05/2021

03/05/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 03
The producers of Philippe Lacôte's The Night of the Kings are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 02 - 06/04/2021

06/04/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 02
The producers of Oleg Sentsov's Rhino are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 00 - 01/04/2021

01/04/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 00
Cineuropa's editor-in-chief Domenico La Porta speaks with Roberto Olla, executive director of Eurimages, about their new collaboration and the European audiovisual landscape

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 01 - 18/03/2021

18/03/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 01
The producers of Giordano Gederlini's Between Life and Death are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Ella Manzheeva’s White Road! set to begin filming in September

Ella Manzheeva’s White Road! set to begin filming in September

The Russian filmmaker’s movie is a modern myth following a successful young rapper returning to his native Kalmykia to search for his mother in the endless steppe  

28/07 | Production | Funding | Russia/Mongolia/France/Belgium

Review: The Queen v Patrick O’Donnell

Review: The Queen v Patrick O’Donnell

Tomás Seoighe’s docu-drama is a gripping film blowing the lid off the story of Patrick O’Donnell, the Irish republican executed for the murder of James Carey in 1883  

28/07 | Galway 2021

The seventh edition of Future Frames showcases ten up-and-coming filmmakers from across Europe

The seventh edition of Future Frames showcases ten up-and-coming filmmakers from across Europe

EFP has picked out works by ten students from European film schools to showcase at the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival  

28/07 | Future Frames 2021

Damián París and Rosa García Merino • Producers of That Was Life

Interview: Damián París and Rosa García Merino • Producers of That Was Life

“The audience is demanding new perspectives and approaches”

We chatted to two professionals who helped get David Martín de los Santos’ feature debut off the ground; the film is now being presented at Transilvania, months before its Spanish theatrical release  

27/07 | Transilvania 2021

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The Queen v Patrick O’Donnell - by Tomás Seoighe

The Queen v Patrick O’Donnell
by Tomás Seoighe
Tomás Seoighe’s docu-drama is a gripping film blowing the lid off the story of Patrick O’Donnell, the Irish republican executed for the murder of James Carey in 1883

Parquet - by Aleksandr Mindadze

Parquet
by Aleksandr Mindadze
Veteran Russian screenwriter and director Aleksandr Mindadze gathers actors from the Eastern European scene’s crème de la crème in a highly metaphorical love triangle

A Blue Flower - by Zrinko Ogresta

A Blue Flower
by Zrinko Ogresta
Zrinko Ogresta examines the emotions and relations between different generations of women in the same family in this gentle and emotional film

Love of Fate - by Pierre-Alain Meier

Love of Fate
by Pierre-Alain Meier
Pierre-Alain Meier returns with an incredibly moving film about two families wrestling with destiny and its uncontrollable nature

The Witches of the Orient - by Julien Faraut

The Witches of the Orient
by Julien Faraut
Making very creative use of archive material, Julien Faraut looks back on the emblematic journey of an exceptional women’s volleyball team in Japan

This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection - by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection
by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s first fiction feature is an inspired and bewitching work on the border between realism and myth, ethnography and onirism

Onoda - 10 000 Nights in the Jungle - by Arthur Harari

Onoda - 10 000 Nights in the Jungle
by Arthur Harari
CANNES 2021: Arthur Harari delivers a breath-taking movie, in the tradition of the greatest classic films, depicting the 10,000 nights spent in the jungle by a Japanese fighter forgotten on an island

Good Mother - by Hafsia Herzi

Good Mother
by Hafsia Herzi
CANNES 2021: With her second feature as director, Hafsia Herzi perfects her neorealist approach in the vibrant and chaotic heart of a poor Marseille family supported by the pillar of maternal love

Review: Parquet

Review: Parquet

Veteran Russian screenwriter and director Aleksandr Mindadze gathers actors from the Eastern European scene’s crème de la crème in a highly metaphorical love triangle  

27/07 | Palić 2021

Carmen Jaquier’s Foudre enters into post-production

Carmen Jaquier’s Foudre enters into post-production

Following a two-month film shoot in 2020, the Genevan director’s first feature has now entered into the post-production phase  

27/07 | Production | Funding | Switzerland

Emmanuelle Nicot is shooting her first feature film L’Amour selon Dalva

Emmanuelle Nicot is shooting her first feature film L’Amour selon Dalva

Following the success of her earlier short Snatched, the Belgian director is returning with her first feature film, notably starring Alexi Manenti  

27/07 | Production | Funding | Belgium/France

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Interviews

Jean-Christophe Meurisse • Director of Bloody Oranges

Jean-Christophe Meurisse • Director of Bloody Oranges
CANNES 2021: The French director talks to Cineuropa about the most shocking film at the festival, which played as a Midnight Screening

Eva Husson • Director of Mothering Sunday

Eva Husson • Director of Mothering Sunday
CANNES 2021: The French auteur talks to Cineuropa about putting a modern spin on the British period drama

Ari Folman • Director of Where Is Anne Frank

Ari Folman • Director of Where Is Anne Frank
CANNES 2021: The Israeli director reveals how his mother helped him decide to make an animated adventure based on The Diary of Anne Frank

Sebastian Meise • Director of Great Freedom

Sebastian Meise • Director of Great Freedom
CANNES 2021: The Austrian director discusses homosexuality, post-war Germany and his film, one of the sensations in this year's Un Certain Regard

Julien Faraut • Director of The Witches of the Orient

Julien Faraut • Director of The Witches of the Orient
The French documentary-maker discusses his new film revolving around an invincible women’s volleyball team in Japan

Lisa K Crosato • Founder, City of Angels Women’s Film Festival

Lisa K Crosato • Founder, City of Angels Women’s Film Festival
The founder of the Hollywood-based City of Angels Women’s Film Festival breaks down the upcoming edition of the event, set to take place in September

Milutin Petrovic • Director of Impure Blood – Sin of Ancestors

Milutin Petrovic • Director of Impure Blood – Sin of Ancestors
The Serbian director talks about his latest film, an adaptation of a classic of Serbian literature and a stylistic departure for the filmmaker

Damián París and Rosa García Merino • Producers of That Was Life

Damián París and Rosa García Merino • Producers of That Was Life
We chatted to two professionals who helped get David Martín de los Santos’ feature debut off the ground; the film is now being presented at Transilvania, months before its Spanish theatrical release

Milutin Petrovic • Director of Impure Blood – Sin of Ancestors

Interview: Milutin Petrovic • Director of Impure Blood – Sin of Ancestors

“Every alpha male fails under the heavy load of his own paranoia”

The Serbian director talks about his latest film, an adaptation of a classic of Serbian literature and a stylistic departure for the filmmaker  

27/07 | Palić 2021

Une comédie romantique enters into post-production

Une comédie romantique enters into post-production

Alex Lutz and Golshifteh Farahani lead the cast of Thibault Segouin’s first feature-length movie, a Latika Films production sold by Charades  

27/07 | Production | Funding | France

Jana Keeble • Vice-dean for foreign affairs, VSMU

Interview: Jana Keeble • Vice-dean for foreign affairs, VSMU

“We encourage the participation of our students in international festivals and events”

Our conversation focused on the main learning opportunities offered to prospective students by VSMU’s Film and Television Faculty  

27/07 | /Slovakia

Sarajevo Film Festival

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Donde caben dos - by Paco Caballero

Donde caben dos
by Paco Caballero
Spanish release July 30

The Witches of the Orient - by Julien Faraut

The Witches of the Orient
by Julien Faraut
Rotterdam 2021 - Big Screen Competition
French release July 28

32 Malasaña Street - by Albert Pintó

32 Malasaña Street
by Albert Pintó
Italian release July 28

My Father's Stories - by Jean-Pierre Améris

My Father's Stories
by Jean-Pierre Améris
French release July 28

This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection - by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection
by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
Sundance 2020 - World Cinema Dramatic Competition Special Jury Award
French release July 28

Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary - by Rémi Chayé

Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary
by Rémi Chayé
Annecy 2020 - Crystal for Best Feature Film
Danish release July 30

Mandibles - by Quentin Dupieux

Mandibles
by Quentin Dupieux
Venezia 2020 - Out of Competition
Norwegian release July 23

El Cover - by Secun de la Rosa

El Cover
by Secun de la Rosa
Spanish release July 23

Atlàntida Mallorca Film Festival 2021 brightens up the summer

Atlàntida Mallorca Film Festival 2021 brightens up the summer

The festival, which opens today on the Balearic Island and will run on the Filmin platform for a month, has now become one of the most vibrant cultural events of the summer in Spain  

26/07 | Atlàntida Film Fest 2021

The first feature by Shariff Nasr, El Houb, now in post-production

The first feature by Shariff Nasr, El Houb, now in post-production

Joram Willink, of BIND, is producing the debut feature by the Dutch director, starring Fahd Larhzaoui, Lubna Azabal and Slimane Dazi  

27/07 | Production | Funding | Netherlands

Review: A Blue Flower

Review: A Blue Flower

Zrinko Ogresta examines the emotions and relations between different generations of women in the same family in this gentle and emotional film  

27/07 | Pula 2021

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Interviews

Jana Keeble • Vice-dean for foreign affairs, VSMU

Jana Keeble • Vice-dean for foreign affairs, VSMU
Our conversation focused on the main learning opportunities offered to prospective students by VSMU’s Film and Television Faculty

Albin Kurti • Prime Minister of Kosovo

Albin Kurti • Prime Minister of Kosovo
CANNES 2021: The success Kosovo has been experiencing in the film landscape is culminating on the Croisette, with a short in the Palme d'Or competition and a feature in the Directors' Fortnight

Zrinko Ogresta • Director of A Blue Flower

Zrinko Ogresta • Director of A Blue Flower
The Croatian filmmaker talks about his film and its depiction of the lack of emotionality in the Balkans

Elie Grappe • Director of Olga

Elie Grappe • Director of Olga
CANNES 2021: The French director presented his first feature film in the Critics’ Week and won the SACD Prize

Sergei Loznitsa • Director of Babi Yar. Context

Sergei Loznitsa • Director of Babi Yar. Context
CANNES 2021: The director turns his attention to a dark historical event that Europe has long tried to ignore and forget

Arnaud Desplechin • Director of Deception

Arnaud Desplechin • Director of Deception
CANNES 2021: The French director finally adapts one of his greatest influences, American author Philip Roth, and we talk about all that, and more

CB Yi • Director of Moneyboys

CB Yi • Director of Moneyboys
CANNES 2021: The Taiwanese-Austrian director presents a drama about male prostitution in the Un Certain Regard section in Cannes

Ildikó Enyedi • Director of The Story of My Wife

Ildikó Enyedi • Director of The Story of My Wife
CANNES 2021: The Hungarian helmer talks to Cineuropa about her adaptation of Milán Füst’s novel, which is playing in competition

27 Times Cinema celebrates its 12th anniversary

27 Times Cinema celebrates its 12th anniversary

The programme organised by the Giornate degli Autori, the LUX Audience Award and Europa Cinemas, in collaboration with Cineuropa, will send 27 young cinephiles to the Lido  

27/07 | Venice 2021

MIDPOINT showcases its nine Feature Launch projects at Karlovy Vary

MIDPOINT showcases its nine Feature Launch projects at Karlovy Vary

The projects, which are joined by three script-consultant trainees, will be presented at Eastern Promises Industry Days, and the best will win the KVIFF & MIDPOINT Development Award  

27/07 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast ready for its world premiere at Toronto

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast ready for its world premiere at Toronto

The Northern Irish helmer’s “most personal film” will star Caitriona Balfe and Jamie Dornan in the lead roles, alongside veterans Judi Dench and Ciarán Hinds  

27/07 | Production | Funding | UK

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Good Mother - by Hafsia Herzi

Good Mother
by Hafsia Herzi
Cannes 2021 - Ensemble Prize Un Certain Regard
French release le 21 juillet

Onoda - 10 000 Nights in the Jungle - by Arthur Harari

Onoda - 10 000 Nights in the Jungle
by Arthur Harari
Cannes 2021 - Un Certain Regard
French release July 21

Freaks Out - by Gabriele Mainetti

Freaks Out
by Gabriele Mainetti
Venice 2021 - Competition

Juju Stories - by C.J. "Fiery" Obasi, Abba T. Makama, Michael Omonua

Juju Stories
by C.J. "Fiery" Obasi, Abba T. Makama, Michael Omonua
Locarno 2021 - Competition

The Giants - by Bonifacio Angius

The Giants
by Bonifacio Angius
Locarno 2021 - Competition

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/07/2021

SF Studios seals a new distribution deal with Paramount Pictures

The Swedish production and distribution outfit will manage the American studio’s Blu-ray and DVD home entertainment products in the Nordic market

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 28/07/2021

Lisa K Crosato • Founder, City of Angels Women’s Film Festival

The founder of the Hollywood-based City of Angels Women’s Film Festival breaks down the upcoming edition of the event, set to take place in September

European Film Schools – 27/07/2021

Jana Keeble • Vice-dean for foreign affairs, VSMU

Our conversation focused on the main learning opportunities offered to prospective students by VSMU’s Film and Television Faculty

Market Trends – 22/07/2021

At Cannes, new innovations for green production in the spotlight

CANNES 2021: Green filmmaking is clearly on the rise but not all new technologies are as eco-friendly as they seems

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