Review: Nightsiren

Review: Nightsiren

Slovakian director Tereza Nvotová presents a drama with supernatural undertones which overturns tragically persistent stereotypes  

12/08 | Locarno 2022 | Cineasti del presente

Review: Stella In Love

Review: Stella In Love

Sylvie Verheyde’s seventh feature is an atmospheric vintage revisiting of her teenage years, spent on the verge of an adulthood which seems to offer scant prospects  

12/08 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

Review: Sermon to the Fish

Review: Sermon to the Fish

A no-frills film boasting beauty and soul, Hilal Baydarov’s ninth feature ponders what remains after winning a war  

12/08 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

San Sebastián’s Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum selects 14 projects

San Sebastián’s Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum selects 14 projects

Coming from eight different countries, the selected titles include the new works by Helena Taberna, Anahí Berneri, Emiliano Torres, Niles Atallah and Beatriz Seigner, among others  

12/08 | San Sebastián 2022 | San Sebastián Industry

Co-funded by the European Union - Creative Europe MEDIA
Ukraine

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Michael Gubbins • Expert, author of Streaming Giants and Public Film Funding - 03/08/2022

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/08/2022
Michael Gubbins • Expert, author of Streaming Giants and Public Film Funding
The British analyst disclosed the possible scenarios European public funders could face in a landscape increasingly dominated by the streaming giants

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming
FOCUS
The industry is finally transitioning back to normality, with a busy festival season ahead. While keeping a close eye on the tragic war unfolding in Ukraine and its effects on the audiovisual industry, Cineuropa continues to provide extensive coverage of the European film business, including the most important summer festivals - Karlovy Vary, Locarno and Venice.

Produce – Co-Produce... - REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2022 - 11/08/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 11/08/2022
REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2022
We take a closer look at the six German projects in post-production taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival

Produce – Co-Produce... - The Valais Film Commission becomes fully operational - 08/08/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 08/08/2022
The Valais Film Commission becomes fully operational
Launched at Locarno, the new Swiss body will introduce a cash rebate along with the full implementation of its services

Series - Cinzia Masòtina • Lecturer, Scientific Committee of Milan's Alta Scuola di Serialità Cinetelevisiva - 04/08/2022

Series – 04/08/2022
Cinzia Masòtina • Lecturer, Scientific Committee of Milan's Alta Scuola di Serialità Cinetelevisiva
We spoke with the Italian screenwriter-story editor about the Milanese school’s training initiative aimed at professionals looking to specialise in the various areas involved in the making of series

Produce – Co-Produce... - Francesca Palleschi and Ayumi Filippone • Project Manager at Alliance4Development and Matchmaker at Match Me!, Locarno Pro - 03/08/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 03/08/2022
Francesca Palleschi and Ayumi Filippone • Project Manager at Alliance4Development and Matchmaker at Match Me!, Locarno Pro
The two heads expanded on the goals and working methods involved in the industry initiatives planned for this year’s Locarno Film Festival

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - EDMentorShe wraps its second year - 02/08/2022

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/08/2022
EDMentorShe wraps its second year
The second edition of the mentorship programme for distribution professionals, devised by Europa Distribution, has now wrapped in Brussels

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Yuan Rothbauer and Andreas Rothbauer • Sales agents, Picture Tree International - 26/07/2022

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 26/07/2022
Yuan Rothbauer and Andreas Rothbauer • Sales agents, Picture Tree International
We take a closer look at the work carried out by the Berlin-based sales agency and its editorial strategy

Caterina Mona • Director of Semret

Interview: Caterina Mona • Director of Semret

"We wanted to concentrate on the people and the camera had to follow them"

The Swiss filmmaker discusses her film, a portrait of an Eritrean woman's delicate balancing act between her wish to preserve her old habits and her need to integrate into her new culture  

12/08 | Locarno 2022 | Piazza Grande

Anna Eriksson • Director of W

Interview: Anna Eriksson • Director of W

"I was looking for truthful pain"

The Finnish artist follows her 2018 Marilyn Monroe dark dream M with W, continuing to disturb  

12/08 | Locarno 2022 | Out of Competition

Review: De noche los gatos son pardos

Review: De noche los gatos son pardos

Valentin Merz’s captivating debut feature film is a destabilising portrait of an alternative society dominated by instincts  

12/08 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

Discover Moonday

Co-Production Podcast

Episode 32: The Book of Everything (Netherlands/Latvia) - 22/07/2022

22/07/2022
Episode 32: The Book of Everything (Netherlands/Latvia)
The producers of the film by Ineke Houtman are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 31: Beanie (Slovenia/Croatia/ Luxembourg/Slovakia) - 28/06/2022

28/06/2022
Episode 31: Beanie (Slovenia/Croatia/ Luxembourg/Slovakia)
The producers of the film by Slobodan Maksimović are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 30: Theater of Violence (Denmark/Germany) - 21/06/2022

21/06/2022
Episode 30: Theater of Violence (Denmark/Germany)
The producers of the documentary by Emil Langballe and Lukasz Konopa are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 29: Motherhood (France/Canada/Tunisia) - 20/06/2022

20/06/2022
Episode 29: Motherhood (France/Canada/Tunisia)
The producers of Meryam Joober's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Ji.hlava edition: Mara (France/Georgia) - 01/06/2022

01/06/2022
Ji.hlava edition: Mara (France/Georgia)
The producers of the mid-length documentary by Sasha Kulak are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 28: The Open Body (Spain/Portugal) - 28/04/2022

28/04/2022
Episode 28: The Open Body (Spain/Portugal)
The producers of Ángeles Huerta's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 27: Ordinary Failures (Czech Republic/Hungary/Italy) - 08/04/2022

08/04/2022
Episode 27: Ordinary Failures (Czech Republic/Hungary/Italy)
The producers of Cristina Grosan's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 26: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On (Albania/Greece/Kosovo/Portugal) - 08/03/2022

08/03/2022
Episode 26: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On (Albania/Greece/Kosovo/Portugal)
The producers of Gentian Koçi's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Sarajevo title Too Close

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Sarajevo title Too Close

We present a first look at the trailer for Botond Püsök's Romanian-Hungarian documentary set to world-premiere at the Bosnian festival  

12/08 | Sarajevo 2022 | Documentary Competition

Review: Safe Place

Review: Safe Place

One brother tries to save another in an unsympathetic environment and against all odds in Juraj Lerotić's psychologically charged debut  

12/08 | Locarno 2022 | Cineasti del presente

Carlos Conceição • Director of Tommy Guns

Interview: Carlos Conceição • Director of Tommy Guns

“It’s all about breaking down walls and old ideas”

The Angola-born Portuguese director isn’t writing off the past just yet  

12/08 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

Bianca Lucas • Director of Love Dog

Interview: Bianca Lucas • Director of Love Dog

"I think everything you see is an extreme version of a person that exists in all of us"

In her first feature film, the Polish director tries to give a realistic insight into the grieving process  

12/08 | Locarno 2022 | Cineasti del presente

Photogalleries

Cannes 2022 – Photogalleries - 19/05/2022

19/05/2022
Cannes 2022 – Photogalleries
After two difficult years, the international film industry is finally back on the Croisette for a new, crowded edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 17-28 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

European Shooting Stars 2022 – Photogallery - 12/02/2022

12/02/2022
European Shooting Stars 2022 – Photogallery
The Shooting Stars are back at the Berlinale! Discover this year's ten emerging European talents who will be presented to the international press, the industry and the public in an exclusive hybrid programme organised by the German festival

Berlinale 2022 – Photogalleries - 10/02/2022

10/02/2022
Berlinale 2022 – Photogalleries
After unspooling virtually owing to the pandemic crisis last year, the Berlinale is now back to its physical format from 10-20 February. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Cinémamed 2021 – Photogalleries - 02/12/2021

02/12/2021
Cinémamed 2021 – Photogalleries
Organised from 2-12 December, the Mediterranean Brussels film festival is back to its physical format and ready to celebrate the best European and Mediterranean films. Among the directors presented, Marco Bellocchio, Nabil Ayouch, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, Clara Roquet, Tony Gatlif, Jonas Carpignano and many others. Check out our photogalleries here

Black Nights 2021 – Photogalleries - 13/11/2021

13/11/2021
Black Nights 2021 – Photogalleries
One of the most prestigious gatherings of the Nordic-Baltic region, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival is set to brighten the dark Estonian winter from 12-28 November with a raft of new independent titles and a rich line-up of industry events. Discover this year’s festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Lecce 2021 – Photogallery - 09/11/2021

09/11/2021
Lecce 2021 – Photogallery
Unspooling from 6-13 November, Lecce European Film Festival is finally back to its physical format and ready to celebrate the best European titles of the year. Check out our photogalleries here

Cinemed 2021 – Photogallery - 23/10/2021

23/10/2021
Cinemed 2021 – Photogallery
One of the most important showcases of Mediterranean cinema, the 43rd edition of Montpellier's Cinemed ran from 15-23 October. Discover this year's festival highlights in our exclusive photogallery

Rome 2021 – Photogalleries - 17/10/2021

17/10/2021
Rome 2021 – Photogalleries
The 16th edition of Rome Film Fest, running from 14-24 October, presented 23 new titles in its main competition. Discover our exclusive photogalleries from some of this year's red carpets

Weronika Czołnowska • Head of Industry, New Horizons

Interview: Weronika Czołnowska • Head of Industry, New Horizons

"Polish cinema's international presence is very strong, and I am certain it will remain so"

At New Horizons, Cineuropa talked with the head of industry about the latest edition of the event and what Polish cinema will bring in the future  

12/08 | New Horizons 2022 | New Horizons Industry

Review: Piaffe

Review: Piaffe

The first feature film by contemporary artist and director Ann Oren explores a physical mutation which becomes a proud and contemptuous identity claim  

11/08 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2022

REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2022

We take a closer look at the six German projects in post-production taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival  

11/08 | Locarno 2022 | Locarno Pro

Reviews

The Adventures of Gigi the Law - by Alessandro Comodin

The Adventures of Gigi the Law
by Alessandro Comodin
This sensitive and at times surreal depiction of a rural policeman (the director’s own uncle) marks the mighty comeback of Alessandro Comodin

Tengo sueños eléctricos - by Valentina Maurel

Tengo sueños eléctricos
by Valentina Maurel
Valentina Maurel delivers a troubling adolescent chronicle, carried by a heroine who discovers, in spite of herself, that adulthood is not an end in itself

Nightsiren - by Tereza Nvotová

Nightsiren
by Tereza Nvotová
Slovakian director Tereza Nvotová presents a drama with supernatural undertones which overturns tragically persistent stereotypes

Safe Place - by Juraj Lerotić

Safe Place
by Juraj Lerotić
One brother tries to save another in an unsympathetic environment and against all odds in Juraj Lerotić's psychologically charged debut

How Is Katia? - by Christina Tynkevych

How Is Katia?
by Christina Tynkevych
Christina Tynkevych's debut feature follows an ambulance nurse who loses a child and tries to cope with her grief

Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick? - by Franciska Eliassen

Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick?
by Franciska Eliassen
Young Norwegian director Franciska Eliassen makes her debut with a very personal film encompassing ecofeminism and ancestral legends

Love Dog - by Bianca Lucas

Love Dog
by Bianca Lucas
Bianca Lucas presents an intriguing first feature film following a soul cut adrift in a crepuscular Mississippi

De noche los gatos son pardos - by Valentin Merz

De noche los gatos son pardos
by Valentin Merz
Valentin Merz’s captivating debut feature film is a destabilising portrait of an alternative society dominated by instincts

Sylvie Verheyde • Director of Stella in Love

Interview: Sylvie Verheyde • Director of Stella in Love

"I believe that nowadays, many adolescents find themselves very much alone and have a hard time finding their own voices"

The French helmer goes back in time by reflecting on her youth, more than a decade after her first autobiographical film Stella  

11/08 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosołowski • Directors of The Hamlet Syndrome

Interview: Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosołowski • Directors of The Hamlet Syndrome

"Our protagonists are examples that it can take years to build a normal life again"

The established Polish documentary directors discuss their new film shot in Ukraine, which shows how theatre and film can assist in dealing with traumatic events  

11/08 | Locarno 2022 | Semaine de la critique

Review: Human Flowers of Flesh

Review: Human Flowers of Flesh

Helena Wittmann quotes Beau Travail in her latest feature, the slowest example of slow cinema in recent memory  

11/08 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

Interviews

Valentina Maurel • Director of Tengo sueños eléctricos

Valentina Maurel • Director of Tengo sueños eléctricos
The young Costa Rican director based in Belgium is presenting her first feature film, painting the portrait of a teenage girl who realises that adulthood isn’t the golden age she dreamed of

Helena Wittmann • Director of Human Flowers of Flesh

Helena Wittmann • Director of Human Flowers of Flesh
The German filmmaker and visual artist reflects on her artistic approach and the investigative drive behind her second slow-paced hypnotic feature

Caterina Mona • Director of Semret

Caterina Mona • Director of Semret
The Swiss filmmaker discusses her film, a portrait of an Eritrean woman's delicate balancing act between her wish to preserve her old habits and her need to integrate into her new culture

Anna Eriksson • Director of W

Anna Eriksson • Director of W
The Finnish artist follows her 2018 Marilyn Monroe dark dream M with W, continuing to disturb

Carlos Conceição • Director of Tommy Guns

Carlos Conceição • Director of Tommy Guns
The Angola-born Portuguese director isn’t writing off the past just yet

Bianca Lucas • Director of Love Dog

Bianca Lucas • Director of Love Dog
In her first feature film, the Polish director tries to give a realistic insight into the grieving process

Weronika Czołnowska • Head of Industry, New Horizons

Weronika Czołnowska • Head of Industry, New Horizons
At New Horizons, Cineuropa talked with the head of industry about the latest edition of the event and what Polish cinema will bring in the future

Sylvie Verheyde • Director of Stella in Love

Sylvie Verheyde • Director of Stella in Love
The French helmer goes back in time by reflecting on her youth, more than a decade after her first autobiographical film Stella

REPORT: Open Doors @ Locarno Pro 2022

REPORT: Open Doors @ Locarno Pro 2022

A look at the Latin American-European projects Sopor and Bird by Ana Cristina Barragán and Kids Swimming in the Lake by Michael Labarca, currently in development  

11/08 | Locarno 2022 | Locarno Pro

Review: Astrakan

Review: Astrakan

David Depesseville presents his debut feature film about adolescence, combining impressionism and cruel realism and exuding dark-to-sinister undertones  

11/08 | Locarno 2022 | Cineasti del presente

Review: Serviam - I Will Serve

Review: Serviam - I Will Serve

Austrian director Ruth Mader demonstrates great lucidity while investigating the consequences of a mysticism which morphs into fanaticism  

11/08 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Rule 34 - by Júlia Murat

Rule 34
by Júlia Murat
Locarno 2022 - Competition
Golden Leopard

The Adventures of Gigi the Law - by Alessandro Comodin

The Adventures of Gigi the Law
by Alessandro Comodin
Locarno 2022 - Competition
Special Jury Prize

Tengo sueños eléctricos - by Valentina Maurel

Tengo sueños eléctricos
by Valentina Maurel
Locarno 2022 - Competition
Leopard for Best Direction, Leopard for Best Actress and Leopard for Best Actor

Nightsiren - by Tereza Nvotová

Nightsiren
by Tereza Nvotová
Locarno 2022 - Golden Leopard Cineasti del presente

Safe Place - by Juraj Lerotić

Safe Place
by Juraj Lerotić
Locarno 2022 - Best Emerging Director Award and Leopard for Best Actor Cineasti del presente, and First Feature Award

How Is Katia? - by Christina Tynkevych

How Is Katia?
by Christina Tynkevych
Locarno 2022 - Special Jury Prize Cineasti del presente e Leopard for Best Actress Cineasti del presente

Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick? - by Franciska Eliassen

Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick?
by Franciska Eliassen
Locarno 2022 - Special Mention Cineasti del presente

Love Dog - by Bianca Lucas

Love Dog
by Bianca Lucas
Locarno 2022 - Cineasti del presente
Special Mention First Feature Award

European titles submitted for the Oscars race

European titles submitted for the Oscars race

European countries reveal their titles submitted for the Best International Feature Film Award at the 2023 Academy Awards  

10/08 | Oscars 2023

Nikolaus Geyrhalter • Director of Matter Out of Place

Interview: Nikolaus Geyrhalter • Director of Matter Out of Place

"Everything we produce or use ends up to be trash at some point"

The Austrian documentary maker gives a multi-perspective view of the global handling of trash  

10/08 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

REPORT: Alliance 4 Development @ Locarno Pro 2022

REPORT: Alliance 4 Development @ Locarno Pro 2022

We take a closer look at four projects showcased by Locarno Pro’s co-development programme for films from Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland  

10/08 | Locarno 2022 | Locarno Pro

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Reviews

Last Dance - by Delphine Lehericey

Last Dance
by Delphine Lehericey
Delphine Lehericey presents a comedy on the third age which flirts with drama and is toplined by François Berléand

Tommy Guns - by Carlos Conceição

Tommy Guns
by Carlos Conceição
The past turns into the present and the present into the past in Carlos Conceição's interesting take on one country’s troubled legacy

Sermon to the Fish - by Hilal Baydarov

Sermon to the Fish
by Hilal Baydarov
A no-frills film boasting beauty and soul, Hilal Baydarov’s ninth feature ponders what remains after winning a war

Stella in Love - by Sylvie Verheyde

Stella in Love
by Sylvie Verheyde
Sylvie Verheyde’s seventh feature is an atmospheric vintage revisiting of her teenage years, spent on the verge of an adulthood which seems to offer scant prospects

Piaffe - by Ann Oren

Piaffe
by Ann Oren
The first feature film by contemporary artist and director Ann Oren explores a physical mutation which becomes a proud and contemptuous identity claim

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... – 11/08/2022

REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2022

We take a closer look at the six German projects in post-production taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival

Produce – Co-Produce... – 08/08/2022

The Valais Film Commission becomes fully operational

Launched at Locarno, the new Swiss body will introduce a cash rebate along with the full implementation of its services

Series – 04/08/2022

Cinzia Masòtina • Lecturer, Scientific Committee of Milan's Alta Scuola di Serialità Cinetelevisiva

We spoke with the Italian screenwriter-story editor about the Milanese school’s training initiative aimed at professionals looking to specialise in the various areas involved in the making of series

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/08/2022

Michael Gubbins • Expert, author of Streaming Giants and Public Film Funding

The British analyst disclosed the possible scenarios European public funders could face in a landscape increasingly dominated by the streaming giants

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