Applications are open for 27 Times Cinema 2022

Applications are open for 27 Times Cinema 2022

Once again this year, Europa Cinemas, the LUX Audience Award and the Giornate degli Autori are inviting 27 young filmgoers to participate in their initiative during the Venice Film Festival  

19/05 | Venice 2022

Meet Cineuropa @ #Cannes2022 - Take 2

Meet Cineuropa @ #Cannes2022 - Take 2

"I try to see as much as I can"

In the second episode of our new short video series from this year's Cannes Film Festival, Elena Lazic talks to freelance journalist Teresa Vena  

19/05 | Meet Cineuropa/Cannes 2022

Review: Harka

Review: Harka

CANNES 2022: A young Tunisian man strives for a better life than selling contraband petroleum on the streets, in Lofty Nathan’s debut feature  

19/05 | Cannes 2022 | Un Certain Regard

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Cannes ACID title Polaris

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Cannes ACID title Polaris

The new feature by Spanish director Ainara Vera, who made her name as the editor of Viktor Kossakovskiy’s Gunda and Aquarela, is a French-Greenlandic documentary  

19/05 | Cannes 2022 | ACID

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

Industry Reports

Market Trends - “Fight for your rights, and your crazy ideas,” say young creators at the latest SAA event - 17/05/2022

Market Trends – 17/05/2022
“Fight for your rights, and your crazy ideas,” say young creators at the latest SAA event
Young audiovisual authors are demanding fair compensation from streamers, and are finding CMOs helpful when pursuing their work and maintaining their artistic freedom

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming
FOCUS
After two years of the pandemic, the industry is gradually transitioning back to normality, with Cannes and its Marché du Film now in sight. 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 and its most recent developments.

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability - Wallimage: An ECOsystem at the service of the audiovisual industry - 17/05/2022

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability – 17/05/2022
Wallimage: An ECOsystem at the service of the audiovisual industry
The Belgian fund has implemented action aimed at reducing the environmental impact of audiovisual production

European Film Schools - Educational initiative “Exploring, Cinéma, cent ans de jeunesse!” set to become an Erasmus+ project - 17/05/2022

European Film Schools – 17/05/2022
Educational initiative “Exploring, Cinéma, cent ans de jeunesse!” set to become an Erasmus+ project
For over 25 years, the project has been committed to uniting children and youngsters from many different countries through their love for cinema

Produce – Co-Produce... - 12 European film funds join forces for Ukrainian Films Now - 16/05/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 16/05/2022
12 European film funds join forces for Ukrainian Films Now
The fundraising and networking event will unspool at Cannes and aims to back Ukrainian films currently in post-production

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Gaetano Maiorino • Sales agent, True Colours - 13/05/2022

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 13/05/2022
Gaetano Maiorino • Sales agent, True Colours
We take a closer look at the work carried out by the Roman sales agency, which has established itself as a crucial reference point in the Italian and European landscape since 2016

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - 2021 saw limited recovery of EU and UK theatrical markets, with attendance up 31.5% on 2020 - 13/05/2022

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 13/05/2022
2021 saw limited recovery of EU and UK theatrical markets, with attendance up 31.5% on 2020
The European Audiovisual Observatory has published its latest figures on cinemagoing, which reveal a 58% drop compared to pre-pandemic levels

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Movio finds blockbusters are attracting UK cinemagoers to cinemas, but providing a diversified offering remains essential - 12/05/2022

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 12/05/2022
Movio finds blockbusters are attracting UK cinemagoers to cinemas, but providing a diversified offering remains essential
The study highlights the huge appetite for diverse content and how certain key demographics remain underserved by the British market

Review: Les Harkis

Review: Les Harkis

CANNES 2022: Philippe Faucon’s humble mastery of cinematographic pithiness puts under the microscope the cruel page of history of local soldiers engaged on the French side during the Algerian war  

19/05 | Cannes 2022 | Directors’ Fortnight

Review: Rodéo

Review: Rodéo

CANNES 2022: Lola Quivoron makes a powerful debut with an original first feature film packed full of ultra-rugged, female-style, wild energy, and set on the fringes of the motocross world  

19/05 | Cannes 2022 | Un Certain Regard

Review: The Woodcutter Story

Review: The Woodcutter Story

CANNES 2022: It’s a bad day to be good in Mikko Myllylahti’s haunting, cruel Finnish fairy tale  

19/05 | Cannes 2022 | Critics’ Week

Discover Moonday

Co-Production Podcast

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

Episode 25: Strandzha (Germany/Bulgaria) - 22/02/2022

22/02/2022
Episode 25: Strandzha (Germany/Bulgaria)
The producers of Hristova Pepa's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 24: The Editorial Office (Ukraine/Germany) - 17/02/2022

17/02/2022
Episode 24: The Editorial Office (Ukraine/Germany)
The producers of Roman Bondarchuk's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 23: Captain Volkonogov Escaped (Russia/Estonia/France) - 20/12/2021

20/12/2021
Episode 23: Captain Volkonogov Escaped (Russia/Estonia/France)
The producers of Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 22: Queens (France/Belgium/ Morocco/Netherlands) - 17/12/2021

17/12/2021
Episode 22: Queens (France/Belgium/ Morocco/Netherlands)
The producers of Yasmine Benkiran's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 21: My Fairy Troublemaker (Luxembourg/Germany) - 16/12/2021

16/12/2021
Episode 21: My Fairy Troublemaker (Luxembourg/Germany)
The producers of Caroline Origer's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Review: Tchaikovsky’s Wife

Review: Tchaikovsky’s Wife

CANNES 2022: Kirill Serebrennikov gives us a disturbing read on the marriage of the venerated 19th-century Russian composer and his devoted spouse, Antonina Miliukova  

19/05 | Cannes 2022 | Competition

Review: The Eight Mountains

Review: The Eight Mountains

CANNES 2022: What is friendship? What is nature? Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch craft a sweepingly romantic film of great visual scope which touches on the essential  

19/05 | Cannes 2022 | Competition

Meet Cineuropa @ #Cannes2022 - Take 1

Meet Cineuropa @ #Cannes2022 - Take 1

“It seems that, at least industry-wise, things are finally getting back to normal”

In the first episode of our new short video series from this year's Cannes Film Festival, Elena Lazic talks to Cineuropa journalist Davide Abbatescianni  

18/05 | Meet Cineuropa/Cannes 2022

Review: Exterior Night

Review: Exterior Night

CANNES 2022: Making his debut in the world of series, Marco Bellocchio looks back at the Moro Case with a more humane eye and without the ferocity of the past  

18/05 | Cannes 2022 | Cannes Première

Photogalleries

Cannes 2022 – Photogalleries - 19/05/2022

19/05/2022
Cannes 2022 – Photogalleries
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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

First announcements in Cannes for French sales agents

First announcements in Cannes for French sales agents

CANNES 2022: The Marché du Film gets off to a flying start for Wild Bunch, mk2 Films and Kinology  

18/05 | Cannes 2022 | Marché du Film

REinvent International Sales is ready to scare Cannes senseless with Dark Windows

REinvent International Sales is ready to scare Cannes senseless with Dark Windows

The Copenhagen-based company is bringing a varied selection of projects to France, from horror movies to Erik Poppe’s The Emigrants  

18/05 | Cannes 2022 | Marché du Film

HanWay Films sets sail for Cannes with Jerzy Skolimowski’s competition entry Eo

HanWay Films sets sail for Cannes with Jerzy Skolimowski’s competition entry Eo

The UK sales agent has also boarded Stefano Mordini’s rally drama 2 Win and Uberto Pasolini’s The Odyssey-inspired The Return  

18/05 | Cannes 2022 | Marché du Film

Reviews

The Eight Mountains - by Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch

The Eight Mountains
by Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch
CANNES 2022: What is friendship? What is nature? Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch craft a sweepingly romantic film of great visual scope which touches on the essential

Tchaikovsky's Wife - by Kirill Serebrennikov

Tchaikovsky's Wife
by Kirill Serebrennikov
CANNES 2022: Kirill Serebrennikov gives us a disturbing read on the marriage of the venerated 19th-century Russian composer and his devoted spouse, Antonina Miliukova

Rodéo - by Lola Quivoron

Rodéo
by Lola Quivoron
CANNES 2022: Lola Quivoron makes a powerful debut with an original first feature film packed full of ultra-rugged, female-style, wild energy, and set on the fringes of the motocross world

The Woodcutter Story - by Mikko Myllylahti

The Woodcutter Story
by Mikko Myllylahti
CANNES 2022: It’s a bad day to be good in Mikko Myllylahti’s haunting, cruel Finnish fairy tale

Harkis - by Philippe Faucon

Harkis
by Philippe Faucon
CANNES 2022: Philippe Faucon’s humble mastery of cinematographic pithiness puts under the microscope the cruel page of history of local soldiers engaged on the French side during the Algerian war

Exterior Night - by Marco Bellocchio

Exterior Night
by Marco Bellocchio
CANNES 2022: Making his debut in the world of series, Marco Bellocchio looks back at the Moro Case with a more humane eye and without the ferocity of the past

Scarlet - by Pietro Marcello

Scarlet
by Pietro Marcello
CANNES 2022: Italian filmmaker Pietro Marcello kneads and chisels a multiform material entangling realism and storytelling, the thickness of destinies and the world's imaginative fulgurance

Harka - by Lofty Nathan

Harka
by Lofty Nathan
CANNES 2022: A young Tunisian man strives for a better life than selling contraband petroleum on the streets, in Lofty Nathan’s debut feature

Review: Scarlet

Review: Scarlet

CANNES 2022: Italian filmmaker Pietro Marcello kneads and chisels a multiform material entangling realism and storytelling, the thickness of destinies and the world's imaginative fulgurance  

18/05 | Films | Reviews | Cannes 2022 - Directors’ Fortnight

Review: Final Cut

Review: Final Cut

CANNES 2022: Michel Hazanavicius offers up a hilarious and high cinephile-value diversion in the form of a multidimensional comedy unfolding on the set of a zombie film  

17/05 | Cannes 2022 | Out of Competition

Mario Alejandro Arias, Gabriela Alonso and Nicolás Martín • Directors of To Have Time

Interview: Mario Alejandro Arias, Gabriela Alonso and Nicolás Martín • Directors of To Have Time

"We had no intention of creating a generational portrait"

With their first feature film, of hybrid genre and the final project of their studies at ECAM, they have been selected at the Malaga Film Festival and Auteur Film Festival in Barcelona  

17/05 | D’A 2022

Interviews

Paolo Moretti • Artistic director, Directors’ Fortnight

Paolo Moretti • Artistic director, Directors’ Fortnight
The artistic director of Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight explains the choices made in the 2022 selection and describes his take on the parallel section’s philosophy

Rufat Hasanov • Head of the Audiovisual and Interactive Media Department, Ministry for Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Rufat Hasanov • Head of the Audiovisual and Interactive Media Department, Ministry for Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
We chatted to the acclaimed, award-winning filmmaker, who also works at the country’s Ministry for Culture, about the founding of the Cinema Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan in late April

Kerem Ayan Deputy Director at Istanbul Film Festival

Kerem Ayan Deputy Director at Istanbul Film Festival
Succesful Film Festival starts from the the programming

Mario Alejandro Arias, Gabriela Alonso and Nicolás Martín • Directors of To Have Time

Mario Alejandro Arias, Gabriela Alonso and Nicolás Martín • Directors of To Have Time
With their first feature film, of hybrid genre and the final project of their studies at ECAM, they have been selected at the Malaga Film Festival and Auteur Film Festival in Barcelona

Milko Lazarov • Head, Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers

Milko Lazarov • Head, Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers
Three years into the job, the head honcho of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers gives us his take on the importance of the union’s annual awards and their significance to the local industry

Vladimír Lhoták • Producer, Hausboot Production

Vladimír Lhoták • Producer, Hausboot Production
Already named Producer of the Year at Cartoon for making the biggest and most expensive stop-motion project in Czech history, the producer talks to us about his work across documentary and animation

Ioanna Bolomyti • Producer, Atalante Productions

Ioanna Bolomyti • Producer, Atalante Productions
The Greek producer told us about her upcoming projects and her view on her national film industry

Marija Dimitrova • Producer, List Production

Marija Dimitrova • Producer, List Production
Macedonian Producer on the Move tells us about making her first feature film, the Karlovy Vary prize-winning Sisterhood, and juggling several projects at the same time

Alberto Gastesi shooting his feature debut, La quietud de la tormenta

Alberto Gastesi shooting his feature debut, La quietud de la tormenta

Actress Loreto Mauleón toplines this black-and-white romantic drama, which unfolds in San Sebastián  

17/05 | Production | Funding | Spain

“Fight for your rights, and your crazy ideas,” say young creators at the latest SAA event

“Fight for your rights, and your crazy ideas,” say young creators at the latest SAA event

Young audiovisual authors are demanding fair compensation from streamers, and are finding CMOs helpful when pursuing their work and maintaining their artistic freedom  

17/05 | Industry | Market | Europe

Wallimage: An ECOsystem at the service of the audiovisual industry

Wallimage: An ECOsystem at the service of the audiovisual industry

The Belgian fund has implemented action aimed at reducing the environmental impact of audiovisual production  

17/05 | Sponsored

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Corsage - by Marie Kreutzer

Corsage
by Marie Kreutzer
Cannes 2022 - Un Certain Regard

Alma Viva - by Cristèle Alves Meira

Alma Viva
by Cristèle Alves Meira
Cannes 2022 - Critics' Week

Rodéo - by Lola Quivoron

Rodéo
by Lola Quivoron
Cannes 2022 - Un Certain Regard

The Woodcutter Story - by Mikko Myllylahti

The Woodcutter Story
by Mikko Myllylahti
Cannes 2022 - Critics' Week

Brother and Sister - by Arnaud Desplechin

Brother and Sister
by Arnaud Desplechin
Cannes 2022 - Competition

Tchaikovsky's Wife - by Kirill Serebrennikov

Tchaikovsky's Wife
by Kirill Serebrennikov
Cannes 2022 - Competition

Plan 75 - by Chie Hayakawa

Plan 75
by Chie Hayakawa
Cannes 2022 - Un Certain Regard

R.M.N. - by Cristian Mungiu

R.M.N.
by Cristian Mungiu
Cannes 2022 - Competition

French sales agents are hitting Cannes in force

French sales agents are hitting Cannes in force

A full battalion of French sales agents including Coproduction Office (who are wielding Ruben Östlund in competition), Kinology, Gaumont, Pathé and Orange Studio, are taking over the festival  

17/05 | Cannes 2022 | Marché du Film

Educational initiative “Exploring, Cinéma, cent ans de jeunesse!” set to become an Erasmus+ project

Educational initiative “Exploring, Cinéma, cent ans de jeunesse!” set to become an Erasmus+ project

For over 25 years, the project has been committed to uniting children and youngsters from many different countries through their love for cinema  

17/05 | Film Literacy | Germany/France/Bulgaria/Portugal

Antonio Lukich in post-production with his second feature, Luxembourg Luxembourg

Antonio Lukich in post-production with his second feature, Luxembourg Luxembourg

Paris-based sales agent Celluloid Dreams has boarded the Ukrainian director’s upcoming movie, which comes on the heels of My Thoughts Are Silent  

17/05 | Production | Funding | Ukraine

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Reviews

Final Cut - by Michel Hazanavicius

Final Cut
by Michel Hazanavicius
CANNES 2022: Michel Hazanavicius offers up a hilarious and high cinephile-value diversion in the form of a multidimensional comedy unfolding on the set of a zombie film

How to Save a Dead Friend - by Marusya Syroechkovskaya

How to Save a Dead Friend
by Marusya Syroechkovskaya
Raw and moving, Marusya Syroechkovskaya's documentary describes growing up in 21st-century Russia, but is so intimate and honest that it would probably work just as well in a vacuum

Unfinished Affairs - by Juan Miguel del Castillo

Unfinished Affairs
by Juan Miguel del Castillo
Tragedy pervades Juan Miguel del Castillo's second feature film, in which he condemns violence by portraying the psychological damage it leaves on its victims and those close to them

Songs About Love - by Tomasz Habowski

Songs About Love
by Tomasz Habowski
The debut feature by Polish helmer Tomasz Habowski is tender and poetic – just like every love song should be

Il posto – A Steady Job - by Mattia Colombo, Gianluca Matarrese

Il posto – A Steady Job
by Mattia Colombo, Gianluca Matarrese
Mattia Colombo and Gianluca Matarrese’s documentary is a tiny film about a tiny dream, homing in on Italian nurses in search of stable employment

Industry Reports

Market Trends – 17/05/2022

“Fight for your rights, and your crazy ideas,” say young creators at the latest SAA event

Young audiovisual authors are demanding fair compensation from streamers, and are finding CMOs helpful when pursuing their work and maintaining their artistic freedom

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability – 17/05/2022

Wallimage: An ECOsystem at the service of the audiovisual industry

The Belgian fund has implemented action aimed at reducing the environmental impact of audiovisual production

European Film Schools – 17/05/2022

Educational initiative “Exploring, Cinéma, cent ans de jeunesse!” set to become an Erasmus+ project

For over 25 years, the project has been committed to uniting children and youngsters from many different countries through their love for cinema

Produce – Co-Produce... – 16/05/2022

12 European film funds join forces for Ukrainian Films Now

The fundraising and networking event will unspool at Cannes and aims to back Ukrainian films currently in post-production

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