Laurent Micheli • Director of Lola vers la mer

Interview: Laurent Micheli • Director of Lola vers la mer

“Let minorities re-appropriate their stories”

We met up with Laurent Micheli to talk about his latest film, Lola vers la mer, shown this week at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival  

23/08 | Angoulême 2019

Two contenders for the Golden Lion at Venice for Celluloid Dreams

Two contenders for the Golden Lion at Venice for Celluloid Dreams

On the Lido, the French company will be selling The Painted Bird by Václav Marhoul and Babyteeth by Shannon Murphy, spearheading a rich line-up of projects  

23/08 | Venice 2019

Henner Winckler • Director of A Voluntary Year

Interview: Henner Winckler • Director of A Voluntary Year

“A Voluntary Year is more about our fears of how things could be than how they really are”

We sat down with German director Henner Winckler to pick apart A Voluntary Year, which he co-directed with Ulrich Köhler and which screened at Locarno  

23/08 | Locarno 2019 | Competition

Siniša Gacić • Director of Daughter of Camorra

Interview: Siniša Gacić • Director of Daughter of Camorra

"The basic question was this: if you shoot somebody, can you love again afterwards?"

We spoke to Slovenian director Siniša Gacić to get the lowdown on his Sarajevo Documentary Competition entry Daughter of Camorra  

23/08 | Sarajevo 2019 | Documentary Competition

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Film Reviews

Rounds - by Stephan Komandarev - In his new film, Stephan Komandarev explores the challenges in Bulgarian society 30 years after the fall of communism
Rounds
by Stephan Komandarev
In his new film, Stephan Komandarev explores the challenges in Bulgarian society 30 years after the fall of communism
Mo - by Radu Dragomir - Radu Dragomir’s thriller focuses on the volatile dynamic between a mature professor and his attractive student
Mo
by Radu Dragomir
Radu Dragomir’s thriller focuses on the volatile dynamic between a mature professor and his attractive student
Heidi - by Cãtãlin Mitulescu - Cătălin Mitulescu strikes gold with his understated story of an ageing policeman
Heidi
by Cãtãlin Mitulescu
Cătălin Mitulescu strikes gold with his understated story of an ageing policeman
Open Door - by Florenc Papas - Albanian filmmaker Florenc Papas' first feature is a small-scale road movie about two sisters in a deeply patriarchal society
Open Door
by Florenc Papas
Albanian filmmaker Florenc Papas' first feature is a small-scale road movie about two sisters in a deeply patriarchal society
The Son - by Ines Tanovic - The second feature by Bosnian filmmaker Ines Tanović has officially opened the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival and represents a truly generational Sarajevo film
The Son
by Ines Tanovic
The second feature by Bosnian filmmaker Ines Tanović has officially opened the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival and represents a truly generational Sarajevo film
Ivana the Terrible - by Ivana Mladenović - Ivana Mladenović plays with vulnerability and narcissism in her sophomore feature
Ivana the Terrible
by Ivana Mladenović
Ivana Mladenović plays with vulnerability and narcissism in her sophomore feature
Palace for the People - by Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov - The documentary by Bulgarian filmmaking duo Boris Missirkov and Georgi Bogdanov looks at five monumental buildings of the communist era
Palace for the People
by Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov
The documentary by Bulgarian filmmaking duo Boris Missirkov and Georgi Bogdanov looks at five monumental buildings of the communist era
Oh Mercy! - by Arnaud Desplechin - CANNES 2019: Arnaud Desplechin tackles the genre of the crime thriller against the backdrop of poverty, but struggles to be convincing despite a great performance from Roschdy Zem
Oh Mercy!
by Arnaud Desplechin
CANNES 2019: Arnaud Desplechin tackles the genre of the crime thriller against the backdrop of poverty, but struggles to be convincing despite a great performance from Roschdy Zem
Gyda Velvin Myklebust • Programme director, New Nordic Films, Haugesund

Interview: Gyda Velvin Myklebust • Programme director, New Nordic Films, Haugesund

“You’ll find a lot here to pick up and bring back home”

We caught up with Gyda Velvin Myklebust, programme director of the New Nordic Films industry section of the Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund  

23/08 | Haugesund 2019

Review: Lola vers la mer

Review: Lola vers la mer

Laurent Micheli paints the portrait of a young transgender woman who, in order to fully start her new life, will first have to make peace with the ghosts of her past  

23/08 | Angoulême 2019

Willows wins the MIDPOINT HBO Europe Award

Willows wins the MIDPOINT HBO Europe Award

Playgirl picked up the Marseille Web Fest Award at the final workshop of this year’s edition, which was held during Sarajevo’s CineLink Drama  

23/08 | MIDPOINT 2019

San Sebastián tops off its surprising Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section

San Sebastián tops off its surprising Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section

The Basque festival’s most daring sidebar will offer viewers works by Bertrand Bonello, Damien Manivel and Anne Sofie Hartmann, among other fascinating and gutsy filmmakers  

23/08 | San Sebastián 2019 | Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

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Interviews

Bulgarian director Stephan Komandarev unpicked his latest feature, Rounds, centring on three pairs of police officers on patrol in Sofia over the course of one night
Bulgarian director Stephan Komandarev unpicked his latest feature, Rounds, centring on three pairs of police officers on patrol in Sofia over the course of one night
We sat down with Bosnian filmmaker Ines Tanović to discuss her second feature, The Son, a truly generational film screening at Sarajevo
We sat down with Bosnian filmmaker Ines Tanović to discuss her second feature, The Son, a truly generational film screening at Sarajevo
Swiss and Portuguese director Basil Da Cunha tells us about his latest film O fim do mundo, screened in competition at Locarno
Swiss and Portuguese director Basil Da Cunha tells us about his latest film O fim do mundo, screened in competition at Locarno
We sat down with German director Henner Winckler to pick apart A Voluntary Year, which he co-directed with Ulrich Köhler and which screened at Locarno
We sat down with German director Henner Winckler to pick apart A Voluntary Year, which he co-directed with Ulrich Köhler and which screened at Locarno
We met up with Laurent Micheli to talk about his latest film, Lola vers la mer, shown this week at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival
We met up with Laurent Micheli to talk about his latest film, Lola vers la mer, shown this week at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival
We caught up with Gyda Velvin Myklebust, programme director of the New Nordic Films industry section of the Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund
We caught up with Gyda Velvin Myklebust, programme director of the New Nordic Films industry section of the Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund
We spoke to Slovenian director Siniša Gacić to get the lowdown on his Sarajevo Documentary Competition entry Daughter of Camorra
We spoke to Slovenian director Siniša Gacić to get the lowdown on his Sarajevo Documentary Competition entry Daughter of Camorra
We chatted about love as a tango and unbalanced relationships with Romanian director Cătălin Mitulescu, whose newest feature, Heidi, is now competing at Sarajevo
We chatted about love as a tango and unbalanced relationships with Romanian director Cătălin Mitulescu, whose newest feature, Heidi, is now competing at Sarajevo
Review: 143 Sahara Street

Review: 143 Sahara Street

Hassen Ferhani’s Locarno prizewinning documentary about a truck stop in the Sahara desert is a slow-burning delight  

23/08 | Locarno 2019 | Filmmakers of the Present

Teona Strugar Mitevska’s The Happiest Man in the World or Lessons in Love wins the Eurimages Award at CineLink

Teona Strugar Mitevska’s The Happiest Man in the World or Lessons in Love wins the Eurimages Award at CineLink

The industry section of the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival has handed out its awards  

23/08 | Sarajevo 2019 | CineLink Industry Days/Awards

Take Me Somewhere Nice triumphs at Sarajevo

Take Me Somewhere Nice triumphs at Sarajevo

Other winners include A Tale of Three Sisters, And Then We Danced and When the Persimmons Grew; the Cineuropa Prize went to Rounds  

23/08 | Sarajevo 2019 | Awards

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Thalasso - by Guillaume Nicloux - San Sebastian 2019 - Competition - French release August 21
Thalasso
by Guillaume Nicloux
San Sebastian 2019 - Competition
French release August 21
Roubaix, une lumière - by Arnaud Desplechin - Cannes 2019 - Competition - French release August 21
Roubaix, une lumière
by Arnaud Desplechin
Cannes 2019 - Competition
French release August 21
Il Signor Diavolo - by Pupi Avati - Italian release August 22
Il Signor Diavolo
by Pupi Avati
Italian release August 22
The Components of Love - by Miriam Bliese - Berlinale 2019 - Perspektive Deutsches Kino - German release august 22
The Components of Love
by Miriam Bliese
Berlinale 2019 - Perspektive Deutsches Kino
German release august 22
Pain & Glory - by Pedro Almodóvar - Cannes 2019 - Best Actor Award - UK release August 23 and Polish release August 30
Pain & Glory
by Pedro Almodóvar
Cannes 2019 - Best Actor Award
UK release August 23 and Polish release August 30
European Arthouse Cinema Day sets 13 October 2019 date and lines up ambassadors

European Arthouse Cinema Day sets 13 October 2019 date and lines up ambassadors

Directors Céline Sciamma and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, and actress Sandra Hüller, have been announced as the 2019 ambassadors  

22/08 | Distribution | Releases | Exhibitors | Europe

CineLink Drama presents new drama series projects at Sarajevo

CineLink Drama presents new drama series projects at Sarajevo

14 drama series in development have been presented to TV professionals at this year’s Sarajevo CineLink  

22/08 | Sarajevo 2019 | CineLink Industry Days

Sarajevo’s True Stories Market calls upon the power of cinema to make its stories known

Sarajevo’s True Stories Market calls upon the power of cinema to make its stories known

Dedicated to improving dialogue among the countries of the former Yugoslavia, the True Stories Market aims to bring stories from the Yugoslav Wars to the big screen  

22/08 | Sarajevo 2019 | CineLink Industry Days

CEE Animation Workshop
Slovak Venice

Film Reviews

Pain & Glory - by Pedro Almodóvar - This 21st film by Pedro Almodóvar exudes the intense emotions that have shaped his life, and features Antonio Banderas as the mirror-image of the director behind Talk To Her and All About My Mother
Pain & Glory
by Pedro Almodóvar
This 21st film by Pedro Almodóvar exudes the intense emotions that have shaped his life, and features Antonio Banderas as the mirror-image of the director behind Talk To Her and All About My Mother
An Easy Girl - by Rebecca Zlotowski - CANNES 2019: Rebecca Zlotowski stages an amoral, light and sunny tale dismantling the clichés about sexual, cultural, and monetary power relations
An Easy Girl
by Rebecca Zlotowski
CANNES 2019: Rebecca Zlotowski stages an amoral, light and sunny tale dismantling the clichés about sexual, cultural, and monetary power relations
Patrick - by Tim Mielants - Flemish director Tim Mielants delivers an absurd and unexpected psychological thriller, led by a hero who’s tragically lacking in ambition
Patrick
by Tim Mielants
Flemish director Tim Mielants delivers an absurd and unexpected psychological thriller, led by a hero who’s tragically lacking in ambition
The August Virgin - by Jonás Trueba - By way of seemingly light-hearted details and conversations, Jonás Trueba introduces the viewer to the mood, the energy and the mindset of those who remain stranded in Madrid over the summer
The August Virgin
by Jonás Trueba
By way of seemingly light-hearted details and conversations, Jonás Trueba introduces the viewer to the mood, the energy and the mindset of those who remain stranded in Madrid over the summer
The Nest - by Roberto De Feo - The new film from Roberto De Feo is an homage to Italian horror cinema and offers interesting ideas, but the weakness of the script jeopardizes its potential
The Nest
by Roberto De Feo
The new film from Roberto De Feo is an homage to Italian horror cinema and offers interesting ideas, but the weakness of the script jeopardizes its potential
143 Sahara Street - by Hassen Ferhani - Hassen Ferhani’s Locarno prizewinning documentary about a truck stop in the Sahara desert is a slow-burning delight
143 Sahara Street
by Hassen Ferhani
Hassen Ferhani’s Locarno prizewinning documentary about a truck stop in the Sahara desert is a slow-burning delight
The Tree House - by Trương Minh Quý - Vietnamese auteur Trương Minh Quý presents an elegiac musing on the value of images
The Tree House
by Trương Minh Quý
Vietnamese auteur Trương Minh Quý presents an elegiac musing on the value of images
South Terminal - by Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche - Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche keeps things cryptic in this Kafkaesque tale of a country in meltdown, screening in competition at Locarno
South Terminal
by Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche
Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche keeps things cryptic in this Kafkaesque tale of a country in meltdown, screening in competition at Locarno
Barnaby Thompson’s comedic thriller Pixie filming in and around Belfast

Barnaby Thompson’s comedic thriller Pixie filming in and around Belfast

The London-born producer and director is working on his third feature, penned by his son Preston  

22/08 | Production | Funding | UK

Three European female directors added to San Sebastián’s Official Section

Three European female directors added to San Sebastián’s Official Section

The latest offerings from Sarah Gavron, Malgorzata Szumowska and Alice Winocour round off the main strand of the Basque gathering, together with a further three titles announced earlier today  

22/08 | San Sebastián 2019 | Competition

Jour2Fête to tout A Son and Pompei at Venice and Toronto

Jour2Fête to tout A Son and Pompei at Venice and Toronto

Spearheading the French sales agent’s slate are the films by Mehdi Barsaoui and duo John Shank and Anna Falguères, which will be world-premiered in Orizzonti and Discovery, respectively  

22/08 | Venice 2019

Gijón entries

Interviews

Romanian director Radu Dragomir invites us behind the closed doors of Mo, his first feature currently screening in competition at Sarajevo
Romanian director Radu Dragomir invites us behind the closed doors of Mo, his first feature currently screening in competition at Sarajevo
We chatted to Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova, who are showing their first fiction feature, Cat in the Wall, at Sarajevo after a world premiere at Locarno
We chatted to Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova, who are showing their first fiction feature, Cat in the Wall, at Sarajevo after a world premiere at Locarno
Cineuropa met up with Christina Lindberg, the Swedish superstar of “artsploitation”, in Poland as she presented her cult 1973 erotic drama Anita: Swedish Nymphet
Cineuropa met up with Christina Lindberg, the Swedish superstar of “artsploitation”, in Poland as she presented her cult 1973 erotic drama Anita: Swedish Nymphet
Cineuropa met up with British director Simon Bird on the afternoon of the Piazza Grande world premiere of his debut film, Days of the Bagnold Summer
Cineuropa met up with British director Simon Bird on the afternoon of the Piazza Grande world premiere of his debut film, Days of the Bagnold Summer
Albanian-born filmmaker Florenc Papas took a moment to dissect his feature debut, Open Door, which is world-premiering at the Sarajevo Film Festival
Albanian-born filmmaker Florenc Papas took a moment to dissect his feature debut, Open Door, which is world-premiering at the Sarajevo Film Festival
Cineuropa met up with Fabrice du Welz, on the occasion of the world premiere of his new film, Adoration, on the Piazza Grande in Locarno
Cineuropa met up with Fabrice du Welz, on the occasion of the world premiere of his new film, Adoration, on the Piazza Grande in Locarno
Cineuropa met with Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter, the directors behind the most controversial title in the Locarno Film Festival, Space Dogs, to talk about looking down at the dogs and up to the stars
Cineuropa met with Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter, the directors behind the most controversial title in the Locarno Film Festival, Space Dogs, to talk about looking down at the dogs and up to the stars
We sat down with Italian filmmaker Maura Delpero to discuss her first fiction film, Maternal, which was screened in competition at the Locarno Film Festival
We sat down with Italian filmmaker Maura Delpero to discuss her first fiction film, Maternal, which was screened in competition at the Locarno Film Festival
Cătălin Mitulescu • Director of Heidi

Interview: Cătălin Mitulescu • Director of Heidi

“In any story, age has a weight”

We chatted about love as a tango and unbalanced relationships with Romanian director Cătălin Mitulescu, whose newest feature, Heidi, is now competing at Sarajevo  

22/08 | Sarajevo 2019 | Competition

Review: Rounds

Review: Rounds

In his new film, Stephan Komandarev explores the challenges in Bulgarian society 30 years after the fall of communism  

22/08 | Sarajevo 2019 | Competition

Antoneta Kastrati's feature debut, ZANA, to world premiere at Toronto

Antoneta Kastrati's feature debut, ZANA, to world premiere at Toronto

The emerging Kosovar filmmaker is presenting her social drama in the Discovery section of the leading North American festival  

22/08 | Production | Funding | Kosovo/Albania

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Piranhas - by Claudio Giovannesi - Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear for Best Screenplay - German release August 22 and Polish release August 23
Piranhas
by Claudio Giovannesi
Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
German release August 22 and Polish release August 23
- An Easy Girl - by Rebecca Zlotowski - Cannes 2019 - SACD Award Directors' Fortnight - French release August 28

An Easy Girl
by Rebecca Zlotowski
Cannes 2019 - SACD Award Directors' Fortnight
French release August 28
Patrick - by Tim Mielants - Karlovy Vary 2019 - Best Director Award - Belgium release August 28
Patrick
by Tim Mielants
Karlovy Vary 2019 - Best Director Award
Belgium release August 28
Burning Ghost - by Stéphane Batut - Cannes 2019 - ACID - French release August 28
Burning Ghost
by Stéphane Batut
Cannes 2019 - ACID
French release August 28
Eye for an Eye - by Paco Plaza - Spanish release August 30
Eye for an Eye
by Paco Plaza
Spanish release August 30

Industry Reports

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

27/06/2019

A focus on Switzerland by Europa Distribution

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

17/01/2019

Paul Brett • Producer, Flying Tiger

The Chinese Bridging the Dragon market met up with Paul Brett, head of Flying Tiger, one of China's leading media-market research companies for the entertainment industry

Film Reviews

Creative Europe MEDIA