Marc Ortiz Prades • Director of Els mals noms

Interview: Marc Ortiz Prades • Director of Els mals noms

“When I was researching intersexuality, I came upon silence and a lack of points of reference”

The Catalonian director talks about his feature debut, a historical film that brings an intersex figure back to the limelight, and about how best to tell this singular life story  

18/11 | Seville 2025

Ulises Porra • Director of Under the Same Sun

Interview: Ulises Porra • Director of Under the Same Sun

“We are all weak; we need something in order to be the best version of ourselves”

The Catalonian filmmaker talks about his first solo feature, a colonial drama that saw him grapple with a wild jungle shoot and some very complex characters  

18/11 | Seville 2025

Review: The Stories

Review: The Stories

Abu Bakr Shawky retells the tumultuous history of Egypt in the second half of the 20th century in an audience-friendly way, as seen from the perspectives of a couple and an extended family  

18/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Gints Zilbalodis’s Flow emerges as the big winner of this year’s Emile Awards

Gints Zilbalodis’s Flow emerges as the big winner of this year’s Emile Awards

Also known as the European Animation Awards, the Emiles celebrated their return with a prizegiving ceremony spanning ten categories  

18/11 | Festivals | Awards | Europe

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Industry Reports

Market Trends - French film facing a slippery slope of challenges - 10/11/2025

Market Trends – 10/11/2025
French film facing a slippery slope of challenges
The ARP Film Meetings examined the instability caused by the new landscape of consumer habits and business models, and its consequences on film production

New Media - Ji.hlava probes how transparency may become the new authorship in the age of AI - 03/11/2025

New Media – 03/11/2025
Ji.hlava probes how transparency may become the new authorship in the age of AI
A discussion revealed how filmmakers, lawyers and researchers are redefining authorship and accountability as artificial intelligence becomes a decisive collaborator in documentary creation

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Winter is coming – and so is our in-depth coverage of the European film industry. Stay ahead of the game with the latest news, market insights and festival highlights as we follow the season’s most influential events, from Ji.hlava and DOK Leipzig to Thessaloniki, Stockholm, Cork, Tallinn, Cairo, Goa, Marrakech, Red Sea and Les Arcs

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - CresCine maps the challenges of “small markets” - 14/11/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 14/11/2025
CresCine maps the challenges of “small markets”
In its conclusions, the report reiterates that a theatrical release remains the backbone of the exhibition cycle, yet more flexible windows and a genuinely film-by-film approach are vital

Film Festival Trends - Critic, programmer, filmmaker: Mark Peranson maps cinema’s “ecosystem” in Riyadh - 13/11/2025

Film Festival Trends – 13/11/2025
Critic, programmer, filmmaker: Mark Peranson maps cinema’s “ecosystem” in Riyadh
Programming, Peranson says, is less analysis than finding a good fit in terms of sections, stakeholders and timing

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Carlo Chatrian talks critics, curators and the next chapter for cinema - 12/11/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 12/11/2025
Carlo Chatrian talks critics, curators and the next chapter for cinema
At the third International Film Criticism Conference, the former Locarno and Berlin head reflected on the shared mission of critics and curators in defending cinema’s diversity

Produce – Co-Produce... - Marie Masmonteil • Producer, Elzévir Films - 06/11/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 06/11/2025
Marie Masmonteil • Producer, Elzévir Films
The president of the French Union of Independent Producers’ feature films board sheds light on the new funding landscape for French film, referencing Canal+, Disney+, Netflix

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Laurent Dutoit • Distributor, Agora Films - 30/10/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 30/10/2025
Laurent Dutoit • Distributor, Agora Films
The Swiss distributor talks about the challenges faced by the profession in his country

Scanorama rewards Kyuka: Before Summer’s End

Scanorama rewards Kyuka: Before Summer’s End

The jury has lavished praise on Kostis Charamountanis’s film, while Tabasco by Andrius Žemaitis scored a Special Mention  

18/11 | Festivals | Awards | Lithuania

Review: Els mals noms

Review: Els mals noms

Marc Ortiz Prades champions a historical intersex figure condemned by the Francoists during the Spanish Civil War, who had to fight to become the dignified person they deserved to be  

18/11 | Seville 2025

Oliver Laxe named patron of Les Arcs’ Talent Village

Oliver Laxe named patron of Les Arcs’ Talent Village

The Spanish filmmaker will share his experience with the nine young European filmmakers selected with their debut feature projects  

17/11 | Les Arcs 2025 | Industry Village

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 82: Ghosts of the Sea (Canada/France) - 06/11/2025

06/11/2025
Episode 82: Ghosts of the Sea (Canada/France)
The producers of the film by Virginia Tangvald are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 81: When The Light Breaks (Iceland/Netherlands/ Croatia/France) - 14/10/2025

14/10/2025
Episode 81: When The Light Breaks (Iceland/Netherlands/ Croatia/France)
The producers of the film by Rúnar Rúnarsson are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 80: Le Faux Soir (Belgium/France) - 09/10/2025

09/10/2025
Episode 80: Le Faux Soir (Belgium/France)
The producers of the upcoming film by Michael R Roskam are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 79: Living Large (Czech Republic/Slovakia/France) - 30/08/2025

30/08/2025
Episode 79: Living Large (Czech Republic/Slovakia/France)
The producers of the film by Kristina Dufková are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 78: Ghost Trail (France/Germany/Belgium) - 12/08/2025

12/08/2025
Episode 78: Ghost Trail (France/Germany/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Jonathan Millet are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 77: The Flats (France/Ireland/UK/Belgium) - 22/07/2025

22/07/2025
Episode 77: The Flats (France/Ireland/UK/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Alessandra Celesia are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 76: The Girl with the Needle (Denmark/Poland/Sweden) - 08/05/2025

08/05/2025
Episode 76: The Girl with the Needle (Denmark/Poland/Sweden)
The producers of the film by Magnus von Horn are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 75: Vermiglio (Italy/France/Belgium) - 25/03/2025

25/03/2025
Episode 75: Vermiglio (Italy/France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Maura Delpero are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Review: Elena’s Shift

Review: Elena’s Shift

Maria Dragus carries Stefanos Tsivopoulos’s debut feature, about a Romanian single mother struggling in crisis-riddled Greece  

17/11 | Black Nights 2025 | First Feature Competition

The European Film Academy launches new European Award Season

The European Film Academy launches new European Award Season

The newly instigated campaign is one of the latest steps in the European Film Academy’s mission to enhance the visibility of films from Europe among a larger audience  

17/11 | European Film Awards 2026

Loris Lai • Director of How Kids Roll

Interview: Loris Lai • Director of How Kids Roll

“Children are the real victims of war, because they don’t make any decisions”

The director chatted to us about his movie set in Gaza during the second uprising in 2003, which is toplined by a Palestinian and an Israeli boy who are united by their love of surfing  

17/11 | /Italy/Belgium

Kathy Moves triumphs at Arras Days

Kathy Moves triumphs at Arras Days

The project by French filmmaker Marie Vernalde has scooped the Arras Film Festival's main development grant; The Forbidden Fruit by Slovenia's Urška Djukić was also recognised  

17/11 | Arras 2025 | Arras Days/Awards

Photogalleries

Venice 2025 – Photogalleries - 27/08/2025

27/08/2025
Venice 2025 – Photogalleries
The global film community is back on the Lido for the 82nd Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 27 August-6 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2025 – Photogalleries - 13/05/2025

13/05/2025
Cannes 2025 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 13-24 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries - 13/02/2025

13/02/2025
Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 75th edition, the first under the direction of Tricia Tuttle, from 13-23 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries - 23/09/2024

23/09/2024
San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 72st edition, which is unspooling from 20-28 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2024 – Photogalleries - 27/08/2024

27/08/2024
Venice 2024 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by last year's SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 81st Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 28 August-7 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries - 14/05/2024

14/05/2024
Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 14-25 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2024 – Photogalleries - 15/02/2024

15/02/2024
Berlinale 2024 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 74th edition, the last under the direction of Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek, from 15-25 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

San Sebastián 2023 – Photogalleries - 25/09/2023

25/09/2023
San Sebastián 2023 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 71st edition, which is unspooling from 22-30 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Loris G Nese • Director of A Near Thing

Interview: Loris G Nese • Director of A Near Thing

“I looked for alternative forms to express the impossibility of depicting the feelings and paths I’d experienced”

The Italian director discusses his documentary, in which he looks to reconstruct the memories he doesn’t have of his father, who was killed in a feud when the former was only 4 years old  

17/11 | /Italy

We Believe You wins Seville’s Golden Giraldillo

We Believe You wins Seville’s Golden Giraldillo

Charlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys’ film has triumphed at the 22nd Seville European Film Festival, while DJ Ahmet by Georgi M Unkovski took home the Grand Jury Prize  

17/11 | Seville 2025 | Awards

Marrakech announces the 28 projects and films selected for the eighth Atlas Workshops

Marrakech announces the 28 projects and films selected for the eighth Atlas Workshops

Rolling out over five days, the industry initiative features Romanian director Cristian Mungiu as this year’s workshop patron  

17/11 | Marrakech 2025 | Atlas Workshops

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Reviews

Case 137 - by Dominik Moll

Case 137
by Dominik Moll
CANNES 2025: Dominik Moll takes on France’s dirty secrets – and its famed “almost revolution” – ending up with something uncomfortably universal

Think of England - by Richard Hawkins

Think of England
by Richard Hawkins
Richard Hawkins’ sophomore feature is a puzzling yet entertaining tale zooming in on a British army unit assembled to produce morale-boosting pornographic films for soldiers

Love Letters - by Alice Douard

Love Letters
by Alice Douard
CANNES 2025: Ella Rumpf and Monia Chokri shine as the pioneers of medically assisted procreation in Alice Douard's debut feature, a sensitive novel about the intimacy of a couple and motherhood

The Dashed Lines - by Anxos Fazáns

The Dashed Lines
by Anxos Fazáns
In Anxos Fazáns’ second feature, a woman in the midst of a divorce and a trans man connect through music, nurturing a delicate and unexpected bond

Below the Clouds - by Gianfranco Rosi

Below the Clouds
by Gianfranco Rosi
VENICE 2025: With his new documentary dedicated to the Neapolitan territory, Gianfranco Rosi returns to the slopes of Vesuvius, in search of the welding between ancient life and today

Solitary - by Eamonn Murphy

Solitary
by Eamonn Murphy
With staggering simplicity and suspense expertly peppered with paranoia, Eamonn Murphy examines the unspoken anxieties of a widowed farmer living in isolation

Franz - by Agnieszka Holland

Franz
by Agnieszka Holland
Agnieszka Holland directs a non-traditional biopic of Kafka and attempts to reckon with his legacy beyond buzzwords in this film led by a restless Idan Weiss

Trans Memoria - by Victoria Verseau

Trans Memoria
by Victoria Verseau
Conceptual artist Victoria Verseau does not hold back in her feature debut, documenting a return to memories, grief and the process of transition all at once

Solitary triumphs at Arras

Solitary triumphs at Arras

Ireland’s Eamonn Murphy scoops the Golden Atlas, Lithuania’s Gabrielė Urbonaitė bags the Silver Atlas for Renovation, and English director Kirk Jones wins over the audience with I Swear  

17/11 | Arras 2025 | Awards

Review: Think of England

Review: Think of England

Richard Hawkins’ sophomore feature is a puzzling yet entertaining tale zooming in on a British army unit assembled to produce morale-boosting pornographic films for soldiers  

17/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

The Cork International Film Festival crowns the victors of its landmark 70th edition

The Cork International Film Festival crowns the victors of its landmark 70th edition

Top winners at the Irish gathering included Janicke Askevold's Solomamma, Brendan Canty's Gealtra, and Charlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys' We Believe You  

17/11 | Cork 2025 | Awards

Interviews

Marie-Elsa Sgualdo • Director of Silent Rebellion

Marie-Elsa Sgualdo • Director of Silent Rebellion
The Swiss filmmaker looks back on the making of her first feature, a period drama charting the courageous path to emancipation walked by a very young woman during the Second World War

Barbora Chalupová • Director of Virtual Girlfriends

Barbora Chalupová • Director of Virtual Girlfriends
The Czech filmmaker discusses the ethical and aesthetic challenges of portraying online intimacy and the reality behind the OnlyFans phenomenon

Fernando Franco • Director of Subsuelo

Fernando Franco • Director of Subsuelo
The Spanish filmmaker explains how he tackled the adaptation of Marcelo Luján's novel, his family secrets, mobile phones and even a psychopath in a wheelchair

Aboozar Amini • Director of Kabul, Between Prayers

Aboozar Amini • Director of Kabul, Between Prayers
The filmmaker, who left Afghanistan in 2001, breaks down how he made the second part of his documentary trilogy about Kabul

Trương Minh Quý • Co-director of Hair, Paper, Water…

Trương Minh Quý • Co-director of Hair, Paper, Water…
The Vietnamese director explains the origins of his immersive and hypnotic new documentary, and mulls over his illustrious career to date

Ugo Bienvenu • Director of Arco

Ugo Bienvenu • Director of Arco
The French filmmaker discusses his remarkable first animated feature film, a futuristic exploration of the critical state of the world and humanity's means of improving the future

Maria Popistașu, Alexandru Baciu • Directors of Y

Maria Popistașu, Alexandru Baciu • Directors of Y
The Romanian filmmakers elaborate on inherited guilt, denial and shared responsibility, as addressed in their first jointly directed feature

James McAvoy • Director of California Schemin'

James McAvoy • Director of California Schemin'
The Scotsman breaks down his directorial debut, a comedy based on the true story of a Scottish rapping duo who pretended to be American

Review: The Dashed Lines

Review: The Dashed Lines

In Anxos Fazáns’ second feature, a woman in the midst of a divorce and a trans man connect through music, nurturing a delicate and unexpected bond  

17/11 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Father scoops Stockholm’s Bronze Horse for Best Film

Father scoops Stockholm’s Bronze Horse for Best Film

Tereza Nvotová’s Oscar-submitted study in forgotten baby syndrome is enjoying a triumphant season after this latest win  

17/11 | Stockholm 2025 | Awards

Stefan Đorđević’s Wind, Talk to Me crowned as champion of the Zagreb Film Festival

Stefan Đorđević’s Wind, Talk to Me crowned as champion of the Zagreb Film Festival

Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, Valéry Carnoy’s Wild Foxes and Claude Barras’ Savages were also among the awardees  

17/11 | Zagreb 2025 | Awards

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Case 137 - by Dominik Moll

Case 137
by Dominik Moll
Cannes 2025 - Competition
French release November 19 and Belgian release November 26

Love Letters - by Alice Douard

Love Letters
by Alice Douard
Cannes 2025 - Critics’ Week
French release November 19

Below the Clouds - by Gianfranco Rosi

Below the Clouds
by Gianfranco Rosi
Venice 2025 - Special Jury Prize
French release November 19

Franz - by Agnieszka Holland

Franz
by Agnieszka Holland
Toronto 2025 - Special Presentation
San Sebastián 2025 - Competition
French release November 19

Trans Memoria - by Victoria Verseau

Trans Memoria
by Victoria Verseau
Karlovy Vary 2024 - Proxima
French release November 19

Young Mothers - by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Young Mothers
by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Cannes 2025 - Best Screenplay
Italian release November 20

I am Nevenka - by Icíar Bollaín

I am Nevenka
by Icíar Bollaín
San Sebastián 2024 - Competition
Italian release November 20

Sleepless City - by Guillermo Galoe

Sleepless City
by Guillermo Galoe
Cannes 2025 - Critics’ Week
Spanish release November 21

REPORT: Arras Days 2025

REPORT: Arras Days 2025

Teona Strugar Mitevska, Urška Djukić, Stephan Komandarev, Piotr Domalewski and Eamonn Murphy are among those in the running for the grants; five projects are partaking in the Polish Focus  

14/11 | Arras 2025 | Arras Days

The cracks in love, family and identity start to show at the Lecce European Film Festival

The cracks in love, family and identity start to show at the Lecce European Film Festival

Everything is ready for the 26th edition of the festival, running from 15-22 November, with ten films in competition, documentaries, and honourees Lars Von Trier and Saverio Costanzo  

14/11 | Lecce 2025

Jean-Benoît Ugeux • Director of Maturity

Interview: Jean-Benoît Ugeux • Director of Maturity

"Family is the common thread running through all my work"

The Belgian actor and filmmaker talks to us about his debut fiction feature, which paints a sensitive portrait of a man whose neatly ordered life is called into question  

14/11 | Arras 2025

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Reviews

Renovation - by Gabriele Urbonaite

Renovation
by Gabriele Urbonaite
Gabrielė Urbonaitė’s solo feature debut delivers a satisfying relationship dramedy that jumps into the nuances of having one’s status quo shaken up

I Swear - by Kirk Jones

I Swear
by Kirk Jones
Kirk Jones pulls off a film brimming with humanity and vitality which blends drama and humour to follows the extraordinary trajectory of a man affected by Tourette syndrome

Maturity - by Jean-Benoît Ugeux

Maturity
by Jean-Benoît Ugeux
Jean-Benoit Ugeux unveils his first fiction feature film, a loneliness-focused comedy about a man who’s just turned fifty who continually clashes with the modern age and the people all around him

A Safe Place - by Cecilia Stefanescu

A Safe Place
by Cecilia Stefanescu
Romanian filmmaker Cecilia Ștefănescu’s debut feature explores petty-bourgeois boredom through an anaemic love triangle

The Altar Boys - by Piotr Domalewski

The Altar Boys
by Piotr Domalewski
With the help of his friends, a young teen takes himself for Jesus and Robin Hood in Piotr Domalewski’s new movie, but wanting to do good isn’t as easy as people think

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 14/11/2025

CresCine maps the challenges of “small markets”

In its conclusions, the report reiterates that a theatrical release remains the backbone of the exhibition cycle, yet more flexible windows and a genuinely film-by-film approach are vital

Film Festival Trends – 13/11/2025

Critic, programmer, filmmaker: Mark Peranson maps cinema’s “ecosystem” in Riyadh

Programming, Peranson says, is less analysis than finding a good fit in terms of sections, stakeholders and timing

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 12/11/2025

Carlo Chatrian talks critics, curators and the next chapter for cinema

At the third International Film Criticism Conference, the former Locarno and Berlin head reflected on the shared mission of critics and curators in defending cinema’s diversity

Market Trends – 10/11/2025

French film facing a slippery slope of challenges

The ARP Film Meetings examined the instability caused by the new landscape of consumer habits and business models, and its consequences on film production

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