Creating (and) Confusion: Berlinale Talents explores cinema, chaos and discomfort

Creating (and) Confusion: Berlinale Talents explores cinema, chaos and discomfort

A total of 200 selected filmmakers will take part in this year’s edition, engaging in workshops, talks and labs, while new initiatives spotlight alumni projects, shorts and sustainable filmmaking  

09/01 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

The Berlinale Co-Production Market spotlights genre, identity and bold international voices

The Berlinale Co-Production Market spotlights genre, identity and bold international voices

A total of 35 projects from 27 countries, including new works by Aida Begić, Eduardo Casanova, Klaudia Reynicke, Amanda Nell Eu and Alonso Ruizpalacios, have been selected  

09/01 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

The 37th Trieste Film Festival gets ready to unspool between dreams, rebirth and memory

The 37th Trieste Film Festival gets ready to unspool between dreams, rebirth and memory

The Central Eastern European gathering will unfold between 16 and 24 January, showcasing some of the most interesting names in contemporary cinema  

09/01 | Trieste 2026

Yayo Herrero is putting the finishing touches to her second feature, Pretty Shitty World

Yayo Herrero is putting the finishing touches to her second feature, Pretty Shitty World

Currently in post-production, the film, according to its director, offers an uncompromisingly look at how everyday life can push ordinary people to cross boundaries they never imagined  

09/01 | Production | Funding | Spain

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Industry Reports

European Policy - EFAD: Safeguarding European audiovisual diversity through policy, funding and collective action - 19/12/2025

European Policy – 19/12/2025
EFAD: Safeguarding European audiovisual diversity through policy, funding and collective action
As platform-driven “attention economies” reshape viewing habits, the association is pushing for stronger enforcement and smarter policies to keep European works visible and culturally diverse

Market Trends
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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

Produce – Co-Produce... - Olsberg•SPI report highlights the strong economic impact of Greece’s audiovisual cash rebate - 09/01/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 09/01/2026
Olsberg•SPI report highlights the strong economic impact of Greece’s audiovisual cash rebate
A new economic impact study details the return on investment generated by Greece’s cash rebate scheme and its contribution to employment, production activity and international investment

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The UK and Ireland box office tops £1.07 billion in 2025, marking strongest post-pandemic year - 09/01/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 09/01/2026
The UK and Ireland box office tops £1.07 billion in 2025, marking strongest post-pandemic year
From franchise powerhouses to event cinema successes, last year confirmed renewed audience confidence across the big screen sector of the two countries

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The Netherlands records over 28 million cinema admissions in 2025 - 09/01/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 09/01/2026
The Netherlands records over 28 million cinema admissions in 2025
Despite overall attendance dipping slightly year on year, theatres recorded their highest audience levels in a decade, underscoring a shift towards curated and event-driven experiences

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Italian cinemas earned €496 million in box office takings and recorded 68 million admissions in 2025, on a par with the previous two-year period - 08/01/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 08/01/2026
Italian cinemas earned €496 million in box office takings and recorded 68 million admissions in 2025, on a par with the previous two-year period
Italian film is strengthening its market share, thanks not least to the return of Checco Zalone, whose movie was the biggest box office hit of the year, earning €36 million in a mere 7 days

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Five national films record over a million ticket sales in France in 2025 - 07/01/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 07/01/2026
Five national films record over a million ticket sales in France in 2025
With 156.79 million cinema-goers last year, French cinemas recorded disappointing results, even though they remain by far the leading European market

Produce – Co-Produce... - Petar Mitric • Assistant Professor in Film Studies - 29/12/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 29/12/2025
Petar Mitric • Assistant Professor in Film Studies
The author of the newly published book Co-production Landscape in Europe: From Eurimages to Netflix talks about an ‘ideal European co-production’

Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market unveils its selection

Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market unveils its selection

The leading Scandinavian market is preparing for its 27th edition, and will present new projects by Dag Johan Haugerud, Amanda Kernell, May el-Toukhy, Johannes Nyholm and Erik Poppe  

09/01 | Göteborg 2026 | Göteborg Industry

Olsberg•SPI report highlights the strong economic impact of Greece’s audiovisual cash rebate

Olsberg•SPI report highlights the strong economic impact of Greece’s audiovisual cash rebate

A new economic impact study details the return on investment generated by Greece’s cash rebate scheme and its contribution to employment, production activity and international investment  

09/01 | Industry | Market | Greece

The UK and Ireland box office tops £1.07 billion in 2025, marking strongest post-pandemic year

The UK and Ireland box office tops £1.07 billion in 2025, marking strongest post-pandemic year

From franchise powerhouses to event cinema successes, last year confirmed renewed audience confidence across the big screen sector of the two countries  

09/01 | UK/Ireland

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 83: Sevda (Switzerland/Belgium/Turkey) - 18/11/2025

18/11/2025
Episode 83: Sevda (Switzerland/Belgium/Turkey)
The producers of the film by Ufuk Emiroglu are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

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

Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris to screen 39 films in market premieres

Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris to screen 39 films in market premieres

500 foreign buyers and 120 international journalists will be in Paris between 13 and 20 January to discover and meet talent from the French cinema and audiovisual world  

09/01 | Industry | Market | France

The Netherlands records over 28 million cinema admissions in 2025

The Netherlands records over 28 million cinema admissions in 2025

Despite overall attendance dipping slightly year on year, theatres recorded their highest audience levels in a decade, underscoring a shift towards curated and event-driven experiences  

09/01 | Box Office | Netherlands

Twenty European films we’re anticipating in 2026

Twenty European films we’re anticipating in 2026

Ruben Östlund, Pedro Almodóvar, Marie Kreutzer and Ryusuke Hamaguchi (in French) top our annual preview of the upcoming 12 months’ cinematic treats  

08/01 | Europe

Italian cinemas earned €496 million in box office takings and recorded 68 million admissions in 2025, on a par with the previous two-year period

Italian cinemas earned €496 million in box office takings and recorded 68 million admissions in 2025, on a par with the previous two-year period

Italian film is strengthening its market share, thanks not least to the return of Checco Zalone, whose movie was the biggest box office hit of the year, earning €36 million in a mere 7 days  

08/01 | Box Office | Italy

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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

David Martín de los Santos' second feature Un hombre en un puente is in post-production

David Martín de los Santos' second feature Un hombre en un puente is in post-production

Roger Casamajor stars in a drama exploring displacement and featuring Belén Cuesta, Juanfra Juárez, Font García and Ruth Díaz, which was filmed last autumn  

08/01 | Production | Funding | Spain/Peru

The Göteborg Film Festival unveils its programme

The Göteborg Film Festival unveils its programme

The festival, which will place focus on the concept of "truth", will honour Agnieszka Holland and Noomi Rapace and welcome Ruben Östlund for a special talk about his forthcoming film  

08/01 | Göteborg 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Filming in sight for Mathilde Profit's Le Courage des Oiseaux

EXCLUSIVE: Filming in sight for Mathilde Profit's Le Courage des Oiseaux

Emmanuelle Béart, Nadia Tereszkiewicz and Shirley Souagnon headline the French filmmaker's first feature film, produced by Apaches films and sold by Be For Films  

08/01 | Production | Funding | France

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Reviews

The Last Slap - by Matteo Oleotto

The Last Slap
by Matteo Oleotto
Set high in the mountains and underscoring icy temperatures and poverty, Matteo Oleotto’s second feature film is a dark comedy which forces us to fall in love with its unlucky protagonists

Summer Beats - by Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret

Summer Beats
by Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret
CANNES 2025: Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka follow up their Un Certain Regard-winning debut, The Worst Ones, with this rowdy French summer-camp movie

Heads or Tails? - by Matteo Zoppis, Alessio Rigo de Righi

Heads or Tails?
by Matteo Zoppis, Alessio Rigo de Righi
CANNES 2025: Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppi’s new film is an entertaining and insolent anti-western about the arrival of Buffalo Bill’s show in Italy and the flight of two lovers on the run

Sound of Falling - by Mascha Schilinski

Sound of Falling
by Mascha Schilinski
CANNES 2025: With her second feature, German director Mascha Schilinski broadens the possibilities of period filmmaking

Mr. Nobody Against Putin - by David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin

Mr. Nobody Against Putin
by David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin
David Borenstein and Pavel Talankin’s documentary is an unsettling account of a provincial Russian school’s transformation into a hub of state indoctrination

Sirāt - by Oliver Laxe

Sirāt
by Oliver Laxe
CANNES 2025: Óliver Laxe launches a very high intensity artistic bomb, deeply immersed in the initiatory desert journey of a stupefying blended family

Father Mother Sister Brother - by Jim Jarmusch

Father Mother Sister Brother
by Jim Jarmusch
VENICE 2025: Jim Jarmusch’s latest effort brings familial awkwardness to the fore with quiet humour and elegance

Drifting Laurent - by Anton Balekdjian, Léo Couture, Mattéo Eustachon

Drifting Laurent
by Anton Balekdjian, Léo Couture, Mattéo Eustachon
Anton Balekdjian, Léo Couture and Mattéo Eustachon sign a singular second feature, at once atmospheric, tender and poignant, about loneliness in the modern world

Roan Johnson is back on set co-directing with musician Dade

Roan Johnson is back on set co-directing with musician Dade

The English-Italian director is working alongside the Turin-based musician and record producer to create an experimental work fusing visual tale and music  

08/01 | Production | Funding | Italy

MIOB Journalism Lab Review: Maspalomas

MIOB Journalism Lab Review: Maspalomas

The film by Aitor Arregi and José Mari Goenaga portrays a late-life homecoming to a place that isn’t home  

08/01 | MIOB Journalism Lab | Les Arcs 2025

Review: The Last Slap

Review: The Last Slap

Set high in the mountains and underscoring icy temperatures and poverty, Matteo Oleotto’s second feature film is a dark comedy which forces us to fall in love with its unlucky protagonists  

07/01 | Films | Reviews | Italy/Slovenia

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Interviews

Alison Kuhn • Director of Holy Meat

Alison Kuhn • Director of Holy Meat
The German director discusses her fiction feature debut, in which contemporary theatre and the Catholic Church meet in an exceptionally disruptive way

Damiano Michieletto • Director of Primavera

Damiano Michieletto • Director of Primavera
The multi-award-winning opera director chatted to us about his first experience as a filmmaker, about the power of music and about the Italian stories well-received abroad

Eugene Jarecki • Director of The Six Billion Dollar Man

Eugene Jarecki • Director of The Six Billion Dollar Man
The US documentary filmmaker tells us more about his comprehensive account of the Julian Assange case, which is in many ways an observation of the story from a European vantage point

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo • Director of Band Together

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo • Director of Band Together
The filmmaker tackles his most commercial and popular work to date, shot in Galicia, where he has tried to convey the energy of the musical ensembles referenced in the original title

Petar Mitric • Assistant Professor in Film Studies

Petar Mitric • Assistant Professor in Film Studies
The author of the newly published book Co-production Landscape in Europe: From Eurimages to Netflix talks about an ‘ideal European co-production’

Juraj Krasnohorský • Producer, Artichoke

Juraj Krasnohorský • Producer, Artichoke
The Slovak producer discusses his short films I Died in Irpin and Hurikán, both now shortlisted for the Oscars

Anastasia Plazzotta • Distributor, Wanted Cinema

Anastasia Plazzotta • Distributor, Wanted Cinema
The Italian distributor chatted with us about the history and present reality of her company, which sees cinema as a tool with the power to dismantle prejudices and draw out uncomfortable truths

Igor Bezinović • Director of Fiume o morte!

Igor Bezinović • Director of Fiume o morte!
The Croatian filmmaker discusses his latest film, a documentary that resists mythmaking and instead proposes cinema as a shared civic act

The crime series El castillo, created by Isabel Peña and Eduardo Villanueva, is currently being filmed

The crime series El castillo, created by Isabel Peña and Eduardo Villanueva, is currently being filmed

Starring Raúl Arévalo, Omar Ayuso and Laia Marull, the series directed by Elena Martín and Sandra Romero delves into the seedy underworld of trafficking women for sexual exploitation  

07/01 | Production | Funding | Spain

Five national films record over a million ticket sales in France in 2025

Five national films record over a million ticket sales in France in 2025

With 156.79 million cinema-goers last year, French cinemas recorded disappointing results, even though they remain by far the leading European market  

07/01 | Box Office | France

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo • Director of Band Together

Interview: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo • Director of Band Together

“I always try not to force either the comedy or the drama"

The filmmaker tackles his most commercial and popular work to date, shot in Galicia, where he has tried to convey the energy of the musical ensembles referenced in the original title  

31/12/2025 | /Spain/France

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Mother's Baby - by Johanna Moder

Mother's Baby
by Johanna Moder
Berlinale 2025 - Competition
Spanish release January 9 and German release January 15

Sound of Falling - by Mascha Schilinski

Sound of Falling
by Mascha Schilinski
Cannes 2025 - Jury Prize
French release January 7 and Swedish release January 9 and Belgian release January 14

Heads or Tails? - by Matteo Zoppis, Alessio Rigo de Righi

Heads or Tails?
by Matteo Zoppis, Alessio Rigo de Righi
Cannes 2025 - Un Certain Regard
French release January 7

Our Father – The Last Days of a Dictator - by José Filipe Costa

Our Father – The Last Days of a Dictator
by José Filipe Costa
Rotterdam 2025 - Big Screen Competition
Portuguese release January 8

Sirāt - by Oliver Laxe

Sirāt
by Oliver Laxe
Cannes 2025 - Jury Prize
Italian release January 8

It Was Just an Accident - by Jafar Panahi

It Was Just an Accident
by Jafar Panahi
Cannes 2025 - Palme d’or
German release January 8

Father Mother Sister Brother - by Jim Jarmusch

Father Mother Sister Brother
by Jim Jarmusch
Venice 2025 - Golden Lion for Best Film
French and Belgian releases January 7, Polish release January 16

The Little Sister - by Hafsia Herzi

The Little Sister
by Hafsia Herzi
Cannes 2025 - Best performance by an actress
Swedish release January 9

Alison Kuhn • Director of Holy Meat

Interview: Alison Kuhn • Director of Holy Meat

“I believe the countryside holds an incredible amount of potential – stories, talents and creative people who simply lack infrastructure”

The German director discusses her fiction feature debut, in which contemporary theatre and the Catholic Church meet in an exceptionally disruptive way  

31/12/2025 | /Germany

Review: Vade Retro

Review: Vade Retro

Antonin Peretjatko cranks his surreal comic verve and satirical social irony up to the maximum, gleefully scrambling the codes of the vampire-film genre  

30/12/2025 | Films | Reviews | France

Review: Drifting Laurent

Review: Drifting Laurent

Anton Balekdjian, Léo Couture and Mattéo Eustachon sign a singular second feature, at once atmospheric, tender and poignant, about loneliness in the modern world  

30/12/2025 | Films | Reviews | France

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Reviews

Vade Retro - by Antonin Peretjatko

Vade Retro
by Antonin Peretjatko
Antonin Peretjatko cranks his surreal comic verve and satirical social irony up to the maximum, gleefully scrambling the codes of the vampire-film genre

Los Tigres - by Alberto Rodríguez

Los Tigres
by Alberto Rodríguez
Alberto Rodríguez orchestrates his own unique Abyss with spectacular mise en scène to tell the story of two brothers who are professional divers

In the Land of Arto - by Tamara Stepanyan

In the Land of Arto
by Tamara Stepanyan
Armenian-French director Tamara Stepanyan’s enigmatic first fiction feature slowly unveils the mysteries behind the death of a man whose hidden past sheds light on a painful present

Primavera - by Damiano Michieletto

Primavera
by Damiano Michieletto
Olivier Award-winning opera director Damiano Michieletto offers a musically imbued first feature-length effort, a historical fiction based on the life of Antonio Vivaldi

The Stranger - by François Ozon

The Stranger
by François Ozon
VENICE 2025: François Ozon achieves perfection with a sublime adaptation of Albert Camus' legendary novel that is captivating, refined, faithful and yet highly personal

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... – 09/01/2026

Olsberg•SPI report highlights the strong economic impact of Greece’s audiovisual cash rebate

A new economic impact study details the return on investment generated by Greece’s cash rebate scheme and its contribution to employment, production activity and international investment

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 09/01/2026

The UK and Ireland box office tops £1.07 billion in 2025, marking strongest post-pandemic year

From franchise powerhouses to event cinema successes, last year confirmed renewed audience confidence across the big screen sector of the two countries

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 09/01/2026

The Netherlands records over 28 million cinema admissions in 2025

Despite overall attendance dipping slightly year on year, theatres recorded their highest audience levels in a decade, underscoring a shift towards curated and event-driven experiences

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 08/01/2026

Italian cinemas earned €496 million in box office takings and recorded 68 million admissions in 2025, on a par with the previous two-year period

Italian film is strengthening its market share, thanks not least to the return of Checco Zalone, whose movie was the biggest box office hit of the year, earning €36 million in a mere 7 days

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