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Episode 91: Iván & Hadoum (Spain/Germany/Belgium)

Episode 91: Iván & Hadoum (Spain/Germany/Belgium)

The producers of the film by Ian de la Rosa are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work  

29/09 | The Co-production Podcast

Eight projects selected for the TFL Italia – Boost IT Lab

Eight projects selected for the TFL Italia – Boost IT Lab

TorinoFilmLab’s co-production programme will bring together eight teams from Italy, France, Brazil, Spain and Poland, who will take part in the TFL Meeting Event in November  

29/09 | TorinoFilmLab 2026

CinÉast unveils the programme and juries for its 19th edition

CinÉast unveils the programme and juries for its 19th edition

From 9 to 25 October, the Luxembourg-based event dedicated to Central and Eastern European cinema will offer more than 120 screenings, with a focus on Bulgaria and seven films in competition  

29/09 | CinÉast 2026

Astra Film Festival unveils its selection

Astra Film Festival unveils its selection

From 17 to 25 October, the Sibiu-based Romanian documentary festival will present four competitive sections and more than 200 film-related events  

29/09 | Astra 2026

The 59th edition of Sitges gets ready to kick off

The 59th edition of Sitges gets ready to kick off

The Catalonian festival once again descends on the eponymous seaside town in October for ten days of genre films, of all shapes and styles  

29/09 | Sitges 2026

Doclisboa unveils the full programme for its 24th edition

Doclisboa unveils the full programme for its 24th edition

The Portuguese documentary festival will screen 198 films between 15 and 25 October, with a total of 34 world premieres on the menu  

29/09 | Doclisboa 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Stéphane Marchetti shooting Malaterre

EXCLUSIVE: Stéphane Marchetti shooting Malaterre

Manon Clavel, Philippe Rebbot and Sami Bouajila are toplining the filmmaker’s second feature, overseen by Blue Monday Production  

29/09 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium

Ena Sendijarević now shooting The Possessed in Spain

Ena Sendijarević now shooting The Possessed in Spain

The IFFR- and Locarno-awarded director is now working on her third feature, starring Ariane Labed, Suzy Bemba, Khalil Gharbia and Ji-Min Park, steered by Studio Ruba and shot in French  

29/09 | Production | Funding | Netherlands/Spain

Lun Sevnik wraps the shoot for his debut feature The Healers

Lun Sevnik wraps the shoot for his debut feature The Healers

The Slovenian filmmaker’s drama centres on a struggling spiritual healer who turns his young son into the focus of a growing belief in miraculous powers  

28/09 | Production | Funding | Slovenia/North Macedonia/Czech Republic/Croatia/France

Review: Serife Tavsan

Review: Serife Tavsan

Swiss director of Afghan heritage Tareq Daoud tells the story of a recently widowed woman who has to contend with her sons’ overbearing behaviour  

29/09 | Zurich 2026

Miguel Ángel Blanca • Co-creator and director of Second Season

Interview: Miguel Ángel Blanca • Co-creator and director of Second Season

“Our infinite scrolling on Instagram and TikTok has infected our reality”

The director talks about his new work, in which he once again teams up with actress Berta Prieto to explore moral contradictions, awkward comedy and a fluid narrative genre  

29/09 | Santander 2026

Series review: The Castle

Series review: The Castle

Isabel Peña and Eduardo Villanueva’s series is a hard-hitting and brutal fictionalised account of the trafficking of women for sexual exploitation  

29/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Out of Competition

RIFF Industry Days puts project development front and centre with new Arctic Script Lab

RIFF Industry Days puts project development front and centre with new Arctic Script Lab

Reykjavík’s professional programme brings together ten works in progress, and launches a new development initiative dedicated to emerging Nordic and Arctic voices  

29/09 | Reykjavík 2026

Arte France Cinéma backs Olivier Assayas’ Spiritual World

Arte France Cinéma backs Olivier Assayas’ Spiritual World

The French filmmaker’s next film will be co-produced by the Franco-German broadcaster, alongside works by Marco Bellocchio, Alexander Sokurov and Maya Da-Rin, and Lolita Chammah’s debut feature  

28/09 | Production | Funding | France

Queen at Sea and Guria split the awards at Batumi

Queen at Sea and Guria split the awards at Batumi

Lance Hammer's Berlinale prizewinner has taken home Best Film and Best Actress, while Levan Koguashvili's Venice title won the Best Director and Best Actor gongs  

28/09 | Batumi 2026 | Awards

Rome Film Fest unveils the line-up for its 21st edition

Rome Film Fest unveils the line-up for its 21st edition

From 13 to 25 October, the event will present 18 films in competition as part of a packed programme encompassing the Grand Public, Freestyle and Best Of sections, plus tributes and restored works  

28/09 | Rome 2026

REPORT: Ikusmira Berriak @ San Sebastián 2026

REPORT: Ikusmira Berriak @ San Sebastián 2026

Akira by Ekain Albite and The Spirit Healer Is Away for the Weekend by Inês Nunes emerged as the award-winning projects among those partaking in the Basque festival’s residency  

28/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | San Sebastián Industry

Ingrid Pokropek • Director of The Illusions

Interview: Ingrid Pokropek • Director of The Illusions

“It matters to me that women have more space in areas we haven’t been able to occupy before”

The Argentinian filmmaker talks about her second feature, a co-production with Spain that has picked up the DALE! Award after taking part in the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum  

28/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | San Sebastián Industry

Review: Florid

Review: Florid

British director Billy Lumby’s feature debut is an in-depth exploration of mental illness, anchored by a superb performance by Jonathan Jules  

28/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Review: The World Before

Review: The World Before

In her second feature, Korean director Yoon Dan-bin tells a coming-of-age story that also works as a multigenerational portrait of a unique place  

28/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

REPORT: Co-Production Forum & WIP @ San Sebastián 2026

REPORT: Co-Production Forum & WIP @ San Sebastián 2026

Projects from Kosovo, Colombia, Mexico, Chile and Argentina have taken home awards; we take a closer look at these titles  

28/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | San Sebastián Industry

Mike Leigh wins San Sebastián's Golden Shell

Mike Leigh wins San Sebastián's Golden Shell

Tender Loving Care has clinched the festival’s top prize, the Best Leading Performance Award for Kate O'Flynn as well as Best Screenplay  

28/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Awards

Mikel Gurrea • Director of Saints

Interview: Mikel Gurrea • Director of Saints

“Robberies have that ritual-like component, of something done on the sly, in silence”

The Basque filmmaker talks about his drama revolving around families, caregiving and heists, steeped in religious iconography and shot in his neighbourhood in Barcelona  

28/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

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 2027 Academy Awards  

25/09 | Oscars 2027

European Arthouse Cinema Day invites cinemas worldwide to join its 11th edition

European Arthouse Cinema Day invites cinemas worldwide to join its 11th edition

Registration is now open for the international event, which will take place on 22 November and is set to celebrate European film through screenings, special events and encounters with filmmakers  

25/09 | Industry | Market | Europe

Nicole Garcia • Director of Milo

Interview: Nicole Garcia • Director of Milo

"We had to show Alice’s path towards Milo, and Milo’s path towards Alice"

The French filmmaker talks us through the genesis of a film intertwining past and present which she sees as the starkest of her career  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

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