Review: Cute

Review: Cute

Norway’s Marlene Emilie Lyngstad makes her feature debut with a bold, radical, empathetic and disarming exploration of a highly thorny issue  

22/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Review: Brace Your Heart

Review: Brace Your Heart

Amanda Kernell’s third feature places a young Sámi woman’s struggle for independence at the heart of a restrained tale of love, trauma and resilience  

22/09 | Toronto 2026 | Platform

Review: Wild, Wild East

Review: Wild, Wild East

Jan Holoubek turns Nazi-occupied Poland into a wintry western-noir whose strong performances help to make up for its occasionally ponderous pace  

22/09 | Toronto 2026 | Platform

Baltic adaptations of Cesc Gay’s The People Upstairs wrap production

Baltic adaptations of Cesc Gay’s The People Upstairs wrap production

The Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian versions of the Spanish comedy have been filmed in their respective languages, all in the same locations across Riga and Vilnius  

22/09 | Production | Funding | Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania

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Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... - Norway and the Netherlands pitch incentives and production muscle at Toronto - 15/09/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 15/09/2026
Norway and the Netherlands pitch incentives and production muscle at Toronto
The two national film commissions highlighted how cash rebates, experienced crews and accessible locations are broadening their appeal to international shoots

Market Trends
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Throughout the summer, Cineuropa will continue bringing readers closer to the European and international film industry through breaking news, market analysis and on-the-ground festival reporting. From Karlovy Vary, Locarno and Sarajevo to Venice, Toronto and San Sebastián, our coverage will track the key films, industry shifts and emerging trends shaping the sector between July and the end of September

Series - Toronto explores how French-language series can scale without losing authenticity - 22/09/2026

Series – 22/09/2026
Toronto explores how French-language series can scale without losing authenticity
Producers and broadcasters from France and Quebec argued that international finance can give ambitious series greater scale – but only when cross-border elements grow organically from the story

Europe and the Rest of the World - Sovereignty must extend from land to screen, Arctic Indigenous storytellers say at Toronto - 16/09/2026

Europe and the Rest of the World – 16/09/2026
Sovereignty must extend from land to screen, Arctic Indigenous storytellers say at Toronto
Professionals linked the growing geopolitical focus on the region to questions of creative control, arguing that collaborations led by natives must generate ownership, skills and lasting value

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - European cinemas report exceptional summer as box-office momentum continues into second half of 2026 - 15/09/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 15/09/2026
European cinemas report exceptional summer as box-office momentum continues into second half of 2026
EMEA box office was up 88% year on year in August, with several European markets recording their strongest summer results in years

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Venice and Eurimages figures show gender gains, but entrenched gaps remain across European film - 09/09/2026

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 09/09/2026
Venice and Eurimages figures show gender gains, but entrenched gaps remain across European film
VENICE 2026: Fresh data point to growing female participation across parts of the industry, while directing, technical roles and higher-budget projects remain far from balanced

Produce – Co-Produce... - Piedmont’s nine-title Venice surge offers a blueprint for building a competitive regional model - 09/09/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 09/09/2026
Piedmont’s nine-title Venice surge offers a blueprint for building a competitive regional model
VENICE 2026: With rising production volumes and an expanding funding architecture, the Italian region is turning festival visibility into a wider industrial success story

Europe and the Rest of the World - Asia becomes the world’s largest market for streaming commissions - 08/09/2026

Europe and the Rest of the World – 08/09/2026
Asia becomes the world’s largest market for streaming commissions
Driven by Netflix and Prime Video, the region accounted for 36% of all first-run scripted orders from the six leading global streamers in the first half of 2026, according to Ampere Analysis

Toronto explores how French-language series can scale without losing authenticity

Toronto explores how French-language series can scale without losing authenticity

Producers and broadcasters from France and Quebec argued that international finance can give ambitious series greater scale – but only when cross-border elements grow organically from the story  

22/09 | Toronto 2026 | TIFF: The Market

La Bola Negra scoops Toronto’s People’s Choice Award

La Bola Negra scoops Toronto’s People’s Choice Award

Angh has won the Platform Prize; other European co-productions such as Brace Your Heart, Elsinore and Ancestors are also on the winners' list  

21/09 | Toronto 2026 | Awards

Review: Krux

Review: Krux

In her feature debut, set at the end of World War II, Tony Vahl creates a heady sense of quiet terror around the story of a village encouraged to mass suicide by local leaders  

21/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 90: Strange River (Spain/Germany) - 05/06/2026

05/06/2026
Episode 90: Strange River (Spain/Germany)
The producers of the film by Jaume Claret Muxart are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 89: Romería (Spain/Germany) - 28/05/2026

28/05/2026
Episode 89: Romería (Spain/Germany)
The producers of the film by Carla Simón are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 88: Sirāt (Spain/France) - 28/04/2026

28/04/2026
Episode 88: Sirāt (Spain/France)
The producers of the film by Óliver Laxe are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 87: Tales from the Magic Garden (Czech Republic/Slovakia/ Slovenia/France) - 07/04/2026

07/04/2026
Episode 87: Tales from the Magic Garden (Czech Republic/Slovakia/ Slovenia/France)
The producers of the film by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar and Jean-Claude Rozec are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 86: Calle Málaga (Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium) - 19/03/2026

19/03/2026
Episode 86: Calle Málaga (Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Maryam Touzani are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 85: Köln 75 (Germany/Poland/Belgium) - 05/03/2026

05/03/2026
Episode 85: Köln 75 (Germany/Poland/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Ido Fluk are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 84: Eagles of the Republic (Sweden/France/Denmark) - 24/02/2026

24/02/2026
Episode 84: Eagles of the Republic (Sweden/France/Denmark)
The producers of the film by Tarik Saleh are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

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

Review: Arne Goes to Space

Review: Arne Goes to Space

Lars Vega’s feature debut turns an alien landing in northern Sweden into a gleefully silly, deadpan tale of brotherhood, mortality and household chores  

21/09 | Toronto 2026 | Discovery

Review: 5 More Minutes

Review: 5 More Minutes

Javier Ruiz Caldera directs from a screenplay by comedian and actor Berto Romero, built on repetitive sequences that push its protagonists into extraordinary situations  

21/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

Mia Hansen-Løve shooting If Love Should Die

Mia Hansen-Løve shooting If Love Should Die

Renate Reinsve leads the cast of the French director’s new English-language feature film, which draws on the production prowess of seven European countries and is being sold by Goodfellas  

21/09 | Production | Funding | France/Ireland/Spain/Norway/United Kingdom/Sweden/Germany

Bobby Prod, BBC, Folivari International and Gao Shan Pictures win this year’s Tributes at the Cartoon Forum

Bobby Prod, BBC, Folivari International and Gao Shan Pictures win this year’s Tributes at the Cartoon Forum

The winners were unveiled at the Toulouse-based pitching and co-production forum, which also introduced a new sustainability prize  

21/09 | Cartoon 2026 | Cartoon Forum

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Photogalleries

Venice 2026 – Photogalleries - 02/09/2026

02/09/2026
Venice 2026 – Photogalleries
The global film community is back on the Lido. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2026 – Photogalleries - 13/05/2026

13/05/2026
Cannes 2026 – 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 12-23 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2026 – Photogalleries - 13/02/2026

13/02/2026
Berlinale 2026 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 76th edition, the first under the direction of Tricia Tuttle, from 12-22 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive 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

Review: The Smell of Apples

Review: The Smell of Apples

John Trengove takes us into the heart of Apartheid-era South Africa with his third feature, homing in on the perspective of an Afrikaner military family  

21/09 | Toronto 2026 | Platform

Review: Body of Glass

Review: Body of Glass

The excellent directorial debut by German dancer Naëmi Ada is a fearless and emotional thriller that grips viewers from start to finish  

21/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Fatih Akin • Director of Ghost Song

Interview: Fatih Akin • Director of Ghost Song

“I make films because I’m looking for the truth – whatever that means”

The German-Turkish director shares the Hitchcockian inspirations that influenced his way of shooting Hamburg, and his desire to go back to basics  

21/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

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Reviews

5 More Minutes - by Javier Ruiz Caldera

5 More Minutes
by Javier Ruiz Caldera
Javier Ruiz Caldera directs from a screenplay by comedian and actor Berto Romero, built on repetitive sequences that push its protagonists into extraordinary situations

Krux - by Tony Vahl

Krux
by Tony Vahl
In her feature debut, set at the end of World War II, Tony Vahl creates a heady sense of quiet terror around the story of a village encouraged to mass suicide by local leaders

Ghost Song - by Fatih Akin

Ghost Song
by Fatih Akin
Fatih Akin’s Hamburg-set bittersweet tragedy-fantasy wears its heart on its sleeve, turning a supernatural teen fairy-tale romance into something more

The Bad Son - by Jaime Lorente

The Bad Son
by Jaime Lorente
Spanish actor Jaime Lorente makes his directorial debut with an intimate story about inherited trauma and the struggle to escape a tragic fate

Body of Glass - by Naëmi Ada

Body of Glass
by Naëmi Ada
The excellent directorial debut by German dancer Naëmi Ada is a fearless and emotional thriller that grips viewers from start to finish

Les Misérables - by Fred Cavayé

Les Misérables
by Fred Cavayé
Fred Cavayé delivers a new adaptation of Victor Hugo’s celebrated popular novel, modernising its ambitions and placing it at the crossroads of melodrama and action cinema

Elsinore - by Simon Stone

Elsinore
by Simon Stone
In Simon Stone’s poignant biopic, Andrew Scott gives an award-worthy performance as an ailing actor playing Hamlet

Idda - by Irene Dionisio

Idda
by Irene Dionisio
Irene Dionisio’s second feature turns a reunion between two childhood friends into a delicate, visually assured study of memory, distance and the strange ways in which affection survives change

Review: Idda

Review: Idda

Irene Dionisio’s second feature turns a reunion between two childhood friends into a delicate, visually assured study of memory, distance and the strange ways in which affection survives change  

21/09 | Toronto 2026 | Platform

Review: The Bad Son

Review: The Bad Son

Spanish actor Jaime Lorente makes his directorial debut with an intimate story about inherited trauma and the struggle to escape a tragic fate  

21/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

Review: Ghost Song

Review: Ghost Song

Fatih Akin’s Hamburg-set bittersweet tragedy-fantasy wears its heart on its sleeve, turning a supernatural teen fairy-tale romance into something more  

21/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

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Interviews

Amanda Kernell • Director of Brace Your Heart

Amanda Kernell • Director of Brace Your Heart
The Swedish director shares some thoughts on her creative journey and whether there is any shared DNA between her latest film and her prior works

Fatih Akin • Director of Ghost Song

Fatih Akin • Director of Ghost Song
The German-Turkish director shares the Hitchcockian inspirations that influenced his way of shooting Hamburg, and his desire to go back to basics

Tony Vahl • Director of Krux

Tony Vahl • Director of Krux
The writer-director shares her approach to her dark debut feature, an entanglement of moral dilemmas in a rural German village at the end of World War II

Alejandra Guimerà, Marc Crehuet • Creators of In vitro

Alejandra Guimerà, Marc Crehuet • Creators of In vitro
The team behind the series talk, among other things, about assisted reproduction, inspirations drawn from close to home, creating life and family diversity

Yesim Ustaoğlu • Director of What Remains

Yesim Ustaoğlu • Director of What Remains
The Turkish filmmaker sheds light on her new movie, centred on a woman who takes to the road to try to find herself

Michaël R Roskam • Director of Le Faux Soir

Michaël R Roskam • Director of Le Faux Soir
The Belgian filmmaker chatted to us about his historical film, which is all about resistance and the power of satire, and which is as entertaining as it is topical

Heidi Elise Christensen, Cecilia Lidin, Karrar Al-Azzawi, Sam Groves, Lucile Bourliaud • Executive director and programmers, Nordisk Panorama

Heidi Elise Christensen, Cecilia Lidin, Karrar Al-Azzawi, Sam Groves, Lucile Bourliaud • Executive director and programmers, Nordisk Panorama
The executive director and programmers of Nordisk Panorama discuss the process of curation, and the key issues facing the documentary and shorts industries

Hanaël El Yousfi • Director of The Daughters of Abraham

Hanaël El Yousfi • Director of The Daughters of Abraham
The French filmmaker explains why she wanted to tackle the divide between two communities which actually have a great deal in common

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  

18/09 | Oscars 2027

Review: Les Misérables

Review: Les Misérables

Fred Cavayé delivers a new adaptation of Victor Hugo’s celebrated popular novel, modernising its ambitions and placing it at the crossroads of melodrama and action cinema  

18/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

Warsaw unveils the full programme for its 42nd edition

Warsaw unveils the full programme for its 42nd edition

The Polish gathering will screen 190 titles from 9-18 October, with 30 films competing across its International Competition and 1–2 Competition  

18/09 | Warsaw 2026

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Growth of the Soil - by Hans Petter Moland

Growth of the Soil
by Hans Petter Moland
Toronto 2026 - Special Presentations
San Sebastián 2026 - Competition

5 More Minutes - by Javier Ruiz Caldera

5 More Minutes
by Javier Ruiz Caldera
San Sebastián 2026 - Competition

Brace Your Heart - by Amanda Kernell

Brace Your Heart
by Amanda Kernell
Toronto 2026 - Platform Special Jury Award
San Sebastián 2026 - Competition

Krux - by Tony Vahl

Krux
by Tony Vahl
Toronto 2026 - Discovery
San Sebastián 2026 - Competition

El mal padre - by Roberto Bueso

El mal padre
by Roberto Bueso
San Sebastián 2026 - Competition

Les Misérables - by Fred Cavayé

Les Misérables
by Fred Cavayé
San Sebastián 2026 - Competition

Erratics - by Thomas Woodroffe

Erratics
by Thomas Woodroffe
San Sebastián 2026 - New Directors

Red Rocks - by Bruno Dumont

Red Rocks
by Bruno Dumont
Cannes 2026 - Directors’ Fortnight
French release September 23

Film Fest Gent presents a bumper programme

Film Fest Gent presents a bumper programme

The 53rd edition of the festival will unspool in the Flemish city between 7 and 18 October, showcasing a line-up of over 100 feature films  

18/09 | Ghent 2026

Rome gears up for the 12th edition of MIA

Rome gears up for the 12th edition of MIA

The Italian industry event, unspooling from 19-23 October, has selected 67 projects from among more than 530 submissions received from 82 countries  

18/09 | MIA 2026

Review: Masc

Review: Masc

Bertil Nilsson’s feature debut is a slyly comic study of a young man negotiating his neurodiversity, masculinity and queerness  

18/09 | Toronto 2026 | Platform

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Reviews

Masc - by Bertil Nilsson

Masc
by Bertil Nilsson
Bertil Nilsson’s feature debut is a slyly comic study of a young man negotiating his neurodiversity, masculinity and queerness

The Smell of Apples - by John Trengove

The Smell of Apples
by John Trengove
John Trengove takes us into the heart of Apartheid-era South Africa with his third feature, homing in on the perspective of an Afrikaner military family

A Long Winter - by Andrew Haigh

A Long Winter
by Andrew Haigh
Another masterfully told ghost story by Andrew Haigh follows a mysterious disappearance during a winter in 1950s Colorado

La bola negra - by Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo

La bola negra
by Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
CANNES 2026: Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo’s pic intertwines three timelines to explore how desire survives history’s attempts to erase it

Le Faux Soir - by Michaël R. Roskam

Le Faux Soir
by Michaël R. Roskam
Michaël R Roskam returns with an ambitious period action film that’s as funny as it is fleet-footed, revisiting a glorious yet little-known page in Belgium’s history

Industry Reports

Series – 22/09/2026

Toronto explores how French-language series can scale without losing authenticity

Producers and broadcasters from France and Quebec argued that international finance can give ambitious series greater scale – but only when cross-border elements grow organically from the story

Europe and the Rest of the World – 16/09/2026

Sovereignty must extend from land to screen, Arctic Indigenous storytellers say at Toronto

Professionals linked the growing geopolitical focus on the region to questions of creative control, arguing that collaborations led by natives must generate ownership, skills and lasting value

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 15/09/2026

European cinemas report exceptional summer as box-office momentum continues into second half of 2026

EMEA box office was up 88% year on year in August, with several European markets recording their strongest summer results in years

Produce – Co-Produce... – 15/09/2026

Norway and the Netherlands pitch incentives and production muscle at Toronto

The two national film commissions highlighted how cash rebates, experienced crews and accessible locations are broadening their appeal to international shoots

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