Mother's Baby crowned at Gérardmer

Mother's Baby crowned at Gérardmer

Austrian director Johanna Moder's film wins the Grand Prix at the 33rd Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival  

02/02 | France

Redlight to Limelight triumphs at FIPADOC

Redlight to Limelight triumphs at FIPADOC

Bipuljit Basu's film wins the international competition and Gabrielle Stemmer's The Strike wins the National Grand Prix  

02/02 | FIPADOC 2026 | Awards

Alli Haapasalo • Director of Tell Everyone

Interview: Alli Haapasalo • Director of Tell Everyone

“The tragedy is that their freedom is taken away despite the beautiful surroundings”

The Finnish director explains to us how she sees contemporary relevance in the story of psychiatric hospital resident Amanda Altonen  

02/02 | Göteborg 2026

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora unveils its Pitching Forum selection and XR Lab initiative

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora unveils its Pitching Forum selection and XR Lab initiative

14 projects from 17 countries in Southeastern Europe, the Mediterranean and beyond have been selected for the Pitching Forum, while the lab returns for the second year  

02/02 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2026 | Agora

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Industry Reports

Series - Katharina Eyssen elaborates on “Showrunning in Europe” - 28/01/2026

Series – 28/01/2026
Katharina Eyssen elaborates on “Showrunning in Europe”
At TV Drama Vision, the showrunner of The Empress revealed how the role blends creative vision, leadership and audience awareness

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

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - CIRCLE launches the eighth edition of Doc Accelerator, now open for applications - 29/01/2026

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 29/01/2026
CIRCLE launches the eighth edition of Doc Accelerator, now open for applications
The year-long documentary training programme will support ten projects by women and gender-expansive filmmakers, with residential sessions across Europe

Market Trends - The Nostradamus keynote reveals what audiences are telling the industry - 29/01/2026

Market Trends – 29/01/2026
The Nostradamus keynote reveals what audiences are telling the industry
Closing TV Drama Vision, Johanna Koljonen delivered the keynote that questioned some of the audiovisual sector’s most deeply entrenched assumptions

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - The European audiovisual sector is still far from striking a satisfactory gender balance - 29/01/2026

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 29/01/2026
The European audiovisual sector is still far from striking a satisfactory gender balance
In December, a group of organisations and research bodies organised an online session to continue monitoring gender-equality trends in the sector

Series - Wonderful Things That Work: Why courage, trust and collaboration still move audiences - 29/01/2026

Series – 29/01/2026
Wonderful Things That Work: Why courage, trust and collaboration still move audiences
A panel of producers and decision makers came to TV Drama Vision to reflect on why some projects still break through creatively and commercially, despite shrinking markets

Series - New8 – The Next Chapter: Public broadcasters double down on trust-based European drama alliances - 29/01/2026

Series – 29/01/2026
New8 – The Next Chapter: Public broadcasters double down on trust-based European drama alliances
At TV Drama Vision, representatives from the New8 alliance outlined how deeper collaboration, shared editorial criteria and intensified coordination aim to strengthen European public service drama

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The Wedding enjoys a record-breaking opening weekend in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina - 29/01/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 29/01/2026
The Wedding enjoys a record-breaking opening weekend in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Igor Šeregi's second feature, a mix of broad comedy and romcom, attracted nearly 220,000 viewers during its extended opening weekend

Simone Manetti • Director of Giulio Regeni - Tutto il male del mondo

Interview: Simone Manetti • Director of Giulio Regeni - Tutto il male del mondo

“Our job was to lay all the cards down on the table, but also to tell a story which would stir up emotions”

The director chatted to us about his documentary dedicated to the young Italian researcher killed in Egypt in 2016, which is based on court proceedings, found footage and the victim’s parents’ story  

02/02 | Italy

Review: Tell Everyone

Review: Tell Everyone

In her third solo feature, Alli Haapasalo tells a compassionate tale of a women’s mental institution from bygone days  

02/02 | Göteborg 2026

Sweden’s m:brane youth film pitch forum unveils its project line-up

Sweden’s m:brane youth film pitch forum unveils its project line-up

Twenty-eight projects have been selected to be presented at the Malmö pitch sessions taking place on 11 and 12 March  

02/02 | M:brane 2026

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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

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for IFFR and Trieste entry White Lies

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for IFFR and Trieste entry White Lies

Alba Zari’s autobiographical documentary traces the artist’s personal journey, exploring a past shaped by her birth into the controversial Children of God sect  

02/02 | IFFR 2026 | Bright Future

The Girl with the Needle and Second Victims dominate Denmark’s Robert Awards

The Girl with the Needle and Second Victims dominate Denmark’s Robert Awards

Magnus von Horn’s multi-award-winning film has snagged eight statuettes, while Zinnini Elkington’s debut feature has earned six, including Best Feature Film and Best Director  

02/02 | Festivals | Awards | Denmark

The Last Resort chosen as Best Nordic Film at Göteborg

The Last Resort chosen as Best Nordic Film at Göteborg

Maria Sødahl’s third feature has won the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film, while Marcus Carlsson’s The Quiet Beekeeper grabbed both Best Acting and the Audience Award  

02/02 | Göteborg 2026 | Awards

Visar Morina’s Shame and Money clinches the World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance

Visar Morina’s Shame and Money clinches the World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance

The final edition of the US festival to be held at Park City has crowned a strong crop of European-led winners, from a Kosovar family drama to a Montenegrin highlands-set documentary  

02/02 | Sundance 2026 | Awards

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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

Review: Giulio Regeni - Tutto il male del mondo

Review: Giulio Regeni - Tutto il male del mondo

Simone Manetti reconstructs an internationally significant event - one of the most intricate and painful in recent Italian history - displaying solid documentary and cinematographic structure  

02/02 | Films | Reviews | Italy

Review: Franco Battiato. Il lungo viaggio

Review: Franco Battiato. Il lungo viaggio

Renato De Maria dedicates an unmissable biopic to the versatile Sicilian musician, following him from his most experimental period to his subsequent conquest of public acclaim  

02/02 | Films | Reviews | Italy

Review: Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems

Review: Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems

Claude Schmitz paints a detailed portrait of two atypical investigators and a small marginalised community in an offbeat crime film that is as funny as it is melancholic  

02/02 | IFFR 2026 | Harbour

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Reviews

Shame and Money - by Visar Morina

Shame and Money
by Visar Morina
In his second feature to compete at Sundance, Visar Morina takes a razor-sharp blade to pierce the veil of our ultra-transactional late-stage capitalist present

How to Divorce During the War - by Andrius Blazevicius

How to Divorce During the War
by Andrius Blazevicius
In his third feature, Andrius Blaževičius probes performativity and conjugal relations with distance and dark humour as the war in Ukraine rages on

Filipiñana - by Rafael Manuel

Filipiñana
by Rafael Manuel
Expanded from a 2020 short into a 100-minute feature, Rafael Manuel’s debut is an exercise in visual control, but its slow-burn ambitions collapse under their own weight

Lady - by Olive Nwosu

Lady
by Olive Nwosu
Olive Nwosu offers a character-driven portrait of a woman in modern-day Lagos who strives for survival while navigating solidarity and self-determination

To Hold a Mountain - by Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić

To Hold a Mountain
by Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić
Staying is the most powerful act of resistance in this documentary about maternal care and human-nature interconnectivity by Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić

Hold Onto Me - by Myrsini Aristidou

Hold Onto Me
by Myrsini Aristidou
Myrsini Aristidou writes, directs and edits her debut feature, a Cyprus-set coming-of-age tale about a girl and her estranged father

Everybody to Kenmure Street - by Felipe Bustos Sierra

Everybody to Kenmure Street
by Felipe Bustos Sierra
Felipe Bustos Sierra's rousing second feature-length documentary exemplifies the power of community against racist government actions, depicting a singular 2021 event in Glasgow

Providence and the Guitar - by João Nicolau

Providence and the Guitar
by João Nicolau
João Nicolau’s lively comedy-musical ponders art-making in times of struggle, vaulting across historical eras and cinematic styles

Review: Tell Me What You Feel

Review: Tell Me What You Feel

Łukasz Ronduda’s tender feature is a relationship study that digs deep into trauma while tracing the fragile connections between wounded souls  

31/01 | IFFR 2026 | Big Screen Competition

MIOB Journalism Lab Review: Sound of Falling

MIOB Journalism Lab Review: Sound of Falling

The film by Mascha Schilinski conveys women’s melancholy of vanishing through different eras  

30/01 | MIOB Journalism Lab | Trieste 2026

Wregas Bhanuteja • Director of Levitating

Interview: Wregas Bhanuteja • Director of Levitating

“Unfortunately, people can become so obsessed with their own standards of happiness that they end up oppressing others who live differently”

The Indonesian director discussed his personal approach to spirituality, fictionalising trance rituals and future projects  

30/01 | Sundance 2026 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

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Interviews

Andrius Blaževičius • Director of How to Divorce During the War

Andrius Blaževičius • Director of How to Divorce During the War
The writer-director mulls creative collaborations and finding the appropriate distance from which to reflect on the war in Ukraine – through a sharp Lithuanian lens

Visar Morina • Director of Shame and Money

Visar Morina • Director of Shame and Money
The Kosovo-born director breaks down his third feature, which sees an older couple from the countryside forced to keep pace in an uber-commodified urban present

Tricia Tuttle • Director, Berlinale

Tricia Tuttle • Director, Berlinale
The festival director gives a first glimpse of their strategy for this year’s edition and the new approaches adopted to attract the next generation of cinephiles

Alli Haapasalo • Director of Tell Everyone

Alli Haapasalo • Director of Tell Everyone
The Finnish director explains to us how she sees contemporary relevance in the story of psychiatric hospital resident Amanda Altonen

Simone Manetti • Director of Giulio Regeni - Tutto il male del mondo

Simone Manetti • Director of Giulio Regeni - Tutto il male del mondo
The director chatted to us about his documentary dedicated to the young Italian researcher killed in Egypt in 2016, which is based on court proceedings, found footage and the victim’s parents’ story

Wregas Bhanuteja • Director of Levitating

Wregas Bhanuteja • Director of Levitating
The Indonesian director discussed his personal approach to spirituality, fictionalising trance rituals and future projects

Moshe Rosenthal • Director of Tell Me Everything

Moshe Rosenthal • Director of Tell Me Everything
The filmmaker discusses his second feature, his personal link to its story and to its music and the reason he set most of it in the 1980s

Nicolas Steiner • Director of Do You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak?

Nicolas Steiner • Director of Do You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak?
The director talks about his German-Swiss co-production, and about its cast and production conditions

Moshe Rosenthal • Director of Tell Me Everything

Interview: Moshe Rosenthal • Director of Tell Me Everything

“I wanted to give my own vision of that time – one infused with memory and trauma, not nostalgia”

The filmmaker discusses his second feature, his personal link to its story and to its music and the reason he set most of it in the 1980s  

30/01 | Sundance 2026 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Nicolas Steiner • Director of Do You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak?

Interview: Nicolas Steiner • Director of Do You Believe in Angels, Mr. Drowak?

“Funding constraints force you to be creative - what started as a limitation became a strength”

The director talks about his German-Swiss co-production, and about its cast and production conditions  

30/01 | Max Ophüls Prize 2026

Review: Dear Tomorrow

Review: Dear Tomorrow

Danish director Kaspar Astrup Schröder has made a poignant and profound film in Japan, filled with suffering and hope, about the hidden epidemic of social isolation  

30/01 | FIPADOC 2026

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Shame and Money - by Visar Morina

Shame and Money
by Visar Morina
Sundance 2026 - Grand Jury Prize World Cinema Dramatic

Supporting Role - by Ana Urushadze

Supporting Role
by Ana Urushadze
Rotterdam 2026 - Tiger Competition

La belle année - by Angelica Ruffier

La belle année
by Angelica Ruffier
Rotterdam 2026 - Tiger Competition

A Messy Tribute to Motherly Love - by Dan Geesin

A Messy Tribute to Motherly Love
by Dan Geesin
Rotterdam 2026 - Tiger Competition

Home - by Marijana Janković

Home
by Marijana Janković
Rotterdam 2026 - Big Screen Competition

Tell Me What You Feel - by Łukasz Ronduda

Tell Me What You Feel
by Łukasz Ronduda
Rotterdam 2026 - Big Screen Competition

Filipiñana - by Rafael Manuel

Filipiñana
by Rafael Manuel
Sundance 2026 - Special Jury Award for Creative Vision World Cinema Dramatic Competition
Berlinale 2026 - Perspectives

Special Unit – The First Murder - by Christoffer Boe

Special Unit – The First Murder
by Christoffer Boe
Rotterdam 2026 - Limelight

That Night, a series created by Jason George, set to arrive on Netflix

That Night, a series created by Jason George, set to arrive on Netflix

Txintxua Films produces the drama directed by Jorge Dorado and Liliana Torres and starring Clara Galle, Claudia Salas and Paula Usero, premiering on 13 March  

30/01 | Production | Funding | Spain

Myrsini Aristidou • Director of Hold Onto Me

Interview: Myrsini Aristidou • Director of Hold Onto Me

“Cyprus itself is very quiet, and that emptiness forces you to look inwards – that energy was important for the film”

The Cypriot director breaks down her quiet and sensitive coming-of-age drama about a girl who reunites with her father after many years  

30/01 | Sundance 2026 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Review: Freedom – Shewit’s Destiny

Review: Freedom – Shewit’s Destiny

Anne-Frédérique Widmann’s documentary takes a courageous and profoundly empathic approach to broaching the story of a girl who’ll do anything to recover her freedom  

30/01 | Solothurn 2026

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Reviews

Levitating - by Wregas Bhanuteja

Levitating
by Wregas Bhanuteja
Wregas Bhanuteja’s film is an unconventional Indonesian tale that mixes trance rituals and personal growth, unevenly paced yet refreshingly distinctive in tone and vision

Extra Geography - by Molly Manners

Extra Geography
by Molly Manners
Molly Manners’ debut offers a polished treatment of overused coming-of-age tropes, but lacks emotional substance and ethical clarity

Tell Me Everything - by Moshe Rosenthal

Tell Me Everything
by Moshe Rosenthal
Israeli filmmaker Moshe Rosenthal's second feature is a complex and rich, if sometimes overbearing, film about a father-son relationship that deals with masculinity and trauma

All About the Money - by Sinéad O'Shea

All About the Money
by Sinéad O'Shea
Sinéad O’Shea paints an observational portrait of a politically radical heir whose access to vast wealth complicates his revolutionary ambitions and their real-world consequences

Closure - by Michal Marczak

Closure
by Michal Marczak
Polish filmmaker Michał Marczak’s new feature-length documentary is an intense and immersive take on a tragic personal topic with wider social implications

Industry Reports

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 29/01/2026

CIRCLE launches the eighth edition of Doc Accelerator, now open for applications

The year-long documentary training programme will support ten projects by women and gender-expansive filmmakers, with residential sessions across Europe

Market Trends – 29/01/2026

The Nostradamus keynote reveals what audiences are telling the industry

Closing TV Drama Vision, Johanna Koljonen delivered the keynote that questioned some of the audiovisual sector’s most deeply entrenched assumptions

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 29/01/2026

The European audiovisual sector is still far from striking a satisfactory gender balance

In December, a group of organisations and research bodies organised an online session to continue monitoring gender-equality trends in the sector

Series – 29/01/2026

Wonderful Things That Work: Why courage, trust and collaboration still move audiences

A panel of producers and decision makers came to TV Drama Vision to reflect on why some projects still break through creatively and commercially, despite shrinking markets

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