Review: Kika

Review: Kika

CANNES 2025: In her first fiction feature, Alexe Poukine paints the tragicomic portrait of a young woman who can’t stop for fear of falling  

16/05 | Cannes 2025 | Critics’ Week

The announcements made at Cannes' Marché du Film

The announcements made at Cannes' Marché du Film

CANNES 2025: An overview of acquisitions, sales, new films and more unveiled at the Cannes market, taking place from 14-22 May  

16/05 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Review: Baise-en-ville

Review: Baise-en-ville

CANNES 2025: Through the prism of the passage to adulthood, Martin Jauvat continues his tenderly humorous wanderings and his x-ray of life in the Paris suburbs  

16/05 | Cannes 2025 | Critics’ Week

Julia Kowalski • Director of Her Will Be Done

Interview: Julia Kowalski • Director of Her Will Be Done

“This is a witch film”

CANNES 2025: The French director talks to us about the dark magic in her film, religion and her Polish roots  

16/05 | Cannes 2025 | Directors’ Fortnight

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Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Industry leaders explore the shifting power dynamics in genre filmmaking at Cannes - 15/05/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 15/05/2025
Industry leaders explore the shifting power dynamics in genre filmmaking at Cannes
CANNES 2025: A panel examined audience behaviour, marketing strategies and the data-driven forces transforming how genre films are made, marketed and consumed

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Produce – Co-Produce... - The European Parliament urged to safeguard Creative Europe and its MEDIA support - 16/05/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 16/05/2025
The European Parliament urged to safeguard Creative Europe and its MEDIA support
CANNES 2025: Political and creative leaders have been at the Marché du Film to debate the role of culture in democracy and defence as talks begin on the next seven-year budget

Produce – Co-Produce... - Kristele Pudane • Producer, Sunday Rebel Films - 16/05/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 16/05/2025
Kristele Pudane • Producer, Sunday Rebel Films
We sat down with Latvia’s Producer on the Move, who spoke about her country’s film scene, her new projects and her work on co-productions

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Women talk reshaping genre film at the Marché du Film - 15/05/2025

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 15/05/2025
Women talk reshaping genre film at the Marché du Film
CANNES 2025: At an event run in collaboration with Yes She Cannes, five women shared how they’re remoulding the genre landscape using radical creativity

Produce – Co-Produce... - Deirdre Levins • Producer, Fantastic Films - 14/05/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 14/05/2025
Deirdre Levins • Producer, Fantastic Films
Ireland’s Producer on the Move unpacks her career and her slate of projects, also sharing some advice for newcomers to the job

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Karolina Sienkiewicz • Distributor, So FILMS - 14/05/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 14/05/2025
Karolina Sienkiewicz • Distributor, So FILMS
The founder of the distribution and production company based in Poland tells us about her career and the firm’s success with the national campaign for Flow

Produce – Co-Produce... - Francesca Andreoli • Producer, Cinedora - 13/05/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 13/05/2025
Francesca Andreoli • Producer, Cinedora
The Italian producer behind Vermiglio chatted with us about the importance of co-production and the project she’s bringing to Cannes

Review: Amrum

Review: Amrum

CANNES 2025: Fatih Akin’s latest is an endearing coming-of-age tale interwoven with the death throes of the Nazi regime, filtered through the eyes of a child on the cusp of adolescence  

16/05 | Cannes 2025 | Cannes Première

In 2024, Spanish cinema attracted almost 14 million viewers in Spain

In 2024, Spanish cinema attracted almost 14 million viewers in Spain

A gross of 85.6 million euros, according to the Spanish Ministry of Culture, confirms that audiences are increasingly choosing domestic productions  

16/05 | Box Office | Spain

Review: The Great Arch

Review: The Great Arch

CANNES 2025: An outstanding screenwriter, Stéphane Demoustier signs an intelligently accessible film, bringing to light the unique career of a forgotten creator  

16/05 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

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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

Episode 74: Crossing (Sweden/ Denmark/France/Turkey/Georgia) - 20/03/2025

20/03/2025
Episode 74: Crossing (Sweden/ Denmark/France/Turkey/Georgia)
The producers of the film by Levan Akin are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 73: Flow (Latvia/France/Belgium) - 10/12/2024

10/12/2024
Episode 73: Flow (Latvia/France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Gints Zilbalodis are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia) - 28/11/2024

28/11/2024
Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia)
The producers of the film by Peter Kerekes are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 71: Superluna (Italy/Belgium) - 14/11/2024

14/11/2024
Episode 71: Superluna (Italy/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Federico Bondi are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 70: Robot Dreams (Spain/France) - 27/06/2024

27/06/2024
Episode 70: Robot Dreams (Spain/France)
The producers of the film by Pablo Berger are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 69: Black Tea (France/ Mauritania/ Luxembourg/ Taiwan/ Côte d'Ivoire) - 30/04/2024

30/04/2024
Episode 69: Black Tea (France/ Mauritania/ Luxembourg/ Taiwan/ Côte d'Ivoire)
The producers of the film by Abderrahmane Sissako are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Review: Dalloway

Review: Dalloway

CANNES 2025: Yann Gozlan’s AI thriller might have just ruined the very idea of the artist’s residency  

16/05 | Cannes 2025 | Midnight Screenings

Review: Her Will Be Done

Review: Her Will Be Done

CANNES 2025: Julia Kowalski plays a wicked game in a highly stylised feminist film, maliciously blending documentary realism and fantastic derangement  

16/05 | Cannes 2025 | Directors’ Fortnight

The European Parliament urged to safeguard Creative Europe and its MEDIA support

The European Parliament urged to safeguard Creative Europe and its MEDIA support

CANNES 2025: Political and creative leaders have been at the Marché du Film to debate the role of culture in democracy and defence as talks begin on the next seven-year budget  

16/05 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Review: Being Bo Widerberg

Review: Being Bo Widerberg

CANNES 2025: As far as classic “new Swedish cinema” goes, the namesake of this solid biographical documentary by Jon Asp and Mattias Nohrborg ticks most of the boxes  

16/05 | Cannes 2025 | Cannes Classics

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Photogalleries

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

Venice 2023 – Photogalleries - 01/09/2023

01/09/2023
Venice 2023 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by the SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 80th Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 30 August-9 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Review: Sirât

Review: Sirât

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

16/05 | Cannes 2025 | Competition

Kristele Pudane • Producer, Sunday Rebel Films

Interview: Kristele Pudane • Producer, Sunday Rebel Films

“A successful co-production begins with shared values”

We sat down with Latvia’s Producer on the Move, who spoke about her country’s film scene, her new projects and her work on co-productions  

16/05 | Producers on the Move 2025

Review: Case 137

Review: Case 137

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

16/05 | Cannes 2025 | Competition

Reviews

Sirât - by Oliver Laxe

Sirât
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

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

Two Prosecutors - by Sergei Loznitsa

Two Prosecutors
by Sergei Loznitsa
CANNES 2025: Sergei Loznitsa returns to fiction with a relentless, masterfully staged tale of communist justice at the height of Stalinist terror

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

The Great Arch - by Stéphane Demoustier

The Great Arch
by Stéphane Demoustier
CANNES 2025: An outstanding screenwriter, Stéphane Demoustier signs an intelligently accessible film, bringing to light the unique career of a forgotten creator

Amrum - by Fatih Akin

Amrum
by Fatih Akin
CANNES 2025: Fatih Akin’s latest is an endearing coming-of-age tale interwoven with the death throes of the Nazi regime, filtered through the eyes of a child on the cusp of adolescence

Kika - by Alexe Poukine

Kika
by Alexe Poukine
CANNES 2025: In her first fiction feature, Alexe Poukine paints the tragicomic portrait of a young woman who can’t stop for fear of falling

Her Will Be Done - by Julia Kowalski

Her Will Be Done
by Julia Kowalski
CANNES 2025: Julia Kowalski plays a wicked game in a highly stylised feminist film, maliciously blending documentary realism and fantastic derangement

Diego Céspedes • Director of The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

Interview: Diego Céspedes • Director of The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

“Everyone left out of the binary system gets heavily attacked”

CANNES 2025: The young Chilean filmmaker broaches issues such as dissident parenting, the upheaval caused by AIDS and LGBTI+ discrimination  

15/05 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

Louise Hémon • Director of The Girl in the Snow

Interview: Louise Hémon • Director of The Girl in the Snow

"The experiment was to take a rational character, plunge her into irrational phenomena and see how far her mind would resist"

CANNES 2025: The French filmmaker talks about her first feature, the challenges of shooting a period film in winter and the unconscious forces of desire  

15/05 | Cannes 2025 | Directors’ Fortnight

Ismael Curbelo • Director, Lanzarote International Film Festival

Interview: Ismael Curbelo • Director, Lanzarote International Film Festival

“We are committed to cinema as a means to stimulate intelligence, emotions and collective reflection”

The Canarian event celebrates a quarter of a century, and to mark the occasion we spoke to its director, who shared details on some of its activities  

15/05 | Lanzarote 2025

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Interviews

Erige Sehiri • Director of Promised Sky

Erige Sehiri • Director of Promised Sky
CANNES 2025: The French-Tunisian filmmaker explains the intentions which fed into her second fiction feature film which revolves around three migrant women brought together by circumstance in Tunis

Robin Campillo • Director of Enzo

Robin Campillo • Director of Enzo
CANNES 2025: The French filmmaker talks about the genesis of Laurent Cantet's last project, a film about the enigma of adolescence

Julien Rejl • General Delegate, Directors’ Fortnight

Julien Rejl • General Delegate, Directors’ Fortnight
The General Delegate of the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight discusses the 2025 selection and clarifies the debate on its editorial line

Ava Cahen • General Delegate, Critics’ Week

Ava Cahen • General Delegate, Critics’ Week
The General Delegate of the Cannes Critics’ Week breaks down her 2025 selection

Julia Kowalski • Director of Her Will Be Done

Julia Kowalski • Director of Her Will Be Done
CANNES 2025: The French director talks to us about the dark magic in her film, religion and her Polish roots

Kristele Pudane • Producer, Sunday Rebel Films

Kristele Pudane • Producer, Sunday Rebel Films
We sat down with Latvia’s Producer on the Move, who spoke about her country’s film scene, her new projects and her work on co-productions

Diego Céspedes • Director of The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

Diego Céspedes • Director of The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
CANNES 2025: The young Chilean filmmaker broaches issues such as dissident parenting, the upheaval caused by AIDS and LGBTI+ discrimination

Louise Hémon • Director of The Girl in the Snow

Louise Hémon • Director of The Girl in the Snow
CANNES 2025: The French filmmaker talks about her first feature, the challenges of shooting a period film in winter and the unconscious forces of desire

Review: The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

Review: The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

CANNES 2025: The desert puts on its gala clothes in Diego Céspedes' first feature, a queer film in which desire, love and death intertwine in a baroque spectacle tinged with a western atmosphere  

15/05 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

Erige Sehiri • Director of Promised Sky

Interview: Erige Sehiri • Director of Promised Sky

"In everyday life, we hide things, we don’t tell people everything, we don’t show everything"

CANNES 2025: The French-Tunisian filmmaker explains the intentions which fed into her second fiction feature film which revolves around three migrant women brought together by circumstance in Tunis  

15/05 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

Review: The Girl in the Snow

Review: The Girl in the Snow

CANNES 2025: Set in 1900 in a tiny, very isolated mountain hamlet in the middle of winter, Louise Hémon's first feature film is highly original and atmospheric  

15/05 | Cannes 2025 | Directors' Fortnight

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Sirât - by Oliver Laxe

Sirât
by Oliver Laxe
Cannes 2025 - Competition

Renoir - by Chie Hayakawa

Renoir
by Chie Hayakawa
Cannes 2025 - Competition

Urchin - by Harris Dickinson

Urchin
by Harris Dickinson
Cannes 2025 - Un Certain Regard

Two Prosecutors - by Sergei Loznitsa

Two Prosecutors
by Sergei Loznitsa
Cannes 2025 - Competition

Sound of Falling - by Mascha Schilinski

Sound of Falling
by Mascha Schilinski
Cannes 2025 - Competition

A Useful Ghost - by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke

A Useful Ghost
by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
Cannes 2025 - Critics’ Week

A Magnificient Life - by Sylvain Chomet

A Magnificient Life
by Sylvain Chomet
Cannes 2025 - Special Screenings

The Love That Remains - by Hlynur Pálmason

The Love That Remains
by Hlynur Pálmason
Cannes 2025 - Cannes Première

Women talk reshaping genre film at the Marché du Film

Women talk reshaping genre film at the Marché du Film

CANNES 2025: At an event run in collaboration with Yes She Cannes, five women shared how they’re remoulding the genre landscape using radical creativity  

15/05 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Industry leaders explore the shifting power dynamics in genre filmmaking at Cannes

Industry leaders explore the shifting power dynamics in genre filmmaking at Cannes

CANNES 2025: A panel examined audience behaviour, marketing strategies and the data-driven forces transforming how genre films are made, marketed and consumed  

15/05 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Review: Death Does Not Exist

Review: Death Does Not Exist

CANNES 2025: Félix Dufour-Laperrière’s fantasy animation follows a band of young revolutionaries aiming to overturn both the elite and mortality itself  

15/05 | Cannes 2025 | Directors’ Fortnight

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Reviews

The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo - by Diego Céspedes

The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
by Diego Céspedes
CANNES 2025: The desert puts on its gala clothes in Diego Céspedes' first feature, a queer film in which desire, love and death intertwine in a baroque spectacle tinged with a western atmosphere

The Girl in the Snow - by Louise Hémon

The Girl in the Snow
by Louise Hémon
CANNES 2025: Set in 1900 in a tiny, very isolated mountain hamlet in the middle of winter, Louise Hémon's first feature film is highly original and atmospheric

Death Does Not Exist - by Félix Dufour-Laperrière

Death Does Not Exist
by Félix Dufour-Laperrière
CANNES 2025: Félix Dufour-Laperrière’s fantasy animation follows a band of young revolutionaries aiming to overturn both the elite and mortality itself

Reedland - by Sven Bresser

Reedland
by Sven Bresser
CANNES 2025: Sven Bresser makes a haunting and disturbing film about an old reed cutter obsessed with solving a murder mystery

Enzo - by Laurent Cantet, Robin Campillo

Enzo
by Laurent Cantet, Robin Campillo
CANNES 2025: In directing the last film by the late Laurent Cantet, Robin Campillo weaves a subtle tale of a teenager in search of his place in the world

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... – 16/05/2025

The European Parliament urged to safeguard Creative Europe and its MEDIA support

CANNES 2025: Political and creative leaders have been at the Marché du Film to debate the role of culture in democracy and defence as talks begin on the next seven-year budget

Produce – Co-Produce... – 16/05/2025

Kristele Pudane • Producer, Sunday Rebel Films

We sat down with Latvia’s Producer on the Move, who spoke about her country’s film scene, her new projects and her work on co-productions

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 15/05/2025

Women talk reshaping genre film at the Marché du Film

CANNES 2025: At an event run in collaboration with Yes She Cannes, five women shared how they’re remoulding the genre landscape using radical creativity

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 15/05/2025

Industry leaders explore the shifting power dynamics in genre filmmaking at Cannes

CANNES 2025: A panel examined audience behaviour, marketing strategies and the data-driven forces transforming how genre films are made, marketed and consumed

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