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  

17/09 | Oscars 2027

Saint-Jean-de-Luz opens its arms to young talents

Saint-Jean-de-Luz opens its arms to young talents

The line-up for the 13th edition of the Basque festival, unspooling 3 to 9 October, features 10 debut or sophomore features premiering in France  

17/09 | Saint-Jean-de-Luz 2026

All About Corinne to open the 41st Namur International French Film Festival

All About Corinne to open the 41st Namur International French Film Festival

Unspooling 30 September to 4 October, the festival will host a feature film competition, a first feature films competition and a handful of previews  

17/09 | Namur 2026

Review: After Elena

Review: After Elena

Shawn Garry’s sophomore feature explores grief and family tensions as a widower struggles to rebuild his life after his wife’s death  

17/09 | Toronto 2026 | Centrepiece

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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

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

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Europa Distribution’s Venice workshop calls for earlier collaboration between producers and distributors - 08/09/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 08/09/2026
Europa Distribution’s Venice workshop calls for earlier collaboration between producers and distributors
VENICE 2026: The session examined how earlier marketing input, audience development and more flexible financing could strengthen the circulation of independent films

The Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival gears up for its 25th edition

The Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival gears up for its 25th edition

The gathering will feature 76 films across seven sections and an industry programme showcasing eight new Georgian projects  

17/09 | Batumi 2026

The 23rd Reykjavík International Film Festival unveils its full programme

The 23rd Reykjavík International Film Festival unveils its full programme

Iceland’s largest film festival will open with the Everest documentary The Last First: Winter K2, while nine features will compete for the Golden Puffin  

17/09 | Reykjavík 2026

Ilmar Raag’s A Girl from Tallinn in post-production

Ilmar Raag’s A Girl from Tallinn in post-production

The six-part mystery-thriller unfolds in Tallinn and Kyiv across two timelines, as a decades-old murder investigation drags the past back into the present  

17/09 | Production | Funding | Estonia/Ukraine/Bulgaria

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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: The Idiot(s)

Review: The Idiot(s)

Aimee Lou Wood is resplendent as Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s wife, Anna, in a new her-story biopic by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert  

17/09 | Toronto 2026 | Special Presentations

Review: What Lies Between Us

Review: What Lies Between Us

Amalie Næsby Fick cuts deep with a nuanced and highly entertaining psychological thriller threading together a mother’s complicity, disbelief and pursuit of justice  

17/09 | Toronto 2026 | Discovery

European Work in Progress announces the 25 projects selected for its ninth edition

European Work in Progress announces the 25 projects selected for its ninth edition

The German event, which will once again take place in Hamburg as part of FilmFest Hamburg Industry Days, received over 270 applications this year  

17/09 | European Work in Progress 2026

Review: Lemonade

Review: Lemonade

Documentarian Kim Bartley’s fiction debut sheds light on the Irish foster-care system with a tender coming-of-age story that sees Barry Keoghan among the cast  

17/09 | Toronto 2026 | Centrepiece

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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

Yesim Ustaoğlu • Director of What Remains

Interview: Yesim Ustaoğlu • Director of What Remains

"The main character strives for a kind of purity that allows her to be herself and to fear nothing"

The Turkish filmmaker sheds light on her new movie, centred on a woman who takes to the road to try to find herself  

16/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for San Sebastián New Directors entry Erratics

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for San Sebastián New Directors entry Erratics

The debut feature by Thomas Woodroffe, a co-production involving Chile, France and Argentina, stars French actor Denis Lavant  

16/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Review: Elsinore

Review: Elsinore

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

16/09 | Toronto 2026 | Special Presentations

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Reviews

What Lies Between Us - by Amalie Næsby Fick

What Lies Between Us
by Amalie Næsby Fick
Amalie Næsby Fick cuts deep with a nuanced and highly entertaining psychological thriller threading together a mother’s complicity, disbelief and pursuit of justice

After Elena - by Shawn Garry

After Elena
by Shawn Garry
Shawn Garry’s sophomore feature explores grief and family tensions as a widower struggles to rebuild his life after his wife’s death

Lemonade - by Kim Bartley

Lemonade
by Kim Bartley
Documentarian Kim Bartley’s fiction debut sheds light on the Irish foster-care system with a tender coming-of-age story that sees Barry Keoghan among the cast

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

The Idiot(s) - by Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert

The Idiot(s)
by Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert
Aimee Lou Wood is resplendent as Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s wife, Anna, in a new her-story biopic by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert

The Daughters of Abraham - by Hanaël El Yousfi

The Daughters of Abraham
by Hanaël El Yousfi
Hanaël El Yousfi delivers a bold and vibrant, feminist debut feature film about emancipation and the deceptive, ossified boundaries of communitarianism

Where the River Begins - by Juan Andrés Arango

Where the River Begins
by Juan Andrés Arango
Juan Andrés Arango’s film tells the story of a native Emberá woman who, after fleeing paramilitary violence, journeys from Bogotá back toward her rainforest homeland

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

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

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  

16/09 | Toronto 2026 | TIFF: The Market

Review: Where the River Begins

Review: Where the River Begins

Juan Andrés Arango’s film tells the story of a native Emberá woman who, after fleeing paramilitary violence, journeys from Bogotá back toward her rainforest homeland  

16/09 | Toronto 2026 | Centrepiece

Pedro B Abreu shooting Olguța and Her Millionaire Grandpa

Pedro B Abreu shooting Olguța and Her Millionaire Grandpa

The adaptation of Alex Moldovan’s bestselling children’s novel follows a rebellious 12-year-old girl who meets her wealthy grandfather for the first time  

16/09 | Production | Funding | Romania

Interviews

Ilya Khrzhanovsky • Director of Dau

Ilya Khrzhanovsky • Director of Dau
VENICE 2026: The director of the controversial project describes how this surprising new instalment came about and once again emphasises his support for Ukraine in the war against Russia

Ann Sirot, Raphaël Balboni • Directors of Diane in the Loop

Ann Sirot, Raphaël Balboni • Directors of Diane in the Loop
VENICE 2026: The whimsical directorial duo tell us more about their new film, in which they playfully borrow from the western genre to explore how sexual trauma can become transgenerational

Stéphane Brizé • Director of A Good Little Soldier

Stéphane Brizé • Director of A Good Little Soldier
VENICE 2026: The French filmmaker unpacks his new film, which examines the mechanics of oppression at work and willing servitude on a human scale

May el-Toukhy • Director of Woman Unknown

May el-Toukhy • Director of Woman Unknown
VENICE 2026: The Danish-Egyptian helmer discusses what drew her to such a dark chapter of the era immediately following World War II

Cédric Kahn • Director of A Place to Heal

Cédric Kahn • Director of A Place to Heal
VENICE 2026: The French filmmaker explains why he decided to tackle young people's mental health and how he infused documentary material with fiction

María Aparicio • Director of Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion

María Aparicio • Director of Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion
Venice 2026 – Giornate degli Autori

Nicolas Pariser • Director of One Minute to Midnight

Nicolas Pariser • Director of One Minute to Midnight
VENICE 2026: The French filmmaker explains why he went against prevailing narrative conventions to reflect on male-female relations

Werner Herzog • Director of Bucking Fastard

Werner Herzog • Director of Bucking Fastard
VENICE 2026: The legendary German director tells us about his return to fiction filmmaking, his collaboration with Rooney and Kate Mara, and the movie’s dedication to David Lynch

Amanda Kernell • Director of Brace Your Heart

Interview: Amanda Kernell • Director of Brace Your Heart

“The key words at the heart of the story are ‘liberation’, ‘healing’ and ‘forgiveness’”

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  

16/09 | Toronto 2026 | Platform

REPORT: Baltic Sea Docs 2026

REPORT: Baltic Sea Docs 2026

We zoom in on all of the winning projects presented at the Riga-based forum, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this year  

16/09 | Baltic Sea Docs 2026

Miguel Alexandre’s Queen Silvia to world-premiere at MIPCOM CANNES

Miguel Alexandre’s Queen Silvia to world-premiere at MIPCOM CANNES

The six-part drama about the romance between Sweden’s Queen Silvia and King Carl Gustaf will screen as a special world premiere  

16/09 | Production | Funding | Germany/Sweden

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Brace Your Heart - by Amanda Kernell

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

Growth of the Soil - by Hans Petter Moland

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

Wild, Wild East - by Jan Holoubek

Wild, Wild East
by Jan Holoubek
Toronto 2026 - Platform

Erratics - by Thomas Woodroffe

Erratics
by Thomas Woodroffe
San Sebastián 2026 - New Directors

Children of the Monkey - by Tommaso Landucci

Children of the Monkey
by Tommaso Landucci
Venice 2026 - Orizzonti Best Actor and Best Screenplay
Italian release September 17

Forsaken - by Vincent Garenq

Forsaken
by Vincent Garenq
Cannes 2026 - Out of Competition
Czech release September 17

Rose - by Markus Schleinzer

Rose
by Markus Schleinzer
Berlinale 2026 - Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance
French release September 9 and Czech release September 17

Gentle Monster - by Marie Kreutzer

Gentle Monster
by Marie Kreutzer
Cannes 2026 - Competition
German release September 17

REPORT: Cartoon Forum 2026

REPORT: Cartoon Forum 2026

We take a closer look at six of the animated projects being presented at this year’s Cartoon Forum, running in Toulouse from 14-17 September  

16/09 | Cartoon 2026 | Cartoon Forum

Seriesly Berlin announces its pitch award winners

Seriesly Berlin announces its pitch award winners

The Man Behind a Mask, Hands Up and I AM GOD have taken the top honours in the two sections of Seriesly Berlin Pitches  

16/09 | Seriesly Berlin 2026 | Awards

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

15/09 | Box Office | Europe

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Reviews

Children of the Monkey - by Tommaso Landucci

Children of the Monkey
by Tommaso Landucci
VENICE 2026: In Tommaso Landucci’s delicate debut fiction feature, Riccardo Scamarcio plays the lost and bewildered father of a disabled child

Think Good - by Géraldine Nakache

Think Good
by Géraldine Nakache
CANNES 2026: Géraldine Nakache traces the history of an abusive relationship, set to the rhythm of sacred Jewish rituals

The Birthday Party - by Léa Mysius

The Birthday Party
by Léa Mysius
CANNES 2026: Léa Mysius directs a sharp, tense and stripped back thriller telling a dark, modern tale about family and the return of the murky past in a nigh-on huis clos context

3 Days in September - by Tudor Giurgiu

3 Days in September
by Tudor Giurgiu
Romanian helmer Tudor Giurgiu’s latest feature is a breathless, single-take chronicle of an emotional disaster in the wake of a shocking revelation

Beloved - by Erik Poppe

Beloved
by Erik Poppe
Norwegian Nobel Prize-winning playwright Jon Fosse’s first-ever original screenplay is given epic treatment – including a car chase – by director Erik Poppe

Industry Reports

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

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

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