We caught up with producer Linda Mutawi at the Cannes Film Festival for the latest edition of Indie Producer Focus, created in collaboration with the European Producers Club. Based in Sweden and working across Europe and the Middle East with her company Fikra, Mutawi reflected on her long relationship with Cannes, the rapidly changing landscape of independent production, and the growing funding challenges facing European cinema today. The conversation also touched on the Europe Needs Cinema initiative and the importance of continuing to protect ambitious, independent filmmaking across borders.

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