La Rochelle Cinéma hosts a tidal wave of top-notch films

La Rochelle Cinéma hosts a tidal wave of top-notch films

From 27 June-5 July, Fema will show more than 200 movies in the presence of myriad directors, and will pay tribute to Pedro Almodóvar and Christian Petzold  

27/06 | Festivals | Awards | France

Sunny Side of the Doc announces its winning pitches

Sunny Side of the Doc announces its winning pitches

With In Front of Us and Leonard Cohen: Behind the Iron Curtain, European producers shine bright in two of the seven categories in which awards were handed out at the documentary market pitch  

27/06 | Sunny Side of the Doc 2025 | Awards

Olivier Meys • Director of Jahia’s Summer

Interview: Olivier Meys • Director of Jahia’s Summer

"The idea wasn’t to make a propaganda film, but to lend real human form to asylum requests"

The Belgian director spoke to us about his sensitive portrayal of a young female asylum seeker who’s living her life in limbo and whose fate changes through the beauty of friendship  

27/06 | BRIFF 2025

Review: To Meet Again

Review: To Meet Again

Thomas Damas presents his first feature-length doc, which delves into a mobile unit hosting families whose members have been temporarily separated by public institutions  

27/06 | BRIFF 2025

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Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... - The European Audiovisual Observatory spotlights the power of state aid in the European audiovisual sector - 12/06/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 12/06/2025
The European Audiovisual Observatory spotlights the power of state aid in the European audiovisual sector
A new report examines how public funding shapes the creation and distribution of audiovisual content across the continent, outlining key legal frameworks and emerging policy trends

Market Trends
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A busy spring festival season awaits the European film industry. Cineuropa will continue to keep its readers up to date with the latest news and market insights, covering the buzziest events, including Cannes, Kraków, Karlovy Vary, Tribeca, Hot Docs, Annecy, Brussels, Munich and many others

Film Festival Trends - Audiences at Italian festivals are increasingly satisfied, according to AFIC - 26/06/2025

Film Festival Trends – 26/06/2025
Audiences at Italian festivals are increasingly satisfied, according to AFIC
Research carried out by the Association of Italian Film Festivals in league with Ergo Research and Cinetel/CinExpert also highlights the difficulties faced by festival organisers

Produce – Co-Produce... - UK government unveils £380 million Creative Industries Sector Plan to boost film, TV and global growth - 26/06/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 26/06/2025
UK government unveils £380 million Creative Industries Sector Plan to boost film, TV and global growth
The plan earmarks £75 million specifically to strengthen BFI initiatives; support has also been announced for other industry bodies in the country

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Europa Distribution delves into the release and promotion of Asian films at Focus Asia - 25/06/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 25/06/2025
Europa Distribution delves into the release and promotion of Asian films at Focus Asia
The industry section of the Far East Film Festival in Udine hosted a panel focusing on case studies around Jia Zhangke’s Caught by the Tides and Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light

Produce – Co-Produce... - Johann Grech • Malta film commissioner - 24/06/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 24/06/2025
Johann Grech • Malta film commissioner
The professional breaks down how Malta has transitioned into a full-fledged film industry under his administration as well as the growing strategic role of its national festival

Film Festival Trends - ICAA and Federación Pantalla publish a report on Spanish festivals - 23/06/2025

Film Festival Trends – 23/06/2025
ICAA and Federación Pantalla publish a report on Spanish festivals
The study of 133 events over the last three years concludes that they are the backbone of audiovisual culture, combining accessibility, innovation and diverse programming

Series - Rémi Tereszkiewicz • CSO, BetaSeries - 19/06/2025

Series – 19/06/2025
Rémi Tereszkiewicz • CSO, BetaSeries
The expert delved into the latest streaming trends, including bundling, search fatigue and discoverability

Niccolò Falsetti’s Caro mondo crudele now in post-production

Niccolò Falsetti’s Caro mondo crudele now in post-production

The new film by the director of Margins, Audience Award winner in Venice’s Critics’ Week, features animation by Zerocalcare and a twelve-year-old with a wild imagination  

27/06 | Production | Funding | Italy

Six series co-productions supported by the Council of Europe

Six series co-productions supported by the Council of Europe

The Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions has selected series from Spain, Norway, Greece, Serbia, the Netherlands and Poland  

26/06 | Production | Funding | Europe

Review: 13 Days, 13 Nights

Review: 13 Days, 13 Nights

Martin Bourboulon delivers an enthralling and hard-hitting thriller inspired by real events and remixed in an American style which places charismatic Roschdy Zem centre stage  

26/06 | Films | Reviews | France

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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

Audiences at Italian festivals are increasingly satisfied, according to AFIC

Audiences at Italian festivals are increasingly satisfied, according to AFIC

Research carried out by the Association of Italian Film Festivals in league with Ergo Research and Cinetel/CinExpert also highlights the difficulties faced by festival organisers  

26/06 | Industry | Market | Italy

“Memory Weaves the Future” as Beyond Borders turns ten

“Memory Weaves the Future” as Beyond Borders turns ten

The festival celebrates a decade of cinematic storytelling with a bold programme exploring memory and identity, while spotlighting Greek documentary films  

26/06 | Beyond Borders 2025

UK government unveils £380 million Creative Industries Sector Plan to boost film, TV and global growth

UK government unveils £380 million Creative Industries Sector Plan to boost film, TV and global growth

The plan earmarks £75 million specifically to strengthen BFI initiatives; support has also been announced for other industry bodies in the country  

26/06 | Industry | Market | UK

The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival unveils its competition line-up

The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival unveils its competition line-up

The Czech film gathering rounds off its selection, which includes the latest works by Bence Fliegauf, Nathan Ambrosioni, Pere Vilà Barceló and Vytautas Katkus  

03/06 | Karlovy Vary 2025

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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: Pet Peeves

Review: Pet Peeves

Javier Polo’s film is made up of five brief and somewhat brutal stories that use dark humour, surrealism and irony to poke fun at our common misfortunes  

26/06 | Cinema Jove 2025

Review: Road 190

Review: Road 190

Charlotte Nastasi and Emilie Cornu deliver a gripping chronicle of life in Texas's “city of eight prisons”, where the shadow of the executions still being carried out there looms large  

25/06 | BRIFF 2025

Amanda Kernell wraps shooting on Sámi-set drama Brace Your Heart

Amanda Kernell wraps shooting on Sámi-set drama Brace Your Heart

The Nordic-Bulgarian feature centres on a 20-year-old woman who inherits her father’s reindeer herd and strives to uphold the family tradition  

26/06 | Production | Funding | Sweden/Norway/Iceland/Bulgaria/Denmark

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Reviews

13 Days, 13 Nights - by Martin Bourboulon

13 Days, 13 Nights
by Martin Bourboulon
Martin Bourboulon delivers an enthralling and hard-hitting thriller inspired by real events and remixed in an American style which places charismatic Roschdy Zem centre stage

Come fratelli - by Antonio Padovan

Come fratelli
by Antonio Padovan
Antonio Padovan’s third effort is a tender film which breaks the Italian comedy mould as it explores a male friendship marked by a desire for closeness and an awareness that separation is inevitable

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

Once Upon a Time in Gaza - by Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser

Once Upon a Time in Gaza
by Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser
CANNES 2025: In their humanistic, precise and relaxed style, brothers Arab and Tarzan Nasser put together the true and the false, reality and fiction, genre cinema and geo-political x-ray

Reflection in a Dead Diamond - by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani

Reflection in a Dead Diamond
by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
BERLINALE 2025: Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani present a baroque spy film with some crazy twists and turns, which is both fun and exhausting

Köln 75 - by Ido Fluk

Köln 75
by Ido Fluk
BERLINALE 2025: An 18-year-old concert promoter stages one of the most legendary jazz gigs in history, by Keith Jarrett, in Ido Fluk’s biopic

Home Sweet Home - by Frelle Petersen

Home Sweet Home
by Frelle Petersen
BERLINALE 2025: Frelle Petersen’s newest film comes to the big screen with a subdued portrayal of elderly caregiving as a thankless yet crucial job through the eyes of a young working mother

The Haunted Minds - by Lucas Belvaux

The Haunted Minds
by Lucas Belvaux
Belgian filmmaker Lucas Belvaux returns with a psychological thriller featuring a bizarre manhunt

Review: Rainbow's Tale

Review: Rainbow's Tale

Saleh Alavizadeh’s debut feature offers a poignant Iranian anthology exploring the alienation of youth, skilfully interweaving emotional depth and dark humour  

26/06 | Bishkek 2025

Filming is under way on 40 secondi, based on the tragic case of Willy Monteiro Duarte

Filming is under way on 40 secondi, based on the tragic case of Willy Monteiro Duarte

Inspired by journalist Federica Angeli’s book, Vincenzo Alfieri’s new film is produced and distributed by Eagle Pictures  

26/06 | Production | Funding | Italy

Cyrille Perez and Emmanuelle Mauger • President of the Audiovisual College and Deputy General Delegate, France's Union of Independent Producers

Interview: Cyrille Perez and Emmanuelle Mauger • President of the Audiovisual College and Deputy General Delegate, France's Union of Independent Producers

"Documentary is the key genre of democracy; otherwise, we will have image taps, without reflection, without perspective"

The members of France's Union of Independent Producers (SPI) examine all the issues surrounding documentary production: public service, platforms, export, financing, creative freedom...  

25/06 | Sunny Side of The Doc 2025

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Interviews

Teodora Ana Mihai • Director of Traffic

Teodora Ana Mihai • Director of Traffic
The Romanian-Belgian filmmaker discusses the still-unbridgeable gap between Eastern and Western Europe, and shares details of her collaboration with Cristian Mungiu on the script

Olivier Meys • Director of Jahia’s Summer

Olivier Meys • Director of Jahia’s Summer
The Belgian director spoke to us about his sensitive portrayal of a young female asylum seeker who’s living her life in limbo and whose fate changes through the beauty of friendship

Cyrille Perez and Emmanuelle Mauger • President of the Audiovisual College and Deputy General Delegate, France's Union of Independent Producers

Cyrille Perez and Emmanuelle Mauger • President of the Audiovisual College and Deputy General Delegate, France's Union of Independent Producers
The members of France's Union of Independent Producers (SPI) examine all the issues surrounding documentary production: public service, platforms, export, financing, creative freedom...

Alberto Morais • Director of La terra negra

Alberto Morais • Director of La terra negra
The Spanish director discusses his co-production with Panama, imbued with humanism and featuring actors who have become friends

Valéry Rosier • Director of Rano

Valéry Rosier • Director of Rano
The Belgian filmmaker chatted to us about his new movie, which is co-directed by Farellia Tahina Venance and which focuses on two grieving characters in a dual sensorial and aquatic story

Eve Duchemin • Director of Petit Rempart

Eve Duchemin • Director of Petit Rempart
The director chatted with us about her intense yet brilliant portrayal of a woman who finds refuge in an emergency shelter following a brutal change in circumstances

Jean-Pascal Zadi • Director of Black to the Future

Jean-Pascal Zadi • Director of Black to the Future
The actor-director talks to us about his adventure comedy, which imagines that the race to conquer space is led by a crew trained and financed in Africa

Song Pham, Martin Laurent • Producers, Temps noir

Song Pham, Martin Laurent • Producers, Temps noir
Selected for the Sunny Side of the Doc pitch with Greenland, The Icy Eldorado, the Parisian production company is brimming with projects

Review: Come fratelli

Review: Come fratelli

Antonio Padovan’s third effort is a tender film which breaks the Italian comedy mould as it explores a male friendship marked by a desire for closeness and an awareness that separation is inevitable  

25/06 | Films | Reviews | Italy

Series review: The Nameless

Series review: The Nameless

Unease and suspense gradually seep into the body and soul of this series shot exuberantly by Pau Freixas, which, like the 1999 film of the same name, adapts Ramsey Campbell’s novel  

25/06 | Series | Reviews | Spain

Alberto Morais • Director of La terra negra

Interview: Alberto Morais • Director of La terra negra

“I do not love my neighbour, but my fellow man”

The Spanish director discusses his co-production with Panama, imbued with humanism and featuring actors who have become friends  

25/06 | Cinema Jove 2025

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain - by Mailys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
by Mailys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han
Cannes 2025 - Special Screenings
Annecy 2025 - Audience Award Official Competition
French and Belgian releases June 25

13 Days, 13 Nights - by Martin Bourboulon

13 Days, 13 Nights
by Martin Bourboulon
Cannes 2025 - Out of Competition
French release June 27

Diva Futura - by Giulia Louise Steigerwalt

Diva Futura
by Giulia Louise Steigerwalt
Venice 2024 - Competition
German release June 26

Once Upon a Time in Gaza - by Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser

Once Upon a Time in Gaza
by Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser
Cannes 2025 - Un Certain Regard Best Director Award
French release June 25

Kika - by Alexe Poukine

Kika
by Alexe Poukine
Cannes 2025 - Critics’ Week
Belgian release June 25

Holy Cow - by Louise Courvoisier

Holy Cow
by Louise Courvoisier
Cannes 2024 - Un Certain Regard Youth Prize
Italian release June 26

Reflection in a Dead Diamond - by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani

Reflection in a Dead Diamond
by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Berlinale 2025 - Competition
Tribeca 2025 - International Narrative Competition
French release June 25

Jim's Story - by Jean-Marie Larrieu, Arnaud Larrieu

Jim's Story
by Jean-Marie Larrieu, Arnaud Larrieu
Cannes 2024 - Cannes Premiere
Swedish release June 27

Eva Libertad’s Deaf wins at the Mediterranean Film Festival Split

Eva Libertad’s Deaf wins at the Mediterranean Film Festival Split

The festival focused its industry activities on education and closed with the regional premiere of The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer  

25/06 | Festivals | Awards | Croatia

Valéry Rosier • Director of Rano

Interview: Valéry Rosier • Director of Rano

“Water represents the characters’ feminine side, a side they have to learn to embrace as the story advances”

The Belgian filmmaker chatted to us about his new movie, which is co-directed by Farellia Tahina Venance and which focuses on two grieving characters in a dual sensorial and aquatic story  

25/06 | BRIFF 2025

Eve Duchemin • Director of Petit Rempart

Interview: Eve Duchemin • Director of Petit Rempart

"The aim is to help these homeless women, but we’re also making them weaker"

The director chatted with us about her intense yet brilliant portrayal of a woman who finds refuge in an emergency shelter following a brutal change in circumstances  

25/06 | BRIFF 2025

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Reviews

Beginnings - by Jeanette Nordahl

Beginnings
by Jeanette Nordahl
BERLINALE 2025: Trine Dyrholm’s powerhouse performance drives Jeanette Nordahl’s second feature, a sophisticated, grounded and universally relatable family drama

Stranger Eyes - by Yeo Siew Hua

Stranger Eyes
by Yeo Siew Hua
VENICE 2024: Singaporean director Yeo Siew Hua’s thriller finds a couple grieving after their daughter goes missing, with the country’s culture of mass surveillance holding the answer to the mystery

28 Years Later - by Danny Boyle

28 Years Later
by Danny Boyle
With his sequel to 28 Days Later, co-written by Alex Garland, Danny Boyle returns to apocalyptic horror with a ferocious coming-of-age story revolving around family and the memory of the dead

The Van - by Eloy Calvo

The Van
by Eloy Calvo
Eloy Calvo makes his feature-length directorial debut with a dramatic comedy that blends animation and live action, adapting the comic book of the same name for the screen

To Meet Again - by Thomas Damas

To Meet Again
by Thomas Damas
Thomas Damas presents his first feature-length doc, which delves into a mobile unit hosting families whose members have been temporarily separated by public institutions

Industry Reports

Film Festival Trends – 26/06/2025

Audiences at Italian festivals are increasingly satisfied, according to AFIC

Research carried out by the Association of Italian Film Festivals in league with Ergo Research and Cinetel/CinExpert also highlights the difficulties faced by festival organisers

Produce – Co-Produce... – 26/06/2025

UK government unveils £380 million Creative Industries Sector Plan to boost film, TV and global growth

The plan earmarks £75 million specifically to strengthen BFI initiatives; support has also been announced for other industry bodies in the country

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 25/06/2025

Europa Distribution delves into the release and promotion of Asian films at Focus Asia

The industry section of the Far East Film Festival in Udine hosted a panel focusing on case studies around Jia Zhangke’s Caught by the Tides and Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light

Produce – Co-Produce... – 24/06/2025

Johann Grech • Malta film commissioner

The professional breaks down how Malta has transitioned into a full-fledged film industry under his administration as well as the growing strategic role of its national festival

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