San Sebastián explores new financing models in the film industry

San Sebastián explores new financing models in the film industry

The Creative Investors’ Conference trained the spotlight on new investment sources that can help the industry develop, and looked at the current European powerhouses  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2025 | San Sebastián Industry

Review: Aro berria

Review: Aro berria

Irati Gorostidi's debut feature is a fascinating, bracing exploration of the alternative movement that was born within the Gipuzkoan labour struggle of the 1970s  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2025 | New Directors

Alauda Ruiz de Azúa • Director of Sundays

Interview: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa • Director of Sundays

“When conflict arises in our own home, we find it very difficult to be tolerant”

The Basque director discusses her new film, a long-cherished project that explores adolescence, respect, family conflicts and crises of faith  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2025 | Competition

Aitor Arregi and José Mari Goenaga • Directors of Maspalomas

Interview: Aitor Arregi and José Mari Goenaga • Directors of Maspalomas

“Society has established that it’s preferable to think older people don’t have sex”

The Basque filmmakers admit they learned a great deal from this foray into gay culture, while also broaching topics like sexuality in later life and the regression of society  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2025 | Competition

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Industry Reports

Market Trends - The Spanish film industry looks to the future at San Sebastián - 23/09/2025

Market Trends – 23/09/2025
The Spanish film industry looks to the future at San Sebastián
Professionals have gathered at the festival to assess the progress of the Spanish government’s Spain Audiovisual Hub programme and to highlight the developments necessary for the sector

Market Trends
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A busy summer 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 Locarno, Venice, Sarajevo, Haugesund, Toronto, San Sebastián, Zurich and many others

New Media - Coruña Estudio Inmersivo virtual soundstage introduced at San Sebastián - 25/09/2025

New Media – 25/09/2025
Coruña Estudio Inmersivo virtual soundstage introduced at San Sebastián
The state-of-the-art production hub managed by Pedralonga Estudios aims to become a focal point for European audiovisual shoots

Produce – Co-Produce... - Independent European producers voice alarm over proposed AgoraEU regulation - 22/09/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 22/09/2025
Independent European producers voice alarm over proposed AgoraEU regulation
The European Producers Club and other producers’ organisations have warned that the regulation could mark a risky turning point for the future of independent audiovisual creation

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Toronto's Buyers in Focus sees distribution executives confronting market shifts and wagering on young audiences - 18/09/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 18/09/2025
Toronto's Buyers in Focus sees distribution executives confronting market shifts and wagering on young audiences
As stressed by the professionals at the panel, behind every acquisition lies a mixture of strategy, chance and passion

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The Unlocking New Audiences study analyses new television viewing habits in Spain, France, Germany and Italy - 16/09/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 16/09/2025
The Unlocking New Audiences study analyses new television viewing habits in Spain, France, Germany and Italy
There is a shift towards free, ad-supported models, with 75% of respondents watching video-on-demand with adverts or FAST (Free Ad-Supported TV) once a week

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Gender parity among European film professionals still decades away, says the latest EAO report - 16/09/2025

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 16/09/2025
Gender parity among European film professionals still decades away, says the latest EAO report
Extrapolating current growth trends, the research finds that gender parity in film production should be reached by 2047 if all roles are considered together

Animation - Kate O’Connor • Executive chair, Animation UK - 16/09/2025

Animation – 16/09/2025
Kate O’Connor • Executive chair, Animation UK
Our chat covered how collaboration with Cartoon has strengthened the UK’s European partnerships and showcased the strength of the country’s talent in continental markets

Coruña Estudio Inmersivo virtual soundstage introduced at San Sebastián

Coruña Estudio Inmersivo virtual soundstage introduced at San Sebastián

The state-of-the-art production hub managed by Pedralonga Estudios aims to become a focal point for European audiovisual shoots  

25/09 | San Sebastián 2025 | San Sebastián Industry

Agnieszka Holland • Director of Franz

Interview: Agnieszka Holland • Director of Franz

“If I wanted to somehow find a new perspective myself, I had to look for fragments, pieces, puzzles and layers – I had to make it funky”

The Polish filmmaker explores her personal connection to her central subject, and how she sought to bring him to life in a bright and offbeat way  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2025 | Competition

Pierre Schoeller • Director of The Rembrandt Syndrome

Interview: Pierre Schoeller • Director of The Rembrandt Syndrome

"The times we’re living in make all of us ask questions"

The French filmmaker decodes an audacious tale blending fiction and realism, and bewitchment and climate-based, scientific questions  

24/09 | /France/Belgium

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Co-Production Podcast

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

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

Otso Tiainen • Director of Shadowland

Interview: Otso Tiainen • Director of Shadowland

“It was very draining to build a film on top of another film that never came to be”

We discussed the Finnish director’s account of an esoteric group of people gathering in the French Pyrenees in order to practise various forms of magic and witchcraft  

24/09 | Nordisk Panorama 2025

Fabian Massah • Head, Filmfest Hamburg Industry Days

Interview: Fabian Massah • Head, Filmfest Hamburg Industry Days

“The whole ecosystem has to come together and think about tangible solutions to ensure the future of film promotion”

The German producer and new industry head gives an insight into his approach to organising the event in Hamburg that attracts film professionals from all over Europe  

24/09 | Hamburg 2025 | Filmfest Hamburg Industry Days

Review: If We Don't Burn, How Do We Light up the Night

Review: If We Don't Burn, How Do We Light up the Night

Costa Rican filmmaker Kim Torres’ debut feature is a slow-burning yet stimulating coming-of-age story that serves as a powerful calling card  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2025 | New Directors

Review: Ungrateful Beings

Review: Ungrateful Beings

In his fifth film, Czech director Olmo Omerzu starts from an interesting premise that gets warped to the point of prompting disinterest and rejection towards his protagonists and their fates  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2025 | Competition

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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

Only on Earth wins Best Nordic Documentary at Nordisk Panorama

Only on Earth wins Best Nordic Documentary at Nordisk Panorama

The very best in Nordic shorts and documentaries have received an even spread of awards across Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden  

24/09 | Nordisk Panorama 2025 | Awards

Cyprus reinforces its audiovisual strategy with €25 million Olivewood plan

Cyprus reinforces its audiovisual strategy with €25 million Olivewood plan

The Finance Ministry has released €3.3 million in subsidies for international films and series, as part of the country’s audiovisual incentive scheme  

24/09 | Industry | Market | Cyprus

Milagros Mumenthaler • Director of The Currents

Interview: Milagros Mumenthaler • Director of The Currents

“I liked that contradiction of water as this comforting place that she somehow couldn't leave”

The Swiss-Argentinian director shares the secrets behind her third feature, which beautifully engages with themes of depression, motherhood and the ungraspable  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2025 | Competition

Reviews

Sundays - by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa

Sundays
by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa establishes herself as a filmmaker with this chronicle of a family crisis, which questions the very solid foundations of the sacrosanct institution and its limited tolerance

Couture - by Alice Winocour

Couture
by Alice Winocour
Alice Winocour finds the humanity in haute couture in her newest feature, starring Angelina Jolie as a director plunged into a patchwork of personal and professional trials

Maspalomas - by Aitor Arregi, Jose Mari Goenaga

Maspalomas
by Aitor Arregi, Jose Mari Goenaga
The protagonist of Aitor Arregi and José Mari Goenaga’s melodrama leaves the titular queer paradise to return not only to his city, but also to the closet it was so hard to come out of

Los Tigres - by Alberto Rodríguez

Los Tigres
by Alberto Rodríguez
Alberto Rodríguez orchestrates his own unique Abyss with spectacular mise en scène to tell the story of two brothers who are professional divers

Six Days in Spring - by Joachim Lafosse

Six Days in Spring
by Joachim Lafosse
Joachim Lafosse presents his 11th feature film, a sensitive drama which highlights the reality of the return to square one in terms of social mobility when love comes to an end

The Fence - by Claire Denis

The Fence
by Claire Denis
Claire Denis brings all the tumultuous, coded and unhinged strangeness of Bernard-Marie Koltès’ play to the big screen, dissecting the full spectrum of domination relationships

Muganga - by Marie-Hélène Roux

Muganga
by Marie-Hélène Roux
Marie-Hélène Roux delivers a poignant film paying tribute to Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege, the Congolese surgeon who cares for female victims of sexual violence

Franz - by Agnieszka Holland

Franz
by Agnieszka Holland
Agnieszka Holland directs a non-traditional biopic of Kafka and attempts to reckon with his legacy beyond buzzwords in this film led by a restless Idan Weiss

John Skoog • Director of Redoubt

Interview: John Skoog • Director of Redoubt

“I was around eight at the time, and these little stories have haunted me ever since”

The Swedish director breaks down his story of a farm worker who spends a fair share of the latter half of his life fortifying his house during the Cold War  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2025 | New Directors

Review: Weightless

Review: Weightless

Emilie Thalund’s debut feature shines a light on self-acceptance, friendship, desire and growing up, as it follows a teenager at a health camp  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2025 | New Directors

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 2026 Academy Awards  

23/09 | Oscars 2026

Interviews

Arnaud Desplechin • Director of Two Pianos

Arnaud Desplechin • Director of Two Pianos
The French director offers up his thoughts on his new movie - which is full of music, suspense and melodrama – as well as on film more generally and current events

Alauda Ruiz de Azúa • Director of Sundays

Alauda Ruiz de Azúa • Director of Sundays
The Basque director discusses her new film, a long-cherished project that explores adolescence, respect, family conflicts and crises of faith

Aitor Arregi and José Mari Goenaga • Directors of Maspalomas

Aitor Arregi and José Mari Goenaga • Directors of Maspalomas
The Basque filmmakers admit they learned a great deal from this foray into gay culture, while also broaching topics like sexuality in later life and the regression of society

Agnieszka Holland • Director of Franz

Agnieszka Holland • Director of Franz
The Polish filmmaker explores her personal connection to her central subject, and how she sought to bring him to life in a bright and offbeat way

Pierre Schoeller • Director of The Rembrandt Syndrome

Pierre Schoeller • Director of The Rembrandt Syndrome
The French filmmaker decodes an audacious tale blending fiction and realism, and bewitchment and climate-based, scientific questions

Otso Tiainen • Director of Shadowland

Otso Tiainen • Director of Shadowland
We discussed the Finnish director’s account of an esoteric group of people gathering in the French Pyrenees in order to practise various forms of magic and witchcraft

Fabian Massah • Head, Filmfest Hamburg Industry Days

Fabian Massah • Head, Filmfest Hamburg Industry Days
The German producer and new industry head gives an insight into his approach to organising the event in Hamburg that attracts film professionals from all over Europe

Milagros Mumenthaler • Director of The Currents

Milagros Mumenthaler • Director of The Currents
The Swiss-Argentinian director shares the secrets behind her third feature, which beautifully engages with themes of depression, motherhood and the ungraspable

Claire Denis • Director of The Fence

Interview: Claire Denis • Director of The Fence

"The colonisation we’re seeing today is another kind called capitalism"

The French director discusses the origins of her new film and the most significant topics she’s covered during her considerable career  

23/09 | San Sebastián 2025 | Competition

Review: Sundays

Review: Sundays

Alauda Ruiz de Azúa establishes herself as a filmmaker with this chronicle of a family crisis, which questions the very solid foundations of the sacrosanct institution and its limited tolerance  

23/09 | San Sebastian 2025 | Competition

Review: The Rembrandt Syndrome

Review: The Rembrandt Syndrome

Pierre Schoeller delivers a captivating film about a nuclear researcher whose thoughts on the climate crisis are subject to a mysterious and compelling overhaul  

23/09 | Films | Reviews | France/Belgium

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

The Rembrandt Syndrome - by Pierre Schoeller

The Rembrandt Syndrome
by Pierre Schoeller
French release September 24

Sundays - by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa

Sundays
by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
San Sebastián 2025 - Competition

Kontinental '25 - by Radu Jude

Kontinental '25
by Radu Jude
Berlinale 2025 - Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
French release September 24

Six Days in Spring - by Joachim Lafosse

Six Days in Spring
by Joachim Lafosse
San Sebastián 2025 - Competition

Maspalomas - by Aitor Arregi, Jose Mari Goenaga

Maspalomas
by Aitor Arregi, Jose Mari Goenaga
San Sebastián 2025 - Competition
Spanish release September 26

Franz - by Agnieszka Holland

Franz
by Agnieszka Holland
Toronto 2025 - Special Presentation
San Sebastián 2025 - Competition
Czech release September 25

As We Breathe - by Seyhmus Altun

As We Breathe
by Seyhmus Altun
Toronto 2025 - Discovery
San Sebastián 2025 - New Directors

Two Pianos - by Arnaud Desplechin

Two Pianos
by Arnaud Desplechin
Toronto 2025 - Gala Presentations
San Sebastián 2025 - Competition

Review: Muganga

Review: Muganga

Marie-Hélène Roux delivers a poignant film paying tribute to Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege, the Congolese surgeon who cares for female victims of sexual violence  

23/09 | Films | Reviews | France/Belgium

Series review: Hotel Costiera

Series review: Hotel Costiera

The new Italian Prime Video Original series with an international cast combines action, crime and light drama with the dazzling beauty of the Amalfi coast  

23/09 | Series | Reviews | USA/Italy

The Spanish film industry looks to the future at San Sebastián

The Spanish film industry looks to the future at San Sebastián

Professionals have gathered at the festival to assess the progress of the Spanish government’s Spain Audiovisual Hub programme and to highlight the developments necessary for the sector  

23/09 | San Sebastián 2025 | San Sebastián Industry

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Reviews

Weightless - by Emilie Thalund

Weightless
by Emilie Thalund
Emilie Thalund’s debut feature shines a light on self-acceptance, friendship, desire and growing up, as it follows a teenager at a health camp

Two Pianos - by Arnaud Desplechin

Two Pianos
by Arnaud Desplechin
François Civil dazzles in Arnaud Desplechin’s excellent, sombre and tormented melodrama where the past and the present come together and collide

The Currents - by Milagros Mumenthaler

The Currents
by Milagros Mumenthaler
Milagros Mumenthaler composes a symphonic third feature hinging on mental health and motherhood, which remains with you long after the credits roll

Bad Apples - by Jonatan Etzler

Bad Apples
by Jonatan Etzler
Saoirse Ronan is a teacher in crisis in Jonatan Etzler’s sophomore feature, a primary school-set satire in which perhaps there’s no such thing as a good person

Redoubt - by John Skoog

Redoubt
by John Skoog
A bull-headed Denis Lavant triumphs as a Swedish Cold War stronghold preparer in John Skoog’s first fiction feature

Industry Reports

New Media – 25/09/2025

Coruña Estudio Inmersivo virtual soundstage introduced at San Sebastián

The state-of-the-art production hub managed by Pedralonga Estudios aims to become a focal point for European audiovisual shoots

Market Trends – 23/09/2025

The Spanish film industry looks to the future at San Sebastián

Professionals have gathered at the festival to assess the progress of the Spanish government’s Spain Audiovisual Hub programme and to highlight the developments necessary for the sector

Produce – Co-Produce... – 22/09/2025

Independent European producers voice alarm over proposed AgoraEU regulation

The European Producers Club and other producers’ organisations have warned that the regulation could mark a risky turning point for the future of independent audiovisual creation

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 18/09/2025

Toronto's Buyers in Focus sees distribution executives confronting market shifts and wagering on young audiences

As stressed by the professionals at the panel, behind every acquisition lies a mixture of strategy, chance and passion

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