The European Film Market expands its scope with the Animation Days, EFM Beyond and a Moroccan spotlight

The European Film Market expands its scope with the Animation Days, EFM Beyond and a Moroccan spotlight

The 2026 edition also introduces a slew of other major new initiatives, including an enhanced Innovation Hub and a strengthened focus on cross-IP collaboration  

09/12 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

Mohamed Siam • Director of My Father’s Scent

Interview: Mohamed Siam • Director of My Father’s Scent

“I wanted to capture that moment when a child sees their parent not as an authority figure, but as a complex, vulnerable human being”

The Egyptian filmmaker breaks down his story of an intimate and raw exchange between two protagonists at their wits' end  

09/12 | Cinemamed 2025

Series review: Amadeus

Series review: Amadeus

The Sky Original series created by Joe Barton and starring Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany isn’t just a straightforward remake of Miloš Forman’s masterpiece  

09/12 | Series | Reviews | UK

Sentimental Value shines bright among the Golden Globe nominees

Sentimental Value shines bright among the Golden Globe nominees

Hamnet, It Was Just an Accident, The Secret Agent, Bugonia and Sirāt also have a presence in several categories  

08/12 | Golden Globes 2026

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Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Charles Courcier • Distributor, Soupir - 28/11/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/11/2025
Charles Courcier • Distributor, Soupir
The Paris-based digital distributor shares how his experiences in the animation world led him to build a model that brings premium content more directly to young audiences

Market Trends
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Market Trends - Trade journalists reveal the hidden mechanics behind a complex ecosystem at Black Nights - 05/12/2025

Market Trends – 05/12/2025
Trade journalists reveal the hidden mechanics behind a complex ecosystem at Black Nights
Amid shrinking budgets, AI-driven agendas and ever-rising competition, the panellists revealed how films actually break through the global noise today

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - HBO Max to launch in Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein on 13 January - 03/12/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/12/2025
HBO Max to launch in Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein on 13 January
With this move, the US streaming giant's rollout across Europe is close to complete, with only the UK and Ireland yet to join the platform

European Film Schools - The Film Education Summit looks forward to the Film School 2.0 - 03/12/2025

European Film Schools – 03/12/2025
The Film Education Summit looks forward to the Film School 2.0
The two-day event held during the Doha Film Festival brought together educators and representatives of the industry to discuss the current trends in film education

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Europa Distribution: Connecting independent distributors through knowledge, advocacy and cultural diversity - 02/12/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/12/2025
Europa Distribution: Connecting independent distributors through knowledge, advocacy and cultural diversity
We explore how the organisation has developed from a collaborative forum into a global network dedicated to keeping non-national European cinema accessible and culturally relevant

Europe and the Rest of the World - Goa explores the evolving identity of film criticism in the age of influencers - 28/11/2025

Europe and the Rest of the World – 28/11/2025
Goa explores the evolving identity of film criticism in the age of influencers
During a debate, critics from Asia and Europe attempted to map criticism’s ongoing transition as the field moves from gatekeeping to discovery and mediation

New Media - In Goa’s Film Bazaar, Sten-Christian Saluveer insists AI can do the work of “1,000 production assistants” but talent still matters - 28/11/2025

New Media – 28/11/2025
In Goa’s Film Bazaar, Sten-Christian Saluveer insists AI can do the work of “1,000 production assistants” but talent still matters
The Cannes Next head argued that AI has moved beyond hype to platform status, demanding strategy, governance and clear routes towards visibility

Clermont-Ferrand announces its 2026 programme

Clermont-Ferrand announces its 2026 programme

The 48th edition of the largest dedicated short-film festival in the world boasts competitions consisting of 144 titles and will unspool from 30 January-7 February  

08/12 | Shorts | France

Mohamed Chabane and Théo Jourdain shooting horror film Kraken

Mohamed Chabane and Théo Jourdain shooting horror film Kraken

A Marvelous production set to be sold by WTFilms and Ginger & Fed, the duo’s debut feature notably stars Alassane Diong, Guillaume Gouix and Manon Bresch  

05/12 | Production | Funding | France

Elisabet Terri’s feature debut, Els de Sau, enters post-production

Elisabet Terri’s feature debut, Els de Sau, enters post-production

The film, toplined by Guim Puig, Pol Monen and Guillermo Lasheras, tells the true story of the disbanded group Sau, the most highly acclaimed Catalonian rock band of the 1990s  

08/12 | Production | Funding | Spain/Andorra

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Co-Production Podcast

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

Episode 82: Ghosts of the Sea (Canada/France) - 06/11/2025

06/11/2025
Episode 82: Ghosts of the Sea (Canada/France)
The producers of the film by Virginia Tangvald are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 81: When The Light Breaks (Iceland/Netherlands/ Croatia/France) - 14/10/2025

14/10/2025
Episode 81: When The Light Breaks (Iceland/Netherlands/ Croatia/France)
The producers of the film by Rúnar Rúnarsson are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 80: Le Faux Soir (Belgium/France) - 09/10/2025

09/10/2025
Episode 80: Le Faux Soir (Belgium/France)
The producers of the upcoming film by Michael R Roskam are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

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

My Father’s Scent triumphs at the 25th Cinemamed Festival

My Father’s Scent triumphs at the 25th Cinemamed Festival

Egyptian director Mohamed Siam’s film scoops both the Grand Prize and the Cineuropa Prize, while DJ Ahmet bags the RêVolution Award  

08/12 | Cinemamed 2025 | Awards

Tania Hermida’s On the Invention of the Species crowned Best Film at the Olympia Film Festival for Children and Young People

Tania Hermida’s On the Invention of the Species crowned Best Film at the Olympia Film Festival for Children and Young People

Spilt Milk, Sunshine and I Accidentally Wrote a Book also stood out at the 28th edition of the festival, which highlighted powerful youth narratives across fiction, animation and documentary  

08/12 | Festivals | Awards | Greece

Erige Sehiri’s Promised Sky soars to victory at Marrakech

Erige Sehiri’s Promised Sky soars to victory at Marrakech

The poetic drama has also netted Best Actress, while Oscar Hudson’s Straight Circle picked up Best Director and a Special Mention for its twin leads  

08/12 | Marrakech 2025 | Awards

REPORT: Atlas Workshops 2025

REPORT: Atlas Workshops 2025

We take a closer look at six of the award-winning projects presented during the eighth edition of Marrakech’s industry platform  

05/12 | Marrakech 2025 | Atlas Workshops

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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

Chapa 100, Don’t Let the Sun Go up on Me and La Más Dulce top the winners’ list at the Atlas Workshops

Chapa 100, Don’t Let the Sun Go up on Me and La Más Dulce top the winners’ list at the Atlas Workshops

Other victors at the Moroccan event included Les Dieux Délinquants, Goma Enough Is Enough, Safe Exit, A Childhood and Vanda  

05/12 | Marrakech 2025 | Atlas Workshops/Awards

Spain’s ICAA offers general grants to 56 features this year

Spain’s ICAA offers general grants to 56 features this year

The new films by Pedro Almodóvar, Javier Fesser, and duo Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, among others, are benefiting from support  

05/12 | Production | Funding | Spain

Sunny Side of the Doc calls off its 2026 edition

Sunny Side of the Doc calls off its 2026 edition

Severely hampered by the loss of financial support, the international doc market organised in La Rochelle is scrapping its 37th edition while its future looks uncertain  

05/12 | Sunny Side of the Doc 2026

Reviews

Love Me Tender - by Anna Cazenave Cambet

Love Me Tender
by Anna Cazenave Cambet
CANNES 2025: Vicky Krieps showcases her talent in a poignant and edifying film by Anna Cazenave Cambet about a mother’s struggle against a miscarriage of justice which has deprived her of her son

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

Resurrection - by Bi Gan

Resurrection
by Bi Gan
CANNES 2025: Bi Gan’s spectacular dream-fugue aims to resurrect the history of 20th-century cinema, one era at a time

Animal Totem - by Benoît Delépine

Animal Totem
by Benoît Delépine
Benoît Delépine unveils his first solo feature, rekindling the absurdism and social critique he’s known for, perhaps with an added dash of poetry

A Private Life - by Rebecca Zlotowski

A Private Life
by Rebecca Zlotowski
CANNES 2025: Rebecca Zlotowski doesn't hold back and delivers a hectic, false-bottomed comedy that's all thrills and spills, toplined by Jodie Foster

Sentimental Value - by Joachim Trier

Sentimental Value
by Joachim Trier
CANNES 2025: Joachim Trier comes close to going full Bergman in this touching family psychodrama but amps up the gentle humour

Aro berria - by Irati Gorostidi Agirretxe

Aro berria
by Irati Gorostidi Agirretxe
Irati Gorostidi's debut feature is a fascinating, bracing exploration of the alternative movement that was born within the Basque labour struggle of the 1970s

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

REPORT: Next Step 2025 @ Cannes’ Critics’ Week

REPORT: Next Step 2025 @ Cannes’ Critics’ Week

Ten young filmmakers will take part in the programme steered by Cannes’ Critics’ Week, supporting directors making the leap to feature films  

05/12 | Industry | Market | France

Trade journalists reveal the hidden mechanics behind a complex ecosystem at Black Nights

Trade journalists reveal the hidden mechanics behind a complex ecosystem at Black Nights

Amid shrinking budgets, AI-driven agendas and ever-rising competition, the panellists revealed how films actually break through the global noise today  

05/12 | Black Nights 2025 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Arturo Montenegro • Director of Papers

Interview: Arturo Montenegro • Director of Papers

“The big fish are still eating the smaller fish in every sense”

The Panamanian director explores the cracks in the system in his take on the Panama Papers case  

05/12 | /Panama/Spain/Uruguay

Interviews

Abu Bakr Shawky • Director of The Stories

Abu Bakr Shawky • Director of The Stories
We spoke to the Egyptian-Austrian filmmaker about portraying small people in big times, and the sacrifices needed to tell such a tale

Samuel Abrahams • Director of Lady

Samuel Abrahams • Director of Lady
We spoke with the British director about the script and the meta structure of his gloriously oddball debut

Petter Næss • Director of No Comment

Petter Næss • Director of No Comment
We chatted to the Norwegian director to discuss his sharp political satire, which casts politicians as adult children

Ali Vatansever • Director of LifeLike

Ali Vatansever • Director of LifeLike
The Turkish director shared with us why he celebrates life more than the concepts of it — and why audiences should experience their own feelings rather than be told what to feel

Christian Bonke • Director of Hercules Falling

Christian Bonke • Director of Hercules Falling
The Danish director discusses blending fiction and reality to portray veterans’ PTSD and the masculinity barriers that keep many from seeking help

Mohamed Siam • Director of My Father’s Scent

Mohamed Siam • Director of My Father’s Scent
The Egyptian filmmaker breaks down his story of an intimate and raw exchange between two protagonists at their wits' end

Arturo Montenegro • Director of Papers

Arturo Montenegro • Director of Papers
The Panamanian director explores the cracks in the system in his take on the Panama Papers case

Konrad Wirkowski • Programming director, Watch Docs

Konrad Wirkowski • Programming director, Watch Docs
Ready for its December edition, the Polish festival founded by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights is putting special emphasis on investigative journalism this year

Review: Behind the Palm Trees

Review: Behind the Palm Trees

Meryem Benm’Barek’s film lies at the intersection of class and gendered societal expectations, as a Moroccan man becomes corrupted by desire for a wealthy white woman  

04/12 | Marrakech 2025

Review: Golpes

Review: Golpes

The debut feature film by talented screenwriter Rafael Cobos breathes new life into the 1980s subgenre of juvenile delinquency, but sadly its characters lack personality  

04/12 | Films | Reviews | Spain/France

Norma Vila makes her feature-length directorial debut with Salitre

Norma Vila makes her feature-length directorial debut with Salitre

Nagore Aranburu toplines this psychological horror-thriller about empty-nest syndrome and the visceral fear of loss, which is being shot in the Basque Country  

04/12 | Production | Funding | Spain

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Six Days in Spring - by Joachim Lafosse

Six Days in Spring
by Joachim Lafosse
San Sebastián 2025 - Silver Shell for Best Director and Jury Prize for Best Screenplay
Belgian release December 10

Resurrection - by Bi Gan

Resurrection
by Bi Gan
Cannes 2025 - Special Prize
French and Belgian releases December 10

A Private Life - by Rebecca Zlotowski

A Private Life
by Rebecca Zlotowski
Cannes 2025 - Out of Competition
Italian, Danish and Portuguese releases December 11

Winter in Sokcho - by Koya Kamura

Winter in Sokcho
by Koya Kamura
Toronto 2024 - Platform
San Sebastián 2024 - New Directors
Italian release December 11

Fuori - by Mario Martone

Fuori
by Mario Martone
Cannes 2025 - Competition
French release December 3 and Spanish release December 12

Sentimental Value - by Joachim Trier

Sentimental Value
by Joachim Trier
Cannes 2025 - Grand Prix
Dutch release December 11

The Great Arch - by Stéphane Demoustier

The Great Arch
by Stéphane Demoustier
Cannes 2025 - Un Certain Regard
Czech release December 11

Two Prosecutors - by Sergei Loznitsa

Two Prosecutors
by Sergei Loznitsa
Cannes 2025 - Competition
Spanish release December 12

Review: Flood

Review: Flood

Martin Gonda’s feature debut combines a historical account of forced communist-era resettlement with a coming-of-age story about uprootedness  

04/12 | Films | Reviews | Slovakia/Poland/Czech Republic/Belgium

Frank Van Passel’s The Soundman heads to Palm Springs

Frank Van Passel’s The Soundman heads to Palm Springs

The Belgian director returns with a lyrical period romance set in the golden age of radio, led by rising talents Jef Hellemans and Femke Vanhove  

04/12 | Production | Funding | Belgium/Netherlands

Hannu Salonen shooting Jennerwein – Hochsaison

Hannu Salonen shooting Jennerwein – Hochsaison

The feature-length adaptation of Jörg Maurer’s bestselling Alpine crime novels brings inspector Hubertus Jennerwein to the big screen for the first time  

04/12 | Production | Funding | Germany/Austria

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Reviews

The Home - by Mattias Johansson Skoglund

The Home
by Mattias Johansson Skoglund
Mattias J Skoglund's effective, modest horror takes full advantage of one of the biggest modern fears: moving into an assisted living facility

Fuori - by Mario Martone

Fuori
by Mario Martone
CANNES 2025: Mario Martone’s film about writer Goliarda Sapienza breaks free from the classic biopic and makes use of the vibrant performances of Valeria Golino and Matilda De Angelis

Golpes - by Rafael Cobos

Golpes
by Rafael Cobos
The debut feature film by talented screenwriter Rafael Cobos breathes new life into the 1980s subgenre of juvenile delinquency, but sadly its characters lack personality

Behind the Palm Trees - by Meryem Benm'Barek

Behind the Palm Trees
by Meryem Benm'Barek
Meryem Benm’Barek’s film lies at the intersection of class and gendered societal expectations, as a Moroccan man becomes corrupted by desire for a wealthy white woman

Arco - by Ugo Bienvenu

Arco
by Ugo Bienvenu
Unveiled in Cannes and winner in Annecy, Ugo Bienvenu’s debut feature is an animation gem harmoniously mixing together E.T. and Miyazaki, with a touch of Scooby-Doo

Industry Reports

Market Trends – 05/12/2025

Trade journalists reveal the hidden mechanics behind a complex ecosystem at Black Nights

Amid shrinking budgets, AI-driven agendas and ever-rising competition, the panellists revealed how films actually break through the global noise today

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/12/2025

HBO Max to launch in Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein on 13 January

With this move, the US streaming giant's rollout across Europe is close to complete, with only the UK and Ireland yet to join the platform

European Film Schools – 03/12/2025

The Film Education Summit looks forward to the Film School 2.0

The two-day event held during the Doha Film Festival brought together educators and representatives of the industry to discuss the current trends in film education

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/12/2025

Europa Distribution: Connecting independent distributors through knowledge, advocacy and cultural diversity

We explore how the organisation has developed from a collaborative forum into a global network dedicated to keeping non-national European cinema accessible and culturally relevant

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