Actor Jaime Lorente makes his directorial debut with The Bad Son

Actor Jaime Lorente makes his directorial debut with The Bad Son

The film adaptation of Salvador S. Molina's novel, now in post-production, features Susi Sánchez, Miguel Ángel Puro, and Óscar de la Fuente, and is produced by AF Films  

09/02 | Production | Funding | Spain

Monica Felea and Ştefan Bradea, of Bad Unicorn Distribution, win the EFM Distributor Award

Monica Felea and Ştefan Bradea, of Bad Unicorn Distribution, win the EFM Distributor Award

The prize recognises the Romanian duo’s commitment to European arthouse cinema, highlighting the crucial role that distributors play in building audiences in challenging territories  

09/02 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM/Awards

Review: Bazaar (Murder in the Building)

Review: Bazaar (Murder in the Building)

Rémi Bezançon orchestrates a very playful, romantic and incredible detective film, directly influenced by Alfred Hitchcock  

09/02 | IFFR 2026 | Limelight

Review: Variations on a Theme

Review: Variations on a Theme

Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar’s feature is a lyrical snapshot of an ailing, yet resolute, matriarch in South Africa’s Northern Cape region  

09/02 | IFFR 2026 | Tiger Competition

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Industry Reports

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - The European audiovisual sector is still far from striking a satisfactory gender balance - 29/01/2026

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 29/01/2026
The European audiovisual sector is still far from striking a satisfactory gender balance
In December, a group of organisations and research bodies organised an online session to continue monitoring gender-equality trends in the sector

Market Trends
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A new year has begun — and so has Cineuropa’s in-depth coverage of the European and international film industry. Stay ahead of the curve with our latest news, market intelligence and festival insights as we follow the season’s key events, from Sundance and Trieste to Göteborg, Rotterdam, Berlin, Cartoon Movie, Thessaloniki and CPH:DOX, charting the trends shaping cinema and the audiovisual sector at the start of the year

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Europe’s €141 billion audiovisual sector grows, but streaming revenues and authors’ rights remain uneven, says SAA’s Flash Report - 05/02/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 05/02/2026
Europe’s €141 billion audiovisual sector grows, but streaming revenues and authors’ rights remain uneven, says SAA’s Flash Report
According to the analysis, legislative fragmentation across Europe continues to limit authors’ ability to collect royalties for all uses of their works, especially in the online environment

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Slovak films hold the line as domestic titles dominate the 2025 domestic box office - 05/02/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 05/02/2026
Slovak films hold the line as domestic titles dominate the 2025 domestic box office
Slovakia’s theatrical market showed signs of consolidation, as modest audience fluctuations contrasted with the sustained commercial pull of domestic films

Produce – Co-Produce... - Irish production spending reached a record high of €544 million in 2025 - 04/02/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 04/02/2026
Irish production spending reached a record high of €544 million in 2025
The local film and TV sector’s expenditure rose by 26% year on year, confirming the Emerald Isle’s position as one of Europe’s most resilient and internationally connected production ecosystems

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Paco León's Aída: The Movie triumphs at the Spanish box office - 03/02/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/02/2026
Paco León's Aída: The Movie triumphs at the Spanish box office
The comedy opens at number 1 in its first weekend in cinemas and becomes the best-performing Spanish premiere in the last seven months, drawing 219,000 viewers and grossing €1.63 million

Market Trends - Adaptations account for 18% of films and 25% of series in Spain - 02/02/2026

Market Trends – 02/02/2026
Adaptations account for 18% of films and 25% of series in Spain
A new report shows a sector in a phase of maturity, driven by international co-productions and digital audiences, with France emerging as Spain’s main partner in literary cinema

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - CIRCLE launches the eighth edition of Doc Accelerator, now open for applications - 29/01/2026

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 29/01/2026
CIRCLE launches the eighth edition of Doc Accelerator, now open for applications
The year-long documentary training programme will support ten projects by women and gender-expansive filmmakers, with residential sessions across Europe

Vincenzo Marra tackles comedy with Era

Vincenzo Marra tackles comedy with Era

The Italian director returns to Naples to tell the story of an elderly yet lively widow and the Sri Lankan woman who looks after her  

09/02 | Production | Funding | Italy

Review: A Messy Tribute to Motherly Love

Review: A Messy Tribute to Motherly Love

When stress kills and parenthood requires physical sacrifice, Dan Geesin turns common figures of speech into a disquieting body-horror parable and an offbeat psychological drama  

09/02 | IFFR 2026 | Tiger Competition

Samuel Suffren’s Blue Heart captures the hearts of the Clermont-Ferrand jury

Samuel Suffren’s Blue Heart captures the hearts of the Clermont-Ferrand jury

The Haitian-French co-production has grabbed the International Grand Prix at the world’s biggest short-film festival  

09/02 | Shorts | France

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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

Filmfestival Oostende crowns Silent Friend, A Survivor’s Tale and The Wolf, the Fox and the Leopard as its champions

Filmfestival Oostende crowns Silent Friend, A Survivor’s Tale and The Wolf, the Fox and the Leopard as its champions

The Garden of Earthly Delights has snagged a Special Mention in the LOOK! Competition as well as the UFK-UBFP Film Critics’ Jury Prize  

09/02 | Oostende 2026 | Awards

Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar’s Variations on a Theme and Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s Master take the top honours at IFFR

Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar’s Variations on a Theme and Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s Master take the top honours at IFFR

European victors also included Angelica Ruffier’s La Belle Année and Ana Urushadze’s Supporting Role, both scooping Tiger Special Jury Awards  

09/02 | IFFR 2026 | Awards

REPORT: Darkroom @ IFFR 2026

REPORT: Darkroom @ IFFR 2026

We zoom in on five of the nine projects presented at the Rotterdam-based market, which unspooled from 1-4 February  

09/02 | IFFR 2026 | IFFR Pro

Review: Mi Amor

Review: Mi Amor

Guillaume Nicloux catapults us into a nightmaresque misadventure in the Canary Islands with this caustic genre film infused with a powerful artistic style and unrestrained strangeness  

06/02 | IFFR 2026 | Limelight

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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

Salvador Calvo • Director of La fiera

Interview: Salvador Calvo • Director of La fiera

“We must enjoy every second, because we don't know how long we’ll be able to”

The Spanish director explains how special effects and performance came together in his film, based on real events involving extreme-sports enthusiasts  

06/02 | /Spain

Ana Urushadze • Director of Supporting Role

Interview: Ana Urushadze • Director of Supporting Role

“This character’s inner struggle is manifested as an outer journey”

The Georgian helmer’s movie sees a forgotten film star fighting for another role – and for all the people he left behind during his glory days  

06/02 | IFFR 2026 | Tiger Competition

Beta Cinema heads to the EFM with a Panorama premiere and a genre-forward slate

Beta Cinema heads to the EFM with a Panorama premiere and a genre-forward slate

The rich line-up of productions, led by Adrian Goiginger’s Four Minus Three, includes new works by Morgan Matthews, Simon Verhoeven, Philipp Stölzl, Hannes Holm, Aku Lohumies and Jan Komasa  

06/02 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

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Reviews

La Belle Année - by Angelica Ruffier

La Belle Année
by Angelica Ruffier
Angelica Ruffier’s autobiographical documentary is a dream-like essay on obsessive desire as a compensatory remedy, and on loss and recovery in adult orphanhood

Supporting Role - by Ana Urushadze

Supporting Role
by Ana Urushadze
Ana Urushadze’s second feature is an oneiric, subtly mystical story about identity told from the point of view of a famous actor who re-examines his role in his own life

Mi amor - by Guillaume Nicloux

Mi amor
by Guillaume Nicloux
Guillaume Nicloux catapults us into a nightmaresque misadventure in the Canary Islands with this caustic genre film infused with a powerful artistic style and unrestrained strangeness

A Fading Man - by Welf Reinhart

A Fading Man
by Welf Reinhart
German filmmaker Welf Reinhart's feature debut deals with illness, ageing, remembering and forgetting, in the story of an old married couple and an unexpected visitor from the past

Unerasable! - by Socrates Saint-Wulfstan Drakos

Unerasable!
by Socrates Saint-Wulfstan Drakos
Socrates Saint-Wulfstan Drakos crafts a magnetic essay film that turns exile, repression and bureaucratic violence into a haunting cinematic experience

Home - by Marijana Janković

Home
by Marijana Janković
Montenegrin-Danish actress Marijana Janković’s directorial debut is a powerful and universally relatable immigrant story led by Dejan Čukić’s powerhouse performance

The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford - by Seán Dunn

The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford
by Seán Dunn
Seán Dunn’s black comedy stars Peter Mullan as a man falling into delusion as he defends his late ancestor, an obscure 18th-century Scottish statesman

Projecto Global - by Ivo M. Ferreira

Projecto Global
by Ivo M. Ferreira
Revolution is a marathon, not a sprint, in Ivo M Ferreira’s stylish, fictionalised history of a group of militants in 1980s Portugal

Review: A Place for Her

Review: A Place for Her

Mélisa Godet’s debut feature sensitively portrays workers at a shelter supporting abused women, simultaneously delivering a hard-hitting warning to society  

06/02 | Oostende 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Pluto Film unveils trailer for Marina Andree Škop and Vanda Raýmanová’s Extraordinary, takes Atlas of the Universe to Berlin

EXCLUSIVE: Pluto Film unveils trailer for Marina Andree Škop and Vanda Raýmanová’s Extraordinary, takes Atlas of the Universe to Berlin

Paul Negoescu’s latest feature will world-premiere in Generation Kplus, while the sales company is also launching a new consultancy  

06/02 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

Review: Supporting Role

Review: Supporting Role

Ana Urushadze’s second feature is an oneiric, subtly mystical story about identity told from the point of view of a famous actor who re-examines his role in his own life  

06/02 | IFFR 2026 | Tiger Competition

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Interviews

Ana Urushadze • Director of Supporting Role

Ana Urushadze • Director of Supporting Role
The Georgian helmer’s movie sees a forgotten film star fighting for another role – and for all the people he left behind during his glory days

Itonje Søimer Guttormsen • Director of Butterfly

Itonje Søimer Guttormsen • Director of Butterfly
The Norwegian helmer enlightens us on performance art, Nordic family dysfunction and Renate Reinsve

Andrius Blaževičius • Director of How to Divorce During the War

Andrius Blaževičius • Director of How to Divorce During the War
The writer-director mulls creative collaborations and finding the appropriate distance from which to reflect on the war in Ukraine – through a sharp Lithuanian lens

Visar Morina • Director of Shame and Money

Visar Morina • Director of Shame and Money
The Kosovo-born director breaks down his third feature, which sees an older couple from the countryside forced to keep pace in an uber-commodified urban present

Tricia Tuttle • Director, Berlinale

Tricia Tuttle • Director, Berlinale
The festival director gives a first glimpse of their strategy for this year’s edition and the new approaches adopted to attract the next generation of cinephiles

Salvador Calvo • Director of La fiera

Salvador Calvo • Director of La fiera
The Spanish director explains how special effects and performance came together in his film, based on real events involving extreme-sports enthusiasts

Martina Bleis • Head, Berlinale Co-Production Market

Martina Bleis • Head, Berlinale Co-Production Market
The market head reflects on this year’s focus on genre, international co-production trends and the growing impact of younger audiences

Marijana Jankovic • Director of Home

Marijana Jankovic • Director of Home
The actress-turned-director talks about her multi-layered and sensitive story of a immigrant family from former Yugoslavia which moved to Denmark

Film production in Lithuania attracted more than €25 million in investments through the Film Tax Incentive in 2025

Film production in Lithuania attracted more than €25 million in investments through the Film Tax Incentive in 2025

The programme, which has been in effect since 2014, achieved record results, with the number of films benefitting from the incentive increasing by one-fifth compared to 2024  

06/02 | Production | Funding | Lithuania

Martina Bleis • Head, Berlinale Co-Production Market

Interview: Martina Bleis • Head, Berlinale Co-Production Market

“The goal is to challenge existing social, political and economic hierarchies by proposing fresh stories that can also reach audiences internationally”

The market head reflects on this year’s focus on genre, international co-production trends and the growing impact of younger audiences  

06/02 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

Review: The Swedish Connection

Review: The Swedish Connection

Thérèse Ahlbeck and Marcus Olsson craft a creative account of an unsung hero in neutral World War II-era Sweden  

06/02 | Göteborg 2026

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Supporting Role - by Ana Urushadze

Supporting Role
by Ana Urushadze
Rotterdam 2026 - Tiger Competition
Special Jury Award and FIPRESCI Award

La Belle Année - by Angelica Ruffier

La Belle Année
by Angelica Ruffier
Rotterdam 2026 - Tiger Competition
Special Jury Award

Yellow Letters - by Ilker Çatak

Yellow Letters
by Ilker Çatak
Berlinale 2026 - Competition

Rosebush Pruning - by Karim Aïnouz

Rosebush Pruning
by Karim Aïnouz
Berlinale 2026 - Competition

Everyone's Sorry Nowadays - by Frederike Migom

Everyone's Sorry Nowadays
by Frederike Migom
Berlinale 2026 - Generation Kplus

Filipiñana - by Rafael Manuel

Filipiñana
by Rafael Manuel
Sundance 2026 - Special Jury Award for Creative Vision World Cinema Dramatic Competition
Berlinale 2026 - Perspectives

Three Goodbyes - by Isabel Coixet

Three Goodbyes
by Isabel Coixet
Toronto 2025 - Special Presentations
Spanish release February 6

At Work - by Valérie Donzelli

At Work
by Valérie Donzelli
Venice 2025 - Award for Best Screenplay
French and Belgian releases February 4

Totem Films to brandish three aces in Berlin

Totem Films to brandish three aces in Berlin

The French sales agent will be pinning its hopes on Anna Roller’s Allegro Pastell and Mahnaz Mohammadi’s Roya in the Panorama section, and on Kosara Mitic’s 17 in the Perspectives line-up  

06/02 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

Marijana Jankovic • Director of Home

Interview: Marijana Jankovic • Director of Home

“The hardest part was convincing the industry this story mattered”

The actress-turned-director talks about her multi-layered and sensitive story of a immigrant family from former Yugoslavia which moved to Denmark  

06/02 | IFFR 2026 | Big Screen Competition

REPORT: CineMart 2026

REPORT: CineMart 2026

We present details of five intriguing projects freshly showcased at this year’s co-production market, which ran from 1-4 February in Rotterdam  

06/02 | IFFR 2026 | IFFR Pro

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Reviews

2m² - by Volkan Üce

2m²
by Volkan Üce
In his third feature-length documentary, Volkan Üce tells a story of two undertakers, tackling issues of identity, religious customs and culture clashes

The Arab - by Malek Bensmaïl

The Arab
by Malek Bensmaïl
Malek Bensmail makes his feature-length fiction debut with a parallel tale of Camus’ The Stranger, which tells the story from the perspective of the slain man’s brother

Tell Me What You Feel - by Łukasz Ronduda

Tell Me What You Feel
by Łukasz Ronduda
Łukasz Ronduda’s tender feature is a relationship study that digs deep into trauma while tracing the fragile connections between wounded souls

At Work - by Valérie Donzelli

At Work
by Valérie Donzelli
VENICE 2025: Bastien Bouillon excels in Valérie Donzelli’s surprisingly deep dive into the vocation of writing

The Silent Run - by Marta Bergman

The Silent Run
by Marta Bergman
Marta Bergman draws on the power of fiction to illuminate the grey zones of a tragic news story which has become part and parcel of the history of migratory journeys in 21st century Europe

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 05/02/2026

Europe’s €141 billion audiovisual sector grows, but streaming revenues and authors’ rights remain uneven, says SAA’s Flash Report

According to the analysis, legislative fragmentation across Europe continues to limit authors’ ability to collect royalties for all uses of their works, especially in the online environment

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 05/02/2026

Slovak films hold the line as domestic titles dominate the 2025 domestic box office

Slovakia’s theatrical market showed signs of consolidation, as modest audience fluctuations contrasted with the sustained commercial pull of domestic films

Produce – Co-Produce... – 04/02/2026

Irish production spending reached a record high of €544 million in 2025

The local film and TV sector’s expenditure rose by 26% year on year, confirming the Emerald Isle’s position as one of Europe’s most resilient and internationally connected production ecosystems

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/02/2026

Paco León's Aída: The Movie triumphs at the Spanish box office

The comedy opens at number 1 in its first weekend in cinemas and becomes the best-performing Spanish premiere in the last seven months, drawing 219,000 viewers and grossing €1.63 million

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