Review: In a Whisper

Review: In a Whisper

BERLINALE 2026: Leyla Bouzid delivers a sophisticated feature film revolving around an intimate, chiaroscuro investigation into a Tunisian family and their secrets, lies and things left unsaid  

13/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Competition

Xavier Solano • Director and Head of Studies, EuroCine Lab

Interview: Xavier Solano • Director and Head of Studies, EuroCine Lab

“The philosophy of Euro CineLab focuses on the importance of real-world practice”

The training programme aims to give talented young Latin Americans their first professional experience in the European film industry  

13/02 | Europe/Latin America

It’s a wrap for Anne Paulicevich's The Man Who Could Have Saved the World

It’s a wrap for Anne Paulicevich's The Man Who Could Have Saved the World

The Belgian filmmaker has just wrapped shooting in Belgium, Italy and Germany on an ambitious historical film with darkly comic overtones and contemporary resonance  

13/02 | Production | Funding | Belgium/Italy/Germany

Bergamo Film Meeting’s Europe, Now! section to be dedicated to Ildikó Enyedi and Alex van Warmerdam

Bergamo Film Meeting’s Europe, Now! section to be dedicated to Ildikó Enyedi and Alex van Warmerdam

The Hungarian director-screenwriter and the Dutch director-screenwriter-actor will form the focus of the festival’s upcoming edition, taking place between 7 and 15 March  

13/02 | Bergamo 2026

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Industry Reports

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability - MEDIA Carbon Calculator, aimed at standardising production footprint measurement, launched at the EFM - 13/02/2026

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability – 13/02/2026
MEDIA Carbon Calculator, aimed at standardising production footprint measurement, launched at the EFM
BERLINALE 2026: For the first time, European producers have access to a single, EU-backed tool to calculate the carbon footprint of their live-action projects

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

Europe and the Rest of the World - Xavier Solano • Director and Head of Studies, EuroCine Lab - 13/02/2026

Europe and the Rest of the World – 13/02/2026
Xavier Solano • Director and Head of Studies, EuroCine Lab
The training programme aims to give talented young Latin Americans their first professional experience in the European film industry

Produce – Co-Produce... - The new Benelux Co-Development Grant to boost Belgian, Dutch and Luxembourg cinema - 11/02/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 11/02/2026
The new Benelux Co-Development Grant to boost Belgian, Dutch and Luxembourg cinema
Producers of fiction and animated films will be able to apply for a dedicated €50,000 subsidy per project

Produce – Co-Produce... - Veronika Slámová • Head, Czech Audiovisual Fund - 11/02/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 11/02/2026
Veronika Slámová • Head, Czech Audiovisual Fund
The new head of the fund outlines how the institution aims to reinforce the Czech Republic’s position as a reliable co-production partner and a competitive production hub

Europe and the Rest of the World - Sata Cissokho • Head, World Cinema Fund and Toolbox Programme - 10/02/2026

Europe and the Rest of the World – 10/02/2026
Sata Cissokho • Head, World Cinema Fund and Toolbox Programme
The new head shares the fund’s evolving priorities, and the role of the EFM Toolbox Programme in supporting underrepresented producers and connecting them to international audiences

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Germany moves to require streamers to reinvest in local production - 10/02/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 10/02/2026
Germany moves to require streamers to reinvest in local production
The country plans to impose an 8% local reinvestment obligation on streamers, with exemptions kicking in at 12%, while nearly doubling film funding to €250 million a year

New Media - EFM Beyond announces the participants of the Cross-IP Acceleration Programme - 09/02/2026

New Media – 09/02/2026
EFM Beyond announces the participants of the Cross-IP Acceleration Programme
A new initiative bridging film, animation and games has been designed to foster cross-sector collaboration and support IP-driven transmedia development across formats and platforms

MEDIA Carbon Calculator, aimed at standardising production footprint measurement, launched at the EFM

MEDIA Carbon Calculator, aimed at standardising production footprint measurement, launched at the EFM

BERLINALE 2026: For the first time, European producers have access to a single, EU-backed tool to calculate the carbon footprint of their live-action projects  

13/02 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

Review: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

Review: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

BERLINALE 2026: Gore Verbinski returns with an AI apocalypse sci-fi comedy starring Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Juno Temple and Michael Peña  

13/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Berlinale Special

Danielle Arbid • Director of Only Rebels Win

Interview: Danielle Arbid • Director of Only Rebels Win

“The film itself had to resist in order to exist”

BERLINALE 2026: We spoke to the Lebanese-French filmmaker about anger, resistance, casting and why intimacy today feels radical  

13/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Panorama

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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

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Berlinale Panorama title The Other Side of the Sun

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Berlinale Panorama title The Other Side of the Sun

Tawfik Sabouni’s debut documentary follows the Syrian filmmaker as he returns to Saydnaya prison with four fellow survivors, transforming their shared trauma into collective remembrance  

13/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Panorama

REPORT: Spotlight on the Nordics – WIP Selection of Feature Films @ EFM

REPORT: Spotlight on the Nordics – WIP Selection of Feature Films @ EFM

BERLINALE 2026: We take a closer look at the feature-length projects showcased at the inaugural Spotlight on the Nordics works-in-progress event at the EFM  

13/02 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

Films Boutique heads to the EFM with Berlinale Competition and Panorama titles

Films Boutique heads to the EFM with Berlinale Competition and Panorama titles

The German-French sales agent’s slate includes Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars and Kilian Armando Friedrich’s I Understand Your Displeasure  

13/02 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

Serial Eyes opens call for Class #14

Serial Eyes opens call for Class #14

The intensive postgraduate training course for European TV writers and producers is accepting applications until 9 March  

13/02 | Industry | Market | Europe

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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

Review: Only Rebels Win

Review: Only Rebels Win

BERLINALE 2026: Danielle Arbid fuses her wide range of artistic practices, from video art to documentary, into a politically charged romance  

12/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Panorama

Review: No Good Men

Review: No Good Men

BERLINALE 2026: For her third feature, Afghani filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat brings a political rom-com unique to her country’s cinema  

12/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Berlinale Special

Series Mania to screen 51 series

Series Mania to screen 51 series

The world’s biggest series event will take place in Lille between 20 and 27 March, with a line-up including 24 world premieres  

12/02 | Series Mania 2026

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Reviews

Only Rebels Win - by Danielle Arbid

Only Rebels Win
by Danielle Arbid
BERLINALE 2026: Danielle Arbid fuses her wide range of artistic practices, from video art to documentary, into a politically charged romance

No Good Men - by Shahrbanoo Sadat

No Good Men
by Shahrbanoo Sadat
BERLINALE 2026: For her third feature, Afghani filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat brings a political rom-com unique to her country’s cinema

Variations on a Theme - by Jason Jacobs, Devon Delmar

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

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

Gioia - by Nicolangelo Gelormini

Gioia
by Nicolangelo Gelormini
VENICE 2025: Nicolangelo Gelormini’s second feature is a ruthless dark fable that revolves around the improbable bond between an unscrupulous young man and his naive teacher

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

Mike Leigh close to wrapping shoot on new feature film

Mike Leigh close to wrapping shoot on new feature film

The seven-time Oscar-nominated and Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker reunites with long-time collaborators on an untitled project, launched at the EFM by Cornerstone Films  

12/02 | Production | Funding | UK

The rich diversity of Spanish cinema to be displayed at the Málaga Film Festival

The rich diversity of Spanish cinema to be displayed at the Málaga Film Festival

The 29th edition of the Spanish event, held from 6 to 15 March, will present a total of 263 titles  

12/02 | Malaga 2026

Patricia Ortega directing the biopic Caballé

Patricia Ortega directing the biopic Caballé

Begoña Alberdi and Ana Saavedra breathe life into the opera diva in the film, which is now at the editing stage, and is being produced by La Claqueta PC, Set Màgic Audiovisual and Amania Films  

12/02 | Production | Funding | Spain/Belgium

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Interviews

Danielle Arbid • Director of Only Rebels Win

Danielle Arbid • Director of Only Rebels Win
BERLINALE 2026: We spoke to the Lebanese-French filmmaker about anger, resistance, casting and why intimacy today feels radical

Tanja Meissner • Director, Berlinale Pro

Tanja Meissner • Director, Berlinale Pro
Amid a shifting global marketplace, the Berlinale Pro director reflects on innovation, cross-IP strategies and how the EFM supports European producers

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

Xavier Solano • Director and Head of Studies, EuroCine Lab

Xavier Solano • Director and Head of Studies, EuroCine Lab
The training programme aims to give talented young Latin Americans their first professional experience in the European film industry

Veronika Slámová • Head, Czech Audiovisual Fund

Veronika Slámová • Head, Czech Audiovisual Fund
The new head of the fund outlines how the institution aims to reinforce the Czech Republic’s position as a reliable co-production partner and a competitive production hub

Isa Willinger • Director of No Mercy

Isa Willinger • Director of No Mercy
The German helmer, who is one of the talents in German Films’ Face to Face campaign, breaks down her documentary and what it means to be a woman filmmaker

Sata Cissokho • Head, World Cinema Fund and Toolbox Programme

Sata Cissokho • Head, World Cinema Fund and Toolbox Programme
The new head shares the fund’s evolving priorities, and the role of the EFM Toolbox Programme in supporting underrepresented producers and connecting them to international audiences

Joshua Loftin, Charley Fox, Bálint Révész • Director and producers of LFD Hope

Joshua Loftin, Charley Fox, Bálint Révész • Director and producers of LFD Hope
The producers and director, who won the Eurimages New Lab Outreach Award at this year’s IFFR, talk to Cineuropa about the future of their British-Hungarian co-production about male vulnerability

SND to wager on The Price of Peace in Berlin

SND to wager on The Price of Peace in Berlin

The French sales agent will kick off pre-sales on Anthony McCarten’s historical and political thriller starring Guy Pearce, Jared Harris and Merab Ninidze  

12/02 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

CPH:DOX unveils the line-up for its competitions

CPH:DOX unveils the line-up for its competitions

The Danish festival has revealed the selections for its six competition sections, in which it will showcase 74 films, including 53 world, 17 international and four European premieres  

12/02 | CPH:DOX 2026

Review: Wuthering Heights

Review: Wuthering Heights

Emerald Fennell takes an iconic novel about a noxious and self-destructive passion - expressed in the film through wild and grotesque erotism - and deconstructs and reconstructs it at will  

12/02 | Films | Reviews | UK/USA

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Dao - by Alain Gomis

Dao
by Alain Gomis
Berlinale 2026 - Competition

Yellow Letters - by Ilker Çatak

Yellow Letters
by Ilker Çatak
Berlinale 2026 - Competition

Dust - by Anke Blondé

Dust
by Anke Blondé
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A New Dawn - by Yoshitoshi Shinomiya

A New Dawn
by Yoshitoshi Shinomiya
Berlinale 2026 - Competition

Rosebush Pruning - by Karim Aïnouz

Rosebush Pruning
by Karim Aïnouz
Berlinale 2026 - Competition

The Red Hangar - by Juan Pablo Sallato

The Red Hangar
by Juan Pablo Sallato
Berlinale 2026 - Perspectives

Narciso - by Marcelo Martinessi

Narciso
by Marcelo Martinessi
Berlinale 2026 - Panorama

Filipiñana - by Rafael Manuel

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

Film Factory presents a selection of new Spanish cinema at the EFM

Film Factory presents a selection of new Spanish cinema at the EFM

The latest works by filmmakers such as Pedro Almodóvar, Hugo Ruiz, Patricia Ortega, Víctor García León and Lucía Puenzo headline the catalogue that the Catalan agency is taking to Berlin  

11/02 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

Charades to sell A New Dawn in Berlin

Charades to sell A New Dawn in Berlin

The French sales outfit will be in the running for the Golden Bear via Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s animated feature, co-produced by France, and will also be banking on a strong post-production slate  

11/02 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

José Corbacho brings the hit stage show Burundanga to the big screen

José Corbacho brings the hit stage show Burundanga to the big screen

Adriana Torrebejano, Carol Rovira, Marcel Borràs, Francesc Ferrer, Jordi Sánchez, Sílvia Abril and Santi Millán topline this comedy penned by Jordi Galceran  

11/02 | Production | Funding | Spain

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Reviews

Filipiñana - by Rafael Manuel

Filipiñana
by Rafael Manuel
Expanded from a 2020 short into a 100-minute feature, Rafael Manuel’s debut is an exercise in visual control, but its slow-burn ambitions collapse under their own weight

Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems - by Claude Schmitz

Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems
by Claude Schmitz
Claude Schmitz paints a detailed portrait of two atypical investigators and a small marginalised community in an offbeat crime film that is as funny as it is melancholic

Urchin - by Harris Dickinson

Urchin
by Harris Dickinson
CANNES 2025: Harris Dickinson debuts as a director with this striking depiction of addiction that blends light comedy and emotional depth

Stereo Girls - by Caroline Deruas Peano

Stereo Girls
by Caroline Deruas Peano
VENICE 2025: Caroline Deruas Peano reincarnates the intensity of teenage emotions in a film that takes many formal risks with undeniable charm

No Other Choice - by Park Chan-wook

No Other Choice
by Park Chan-wook
VENICE 2025: Park Chan-wook blends gruesome comedy and capitalist critique in his adaptation of Donald E Westlake's novel The Ax

Industry Reports

Europe and the Rest of the World – 13/02/2026

Xavier Solano • Director and Head of Studies, EuroCine Lab

The training programme aims to give talented young Latin Americans their first professional experience in the European film industry

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability – 13/02/2026

MEDIA Carbon Calculator, aimed at standardising production footprint measurement, launched at the EFM

BERLINALE 2026: For the first time, European producers have access to a single, EU-backed tool to calculate the carbon footprint of their live-action projects

Produce – Co-Produce... – 11/02/2026

The new Benelux Co-Development Grant to boost Belgian, Dutch and Luxembourg cinema

Producers of fiction and animated films will be able to apply for a dedicated €50,000 subsidy per project

Produce – Co-Produce... – 11/02/2026

Veronika Slámová • Head, Czech Audiovisual Fund

The new head of the fund outlines how the institution aims to reinforce the Czech Republic’s position as a reliable co-production partner and a competitive production hub

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