Europa Distribution heads to Focus Asia in Udine

Europa Distribution heads to Focus Asia in Udine

A panel, jointly organised by Europa Distribution, Focus Asia and Ties That Bind, will take place on 28 April and will home in on several case studies on successful films and their distribution  

22/04 | Industry | Market | Italy

The European Commission publishes a study on copyright transfer and authors’ contracts

The European Commission publishes a study on copyright transfer and authors’ contracts

The research confirms that authors and producers often find themselves in a weak negotiating position, whereas performers benefit from a greater use of collective bargaining agreements  

22/04 | Industry | Market | Europe

The 24th edition of the NIFFF takes a new approach to its Open Air sidebar

The 24th edition of the NIFFF takes a new approach to its Open Air sidebar

In 2025, the hotly anticipated Open Air element of the NIFFF will extend across the entire Place des Halles, marking a crucial change for genre film lovers  

22/04 | NIFFF 2025

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In wins the Golden Raven at the 43rd BIFFF

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In wins the Golden Raven at the 43rd BIFFF

The Brussels-based genre festival has presented the main award in the International Competition to Soi Cheang’s action film; the Silver Méliès for Best European Feature went to The Home  

22/04 | BIFFF 2025 | Awards

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Industry Reports

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Bolzano Film Festival Bozen spotlights the role of female producers - 15/04/2025

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 15/04/2025
Bolzano Film Festival Bozen spotlights the role of female producers
One of the traditional panel discussions at this year’s Italian gathering focused on the underrepresentation of women in filmmaking

European Policy - The global challenges of audiovisual authors’ rights discussed at the World Intellectual Property Organization - 15/04/2025

European Policy – 15/04/2025
The global challenges of audiovisual authors’ rights discussed at the World Intellectual Property Organization
The event held in Geneva focused on worldwide issues affecting audiovisual authors, and called for enhanced legal safeguards, fair compensation and policy reforms

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

European Policy - The European Commission publishes a study on copyright transfer and authors’ contracts - 22/04/2025

European Policy – 22/04/2025
The European Commission publishes a study on copyright transfer and authors’ contracts
The research confirms that authors and producers often find themselves in a weak negotiating position, whereas performers benefit from a greater use of collective bargaining agreements

Europe and the Rest of the World - Nathalie Bourdon • Director, Distribution and Market Development, National Film Board of Canada - 18/04/2025

Europe and the Rest of the World – 18/04/2025
Nathalie Bourdon • Director, Distribution and Market Development, National Film Board of Canada
The executive talked to us about the National Film Board of Canada’s work on backing non-fiction and strengthening ties with European partners, among other topics

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Strengthening communication and collaboration at Europa Distribution’s Sofia Meetings workshop - 17/04/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 17/04/2025
Strengthening communication and collaboration at Europa Distribution’s Sofia Meetings workshop
Focused on improving professional interactions, the network's event brought together professionals from 14 different countries stretching from Portugal to Singapore

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes “Top Players in the European Audiovisual Industry” annual market study - 16/04/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 16/04/2025
The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes “Top Players in the European Audiovisual Industry” annual market study
The study highlights that European broadcasters and non-European video-sharing platforms each captured nearly half of 2023’s TV and OTT advertising revenues

Produce – Co-Produce... - Together Fund launches as Europe’s first equity fund dedicated to independent production companies - 16/04/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 16/04/2025
Together Fund launches as Europe’s first equity fund dedicated to independent production companies
With an initial capitalisation of €58 million, the fund aims to overcome national barriers and provide strategic financial support to production firms across the continent

Review: Mariana’s Room

Review: Mariana’s Room

Emmanuel Finkiel delves into the world of survival and life and death instincts through the eyes of a child hidden in a brothel at the height of World War II  

22/04 | Films | Reviews | France/Israel/Hungary/Belgium

Lorcan Finnegan • Director of The Surfer

Interview: Lorcan Finnegan • Director of The Surfer

“The surfer’s psychological journey is also a bit like therapy for people struggling with having lost their childhood home”

The Irish filmmaker discusses his mystery-thriller, how he created the character with Nicolas Cage and his approach to the use of colours in the film  

22/04 | BIFFF 2025

Production begins on Randa Chahoud’s Identitti

Production begins on Randa Chahoud’s Identitti

Based on a bestseller by Mithu Sanyal, the story centres on a doctoral student and blogger who discovers a shocking secret about her Postcolonial Theory professor  

22/04 | Production | Funding | Germany

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 75: Vermiglio (Italy/France/Belgium) - 25/03/2025

25/03/2025
Episode 75: Vermiglio (Italy/France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Maura Delpero are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 74: Crossing (Sweden/ Denmark/France/Turkey/Georgia) - 20/03/2025

20/03/2025
Episode 74: Crossing (Sweden/ Denmark/France/Turkey/Georgia)
The producers of the film by Levan Akin are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 73: Flow (Latvia/France/Belgium) - 10/12/2024

10/12/2024
Episode 73: Flow (Latvia/France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Gints Zilbalodis are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia) - 28/11/2024

28/11/2024
Episode 72: Wishing on a Star (Italy/Slovakia/Czech Republic/Austria/Croatia)
The producers of the film by Peter Kerekes are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 71: Superluna (Italy/Belgium) - 14/11/2024

14/11/2024
Episode 71: Superluna (Italy/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Federico Bondi are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 70: Robot Dreams (Spain/France) - 27/06/2024

27/06/2024
Episode 70: Robot Dreams (Spain/France)
The producers of the film by Pablo Berger are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 69: Black Tea (France/ Mauritania/ Luxembourg/ Taiwan/ Côte d'Ivoire) - 30/04/2024

30/04/2024
Episode 69: Black Tea (France/ Mauritania/ Luxembourg/ Taiwan/ Côte d'Ivoire)
The producers of the film by Abderrahmane Sissako are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 68: Paradise Is Burning (Sweden/Italy/Denmark/Finland) - 18/04/2024

18/04/2024
Episode 68: Paradise Is Burning (Sweden/Italy/Denmark/Finland)
The producers of the film by Mika Gustafson are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Aisha Can’t Fly Away becomes the first Egyptian film in Un Certain Regard since 2016

Aisha Can’t Fly Away becomes the first Egyptian film in Un Certain Regard since 2016

Morad Mostafa’s debut feature follows the eponymous 26-year-old immigrant and caregiver navigating violent tensions in the Cairo neighbourhood of Ain Shams  

18/04 | Production | Funding | Egypt/France/Germany/Tunisia/Saudi Arabia/Qatar/Sudan

Principal photography begins for Rafaela y su loco mundo, Atresplayer’s mould-breaking new original series

Principal photography begins for Rafaela y su loco mundo, Atresplayer’s mould-breaking new original series

Created by Aníbal Gómez and based on one of his books, the series stars Ingrid García-Jonsson, Carlos Areces, Joaquín Reyes, Arturo Valls, Carmen Ruiz and Gómez himself  

18/04 | Production | Funding | Spain

Alice Rohrwacher to chair the Caméra d'Or jury at Cannes

Alice Rohrwacher to chair the Caméra d'Or jury at Cannes

The Italian filmmaker, whose features have all screened on the Croisette, will preside over the Caméra d'Or jury at the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13-24 May)  

18/04 | Cannes 2025

Francesca Archibugi on set for Illusione

Francesca Archibugi on set for Illusione

The Roman filmmaker behind The Hummingbird returns to directing with a dramatic story centred on international sex trafficking, starring Jasmine Trinca and Michele Riondino  

18/04 | Production | Funding | Italy/Belgium

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Photogalleries

Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries - 13/02/2025

13/02/2025
Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 75th edition, the first under the direction of Tricia Tuttle, from 13-23 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries - 23/09/2024

23/09/2024
San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 72st edition, which is unspooling from 20-28 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2024 – Photogalleries - 27/08/2024

27/08/2024
Venice 2024 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by last year's SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 81st Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 28 August-7 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries - 14/05/2024

14/05/2024
Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 14-25 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2024 – Photogalleries - 15/02/2024

15/02/2024
Berlinale 2024 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 74th edition, the last under the direction of Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek, from 15-25 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

San Sebastián 2023 – Photogalleries - 25/09/2023

25/09/2023
San Sebastián 2023 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 71st edition, which is unspooling from 22-30 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2023 – Photogalleries - 01/09/2023

01/09/2023
Venice 2023 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by the SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 80th Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 30 August-9 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Close wins the 2023 LUX Audience Award - 27/06/2023

27/06/2023
Close wins the 2023 LUX Audience Award
Lukas Dhont’s heartbreaking coming-of-age drama has emerged as the winner of the European audience award, determined by ratings from the public and Members of the European Parliament

Chie Hayakawa’s Renoir jumps into the race for the Palme d’Or

Chie Hayakawa’s Renoir jumps into the race for the Palme d’Or

The Japanese writer-director returns to the Croisette with her sophomore feature, an emotional coming-of-age tale set in late-1980s Tokyo  

18/04 | Production | Funding | Japan/France/Singapore/Philippines/Indonesia

Nathalie Bourdon • Director, Distribution and Market Development, National Film Board of Canada

Interview: Nathalie Bourdon • Director, Distribution and Market Development, National Film Board of Canada

“Europe is a natural partner for us”

The executive talked to us about the National Film Board of Canada’s work on backing non-fiction and strengthening ties with European partners, among other topics  

18/04 | /Canada

Julien Rejl • General Delegate, Directors’ Fortnight

Interview: Julien Rejl • General Delegate, Directors’ Fortnight

“The Fortnight is a land of clearing and exploration”

The General Delegate of the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight discusses the 2025 selection and clarifies the debate on its editorial line  

18/04 | Cannes 2025 | Directors’ Fortnight

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Reviews

Bring Them Down - by Chris Andrews

Bring Them Down
by Chris Andrews
Bad blood and paternalism lead to escalating and absurd violence in Christopher Andrews’ promising debut feature, starring an Irish-speaking Christopher Abbott

Traffic - by Teodora Ana Mihai

Traffic
by Teodora Ana Mihai
Teodora Ana Mihai’s second fiction feature is a layered social-realist film looking at inequality and exploitation in our modern world with a healthy dose of humour

Mexico 86 - by César Díaz

Mexico 86
by César Díaz
After Our Mothers, which won Cannes’ Golden Camera in 2019, César Díaz is changing tone to deliver a personal and high-tension spy film questioning parenthood and social engagement

Familia - by Francesco Costabile

Familia
by Francesco Costabile
VENICE 2024: The second feature by Francesco Costabile addresses the tragedy of domestic violence with horror film mise en scène that could make spectators jump

Tale of Shepherds - by Jaime Puertas Castillo

Tale of Shepherds
by Jaime Puertas Castillo
Jaime Puertas Castillo observes the disappearance of the Andalusian agropastoral world in an astonishing first work straddling tradition and modernity

Una figlia - by Ivano De Matteo

Una figlia
by Ivano De Matteo
Ivano De Matteo homes in once again on extreme family situations, this time asking what we’d do if our child committed a crime, and focusing on the road to making amends

Oxana - by Charlène Favier

Oxana
by Charlène Favier
Charlène Favier traces the revolutionary and artistic existence of one of the founders of the Femen movement, full of courage and adversity, in a moving fiction film

Warfare - by Alex Garland, Ray Mendoza

Warfare
by Alex Garland, Ray Mendoza
If you don’t like war, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza will reinforce your logical fears with a tense immersive experience, narrated almost in real time and based on true events

European productions set to make a great first impression at Tribeca

European productions set to make a great first impression at Tribeca

The US festival’s competition sections boast a diverse set of European works, with a particularly strong documentary turnout from the UK and Denmark  

18/04 | Tribeca 2025

Christian Petzold's 11th feature, Mirrors No. 3, becomes his first to grace the Croisette

Christian Petzold's 11th feature, Mirrors No. 3, becomes his first to grace the Croisette

The Silver Bear-winning German filmmaker brings the work to this year’s Directors' Fortnight in his fourth collaboration with Paula Beer  

18/04 | Production | Funding | Germany

Genre storytelling thrives at the seventh edition of Fantastic 7

Genre storytelling thrives at the seventh edition of Fantastic 7

This year’s selection dives deep into the uncanny, the surreal and the terrifying, with seven projects endorsed by seven leading film festivals around the world  

18/04 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Interviews

Ester Bíbí Ásgeirsdóttir, Gunnar Tómas Kristófersson • Head of legal deposit and cinematek, and researcher, National Film Archive of Iceland

Ester Bíbí Ásgeirsdóttir, Gunnar Tómas Kristófersson • Head of legal deposit and cinematek, and researcher, National Film Archive of Iceland
The duo tell us more about their work at the National Film Archive of Iceland and about discovering forgotten filmmakers – and their own country

Dögg Mósesdóttir • Managing director, Stockfish Film & Industry Festival

Dögg Mósesdóttir • Managing director, Stockfish Film & Industry Festival
The managing director of the Icelandic gathering reflects on ten days of screenings, meetings with honorary guests and industry initiatives

Gerard Oms • Director of Away

Gerard Oms • Director of Away
The Spanish actor's coach reveals the key elements of his first feature film as a director, in which he has surrounded himself with close friends such as Mario Casas and Neus Ballús

Lorcan Finnegan • Director of The Surfer

Lorcan Finnegan • Director of The Surfer
The Irish filmmaker discusses his mystery-thriller, how he created the character with Nicolas Cage and his approach to the use of colours in the film

Julien Rejl • General Delegate, Directors’ Fortnight

Julien Rejl • General Delegate, Directors’ Fortnight
The General Delegate of the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight discusses the 2025 selection and clarifies the debate on its editorial line

Nathalie Bourdon • Director, Distribution and Market Development, National Film Board of Canada

Nathalie Bourdon • Director, Distribution and Market Development, National Film Board of Canada
The executive talked to us about the National Film Board of Canada’s work on backing non-fiction and strengthening ties with European partners, among other topics

Ava Cahen • General Delegate, Critics’ Week

Ava Cahen • General Delegate, Critics’ Week
The General Delegate of the Cannes Critics’ Week breaks down her 2025 selection

Jahfar Muataz • Director of Crossing Lines

Jahfar Muataz • Director of Crossing Lines
The Iraqi-Danish filmmaker tells us more about his thriller that follows an ex-criminal now paying his dues as a gang exit counsellor, and about his love for Se7en

Guillermo Galoe’s Sleepless City to premiere in the Cannes Critics’ Week

Guillermo Galoe’s Sleepless City to premiere in the Cannes Critics’ Week

The feature-length fiction debut by the director of the Goya-winning doc Delicate Balance was shot in Madrid’s Cañada Real settlement and stars non-professional actors  

17/04 | Production | Funding | Spain/France

Review: Warfare

Review: Warfare

If you don’t like war, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza will reinforce your logical fears with a tense immersive experience, narrated almost in real time and based on true events  

17/04 | Films | Reviews | USA/UK

Strengthening communication and collaboration at Europa Distribution’s Sofia Meetings workshop

Strengthening communication and collaboration at Europa Distribution’s Sofia Meetings workshop

Focused on improving professional interactions, the network's event brought together professionals from 14 different countries stretching from Portugal to Singapore  

17/04 | Sofia 2025 | Sofia Meetings

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Mexico 86 - by César Díaz

Mexico 86
by César Díaz
Locarno 2024 – Piazza Grande
Belgian release April 16 and French April 23

Toxic - by Saule Bliuvaite

Toxic
by Saule Bliuvaite
Locarno 2024 - Golden Leopard and First Feature Award
French release April 16 and German release April 24

Living Large - by Kristina Dufková

Living Large
by Kristina Dufková
Annecy 2024 - Contrechamp Jury Prize
Belgian release April 16 and Spanish release April 25

Familia - by Francesco Costabile

Familia
by Francesco Costabile
Venice 2024 - Orizzonti Best Actor
French release April 23

Pheasant Island - by Asier Urbieta

Pheasant Island
by Asier Urbieta
French release April 23 and Spanish release April 25

Traffic - by Teodora Ana Mihai

Traffic
by Teodora Ana Mihai
Belgian release April 23

Tale of Shepherds - by Jaime Puertas Castillo

Tale of Shepherds
by Jaime Puertas Castillo
Rotterdam 2024 - 2024 Bright Future
French release April 23

Julie Keeps Quiet - by Leonardo Van Dijl

Julie Keeps Quiet
by Leonardo Van Dijl
Cannes 2024 - Critics’ Week Gan Foundation Award for Distribution and SACD Award
Italian, German and Hungarian releases April 24

Thomas Ngijol heading to Cannes with Untamable

Thomas Ngijol heading to Cannes with Untamable

The actor-director is switching styles and will present his new film – shot in Cameroon, produced by Why Not and sold by Goodfellas – in the Directors’ Fortnight  

17/04 | Production | Funding | France

Production kicks off in Malta on ITV's espionage thriller Secret Service, toplined by Gemma Arterton

Production kicks off in Malta on ITV's espionage thriller Secret Service, toplined by Gemma Arterton

The show, directed by James Marsh and Farren Blackburn, revolves around a woman who appears to lead a conventional life, while secretly working at the Secret Intelligence Service  

17/04 | Production | Funding | UK

EXCLUSIVE: Shoot in sight for Pirates by Myriam Gharbi

EXCLUSIVE: Shoot in sight for Pirates by Myriam Gharbi

Ossem, Hugo Becker and Otomo de Manuel star in the director’s debut feature, a production by Georges Films, which will also get started on The Station by Sara Ishaq  

17/04 | Production | Funding | France

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Reviews

Sauna - by Mathias Broe

Sauna
by Mathias Broe
Debuting director Mathias Broe brings the beauty of non-heteronormative desire to the big screen with a romance between a doe-eyed cis man and his trans lover

Toxic - by Saule Bliuvaite

Toxic
by Saule Bliuvaite
Saulė Bliuvaitė’s coming-of-age tale and debut feature navigates teenage insecurities about body image amidst dreams and realities in a dilapidated Lithuanian mining town

Love - by Dag Johan Haugerud

Love
by Dag Johan Haugerud
VENICE 2024: In the new part of his “Sex Dreams Love” trilogy, Norwegian helmer Dag Johan Haugerud’s idea of love strives to be bold but instead feels rather lacklustre

Three Days of Fish - by Peter Hoogendoorn

Three Days of Fish
by Peter Hoogendoorn
In his second feature, Dutch helmer Peter Hoogendoorn comes up with a minimalist and bittersweet family drama, playing with the ambiguity of the mutual affection between a father and son

The Mariana Trench - by Eileen Byrne

The Mariana Trench
by Eileen Byrne
Eileen Byrne’s feature film debut is a road movie exploring themes such as suffering and loss, tinged with surreal humour and enhanced by the chemistry between its two protagonists

Industry Reports

European Policy – 22/04/2025

The European Commission publishes a study on copyright transfer and authors’ contracts

The research confirms that authors and producers often find themselves in a weak negotiating position, whereas performers benefit from a greater use of collective bargaining agreements

Europe and the Rest of the World – 18/04/2025

Nathalie Bourdon • Director, Distribution and Market Development, National Film Board of Canada

The executive talked to us about the National Film Board of Canada’s work on backing non-fiction and strengthening ties with European partners, among other topics

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 17/04/2025

Strengthening communication and collaboration at Europa Distribution’s Sofia Meetings workshop

Focused on improving professional interactions, the network's event brought together professionals from 14 different countries stretching from Portugal to Singapore

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 16/04/2025

The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes “Top Players in the European Audiovisual Industry” annual market study

The study highlights that European broadcasters and non-European video-sharing platforms each captured nearly half of 2023’s TV and OTT advertising revenues

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