Review: Social Landscapes

Review: Social Landscapes

Jonas Meier’s feature film debut is composed of online comments left by tourists who are trapped in a virtual dream which prevents them from fully appreciating the beauty of actual landscapes  

27/01 | Solothurn 2026

Review: The Quiet Beekeeper

Review: The Quiet Beekeeper

Marcus Carlsson offers up a warm slice of imperfect humanity in the Swedish heartlands  

27/01 | Göteborg 2026

Review: Closure

Review: Closure

Polish filmmaker Michał Marczak’s new feature-length documentary is an intense and immersive take on a tragic personal topic with wider social implications  

27/01 | Sundance 2026 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

Review: Hold Onto Me

Review: Hold Onto Me

Myrsini Aristidou writes, directs and edits her debut feature, a Cyprus-set coming-of-age tale about a girl and her estranged father  

27/01 | Sundance 2026 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

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Industry Reports

European Policy - Society of Audiovisual Authors: Defending screenwriters’ and directors’ rights in a fragmented audiovisual landscape - 22/01/2026

European Policy – 22/01/2026
Society of Audiovisual Authors: Defending screenwriters’ and directors’ rights in a fragmented audiovisual landscape
Built on collective rights management, the Brussels-based network now navigates streaming, AI and regulatory fragmentation on behalf of Europe’s audiovisual authors

Market Trends
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Produce – Co-Produce... - The Eastern Denmark Film Fund launches - 26/01/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 26/01/2026
The Eastern Denmark Film Fund launches
The new, government-backed initiative will support Danish and international film and TV productions in the region

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - A wave of local comedies maintained Czech films’ visibility during 2025 - 22/01/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 22/01/2026
A wave of local comedies maintained Czech films’ visibility during 2025
Even in a year marked by declining admissions and the dominance of global franchises, Czech cinema demonstrated its commercial relevance through a broad slate of locally produced titles

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Austrian Christmas hit Aufputzt is’ climbs to second place on the country’s all-time box-office chart - 21/01/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 21/01/2026
Austrian Christmas hit Aufputzt is’ climbs to second place on the country’s all-time box-office chart
Claudia Jüptner-Jonstorff’s comedy attracted over 440,000 viewers in just nine weeks of release

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Cinema attendance levels in Spain fell by 8% in 2025 - 20/01/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 20/01/2026
Cinema attendance levels in Spain fell by 8% in 2025
Movie theatres welcomed 65 million viewers and box-office takings reached €453 million, with Father There Is Only One 5 by Santiago Segura in the top spot on the national podium

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The Polish box office notches up 50 million admissions in 2025 - 20/01/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 20/01/2026
The Polish box office notches up 50 million admissions in 2025
Wojciech Smarzowski’s Home Sweet Home, a domestic-abuse drama, was the most popular Polish film of the year, while four local titles landed in the top ten and A Minecraft Movie clinched the top spot

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Croatia’s box office sets new records, including highest-ever attendance levels for documentaries - 20/01/2026

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 20/01/2026
Croatia’s box office sets new records, including highest-ever attendance levels for documentaries
The results include the all-time highest cumulative box-office takings for all films on release and the most impressive attendance for Croatian (co-)productions since 2013

Review: To Hold a Mountain

Review: To Hold a Mountain

Staying is the most powerful act of resistance in this documentary about maternal care and human-nature interconnectivity by Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić  

27/01 | Sundance 2026 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

Review: Abele

Review: Abele

Documentary-maker Fabian Volti’s movie draws a bold parallel between shepherds in Sardinia and in Palestine, offering up a metaphor for resistance at all latitudes  

27/01 | Trieste 2026

German Films' Face to Face campaign unspools for the 11th time

German Films' Face to Face campaign unspools for the 11th time

Seven up-and-coming talents from the German film industry, hailing from different disciplines, will be introduced at the Berlinale next month  

27/01 | Industry | Market | Germany

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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: Filming soon to begin on Christophe Honoré's Mariage au goût d'orange

EXCLUSIVE: Filming soon to begin on Christophe Honoré's Mariage au goût d'orange

Vincent Lacoste, Paul Kircher, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Nadia Tereszkiewicz and Alban Lenoir are cast in a Les Films Pelléas production sold by Pyramide International  

27/01 | Production | Funding | France

Malta joins Eurimages

Malta joins Eurimages

As of last week, the archipelago has officially become the 40th member country of the Council of Europe’s fund dedicated to supporting international co-productions  

26/01 | Industry | Market | Malta

Review: The Last Paradise on Earth

Review: The Last Paradise on Earth

Sakaris Stórá’s Nordic Council Film Prize-winning drama is a little miracle about a young man’s desire to stay on the Faroe Islands while everyone else wants to leave  

26/01 | Tromsø 2026

Sundays wins five Feroz awards

Sundays wins five Feroz awards

Alauda Ruiz de Azúa's film triumphs at the Spanish film press awards  

26/01 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

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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

Shooting under way on Tommaso Landucci’s I figli della scimmia

Shooting under way on Tommaso Landucci’s I figli della scimmia

The director’s second work revolves around the complex relationship between the father of a child with a disability and his brother’s teenage son, and stars Riccardo Scamarcio and Fausto Russo Alesi  

26/01 | Production | Funding | Italy

Jonas Lawes • Director of The Watchmaker

Interview: Jonas Lawes • Director of The Watchmaker

“I really enjoyed working things out – directing is just like solving a problem”

The Swedish filmmaker tells us about the creation of his thriller, which uses its small scale to its advantage  

26/01 | Tromsø 2026

Review: Outliving Shakespeare

Review: Outliving Shakespeare

Armenian directors Inna Sahakyan and Ruben Ghazaryan introduce us to an art therapy project in a rundown retirement home in Yerevan to prove that acting can combat decline  

26/01 | Trieste 2026

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Reviews

Shame and Money - by Visar Morina

Shame and Money
by Visar Morina
In his second feature to compete at Sundance, Visar Morina takes a razor-sharp blade to pierce the veil of our ultra-transactional late-stage capitalist present

Everybody to Kenmure Street - by Felipe Bustos Sierra

Everybody to Kenmure Street
by Felipe Bustos Sierra
Felipe Bustos Sierra's rousing second feature-length documentary exemplifies the power of community against racist government actions, depicting a singular 2021 event in Glasgow

Saipan - by Lisa Barros D´Sa, Glenn Leyburn

Saipan
by Lisa Barros D´Sa, Glenn Leyburn
Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn direct a fine dramatisation of footballer Roy Keane’s acrimonious departure from Ireland’s 2002 World Cup squad

Baise-en-ville - by Martin Jauvat

Baise-en-ville
by Martin Jauvat
CANNES 2025: Through the prism of the passage to adulthood, Martin Jauvat continues his tenderly humorous wanderings and his x-ray of life in the Paris suburbs

Promised Sky - by Erige Sehiri

Promised Sky
by Erige Sehiri
CANNES 2025: Erige Sehiri wins viewers over with an incredibly human film, placing focus on three women from sub-Saharan Africa living in Tunis and developing a growing awareness of the world

La grazia - by Paolo Sorrentino

La grazia
by Paolo Sorrentino
VENICE 2025: Politics and existentialism are lent exquisite, low-key Italian beauty in Paolo Sorrentino’s new film, starring his regular Toni Servillo

Mariana's Room - by Emmanuel Finkiel

Mariana's Room
by Emmanuel Finkiel
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

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele - by Kirill Serebrennikov

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele
by Kirill Serebrennikov
CANNES 2025: Kirill Serebrennikov’s latest feature is a rich, dense, complex, absorbing and eventually unbiased portrait of a fascist in exile

Fantasy triumphs at the Trieste Film Festival

Fantasy triumphs at the Trieste Film Festival

Slovenian director Kukla’s first fiction feature film came out on top at the event, while Anastasija Mirošničenko’s Welded Together claimed Best Documentary  

26/01 | Trieste 2026 | Awards

The Eastern Denmark Film Fund launches

The Eastern Denmark Film Fund launches

The new, government-backed initiative will support Danish and international film and TV productions in the region  

26/01 | Industry | Market | Denmark

Review: Shame and Money

Review: Shame and Money

In his second feature to compete at Sundance, Visar Morina takes a razor-sharp blade to pierce the veil of our ultra-transactional late-stage capitalist present  

26/01 | Sundance 2026 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

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Interviews

Sergi López • Actor in Sirāt

Sergi López • Actor in Sirāt
The European Actor nominee described the rare pull of a script that stands on its own, and the total physical and emotional immersion it called for

Igor Bezinović • Director of Fiume o morte!

Igor Bezinović • Director of Fiume o morte!
We caught up with the Croatian filmmaker, who used his local community network to question how history is constructed and remembered

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

Jonas Lawes • Director of The Watchmaker

Jonas Lawes • Director of The Watchmaker
The Swedish filmmaker tells us about the creation of his thriller, which uses its small scale to its advantage

Vanja Kaludjercic • Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam

Vanja Kaludjercic • Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam
The IFFR head describes the upcoming edition as a meeting point between emerging voices, returning auteurs and films that challenge dominant narratives

Josef Kullengård, Cia Edström • Head of Industry and head of TV Drama Vision, Göteborg Film Festival

Josef Kullengård, Cia Edström • Head of Industry and head of TV Drama Vision, Göteborg Film Festival
At a time of market uncertainty and format fluidity, the heads of Göteborg Industry discuss audience-first thinking, creative risk and the evolving role of industry platforms in Europe

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi • Actress in Duse

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi • Actress in Duse
The European Actress nominee reflected on the relevance of art as a vital force, linking Eleonora Duse’s era to our own moment

Kamal Aljafari • Director of With Hasan in Gaza

Kamal Aljafari • Director of With Hasan in Gaza
The Palestinian filmmaker spoke about transforming found footage into a film that invites viewers to engage with the present

Sundays crowned in the Angers European First Film Festival

Sundays crowned in the Angers European First Film Festival

Spanish director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa wins the festival’s Grand Prize, while Deaf by fellow Spaniard Eva Libertad and The Last One for the Road and Samuel Kircher also scoop accolades  

26/01 | Festivals | Awards | France

Gropiusstadt Supernova awarded Best Feature Film at the Max Ophüls Prize

Gropiusstadt Supernova awarded Best Feature Film at the Max Ophüls Prize

Ben Voit’s coming-of-age drama joined other winners including Wolves by Jonas Ulrich, Noah by Ali Tamim and Days Yet Unknown by Jola Wieczorek  

26/01 | Max Ophüls Prize 2026 | Awards

Review: Everybody to Kenmure Street

Review: Everybody to Kenmure Street

Felipe Bustos Sierra's rousing second feature-length documentary exemplifies the power of community against racist government actions, depicting a singular 2021 event in Glasgow  

26/01 | Sundance 2026 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Filipiñana - by Rafael Manuel

Filipiñana
by Rafael Manuel
Sundance 2026 - World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Levitating - by Wregas Bhanuteja

Levitating
by Wregas Bhanuteja
Sundance 2026 - World Cinema Dramatic Competition

La grazia - by Paolo Sorrentino

La grazia
by Paolo Sorrentino
Venice 2025 - Volpi Cup for Best Actor
French and Belgian releases January 28, Czech release January 29

Baise-en-ville - by Martin Jauvat

Baise-en-ville
by Martin Jauvat
Cannes 2025 – Critics’ Week
French and Belgian releases January 28

The Great Arch - by Stéphane Demoustier

The Great Arch
by Stéphane Demoustier
Cannes 2025 - Un Certain Regard
Dutch release January 29

The Voice of Hind Rajab - by Kaouther Ben Hania

The Voice of Hind Rajab
by Kaouther Ben Hania
Venezia 2025 - Grand Jury Prize
San Sebastián 2025 - Audience Award for Best Film
German release January 22, Polish and Danish releases January 29, Swedish and Norwegian releases January 30

Adam's Sake - by Laura Wandel

Adam's Sake
by Laura Wandel
Cannes 2025 - Critics’ Week
Polish release January 23 and Dutch release January 28

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele - by Kirill Serebrennikov

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele
by Kirill Serebrennikov
Cannes 2025 - Cannes Première
Italian release January 29

A Sad and Beautiful World triumphs at the 36th Tromsø International Film Festival

A Sad and Beautiful World triumphs at the 36th Tromsø International Film Festival

Other feature-length prizewinners of the evening included Broken Voices, Little Trouble Girls, It Was Just an Accident and The Ground Beneath Our Feet  

26/01 | Tromsø 2026 | Awards

Krakatoa by Carlos Casas to premiere in dual format at IFFR

Krakatoa by Carlos Casas to premiere in dual format at IFFR

Alongside screenings in the Bright Future competition, the film will also be presented as an installation, extending its cinematic universe into an immersive spatial experience  

23/01 | Production | Funding | Spain/France/UK/Poland

EXCLUSIVE: Maxime Roy shooting Ma révérence

EXCLUSIVE: Maxime Roy shooting Ma révérence

Anthony Bajon, Olivier Gourmet and Ella Benoit star in the second feature by the filmmaker, who previously directed The Heroics, steered by Marianne Productions and TS Productions  

23/01 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium

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Reviews

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

Adam's Sake - by Laura Wandel

Adam's Sake
by Laura Wandel
CANNES 2025: After her highly acclaimed debut feature, Laura Wandel has made a name for herself with this visceral portrait of a nurse struggling against the powerlessness of the institution

Solomamma - by Janicke Askevold

Solomamma
by Janicke Askevold
Janicke Askevold’s second feature speaks of an alternative kind of motherhood which breaks the rules set by a patriarchal society intent on controlling everything

The Voice of Hind Rajab - by Kaouther Ben Hania

The Voice of Hind Rajab
by Kaouther Ben Hania
VENICE 2025: Kaouther Ben Hania’s powerful docudrama integrates the real emergency call from the six-year-old girl killed by the IDF with dramatised scenes

The Secret Agent - by Kleber Mendonça Filho

The Secret Agent
by Kleber Mendonça Filho
CANNES 2025: Kleber Mendonça Filho creates a playful, choral and sophisticated cinematic partition in dizzying narrative arpeggio, revealing the dark memory of Brazil under dictatorship

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... – 26/01/2026

The Eastern Denmark Film Fund launches

The new, government-backed initiative will support Danish and international film and TV productions in the region

European Policy – 22/01/2026

Society of Audiovisual Authors: Defending screenwriters’ and directors’ rights in a fragmented audiovisual landscape

Built on collective rights management, the Brussels-based network now navigates streaming, AI and regulatory fragmentation on behalf of Europe’s audiovisual authors

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 22/01/2026

A wave of local comedies maintained Czech films’ visibility during 2025

Even in a year marked by declining admissions and the dominance of global franchises, Czech cinema demonstrated its commercial relevance through a broad slate of locally produced titles

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 21/01/2026

Austrian Christmas hit Aufputzt is’ climbs to second place on the country’s all-time box-office chart

Claudia Jüptner-Jonstorff’s comedy attracted over 440,000 viewers in just nine weeks of release

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