Álex de la Iglesia shoots the thriller La cuidadora

Álex de la Iglesia shoots the thriller La cuidadora

Carmen Maura and Blanca Suárez reunite under the direction of the Bilbao-born filmmaker, joined by Marta Hazas, Asier Etxeandia and David Comrie in this Pokeepsie Films production for Netflix  

30/05 | Production | Funding | Spain

The most recent European documentaries are screening at Biografilm

The most recent European documentaries are screening at Biografilm

The 21st edition of the gathering dedicated to documentary and fiction cinema will unfold in Bologna between 6 and 16 June  

30/05 | Biografilm 2025

REPORT: Beldocs Pitching Forum 2025

REPORT: Beldocs Pitching Forum 2025

We delve a little deeper into the projects that emerged victorious in the latest edition of the Serbian festival’s industry strand  

30/05 | Beldocs 2025 | Beldocs Industry Days

The first edition of the Milano Film Festival is set to kick off

The first edition of the Milano Film Festival is set to kick off

From 3 to 8 June, with Claudio Santamaria as artistic director, the festival will offer 10 international features in competition, concerts, talks and meetings between professionals and students  

30/05 | Festivals | Awards | Italy

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Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The European Audiovisual Observatory presents Key Trends in the Film Sector - 20/05/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 20/05/2025
The European Audiovisual Observatory presents Key Trends in the Film Sector
CANNES 2025: At a panel, the Council of Europe’s research body discussed global cinema attendance trends, highlighting a 9% worldwide decline in 2024, but with Europe showing resilience

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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

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Roderik Smits • Assistant professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam - 30/05/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 30/05/2025
Roderik Smits • Assistant professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam
The academic researcher’s latest report focuses on European film visibility on streaming platforms, comparing national markets and distributor strategies

Produce – Co-Produce... - Ireland strengthens tax credit for mid – and lower-budget features, launches Irish-language development fund - 28/05/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 28/05/2025
Ireland strengthens tax credit for mid – and lower-budget features, launches Irish-language development fund
The enhanced tax measure, titled the Scéal uplift, introduces an additional 8% credit on top of Ireland’s existing 32% Section 481 relief

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Europa Distribution’s Distributors on the Move builds bridges across Europe’s film industry - 28/05/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/05/2025
Europa Distribution’s Distributors on the Move builds bridges across Europe’s film industry
The association’s exchange programme has paired six professionals from distribution companies in Poland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Italy and Czech Republic

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Caution and uncertainty abound at the Marché du Film - 28/05/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/05/2025
Caution and uncertainty abound at the Marché du Film
CANNES 2025: Marché attendees expressed their growing discontent over rising costs and increasingly cautious buyer behaviour, among other issues

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - The CNC reinforces its measures against sexual harassment in cinema - 27/05/2025

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 27/05/2025
The CNC reinforces its measures against sexual harassment in cinema
CANNES 2025: After light was shed on the scale of the sexual and sexist abuse in the French audiovisual landscape, a series of obligations are being implemented to tackle the situation

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability - Sustainable solutions explored at Green Visions Potsdam - 27/05/2025

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability – 27/05/2025
Sustainable solutions explored at Green Visions Potsdam
The German festival, which unspooled from 22-25 May, is a showcase for films and science, also offering a range of practical tips for audiences

Review: I Shall See

Review: I Shall See

Mercedes Stalenhoef’s debut feature explores the rough edges of a teenager’s journey after she loses her sight  

30/05 | Films | Reviews | Netherlands

Roderik Smits • Assistant professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Interview: Roderik Smits • Assistant professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam

“Online distribution and film circulation are complex processes to understand because there are so many routes to market”

The academic researcher’s latest report focuses on European film visibility on streaming platforms, comparing national markets and distributor strategies  

30/05 | /Netherlands

Ramin Bahrani’s prison drama Last Meals in the works, toplined by Mads Mikkelsen

Ramin Bahrani’s prison drama Last Meals in the works, toplined by Mads Mikkelsen

The pic, sold by HanWay Films, has racked up some major sales including to key European territories, such as Benelux, Greece, Spain, Austria, Scandinavia and CEE countries  

30/05 | Production | Funding | USA/Ireland

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Co-Production Podcast

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

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

Review: Azza

Review: Azza

German filmmaker Stefanie Brockhaus’s second Saudi Arabian-set documentary follows a fierce and inspiring protagonist as she strives for independence and a better life  

30/05 | Beldocs 2025

CEE Animation goes to Annecy, boasting new projects and events

CEE Animation goes to Annecy, boasting new projects and events

The 30-strong delegation from Central and Eastern Europe will organise two speed-dating breakfasts, a pitching event for seven projects and the Animation Garden Party  

30/05 | Annecy 2025 | MIFA

The CNC’s Aide aux cinémas du monde wins big in Cannes

The CNC’s Aide aux cinémas du monde wins big in Cannes

CANNES 2025: The films supported by the French fund for international co-productions won ten awards on the Croisette, including six in official competition  

30/05 | Cannes 2025

The 32nd edition of L'Alternativa opens its call for films and projects

The 32nd edition of L'Alternativa opens its call for films and projects

The Barcelona Independent Film Festival, taking place from 13 to 23 November, is accepting submissions until early July  

30/05 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

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Photogalleries

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

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

Marc Fitoussi is shooting Illustre inconnue

Marc Fitoussi is shooting Illustre inconnue

Isabelle Huppert plays an extra trying to make it in the film industry and meeting Sandrine Kiberlain, amongst others, in this Avenue B production sold by Indie Sales  

28/05 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium

Ireland strengthens tax credit for mid- and lower-budget features, launches Irish-language development fund

Ireland strengthens tax credit for mid- and lower-budget features, launches Irish-language development fund

The enhanced tax measure, titled the Scéal uplift, introduces an additional 8% credit on top of Ireland’s existing 32% Section 481 relief  

28/05 | Industry | Market | Ireland

Less Is More unveils its new batch of Development Angels

Less Is More unveils its new batch of Development Angels

The latest cohort joins the European programme’s initiative aimed at redefining the script-development process through holistic collaboration and emotional feedback  

28/05 | LIM 2025

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Reviews

Else - by Thibault Emin

Else
by Thibault Emin
Plumbing the great depths of a staggering and hair-raising science-fiction huis-clos, Thibault Emin’s movie is a film experience not to be missed

Hot Milk - by Rebecca Lenkiewicz

Hot Milk
by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
BERLINALE 2025: Rebecca Lenkiewicz's first directorial effort, based on Deborah Levy's novel, is a multi-layered, women-centric, transgenerational family drama

Samia - by Yasemin Samdereli

Samia
by Yasemin Samdereli
In their powerful biopic, Yasemin Samdereli and Deka Mohamed Osman shine a light on the exceptional and poignant fate of Somalian athlete Samia Yusuf Omar

The Garden of Earthly Delights - by Morgan Knibbe

The Garden of Earthly Delights
by Morgan Knibbe
Morgan Knibbe’s film explores Manila’s youth, trapped in poverty, crime and postcolonial exploitation, through stunning cinematography and a non-judgemental narrative

Formosa Beach - by Julia De Simone

Formosa Beach
by Julia De Simone
Julia De Simone’s first feature inventively interrogates Portugal’s colonial history in Brazil through experimental fiction informed by a documentary background

The Tasters - by Silvio Soldini

The Tasters
by Silvio Soldini
In his first period drama, Silvio Soldini focuses on the point of view of a group of women who, in the ruthless collective deception of nazism, suffer male violence and oppression

Shepherds - by Sophie Deraspe

Shepherds
by Sophie Deraspe
Canadian filmmaker Sophie Deraspe’s latest work adapts Mathyas Lefebure’s pastoral life story about leaving everything behind to become a shepherd in Provence

The Ugly Stepsister - by Emilie Blichfeldt

The Ugly Stepsister
by Emilie Blichfeldt
BERLINALE 2025: Norwegian filmmaker Emilie Blichfeldt's debut is a grotesque yet faithful retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale, updated for modern mores

Docs Ireland returns to Belfast with urgent stories and new Irish voices

Docs Ireland returns to Belfast with urgent stories and new Irish voices

The seventh edition of the festival presents a rich programme of Irish and international documentaries addressing social and political issues, with a special focus on Palestine, Poland and Kenya  

28/05 | Docs Ireland 2025

Review: Summer Beats

Review: Summer Beats

CANNES 2025: Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka follow up their Un Certain Regard-winning debut, The Worst Ones, with this rowdy French summer-camp movie  

28/05 | Cannes 2025 | Cannes Première

FilmNomad secures international partnerships at Cannes for its second edition

FilmNomad secures international partnerships at Cannes for its second edition

CANNES 2025: The Mongolian programme continued building momentum at this year's festival, with two finalist projects being presented at the Mongolian Films Pitch Session  

28/05 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Interviews

Diego Céspedes • Director of The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

Diego Céspedes • Director of The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
CANNES 2025: The young Chilean filmmaker broaches issues such as dissident parenting, the upheaval caused by AIDS and LGBTI+ discrimination

Dominik Moll • Director of Case 137

Dominik Moll • Director of Case 137
CANNES 2025: The French director takes on the Yellow Vest movement and the police brutality that ensued, and asks some uncomfortable questions

Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne • Directors of Young Mothers

Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne • Directors of Young Mothers
CANNES 2025: The Belgian filmmakers talk about their new film, in which they change the narrative paradigm by daring to tell a choral story

Tarik Saleh • Director of Eagles of the Republic

Tarik Saleh • Director of Eagles of the Republic
CANNES 2025: The Swedish filmmaker of Egyptian origin unpicks his captivating film noir, which is the third chapter of his Cairo-based trilogy

Hafsia Herzi • Director of The Little Sister

Hafsia Herzi • Director of The Little Sister
CANNES 2025: The French filmmaker talks about why and how she adapted the novel by Fatima Daas, and what personal elements she brought to the film

Chie Hayakawa • Director of Renoir

Chie Hayakawa • Director of Renoir
CANNES 2025: The Japanese director shares her thoughts about art, life and death, and describes how her movie parallels her own life journey

Óliver Laxe • Director of Sirât

Óliver Laxe • Director of Sirât
CANNES 2025: The Spanish filmmaker explains why his film was born to build a rite of passage for himself, and also invite the viewers to look inside themselves

Valéry Carnoy • Director of Wild Foxes

Valéry Carnoy • Director of Wild Foxes
CANNES 2025: The Belgian filmmaker explores subjects such as the injunction to be virile and the relationship with violence in his first feature film

Europa Distribution’s EDMentorShe wraps its fifth edition

Europa Distribution’s EDMentorShe wraps its fifth edition

The mentorship programme for female distribution professionals held a successful closing session in Brussels  

28/05 | Industry | Market | Europe

Three films shortlisted for the Latin American Critics’ Award for European films

Three films shortlisted for the Latin American Critics’ Award for European films

Eva Libertad's Deaf, Urška Djukić's Little Trouble Girls and Petra Volpe's Late Shift vie for the award given out by a jury of 33 film critics from 13 Latin American countries  

28/05 | Festivals | Awards | Europe/Latin America

Caution and uncertainty abound at the Marché du Film

Caution and uncertainty abound at the Marché du Film

CANNES 2025: Marché attendees expressed their growing discontent over rising costs and increasingly cautious buyer behaviour, among other issues  

28/05 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Hamburg - by Lino Escalera

Hamburg
by Lino Escalera
Spanish release May 30

The Phoenician Scheme - by Wes Anderson

The Phoenician Scheme
by Wes Anderson
Cannes 2025 - Competition
French, Belgian and Italian releases May 28, German, Danish, Portuguese, Dutch and Hungarian releases May 29, Swedish and Spanish releases May 30

Hot Milk - by Rebecca Lenkiewicz

Hot Milk
by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Berlinale 2025 - Competition
French release May 25

Else - by Thibault Emin

Else
by Thibault Emin
Toronto 2024 – Midnight Madness
French release May 28

And Their Children After Them - by Zoran Boukherma, Ludovic Boukherma

And Their Children After Them
by Zoran Boukherma, Ludovic Boukherma
Venice 2024 - Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Talent
Spanish release May 30

Becoming Ana - by Marta Nieto

Becoming Ana
by Marta Nieto
French release May 28

Three Friends - by Emmanuel Mouret

Three Friends
by Emmanuel Mouret
Venice 2024 - Competition
Italian release June 1

The Quiet Ones - by Frederik Louis Hviid

The Quiet Ones
by Frederik Louis Hviid
Toronto 2024 - Discovery
French release May 28

Thomas Lilti is shooting Watch The Dog

Thomas Lilti is shooting Watch The Dog

François Civil, Léa Drucker, Karim Leklou and Miou Miou cast in a production by 31 Juin Films and Les Films du Parc sold by Le Pacte  

28/05 | Production | Funding | France

Europa Distribution’s Distributors on the Move builds bridges across Europe’s film industry

Europa Distribution’s Distributors on the Move builds bridges across Europe’s film industry

The association’s exchange programme has paired six professionals from distribution companies in Poland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Italy and Czech Republic  

28/05 | Industry | Market | Europe

The majority of European TV and SVoD adaptations are based on local works, finds European Audiovisual Observatory report

The majority of European TV and SVoD adaptations are based on local works, finds European Audiovisual Observatory report

A new report maps the growing role of adaptations in European audiovisual fiction, revealing that 88% are based on books and series originating from within the continent  

28/05 | Industry | Market | Europe

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Reviews

Colours of Time - by Cédric Klapisch

Colours of Time
by Cédric Klapisch
CANNES 2025: Cédric Klapisch once again demonstrates his talent for choral comedy-dramas, offering a light-hearted and sincere reflection on the present and History

Young Mothers - by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Young Mothers
by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
CANNES 2025: Belgian filmmakers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne combine their cinema in the plural, always in touch with reality, its determinisms and its flashes of light

Fuori - by Mario Martone

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

It Was Just an Accident - by Jafar Panahi

It Was Just an Accident
by Jafar Panahi
CANNES 2025: A gripping tale of revenge and reckoning, Jafar Panahi’s latest drama lays bare the vicious cycle of violence under repression

Sentimental Value - by Joachim Trier

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

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 30/05/2025

Roderik Smits • Assistant professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam

The academic researcher’s latest report focuses on European film visibility on streaming platforms, comparing national markets and distributor strategies

Produce – Co-Produce... – 28/05/2025

Ireland strengthens tax credit for mid – and lower-budget features, launches Irish-language development fund

The enhanced tax measure, titled the Scéal uplift, introduces an additional 8% credit on top of Ireland’s existing 32% Section 481 relief

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/05/2025

Europa Distribution’s Distributors on the Move builds bridges across Europe’s film industry

The association’s exchange programme has paired six professionals from distribution companies in Poland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Italy and Czech Republic

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/05/2025

Caution and uncertainty abound at the Marché du Film

CANNES 2025: Marché attendees expressed their growing discontent over rising costs and increasingly cautious buyer behaviour, among other issues

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