Final Cut in Venice announces the winners of its 13th edition

Final Cut in Venice announces the winners of its 13th edition

VENICE 2025: The main victors were Sara Ishaq’s The Station and Hugo Salvaterra’s My Semba, which scooped five and four prizes, respectively  

03/09 | Venice 2025 | Venice Production Bridge/Awards

Series review: Etty

Series review: Etty

VENICE 2025: Hagai Levi delivers a poignant and captivating series about the forging of an unusual woman’s psyche and her resilience in the face of hatred  

03/09 | Venice 2025 | Out of Competition

Review: The Ivy

Review: The Ivy

VENICE 2025: Ana Cristina Barragán’s intimate portrait of healing is an emotionally raw story hinging on the relationship between a 30-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy  

03/09 | Venice 2025 | Orizzonti

Maryam Touzani • Director of Calle Málaga

Interview: Maryam Touzani • Director of Calle Málaga

“There was a richness that I felt growing up, and I wanted to pay tribute to this community”

VENICE 2025: The director of The Blue Caftan speaks about bringing to the screen the unique beauty and complexity of her home city of Tangier  

03/09 | Venice 2025 | Venezia Spotlight

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Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... - Italy unveils a €1 million annual fund to boost co-productions with Latin America - 01/09/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 01/09/2025
Italy unveils a €1 million annual fund to boost co-productions with Latin America
VENICE 2025: The initiative, freshly unveiled on the Lido, will also extend to Spain and Portugal

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A busy summer 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 Locarno, Venice, Sarajevo, Haugesund, Toronto, San Sebastián, Zurich and many others

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Producers and distributors push for earlier collaboration and smart audience strategies - 03/09/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/09/2025
Producers and distributors push for earlier collaboration and smart audience strategies
VENICE 2025: Participants in the event organised by Europa Distribution described the session as “a rare opportunity for frank, in-person exchange”

Produce – Co-Produce... - Venice hosts a panel exploring Baltic-Italian co-production opportunities - 01/09/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 01/09/2025
Venice hosts a panel exploring Baltic-Italian co-production opportunities
VENICE 2025: The event was aimed at familiarising Italian producers with the financial and creative advantages of partnering with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Eurimages sheds light on its awards, sponsorships and inclusion strategies at the Venice Production Bridge - 30/08/2025

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 30/08/2025
Eurimages sheds light on its awards, sponsorships and inclusion strategies at the Venice Production Bridge
VENICE 2025: The fund’s reps underscored that its value lies not only in the money it awards, but also in the visibility and credibility it grants to projects and institutions

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Netflix unveils guidelines for the use of generative AI in content production - 28/08/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 28/08/2025
Netflix unveils guidelines for the use of generative AI in content production
The streaming platform’s stipulations are structured around four key areas: data use, creative output, talent and performance, and ethics and representation

Animation - Sarajevo offers a glimpse into the technicalities of Flow - 26/08/2025

Animation – 26/08/2025
Sarajevo offers a glimpse into the technicalities of Flow
Animators Konstantīns Višņevskis and Mārtiņš Upītis shared their experience of working on the highly successful, Oscar-winning feature by Gints Zilbalodis

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Albert Yao • Distributor, Swallow Wings - 21/08/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 21/08/2025
Albert Yao • Distributor, Swallow Wings
The Taiwanese distributor gives us the low-down on the challenges of handling European films as well as the peculiarities of the local market

Review: Cotton Queen

Review: Cotton Queen

VENICE 2025: In spite of its title, Suzannah Mirghani’s impressive debut, following a Sudanese girl assessing her future on a plantation, avoids any fluff  

03/09 | Venice 2025 | International Film Critics’ Week

The Gåsebäck Film Festival launches industry market Hel’s Kitchen

The Gåsebäck Film Festival launches industry market Hel’s Kitchen

The market comes on the heels of Helsingborg’s initiative, in collaboration with Film i Skåne, to boost filming in the city; the festival has also announced its Audience Awards  

03/09 | Festivals | Awards | Sweden

Producers and distributors push for earlier collaboration and smart audience strategies

Producers and distributors push for earlier collaboration and smart audience strategies

VENICE 2025: Participants in the event organised by Europa Distribution described the session as “a rare opportunity for frank, in-person exchange”  

03/09 | Venice 2025 | Venice Production Bridge

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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

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

Review: Bearcave

Review: Bearcave

VENICE 2025: Stergios Dinopoulos and Krysianna B Papadakis explore society’s expectations of two young women best friends in the Greek countryside  

03/09 | Venice 2025 | Giornate degli Autori

Ivan Ramljak’s Peacemaker triumphs at the 23rd Liburnia Film Festival

Ivan Ramljak’s Peacemaker triumphs at the 23rd Liburnia Film Festival

The winning documentary was praised by the jury as “a moral act of resistance to oblivion” that restores dignity and voice to a man many sought to silence  

03/09 | Festivals | Awards | Croatia

Review: Calle Málaga

Review: Calle Málaga

VENICE 2025: Maryam Touzani brings us a new Moroccan story brimming with life and love, and urging us to think deeply about generational divides  

03/09 | Venice 2025 | Venezia Spotlight

Review: Lost Land

Review: Lost Land

VENICE 2025: Japanese director Akio Fujimoto’s powerful second feature follows two displaced Rohingya children as they attempt to flee Bangladesh for Malaysia  

03/09 | Venice 2025 | Orizzonti

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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

Series review: Portobello

Series review: Portobello

VENICE 2025: Marco Bellocchio shows his interest in the malfunctioning of the Italian crime-justice-politics-media system in the Eighties, to the detriment of a famous Italian TV journalist  

03/09 | Venice 2025 | Out of Competition

European titles submitted for the Oscars race

European titles submitted for the Oscars race

European countries reveal their titles submitted for the Best International Feature Film Award at the 2026 Academy Awards  

02/09 | Oscars 2026

Stephan Komandarev • Director of Made in EU

Interview: Stephan Komandarev • Director of Made in EU

“We were promised a bright future, but we ended up on the periphery of the periphery”

VENICE 2025: The Bulgarian helmer elaborates on the sociopolitical message behind his latest feature, while also sharing insights into the development of the plot and the casting process  

02/09 | Venice 2025 | Venezia Spotlight

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Reviews

The Stranger - by François Ozon

The Stranger
by François Ozon
VENICE 2025: François Ozon achieves perfection with a sublime adaptation of Albert Camus' legendary novel that is captivating, refined, faithful and yet highly personal

A Year of School - by Laura Samani

A Year of School
by Laura Samani
VENICE 2025: Laura Samani’s second film is a female coming-of-age story that betrays the revolutionary spirit of the character in the novel on which it is based

Cotton Queen - by Suzannah Mirghani

Cotton Queen
by Suzannah Mirghani
VENICE 2025: In spite of its title, Suzannah Mirghani’s impressive debut, following a Sudanese girl assessing her future on a plantation, avoids any fluff

The Ivy - by Ana Cristina Barragán

The Ivy
by Ana Cristina Barragán
VENICE 2025: Ana Cristina Barragán’s intimate portrait of healing is an emotionally raw story hinging on the relationship between a 30-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy

Made in EU - by Stephan Komandarev

Made in EU
by Stephan Komandarev
VENICE 2025: Stephan Komandarev delivers another bleak parable set in the Bulgarian provinces, this time rooted in the exploitation of cheap labour on the fringes of the European single market

Memory of Princess Mumbi - by Damien Hauser

Memory of Princess Mumbi
by Damien Hauser
VENICE 2025: Swiss-Kenyan filmmaker Damien Hauser creates a film full of inventiveness, a mix between sci-fi, romance and mockumentary that reflects on the use of AI in cinema in a futuristic Africa

Bearcave - by Stergios Dinopoulos, Krysianna B. Papadakis

Bearcave
by Stergios Dinopoulos, Krysianna B. Papadakis
VENICE 2025: Stergios Dinopoulos and Krysianna B Papadakis explore society’s expectations of two young women best friends in the Greek countryside

Lost Land - by Akio Fujimoto

Lost Land
by Akio Fujimoto
VENICE 2025: Japanese director Akio Fujimoto’s powerful second feature follows two displaced Rohingya children as they attempt to flee Bangladesh for Malaysia

Laura Samani • Director of A Year of School

Interview: Laura Samani • Director of A Year of School

"Men and women don’t speak the same language"

VENICE 2025: The Italian director tells us about her new film, which centres on a 19-year-old Swedish girl who finds herself being the only girl in an all-boys classroom  

02/09 | Venice 2025 | Orizzonti

Nastia Korkia • Director of Short Summer

Interview: Nastia Korkia • Director of Short Summer

"The film was born from a need to reflect on what was happening in my country"

VENICE 2025: The director of Russian heritage talks about her feature debut, in which a little girl who is spending a quiet summer with her grandparents feels the echoes of war  

02/09 | Venice 2025 | Giornate degli Autori

Review: The Stranger

Review: The Stranger

VENICE 2025: François Ozon achieves perfection with a sublime adaptation of Albert Camus' legendary novel that is captivating, refined, faithful and yet highly personal  

02/09 | Venice 2025 | Competition

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Interviews

François Ozon • Director of The Stranger

François Ozon • Director of The Stranger
VENICE 2025: The French filmmaker discusses his adaptation of Albert Camus's famous novel, how he approached the opacity of the main character and contextualised the colonial era

Valérie Donzelli • Director of At Work

Valérie Donzelli • Director of At Work
VENICE 2025: Freedom doesn’t come cheap in the French director’s new feature, but it’s still worth all the trouble

Teona Strugar Mitevska • Director of Mother

Teona Strugar Mitevska • Director of Mother
VENICE 2025: We met up with the Macedonian-born, Belgian-based filmmaker to talk about her new film, an anti-biopic of Mother Teresa

Pascal Diot • Head, Venice Production Bridge

Pascal Diot • Head, Venice Production Bridge
The seasoned industry figure unpacks this year’s Lido-based offering for producers and creative professionals, unspooling from 28 August-3 September

Maryam Touzani • Director of Calle Málaga

Maryam Touzani • Director of Calle Málaga
VENICE 2025: The director of The Blue Caftan speaks about bringing to the screen the unique beauty and complexity of her home city of Tangier

Stephan Komandarev • Director of Made in EU

Stephan Komandarev • Director of Made in EU
VENICE 2025: The Bulgarian helmer elaborates on the sociopolitical message behind his latest feature, while also sharing insights into the development of the plot and the casting process

Laura Samani • Director of A Year of School

Laura Samani • Director of A Year of School
VENICE 2025: The Italian director tells us about her new film, which centres on a 19-year-old Swedish girl who finds herself being the only girl in an all-boys classroom

Nastia Korkia • Director of Short Summer

Nastia Korkia • Director of Short Summer
VENICE 2025: The director of Russian heritage talks about her feature debut, in which a little girl who is spending a quiet summer with her grandparents feels the echoes of war

European filmmakers and screenwriters stand in solidarity at Venice

European filmmakers and screenwriters stand in solidarity at Venice

VENICE 2025: At the heart of the debate are issues of freedom of expression and cultural sovereignty threatened by US political and commercial attacks  

02/09 | Venice 2025

Yanis Koussim • Director of Roqia

Interview: Yanis Koussim • Director of Roqia

“I write about my wounds”

VENICE 2025: The Algerian director takes on his country’s trauma and delivers a personal horror story  

02/09 | Venice 2025 | International Film Critics’ Week

Playlab Films launches call for applications for Paolo Sorrentino Lab in Argentina

Playlab Films launches call for applications for Paolo Sorrentino Lab in Argentina

The Italian filmmaker will mentor 50 participants from around the world during an intensive residency running from 1-11 December  

02/09 | Industry | Market | Argentina

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Duse - by Pietro Marcello

Duse
by Pietro Marcello
Venice 2025 - Competition

The Stranger - by François Ozon

The Stranger
by François Ozon
Venice 2025 - Competition

Memory of Princess Mumbi - by Damien Hauser

Memory of Princess Mumbi
by Damien Hauser
Venice 2025 - Giornate degli Autori

Elisa - by Leonardo Di Costanzo

Elisa
by Leonardo Di Costanzo
Venice 2025 - Competition

Lost Land - by Akio Fujimoto

Lost Land
by Akio Fujimoto
Venice 2025 - Orizzonti

Un film fatto per Bene - by Franco Maresco

Un film fatto per Bene
by Franco Maresco
Venice 2025 - Competition

Silent Rebellion - by Marie-Elsa Sgualdo

Silent Rebellion
by Marie-Elsa Sgualdo
Venice 2025 - Spotlight

Gorgonà - by Evi Kalogiropoulou

Gorgonà
by Evi Kalogiropoulou
Venice 2025 - International Film Critics’ Week

Review: Memory of Princess Mumbi

Review: Memory of Princess Mumbi

VENICE 2025: Swiss-Kenyan filmmaker Damien Hauser creates a film full of inventiveness, a mix between sci-fi, romance and mockumentary that reflects on the use of AI in cinema in a futuristic Africa  

02/09 | Venice 2025 | Giornate degli Autori

Waves Film Bazaar opens call for its 2025 Co-Production Market

Waves Film Bazaar opens call for its 2025 Co-Production Market

The 19th edition of the event, one of Asia’s largest film markets with a strong focus on South Asian cinema, will run from 20-24 November in Goa, India  

02/09 | Industry | Market | India

Review: Orfeo

Review: Orfeo

VENICE 2025: Virgilio Villoresi’s debut feature throws us into an at once fascinating and terrifying world where the magic of cinema imbues every image  

02/09 | Venice 2025 | Out of Competition

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Reviews

A Sad and Beautiful World - by Cyril Aris

A Sad and Beautiful World
by Cyril Aris
VENICE 2025: In his feature-length fiction debut, Cyril Aris tells a love story unfolding in parallel with the joys and deep sorrows of a continually changing Lebanon

Calle Málaga - by Maryam Touzani

Calle Málaga
by Maryam Touzani
VENICE 2025: Maryam Touzani brings us a new Moroccan story brimming with life and love, and urging us to think deeply about generational divides

Silent Rebellion - by Marie-Elsa Sgualdo

Silent Rebellion
by Marie-Elsa Sgualdo
VENICE 2025: Lila Gueneau is impressive in Marie-Elsa Sgualdo's debut feature film, playing a young woman fighting for her independence in the hypocritical Switzerland of the World War II

Short Summer - by Nastia Korkia

Short Summer
by Nastia Korkia
VENICE 2025: Nastia Korkia’s first fiction feature paints a poetic portrait of a childhood spent in the shadows of a war which stubbornly insinuates its way into everyday life

Past Future Continuous - by Morteza Ahmadvand, Firouzeh Khosrovani

Past Future Continuous
by Morteza Ahmadvand, Firouzeh Khosrovani
VENICE 2025: Morteza Ahmadvand and Firouzeh Khosrovani find an original and poetic way to reflect with intensity upon exile, nostalgia for home and the reality of being far from those we love

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/09/2025

Producers and distributors push for earlier collaboration and smart audience strategies

VENICE 2025: Participants in the event organised by Europa Distribution described the session as “a rare opportunity for frank, in-person exchange”

Produce – Co-Produce... – 01/09/2025

Italy unveils a €1 million annual fund to boost co-productions with Latin America

VENICE 2025: The initiative, freshly unveiled on the Lido, will also extend to Spain and Portugal

Produce – Co-Produce... – 01/09/2025

Venice hosts a panel exploring Baltic-Italian co-production opportunities

VENICE 2025: The event was aimed at familiarising Italian producers with the financial and creative advantages of partnering with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 30/08/2025

Eurimages sheds light on its awards, sponsorships and inclusion strategies at the Venice Production Bridge

VENICE 2025: The fund’s reps underscored that its value lies not only in the money it awards, but also in the visibility and credibility it grants to projects and institutions

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