Afterwar crowned Best Film at the Euro Balkan Film Festival in Rome

Afterwar crowned Best Film at the Euro Balkan Film Festival in Rome

Birgitte Stærmose’s movie scooped the biggest prize of the festival while Teona Strugar Mitevska won Best Director for Mother and the Cineuropa Prize went to Dwelling Among the Gods  

07/11 | Euro Balkan Film Festival 2025 | Awards

Cinemamed marks its 25th edition

Cinemamed marks its 25th edition

The Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival will run from 27 November-3 December with a tantalising anniversary line-up  

06/11 | Cinemamed 2025

Manuel Cristóbal • Director, Seville European Film Festival

Interview: Manuel Cristóbal • Director, Seville European Film Festival

“We try to pass on the pleasure of enjoying cinema in a theatre to new generations”

The director of the event talks to us about this, his third iteration at the helm, as well as its new activities and partnerships, and even offers a few recommendations from its copious line-up  

07/11 | Seville 2025

REPORT: Agora Crossroads @ Thessaloniki 2025

REPORT: Agora Crossroads @ Thessaloniki 2025

We take a look at some of the industry platform’s award-winning projects, which proved to have strong artistic visions and potential for cross-border collaboration  

07/11 | Thessaloniki 2025 | Agora

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Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... - Mike Downey, Rudolf Biermann and Tonia Sotiropoulou discussed navigating the literary pipeline at Sofia’s Cinelibri - 29/10/2025

Produce – Co-Produce... – 29/10/2025
Mike Downey, Rudolf Biermann and Tonia Sotiropoulou discussed navigating the literary pipeline at Sofia’s Cinelibri
The experts unpacked Franz and Once Upon a Time in the East, and spoke about portraying literary characters and venturing into producing

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Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Laurent Dutoit • Distributor, Agora Films - 30/10/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 30/10/2025
Laurent Dutoit • Distributor, Agora Films
The Swiss distributor talks about the challenges faced by the profession in his country

New Media - “Mini-dramas attract mega audiences,” according to a report published by Ampere Analysis - 30/10/2025

New Media – 30/10/2025
“Mini-dramas attract mega audiences,” according to a report published by Ampere Analysis
The latest global survey - covering over 100,000 consumers - reveals that more than one in ten internet users have watched drama episodes lasting ten minutes or less on social media platforms

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Europa Distribution explores script analysis and collaboration with sales agents at San Sebastián - 30/10/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 30/10/2025
Europa Distribution explores script analysis and collaboration with sales agents at San Sebastián
The distributors network joined forces with the Europa International sales agents network to organise a working session for 25 distributors and 30 sales agents

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Europa Cinemas: Building audiences and bridges for European film - 22/10/2025

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 22/10/2025
Europa Cinemas: Building audiences and bridges for European film
We explore how the organisation has evolved from a small collective of exhibitors into a global community committed to keeping European film culture vibrant

New Media - Cannes’ Marché du Film joins forces with the American Film Market to co-create Innovation Hub and AI sessions in Los Angeles - 21/10/2025

New Media – 21/10/2025
Cannes’ Marché du Film joins forces with the American Film Market to co-create Innovation Hub and AI sessions in Los Angeles
The joint effort is set to expand the US market’s focus on technology and the future of content creation

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - MIA puts the spotlight on diversity and innovation - 16/10/2025

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 16/10/2025
MIA puts the spotlight on diversity and innovation
Rome’s market presents DiversiFind, a platform for underrepresented talent, with major industry players such as Amazon and Sky on board

Vendôme Pictures and Pathé reunite for Morten Tyldum’s Ibelin

Vendôme Pictures and Pathé reunite for Morten Tyldum’s Ibelin

The star-studded cast is led by Charlie Plummer, Stephen Graham, Toni Collette, Isabela Merced, Maisy Stella and Anthony Hopkins  

07/11 | Production | Funding | France/Norway

CEE Animation Forum crowns its winners

CEE Animation Forum crowns its winners

The 13th edition of the event wrapped in Plzeň after two packed days of pitches, meetings and a panel on co-development funding  

07/11 | CEE Animation 2025 | Awards

Reinvent Yellow takes on international sales for Andrea Eckerbom’s Rocky the Troll

Reinvent Yellow takes on international sales for Andrea Eckerbom’s Rocky the Troll

The flick, produced by the team behind Netflix’s Troll, follows a 12-year-old girl who discovers that her great-grandfather’s rock collection is, in fact, a clutch of troll eggs  

07/11 | Production | Funding | Norway/Sweden

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Co-Production Podcast

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

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

Tatiana Maslany and Marwan Kenzari topline Michiel ten Horn’s Any Other Night, now in post-production

Tatiana Maslany and Marwan Kenzari topline Michiel ten Horn’s Any Other Night, now in post-production

The pic unfolds over the course of one night in Berlin, during which two people’s ordinary late-night taxi ride gradually becomes a prolonged, wayward journey across the city  

07/11 | Production | Funding | Canada/Germany/Netherlands

The Inspector’s Debt and Is the Sky Blue? triumph at connecting cottbus

The Inspector’s Debt and Is the Sky Blue? triumph at connecting cottbus

Teodora Markova’s project has collected two prizes in the cocoPITCH section, while Nikola Ljuca’s work in progress took home the main award from cocoWIP  

07/11 | Cottbus 2025 | Connecting Cottbus/Awards

Nadia Paschetto • Director, Arras Film Festival

Interview: Nadia Paschetto • Director, Arras Film Festival

"It’s now or never if we want to win over this new audience"

The festival director chats high-quality European cinema, winning over young audiences and project pitching sessions as she sheds light on the event’s 26th edition  

07/11 | Arras 2025

Italian producers warn of 75,000 jobs at risk following government cuts to the film industry

Italian producers warn of 75,000 jobs at risk following government cuts to the film industry

ANICA, the APA and the CNA have raised the alarm on the potentially “devastating” consequences of the cuts being made to the Film Fund and the revision of tax credit  

07/11 | Industry | Market | Italy

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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

Episode 82: Ghosts of the Sea (Canada/France)

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  

06/11 | The Co-production Podcast

NEM Zagreb unveils its full schedule

NEM Zagreb unveils its full schedule

The fifth edition of the event is set to blend creativity, AI and marketing on 8 and 9 December  

06/11 | NEM Zagreb 2025

Marie Masmonteil • Producer, Elzévir Films

Interview: Marie Masmonteil • Producer, Elzévir Films

"The house is a little less on fire than we’d feared"

The president of the French Union of Independent Producers’ feature films board sheds light on the new funding landscape for French film, referencing Canal+, Disney+, Netflix  

06/11 | ARP Film Meetings 2025

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Reviews

Stars of Little Importance - by Renátó Olasz

Stars of Little Importance
by Renátó Olasz
Renátó Olasz makes his directorial debut with this film looking at a pair of siblings coming home for Christmas and the memories stirred by this return

Feels Like Home - by Gábor Holtai

Feels Like Home
by Gábor Holtai
Gábor Holtai makes his feature debut with this well-executed thriller that bears elements of a chamber drama

Two Prosecutors - by Sergei Loznitsa

Two Prosecutors
by Sergei Loznitsa
CANNES 2025: Sergei Loznitsa returns to fiction with a relentless, masterfully staged tale of communist justice at the height of Stalinist terror

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

Subsuelo - by Fernando Franco

Subsuelo
by Fernando Franco
Fernando Franco once again shocks viewers with a daring and unsettling film that pushes them into uncomfortable territory, where only a few filmmakers dare to tread

Mother - by Teona Strugar Mitevska

Mother
by Teona Strugar Mitevska
VENICE 2025: Teona Strugar Mitevska places us in Mother Teresa’s head for a few days, as she dispels the last remaining doubts stopping her from fulfilling her wildest ambition

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

Anemone - by Ronan Day-Lewis

Anemone
by Ronan Day-Lewis
Absent for the past eight years, Daniel Day-Lewis leads the cast of his son Ronan’s debut film: a family drama which loses its way between overly contemplative moments and symbolic visions

Heretic to co-produce and internationally sell Michael Almereyda’s Zero K

Heretic to co-produce and internationally sell Michael Almereyda’s Zero K

The adaptation of Don DeLillo’s science-fiction novel, which will star Caleb Landry Jones, Peter Sarsgaard and Andrea Riseborough, is set to begin shooting in São Paulo in early 2026  

06/11 | Production | Funding | USA/Brazil/Greece

FRAME Sevilla draws a huge array of European professionals

FRAME Sevilla draws a huge array of European professionals

The Seville European Film Festival is lining up more than 30 activities, spanning round-tables, presentations, master classes, pitching sessions, workshops and networking events  

06/11 | Seville 2025

Aurélie Godet • Director of programming, Cork International Film Festival

Interview: Aurélie Godet • Director of programming, Cork International Film Festival

“We don’t programme in a bubble; we programme for an audience”

As the Irish gathering turns 70, the director of programming reflects on legacy, renewal, and a festival rooted in both community and cinematic discovery  

06/11 | /Ireland

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Interviews

Fernando Franco • Director of Subsuelo

Fernando Franco • Director of Subsuelo
The Spanish filmmaker explains how he tackled the adaptation of Marcelo Luján's novel, his family secrets, mobile phones and even a psychopath in a wheelchair

Aboozar Amini • Director of Kabul, Between Prayers

Aboozar Amini • Director of Kabul, Between Prayers
The filmmaker, who left Afghanistan in 2001, breaks down how he made the second part of his documentary trilogy about Kabul

Trương Minh Quý • Co-director of Hair, Paper, Water…

Trương Minh Quý • Co-director of Hair, Paper, Water…
The Vietnamese director explains the origins of his immersive and hypnotic new documentary, and mulls over his illustrious career to date

Ugo Bienvenu • Director of Arco

Ugo Bienvenu • Director of Arco
The French filmmaker discusses his remarkable first animated feature film, a futuristic exploration of the critical state of the world and humanity's means of improving the future

Maria Popistașu, Alexandru Baciu • Directors of Y

Maria Popistașu, Alexandru Baciu • Directors of Y
The Romanian filmmakers elaborate on inherited guilt, denial and shared responsibility, as addressed in their first jointly directed feature

James McAvoy • Director of California Schemin'

James McAvoy • Director of California Schemin'
The Scotsman breaks down his directorial debut, a comedy based on the true story of a Scottish rapping duo who pretended to be American

Mascha Schilinski • Director of Sound of Falling

Mascha Schilinski • Director of Sound of Falling
Cineuropa met the German filmmaker, winner of the Jury Prize in Cannes and her country’s representative for the upcoming Best International Feature Oscar

Manuel Cristóbal • Director, Seville European Film Festival

Manuel Cristóbal • Director, Seville European Film Festival
The director of the event talks to us about this, his third iteration at the helm, as well as its new activities and partnerships, and even offers a few recommendations from its copious line-up

Florin Şerban prepares the shoot for No Place for You

Florin Şerban prepares the shoot for No Place for You

The family drama starring Adrian Văncică and newcomer Tudor Butănescu focuses on a troubled father-son relationship  

06/11 | Production | Funding | Romania

MunichFilmUp! unveils the filmmakers partaking in its fifth edition

MunichFilmUp! unveils the filmmakers partaking in its fifth edition

The international mentoring and residency initiative continues to empower emerging voices from across the globe as they take their first steps towards feature filmmaking  

06/11 | Industry | Market | Germany

Thessaloniki’s Agora hands out its awards

Thessaloniki’s Agora hands out its awards

The festival’s industry strand has rewarded projects such as The Tide Hears Them but They No Longer Have a Voice by Yiannis Veslemes and The Leaves Hang Trembling by Stefan Djordjević  

06/11 | Thessaloniki 2025 | Agora/Awards

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

The Secret Agent - by Kleber Mendonça Filho

The Secret Agent
by Kleber Mendonça Filho
Cannes 2025 - Best Director and Best performance by an actor
German and Portuguese releases November 6

The Great Arch - by Stéphane Demoustier

The Great Arch
by Stéphane Demoustier
Cannes 2025 - Un Certain Regard
French release November 5

Mother - by Teona Strugar Mitevska

Mother
by Teona Strugar Mitevska
Venice 2025 - Orizzonti
Belgian release November 5

Bugonia - by Yorgos Lanthimos

Bugonia
by Yorgos Lanthimos
Venice 2025 - Competition
Danish and Hungarian releases November 6, Spanish and Polish releases November 7

Two Prosecutors - by Sergei Loznitsa

Two Prosecutors
by Sergei Loznitsa
Cannes 2025 - Competition
French and Belgian releases November 5

It Was Just an Accident - by Jafar Panahi

It Was Just an Accident
by Jafar Panahi
Cannes 2025 - Palme d’or
Italian and Dutch releases November 6

Tales from the Magic Garden - by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec

Tales from the Magic Garden
by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec
Berlinale 2025 - Generation Kplus
Annecy 2025 - Contrechamp
Czech release November 6

Sirāt - by Oliver Laxe

Sirāt
by Oliver Laxe
Cannes 2025 - Competition
Hungarian release November 6

L'Alternativa unveils the line-up for its 32nd edition

L'Alternativa unveils the line-up for its 32nd edition

The Barcelona Independent Film Festival is all set to run from 13-23 November  

06/11 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

Review: Die My Love

Review: Die My Love

Jennifer Lawrence rejects motherhood and marriage, and attempts to salvage herself, in Lynne Ramsay’s torrid psychodrama  

06/11 | Films | Reviews | USA/Canada/UK

The fifth Red Sea International Film Festival announces its full line-up

The fifth Red Sea International Film Festival announces its full line-up

Unspooling from 4-13 December in Jeddah, the event will present over 100 films from all over the world, including 16 titles selected for the main competition strand  

06/11 | Red Sea 2025

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Reviews

Hysteria - by Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay

Hysteria
by Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
BERLINALE 2025: Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay's anticipated second feature deals with the important issues of the position and representation of migrants in Europe, but leaves the viewer confused

Bugonia - by Yorgos Lanthimos

Bugonia
by Yorgos Lanthimos
VENICE 2025: Yorgos Lanthimos remakes Jang Joon-hwan’s Save the Green Planet! and unleashes a wickedly playful, grotesque and unsettlingly timely tale of paranoia and power

Sunny - by Silke C. Engler

Sunny
by Silke C. Engler
Set against the science fiction backdrop of a world on the brink of collapse, Silke C Engler's debut film skillfully explores themes of identity and the nature of relationships

Don't Call Me Mama - by Nina Knag

Don't Call Me Mama
by Nina Knag
Nina Knag’s debut feature explores the limits of desire and the asymmetry of power through a forbidden love affair

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

Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 30/10/2025

Laurent Dutoit • Distributor, Agora Films

The Swiss distributor talks about the challenges faced by the profession in his country

New Media – 30/10/2025

“Mini-dramas attract mega audiences,” according to a report published by Ampere Analysis

The latest global survey - covering over 100,000 consumers - reveals that more than one in ten internet users have watched drama episodes lasting ten minutes or less on social media platforms

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 30/10/2025

Europa Distribution explores script analysis and collaboration with sales agents at San Sebastián

The distributors network joined forces with the Europa International sales agents network to organise a working session for 25 distributors and 30 sales agents

Produce – Co-Produce... – 29/10/2025

Mike Downey, Rudolf Biermann and Tonia Sotiropoulou discussed navigating the literary pipeline at Sofia’s Cinelibri

The experts unpacked Franz and Once Upon a Time in the East, and spoke about portraying literary characters and venturing into producing

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