Wild Bunch heads to Berlin with an XXL line-up

Wild Bunch heads to Berlin with an XXL line-up

With The Salt of Tears and Delete History both in the running for the Golden Bear and an avalanche of titles still to come, sales are looking promising for the film sales agency  

18/02 | Berlinale 2020 | EFM

European cinemas register a record 1,34 billion visits in 2019

European cinemas register a record 1,34 billion visits in 2019

European cinema admissions are set for a record-breaking feat unmatched since the early 1990s, according to UNIC's provisional update on admissions and box office revenues  

18/02 | Box Office | Europe

Woody Allen putting the finishing touches to Rifkin's Festival

Woody Allen putting the finishing touches to Rifkin's Festival

The new film by the veteran US director, starring Gina Gershon, Wallace Shawn, Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, Sergi López and Christoph Waltz and set in Spain, will be released internationally in 2020  

18/02 | Production | Funding | Spain/USA/Italy

The 2020 EFA Young Audience Award announces nominees

The 2020 EFA Young Audience Award announces nominees

My Brother Chases Dinosaurs, My Extraordinary Summer with Tess and Rocca Changes the World are vying for the award, to be decided by audiences of 12- to 14-year-olds across Europe  

18/02 | Festivals | Awards | Europe

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A Perfectly Normal Family - by Malou Reymann - Denmark’s Malou Reymann debuts with a film that couldn’t have come out at a better time
A Perfectly Normal Family
by Malou Reymann
Denmark’s Malou Reymann debuts with a film that couldn’t have come out at a better time
Citizens of the World - by Gianni Di Gregorio - In this story of three pensioners who want to retire to Santo Domingo, Gianni Di Gregorio broadens his horizons only to turn his back on them, immortalising his sacred space of Rome once again
Citizens of the World
by Gianni Di Gregorio
In this story of three pensioners who want to retire to Santo Domingo, Gianni Di Gregorio broadens his horizons only to turn his back on them, immortalising his sacred space of Rome once again
My Father Marianne - by Mårten Klingberg - Transsexualism is the timely topic of Mårten Klingberg’s Swedish comedy-drama with the emphasis on the comedy
My Father Marianne
by Mårten Klingberg
Transsexualism is the timely topic of Mårten Klingberg’s Swedish comedy-drama with the emphasis on the comedy
Cuties - by Maïmouna Doucouré - Maïmouna Doucouré has won the Best Director award at the Sundance Film Festival for her feature debut, a multi-faceted coming-of-age drama
Cuties
by Maïmouna Doucouré
Maïmouna Doucouré has won the Best Director award at the Sundance Film Festival for her feature debut, a multi-faceted coming-of-age drama
Our Lady of the Nile - by Atiq Rahimi - Atiq Rahimi explores the bonds between violence and the sacred through the roots of the Rwandan genocide in 1973, in the world of seemingly innocent privileged young women
Our Lady of the Nile
by Atiq Rahimi
Atiq Rahimi explores the bonds between violence and the sacred through the roots of the Rwandan genocide in 1973, in the world of seemingly innocent privileged young women
Pompei - by John Shank, Anna Falguères - John Shank and Anna Falguères deliver a crepuscular tale of unconditional love, starring Garance Marillier and Aliocha Schneider
Pompei
by John Shank, Anna Falguères
John Shank and Anna Falguères deliver a crepuscular tale of unconditional love, starring Garance Marillier and Aliocha Schneider
Pinocchio - by Matteo Garrone - Matteo Garrone preserves the original spirit of the famous puppet and isn’t influenced by current tendencies in fantasy storytelling. In Italian cinemas from 19 December
Pinocchio
by Matteo Garrone
Matteo Garrone preserves the original spirit of the famous puppet and isn’t influenced by current tendencies in fantasy storytelling. In Italian cinemas from 19 December
Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness - by Massoud Bakhshi - In his second feature, a largely European majority production, Iranian filmmaker Massoud Bakhshi creates a redoubtable and thrilling TV procedural with a female touch
Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness
by Massoud Bakhshi
In his second feature, a largely European majority production, Iranian filmmaker Massoud Bakhshi creates a redoubtable and thrilling TV procedural with a female touch
Jane Campion announces The Power of the Dog, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst

Jane Campion announces The Power of the Dog, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst

The Palme d’Or winner is adapting Thomas Savage’s 1967 western novel for her first feature since 2009’s Bright Star  

18/02 | Production | UK/Canada

TrustNordisk comes bearing Hope to Berlin

TrustNordisk comes bearing Hope to Berlin

The Danish firm is presenting Maria Sødahl’s autobiographical drama in Panorama and Monty and the Street Party in Generation Kplus, along with various titles getting market screenings  

18/02 | Berlinale 2020 | EFM

Lithuania brings “only good news” to Berlin

Lithuania brings “only good news” to Berlin

With its first-ever film in the Berlinale Shorts competition, a co-production in Generation and four movies getting market screenings, the Baltic country is revving its engines for Berlin  

18/02 | Berlinale 2020 | EFM

Grainne Humphreys and Si Edwards • Director and shorts programmer, Dublin International Film Festival

Interview: Grainne Humphreys and Si Edwards • Director and shorts programmer, Dublin International Film Festival

“I see first-hand the gap between film students and world cinema”

We sat down with Grainne Humphreys and Si Edwards, Dublin International Film Festival’s director and shorts programmer, to talk about this year’s programme and industry initiatives  

18/02 | Dublin 2020

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We chatted to EFM director Matthijs Wouter Knol to get the low-down on what’s new at the upcoming edition of the prestigious industry event
We chatted to EFM director Matthijs Wouter Knol to get the low-down on what’s new at the upcoming edition of the prestigious industry event
We sat down with Grainne Humphreys and Si Edwards, Dublin International Film Festival’s director and shorts programmer, to talk about this year’s programme and industry initiatives
We sat down with Grainne Humphreys and Si Edwards, Dublin International Film Festival’s director and shorts programmer, to talk about this year’s programme and industry initiatives
On the eve of its French release, Stéphane Demoustier talks to us about his second feature film, The Girl With A Bracelet, first discovered in Locarno
On the eve of its French release, Stéphane Demoustier talks to us about his second feature film, The Girl With A Bracelet, first discovered in Locarno
Cineuropa met with Norwegian director Johanne Langeland whose first feature film The Crossing is full of action, courage and friendship, unfolding during the German occupation of Norway in 1942
Cineuropa met with Norwegian director Johanne Langeland whose first feature film The Crossing is full of action, courage and friendship, unfolding during the German occupation of Norway in 1942
We talked to Adam Oľha, one of the co-directors of the documentary Athanor – The Alchemical Furnace, about the process of capturing how foremost Czech surrealist Jan Švankmajer creates art
We talked to Adam Oľha, one of the co-directors of the documentary Athanor – The Alchemical Furnace, about the process of capturing how foremost Czech surrealist Jan Švankmajer creates art
Iranian filmmaker Massoud Bakhshi discusses Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness, a majority European production recognised in Sundance and on its way to the Berlinale
Iranian filmmaker Massoud Bakhshi discusses Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness, a majority European production recognised in Sundance and on its way to the Berlinale
We met with Canary Islander directors Miguel G. Morales and Silvia Navarro, whose documentary On the Names of Goats is screening at MiradasDoc
We met with Canary Islander directors Miguel G. Morales and Silvia Navarro, whose documentary On the Names of Goats is screening at MiradasDoc
We chatted to Zeina Durra about her Sundance-screened second film, the Andrea Riseborough starrer Luxor
We chatted to Zeina Durra about her Sundance-screened second film, the Andrea Riseborough starrer Luxor
Taskovski Films boards Sanctuary and four Berlinale documentaries

Taskovski Films boards Sanctuary and four Berlinale documentaries

The London-based sales agent has also picked up the Forum films The Exit of the Trains, The House of Love and Strike or Die, plus the Panorama Dokumente title The Foundation Pit  

18/02 | Berlinale 2020 | EFM

Lauri Randla's comedy Goodbye Soviet Union set to hit cinemas on 26 March

Lauri Randla's comedy Goodbye Soviet Union set to hit cinemas on 26 March

The Estonian-Finnish co-production tells the story of the adventures of the Ingrian-Finnish Tarkkinen family during the last days of the Soviet Union  

18/02 | Production | Funding | Estonia/Finland

The Match Factory heading to Berlin with Christian Petzold, Abel Ferrara and the D'Innocenzo brothers

The Match Factory heading to Berlin with Christian Petzold, Abel Ferrara and the D'Innocenzo brothers

The sales agent’s Berlinale line-up boasts three Golden Bear contenders, four Panorama entries and one Perspektive Deutsches Kino title  

18/02 | Berlinale 2020 | EFM

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Wildland - by Jeanette Nordahl - Berlinale 2020 - Panorama
Wildland
by Jeanette Nordahl
Berlinale 2020 - Panorama
Hidden Away - by Giorgio Diritti - Berlinale 2020 - Competition
Hidden Away
by Giorgio Diritti
Berlinale 2020 - Competition
Malmkrog - by Cristi Puiu - Berlinale 2020 - Encounters
Malmkrog
by Cristi Puiu
Berlinale 2020 - Encounters
Naked Animals - by Melanie Waelde - Berlinale 2020 - Encounters
Naked Animals
by Melanie Waelde
Berlinale 2020 - Encounters
Victoria - by Sofie Benoot, Liesbeth De Ceulaer and Isabelle Tollenaere - Berlinale 2020 - Forum
Victoria
by Sofie Benoot, Liesbeth De Ceulaer and Isabelle Tollenaere
Berlinale 2020 - Forum
RaiCom to sell Golden Bear candidate Hidden Away

RaiCom to sell Golden Bear candidate Hidden Away

The star attraction to be touted by RAI’s commercial arm at Berlin’s European Film Market is the Giorgio Diritti biopic on Ligabue, starring Elio Germano  

17/02 | Berlinale 2020 | EFM

Documentaries spearhead mk2 Films’ slate at Berlin

Documentaries spearhead mk2 Films’ slate at Berlin

The French sales agent has 3 aces up its sleeve, with Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue and Golda Maria on the Berlinale Special line-up, and Little Girl in Panorama  

17/02 | Berlinale 2020 | EFM

Pyramide International has lofty ambitions for the EFM

Pyramide International has lofty ambitions for the EFM

The firm’s line-up boasts 13 films, including four new, forthcoming titles, plus the Sundance winner Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness and Sow the Wind in the selection  

17/02 | Berlinale 2020 | EFM

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Film Reviews

Exile - by Visar Morina - Heaps of dead rats and a burning stroller: office bullying takes on a severe dimension in Visar Morina's sophomore film
Exile
by Visar Morina
Heaps of dead rats and a burning stroller: office bullying takes on a severe dimension in Visar Morina's sophomore film
The Earth Is Blue as an Orange - by Iryna Tsilyk - The documentary by Ukraine's Iryna Tsilyk, winner of the Best Director award in Sundance's World Cinema Documentary Competition, is an affectionate homage to subjects who are hungry for life
The Earth Is Blue as an Orange
by Iryna Tsilyk
The documentary by Ukraine's Iryna Tsilyk, winner of the Best Director award in Sundance's World Cinema Documentary Competition, is an affectionate homage to subjects who are hungry for life
Jumbo - by Zoé Wittock - Belgium’s Zoé Wittock sticks her neck out with a screwball, metaphorical first feature film, a highly original yet unfulfilling offering in which Noémie Merlant shines bright
Jumbo
by Zoé Wittock
Belgium’s Zoé Wittock sticks her neck out with a screwball, metaphorical first feature film, a highly original yet unfulfilling offering in which Noémie Merlant shines bright
The Best Years - by Gabriele Muccino - Gabriele Muccino homes in once again on his beloved middle-class characters, confirming his filmmaking skill and directorial prowess with a story about love and friendship over the course of 40 years
The Best Years
by Gabriele Muccino
Gabriele Muccino homes in once again on his beloved middle-class characters, confirming his filmmaking skill and directorial prowess with a story about love and friendship over the course of 40 years
You Will Die at 20 - by Amjad Abu Alala - VENICE 2019: A largely European production, the feature debut from Sudanese filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala reveals a promising director with great control of mise en scène
You Will Die at 20
by Amjad Abu Alala
VENICE 2019: A largely European production, the feature debut from Sudanese filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala reveals a promising director with great control of mise en scène
The Girl with a Bracelet - by Stéphane Demoustier - Through a news story, Stéphane Demoustier’s film touches on the thorny issue of generational differences
The Girl with a Bracelet
by Stéphane Demoustier
Through a news story, Stéphane Demoustier’s film touches on the thorny issue of generational differences
Two of Us - by Filippo Meneghetti - Filippo Meneghetti comes onto the scene with a very clever and finely tuned first feature film, excellently acted by Barbara Sukowa and Martine Chevallier
Two of Us
by Filippo Meneghetti
Filippo Meneghetti comes onto the scene with a very clever and finely tuned first feature film, excellently acted by Barbara Sukowa and Martine Chevallier
Arab Blues - by Manele Labidi - VENICE 2019: Manele Labidi's debut film uses comedy to talk about life in Tunisia after the fall of President Ben Ali in 2011
Arab Blues
by Manele Labidi
VENICE 2019: Manele Labidi's debut film uses comedy to talk about life in Tunisia after the fall of President Ben Ali in 2011
Apply for the second GoCritic! workshop at Animafest Zagreb

Apply for the second GoCritic! workshop at Animafest Zagreb

We are again organising a workshop at the World Festival of Animated Film Animafest Zagreb, from 8-13 June; the application deadline is 10 April  

17/02 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Araceli Lemos shooting her feature debut, Holy Emy

EXCLUSIVE: Araceli Lemos shooting her feature debut, Holy Emy

The Greek writer-director is getting stuck into the shoot for her first feature, which follows a young woman suffering from a strange, supernatural condition  

17/02 | Production | Funding | Greece/France

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for Red Moon Tide

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for Red Moon Tide

Galician director Lois Patiño is world-premiering his second feature in the Forum section of the 70th Berlinale  

17/02 | Berlinale 2020 | Forum

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We spoke to Alexis Delgado Búrdalo, who is taking part in MiradasDoc with This Film Is About Me, a doc that made a splash during its screenings at Visions du Réel and Seville, among other festivals
We spoke to Alexis Delgado Búrdalo, who is taking part in MiradasDoc with This Film Is About Me, a doc that made a splash during its screenings at Visions du Réel and Seville, among other festivals
Swedish Film Institute CEO Anna Serner talks to Cinema Femme about the institution's objectives related to gender equality and the importance of women in the film industry
Swedish Film Institute CEO Anna Serner talks to Cinema Femme about the institution's objectives related to gender equality and the importance of women in the film industry
We spoke to Belgian filmmaker Marion Hänsel at IFFR, where she was the subject of a Deep Focus and presented her new film, There Was a Little Ship
We spoke to Belgian filmmaker Marion Hänsel at IFFR, where she was the subject of a Deep Focus and presented her new film, There Was a Little Ship
We sat down with Swedish director Alexandra-Therese Keining to discuss her small film about grand schemes The Average Color of the Universe
We sat down with Swedish director Alexandra-Therese Keining to discuss her small film about grand schemes The Average Color of the Universe
Norwegian director Yngvild Sve Flikke talks to us about her project Ninjababy, the follow-up to Women in Oversized Men's Shirts, presented at Göteborg's Nordic Film Market
Norwegian director Yngvild Sve Flikke talks to us about her project Ninjababy, the follow-up to Women in Oversized Men's Shirts, presented at Göteborg's Nordic Film Market
Swedish director and screenwriter Ylva Forner discusses her project The School Master Games, presented to the participants of the Göteborg Film Festival's Nordic Film Market
Swedish director and screenwriter Ylva Forner discusses her project The School Master Games, presented to the participants of the Göteborg Film Festival's Nordic Film Market
We met up with Norwegian director Yenni Lee, who introduced her first feature film Explosions in the Heart to professionals at Göteborg Film Festival's Nordic Film Market
We met up with Norwegian director Yenni Lee, who introduced her first feature film Explosions in the Heart to professionals at Göteborg Film Festival's Nordic Film Market
Norway's Maria Ekerhovd, producer of Eskil Vogt's upcoming film The Innocents for Mer Film, tells us more about the project at Göteborg's Nordic Film Market
Norway's Maria Ekerhovd, producer of Eskil Vogt's upcoming film The Innocents for Mer Film, tells us more about the project at Göteborg's Nordic Film Market
Katarzyna Klimkiewicz enters post-production with Bo we mnie jest seks

Katarzyna Klimkiewicz enters post-production with Bo we mnie jest seks

The film about the “Polish Marilyn Monroe”, which currently has no international title, is the Polish-language feature debut by Katarzyna Klimkiewicz, who previously shot the UK drama Flying Blind  

17/02 | Production | Funding | Poland

Rodrigo Moreno’s The Delinquents to commence principal photography in March

Rodrigo Moreno’s The Delinquents to commence principal photography in March

The Argentinian filmmaker’s new drama revolves around two bank clerks who break free from the obligations of society  

17/02 | Production | Funding | Argentina/Brazil/Chile/Luxembourg

Beta Cinema joins the Berlinale showcase with My Little Sister and Berlin Alexanderplatz

Beta Cinema joins the Berlinale showcase with My Little Sister and Berlin Alexanderplatz

The German company boasts two entries in the main competition of the Berlin International Film Festival  

17/02 | Berlinale 2020 | EFM

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

The Salt of Tears - by Philippe Garrel - Berlinale 2020 - Competition
The Salt of Tears
by Philippe Garrel
Berlinale 2020 - Competition
Los Conductos - by Camilo Restrepo - Berlinale 2020 - Encounters
Los Conductos
by Camilo Restrepo
Berlinale 2020 - Encounters
Kill It and Leave This Town - by Mariusz Wilczynski - Berlinale 2020 - Encounters
Kill It and Leave This Town
by Mariusz Wilczynski
Berlinale 2020 - Encounters
Days of Cannibalism - by Teboho Edkins - Berlinale 2020 - Panorama
Days of Cannibalism
by Teboho Edkins
Berlinale 2020 - Panorama
Uppercase Print - by Radu Jude - Berlinale 2020 - Forum
Uppercase Print
by Radu Jude
Berlinale 2020 - Forum

Industry Reports

11/02/2020

EDN introduces its 2020 Financing Guide

For the first time published as a digital edition, the guide provides filmmakers with all the industry contacts they need to finance their documentaries

13/12/2019

Europa Distribution brings Solo to IDFA's Industry Talk

For the second year in a row, the distributors network co-organised various events at IDFA focused on the distribution of documentary films

13/12/2019

A focus on Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria by Europa Distribution

The European distributors network sheds some light on the situation of independent film distribution in the countries

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