French sellers clinch some great deals at Berlin

French sellers clinch some great deals at Berlin

An overview of the main EFM deals announced by Pathé, mk2, Playtime, Wild Bunch, Memento, Charades, Gaumont, StudioCanal and Bac  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | EFM

Review: So Pretty

Review: So Pretty

BERLIN 2019: Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli directs and stars in a romantic drama about members of a transgender community dedicated to free love  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | Forum

Review: Progress in the Valley of the People Who Don’t Know

Review: Progress in the Valley of the People Who Don’t Know

BERLIN 2019: With his documentary, Florian Kunert pours salt in the wound of an entire German region recently in the glare of the media owing to a series of xenophobic disputes  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | Forum

Review: Synonyms

Review: Synonyms

BERLIN 2019: Nadav Lapid offersan indescribable yet totally brilliant variation on the theme of "An Israeli in Paris"  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | Competition

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Film Reviews

Stitches - by Miroslav Terzic - BERLIN 2019: Miroslav Terzić's second feature is an accomplished psychological drama with strong thriller elements that should play equally well to regular audiences and discerning cinephiles
Stitches
by Miroslav Terzic
BERLIN 2019: Miroslav Terzić's second feature is an accomplished psychological drama with strong thriller elements that should play equally well to regular audiences and discerning cinephiles
Dafne - by Federico Bondi - BERLIN 2019: This lovable, character-driven family drama directed by Federico Bondi is likely to steal the hearts of the Panorama audience
Dafne
by Federico Bondi
BERLIN 2019: This lovable, character-driven family drama directed by Federico Bondi is likely to steal the hearts of the Panorama audience
A Tale of Three Sisters - by Emin Alper - BERLIN 2019: Emin Alper’s flawed fable has brief moments of wonder but is not afraid to get its fingernails dirty
A Tale of Three Sisters
by Emin Alper
BERLIN 2019: Emin Alper’s flawed fable has brief moments of wonder but is not afraid to get its fingernails dirty
I Was at Home, but - by Angela Schanelec - BERLIN 2019: Angela Schanelec directs a non-narrative film-essay about existence, the body and art, which gradually abandons its coldness and embraces reconciliation
I Was at Home, but
by Angela Schanelec
BERLIN 2019: Angela Schanelec directs a non-narrative film-essay about existence, the body and art, which gradually abandons its coldness and embraces reconciliation
Mr. Jones - by Agnieszka Holland - BERLIN 2019: Agnieszka Holland’s beautiful film links Orwell to the powerful story of the only journalist to denounce the Stalinist regime, despite strong opposition
Mr. Jones
by Agnieszka Holland
BERLIN 2019: Agnieszka Holland’s beautiful film links Orwell to the powerful story of the only journalist to denounce the Stalinist regime, despite strong opposition
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija - by Teona Strugar Mitevska - BERLIN 2019: Macedonian filmmaker Teona Mitevska returns to the Berlinale with a film that opposes tradition and patriarchy in an accomplished, punky manner
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija
by Teona Strugar Mitevska
BERLIN 2019: Macedonian filmmaker Teona Mitevska returns to the Berlinale with a film that opposes tradition and patriarchy in an accomplished, punky manner
Out Stealing Horses - by Hans Petter Moland - BERLIN 2019: Norway’s Hans Petter Moland takes on countryman Per Petterson’s much-loved and hard-to-adapt bestseller with beautiful results, thanks to trusty Swede Stellan Skarsgård
Out Stealing Horses
by Hans Petter Moland
BERLIN 2019: Norway’s Hans Petter Moland takes on countryman Per Petterson’s much-loved and hard-to-adapt bestseller with beautiful results, thanks to trusty Swede Stellan Skarsgård
The Golden Glove - by Fatih Akin - BERLIN 2019: Fatih Akin’s new film is expertly made, but it’s also one of the most heinous and gory movies that have ever played in competition at a major film festival
The Golden Glove
by Fatih Akin
BERLIN 2019: Fatih Akin’s new film is expertly made, but it’s also one of the most heinous and gory movies that have ever played in competition at a major film festival
Review: A Dog Barking at the Moon

Review: A Dog Barking at the Moon

BERLIN 2019: Writer-director Xiang Zi’s accomplished feature debut sheds a sometimes surreal light on a contemporary Chinese family with skeletons in the closet  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | Panorama

Nadav Lapid • Director of Synonyms

Interview: Nadav Lapid • Director of Synonyms

"My overarching goal was to capture some sort of truth in relation to certain moments"

BERLIN 2019: We met up with the Israeli director Nadav Lapid to talk about Synonyms, in competition at the 69th Berlin Film Festival  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | Competition

Review: Ringside

Review: Ringside

BERLIN 2019: André Hörmann's newest documentary charts the tumultuous circumstances in which two promising young boxers from a Chicago ghetto grow up  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | Generation 14plus

Rea Lest • Actress

Interview: Rea Lest • Actress

"I would love to do as many different projects as possible"

BERLIN 2019: Estonian actress Rea Lest, one of the 2019 Shooting Stars, talks to us about her work experience  

15/02 | Shooting Stars 2019

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BERLIN 2019: We met up with French superstar Juliette Binoche to discuss her latest two roles – in Who You Think I Am and as the Jury President at the 2019 Berlinale
BERLIN 2019: We met up with French superstar Juliette Binoche to discuss her latest two roles – in Who You Think I Am and as the Jury President at the 2019 Berlinale
BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa chatted to Austrian director Marie Kreutzer about her striking competition title The Ground beneath My Feet
BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa chatted to Austrian director Marie Kreutzer about her striking competition title The Ground beneath My Feet
BERLIN 2019: We met with celebrated Turkish director Emin Alper after the screening of his dark fable, A Tale of Three Sisters
BERLIN 2019: We met with celebrated Turkish director Emin Alper after the screening of his dark fable, A Tale of Three Sisters
BERLIN 2019: Estonian actress Rea Lest, one of the 2019 Shooting Stars, talks to us about her work experience
BERLIN 2019: Estonian actress Rea Lest, one of the 2019 Shooting Stars, talks to us about her work experience
BERLIN 2019: We talked to German director Angela Schanelec about her polarising film-essay I Was at Home, but, shown in the main competition
BERLIN 2019: We talked to German director Angela Schanelec about her polarising film-essay I Was at Home, but, shown in the main competition
BERLIN 2019: Germany's Shooting Star Emma Drogunova talks to us about herself, her work and where her career might lead her to
BERLIN 2019: Germany's Shooting Star Emma Drogunova talks to us about herself, her work and where her career might lead her to
BERLIN 2019: We met up with the Israeli director Nadav Lapid to talk about Synonyms, in competition at the 69th Berlin Film Festival
BERLIN 2019: We met up with the Israeli director Nadav Lapid to talk about Synonyms, in competition at the 69th Berlin Film Festival
BERLIN 2019: We met up with Boban Jevtić, head of Film Center Serbia, to discuss the institution's activities at the European Film Market
BERLIN 2019: We met up with Boban Jevtić, head of Film Center Serbia, to discuss the institution's activities at the European Film Market
Angela Schanelec • Director of I Was at Home, but

Interview: Angela Schanelec • Director of I Was at Home, but

“My humour doesn’t have a punchline”

BERLIN 2019: We talked to German director Angela Schanelec about her polarising film-essay I Was at Home, but, shown in the main competition  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | Competition

Emma Drogunova • Actress

Interview: Emma Drogunova • Actress

"Every actor has an own recipe to prepare for roles"

BERLIN 2019: Germany's Shooting Star Emma Drogunova talks to us about herself, her work and where her career might lead her to  

15/02 | Shooting Stars 2019

Review: Brief Story from the Green Planet

Review: Brief Story from the Green Planet

BERLIN 2019: Santiago Loza presents his new, crazy but somewhat lovable film in the Panorama section – but it might have been a better fit in the Shorts programme  

15/02 | Berlin 2019 | Panorama

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Synonyms - by Nadav Lapid - Berlinale 2019 - FIPRESCI Prize Competition
Synonyms
by Nadav Lapid
Berlinale 2019 - FIPRESCI Prize Competition
Die Kinder der Toten - by Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska - Berlinale 2019 - FIPRESCI Prize Forum
Die Kinder der Toten
by Kelly Copper and Pavol Liska
Berlinale 2019 - FIPRESCI Prize Forum
Stitches - by Miroslav Terzic - Berlinale 2019 - Panorama - Europa Cinemas Label
Stitches
by Miroslav Terzic
Berlinale 2019 - Panorama
Europa Cinemas Label
Dafne - by Federico Bondi - Berlinale 2019 - FIPRESCI Prize Panorama
Dafne
by Federico Bondi
Berlinale 2019 - FIPRESCI Prize Panorama
Stupid Young Heart - by Selma Vilhunen - Toronto 2018 - Contemporary World Cinema - Berlinale 2019 - Crystal Bear Generation 14plus
Stupid Young Heart
by Selma Vilhunen
Toronto 2018 - Contemporary World Cinema
Berlinale 2019 - Crystal Bear Generation 14plus
Favourites and outsiders gear up for Cannes

Favourites and outsiders gear up for Cannes

An overview of the main contenders vying for a place at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival (14 to 25 May 2019)  

14/02 | Cannes 2019

Boban Jevtić • Director, Film Center Serbia

Interview: Boban Jevtić • Director, Film Center Serbia

"The European Film Market is the most important market for our region"

BERLIN 2019: We met up with Boban Jevtić, head of Film Center Serbia, to discuss the institution's activities at the European Film Market  

14/02 | Berlin 2019 | EFM

Erika Lust • Director

Interview: Erika Lust • Director

“Porn can be beautiful”

BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa met up with Swedish porn director Erika Lust to discuss the pleasure and pain of today’s pornography  

14/02 | Berlin 2019 | EFM

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Scott Myers

Film Reviews

The Ground beneath my Feet - by Marie Kreutzer - BERLIN 2019: In her new feature, Austrian filmmaker Marie Kreutzer presents a sober portrait of several women all captured in a modern, competitive social construct
The Ground beneath my Feet
by Marie Kreutzer
BERLIN 2019: In her new feature, Austrian filmmaker Marie Kreutzer presents a sober portrait of several women all captured in a modern, competitive social construct
System Crasher - by Nora Fingscheidt - BERLIN 2019: Nora Fingscheidt’s first feature, presented as one of four German-language films in competition at Berlin, sets the bar high and is powerful in terms of both form and content
System Crasher
by Nora Fingscheidt
BERLIN 2019: Nora Fingscheidt’s first feature, presented as one of four German-language films in competition at Berlin, sets the bar high and is powerful in terms of both form and content
By the Grace of God - by François Ozon - BERLIN 2019: François Ozon’s latest feature is a strong, modest, relentless and sensitive film about the actions and consequences of a paedophile priest
By the Grace of God
by François Ozon
BERLIN 2019: François Ozon’s latest feature is a strong, modest, relentless and sensitive film about the actions and consequences of a paedophile priest
Music and Apocalypse - by Max Linz - BERLIN 2019: Young German filmmaker Max Linz presents a refreshing and bitterly evil satire on the German educational system and the country's intelligentsia
Music and Apocalypse
by Max Linz
BERLIN 2019: Young German filmmaker Max Linz presents a refreshing and bitterly evil satire on the German educational system and the country's intelligentsia
O Beautiful Night - by Xaver Böhm - BERLIN 2019: Young Berlin-based German filmmaker Xaver Böhm has created a deeply romantic journey through the night, which resembles a flamboyant baroque painting
O Beautiful Night
by Xaver Böhm
BERLIN 2019: Young Berlin-based German filmmaker Xaver Böhm has created a deeply romantic journey through the night, which resembles a flamboyant baroque painting
Piranhas - by Claudio Giovannesi - BERLIN 2019: Based on a novel by Roberto Saviano, Claudio Giovannesi's latest film includes some impressive performances by its young protagonists but fails to capture the magic of Saviano’s writing
Piranhas
by Claudio Giovannesi
BERLIN 2019: Based on a novel by Roberto Saviano, Claudio Giovannesi's latest film includes some impressive performances by its young protagonists but fails to capture the magic of Saviano’s writing
Staff Only - by Neus Ballús - BERLIN 2019: Catalan director Neus Ballús’ second feature skilfully intertwines the coming-of-age story of a young girl with the intricate layers of its post-colonial setting
Staff Only
by Neus Ballús
BERLIN 2019: Catalan director Neus Ballús’ second feature skilfully intertwines the coming-of-age story of a young girl with the intricate layers of its post-colonial setting
Our Defeats - by Jean-Gabriel Périot - BERLIN 2019: Jean-Gabriel Périot returns to the cinema of May '68, questioning young high schoolers about their ideals and the political action needed to change the world
Our Defeats
by Jean-Gabriel Périot
BERLIN 2019: Jean-Gabriel Périot returns to the cinema of May '68, questioning young high schoolers about their ideals and the political action needed to change the world
Review: Flesh Out

Review: Flesh Out

BERLIN 2019: Michela Occhipinti's debut fiction feature tackles an unfamiliar culture and world with simplicity and sincerity  

14/02 | Berlin 2019 | Panorama

Review: Heimat Is a Space in Time

Review: Heimat Is a Space in Time

BERLIN 2019: Thomas Heise’s latest documentary masterfully splices together some highly varied material in its exploration of the way in which life stories and history relate to each other  

14/02 | Berlin 2019 | Forum

CutAway Film Distribution launches CineSquare

CutAway Film Distribution launches CineSquare

The new VoD service for the promotion and distribution of films is the largest one in the Balkan region with a focus on Balkan and European films  

14/02 | Sponsored

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Interviews

BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa met up with Swedish porn director Erika Lust to discuss the pleasure and pain of today’s pornography
BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa met up with Swedish porn director Erika Lust to discuss the pleasure and pain of today’s pornography
BERLIN 2019: We caught up with Portugal’s Rita Azevedo Gomes to talk about her interesting casting choices in her fifth fiction feature, The Portuguese Woman
BERLIN 2019: We caught up with Portugal’s Rita Azevedo Gomes to talk about her interesting casting choices in her fifth fiction feature, The Portuguese Woman
BERLIN 2019: François Ozon, in competition at Berlin for the fifth time running with By the Grace of God, talks to Cineuropa about his latest film, which is based on a very important true story
BERLIN 2019: François Ozon, in competition at Berlin for the fifth time running with By the Grace of God, talks to Cineuropa about his latest film, which is based on a very important true story
BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa met up with Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland to discuss Out Stealing Horses, his adaptation of Per Petterson’s acclaimed novel
BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa met up with Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland to discuss Out Stealing Horses, his adaptation of Per Petterson’s acclaimed novel
BERLIN 2019: After the premiere of System Crasher in competition, German director Nora Fingscheidt tells Cineuropa why it’s important to change, or indeed crash, systems
BERLIN 2019: After the premiere of System Crasher in competition, German director Nora Fingscheidt tells Cineuropa why it’s important to change, or indeed crash, systems
BERLIN 2019: Danish Berlin favourite Lone Scherfig opens this year’s competition with her new film, The Kindness of Strangers, which she shed light on for us
BERLIN 2019: Danish Berlin favourite Lone Scherfig opens this year’s competition with her new film, The Kindness of Strangers, which she shed light on for us
We had a chance to chat to Martina Bleis and Kathi Bildhauer, two of the co-directors of the Berlinale Co-Production Market (9-13 February), to find out more about this year’s edition
We had a chance to chat to Martina Bleis and Kathi Bildhauer, two of the co-directors of the Berlinale Co-Production Market (9-13 February), to find out more about this year’s edition
The semi-autobiographical tale The Last Tree sees Shola Amoo explore double consciousness and dual identities in Lincolnshire, London and Lagos
The semi-autobiographical tale The Last Tree sees Shola Amoo explore double consciousness and dual identities in Lincolnshire, London and Lagos
Juliette Binoche • Actress

Interview: Juliette Binoche • Actress

“There is a freedom that comes with age, especially in front of the camera”

BERLIN 2019: We met up with French superstar Juliette Binoche to discuss her latest two roles – in Who You Think I Am and as the Jury President at the 2019 Berlinale  

14/02 | Berlin 2019 | Berlinale Special Gala

Austrian gangster drama Big Bones wins the Berlinale CoPro Series pitch

Austrian gangster drama Big Bones wins the Berlinale CoPro Series pitch

BERLIN 2019: David Schalko’s drama series has been given the opportunity to be presented at the upcoming Séries Mania  

14/02 | Berlin 2019 | EFM

Review: Years of Construction

Review: Years of Construction

BERLIN 2019: Using meticulous methods, artist-director Heinz Emigholz documents a five-year journey into light and space  

14/02 | Berlin 2019 | Forum

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Brecht - by Heinrich Breloer - Berlinale 2019 - Berlinale Special
Brecht
by Heinrich Breloer
Berlinale 2019 - Berlinale Special
Peter Lindbergh – Women's Stories - by Jean Michel Vecchiet - Berlinale 2019 - Berlinale Special
Peter Lindbergh – Women's Stories
by Jean Michel Vecchiet
Berlinale 2019 - Berlinale Special
Shooting the Mafia - by Kim Longinotto - Berlinale 2019 - Panorama
Shooting the Mafia
by Kim Longinotto
Berlinale 2019 - Panorama
All My Loving - by Edward Berger - Berlinale 2019 - Panorama
All My Loving
by Edward Berger
Berlinale 2019 - Panorama
System K - by Renaud Barret - Berlinale 2019 - Panorama
System K
by Renaud Barret
Berlinale 2019 - Panorama

Industry Reports

17/01/2019

Paul Brett • Producer, Flying Tiger

The Chinese Bridging the Dragon market met up with Paul Brett, head of Flying Tiger, one of China's leading media-market research companies for the entertainment industry

17/12/2018

Jeffrey Chan • Producer and distributor, Bona Film Group

Bridging the Dragon met up with Jeffrey Chan, executive vice-president of Bona Film Group, one of the leading distribution and production companies in China

14/12/2018

Cai Gongming • Producer and distributor, Road Pictures

Road Pictures’ Cai Gongming chatted to us about the Chinese film market at the latest Bridging the Dragon event, which unspooled from 11-14 November in Beijing

Film Reviews

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