Vanja Černjul • Cinematographer

Interview: Vanja Černjul • Cinematographer

"Even though I'd love to shoot on film more, I’m running out of arguments to use it"

29/11 | Zagreb 2021

Review: u.Q.

Review: u.Q.

In his newest documentary, Ivar Murd tells the globe-trotting life story of Estonian musician Uku Kuut and his relationship with his mother and creative partner Marju  

29/11 | Black Nights 2021 | Baltic Film Competition

REPORT: Baltic Event Works in Progress 2021

REPORT: Baltic Event Works in Progress 2021

Project presentations from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland, presented physically and streamed online, participated in this year's edition of Tallinn's local industry programme  

29/11 | Black Nights 2021 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Review: A Vanishing Fog

Review: A Vanishing Fog

Augusto Sandino’s film mixes magical realism with psychological-drama elements, with an impending ecological disaster taking place in the background  

29/11 | Black Nights 2021 | Competition

Co-funded by the European Union - Creative Europe MEDIA
Watch on Cineuropa: EN

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... - Lifting the lid on the challenges of financing films and TV series at TV Beats - 23/11/2021

Produce – Co-Produce... – 23/11/2021
Lifting the lid on the challenges of financing films and TV series at TV Beats
Representatives of smaller and larger European studios discussed what they have learnt while working on their recent slates of productions

Market Trends
FOCUS
As the global audiovisual sector attempts to recover and the busy festival season moves ahead, Cineuropa keeps on covering the European film industry's most recent developments and market trends with fresh reports and interviews. Read our latest articles here.

Europe and the Rest of the World - The Last Days of R.M. wins an award at the Atlas Workshops - 26/11/2021

Europe and the Rest of the World – 26/11/2021
The Last Days of R.M. wins an award at the Atlas Workshops
Amin Sidi-Boumédiène bagged himself a trophy, as did Laïla Marrakchi, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese and Youssef Michraf in the development category, and Asmae El Moudir and Erige Sehiri in post-production

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Christian Bräuer • President, CICAE - 26/11/2021

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 26/11/2021
Christian Bräuer • President, CICAE
Cineuropa talked to the managing director of Yorck-Kino GmbH and the president of CICAE about the sixth European Arthouse Cinema Day, which took place earlier this month

Produce – Co-Produce... - The Wallonia Brussels Federation signs a co-production agreement with Burkina Faso - 25/11/2021

Produce – Co-Produce... – 25/11/2021
The Wallonia Brussels Federation signs a co-production agreement with Burkina Faso
The Federation has signed its 13th bilateral co-production agreement, opening itself up to new opportunities for film and audiovisual co-operation

Produce – Co-Produce... - Tallifornia launches Estonia’s first private film fund - 25/11/2021

Produce – Co-Produce... – 25/11/2021
Tallifornia launches Estonia’s first private film fund
The new fund, headed by Rain Rannu and Tõnu Hiielaid, has already announced its first three investments

Europe and the Rest of the World - Cineuropa helps to establish ties between India and Europe - 25/11/2021

Europe and the Rest of the World – 25/11/2021
Cineuropa helps to establish ties between India and Europe
Cineuropa is teaming up with the Delegation of the European Union to India and Bhutan to deliver a training course on scriptwriting

New Media - At Tallinn's European Film Forum, experts explore the new frontiers of virtual production - 24/11/2021

New Media – 24/11/2021
At Tallinn's European Film Forum, experts explore the new frontiers of virtual production
A cost-effective solution for European creators and producers, virtual production is set to shake up the whole filmmaking process in the coming years

Lioness and You Can Dance among the winners of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Lioness and You Can Dance among the winners of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Tallinn Black Night’s industry section welcomed 550 guests on site and handed out eight awards  

29/11 | Black Nights 2021 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event/Awards

Michal Nohejl • Director of Occupation

Interview: Michal Nohejl • Director of Occupation

“The theatre setting brought an extra dimension to the expression of the story”

In his first feature, the Czech actor-director uses humour and satire to deal with a painful period in Czechoslovakia’s history  

29/11 | Black Nights 2021 | First Feature Competition

Francesco Sossai • Director of Other Cannibals

Interview: Francesco Sossai • Director of Other Cannibals

“The idea was for the film not to enhance the beauty of the surroundings, but rather create the images as ruggedly as possible”

The Italian director mixes the topic of cannibalism with friendship and self-determination in his Black Nights-winning debut feature  

29/11 | Black Nights 2021 | First Feature Competition

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 13: Wolf (Ireland/Poland) - 19/11/2021

19/11/2021
Episode 13: Wolf (Ireland/Poland)
The producers of Nathalie Biancheri's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 12: Women Do Cry (Bulgaria/France) - 17/11/2021

17/11/2021
Episode 12: Women Do Cry (Bulgaria/France)
The producers of Vesela Kazakova's and Mina Mileva's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 11: Pink Moon (Netherlands/Slovenia) - 17/11/2021

17/11/2021
Episode 11: Pink Moon (Netherlands/Slovenia)
The producers of Floor van der Meulen's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 10: The Inner Cage (Italy/Switzerland) - 02/11/2021

02/11/2021
Episode 10: The Inner Cage (Italy/Switzerland)
The producers of Leonardo Di Costanzo's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 09: Moneyboys (Austria/France/Taiwan/Belgium) - 25/10/2021

25/10/2021
Episode 09: Moneyboys (Austria/France/Taiwan/Belgium)
The producers of CB Yi's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 08: Natural Light (Hungary/Latvia/Germany/France) - 16/09/2021

16/09/2021
Episode 08: Natural Light (Hungary/Latvia/Germany/France)
The producers of Dénes Nagy's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 07: Vesper Seeds (Lithuania/France/Belgium) - 06/09/2021

06/09/2021
Episode 07: Vesper Seeds (Lithuania/France/Belgium)
The producers of Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 06: Compartment No. 6 (Finland/Russia/Estonia/Germany) - 07/07/2021

07/07/2021
Episode 06: Compartment No. 6 (Finland/Russia/Estonia/Germany)
The producers of Juho Kuosmanen's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Andreas Kleinert • Director of Dear Thomas

Interview: Andreas Kleinert • Director of Dear Thomas

"In East Germany we also had sexy youth in cool clothes, having parties, dancing and living colourful lives"

The German filmmaker talks to us about his declaration of love to writer, poet and rebel Thomas Brasch, which has won the Grand Prix in the Competition of the Black Nights Film Festival  

29/11 | Black Nights 2021 | Competition

Series review: Sacha

Series review: Sacha

This Swiss series doesn’t shy away from anything, treating viewers to a cruel yet cathartic story based on the life of Nicole Castioni  

29/11 | GIFF 2021

Andreas Kleinert’s Dear Thomas wins the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Andreas Kleinert’s Dear Thomas wins the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Other victors were Wojciech Smarzowski, crowned Best Director and Best Screenwriter for The Wedding Day, and Francesco Sossai, who snagged the Award for Best First Feature with Other Cannibals  

29/11 | Black Nights 2021 | Awards

REPORT: Industry@Tallinn Works in Progress 2021

REPORT: Industry@Tallinn Works in Progress 2021

Six international projects have been showcased at the event, all of which are European productions or co-productions, with the USA being the only country involved from outside the continent  

29/11 | Black Nights 2021 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

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Photogalleries

Black Nights 2021 – Photogalleries - 13/11/2021

13/11/2021
Black Nights 2021 – Photogalleries
One of the most prestigious gatherings of the Nordic-Baltic region, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival is set to brighten the dark Estonian winter from 12-28 November with a raft of new independent titles and a rich line-up of industry events. Discover this year’s festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Lecce 2021 – Photogallery - 09/11/2021

09/11/2021
Lecce 2021 – Photogallery
Unspooling from 6-13 November, Lecce European Film Festival is finally back to its physical format and ready to celebrate the best European titles of the year. Check out our photogalleries here

Cinemed 2021 – Photogallery - 23/10/2021

23/10/2021
Cinemed 2021 – Photogallery
One of the most important showcases of Mediterranean cinema, the 43rd edition of Montpellier's Cinemed ran from 15-23 October. Discover this year's festival highlights in our exclusive photogallery

Rome 2021 – Photogalleries - 17/10/2021

17/10/2021
Rome 2021 – Photogalleries
The 16th edition of Rome Film Fest, running from 14-24 October, presented 23 new titles in its main competition. Discover our exclusive photogalleries from some of this year's red carpets

MIA 2021 – Photogalleries - 17/09/2021

17/09/2021
MIA 2021 – Photogalleries
The 2021 edition of MIA, Italy's premier market converging all the segments of the audiovisual industry, unspooled from 13-17 October. Discover our exclusive photogalleries from the conversation with US director Joe Russo and the panel "The Future State of the Film Industry"

Venice 2021 – Photogalleries - 16/09/2021

16/09/2021
Venice 2021 – Photogalleries
Discover our photo coverage from this year's Venice Film Festival: some exclusive memories from Giornate degli Autori and Mostra's star-studded red carpets

Kirill Sokolov • Director of No Looking Back

Interview: Kirill Sokolov • Director of No Looking Back

"My goal is to make people feel something by offering them an emotional rollercoaster"

The Russian filmmaker discusses his film, a wildly funny (black) comedy about a women released from prison that boasts a strong social essence  

26/11 | Black Nights 2021 | Competition

Review: Un cielo impasible

Review: Un cielo impasible

David Varela’s documentary ponders the existence of a forgotten post-war landscape, with a little help from new technology, a new generation and some expert scholars of the Spanish Civil War  

26/11 | Gijón 2021

Luca Lucini is shooting Le mie ragazze di carta

Luca Lucini is shooting Le mie ragazze di carta

The new comedy by the director of Three Steps Over Heaven recounts two decisive moments in the lives of three adolescents, based on a screenplay which scooped the Solinas Prize  

26/11 | Production | Funding | Italy

Reviews

Dear Thomas - by Andreas Kleinert

Dear Thomas
by Andreas Kleinert
Meet Thomas Brasch, sometime proud resident of the GDR, playwright, filmmaker, blocked novelist, and now star of his own lengthy biopic helmed by Andreas Kleinert

The Wedding Day - by Wojciech Smarzowski

The Wedding Day
by Wojciech Smarzowski
Wojciech Smarzowski’s Polish official selection entry recounts a dark chapter in Poland’s wartime history

Her Way - by Cécile Ducrocq

Her Way
by Cécile Ducrocq
Laure Calamy tackles the difficult role of a sex worker and Mother Courage who wants to secure the future of her teenage son, in Cécile Ducrocq’s feature debut

Feature Film About Life - by Dovile Sarutyte

Feature Film About Life
by Dovile Sarutyte
Dovile Sarutyte’s debut feature is one of the surprises of this festival season, a tremendously simple film with a big heart and a whirlwind of emotions

Songs for a Fox - by Kristijonas Vildziunas

Songs for a Fox
by Kristijonas Vildziunas
Kristijonas Vildžiūnas’ fifth feature is a melancholic journey into the world of lucid dreaming

Homes - by Laila Pakalnina

Homes
by Laila Pakalnina
The newest film from Laila Pakalniņa is an experimental documentary hybrid that celebrates the home environment in poetic fashion

The Daughter - by Manuel Martín Cuenca

The Daughter
by Manuel Martín Cuenca
After Cannibal and The Motive, which took part in previous editions of this festival, Manuel Martín Cuenca returns to lay bare the meanness hidden behind the most obsessive of desires

The Hand of God - by Paolo Sorrentino

The Hand of God
by Paolo Sorrentino
VENICE 2021: “Amarcording” the Naples of his youth, Paolo Sorrentino gets to eat his Fellini cake and have his own, too

The Last Days of R.M. wins an award at the Atlas Workshops

The Last Days of R.M. wins an award at the Atlas Workshops

Amin Sidi-Boumédiène bagged himself a trophy, as did Laïla Marrakchi, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese and Youssef Michraf in the development category, and Asmae El Moudir and Erige Sehiri in post-production  

26/11 | Industry | Market | Morocco/Europe

Review: Her Way

Review: Her Way

Laure Calamy tackles the difficult role of a sex worker and Mother Courage who wants to secure the future of her teenage son, in Cécile Ducrocq’s feature debut  

26/11 | Black Nights 2021 | First Feature Competition

Helena Třeštíková • Director of René – The Prisoner of Freedom

Interview: Helena Třeštíková • Director of René – The Prisoner of Freedom

“The most important moment came when he robbed me; that’s when I decided he was interesting to follow”

We talked to the acclaimed Czech helmer, who returns to one of her best-known protagonists in her new movie  

26/11 | IDFA 2021

Interviews

Wojciech Smarzowski • Director of The Wedding Day

Wojciech Smarzowski • Director of The Wedding Day
We chatted to the Polish director about his new film and his tendency to tackle difficult events from his country’s history

Liliana Torres • Director of What Went Wrong?

Liliana Torres • Director of What Went Wrong?
The Spanish filmmaker delves into her own past life and love interests to create an auto-fiction film, and talks to us about the process she embarked on and its result

György Pálfi • Director of Perpetuity

György Pálfi • Director of Perpetuity
The Hungarian director discusses his latest film, which dialogues, in stylistic terms, with the body horror and the perplexing meanings of his breakthrough film Taxidermia

Vanja Černjul • Cinematographer

Vanja Černjul • Cinematographer

Michal Nohejl • Director of Occupation

Michal Nohejl • Director of Occupation
In his first feature, the Czech actor-director uses humour and satire to deal with a painful period in Czechoslovakia’s history

Francesco Sossai • Director of Other Cannibals

Francesco Sossai • Director of Other Cannibals
The Italian director mixes the topic of cannibalism with friendship and self-determination in his Black Nights-winning debut feature

Andreas Kleinert • Director of Dear Thomas

Andreas Kleinert • Director of Dear Thomas
The German filmmaker talks to us about his declaration of love to writer, poet and rebel Thomas Brasch, which has won the Grand Prix in the Competition of the Black Nights Film Festival

Kirill Sokolov • Director of No Looking Back

Kirill Sokolov • Director of No Looking Back
The Russian filmmaker discusses his film, a wildly funny (black) comedy about a women released from prison that boasts a strong social essence

Christian Bräuer • President, CICAE

Interview: Christian Bräuer • President, CICAE

“Each arthouse cinema is a little star, but together, they are like the Milky Way – you can’t ignore them”

Cineuropa talked to the managing director of Yorck-Kino GmbH and the president of CICAE about the sixth European Arthouse Cinema Day, which took place earlier this month  

26/11 | /Germany/Europe

Aleksandra Terpińska • Director of Other People

Interview: Aleksandra Terpińska • Director of Other People

“The most important thing was to translate the poetry of the verses into the poetry of the images”

The Polish director has crafted a modern musical about a young man who numbs his longing for love and affection with alcohol and an insignificant fling  

26/11 | Black Nights 2021 | First Feature Competition

Mr. Landsbergis and Octopus crowned Best Films at IDFA

Mr. Landsbergis and Octopus crowned Best Films at IDFA

Other victors included O, Collecting Eggs Despite the Times by Pim Zwiers, Shabu by Shamira Raphaëla and Jason by Maasja Ooms  

26/11 | IDFA 2021 | Awards

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Trafficante di virus - by Costanza Quatriglio

Trafficante di virus
by Costanza Quatriglio
Italian release November 29

Old Fashioned - by Antonin Peretjatko

Old Fashioned
by Antonin Peretjatko
French and Belgian releases December 1

Parallel Mothers - by Pedro Almodóvar

Parallel Mothers
by Pedro Almodóvar
Venice 2021 - Competition
French, Belgian and Portuguese releases December 1

The Accusation - by Yvan Attal

The Accusation
by Yvan Attal
Venice 2021 - Out of Competition
French and Belgian releases December 1

Petrov's Flu - by Kirill Serebrennikov

Petrov's Flu
by Kirill Serebrennikov
Cannes 2021 - Competition
French release December 1

Adventures of a Mathematician - by Thorsten Klein

Adventures of a Mathematician
by Thorsten Klein
French release December 1

Everything Went Fine - by François Ozon

Everything Went Fine
by François Ozon
Cannes 2021 - Competition
Swedish release November 18 and Danish release November 25

Animal - by Cyril Dion

Animal
by Cyril Dion
Cannes 2021 - Cinema for the Climate
French release December 1

Review: Feature Film About Life

Review: Feature Film About Life

Dovile Sarutyte’s debut feature is one of the surprises of this festival season, a tremendously simple film with a big heart and a whirlwind of emotions  

26/11 | Black Nights 2021 | First Feature Competition

David Varela • Director of Un cielo impasible

Interview: David Varela • Director of Un cielo impasible

“We ought to have explored our history more self-critically”

The documentary filmmaker takes a scathing look at historical memory and the education system in his second full-length feature, screening as part of the 59th Gijón International Film Festival  

26/11 | Gijón 2021

Wojciech Smarzowski • Director of The Wedding Day

Interview: Wojciech Smarzowski • Director of The Wedding Day

“Sweeping the truth about past crimes under the rug can easily lead to new crimes”

We chatted to the Polish director about his new film and his tendency to tackle difficult events from his country’s history  

26/11 | Black Nights 2021 | Competition

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Reviews

Happening - by Audrey Diwan

Happening
by Audrey Diwan
VENICE 2021: Audrey Diwan adapts Annie Ernaux’s memoir about her attempts to have an illegal abortion in France in the 1960s

Evolution - by Kornél Mundruczó

Evolution
by Kornél Mundruczó
CANNES 2021: Kornél Mundruczó and screenwriter Kata Wéber deliver a formally and conceptually phenomenal, shocking work on the impact of the Holocaust through the generations

The Sacred Spirit - by Chema García Ibarra

The Sacred Spirit
by Chema García Ibarra
With his debut feature, Chema García Ibarra proves that he is excellent at crafting unique atmospheres, stories and sensations, taking daily life as his starting point

Precious Ivie - by Sarah Blasskiewitz

Precious Ivie
by Sarah Blasskiewitz
In her feature debut, Sarah Blaßkiewitz deals with the more casual forms of racism in Saxony society, plus the heroine’s identity and her need for change

The Diary of Vaino Vahing - by Rainer Sarnet

The Diary of Vaino Vahing
by Rainer Sarnet
Rainer Sarnet nails the essence of the life and work of the titular writer, playwright and master provocateur in his artful docu-fiction hybrid

Industry Reports

Europe and the Rest of the World – 26/11/2021

The Last Days of R.M. wins an award at the Atlas Workshops

Amin Sidi-Boumédiène bagged himself a trophy, as did Laïla Marrakchi, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese and Youssef Michraf in the development category, and Asmae El Moudir and Erige Sehiri in post-production

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 26/11/2021

Christian Bräuer • President, CICAE

Cineuropa talked to the managing director of Yorck-Kino GmbH and the president of CICAE about the sixth European Arthouse Cinema Day, which took place earlier this month

Produce – Co-Produce... – 25/11/2021

The Wallonia Brussels Federation signs a co-production agreement with Burkina Faso

The Federation has signed its 13th bilateral co-production agreement, opening itself up to new opportunities for film and audiovisual co-operation

Produce – Co-Produce... – 25/11/2021

Tallifornia launches Estonia’s first private film fund

The new fund, headed by Rain Rannu and Tõnu Hiielaid, has already announced its first three investments

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