All eyes are on the 2019 Valois d'Or at Angoulême

All eyes are on the 2019 Valois d'Or at Angoulême

Ten titles in competition and a slew of premieres await audiences at the 12th edition of the Francophone Film Festival, which will unspool from 20-25 August  

19/08 | Angoulême 2019

Hungarian project Kix and Czech project Frem split the Docu Talent Award at Sarajevo

Hungarian project Kix and Czech project Frem split the Docu Talent Award at Sarajevo

Ten new documentary projects from Central and Eastern Europe have been presented at Sarajevo; Ji.hlava has also announced the new generation of Emerging Producers  

19/08 | Sarajevo 2019 | CineLink Industry Days

Review: Palace for the People

Review: Palace for the People

The documentary by Bulgarian filmmaking duo Boris Missirkov and Georgi Bogdanov looks at five monumental buildings of the communist era  

19/08 | Sarajevo 2019 | Documentary Competition

Review: The Son

Review: The Son

The second feature by Bosnian filmmaker Ines Tanović has officially opened the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival and represents a truly generational Sarajevo film  

19/08 | Sarajevo 2019 | Competition

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Isadora's Children - by Damien Manivel - France’s Damien Manivel brings together his two great passions, film and dance, to create an exacting and poignant choreographic film
Isadora's Children
by Damien Manivel
France’s Damien Manivel brings together his two great passions, film and dance, to create an exacting and poignant choreographic film
The Fever - by Maya Da-Rin - Hovering between dream and reality, this film by director Maya Da-Rin takes us by the hand and guides us through the complex universe of Brazil’s indigenous Desana community
The Fever
by Maya Da-Rin
Hovering between dream and reality, this film by director Maya Da-Rin takes us by the hand and guides us through the complex universe of Brazil’s indigenous Desana community
The Science of Fictions - by Yosep Anggi Noen - With Yosep Anggi Noen’s title, seems like the competition for the oddest film celebrating this year’s 50th anniversary of the moon landing is already over
The Science of Fictions
by Yosep Anggi Noen
With Yosep Anggi Noen’s title, seems like the competition for the oddest film celebrating this year’s 50th anniversary of the moon landing is already over
Maternal - by Maura Delpero - Nuns are trying to guide teen mothers in this hot and simmering Argentine-set tale directed by Italy's Maura Delpero
Maternal
by Maura Delpero
Nuns are trying to guide teen mothers in this hot and simmering Argentine-set tale directed by Italy's Maura Delpero
Here for Life - by Andrea Luka Zimmerman , Adrian Jackson - Artists Andrea Luka Zimmerman and Adrian Jackson team up with ten Londoners to share tales of resistance against gentrification
Here for Life
by Andrea Luka Zimmerman , Adrian Jackson
Artists Andrea Luka Zimmerman and Adrian Jackson team up with ten Londoners to share tales of resistance against gentrification
Instinct - by Halina Reijn - For her first feature film, Dutch director Halina Reijn delves into the perilous grey zone which separates fantasy from reality
Instinct
by Halina Reijn
For her first feature film, Dutch director Halina Reijn delves into the perilous grey zone which separates fantasy from reality
During Revolution - by Maya Khoury - Syrian director Maya Khoury looks at the future of her country torn between determination and utopia
During Revolution
by Maya Khoury
Syrian director Maya Khoury looks at the future of her country torn between determination and utopia
The Son - by Ines Tanovic - The second feature by Bosnian filmmaker Ines Tanović has officially opened the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival and represents a truly generational Sarajevo film
The Son
by Ines Tanovic
The second feature by Bosnian filmmaker Ines Tanović has officially opened the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival and represents a truly generational Sarajevo film
Isabelle Huppert receives the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo

Isabelle Huppert receives the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo

The French actress was handed the award in recognition of her exceptional contribution to the art of film  

19/08 | Sarajevo 2019 | Awards

Basil Da Cunha • Director of O fim do mundo

Interview: Basil Da Cunha • Director of O fim do mundo

"I didn’t arrive in Reboleira thinking ‘I’m a director’. I was first accepted and respected as a person"

Swiss and Portuguese director Basil Da Cunha tells us about his latest film O fim do mundo, screened in competition at Locarno  

19/08 | Locarno 2019 | Competition

Review: South Terminal

Review: South Terminal

Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche keeps things cryptic in this Kafkaesque tale of a country in meltdown, screening in competition at Locarno  

19/08 | Locarno 2019 | Competition

Review: Vitalina Varela

Review: Vitalina Varela

Pedro Costa returns to Locarno with his latest film, a sombre and uncompromising ode to a world that seems to fascinate him to the point of obsession  

19/08 | Locarno 2019 | Competition

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Cineuropa met with Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter, the directors behind the most controversial title in the Locarno Film Festival, Space Dogs, to talk about looking down at the dogs and up to the stars
Cineuropa met with Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter, the directors behind the most controversial title in the Locarno Film Festival, Space Dogs, to talk about looking down at the dogs and up to the stars
We sat down with Italian filmmaker Maura Delpero to discuss her first fiction film, Maternal, which was screened in competition at the Locarno Film Festival
We sat down with Italian filmmaker Maura Delpero to discuss her first fiction film, Maternal, which was screened in competition at the Locarno Film Festival
French director Damien Manivel tells us about his latest film Isadora’s Children, screening in International Competition in Locarno
French director Damien Manivel tells us about his latest film Isadora’s Children, screening in International Competition in Locarno
Swiss and Portuguese director Basil Da Cunha tells us about his latest film O fim do mundo, screened in competition at Locarno
Swiss and Portuguese director Basil Da Cunha tells us about his latest film O fim do mundo, screened in competition at Locarno
Cineuropa met up with Fabrice du Welz, on the occasion of the world premiere of his new film, Adoration, on the Piazza Grande in Locarno
Cineuropa met up with Fabrice du Welz, on the occasion of the world premiere of his new film, Adoration, on the Piazza Grande in Locarno
Cineuropa met with Roberto De Feo, the director of horror flick The Nest, which is competing in Locarno’s Piazza Grande
Cineuropa met with Roberto De Feo, the director of horror flick The Nest, which is competing in Locarno’s Piazza Grande
Galician director Eloy Enciso, competing at the Locarno International Film Festival with his second feature, Endless Night, gives us the inside story on his evocative new film
Galician director Eloy Enciso, competing at the Locarno International Film Festival with his second feature, Endless Night, gives us the inside story on his evocative new film
Portuguese director João Nicolau talks to us about his latest film Technoboss screened in competition in Locarno
Portuguese director João Nicolau talks to us about his latest film Technoboss screened in competition in Locarno
Vitalina Varela comes out of the darkness to win the prestigious Golden Leopard at Locarno

Vitalina Varela comes out of the darkness to win the prestigious Golden Leopard at Locarno

Perhaps not so unexpectedly, the rigour and tenacity of Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Costa seduced the jury of the International Competition  

19/08 | Locarno 2019 | Competition/Filmmakers of the Present/Signs of Life/Piazza Grande/Moving Ahead/Awards

Out Stealing Horses scoops five major trophies at the Norwegian Amandas

Out Stealing Horses scoops five major trophies at the Norwegian Amandas

Hans Petter Moland’s successful bestseller adaptation proved itself at the 35th edition of the Norwegian industry awards, held on Saturday at the Haugesund Film Festival  

19/08 | Haugesund 2019

Review: The Cold Raising The Cold

Review: The Cold Raising The Cold

Chinese director Rong Guang Rong, in league with Italian producer Ambra Corinti, offers up a brutal and unsettling film on the consequences of oppression  

16/08 | Locarno 2019 | Filmmakers of the Present

Zurich Summit

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Vitalina Varela - by Pedro Costa - Locarno 2019 - Golden Leopard and Leopard for Best Actress
Vitalina Varela
by Pedro Costa
Locarno 2019 - Golden Leopard and Leopard for Best Actress
Isadora's Children - by Damien Manivel - Locarno 2019 - Leopard for Best Direction
Isadora's Children
by Damien Manivel
Locarno 2019 - Leopard for Best Direction
The Fever - by Maya Da-Rin - Locarno 2019 - Leopard for Best Actor and FIPRESCI Prize
The Fever
by Maya Da-Rin
Locarno 2019 - Leopard for Best Actor and FIPRESCI Prize
Maternal - by Maura Delpero - Locarno 2019 - Special Mention and Europa Cinemas Label
Maternal
by Maura Delpero
Locarno 2019 - Special Mention and Europa Cinemas Label
The Science of Fictions - by Yosep Anggi Noen - Locarno 2019 - Special Mention
The Science of Fictions
by Yosep Anggi Noen
Locarno 2019 - Special Mention
Review: Adoration

Review: Adoration

Fabrice du Welz concludes his Ardennes-based trilogy with the tale of two innocent and pure-hearted youngsters, Paul and Gloria, as they make a break for freedom  

16/08 | Locarno 2019 | Piazza Grande

Fabrice du Welz • Director of Adoration

Interview: Fabrice du Welz • Director of Adoration

"I’m an intuitive filmmaker. I work like a primitive, in the moment”

Cineuropa met up with Fabrice du Welz, on the occasion of the world premiere of his new film, Adoration, on the Piazza Grande in Locarno  

16/08 | Locarno 2019 | Piazza Grande

Kazakhstan introduces a new law on cinema, a tax rebate scheme and a National Cinema Centre

Kazakhstan introduces a new law on cinema, a tax rebate scheme and a National Cinema Centre

The Almaty Film Festival and the Almaty Film Commission aim to help to facilitate international co-productions in the Central Asian country  

16/08 | Institutions | Legislation | Kazakhstan

CEE Animation Workshop
Slovak Venice

Film Reviews

Palace for the People - by Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov - The documentary by Bulgarian filmmaking duo Boris Missirkov and Georgi Bogdanov looks at five monumental buildings of the communist era
Palace for the People
by Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov
The documentary by Bulgarian filmmaking duo Boris Missirkov and Georgi Bogdanov looks at five monumental buildings of the communist era
South Terminal - by Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche - Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche keeps things cryptic in this Kafkaesque tale of a country in meltdown, screening in competition at Locarno
South Terminal
by Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche
Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche keeps things cryptic in this Kafkaesque tale of a country in meltdown, screening in competition at Locarno
The August Virgin - by Jonás Trueba - By way of seemingly light-hearted details and conversations, Jonás Trueba introduces the viewer to the mood, the energy and the mindset of those who remain stranded in Madrid over the summer
The August Virgin
by Jonás Trueba
By way of seemingly light-hearted details and conversations, Jonás Trueba introduces the viewer to the mood, the energy and the mindset of those who remain stranded in Madrid over the summer
The Nest - by Roberto De Feo - The new film from Roberto De Feo is an homage to Italian horror cinema and offers interesting ideas, but the weakness of the script jeopardizes its potential
The Nest
by Roberto De Feo
The new film from Roberto De Feo is an homage to Italian horror cinema and offers interesting ideas, but the weakness of the script jeopardizes its potential
Adoration - by Fabrice du Welz - Fabrice du Welz concludes his Ardennes-based trilogy with the tale of two innocent and pure-hearted youngsters, Paul and Gloria, as they make a break for freedom
Adoration
by Fabrice du Welz
Fabrice du Welz concludes his Ardennes-based trilogy with the tale of two innocent and pure-hearted youngsters, Paul and Gloria, as they make a break for freedom
Oh Mercy! - by Arnaud Desplechin - CANNES 2019: Arnaud Desplechin tackles the genre of the crime thriller against the backdrop of poverty, but struggles to be convincing despite a great performance from Roschdy Zem
Oh Mercy!
by Arnaud Desplechin
CANNES 2019: Arnaud Desplechin tackles the genre of the crime thriller against the backdrop of poverty, but struggles to be convincing despite a great performance from Roschdy Zem
Vitalina Varela - by Pedro Costa - Pedro Costa returns to Locarno with his latest film, a sombre and uncompromising ode to a world that seems to fascinate him to the point of obsession
Vitalina Varela
by Pedro Costa
Pedro Costa returns to Locarno with his latest film, a sombre and uncompromising ode to a world that seems to fascinate him to the point of obsession
The Cold Raising the Cold - by Rong Guang Rong - Chinese director Rong Guang Rong, in league with Italian producer Ambra Corinti, offers up a brutal and unsettling film on the consequences of oppression
The Cold Raising the Cold
by Rong Guang Rong
Chinese director Rong Guang Rong, in league with Italian producer Ambra Corinti, offers up a brutal and unsettling film on the consequences of oppression
Elsa Kremser, Levin Peter • Directors of Space Dogs

Interview: Elsa Kremser, Levin Peter • Directors of Space Dogs

“We wanted to find out what dogs think about our world”

Cineuropa met with Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter, the directors behind the most controversial title in the Locarno Film Festival, Space Dogs, to talk about looking down at the dogs and up to the stars  

16/08 | Locarno 2019 | Filmmakers of the Present

The 2019 Haugesund festival gets ready for lift-off

The 2019 Haugesund festival gets ready for lift-off

Haugesund gets ready for a full and festive week of market and award days with national and international favourites as well as the hottest and most recent developments within the Nordic film scene  

16/08 | Haugesund 2019

Review: Here For Life

Review: Here For Life

Artists Andrea Luka Zimmerman and Adrian Jackson team up with ten Londoners to share tales of resistance against gentrification  

16/08 | Locarno 2019 | Filmmakers of the Present

Gijón entries

Interviews

Cineuropa caught up with Icelandic filmmaker Rúnar Rúnarsson, who is showing his latest film, Echo, at Locarno
Cineuropa caught up with Icelandic filmmaker Rúnar Rúnarsson, who is showing his latest film, Echo, at Locarno
We talked to Slovenian director Matjaž Ivanišin ahead of the premiere of his film Oroslan at Locarno
We talked to Slovenian director Matjaž Ivanišin ahead of the premiere of his film Oroslan at Locarno
Brazilian director Maya Da-Rin tells us about her debut feature, The Fever, selected in competition in Locarno
Brazilian director Maya Da-Rin tells us about her debut feature, The Fever, selected in competition in Locarno
We interviewed Davide Maldi to discuss his latest film The Young Observant, which follows a group of hospitality and catering school students enrolled on a difficult course
We interviewed Davide Maldi to discuss his latest film The Young Observant, which follows a group of hospitality and catering school students enrolled on a difficult course
Cineuropa met with Polish filmmaker Xawery Żuławski, celebrating the world premiere of his latest film Bird Talk at the New Horizons International Film Festival
Cineuropa met with Polish filmmaker Xawery Żuławski, celebrating the world premiere of his latest film Bird Talk at the New Horizons International Film Festival
Los Angeles-based Spaniard Martín Rosete put his faith in Bruce Dern as the star of Remember Me, in which he appeals to primitive emotions and the power of memory
Los Angeles-based Spaniard Martín Rosete put his faith in Bruce Dern as the star of Remember Me, in which he appeals to primitive emotions and the power of memory
We talked to Astrid Kahmke, creative director of the Bavarian Film Centre, about her experience of curating Virtual Worlds at Filmfest München earlier this month
We talked to Astrid Kahmke, creative director of the Bavarian Film Centre, about her experience of curating Virtual Worlds at Filmfest München earlier this month
Cineuropa met up with California-based director Sara Dosa to talk about her new Icelandic-US film The Seer and the Unseen after its European premiere at New Horizons
Cineuropa met up with California-based director Sara Dosa to talk about her new Icelandic-US film The Seer and the Unseen after its European premiere at New Horizons
MIDPOINT showcases nine TV Launch projects at Sarajevo

MIDPOINT showcases nine TV Launch projects at Sarajevo

The TV projects will have a chance to win the HBO Europe Award, as the web series the Marseille Web Fest Award  

16/08 | MIDPOINT 2019

Review: The Science of Fictions

Review: The Science of Fictions

With Yosep Anggi Noen’s title, seems like the competition for the oddest film celebrating this year’s 50th anniversary of the moon landing is already over  

16/08 | Locarno 2019 | Competition

15 projects have been selected for the inaugural Film Academy Residencies Programme

15 projects have been selected for the inaugural Film Academy Residencies Programme

Acclaimed filmmakers and newcomers alike are among the first intake of this international training scheme, due to start in October in Madrid  

16/08 | Industry | Market | Spain

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

143 rue du désert - by Hassen Ferhani - Locarno 2019 - Best Emerging Director Award Filmmakers of the Present
143 rue du désert
by Hassen Ferhani
Locarno 2019 - Best Emerging Director Award Filmmakers of the Present
Ivana the Terrible - by Ivana Mladenović - Locarno 2019 - Special Jury Prize Filmmakers of the Present
Ivana the Terrible
by Ivana Mladenović
Locarno 2019 - Special Jury Prize Filmmakers of the Present
Here for Life - by Andrea Luka Zimmerman and Adrian Jackson - Locarno 2019 - Special Mention Filmmakers of the Present
Here for Life
by Andrea Luka Zimmerman and Adrian Jackson
Locarno 2019 - Special Mention Filmmakers of the Present
Instinct - by Halina Reijn - Locarno 2019 - Piazza Grande Grande Award
Instinct
by Halina Reijn
Locarno 2019 - Piazza Grande Grande Award
The August Virgin - by Jonás Trueba - Karlovy Vary 2019 - Special Jury Mention and FIPRESCI Prize - Spanish release August 15
The August Virgin
by Jonás Trueba
Karlovy Vary 2019 - Special Jury Mention and FIPRESCI Prize
Spanish release August 15

Industry Reports

10/07/2019

Europa Distribution towards the future of digital marketing

The distributors network held a workshop dedicated to online marketing during the KVIFF Eastern Promises Industry Days at Karlovy Vary

27/06/2019

A focus on Switzerland by Europa Distribution

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

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

Film Reviews

Creative Europe MEDIA