Review: Mother

Review: Mother

Zornitsa Sophia’s drama film focuses on a theatre director who is forced to reconsider her views on motherhood  

28/09 | Golden Rose 2022

European titles submitted for the Oscars race

European titles submitted for the Oscars race

European countries reveal their titles submitted for the Best International Feature Film Award at the 2023 Academy Awards  

28/09 | Oscars 2023

Six films have been added to the European Film Awards’ 2022 film selections

Six films have been added to the European Film Awards’ 2022 film selections

A total of 49 films will vie for the awards, after five fiction films and one documentary film join the previously-announced selection of titles  

28/09 | European Film Awards 2022

Review: Dante

Review: Dante

Pupi Avati shows the most human aspect of the author of the Divine Comedy, but a narration that lines up historical episodes does not reveal his inner demons  

28/09 | Films | Reviews | Italy

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Industry Reports

Animation - María Peña Mateos • Chief executive officer, ICEX/Animation from Spain - 22/09/2022

Animation – 22/09/2022
María Peña Mateos • Chief executive officer, ICEX/Animation from Spain
Our chat focused on ICEX and Animation from Spain’s activities at this year’s Cartoon Forum and the benefits of producing animated projects in the Iberian country

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming
FOCUS
The industry is finally transitioning back to normality, with a busy festival season ahead. While keeping a close eye on the tragic war unfolding in Ukraine and its effects on the audiovisual industry, Cineuropa continues to provide extensive coverage of the European film business, including the most important summer festivals - Karlovy Vary, Locarno and Venice.

Documentary - At Nordisk Panorama’s Town Hall, the industry hopes for the best but expects the worst for the future of Nordic documentaries - 28/09/2022

Documentary – 28/09/2022
At Nordisk Panorama’s Town Hall, the industry hopes for the best but expects the worst for the future of Nordic documentaries
While young filmmakers demand more support from streamers and broadcasters, the industry decision-makers are split between envisioning a bright 2032 and a gloomy, ten-year winter

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - At Nordisk Panorama, Swedish film-fund representatives discuss their programmes for fostering new filmmaking talents - 27/09/2022

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 27/09/2022
At Nordisk Panorama, Swedish film-fund representatives discuss their programmes for fostering new filmmaking talents
What are “new voices”? How can talent programmes help them step into the professional arena? These were the two main questions tackled by the panellists at the event

Animation - Tiivi Tüür • Acquisitions executive, ERR - 27/09/2022

Animation – 27/09/2022
Tiivi Tüür • Acquisitions executive, ERR
We spoke to the Estonian executive, who talked through the content the pubcaster wishes to acquire, its target audiences and its distribution strategies

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - San Sebastián discusses the new ways for producers to overcome the fragmentation of the VoD system - 26/09/2022

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 26/09/2022
San Sebastián discusses the new ways for producers to overcome the fragmentation of the VoD system
In a talk organised by the European Producers Club, experts wondered how the subscriber crisis, AVoD and co-commissioning will impact today's industry

Animation - Julie Lind-Holm Hansen • Commissioning editor of Animation, DR - 26/09/2022

Animation – 26/09/2022
Julie Lind-Holm Hansen • Commissioning editor of Animation, DR
We sat down with the Danish executive to discuss the pubcaster’s participation in the forum, its editorial strategies and the type of content it seeks

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - The Visitor from the Future: a model for the future? - 23/09/2022

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 23/09/2022
The Visitor from the Future: a model for the future?
The surprise success of François Descraques’s science-fiction film in French cinemas should make the industry think, according to distributor Vladimir Kokh (KMBO)

The Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival prepares “Notes on the War”

The Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival prepares “Notes on the War”

The upcoming edition of the largest Czech documentary film gathering will reflect on the war in Ukraine and is assembling the largest showcase of Filipino cinema in Europe  

28/09 | Jihlava 2022

Review: Tobacco Barns

Review: Tobacco Barns

In her debut film, Rocío Mesa devises an interesting and moving fable about the meaning of identity and the search for freedom  

28/09 | San Sebastián 2022 | New Directors

Massimiliano Zanin is shooting The Cage - Nella gabbia, starring Aurora Giovinazzo

Massimiliano Zanin is shooting The Cage - Nella gabbia, starring Aurora Giovinazzo

The director-screenwriter’s first fiction feature is a boxing movie with a female twist, set in the world of mixed martial arts  

28/09 | Production | Funding | Italy

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 32: The Book of Everything (Netherlands/Latvia) - 22/07/2022

22/07/2022
Episode 32: The Book of Everything (Netherlands/Latvia)
The producers of the film by Ineke Houtman are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 31: Beanie (Slovenia/Croatia/ Luxembourg/Slovakia) - 28/06/2022

28/06/2022
Episode 31: Beanie (Slovenia/Croatia/ Luxembourg/Slovakia)
The producers of the film by Slobodan Maksimović are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 30: Theater of Violence (Denmark/Germany) - 21/06/2022

21/06/2022
Episode 30: Theater of Violence (Denmark/Germany)
The producers of the documentary by Emil Langballe and Lukasz Konopa are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 29: Motherhood (France/Canada/Tunisia) - 20/06/2022

20/06/2022
Episode 29: Motherhood (France/Canada/Tunisia)
The producers of Meryam Joober's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Ji.hlava edition: Mara (France/Georgia) - 01/06/2022

01/06/2022
Ji.hlava edition: Mara (France/Georgia)
The producers of the mid-length documentary by Sasha Kulak are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 28: The Open Body (Spain/Portugal) - 28/04/2022

28/04/2022
Episode 28: The Open Body (Spain/Portugal)
The producers of Ángeles Huerta's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 27: Ordinary Failures (Czech Republic/Hungary/Italy) - 08/04/2022

08/04/2022
Episode 27: Ordinary Failures (Czech Republic/Hungary/Italy)
The producers of Cristina Grosan's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 26: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On (Albania/Greece/Kosovo/Portugal) - 08/03/2022

08/03/2022
Episode 26: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On (Albania/Greece/Kosovo/Portugal)
The producers of Gentian Koçi's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Review: The Sixth Child

Review: The Sixth Child

Léopold Legrand signs a fascinating, masterful and very well interpreted first feature about an illegal practice carried out secretly by two couples  

28/09 | Films | Reviews | France

Review: Rubikon

Review: Rubikon

Director Magdalena “Leni” Lauritsch asks probing questions about human morals in her feature debut, but can’t always provide an engaging plot to go along with them  

28/09 | Zurich 2022

Sebastián Lelio • Director of The Wonder

Interview: Sebastián Lelio • Director of The Wonder

"It is our responsibility to choose what we want to believe, because what we believe is what we create"

The Chilean director presents a film with a classic feel that uses cinematographic language to address current affairs  

28/09 | San Sebastian 2022 | Competition

Bogdan Mirică’s second feature, Boss, to be released domestically next spring

Bogdan Mirică’s second feature, Boss, to be released domestically next spring

After Dogs and the HBO series Shadows, the Romanian director reinforces his dedication to the thriller genre  

28/09 | Production | Funding | Romania/Luxembourg/Sweden

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Photogalleries

Venice 2022 – Photogalleries - 01/09/2022

01/09/2022
Venice 2022 – Photogalleries
The global film community is back on the Lido for the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, unspooling this year from 31 August-10 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2022 – Photogalleries - 19/05/2022

19/05/2022
Cannes 2022 – Photogalleries
After two difficult years, the international film industry is finally back on the Croisette for a new, crowded edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 17-28 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

European Shooting Stars 2022 – Photogallery - 12/02/2022

12/02/2022
European Shooting Stars 2022 – Photogallery
The Shooting Stars are back at the Berlinale! Discover this year's ten emerging European talents who will be presented to the international press, the industry and the public in an exclusive hybrid programme organised by the German festival

Berlinale 2022 – Photogalleries - 10/02/2022

10/02/2022
Berlinale 2022 – Photogalleries
After unspooling virtually owing to the pandemic crisis last year, the Berlinale is now back to its physical format from 10-20 February. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Cinémamed 2021 – Photogalleries - 02/12/2021

02/12/2021
Cinémamed 2021 – Photogalleries
Organised from 2-12 December, the Mediterranean Brussels film festival is back to its physical format and ready to celebrate the best European and Mediterranean films. Among the directors presented, Marco Bellocchio, Nabil Ayouch, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, Clara Roquet, Tony Gatlif, Jonas Carpignano and many others. Check out our photogalleries here

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

At Nordisk Panorama’s Town Hall, the industry hopes for the best but expects the worst for the future of Nordic documentaries

At Nordisk Panorama’s Town Hall, the industry hopes for the best but expects the worst for the future of Nordic documentaries

While young filmmakers demand more support from streamers and broadcasters, the industry decision-makers are split between envisioning a bright 2032 and a gloomy, ten-year winter  

28/09 | Nordisk Panorama 2022

Latvia picks Viesturs Kairišs’s January as its Oscars bid

Latvia picks Viesturs Kairišs’s January as its Oscars bid

After it was crowned Best International Feature at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, the National Film Centre of Latvia is pinning all its hopes on this Latvian-Lithuanian-Polish co-production  

28/09 | Oscars 2023/Sponsored

Review: A Tale of Shemroon

Review: A Tale of Shemroon

The feature debut by Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi is a mature look at modern-day Iranian society and the limited options afforded to its younger generations  

28/09 | San Sebastián 2022 | New Directors

Reviews

The Sixth Child - by Léopold Legrand

The Sixth Child
by Léopold Legrand
Léopold Legrand signs a fascinating, masterful and very well interpreted first feature about an illegal practice carried out secretly by two couples

All Quiet On The Western Front - by Edward Berger

All Quiet On The Western Front
by Edward Berger
In the third ever, and first German, adaptation of the classic novel, Edward Berger crafts a haunting tale of the price of war and its unhinged enforcers

Too Close to the Sun - by Brieuc Carnaille

Too Close to the Sun
by Brieuc Carnaille
Clément Roussier steals the screen in Brieuc Carnaille’s debut feature, an original and moving, dazzling yet sombre film on paranoid schizophrenia

The Rite of Spring - by Fernando Franco

The Rite of Spring
by Fernando Franco
Spanish filmmaker Fernando Franco tells a story of sexuality and disability with sensitivity and complexity, delving deep into the intimate history of the characters

Will-o'-the-Wisp - by João Pedro Rodrigues

Will-o'-the-Wisp
by João Pedro Rodrigues
CANNES 2022: Portuguese filmmaker Joāo Pedro Rodrigues’ latest effort is a queer musical-fantasy about a dying king, set suggestively in the year 2069

Dry - by Paolo Virzì

Dry
by Paolo Virzì
VENICE 2022: Paolo Virzì’s movie is a dystopia suggested to him by the recent Covid-19 pandemic, using sarcasm to depict a hopelessly ailing society

We Might as Well Be Dead - by Natalia Sinelnikova

We Might as Well Be Dead
by Natalia Sinelnikova
Natalia Sinelnikova’s debut feature uses an eerie co-op living community to satirise Western European mores

Eo - by Jerzy Skolimowski

Eo
by Jerzy Skolimowski
CANNES 2022: Poland’s Jerzy Skolimowski proves that donkeys do have layers in this trippy, engaging offering inspired by Bresson

Close to open the 49th edition of Film Fest Gent

Close to open the 49th edition of Film Fest Gent

The new edition of the festival is set to fly the flag for Belgium, with two young promising talents - Lukas Dhont and Valentina Maurel - opening the programme and its competition respectively  

27/09 | Ghent 2022

The 59th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival is ready to unspool

The 59th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival is ready to unspool

The oldest Turkish film gathering will present the newest films from Turkey and abroad in its scenic Mediterranean resort city  

27/09 | Antalya 2022

The Kharkiv MeetDocs festival all set to take place despite the war

The Kharkiv MeetDocs festival all set to take place despite the war

The international festival of documentary and art films returns from 1-6 October with a renewed visual style, and promotes the cultural integration of artists from various regions of Ukraine  

27/09 | Festivals | Awards | Ukraine

Interviews

Frelle Petersen and Jette Søndergaard • Director of and actress in Forever

Frelle Petersen and Jette Søndergaard • Director of and actress in Forever
Cineuropa talked to the Danish director and his lead actress about this film centred on the slow reconstruction of a grieving family

Fernando Franco and Koldo Zuazua • Director and producer of The Rite of Spring

Fernando Franco and Koldo Zuazua • Director and producer of The Rite of Spring
We get to talk with the two experienced professionals, who with this film complete their third collaboration together

Manuel Abramovich • Director of Pornomelancolía

Manuel Abramovich • Director of Pornomelancolía
We interviewed the Argentinian director nominated for the Golden Shell for a film that, beyond all the controversy, is an interesting shake-up of experimental film conventions

Christophe Honoré • Director of Winter Boy

Christophe Honoré • Director of Winter Boy
The French filmmaker is returning with a poignant and highly accomplished work, formally speaking, with deeply personal roots and revolving around a teenager struggling with grief

Pilar Palomero • Director of La maternal

Pilar Palomero • Director of La maternal
The Spanish director presents her second film after the award-winning work Schoolgirls, this time revolving around the issue of teenage pregnancies

Petr Vaclav • Director of Il Boemo

Petr Vaclav • Director of Il Boemo
Cineuropa talked to the Czech director about his biggest film to date and about the origins of this period drama that resurrects music that has not been heard for 250 years

Carmen Jaquier • Director of Thunder

Carmen Jaquier • Director of Thunder
The director spoke to us about her compelling portrayal of a character who fights for freedom to love, which society would rather censor forever

Sebastián Lelio • Director of The Wonder

Sebastián Lelio • Director of The Wonder
The Chilean director presents a film with a classic feel that uses cinematographic language to address current affairs

Abycine gears up to be the epicentre of Spanish indie film once again

Abycine gears up to be the epicentre of Spanish indie film once again

The 24th edition is bringing its dates forward and will unspool between 29 September and 7 October, establishing itself as an ideal showcase for national audiovisual works  

27/09 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

Review: Too Close to the Sun

Review: Too Close to the Sun

Clément Roussier steals the screen in Brieuc Carnaille’s debut feature, an original and moving, dazzling yet sombre film on paranoid schizophrenia  

27/09 | Films | Reviews | France/Belgium

Torsten Frehse • CEO, European Work in Progress

Interview: Torsten Frehse • CEO, European Work in Progress

“It's a way to get a first impression of the filmmaker’s ‘signature’, which is especially important with younger directors”

In Cologne, ongoing film projects will be presented as works in progress to a professional network of producers, distributors and festival programmers  

27/09 | /Germany

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Triangle of Sadness - by Ruben Östlund

Triangle of Sadness
by Ruben Östlund
Cannes 2022 - Palme d’Or
Danish and Hungarian releases September 22, French and Belgian releases September 28

All Quiet On The Western Front - by Edward Berger

All Quiet On The Western Front
by Edward Berger
Toronto 2022 - Special Presentations
German release September 29

Dry - by Paolo Virzì

Dry
by Paolo Virzì
Venice 2022 - Out of Competition
Italian release September 29

Eo - by Jerzy Skolimowski

Eo
by Jerzy Skolimowski
Cannes 2022 - Jury Prize
Polish release September 30

The Rite of Spring - by Fernando Franco

The Rite of Spring
by Fernando Franco
San Sebastián 2022 - Competition
Spanish release September 30

Will-o'-the-Wisp - by João Pedro Rodrigues

Will-o'-the-Wisp
by João Pedro Rodrigues
Cannes 2022 - Directors' Fortnight
Portuguese release September 29

The Sixth Child - by Léopold Legrand

The Sixth Child
by Léopold Legrand
French release September 28

Save Our School - by Carine May, Hakim Zouhani

Save Our School
by Carine May, Hakim Zouhani
French release September 28

Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo film La Mesías

Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo film La Mesías

The two directors are currently producing a series for Movistar+, featuring actors Carmen Machi, Macarena García, Lola Dueñas, Cecilia Roth and Roger Casamajor  

27/09 | Production | Funding | Spain

Klondike triumphs at Batumi

Klondike triumphs at Batumi

Maryna Er Gorbach's Ukrainian Oscars submission has won Best Film and Best Director; other awards went to A Room of My Own, The Four Walls and Herd Immunity  

27/09 | Batumi 2022 | Awards

At Nordisk Panorama, Swedish film-fund representatives discuss their programmes for fostering new filmmaking talents

At Nordisk Panorama, Swedish film-fund representatives discuss their programmes for fostering new filmmaking talents

What are “new voices”? How can talent programmes help them step into the professional arena? These were the two main questions tackled by the panellists at the event  

27/09 | Nordisk Panorama 2022

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Reviews

The Night of the 12th - by Dominik Moll

The Night of the 12th
by Dominik Moll
CANNES 2022: Dominik Moll crafts a French-style Zodiac, an ensemble police investigation both highly effective and brilliantly acted, where procedures and mindsets reveal a frayed society

The Kings of the World - by Laura Mora

The Kings of the World
by Laura Mora
Laura Mora Ortega’s second feature film confirms her status as one of the greatest talents in the modern-day Latin American filmscape

Spare Keys - by Jeanne Aslan, Paul Saintillan

Spare Keys
by Jeanne Aslan, Paul Saintillan
Focusing on youth, the future and social classes, Jeanne Aslan and Paul Saintillan’s subtly simple and charming debut feature sees Céleste Brunnquell shine

Runner - by Marian Mathias

Runner
by Marian Mathias
Marian Mathias' first feature film statically depicts a young woman’s escape

Winter Boy - by Christophe Honoré

Winter Boy
by Christophe Honoré
Christophe Honoré delivers a poignant and formally very impressive work centred on a grieving teenager

Industry Reports

Documentary – 28/09/2022

At Nordisk Panorama’s Town Hall, the industry hopes for the best but expects the worst for the future of Nordic documentaries

While young filmmakers demand more support from streamers and broadcasters, the industry decision-makers are split between envisioning a bright 2032 and a gloomy, ten-year winter

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 27/09/2022

At Nordisk Panorama, Swedish film-fund representatives discuss their programmes for fostering new filmmaking talents

What are “new voices”? How can talent programmes help them step into the professional arena? These were the two main questions tackled by the panellists at the event

Animation – 27/09/2022

Tiivi Tüür • Acquisitions executive, ERR

We spoke to the Estonian executive, who talked through the content the pubcaster wishes to acquire, its target audiences and its distribution strategies

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 26/09/2022

San Sebastián discusses the new ways for producers to overcome the fragmentation of the VoD system

In a talk organised by the European Producers Club, experts wondered how the subscriber crisis, AVoD and co-commissioning will impact today's industry

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