Film Reviews

Sink or Swim - by Gilles Lellouche - CANNES 2018: Gilles Lellouche presents a funny, effective and marvellously-acted film about a ragtag bunch of life’s losers who form an unlikely team of male synchronised swimmers

Sink or Swim
by Gilles Lellouche
CANNES 2018: Gilles Lellouche presents a funny, effective and marvellously-acted film about a ragtag bunch of life’s losers who form an unlikely team of male synchronised swimmers

Cold War - by Pawel Pawlikowski - CANNES 2018: Pawel Pawlikowski reworks the elements of his Oscar-winning Ida to create another fantastic tale that is likely to be a frontrunner in the race for the Palme d’Or

Cold War
by Pawel Pawlikowski
CANNES 2018: Pawel Pawlikowski reworks the elements of his Oscar-winning Ida to create another fantastic tale that is likely to be a frontrunner in the race for the Palme d’Or

The Fight - by Jessica Hynes - British actress Jessica Hynes’ directorial debut is a family drama that rolls with the punches

The Fight
by Jessica Hynes
British actress Jessica Hynes’ directorial debut is a family drama that rolls with the punches

The Gentle Indifference of the World - by Adilkhan Yerzhanov - CANNES 2018: Kazakh filmmaker Adilkhan Yerzhanov presents a poetic-realist film exploring love in the absence of freedom, and co-produced by France

The Gentle Indifference of the World
by Adilkhan Yerzhanov
CANNES 2018: Kazakh filmmaker Adilkhan Yerzhanov presents a poetic-realist film exploring love in the absence of freedom, and co-produced by France

Quién te cantará - by Carlos Vermut - SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: Carlos Vermut’s long-awaited third film is a sophisticated, twisted tale of duplicity, authenticity, fame, impersonation and karaoke

Quién te cantará
by Carlos Vermut
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: Carlos Vermut’s long-awaited third film is a sophisticated, twisted tale of duplicity, authenticity, fame, impersonation and karaoke

Paper Flags - by Nathan Ambrosioni - At the tender age of 19, Nathan Ambrosioni directs his first astonishingly mature feature film starring Guillaume Gouix, an ex-con in search of reintegration and a sibling bond

Paper Flags
by Nathan Ambrosioni
At the tender age of 19, Nathan Ambrosioni directs his first astonishingly mature feature film starring Guillaume Gouix, an ex-con in search of reintegration and a sibling bond

Don't Shoot - by Stijn Coninx - Stijn Coninx revisits a traumatic and unresolved event in contemporary Belgian history: the Brabant Killings

Don't Shoot
by Stijn Coninx
Stijn Coninx revisits a traumatic and unresolved event in contemporary Belgian history: the Brabant Killings

Ceres
by Janet Van den Brand
Dutch artist Janet van den Brand directs a beautiful first feature film with a poetic and realistic documentary about children growing up on a farm

What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire? comes out on top at La Roche-sur-Yon

What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire? comes out on top at La Roche-sur-Yon

The documentary by Italy’s Roberto Minervini has gone home with the Grand Prix, while the audience plumped for Nathan Ambrosioni’s Paper Flags

22/10 | La Roche-sur-Yon 2018 | Awards

Cold War and High Life emerge triumphant at Film Fest Gent

Cold War and High Life emerge triumphant at Film Fest Gent

Paweł Pawlikowski has received the Grand Prix for Best Film, while Claire Denis’ long-running collaboration with Tindersticks was rewarded with the Georges Delerue Award

22/10 | Ghent 2018 | Awards

Her Job, The Delegation and other films from South-East Europe shine at Warsaw

Her Job, The Delegation and other films from South-East Europe shine at Warsaw

A story about the emancipation of a housewife from Greece and the portrait of the last days of the communist regime in Albania took home the main prizes from the festival

22/10 | Warsaw 2018 | Awards

I Am Another You wins the top award at Astra

I Am Another You wins the top award at Astra

Documentaries from Austria, Croatia, Romania and Germany also scooped prizes at the Romanian gathering

22/10 | Astra 2018 | Awards

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Interviews

We met up with Christophe Leparc, director of Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival (40th edition running from 19 to 27 October)

We met up with Christophe Leparc, director of Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival (40th edition running from 19 to 27 October)

With the support of Beatriz Bodegas, Jota Linares has made his feature debut with Unbridled, a film starring Natalia de Molina, Ignacio Mateos and Daniel Grao

With the support of Beatriz Bodegas, Jota Linares has made his feature debut with Unbridled, a film starring Natalia de Molina, Ignacio Mateos and Daniel Grao

With 25 editions of Romania's biggest documentary film festival under his belt, Astra's founding director, Dumitru Budrala, talks about the event's challenges, goals and overall mission

With 25 editions of Romania's biggest documentary film festival under his belt, Astra's founding director, Dumitru Budrala, talks about the event's challenges, goals and overall mission

European Documentary Network director Paul Pauwels talks to us about EDN's recent meetings with EU policy makers to secure funding for the documentary sector in the future

European Documentary Network director Paul Pauwels talks to us about EDN's recent meetings with EU policy makers to secure funding for the documentary sector in the future

We spoke to director Luzie Loose at Busan about her debut film, Swimming, which tells the story of two 15-year-olds whose burgeoning friendship encounters some serious difficulties

We spoke to director Luzie Loose at Busan about her debut film, Swimming, which tells the story of two 15-year-olds whose burgeoning friendship encounters some serious difficulties

We met up with Fred Cavayé on the occasion of the screening of his fifth feature film, Nothing to Hide, in which he offers his own personal reinterpretation of a French choral film

We met up with Fred Cavayé on the occasion of the screening of his fifth feature film, Nothing to Hide, in which he offers his own personal reinterpretation of a French choral film

Cineuropa chatted to Wojciech Smarzowski, the director of Clergy, which has just enjoyed a record-breaking opening in Polish cinemas

Cineuropa chatted to Wojciech Smarzowski, the director of Clergy, which has just enjoyed a record-breaking opening in Polish cinemas

We had a chat about the upcoming edition of the IndieCork Festival with Mick Hannigan, its co-director

We had a chat about the upcoming edition of the IndieCork Festival with Mick Hannigan, its co-director

Joy wins Best Film in the 62nd BFI London Film Festival’s Official Competition

Joy wins Best Film in the 62nd BFI London Film Festival’s Official Competition

Girl has won the Sutherland Award in the First Feature Competition, while What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire? scooped the Grierson Award in the Documentary Competition

22/10 | London 2018 | Awards

Astra’s Documentary Tank hands out its awards

Astra’s Documentary Tank hands out its awards

The industry platform showcased 13 Romanian documentaries in different phases of production and presented awards to two of them

22/10 | Astra 2018 | Industry/Awards

Review: Timebox

Review: Timebox

Memory, relevance and one's relationship with one's home are discussed in Nora Agapi's debut feature, screening out of competition at Astra

22/10 | Astra 2018

Jihlava

Bosphorus

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Quién te cantará - by Carlos Vermut - Toronto 2018 - Contemporary World Cinema - San Sebastian 2018 - Competition - French release October 24 and Spanish release October 26

Quién te cantará
by Carlos Vermut
Toronto 2018 - Contemporary World Cinema
San Sebastian 2018 - Competition
French release October 24 and Spanish release October 26

Cold War - by Pawel Pawlikowski - Cannes 2018 - Best Director - French release October 24, Greek release October 25 and Norwegian release October 26

Cold War
by Pawel Pawlikowski
Cannes 2018 - Best Director
French release October 24, Greek release October 25 and Norwegian release October 26

Sink or Swim - by Gilles Lellouche - Cannes 2018 - Out of Competition - French and Belgium releases October 24

Sink or Swim
by Gilles Lellouche
Cannes 2018 - Out of Competition
French and Belgium releases October 24

The Gentle Indifference of the World - by Adilkhan Yerzhanov - Cannes 2018 - Un Certain Regard - French release October 24

The Gentle Indifference of the World
by Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Cannes 2018 - Un Certain Regard
French release October 24

Euphoria - by Valeria Golino - Cannes 2018 - Un Certain Regard - Italian release October 25

Euphoria
by Valeria Golino
Cannes 2018 - Un Certain Regard
Italian release October 25

Review: Butterfly

Review: Butterfly

Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman direct an interesting documentary about the sporting pursuits of Irma Testa – the first Italian boxer to qualify for the Olympics

19/10 | Rome 2018

A directory of European films accessible online to arrive in the spring

A directory of European films accessible online to arrive in the spring

The European Commission has announced the development of a prototype European Film Directory, to be trialled starting next spring

19/10 | Industry | Europe

Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed

Interview: Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed

"The Mediterranean has become an important place for auteur cinema"

We met up with Christophe Leparc, director of Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival (40th edition running from 19 to 27 October)

19/10 | Cinemed 2018

Kosovo Marriage

Les Arcs call

Film Reviews

The Delegation - by Bujar Alimani - Bujar Alimani’s third feature tells the story of a universal human character and the construction of oppression through focusing on the margins of European history

The Delegation
by Bujar Alimani
Bujar Alimani’s third feature tells the story of a universal human character and the construction of oppression through focusing on the margins of European history

Butterfly - by Alessandro Cassigoli, Casey Kauffman - Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman direct an interesting documentary about the sporting pursuits of Irma Testa – the first Italian boxer to qualify for the Olympics

Butterfly
by Alessandro Cassigoli, Casey Kauffman
Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman direct an interesting documentary about the sporting pursuits of Irma Testa – the first Italian boxer to qualify for the Olympics

Caisă - by Alexandru Mavrodineanu - Alexandru Mavrodineanu's documentary digs down to the root of endemic, countrywide issues in Romania

Caisă
by Alexandru Mavrodineanu
Alexandru Mavrodineanu's documentary digs down to the root of endemic, countrywide issues in Romania

Sticks and Stones - by Martin Skovbjerg - Danish filmmaker Martin Skovbjerg's feature debut is an ambitious and arresting take on the impact of role models, privilege and technology on a certain type of male psyche

Sticks and Stones
by Martin Skovbjerg
Danish filmmaker Martin Skovbjerg's feature debut is an ambitious and arresting take on the impact of role models, privilege and technology on a certain type of male psyche

Thou Shalt Not Kill - by Cătălin Rotaru, Gabi Virginia Șarga - Cătălin Rotaru and Gabi Virginia Şarga’s first feature explores one of Romania’s most pressing social issues – the healthcare system

Thou Shalt Not Kill
by Cătălin Rotaru, Gabi Virginia Șarga
Cătălin Rotaru and Gabi Virginia Şarga’s first feature explores one of Romania’s most pressing social issues – the healthcare system

Licu, a Romanian Story - by Ana Dumitrescu - Ana Dumitrescu's winner of a Golden Dove from DOK Leipzig, which examines how a nonagenarian looks at the world, is being shown at Astra, in the Mature View thematic sidebar

Licu, a Romanian Story
by Ana Dumitrescu
Ana Dumitrescu's winner of a Golden Dove from DOK Leipzig, which examines how a nonagenarian looks at the world, is being shown at Astra, in the Mature View thematic sidebar

Sorry Angel - by Christophe Honoré - CANNES 2018: Christophe Honoré indulges in a film of great richness and scope, intermingling drama and distance, romantic love and physical passion

Sorry Angel
by Christophe Honoré
CANNES 2018: Christophe Honoré indulges in a film of great richness and scope, intermingling drama and distance, romantic love and physical passion

Another Day of Life - by Raúl de la Fuente, Damian Nenow - CANNES 2018: Raul de la Fuente and Damian Nenow present a well-researched and exhilarating rereading of the landmark book by famous Polish journalist, Ryszard Kapuscinski

Another Day of Life
by Raúl de la Fuente, Damian Nenow
CANNES 2018: Raul de la Fuente and Damian Nenow present a well-researched and exhilarating rereading of the landmark book by famous Polish journalist, Ryszard Kapuscinski

Review: Ceres

Review: Ceres

Dutch artist Janet van den Brand directs a beautiful first feature film with a poetic and realistic documentary about children growing up on a farm

19/10 | La Roche-sur-Yon 2019

The Stockholm International Film Festival announces its official programme

The Stockholm International Film Festival announces its official programme

The 29th edition of the annual gathering will kick off on 7 November, while the 2018 Stockholm Visionary Award will be presented to Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi

19/10 | Stockholm 2018

Jaulas and Tu hijo set to lock horns at the Seminci

Jaulas and Tu hijo set to lock horns at the Seminci

The films by Nicolás Pacheco and Miguel Ángel Viva are part of the official section of the 63rd Valladolid International Film Week, which kicks off on Saturday 20 October

19/10 | Seminci 2018

Swiss Films Fall Docs

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Interviews

Cineuropa talked to artist-director Julian Schnabel, the man behind At Eternity’s Gate, his latest film that centres on the twilight years of Vincent van Gogh

Cineuropa talked to artist-director Julian Schnabel, the man behind At Eternity’s Gate, his latest film that centres on the twilight years of Vincent van Gogh

German Films talks to producers Martin Lehwald, Michal Pokorny and Marcos Kantis, of Berlin-based Schiwago Film, to learn more about them

German Films talks to producers Martin Lehwald, Michal Pokorny and Marcos Kantis, of Berlin-based Schiwago Film, to learn more about them

German Films chats to director Angela Schanelec to get a better picture of her career and her approach to cinema

German Films chats to director Angela Schanelec to get a better picture of her career and her approach to cinema

Fresh from its world premiere at Toronto, we chatted to London-born Annabel Jankel about Tell It to the Bees, her first feature since 1993’s Super Mario Bros.

Fresh from its world premiere at Toronto, we chatted to London-born Annabel Jankel about Tell It to the Bees, her first feature since 1993’s Super Mario Bros.

We chatted to German director-screenwriter Marcus H Rosenmüller about his new drama, Trautmann, based on the life of the famous Manchester City goalkeeper

We chatted to German director-screenwriter Marcus H Rosenmüller about his new drama, Trautmann, based on the life of the famous Manchester City goalkeeper

We sat down with Danish director Thomas Vinterberg to discuss his approach to his new movie, Kursk, which world-premiered at Toronto and is now playing at Zurich

We sat down with Danish director Thomas Vinterberg to discuss his approach to his new movie, Kursk, which world-premiered at Toronto and is now playing at Zurich

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: We talked to Swiss director Simon Jaquemet about his second long-awaited feature film The Innocent, screened in competition at the festival

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: We talked to Swiss director Simon Jaquemet about his second long-awaited feature film The Innocent, screened in competition at the festival

We have met up with Paolo Virzì, who run a fun event with the public, followed by a screening of what went on behind the scenes of Magical Nights, at the Solinas Award Festival delle Storie

We have met up with Paolo Virzì, who run a fun event with the public, followed by a screening of what went on behind the scenes of Magical Nights, at the Solinas Award Festival delle Storie

EAVE celebrates its 30th anniversary

EAVE celebrates its 30th anniversary

The organisation is kicking off their celebration campaign during the final part of the EAVE Producers’ Workshop, which will take place in Santiago de Compostela from October 22 to 29

19/10 | Industry | Europe

Review: Outlaw King

Review: Outlaw King

Scottish helmer David MacKenzie is at London with a shorter cut of his movie about how Robert the Bruce went from being an aristocratic lord to an outlaw

19/10 | London 2018

Polish project Astra wins the top prize at ANIMARKT

Polish project Astra wins the top prize at ANIMARKT

The 2018 edition of the Łódź-based stop-motion forum welcomed 15 projects from all over the world

19/10 | Industry | Poland

EFA Gender Equality

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

After-Work Beer - by Ben Brummer - German release October 25

After-Work Beer
by Ben Brummer
German release October 25

Sorry Angel - by Christophe Honoré - Cannes 2018 - Competition - German release October 25

Sorry Angel
by Christophe Honoré
Cannes 2018 - Competition
German release October 25

The Other Side of Everything - by Mila Turajlic - Toronto 2017 - TIFF Docs - French release October 24

The Other Side of Everything
by Mila Turajlic
Toronto 2017 - TIFF Docs
French release October 24

Dogman - by Matteo Garrone - Cannes 2018 - Best Actor - German release October 18, UK release October 19, Norwegian release October 26

Dogman
by Matteo Garrone
Cannes 2018 - Best Actor
German release October 18, UK release October 19, Norwegian release October 26

Transit - by Christian Petzold - Berlín 2018 - Competition - Italian release October 25

Transit
by Christian Petzold
Berlín 2018 - Competition
Italian release October 25

Industry Reports

Europa Distribution wonders how to give old films a new life

The organisation hosted a panel at the San Sebastián International Film Festival dedicated to the exploitation of film catalogues

Nawara Shoukry • Cinema and distribution manager, Zawya Cinema and Distribution

At the Venice Film Festival, where she attended a training seminar organised by CICAE, we talked to Nawara Shoukry about film distribution in Egypt

Philippe Lacôte • Director

Cineuropa met up with Franco-Ivorian director Philippe Lacôte, who has just obtained an advance on earnings from the CNC for his second film, La Nuit des rois

Film Reviews

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