ARP Film Meetings to provide an overview of the challenges and threats facing the industry

ARP Film Meetings to provide an overview of the challenges and threats facing the industry

Touquet-Paris-Plage is hosting debates on the topics of independence, diversity, media chronology, European cultural policy, ethical artificial intelligence and violence between 6 and 8 November  

05/11 | ARP Film Meetings 2024

The Month of European Film kicks off a season full of European cinema

The Month of European Film kicks off a season full of European cinema

The European Film Academy celebrates the third edition of the initiative, with a record participation of more than 100 cities in 42 countries  

05/11 | Europe

Pau Freixas shoots the series The Nameless

Pau Freixas shoots the series The Nameless

Miren Ibarguren, Rodrigo de la Serna and Milena Smit star in this Movistar Plus+ original, adapted from the novel previously made into a film by Jaume Balagueró in 1999  

05/11 | Production | Funding | Spain

Seville hosts a bumper edition of its European film festival

Seville hosts a bumper edition of its European film festival

This year's highlights include 60 Spanish titles, 70 national premieres and the Frame Sevilla event, with meetings and round tables with industry professionals  

05/11 | Seville 2024

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Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... - Sofia’s Cinelibri sees panellists discussing film shoots in Bulgaria and co-production opportunities - 30/10/2024

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/10/2024
Sofia’s Cinelibri sees panellists discussing film shoots in Bulgaria and co-production opportunities
The session touched upon Bulgaria’s untapped potential and the success of Nebojša Slijepčević's Palme d’Or-winning short The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Market Trends
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A busy autumn/winter festival season awaits the European film industry. Cineuropa will continue to keep its readers up to date with the latest news and market insights, covering the buzziest events including London, Rome, Seminci, DOK Leipzig, Ji.hlava, Riga, Stockholm, IDFA, Tallinn, Turin and Les Arcs

Documentary - At Ji.hlava, Vladimíra Chytilová surveys the funding opportunities for documentary filmmakers applying for Creative Europe grants - 04/11/2024

Documentary – 04/11/2024
At Ji.hlava, Vladimíra Chytilová surveys the funding opportunities for documentary filmmakers applying for Creative Europe grants
The Creative Europe MEDIA Desk rep focused in particular on development, co-development and TV and online content funding

Produce – Co-Produce... - Film Initiative’s Gabrielle Gonçalves explores the bridges between filmmaking and publishing - 30/10/2024

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/10/2024
Film Initiative’s Gabrielle Gonçalves explores the bridges between filmmaking and publishing
The expert delved into the journey from page to screen, emphasising the need for innovation and strategic rights handling

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Optimistic figures are the second edition of MERCI Valladolid - 29/10/2024

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 29/10/2024
Optimistic figures are the second edition of MERCI Valladolid
Cinema taking of the members of the organising association ADICINE increased by 15 million euros last year, growing by 28%, with almost 30 fewer films released

New Media - The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes a new report on AI’s impact on the audiovisual sector - 25/10/2024

New Media – 25/10/2024
The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes a new report on AI’s impact on the audiovisual sector
The study delves into the many complex legal implications that AI presents, ranging from copyright challenges to data protection and labour issues

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Ioanna Panagiotidou • Distributor, Rosebud.21 - 24/10/2024

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 24/10/2024
Ioanna Panagiotidou • Distributor, Rosebud.21
The distributor spoke about her outfit’s business model, two recent successful campaigns and the peculiarities of the Hellenic market, among other topics

Documentary - Marek Hovorka • Director, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival - 24/10/2024

Documentary – 24/10/2024
Marek Hovorka • Director, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
The festival director discusses the expansion of the gathering and its growing industry focus on fostering collaborations between European and Southeast Asian filmmakers

Review: La Jetée, The Fifth Shot

Review: La Jetée, The Fifth Shot

In Dominique Cabrera’s latest documentary, the director’s cousin recognises himself as a child in Chris Marker's iconic film, spawning an in-depth investigation  

04/11 | DOK Leipzig 2024

James Gray looks to Italian funding for Paper Tiger

James Gray looks to Italian funding for Paper Tiger

Fully financed by Leone Film Group, the US auteur’s next film will be a crime thriller about betrayal and the “American Dream”, starring Adam Driver, Jeremy Strong and Anne Hathaway  

04/11 | Production | Funding | Italy/USA/Brazil

Dominique Cabrera’s La Jetée, the Fifth Shot wins the Golden Dove in DOK Leipzig’s international competition

Dominique Cabrera’s La Jetée, the Fifth Shot wins the Golden Dove in DOK Leipzig’s international competition

Pelikan Blue has triumphed in the animated competition, Tarantism Revisited did likewise in the national category, and Once Upon a Time in a Forest scooped the Audience Award  

04/11 | DOK Leipzig 2024 | Awards

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 70: Robot Dreams (Spain/France) - 27/06/2024

27/06/2024
Episode 70: Robot Dreams (Spain/France)
The producers of the film by Pablo Berger are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 69: Black Tea (France/ Mauritania/ Luxembourg/ Taiwan/ Côte d'Ivoire) - 30/04/2024

30/04/2024
Episode 69: Black Tea (France/ Mauritania/ Luxembourg/ Taiwan/ Côte d'Ivoire)
The producers of the film by Abderrahmane Sissako are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 68: Paradise Is Burning (Sweden/Italy/Denmark/Finland) - 18/04/2024

18/04/2024
Episode 68: Paradise Is Burning (Sweden/Italy/Denmark/Finland)
The producers of the film by Mika Gustafson are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 67: The Empire (France/ Germany/Italy/Belgium/Portugal) - 09/04/2024

09/04/2024
Episode 67: The Empire (France/ Germany/Italy/Belgium/Portugal)
The producers of the film by Bruno Dumont are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 66: Green Border (Poland/Czech Republic/ France/Belgium) - 13/02/2024

13/02/2024
Episode 66: Green Border (Poland/Czech Republic/ France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Agnieszka Holland are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 65: Savages! (Switzerland/France/Belgium) - 13/12/2023

13/12/2023
Episode 65: Savages! (Switzerland/France/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Claude Barras are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 64: Pure Unknown (Italy/Switzerland/Sweden) - 12/12/2023

12/12/2023
Episode 64: Pure Unknown (Italy/Switzerland/Sweden)
The producers of the film by Mattia Colombo and Valentina Cicogna are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 63: Misty – The Erroll Garner Story (Switzerland/Germany/France) - 11/12/2023

11/12/2023
Episode 63: Misty – The Erroll Garner Story (Switzerland/Germany/France)
The producers of the film by Georges Gachot are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Nadia Cortellessa • Programmer, NaNo Film Festival

Interview: Nadia Cortellessa • Programmer, NaNo Film Festival

“It’s still a burning issue: how can we really go about adapting to the needs of new generations?”

The Neapolitan festival programmer took part in the workshop on “festival identities” held at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival  

04/11 | Jihlava 2024

Review: Hunt

Review: Hunt

For his third feature, Christos Pitharas returns with a brief, slow-burn character sketch with full analogue grain and plenty of emotion bubbling beneath the surface  

04/11 | Thessaloniki 2024

Jaume Collet-Serra’s action-thriller Cliffhanger now in production in Austria

Jaume Collet-Serra’s action-thriller Cliffhanger now in production in Austria

The reboot of the 1993 classic is headlined by Lily James, Pierce Brosnan, Nell Tiger Free, Franz Rogowski, Shubham Saraf, Assaad Bouab, Suzy Bemba and Bruno Gouery  

04/11 | Production | Funding | UK/USA/Germany/Austria/Spain/Italy/Hungary/Czech Republic/United Arab Emirates

Puck and Millie and the Secret of the Crocodile are the big winners at this year’s Cinekid for Professionals

Puck and Millie and the Secret of the Crocodile are the big winners at this year’s Cinekid for Professionals

The two Nordic projects have won the Council of Europe Series Co-Production Development Award and the Eurimages Co-production Development Award, respectively  

04/11 | Cinekid 2024 | Awards

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Photogalleries

San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries - 23/09/2024

23/09/2024
San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 72st edition, which is unspooling from 20-28 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2024 – Photogalleries - 27/05/2024

27/05/2024
Venice 2024 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by last year's SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 81st Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 28 August-7 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries - 14/05/2024

14/05/2024
Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 14-25 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2024 – Photogalleries - 15/02/2024

15/02/2024
Berlinale 2024 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 74th edition, the last under the direction of Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek, from 15-25 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

San Sebastián 2023 – Photogalleries - 25/09/2023

25/09/2023
San Sebastián 2023 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 71st edition, which is unspooling from 22-30 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2023 – Photogalleries - 01/09/2023

01/09/2023
Venice 2023 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by the SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 80th Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 30 August-9 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Close wins the 2023 LUX Audience Award - 27/06/2023

27/06/2023
Close wins the 2023 LUX Audience Award
Lukas Dhont’s heartbreaking coming-of-age drama has emerged as the winner of the European audience award, determined by ratings from the public and Members of the European Parliament

Cannes 2023 – Photogalleries - 17/05/2023

17/05/2023
Cannes 2023 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 16-27 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

At Ji.hlava, Vladimíra Chytilová surveys the funding opportunities for documentary filmmakers applying for Creative Europe grants

At Ji.hlava, Vladimíra Chytilová surveys the funding opportunities for documentary filmmakers applying for Creative Europe grants

The Creative Europe MEDIA Desk rep focused in particular on development, co-development and TV and online content funding  

04/11 | Jihlava 2024 | Jihlava Industry

The Sarlat Film Festival gets ready to ride the wave of younger audiences

The Sarlat Film Festival gets ready to ride the wave of younger audiences

The 33rd edition of the festival geared towards passing on a passion for film to younger generations is unspooling 5 to 9 November  

04/11 | Festivals | Awards | France

Filip Remunda • Director of Happiness to All

Interview: Filip Remunda • Director of Happiness to All

“The story encapsulates the rise of Putinism and populism, and the false hopes of the 21st century”

Cineuropa spoke to the Ji.hlava winner about the challenges of filming in Russia, discovering his eccentric protagonist and the dynamics of observational documentary filmmaking  

04/11 | Jihlava 2024

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Reviews

Three Friends - by Emmanuel Mouret

Three Friends
by Emmanuel Mouret
VENICE 2024: Emmanuel Mouret spins a sophisticated and brilliantly directed web of feelings and flirtations in pure paradoxical Rohmer-esque style

I am Nevenka - by Icíar Bollaín

I am Nevenka
by Icíar Bollaín
In a narrative that swings back and forth between drama, thriller and indictment, Icíar Bollaín reconstructs one of Spain’s most high-profile recent cases of workplace and sexual harassment

Conclave - by Edward Berger

Conclave
by Edward Berger
Via a faithful adaptation of Robert Harris's 2016 novel, Edward Berger entangles himself in papal politicking in this fun but narratively very soapy thriller

Milano - by Christina Vandekerckhove

Milano
by Christina Vandekerckhove
Christina Vandekerckhove offers up a soul-stirring duo composed of a teenager with impaired hearing and his father who sometimes struggles with the situation

The Quiet Ones - by Frederik Louis Hviid

The Quiet Ones
by Frederik Louis Hviid
Danish director Frederik Louis Hviid makes his solo feature debut with an action-packed crime-thriller that doesn’t quite live up to its potential

Blitz - by Steve McQueen

Blitz
by Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen’s heart-on-the-sleeve drama recreates a pivotal moment in Britain’s World War II experience

Flow - by Gints Zilbalodis

Flow
by Gints Zilbalodis
CANNES 2024: Gints Zilbalodis’ endearing animated tale, about a black cat in the aftermath of a catastrophic flood, is the hidden gem of this year’s Cannes Film Festival

Salve Maria - by Mar Coll

Salve Maria
by Mar Coll
Mar Coll’s third feature is a close-up take on postpartum depression, teetering between feminist drama and psychological thriller

REPORT: Cartoon Springboard 2024

REPORT: Cartoon Springboard 2024

Cineuropa takes a closer look at six projects pitched at this year’s gathering, which unspooled in Madrid from 29-31 October  

04/11 | Cartoon 2024 | Cartoon Springboard

Slovak project Wasteland Chronicles takes the top honour at Ji.hlava’s New Visions Forum

Slovak project Wasteland Chronicles takes the top honour at Ji.hlava’s New Visions Forum

Other winners in the industry strand focused on social boundaries, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and experimental explorations of memory and perception  

04/11 | Jihlava 2024 | Jihlava Industry/Awards

Ms. President crowned as Best Film at Ji.hlava

Ms. President crowned as Best Film at Ji.hlava

The 28th edition highlighted a range of European documentaries, with a particular focus on women’s issues, systemic injustices and environmental challenges  

04/11 | Jihlava 2024 | Awards

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Interviews

Thomas Riedelsheimer • Director of Tracing Light

Thomas Riedelsheimer • Director of Tracing Light
The German documentarian talks about light and our inability to understand it with our brains or describe it with words, on the occasion of the premiere of his latest documentary

Laila Pakalnina • Director of Termini

Laila Pakalnina • Director of Termini
Latvia's cinematic visionary talks about her observational approach and camera movements in her latest oeuvre while currently working on two other films

Nadia Cortellessa • Programmer, NaNo Film Festival

Nadia Cortellessa • Programmer, NaNo Film Festival
The Neapolitan festival programmer took part in the workshop on “festival identities” held at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

Filip Remunda • Director of Happiness to All

Filip Remunda • Director of Happiness to All
Cineuropa spoke to the Ji.hlava winner about the challenges of filming in Russia, discovering his eccentric protagonist and the dynamics of observational documentary filmmaking

Raimon Valls • Director of Mai parlarem de nosaltres

Raimon Valls • Director of Mai parlarem de nosaltres
The Catalan director talks about the researching and creation of his debut film

Lucía Casañ Rodríguez • Director of A Bathroom of One's Own

Lucía Casañ Rodríguez • Director of A Bathroom of One's Own
The director talks about her first feature film, about a housewife who finds in her own home a refuge to escape from her life and write

Catalina Villar • Director of Ana Rosa

Catalina Villar • Director of Ana Rosa
The Colombian director talks about her documentary, in which she asks why her grandmother received a lobotomy, exploring the psychiatry and society of that time

Antonella Sudasassi Furniss • Director of Memories of a Burning Body

Antonella Sudasassi Furniss • Director of Memories of a Burning Body
The Costa Rican director talks about her second feature, in which she delves into the private lives and sexuality of women who have been oppressed all their lives

Review: Cognition Trilogy: Separation

Review: Cognition Trilogy: Separation

Sophia Gera blends diaristic footage and essayistic narration in an introspective, contemplative documentary shot amidst COVID-19 isolation  

04/11 | Jihlava 2024

Review: Once Upon a Time in a Forest

Review: Once Upon a Time in a Forest

Virpi Suutari returns with a highly topical but no less captivating and emotionally powerful film about young Finnish activists defending the forests of Lapland  

04/11 | DOK Leipzig 2024

Review: World Between Us

Review: World Between Us

Marie Dvořáková delivers an unembellished portrait of photographer Marie Tomanová’s journey from a rural Czech upbringing to New York’s art world  

04/11 | Jihlava 2024

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

The Substance - by Coralie Fargeat

The Substance
by Coralie Fargeat
Cannes 2024 - Best screenplay Award
Italian release October 30, Portuguese release October 31, French and Belgian releases November 6

I am Nevenka - by Icíar Bollaín

I am Nevenka
by Icíar Bollaín
San Sebastián 2024 - Competition
French release November 6

Three Friends - by Emmanuel Mouret

Three Friends
by Emmanuel Mouret
Venice 2024 - Competition
French and Belgian releases November 6

Conclave - by Edward Berger

Conclave
by Edward Berger
Toronto 2024 - Special Presentations
San Sebastián 2024 - Competition
Czech and Hungarian releases October 31, Dutch release November 7, Polish and Portuguese releases November 8

Blitz - by Steve McQueen

Blitz
by Steve McQueen
French release November 6, German release November 7 and Norwegian release November 8

Salve Maria - by Mar Coll

Salve Maria
by Mar Coll
Locarno 2024 - Special Mention
Spanish release October 31

The Quiet Ones - by Frederik Louis Hviid

The Quiet Ones
by Frederik Louis Hviid
Toronto 2024 - Discovery
Danish release October 31

Flow - by Gints Zilbalodis

Flow
by Gints Zilbalodis
Cannes 2024 - Un Certain Regard
Annecy 2024 - Jury Prize and Audience Award
French release October 30 and Italian release November 7

Stockholm’s Industry Days programme unveiled

Stockholm’s Industry Days programme unveiled

Unfolding between 12-14 November, the loaded schedule offers masterclasses, panels, pitch competitions and networking in the heart of the Swedish capital  

31/10 | Stockholm 2024 | Stockholm Industry Days

Gijón's FICX Pro industry programme celebrates emerging talents and innovative forms

Gijón's FICX Pro industry programme celebrates emerging talents and innovative forms

The 63rd edition of the Spanish festival welcomes ten projects in development and post-production from local emerging talents  

31/10 | Gijón 2024 | FICX Pro

Paolo Cognetti's A Flower of Mine to open the Festival dei Popoli

Paolo Cognetti's A Flower of Mine to open the Festival dei Popoli

International and Italian documentaries and special guests like Albert Serra, Christine Angot, Pietro Marcello and Alice Rohrwacher will all take centre stage in Florence between 2 and 10 November  

31/10 | Popoli 2024

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Reviews

The Witness - by Nader Saeivar

The Witness
by Nader Saeivar
VENICE 2024: Iranian director Nader Saeivar celebrates the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in his tale of an elderly teacher seeking justice

The Great Ambition - by Andrea Segre

The Great Ambition
by Andrea Segre
Screening Andrea Segre’s movie about the historic national secretary of the Communist Party, the 19th Rome Film Fest is opening to the tune of political engagement and nostalgia for lost ideologies

Riefenstahl - by Andres Veiel

Riefenstahl
by Andres Veiel
VENICE 2024: Andres Veiel creates a complex breakdown of German director Leni Riefenstahl’s life and examines how effective people are at trying to rewrite history

Eternal Visionary - by Michele Placido

Eternal Visionary
by Michele Placido
Michele Placido’s biopic of Luigi Pirandello navigates the blurred lines between personal memory and artistic creation

Wishing on a Star - by Peter Kerekes

Wishing on a Star
by Peter Kerekes
VENICE 2024: In his heartfelt but entertaining documentary, Peter Kerekes follows a Neapolitan astrologer and her customers on their path to finding new meaning in life

Industry Reports

Documentary – 04/11/2024

At Ji.hlava, Vladimíra Chytilová surveys the funding opportunities for documentary filmmakers applying for Creative Europe grants

The Creative Europe MEDIA Desk rep focused in particular on development, co-development and TV and online content funding

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/10/2024

Film Initiative’s Gabrielle Gonçalves explores the bridges between filmmaking and publishing

The expert delved into the journey from page to screen, emphasising the need for innovation and strategic rights handling

Produce – Co-Produce... – 30/10/2024

Sofia’s Cinelibri sees panellists discussing film shoots in Bulgaria and co-production opportunities

The session touched upon Bulgaria’s untapped potential and the success of Nebojša Slijepčević's Palme d’Or-winning short The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 29/10/2024

Optimistic figures are the second edition of MERCI Valladolid

Cinema taking of the members of the organising association ADICINE increased by 15 million euros last year, growing by 28%, with almost 30 fewer films released

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