The European film industry finds its way through the latter stages of the coronavirus pandemic

The European film industry finds its way through the latter stages of the coronavirus pandemic

An overview of the solutions the film world is coming up with to move forward despite the restrictions imposed by the health crisis, in the lead-up to the return of a certain normality  

07/05 | Europe

Review: ¡Corten!

Review: ¡Corten!

In his zany fourth film, the cheeky Marc Ferrer yearns to be murdered in the style of a silly actress from an Italian horror film… And he almost manages it  

07/05 | D'A 2021

Barbara Rothenborg to direct the first Danish-language Netflix feature, Loving Adults

Barbara Rothenborg to direct the first Danish-language Netflix feature, Loving Adults

The thriller, produced by SF Studios, is based on the novel Kærlighed for voksne by Anna Ekberg  

07/05 | Production | Funding | Denmark

Bruno Chiche’s La Scala enters into post-production

Bruno Chiche’s La Scala enters into post-production

Yvan Attal, Pierre Arditi, Miou-Miou and Pascale Arbillot lead the cast of this French adaptation of Joseph Cedar’s Footnote, produced by Vendôme Films and sold by Orange Studio  

07/05 | Production | Funding | France

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

Marie Nilsson • CEO, Mediavision - Market Trends - 06/05/2021
Market Trends – 06/05/2021
Marie Nilsson • CEO, Mediavision
Our conversation focused on the Nordic region's most recent behaviours and trends in audiovisual consumption
Luis Apolinario • Distributor, Alambique - Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - 06/05/2021
Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 06/05/2021
Luis Apolinario • Distributor, Alambique
The general manager of the Portuguese company points out the necessity to address the structural problems hindering the Portuguese market
Dot.on.the.map Industry Days hosts “Crossing Borders: Co-producing in the Mediterranean” - Produce – Co-Produce... - 06/05/2021
Produce – Co-Produce... – 06/05/2021
Dot.on.the.map Industry Days hosts “Crossing Borders: Co-producing in the Mediterranean”
Cyprus Film Days’ industry platform has organised a live panel discussion zooming in on the dynamics and challenges of co-productions within the Mediterranean
Dan Geva • Founder of The Ethics Lab, CILECT, Beit-Berl College - European Film Schools - 04/05/2021
European Film Schools – 04/05/2021
Dan Geva • Founder of The Ethics Lab, CILECT, Beit-Berl College
Our conversation focused on the main learning opportunities offered to prospective students by Beit-Berl College
Maria Rua Aguete • Senior Director Media & Entertainment, OMDIA - Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - 04/05/2021
Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 04/05/2021
Maria Rua Aguete • Senior Director Media & Entertainment, OMDIA
The media expert commented on Netflix’s Q1 slowdown in subscriptions and other emerging trends in the current SVOD landscape
Alexis Hofmann • Distributor, BAC Films - Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - 04/05/2021
Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 04/05/2021
Alexis Hofmann • Distributor, BAC Films
The Head of Acquisitions of the French company calls for specific support to address cinemas reopening in France
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 03 - Produce – Co-Produce... - 03/05/2021
Produce – Co-Produce... – 03/05/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 03
The producers of Philippe Lacôte's The Night of the Kings are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
Lindsey Dryden • Co-founder, FWD-Doc - Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - 28/04/2021
Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 28/04/2021
Lindsey Dryden • Co-founder, FWD-Doc
How can we make filmmaking authentically accessible and inclusive for the D/deaf and disabled? The FWD-Doc Toolkit provides some useful answers
Review: Four Seasons in a Day

Review: Four Seasons in a Day

Belgian director Annabel Verbeke's documentary explores the thoughts and emotions of people living near the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in a problematic way  

07/05 | Hot Docs 2021

Review: Dark Blossom

Review: Dark Blossom

Gather your carcasses and prepare for platonic heartbreak in Frigge Fri’s Goth coming-of-age movie  

07/05 | Hot Docs 2021

French feature-length project Birds Don't Look Back triumphs at the CEE Animation Forum

French feature-length project Birds Don't Look Back triumphs at the CEE Animation Forum

Other winners include the Cypriot series The Olive Bunch and feature Vast Blue Antarctica, the Spanish short Ibis, the Norwegian VR project Finding Frida and the Croatian feature Dreamworld  

07/05 | CEE Animation Forum 2021

Outlandish creatures descend on Bilbao for FANT 2021

Outlandish creatures descend on Bilbao for FANT 2021

The 27th edition of the fantastic film festival is unspooling between 7 and 16 May, to be opened with the world premiere of Igor Legarreta’s Ilargi Guztiak. Todas las lunas  

06/05 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

Marie Nilsson • CEO, Mediavision

Interview: Marie Nilsson • CEO, Mediavision

“It will be interesting to see what happens in the autumn/winter window”

Our conversation focused on the Nordic region's most recent behaviours and trends in audiovisual consumption  

06/05 | /Sweden/Denmark/Finland/Norway

La casa entre los cactus is now filming in the Canary Islands

La casa entre los cactus is now filming in the Canary Islands

Production is under way for Carlota González-Adrio’s début feature, a psychological thriller starring Ariadna Gil, Daniel Grao and Ricardo Gómez  

06/05 | Production | Funding | Spain

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Four Seasons in a Day - by Annabel Verbeke
Four Seasons in a Day
by Annabel Verbeke
Belgian director Annabel Verbeke's documentary explores the thoughts and emotions of people living near the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in a problematic way
Ostrov – Lost Island - by Svetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop
Ostrov – Lost Island
by Svetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop
Svetlana Rodina and Laurent Stoop’s documentary portrays the paradoxical and poetic day-to-day existence of the inhabitants of the Russian island known as Ostrov
¡Corten! - by Marc Ferrer
¡Corten!
by Marc Ferrer
In his zany fourth film, the cheeky Marc Ferrer yearns to be murdered in the style of a silly actress from an Italian horror film… And he almost manages it
Dark Blossom - by Frigge Fri
Dark Blossom
by Frigge Fri
Gather your carcasses and prepare for platonic heartbreak in Frigge Fri’s Goth coming-of-age movie
Life of Ivanna - by Renato Borrayo Serrano
Life of Ivanna
by Renato Borrayo Serrano
Renato Borrayo Serrano's first feature-length documentary is an uncompromising portrait of a tough woman living amidst harsh conditions
Armugan - by Jo Sol
Armugan
by Jo Sol
Jo Sol presents his most serene and stylised film to date: shot in black and white, set in the Pyrenees and with a profound existential message shimmering through every scene
Julia&I - by Nina Hobert
Julia&I
by Nina Hobert
Taking a note from Agnès Varda, in Nina Hobert’s Nordic:Dox Award winner, one sings, the other doesn’t
The Last Shelter - by Ousmane Samassékou
The Last Shelter
by Ousmane Samassékou
Ousmane Samassekou's CPH:DOX winner is a haunting and intense documentary about a refuge for migrants on their way to Europe or back from it
Luis Apolinario • Distributor, Alambique

Interview: Luis Apolinario • Distributor, Alambique

“We need to fix the market in the long term”

The general manager of the Portuguese company points out the necessity to address the structural problems hindering the Portuguese market  

06/05 | /Portugal

The Wallonia-Brussels Federation signs a co-production agreement with Senegal

The Wallonia-Brussels Federation signs a co-production agreement with Senegal

This is the third co-production agreement the Federation has signed with an African country, following on from Tunisia and Morocco  

06/05 | Institutions | Legislation | Belgium/Senegal

Review: Life of Ivanna

Review: Life of Ivanna

Renato Borrayo Serrano's first feature-length documentary is an uncompromising portrait of a tough woman living amidst harsh conditions  

06/05 | Hot Docs 2021

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Interviews

Lina Vdovîi, Radu Ciorniciuc and Monica Lăzurean-Gorganas • Directors and producer, Father (Tata)
Lina Vdovîi, Radu Ciorniciuc and Monica Lăzurean-Gorganas • Directors and producer, Father (Tata)
The team behind the winner of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award sets out to end the cycle of violence
Borja de la Vega • Director of Mia & Moi
Borja de la Vega • Director of Mia & Moi
The actors’ agent has taken his first turn behind the camera with a family drama recently unveiled at the 11th D’A Film Festival in Barcelona
Marie Nilsson • CEO, Mediavision
Marie Nilsson • CEO, Mediavision
Our conversation focused on the Nordic region's most recent behaviours and trends in audiovisual consumption
Luis Apolinario • Distributor, Alambique
Luis Apolinario • Distributor, Alambique
The general manager of the Portuguese company points out the necessity to address the structural problems hindering the Portuguese market
Dan Geva • Founder of The Ethics Lab, CILECT, Beit-Berl College
Dan Geva • Founder of The Ethics Lab, CILECT, Beit-Berl College
Our conversation focused on the main learning opportunities offered to prospective students by Beit-Berl College
EFP announces the 2021 Producers on the Move line-up

EFP announces the 2021 Producers on the Move line-up

20 selected European producers will participate in the international promotion programme, which will be held from 17–21 May, again in an online format  

06/05 | Producers on the Move 2021

Dot.on.the.map Industry Days hosts “Crossing Borders: Co-producing in the Mediterranean”

Dot.on.the.map Industry Days hosts “Crossing Borders: Co-producing in the Mediterranean”

Cyprus Film Days’ industry platform has organised a live panel discussion zooming in on the dynamics and challenges of co-productions within the Mediterranean  

06/05 | Cyprus Film Days 2021 | Dot.on.the.map Industry Days

Cécile de France is filming Héloïse Pelloquet’s La Passagère

Cécile de France is filming Héloïse Pelloquet’s La Passagère

Félix Lefebvre and Grégoire Monsaingeon also star in the cast of the director’s first feature, produced by Why Not and Face Nord Films, and sold by Wild Bunch  

06/05 | Production | Funding | France

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Benedetta - by Paul Verhoeven
Benedetta
by Paul Verhoeven
Cannes 2021 - Competition
Quo Vadis, Aida? - by Jasmila Zbanic
Quo Vadis, Aida?
by Jasmila Zbanic
Venice 2020 - Competition
Oscar Nominations 2021 - Best International Feature Film
Spanish release May 7
Two of Us - by Filippo Meneghetti
Two of Us
by Filippo Meneghetti
Toronto 2019 - Discovery
Golden Globes 2021 - Best Foreign-Language Film Nomination
Italian release May 6
Oxygen - by Alexandre Aja
Oxygen
by Alexandre Aja
May 12th on Netflix
The Father - by Florian Zeller
The Father
by Florian Zeller
Sundance 2020 - Premieres
Oscars 2021 - Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay
Portuguese release May 6
Hello Again - by Maggie Peren
Hello Again
by Maggie Peren
Spanish release May 7
Dear Comrades - by Andrey Konchalovskiy
Dear Comrades
by Andrey Konchalovskiy
Portuguese release May 6
Rifkin's Festival - by Woody Allen
Rifkin's Festival
by Woody Allen
San Sebastian 2020 - Opening
Italian release May 6
Dark creative duo Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar announce their new Netflix project, 1899

Dark creative duo Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar announce their new Netflix project, 1899

The mystery-series is being filmed in the new cutting-edge virtual production stage LED-Volume at Babelsberg Studios  

06/05 | Production | Funding | Germany

The LUX Audience Week is ready to kick off

The LUX Audience Week is ready to kick off

The award continues its European tour, which will include several virtual screenings and a live Q&A with two directors and one lead actor of the three nominated films  

05/05 | LUX Audience Award 2021

European directors under 35 placed centre stage at the Riviera International Film Festival

European directors under 35 placed centre stage at the Riviera International Film Festival

Following the pandemic, the fifth edition of the festival dedicated to emerging directors is back, unspooling 20 - 30 May in hybrid form and with 20 films and documentaries in competition  

05/05 | Festivals | Awards | Italy

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Interviews

Maria Rua Aguete • Senior Director Media & Entertainment, OMDIA
Maria Rua Aguete • Senior Director Media & Entertainment, OMDIA
The media expert commented on Netflix’s Q1 slowdown in subscriptions and other emerging trends in the current SVOD landscape
Matthieu Darras • Director, Pop Up Film Residency
Matthieu Darras • Director, Pop Up Film Residency
The founder and director of Pop Up Film Residency talks about the latest focus of the hub in the Visegrád region
Alexis Hofmann • Distributor, BAC Films
Alexis Hofmann • Distributor, BAC Films
The Head of Acquisitions of the French company calls for specific support to address cinemas reopening in France
Tuija Halttunen • Director of How to Kill a Cloud
Tuija Halttunen • Director of How to Kill a Cloud
The Finnish director tells us how she made a film about ethics rather than science
Miguel Ángel Blanca • Director of Magaluf Ghost Town
Miguel Ángel Blanca • Director of Magaluf Ghost Town
The musician and filmmaker reveals what motivated him to create this very special portrait of the famous Majorcan tourist resort
Lindsey Dryden • Co-founder, FWD-Doc
Lindsey Dryden • Co-founder, FWD-Doc
How can we make filmmaking authentically accessible and inclusive for the D/deaf and disabled? The FWD-Doc Toolkit provides some useful answers
Antonia Kilian • Director of The Other Side of the River
Antonia Kilian • Director of The Other Side of the River
In this documentary by the German filmmaker, the real fight for women continues away from the frontlines
Isabel Coixet • Director
Isabel Coixet • Director
The popular Catalan director looks forward to her participation as Jury President of the In Movie Fest's inaugural edition
Review: Armugan

Review: Armugan

Jo Sol presents his most serene and stylised film to date: shot in black and white, set in the Pyrenees and with a profound existential message shimmering through every scene  

05/05 | D’A 2021

Lina Vdovîi, Radu Ciorniciuc and Monica Lăzurean-Gorganas • Directors and producer, Father (Tata)

Interview: Lina Vdovîi, Radu Ciorniciuc and Monica Lăzurean-Gorganas • Directors and producer, Father (Tata)

“It’s a personal investigation”

The team behind the winner of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award sets out to end the cycle of violence  

05/05 | CPH:DOX 2021 | CPH:DOX Industry

Review: It Is Not Over Yet

Review: It Is Not Over Yet

Paracetamol and lots of cake seem to be the answer in Louise Detlefsen’s gentle if slightly one-sided take on an unusual nursing home  

05/05 | Hot Docs 2021

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Spiral - by Cecília Felméri
Spiral
by Cecília Felméri
Hungarian release May 13
Maternal - by Maura Delpero
Maternal
by Maura Delpero
Italian release May 13
Stitches - by Miroslav Terzic
Stitches
by Miroslav Terzic
Berlinale 2019 - Europa Cinemas Label Label Panorama
Italian release May 13
Gunda - by Victor Kossakovsky
Gunda
by Victor Kossakovsky
Berlinale 2020 - Encounters
Italian release May 13
Ilargi Guztiak. Todas las lunas - by Igor Legarreta
Ilargi Guztiak. Todas las lunas
by Igor Legarreta
Spanish release May 14

Industry Reports

Market Trends – 06/05/2021

Marie Nilsson • CEO, Mediavision

Our conversation focused on the Nordic region's most recent behaviours and trends in audiovisual consumption

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 06/05/2021

Luis Apolinario • Distributor, Alambique

The general manager of the Portuguese company points out the necessity to address the structural problems hindering the Portuguese market

Produce – Co-Produce... – 06/05/2021

Dot.on.the.map Industry Days hosts “Crossing Borders: Co-producing in the Mediterranean”

Cyprus Film Days’ industry platform has organised a live panel discussion zooming in on the dynamics and challenges of co-productions within the Mediterranean

European Film Schools – 04/05/2021

Dan Geva • Founder of The Ethics Lab, CILECT, Beit-Berl College

Our conversation focused on the main learning opportunities offered to prospective students by Beit-Berl College

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