Are You Series? – the heart of European TV series

Are You Series? – the heart of European TV series

The festival’s 6th edition (10-16 December) will welcome the king of Scandinavian TV series himself, Adam Price, as well as series events such as The Miracle, My Brilliant Friend and Hippocrates  

14/11 | Festivals | Belgium

The Nordisk Film & TV Fond announces its September and October funding slates

The Nordisk Film & TV Fond announces its September and October funding slates

The upcoming projects by Mikael Håfström, Amanda Kernell, Ole Christian Madsen and Maria Sødahl are among the ten recipients of financial support  

14/11 | Funding | Nordic countries

Yvan Attal wraps the shoot for Mon chien stupide

Yvan Attal wraps the shoot for Mon chien stupide

The actor-director and Charlotte Gainsbourg topline this adaptation of the John Fante novel, which is being sold by StudioCanal  

14/11 | Production | France

Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

The second episode in the spin-off saga that kicked off with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a grand but somewhat disappointing spectacle  

14/11 | Film | United Kingdom/United States

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Take It or Leave It - by Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo - With her first feature, selected as the Estonian Oscar submission, Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo reveals some very promising talent in her exploration of fatherhood
Take It or Leave It
by Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo
With her first feature, selected as the Estonian Oscar submission, Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo reveals some very promising talent in her exploration of fatherhood
Carga - by Bruno Gascon - Portuguese director Bruno Gaston tackles human trafficking in a violent feature debut that brings together an international cast
Carga
by Bruno Gascon
Portuguese director Bruno Gaston tackles human trafficking in a violent feature debut that brings together an international cast
Irina - by Nadejda Koseva - Bulgarian director Nadejda Koseva's first feature is an impressive story about a woman from the provinces who becomes a surrogate for a couple from Sofia
Irina
by Nadejda Koseva
Bulgarian director Nadejda Koseva's first feature is an impressive story about a woman from the provinces who becomes a surrogate for a couple from Sofia
El Rey - by Alberto San Juan, Valentín Álvarez - Alberto San Juan and Valentín Alvarez transform the controversial, combative and successful play by El Teatro de Barrio into a brave new film
El Rey
by Alberto San Juan, Valentín Álvarez
Alberto San Juan and Valentín Alvarez transform the controversial, combative and successful play by El Teatro de Barrio into a brave new film
They Shall Not Grow Old - by Peter Jackson - In his new film, Peter Jackson breathes extraordinary life into archive footage of World War I soldiers on the Western Front
They Shall Not Grow Old
by Peter Jackson
In his new film, Peter Jackson breathes extraordinary life into archive footage of World War I soldiers on the Western Front
The Eternal Road - by Antti-Jussi Annila - Antti Jussi Annila’s dramatic fictional film, nominated to represent Finland at the Oscars and starring Tommi Korpela, tells the story of an overlooked period of history
The Eternal Road
by Antti-Jussi Annila
Antti Jussi Annila’s dramatic fictional film, nominated to represent Finland at the Oscars and starring Tommi Korpela, tells the story of an overlooked period of history
The Witness - by Mitko Panov - Macedonian-Swiss director Mitko Panov presents his latest feature film, a manhunt in the heart of the Balkans
The Witness
by Mitko Panov
Macedonian-Swiss director Mitko Panov presents his latest feature film, a manhunt in the heart of the Balkans
Suspiria - by Luca Guadagnino - VENICE 2018: Italian director Luca Guadagnino reimagines Dario Argento’s 1977 classic and gives it The Baader Meinhof Complex
Suspiria
by Luca Guadagnino
VENICE 2018: Italian director Luca Guadagnino reimagines Dario Argento’s 1977 classic and gives it The Baader Meinhof Complex
Noir, comedies and varied themes at Torino Film Festival

Noir, comedies and varied themes at Torino Film Festival

Among the films in the programme of the 36th TFF (23 November-1 December) are Nanni Moretti's documentary about the coup in Chile and Valerio Mastandrea's directorial debut  

14/11 | Torino 2018

TV series review: Hackerville

TV series review: Hackerville

The first HBO Europe co-production is an intriguing mix of Romanian and German perspectives  

14/11 | Television | Romania/Germany

The VAF rebrands as CEE Animation and opens call for Třeboň

The VAF rebrands as CEE Animation and opens call for Třeboň

The Visegrad Animation Forum is now officially called CEE Animation and is inviting filmmakers to apply for its flagship pitching event in Třeboň in May 2019  

14/11 | Industry | Europe

Tallinn announces all seven of its juries

Tallinn announces all seven of its juries

Andrea Pallaoro will preside over the Official Selection jury, and the line-ups also include Blerta Zeqiri, Mike van Diem, João Pedro Rodrigues, Timo Salminen and Pelin Esmer  

14/11 | Black Nights 2018

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We chatted to the IDFA’s new artistic director, Orwa Nyrabia, about how he curates the world’s largest documentary film festival
We chatted to the IDFA’s new artistic director, Orwa Nyrabia, about how he curates the world’s largest documentary film festival
We spoke to co-director Almudena Carracedo and producer Esther García, two of the most important people behind The Silence of Others, which has been nominated for Best Documentary at the EFAs
We spoke to co-director Almudena Carracedo and producer Esther García, two of the most important people behind The Silence of Others, which has been nominated for Best Documentary at the EFAs
Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo talks about her first feature film, Take It or Leave It, awarded at Arras and nominated to represent Estonia at the Oscars
Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo talks about her first feature film, Take It or Leave It, awarded at Arras and nominated to represent Estonia at the Oscars
Marjorie Bendeck, the new director of coco, looks back on the 20th edition of the event, which has just taken place, and describes how she approached it
Marjorie Bendeck, the new director of coco, looks back on the 20th edition of the event, which has just taken place, and describes how she approached it
German director Sven Taddicken talks about his dramatic thriller The Most Beautiful Couple, unveiled at Toronto and screened at Arras
German director Sven Taddicken talks about his dramatic thriller The Most Beautiful Couple, unveiled at Toronto and screened at Arras
We met up with Carmel Winters as she opened the Cork Film Festival with Float Like a Butterfly, which won the FIPRESCI Discovery Prize at Toronto
We met up with Carmel Winters as she opened the Cork Film Festival with Float Like a Butterfly, which won the FIPRESCI Discovery Prize at Toronto
We met Belarusian director Darya Zhuk at the Film Festival Cottbus, where her debut feature, Crystal Swan, was selected for the international competition
We met Belarusian director Darya Zhuk at the Film Festival Cottbus, where her debut feature, Crystal Swan, was selected for the international competition
Gustavo Sánchez’s documentary I Hate New York, a portrait of four brave transexuals from the titular US city, has now reached Spanish movie theatres
Gustavo Sánchez’s documentary I Hate New York, a portrait of four brave transexuals from the titular US city, has now reached Spanish movie theatres
Almudena Carracedo, Esther García • Director and producer of The Silence of Others

Interview: Almudena Carracedo, Esther García • Director and producer of The Silence of Others

"I hope this film will stir people’s consciences and help to stimulate dialogue"

We spoke to co-director Almudena Carracedo and producer Esther García, two of the most important people behind The Silence of Others, which has been nominated for Best Documentary at the EFAs  

14/11 | Seville 2018 | Special Screenings

The LUX Prize goes to Woman at War

The LUX Prize goes to Woman at War

The environmental comedy-drama by Benedikt Erlingsson has been voted the winner of the prize by the Members of the European Parliament  

14/11 | LUX Prize 2018

Orwa Nyrabia • Artistic director, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Interview: Orwa Nyrabia • Artistic director, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

"During the process of watching the films, we started to see our world as it is today"

We chatted to the IDFA’s new artistic director, Orwa Nyrabia, about how he curates the world’s largest documentary film festival  

14/11 | IDFA 2018

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Suspiria - by Luca Guadagnino - Venice 2018 - Competition - French release November 14, German and Danish releases November 15
Suspiria
by Luca Guadagnino
Venice 2018 - Competition
French release November 14, German and Danish releases November 15
Dear Son - by Mohamed Ben Attia - Cannes 2018 - Directors’ Fortnight - French release November 14
Dear Son
by Mohamed Ben Attia
Cannes 2018 - Directors’ Fortnight
French release November 14
Ruben Brandt, Collector - by Milorad Krstic - Locarno 2018 - Piazza Grande - Hungarian release November 15
Ruben Brandt, Collector
by Milorad Krstic
Locarno 2018 - Piazza Grande
Hungarian release November 15
Little Tickles - by Andréa Bescond and Eric Métayer - French release November 14
Little Tickles
by Andréa Bescond and Eric Métayer
French release November 14
Widows - by Steve McQueen - Toronto 2018 - Gala Presentations - UK release November 6, Italian release November 14, Swedish, Norwegian and Polish releases November 16
Widows
by Steve McQueen
Toronto 2018 - Gala Presentations
UK release November 6, Italian release November 14, Swedish, Norwegian and Polish releases November 16
AB Shawky’s Yomeddine emerges triumphant at the Geneva International Film Festival

AB Shawky’s Yomeddine emerges triumphant at the Geneva International Film Festival

The festival was brought to a close by the screening of Naomi Kawase’s Vision, followed by My Foolish Heart by Rolf Van Eijk, a documentary dedicated to trumpet player Chet Baker  

13/11 | Geneva 2018 | Awards

EUFCN launches the second edition of the European Location Award

EUFCN launches the second edition of the European Location Award

Twelve European locations have been shortlisted for the new edition of the successful contest, created in collaboration with Cineuropa  

13/11 | European Location Award 2018

Review: El Rey

Review: El Rey

Alberto San Juan and Valentín Alvarez transform the controversial, combative and successful play by El Teatro de Barrio into a brave new film  

13/11 | Seville 2018 | Endless Revolutions

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Dear Son - by Mohamed Ben Attia - CANNES 2018: Mohamed Ben Attia continues to fine-tune the style he used in his debut film in the story of a Tunisian father whose distant and uncommunicative son suddenly vanishes
Dear Son
by Mohamed Ben Attia
CANNES 2018: Mohamed Ben Attia continues to fine-tune the style he used in his debut film in the story of a Tunisian father whose distant and uncommunicative son suddenly vanishes
Boys Cry - by Damiano D'Innocenzo , Fabio D'Innocenzo - Damiano and Fabio D’Innocenzo make their cinema debut with a movie that’s as dark and tortured as a film noir, exploring the criminal education and the friendship of two young men
Boys Cry
by Damiano D'Innocenzo , Fabio D'Innocenzo
Damiano and Fabio D’Innocenzo make their cinema debut with a movie that’s as dark and tortured as a film noir, exploring the criminal education and the friendship of two young men
Little Tickles - by Andréa Bescond, Eric Métayer - CANNES 2018: An original angle on the issue of adult trauma following sexual assault during childhood in a somewhat problematic film directed by Andréa Bescond and Eric Metayer
Little Tickles
by Andréa Bescond, Eric Métayer
CANNES 2018: An original angle on the issue of adult trauma following sexual assault during childhood in a somewhat problematic film directed by Andréa Bescond and Eric Metayer
Carmen & Lola - by Arantxa Echevarria - Arantxa Echevarría’s film oozes originality and authenticity, and strives to ensure that last remaining right: passionate love between Gypsy women
Carmen & Lola
by Arantxa Echevarria
Arantxa Echevarría’s film oozes originality and authenticity, and strives to ensure that last remaining right: passionate love between Gypsy women
Ruben Brandt, Collector - by Milorad Krstic - Milorad Krstić’s new movie is one of the best animated films to come out of Europe since 2003’s Belleville Rendez-vous
Ruben Brandt, Collector
by Milorad Krstic
Milorad Krstić’s new movie is one of the best animated films to come out of Europe since 2003’s Belleville Rendez-vous
The Tower - by Mats Grorud - The debut film by Norwegian director Mats Grorud tenderly and intelligently recounts the story of a family living at a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
The Tower
by Mats Grorud
The debut film by Norwegian director Mats Grorud tenderly and intelligently recounts the story of a family living at a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
Widows - by Steve McQueen - TORONTO 2018: Steve McQueen offers a classy Friday-night popcorn movie with a few blemishes, screening as a Gala Presentation
Widows
by Steve McQueen
TORONTO 2018: Steve McQueen offers a classy Friday-night popcorn movie with a few blemishes, screening as a Gala Presentation
Styx - by Wolfgang Fischer - Wolfgang Fischer creates a claustrophobic atmosphere in open waters, where some sail freely and others drown
Styx
by Wolfgang Fischer
Wolfgang Fischer creates a claustrophobic atmosphere in open waters, where some sail freely and others drown
Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo • Director of Take It or Leave It

Interview: Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo • Director of Take It or Leave It

"Being a parent goes beyond the simple notions of being a mother or father"

Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo talks about her first feature film, Take It or Leave It, awarded at Arras and nominated to represent Estonia at the Oscars  

13/11 | Arras 2018

Sven Taddicken • Director of The Most Beautiful Couple

Interview: Sven Taddicken • Director of The Most Beautiful Couple

"Can we really forget the bad things people have done to us?"

German director Sven Taddicken talks about his dramatic thriller The Most Beautiful Couple, unveiled at Toronto and screened at Arras  

13/11 | Arras 2018

The 22nd Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur comes to a close

The 22nd Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur comes to a close

The Macedonian documentary Bigger Than Life has taken home the Swiss short-film festival’s Grand Prize  

13/11 | Winterthur 2018

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We chatted to Czech writer-director Andrea Sedláčková as the Film Festival Cottbus screened her new feature, Backstage
We chatted to Czech writer-director Andrea Sedláčková as the Film Festival Cottbus screened her new feature, Backstage
We spoke to Macedonian director Vladimir Blazevski as his movie Year of the Monkey was presented at the Film Festival Cottbus
We spoke to Macedonian director Vladimir Blazevski as his movie Year of the Monkey was presented at the Film Festival Cottbus
We spoke to Fiona Clark, producer and chief executive officer of Cork Film Festival, which is poised to celebrate its 63rd edition
We spoke to Fiona Clark, producer and chief executive officer of Cork Film Festival, which is poised to celebrate its 63rd edition
Claudia Tosi, winner of three awards at DOK Leipzig, including the Golden Dove, talks about I Had a Dream, a film about the political journeys of two Italian women over the last ten years
Claudia Tosi, winner of three awards at DOK Leipzig, including the Golden Dove, talks about I Had a Dream, a film about the political journeys of two Italian women over the last ten years
We chatted to Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund about Lords of Chaos, which homes in on notorious Norwegian black-metal band Mayhem
We chatted to Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund about Lords of Chaos, which homes in on notorious Norwegian black-metal band Mayhem
Emerging Slovak director Tereza Nvotová discusses her new project The Nightsiren, the latest Eurimages Development Award winner at Rome's MIA
Emerging Slovak director Tereza Nvotová discusses her new project The Nightsiren, the latest Eurimages Development Award winner at Rome's MIA
We met up with Bernd Buder, the programme director of the Film Festival Cottbus, the 28th edition of which will take place from 5-11 November
We met up with Bernd Buder, the programme director of the Film Festival Cottbus, the 28th edition of which will take place from 5-11 November
We spoke to Gastón Solnicki, whose Introduzione all'oscuro was shot in Vienna in 13 days and captures his bond with the city as well as one of its most colourful inhabitants
We spoke to Gastón Solnicki, whose Introduzione all'oscuro was shot in Vienna in 13 days and captures his bond with the city as well as one of its most colourful inhabitants
Review: Happy Sad

Review: Happy Sad

After a decade away, producer Ibon Cormenzana has returned to the director’s chair with a drama about the need to express one’s feelings, starring Roberto Álamo  

13/11 | Seville 2018 | Special Screenings

Marjorie Bendeck • Director, connecting cottbus

Interview: Marjorie Bendeck • Director, connecting cottbus

"Now the participants get their feedback before the pitches"

Marjorie Bendeck, the new director of coco, looks back on the 20th edition of the event, which has just taken place, and describes how she approached it  

13/11 | Cottbus 2018 | Industry

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Robert Budina's A Shelter Among the Clouds

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Robert Budina's A Shelter Among the Clouds

The Albanian director's second feature, starring Arben Bajraktaraj, will have its world premiere in the Official Selection of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival  

13/11 | Black Nights 2018

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Young Solitude - by Claire Simon - Berlinale 2018 - Forum - French release November 14
Young Solitude
by Claire Simon
Berlinale 2018 - Forum
French release November 14
Carmen y Lola - by Arantxa Echevarria - Cannes 2018 - Directors’ Fortnight - French release November 14
Carmen y Lola
by Arantxa Echevarria
Cannes 2018 - Directors’ Fortnight
French release November 14
Styx - by Wolfgang Fischer - Berlin 2018 - Panorama - Italian release November 15
Styx
by Wolfgang Fischer
Berlin 2018 - Panorama
Italian release November 15
Boys Cry - by Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo - Berlinale 2018 - Panorama - Frencn release November 14
Boys Cry
by Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo
Berlinale 2018 - Panorama
Frencn release November 14
At War - by Stéphane Brizé - Cannes 2018 - Competition - Italian release November 15
At War
by Stéphane Brizé
Cannes 2018 - Competition
Italian release November 15

Industry Reports

05/11/2018

Blockchain and film distribution: the Europa Distribution panel at MIA

The European distributor network organised a panel on how new blockchain technology can be applied to film distribution at Rome's recent MIA - International Audiovisual Market

11/10/2018

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

20/09/2018

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

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