European titles submitted for the Oscars race

European titles submitted for the Oscars race

European countries start revealing their titles submitted for the Best International Feature Film Award at the 2022 Academy Awards  

15/10 | Oscars 2022

Iñaki Sánchez Arrieta • Director of El lodo

Interview: Iñaki Sánchez Arrieta • Director of El lodo

“This project started with the landscape”

The Spanish filmmaker has opened the 36th Mostra de València – Cinema del Mediterrani with his second film, starring Raúl Arévalo and Paz Vega  

15/10 | Valencia 2021

Review: Animals

Review: Animals

Nabil Ben Yadir delivers a radical film gesture which scrutinises the final hours of a young man who’s the victim of a brutal homophobic crime, and the hours which follow his death  

15/10 | Ghent 2021

Review: Once Were Humans

Review: Once Were Humans

In his third feature film, Goran Vojnović adds the refugee crisis to the mix of personal and ethnic relationships in a border town in Northwest Slovenia  

15/10 | Films | Reviews | Slovenia

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

Industry Reports

European Policy - During an online talk, screenwriters and directors call for fair rights and remuneration - 13/10/2021

European Policy – 13/10/2021
During an online talk, screenwriters and directors call for fair rights and remuneration
Authors and experts explored the main challenges faced by audiovisual authors and the discrepancies between the different countries’ legal systems

Market Trends
FOCUS
As the global audiovisual sector attempts to recover and the busy festival season moves ahead, Cineuropa keeps on covering the European film industry's most recent developments and market trends with fresh reports and interviews. Read our latest articles here.

Market Trends - Sonia Hausséguy and Irena Gruca-Rozbicka • Editorial and Development Department, Crew United - 07/10/2021

Market Trends – 07/10/2021
Sonia Hausséguy and Irena Gruca-Rozbicka • Editorial and Development Department, Crew United
Our conversation focused on the platform’s main objectives and its future expansion plans

European Film Schools - Maria Hedman Hvitfeldt • Head of the Department of Film and Media, Stockholm University of the Arts - 06/10/2021

European Film Schools – 06/10/2021
Maria Hedman Hvitfeldt • Head of the Department of Film and Media, Stockholm University of the Arts
Our conversation focused on the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the prestigious Swedish university

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - HBO Max expands into seven new territories, and unveils its pricing and a new 45-day theatrical-to-streaming window - 06/10/2021

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 06/10/2021
HBO Max expands into seven new territories, and unveils its pricing and a new 45-day theatrical-to-streaming window
During the initial phase of its European rollout, the streaming giant will go live in the Netherlands, Turkey, Greece, Iceland and the three Baltic republics in 2022

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Europa Cinemas’ brand-new Collaborate to Innovate scheme backs 15 projects - 05/10/2021

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 05/10/2021
Europa Cinemas’ brand-new Collaborate to Innovate scheme backs 15 projects
The initiative will support efforts that will have a real impact on the film sector, promote the circulation of European films and increase competitiveness

Green Film Shooting - Green Deal for European Cinemas conference explores measures that theatres can take to save the climate - 05/10/2021

Green Film Shooting – 05/10/2021
Green Deal for European Cinemas conference explores measures that theatres can take to save the climate
The conference brought together experienced experts and exhibitors in order to discuss energy efficiency, renewables and waste management

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - NENT Group sells 12 production labels to Fremantle - 04/10/2021

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 04/10/2021
NENT Group sells 12 production labels to Fremantle
The agreement covers one studio based in Denmark, three in Finland, six in Norway and two in Sweden

Review: Mediterraneo – The Law of the Sea

Review: Mediterraneo – The Law of the Sea

Marcel Barrena’s film retraces the birth of the NGO Open Arms which has saved thousands of refugees, but is too enthusiastic in celebrating its protagonist  

15/10 | Rome 2021

Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed

Interview: Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed

"Festivals are an altogether different experience to streaming platforms"

We met with the director of the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival in order to unearth the main aims of his 2021 edition  

15/10 | Cinemed 2021

Review: Back to Sölöz

Review: Back to Sölöz

Serge Avédikian’s insightful documentary conducts an investigation that extends way beyond the film’s running time and leaves us with substantial food for thought  

15/10 | Golden Rose 2021

Discover Moonday

Co-Production Podcast

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 08 - 16/09/2021

16/09/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 08
The producers of Dénes Nagy's Natural Light are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 07 - 06/09/2021

06/09/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 07
The producers of Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper's Vesper Seeds are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 06 - 07/07/2021

07/07/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 06
The producers of Juho Kuosmanen's Compartment No. 6 are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 05 - 05/07/2021

05/07/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 05
The producers of Nora Martirosyan's Should the Wind Drop are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 04 - 25/05/2021

25/05/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 04
The producers of Marko Šantić's Wake Me are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 03 - 03/05/2021

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

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 02 - 06/04/2021

06/04/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 02
The producers of Oleh Sentsov's Rhino are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

The Co-production Podcast – Episode 00 - 01/04/2021

01/04/2021
The Co-production Podcast – Episode 00
Cineuropa's editor-in-chief Domenico La Porta speaks with Roberto Olla, executive director of Eurimages, about their new collaboration and the European audiovisual landscape

Review: Land of Dreams

Review: Land of Dreams

Shirin Neshat and Shoja Azari throw Sheila Vand, Matt Dillon and William Moseley into a borderline surrealist satire on identity and the excesses of the United States  

15/10 | La Roche-sur-Yon 2021

Christoffer Sandler’s feature debut, So Damn Easy Going, to hit Swedish cinemas in 2022

Christoffer Sandler’s feature debut, So Damn Easy Going, to hit Swedish cinemas in 2022

The movie, which has just been boarded by TrustNordisk, follows an 18-year-old girl with ADHD who meets a charming and confident young woman  

15/10 | Production | Funding | Sweden/Norway

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Michael Van Ostade’s The Ghastly Brothers

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Michael Van Ostade’s The Ghastly Brothers

The Belgian-Dutch adventure flick follows young Lilith, who meets a couple of professional paranormal detectives at her new boarding school  

15/10 | Events | Promotion | Belgium/Netherlands

Review: Kryštof

Review: Kryštof

Zdeněk Jiráský's latest feature follows a man who finds himself on the run, his life upended by the communist-led purges of Czech religious institutions  

15/10 | Febiofest Prague 2021

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Reviews

Animals - by Nabil Ben Yadir

Animals
by Nabil Ben Yadir
Nabil Ben Yadir delivers a radical film gesture which scrutinises the final hours of a young man who’s the victim of a brutal homophobic crime, and the hours which follow his death

Once Were Humans - by Goran Vojnović

Once Were Humans
by Goran Vojnović
In his third feature film, Goran Vojnović adds the refugee crisis to the mix of personal and ethnic relationships in a border town in Northwest Slovenia

Krystof - by Zdenek Jirasky

Krystof
by Zdenek Jirasky
Zdeněk Jiráský's latest feature follows a man who finds himself on the run, his life upended by the communist-led purges of Czech religious institutions

Land of Dreams - by Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari

Land of Dreams
by Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari
Shirin Neshat and Shoja Azari throw Sheila Vand, Matt Dillon and William Moseley into a borderline surrealist satire on identity and the excesses of the United States

Belfast - by Kenneth Branagh

Belfast
by Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh leaves Shakespeare and Hollywood blockbusters behind to make his most personal work to date, a childhood memoir about growing up in Belfast amidst The Troubles

Eiffel - by Martin Bourboulon

Eiffel
by Martin Bourboulon
Aided by an excellent Romain Duris, Martin Bourboulon crafts a spectacular film about the construction of the Eiffel Tower, underpinned by a contrastingly mundane romantic line

The Worst Person in the World - by Joachim Trier

The Worst Person in the World
by Joachim Trier
CANNES 2021: Joachim Trier delivers a perfectly watchable love story, or stories, but his female protagonist seems lifted from a fantasy land

The Good Boss - by Fernando León de Aranoa

The Good Boss
by Fernando León de Aranoa
Javier Bardem and Fernando León de Aranoa are firing on all cylinders in this convulsive, hilarious and accomplished dark comedy about the indignities of working life

Katrin Gebbe and Florian Cossen preparing The Empress for Netflix

Katrin Gebbe and Florian Cossen preparing The Empress for Netflix

The mini-series will focus on the time right after royals Elisabeth “Sisi” von Wittelsbach and Franz Joseph meet  

15/10 | Production | Funding | Germany

Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary

Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary

Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake by Benito Zambrano will be the opening film of the event, where Wim Wenders will receive the Evolution Honorary Award  

15/10 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

Over 200 Mediterranean films set to be showcased in Montpellier

Over 200 Mediterranean films set to be showcased in Montpellier

The 43rd edition of the Cinemed Festival will unspool in the Occitan city between 15 and 24 October, notably spotlighting ten fiction feature films battling it out for the Antigone d'Or  

14/10 | Cinemed 2021

Interviews

Michaela Pavlátová • Director of My Sunny Maad

Michaela Pavlátová • Director of My Sunny Maad
The Czech director explains how important humour and subtlety were in creating this story about a European woman following her true love to Afghanistan

Ernestas Jankauskas, Gabija Siurbytė • Director of and actress in I Am Fine, Thanks

Ernestas Jankauskas, Gabija Siurbytė • Director of and actress in I Am Fine, Thanks
We talked to some of the team behind the Lithuanian film, which is based on something that the lead actress has experienced herself

Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez • Directors of The Passenger

Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez • Directors of The Passenger
We chatted to the duo of filmmakers, who have helmed a terrifying movie that serves as a stark warning against sharing a van with strangers

Iñaki Sánchez Arrieta • Director of El lodo

Iñaki Sánchez Arrieta • Director of El lodo
The Spanish filmmaker has opened the 36th Mostra de València – Cinema del Mediterrani with his second film, starring Raúl Arévalo and Paz Vega

Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed

Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed
We met with the director of the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival in order to unearth the main aims of his 2021 edition

Sonia Hausséguy and Irena Gruca-Rozbicka • Editorial and Development Department, Crew United

Sonia Hausséguy and Irena Gruca-Rozbicka • Editorial and Development Department, Crew United
Our conversation focused on the platform’s main objectives and its future expansion plans

Maria Hedman Hvitfeldt • Head of the Department of Film and Media, Stockholm University of the Arts

Maria Hedman Hvitfeldt • Head of the Department of Film and Media, Stockholm University of the Arts
Our conversation focused on the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the prestigious Swedish university

Julia Furer • Director of Love Will Come Later

Julia Furer • Director of Love Will Come Later
This documentary takes its director all the way to Morocco as she follows Samir on his quest for love

Jaume Balagueró to shoot Venus, toplined by Ester Expósito

Jaume Balagueró to shoot Venus, toplined by Ester Expósito

The film is part of The Fear Collection, the specialist horror label that has just spawned Veneciafrenia, directed by Álex de la Iglesia, the main driving force behind this series of films  

14/10 | Production | Funding | Spain

Saskia Diesing’s war drama Lost Transport in post-production

Saskia Diesing’s war drama Lost Transport in post-production

Sold worldwide by Germany’s Global Screen, the feature follows a train leaving a concentration camp with 2,500 Jewish former prisoners aboard  

14/10 | Production | Funding | Netherlands/Luxembourg/Germany

The Mostra de València plies the Mediterranean once again

The Mostra de València plies the Mediterranean once again

Films produced on the shores of Mare Nostrum make up the jam-packed programme of the 36th edition of the festival, which kicks off on Friday 15 October  

14/10 | Valencia 2021

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

The Good Boss - by Fernando León de Aranoa

The Good Boss
by Fernando León de Aranoa
San Sebastián 2021 - Competition
Spanish release October 15

The Worst Person in the World - by Joachim Trier

The Worst Person in the World
by Joachim Trier
Cannes 2021 - Best Actress Award
French release October 13 and Norwegian release October 15

Bergman Island - by Mia Hansen-Løve

Bergman Island
by Mia Hansen-Løve
Cannes 2021 - Competition
Polish release October 15

I'm Your Man - by Maria Schrader

I'm Your Man
by Maria Schrader
Berlinale 2021 - Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance
Italian release October 14

Mama Weed - by Jean-Paul Salomé

Mama Weed
by Jean-Paul Salomé
Italian release October 14

Lost Illusions - by Xavier Giannoli

Lost Illusions
by Xavier Giannoli
Venice 2021 - Competition
French and Belgium releases October 20

Playground - by Laura Wandel

Playground
by Laura Wandel
Cannes 2021 - Un Certain Regard
Belgium release October 20

Pleasure - by Ninja Thyberg

Pleasure
by Ninja Thyberg
Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
Sundance 2021 - World Cinema Dramatic Competition
French release October 20 and Polish release October 22

Review: The Phantom of the Open

Review: The Phantom of the Open

Mark Rylance is the phantom haunting the snootiest golf courses in the land with his mediocre playing skills, in this amiable Brit-com from Craig Roberts  

14/10 | London 2021

The CNC grants an advance on receipts to Justine Triet’s Anatomie d’une chute

The CNC grants an advance on receipts to Justine Triet’s Anatomie d’une chute

The French institution will also throw its weight behind movies by Christophe Honoré, Benoit Delépine and Gustave Kervern, Louis Garrel, Claire Simon, Yolande Moreau and Marie Amachoukeli  

14/10 | Production | Funding | France

Ji.hlava celebrates its 25th anniversary with 300 films

Ji.hlava celebrates its 25th anniversary with 300 films

The environment and the relationship between humans and nature are in the spotlight of the upcoming edition of the Czech documentary gathering  

14/10 | Jihlava 2021

Interviews

Sylvie Ohayon • Director of Haute couture

Sylvie Ohayon • Director of Haute couture
We seized the opportunity to speak with the French writer-director about high fashion and the importance of learning a profession on the occasion of her new film’s presentation

Dennis Stormer, Marisa Meier • Director and producer of Youth Topia

Dennis Stormer, Marisa Meier • Director and producer of Youth Topia
We talked to the director and producer behind this year’s Zurich Audience Award winner, in which kids just refuse to grow up

Suzanne Kelly • Head of Children’s and Young People’s Content, RTÉ

Suzanne Kelly • Head of Children’s and Young People’s Content, RTÉ
We chatted to the Irish executive about this year’s rich slate of national projects, the latest trends in terms of consumption and working practices, and RTÉ’s editorial strategy

Marco Amenta • Director of Through the Waves

Marco Amenta • Director of Through the Waves
The Italian director speaks about his new movie, a psychological film noir which marks a total break from his previous works, and which is screening in Bari’s 12th Bif&st

Frédéric Boyer • Head of programming, Reykjavik International Film Festival

Frédéric Boyer • Head of programming, Reykjavik International Film Festival
The programmer for Les Arcs and Tribeca now has a crack at bringing quality films to Reykjavik audiences, and we got the low-down on this year’s edition from him

Peter Bebjak • Director of The Auschwitz Report

Peter Bebjak • Director of The Auschwitz Report
The prolific Slovak filmmaker talks about his most ambitious project yet, which has just premiered domestically and in the USA

Emanuel Pârvu • Director of Mikado

Emanuel Pârvu • Director of Mikado
We talked to the Romanian director, who seems determined to get to the bottom of complicated family situations in his sophomore feature

Juan Andrés Arango and Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto • Director and producer of Where the River Begins

Juan Andrés Arango and Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto • Director and producer of Where the River Begins
We talked to the director and the producer of the Colombian project, which has taken home EFAD and CAACI’s DALE! Award from the tenth Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum

Finnish drama series The Invincibles in the works

Finnish drama series The Invincibles in the works

The eight-part show, created and directed by Matti Kinnunen, is inspired by the real-life events of the Finnish banking crisis of the early 1990s  

14/10 | Production | Funding | Finland

Reiner Holzemer working on a documentary about Lars Eidinger

Reiner Holzemer working on a documentary about Lars Eidinger

To Be or Not to Be - Lars Eidinger follows the German actor while he is preparing for a new theatre role  

14/10 | Production | Funding | Germany

Review: Belfast

Review: Belfast

Kenneth Branagh leaves Shakespeare and Hollywood blockbusters behind to make his most personal work to date, a childhood memoir about growing up in Belfast amidst The Troubles  

14/10 | London 2021

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

The Girl and the Spider - by Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher

The Girl and the Spider
by Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher
Berlinale 2021 - Best Director Encounters Award and FIPRESCI prize
French release October 20

The Heroics - by Maxime Roy

The Heroics
by Maxime Roy
Cannes 2021 - Special Screening
French release October 20

Wolfwalkers - by Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart

Wolfwalkers
by Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart
Oscar Nominations 2021 - Best Animated Feature Film
French and Belgium releases October 20

Spectre: Sanity, Madness & the Family - by Jean-Baptiste de Laubier a.k.a Para One

Spectre: Sanity, Madness & the Family
by Jean-Baptiste de Laubier a.k.a Para One
French release October 20

La Civil - by Teodora Ana Mihai

La Civil
by Teodora Ana Mihai
Cannes 2021 - Courage Prize Un Certain Regard
Norwegian release October 20

Industry Reports

European Policy – 13/10/2021

During an online talk, screenwriters and directors call for fair rights and remuneration

Authors and experts explored the main challenges faced by audiovisual authors and the discrepancies between the different countries’ legal systems

Market Trends – 07/10/2021

Sonia Hausséguy and Irena Gruca-Rozbicka • Editorial and Development Department, Crew United

Our conversation focused on the platform’s main objectives and its future expansion plans

European Film Schools – 06/10/2021

Maria Hedman Hvitfeldt • Head of the Department of Film and Media, Stockholm University of the Arts

Our conversation focused on the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the prestigious Swedish university

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 06/10/2021

HBO Max expands into seven new territories, and unveils its pricing and a new 45-day theatrical-to-streaming window

During the initial phase of its European rollout, the streaming giant will go live in the Netherlands, Turkey, Greece, Iceland and the three Baltic republics in 2022

Film Reviews

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