New titles available to buyers on RaiCom’s virtual marketplace

New titles available to buyers on RaiCom’s virtual marketplace

RaiCom, the sales branch of Italian pubcaster Rai, has bolstered the technology used on its virtual platform to make up for the cancellation of various upcoming markets and festivals  

03/04 | Industry | Market | Italy

The coronavirus crisis threatens European film

The coronavirus crisis threatens European film

We present an overview of the cancelled and postponed film events, the measures announced by the countries' institutions and the new VOD initiatives launched during the COVID-19 pandemic  

03/04 | Europe

Review: Sesión salvaje

Review: Sesión salvaje

Through the words of modern-day filmmakers, this entertaining documentary rehabilitates the particular brand of genre cinema that was produced in Spain between the Franco years and the 1980s  

03/04 | Films | Reviews | Spain

Review: Relativity

Review: Relativity

The first feature by Germany’s Mariko Minoguchi is an ambitious concept film whose highly restrained script and editing are its greatest strengths  

03/04 | Aubagne 2020

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Film Reviews

Sesión Salvaje - by Paco Limón, Julio César Sánchez - Through the words of modern-day filmmakers, this entertaining documentary rehabilitates the particular brand of genre cinema that was produced in Spain between the Franco years and the 1980s
Sesión Salvaje
by Paco Limón, Julio César Sánchez
Through the words of modern-day filmmakers, this entertaining documentary rehabilitates the particular brand of genre cinema that was produced in Spain between the Franco years and the 1980s
Eroski Paraíso - by Jorge Coira, Xesús Ron - With their superb performances, Miguel de Lira and Patricia de Lorenzo prop up this film adaptation of the stage play of the same name
Eroski Paraíso
by Jorge Coira, Xesús Ron
With their superb performances, Miguel de Lira and Patricia de Lorenzo prop up this film adaptation of the stage play of the same name
The Goldfish - by Alireza Golafshan - With this his first feature film, the German director of Iranian origin Alireza Golafshan puts his name to a good-natured comedy on disability and tax evasion
The Goldfish
by Alireza Golafshan
With this his first feature film, the German director of Iranian origin Alireza Golafshan puts his name to a good-natured comedy on disability and tax evasion
The Lawyer - by Romas Zabarauskas - Romas Zabarauskas’ new feature is the first Baltic film to explore the theme of male homosexual love
The Lawyer
by Romas Zabarauskas
Romas Zabarauskas’ new feature is the first Baltic film to explore the theme of male homosexual love
Norie - by Yuki Kawamura - The pretext for a necessary family exercise, Yuki Kawamura’s intimate documentary is now part of the LuxFilmFest Home Edition programme
Norie
by Yuki Kawamura
The pretext for a necessary family exercise, Yuki Kawamura’s intimate documentary is now part of the LuxFilmFest Home Edition programme
Lady Time - by Elina Talvensaari - Despite its small stature, Elina Talvensaari’s documentary is one of the year’s biggest discoveries
Lady Time
by Elina Talvensaari
Despite its small stature, Elina Talvensaari’s documentary is one of the year’s biggest discoveries
Chronicle of the Stolen Land - by Marie Dault - Having triumphed in the French competition of the Cinéma du réel Festival, Marie Dault’s film plunges us into a Caracas "barrio" whose inhabitants battle for survival and official existence
Chronicle of the Stolen Land
by Marie Dault
Having triumphed in the French competition of the Cinéma du réel Festival, Marie Dault’s film plunges us into a Caracas "barrio" whose inhabitants battle for survival and official existence
We Hold the Line - by Marc Wiese - German director Marc Wiese's thriller-like documentary follows an independent journalist who is under attack by Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte's dictatorship
We Hold the Line
by Marc Wiese
German director Marc Wiese's thriller-like documentary follows an independent journalist who is under attack by Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte's dictatorship
Maltese industry professionals to benefit from the government’s full-wage support scheme

Maltese industry professionals to benefit from the government’s full-wage support scheme

The Malta Producers’ Association has welcomed the government’s action  

03/04 | Institutions | Legislation | Malta

Catarina Vasconcelos • Director of The Metamorphosis of Birds

Interview: Catarina Vasconcelos • Director of The Metamorphosis of Birds

“If I don’t know it, I can invent it”

Cineuropa caught up with Catarina Vasconcelos to talk about The Metamorphosis of Birds, the winner of the Vilnius Film Festival, right after the online awards ceremony  

03/04 | Vilnius 2020

Netflix and the Italian Film Commissions launch an emergency COVID-19 fund

Netflix and the Italian Film Commissions launch an emergency COVID-19 fund

Their aim is to provide support to those working in the Italian film and TV industry who are most affected by the nationwide shutdown of production due to Coronavirus  

03/04 | Industry | Market | Italy

Estephan Wagner and Marianne Hougen-Moraga • Directors of Songs of Repression

Interview: Estephan Wagner and Marianne Hougen-Moraga • Directors of Songs of Repression

“The repetition of trauma can lead back to repression and the return of fascist structures”

We talked to Estephan Wagner and Marianne Hougen-Moraga, the co-directors of Songs of Repression, which won the top prize at CPH:DOX  

03/04 | CPH:DOX 2020

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Interviews

We talked to Estephan Wagner and Marianne Hougen-Moraga, the co-directors of Songs of Repression, which won the top prize at CPH:DOX
We talked to Estephan Wagner and Marianne Hougen-Moraga, the co-directors of Songs of Repression, which won the top prize at CPH:DOX
Cintia Gil, artistic director of Sheffield Doc/Fest, details how the festival will implement online components and year-long programming
Cintia Gil, artistic director of Sheffield Doc/Fest, details how the festival will implement online components and year-long programming
Cineuropa caught up with Catarina Vasconcelos to talk about The Metamorphosis of Birds, the winner of the Vilnius Film Festival, right after the online awards ceremony
Cineuropa caught up with Catarina Vasconcelos to talk about The Metamorphosis of Birds, the winner of the Vilnius Film Festival, right after the online awards ceremony
Marco Valerio Fusco, Head of Acquisitions & Production at Intramovies, talks to us about festival postponements, the eventuality of an online Marché du Film and post-virus changes to the film market
Marco Valerio Fusco, Head of Acquisitions & Production at Intramovies, talks to us about festival postponements, the eventuality of an online Marché du Film and post-virus changes to the film market
Cineuropa caught up with Frederik Sølberg and Sara Stockmann, the duo behind Hana Korea, winner of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at CPH:DOX
Cineuropa caught up with Frederik Sølberg and Sara Stockmann, the duo behind Hana Korea, winner of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at CPH:DOX
Cineuropa chatted to writer-director Ilja Rautsi, who is about to blow existing ideas about Finnish cinema to smithereens with the short The Night of the Living Dicks
Cineuropa chatted to writer-director Ilja Rautsi, who is about to blow existing ideas about Finnish cinema to smithereens with the short The Night of the Living Dicks
We chatted with Chiara Valenti Omero, the president of the AFIC – the Association of Italian Film Festivals, about the consequences of Italy’s lockdown and what the future looks like for festivals
We chatted with Chiara Valenti Omero, the president of the AFIC – the Association of Italian Film Festivals, about the consequences of Italy’s lockdown and what the future looks like for festivals
We talked to Kristian Håskjold, the director of the touching Danish mini-series Chemo Brain, which was recently awarded the Special Jury Recognition for Drama at SXSW
We talked to Kristian Håskjold, the director of the touching Danish mini-series Chemo Brain, which was recently awarded the Special Jury Recognition for Drama at SXSW
The Metamorphosis of Birds flies away with the main award at the Vilnius Film Festival

The Metamorphosis of Birds flies away with the main award at the Vilnius Film Festival

During the awards ceremony, which was streamed online due to the pandemic, Lynn + Lucy was also recognised, with Nova Lituania scoring the Cineuropa Prize  

03/04 | Vilnius 2020 | Awards

160 Romanian filmmakers appeal to local institutions for adequate measures during the crisis

160 Romanian filmmakers appeal to local institutions for adequate measures during the crisis

Hasty decisions by a National Film Center that seems to have gone into hiding have caused quite a stir in the local film industry  

03/04 | Institutions | Legislation | Romania

Dot.on.the.map Industry Days announces its selected projects

Dot.on.the.map Industry Days announces its selected projects

The first edition of the co-production, training and networking platform will run online and is inviting six projects from the Mediterranean Basin to be presented  

02/04 | Cyprus Film Days 2020 | Dot.on.the.map Industry Days

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Arab Blues - by Manele Labidi - Venice 2019 - Giornate degli Autori - French VOD release April 2
Arab Blues
by Manele Labidi
Venice 2019 - Giornate degli Autori
French VOD release April 2
Proxima - by Alice Winocour - Toronto 2019 - Special mention Platform - San Sebastian 2019 - Special Jury Prize - French VOD release April 1
Proxima
by Alice Winocour
Toronto 2019 - Special mention Platform
San Sebastian 2019 - Special Jury Prize
French VOD release April 1
The Girl with a Bracelet - by Stéphane Demoustier - Locarno 2019 - Piazza Grande - French VOD release April 2
The Girl with a Bracelet
by Stéphane Demoustier
Locarno 2019 - Piazza Grande
French VOD release April 2
Mister T. - by Marcin Krzysztalowicz - Polish release via CANAL+ VOD on March 27
Mister T.
by Marcin Krzysztalowicz
Polish release via CANAL+ VOD on March 27
Gloria Mundi - by Robert Guédiguian - Venice 2019 - Volpi Cup for Best Actress - French VOD release April 2
Gloria Mundi
by Robert Guédiguian
Venice 2019 - Volpi Cup for Best Actress
French VOD release April 2
Review: Eroski Paraíso

Review: Eroski Paraíso

With their superb performances, Miguel de Lira and Patricia de Lorenzo prop up this film adaptation of the stage play of the same name  

02/04 | Films | Reviews | Spain

Review: The Goldfish

Review: The Goldfish

With this his first feature film, the German director of Iranian origin Alireza Golafshan puts his name to a good-natured comedy on disability and tax evasion  

02/04 | Aubagne 2020

France’s CNC enhances its exceptional support measures

France’s CNC enhances its exceptional support measures

The institution announces emergency financial aid and a relaxation of media chronology rules, which would allow films billed for cinema release at the outset of the health crisis to be released on VOD  

02/04 | Industry | Market | France

Film Reviews

Relativity - by Mariko Minoguchi - The first feature by Germany’s Mariko Minoguchi is an ambitious concept film whose highly restrained script and editing are its greatest strengths
Relativity
by Mariko Minoguchi
The first feature by Germany’s Mariko Minoguchi is an ambitious concept film whose highly restrained script and editing are its greatest strengths
Songs of Repression - by Estephan Wagner, Marianne Hougen-Moraga - The winner of the DOX:Award, helmed by Estephan Wagner and Marianne Hougen-Moraga, is a rare example of a sober, considerate and nuanced treatment of a potentially incendiary subject
Songs of Repression
by Estephan Wagner, Marianne Hougen-Moraga
The winner of the DOX:Award, helmed by Estephan Wagner and Marianne Hougen-Moraga, is a rare example of a sober, considerate and nuanced treatment of a potentially incendiary subject
Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight - by Bartosz M. Kowalski - Dubbed the “first Polish slasher”, Bartosz M Kowalski’s film is an entertaining horror flick wallowing in nostalgia for the movies of the 1980s
Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight
by Bartosz M. Kowalski
Dubbed the “first Polish slasher”, Bartosz M Kowalski’s film is an entertaining horror flick wallowing in nostalgia for the movies of the 1980s
Sisters with Transistors - by Lisa Rovner - It’s synthesiser galore in Lisa Rovner’s proper hit of a documentary, awarded a NEXT:WAVE Special Mention at CPH:DOX
Sisters with Transistors
by Lisa Rovner
It’s synthesiser galore in Lisa Rovner’s proper hit of a documentary, awarded a NEXT:WAVE Special Mention at CPH:DOX
Being Eriko - by Jannik Splidsboel - Japanese pianist Eriko Makimura looks for meaning away from the keyboard in Jannik Splidsboel’s overly one-sided portrait
Being Eriko
by Jannik Splidsboel
Japanese pianist Eriko Makimura looks for meaning away from the keyboard in Jannik Splidsboel’s overly one-sided portrait
There Will Be No More Night - by Éléonore Weber - Eléonore Weber signs her name to a fascinating and terrifying documentary which looks to decipher and reflect upon images filmed by helicopters on operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan
There Will Be No More Night
by Éléonore Weber
Eléonore Weber signs her name to a fascinating and terrifying documentary which looks to decipher and reflect upon images filmed by helicopters on operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan
Mister T. - by Marcin Krzysztalowicz - Marcin Krzyształowicz directs a charmingly surreal, fake biopic of a 1950s writer who, forbidden from publishing his books, comes up with a fictional story that would demolish communism
Mister T.
by Marcin Krzysztalowicz
Marcin Krzyształowicz directs a charmingly surreal, fake biopic of a 1950s writer who, forbidden from publishing his books, comes up with a fictional story that would demolish communism
The Two Sights - by Joshua Bonnetta - Joshua Bonnetta puts his name to an atmospheric and ethnographic documentary about the endurance of Gaelic culture in The Hebrides, which links the earthly world to the hereafter
The Two Sights
by Joshua Bonnetta
Joshua Bonnetta puts his name to an atmospheric and ethnographic documentary about the endurance of Gaelic culture in The Hebrides, which links the earthly world to the hereafter
Italy’s regions and film commissions take action to tackle the crisis

Italy’s regions and film commissions take action to tackle the crisis

We give an overview of the initiatives and measures taken by the various Italian film commissions and regions in order to combat the crisis  

02/04 | Industry | Market | Italy

Jonathan Glazer’s new project among the films supported by the Polish Film Institute

Jonathan Glazer’s new project among the films supported by the Polish Film Institute

The PISF has subsidised eight minority co-productions in its first slate of funding for 2020  

02/04 | Production | Funding | Poland/Germany

Review: Norie

Review: Norie

The pretext for a necessary family exercise, Yuki Kawamura’s intimate documentary is now part of the LuxFilmFest Home Edition programme  

02/04 | Luxembourg 2020

Interviews

We chatted to ZagrebDox Pro producer Marina Burić to get her take on the very first online edition of the training and pitching programme, which wrapped on Monday
We chatted to ZagrebDox Pro producer Marina Burić to get her take on the very first online edition of the training and pitching programme, which wrapped on Monday
Today sees the Netflix release of The Occupant, the new thriller by David and Álex Pastor, who already broached the subject of epidemics in two of their previous films, Carriers and The Last Days
Today sees the Netflix release of The Occupant, the new thriller by David and Álex Pastor, who already broached the subject of epidemics in two of their previous films, Carriers and The Last Days
We caught up with Poland’s Bartosz M Kowalski to chat about Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight and its premiere on Netflix owing to the coronavirus pandemic
We caught up with Poland’s Bartosz M Kowalski to chat about Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight and its premiere on Netflix owing to the coronavirus pandemic
Cineuropa talked to film academic Roderik Smits about his new book on film distribution, Gatekeeping in the Evolving Business of Independent Film Distribution
Cineuropa talked to film academic Roderik Smits about his new book on film distribution, Gatekeeping in the Evolving Business of Independent Film Distribution
We spoke to Lennart Ström, managing director of the M:brane co-production forum for children's media content, about the last-minute cancellation of this year’s edition
We spoke to Lennart Ström, managing director of the M:brane co-production forum for children's media content, about the last-minute cancellation of this year’s edition
We caught up with Florian Weghorn and Christine Tröstrum to discuss the highlights of this year’s edition of Berlinale Talents and how to be more “collectively creative”
We caught up with Florian Weghorn and Christine Tröstrum to discuss the highlights of this year’s edition of Berlinale Talents and how to be more “collectively creative”
We chatted to German filmmaker of Turkish heritage Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay about his Cineuropa Prize-winning Oray at the Mons Film Festival
We chatted to German filmmaker of Turkish heritage Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay about his Cineuropa Prize-winning Oray at the Mons Film Festival
BERLINALE 2020: We caught up with Onur Saylak and Nadir Öperli to find out more about their Eurimages Co-production Development Award-winning There Are Two Kinds of People in This World
BERLINALE 2020: We caught up with Onur Saylak and Nadir Öperli to find out more about their Eurimages Co-production Development Award-winning There Are Two Kinds of People in This World
Visions du Réel announces its online industry programme

Visions du Réel announces its online industry programme

The festival's industry section, which will unspool from 25-30 April, includes 15 projects in Pitching du Réel, nine in Docs in Progress and four in the Rough Cut Lab  

02/04 | Visions du Réel 2020 | Visions du Réel Industry

301 feature films produced by France in 2019

301 feature films produced by France in 2019

Stable investments worth €1.11 billion conceal a contraction of French financing; French cinematic productions include 116 international co-productions with 34 countries  

01/04 | Industry | Market | France

Netflix commissions new series Angry Birds: Summer Madness

Netflix commissions new series Angry Birds: Summer Madness

The Los Gatos-based streaming platform is partnering with Finland’s Rovio Entertainment and the UK’s CAKE for a new story set in the iconic world of the franchise  

01/04 | Production | Funding | USA/Finland/UK

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Adam - by Maryam Touzani - Cannes 2019 - Un Certain Regard - French VOD release April 2
Adam
by Maryam Touzani
Cannes 2019 - Un Certain Regard
French VOD release April 2
El inconveniente - by Bernabé Rico - Soon in Spain
El inconveniente
by Bernabé Rico
Soon in Spain
Legado en los huesos - by Fernando González Molina - Spanish release on Filmin March 30
Legado en los huesos
by Fernando González Molina
Spanish release on Filmin March 30
Heroic Losers - by Sebastián Borensztein - Toronto 2019 - Special Presentations - Spanish release on Filmin March 30
Heroic Losers
by Sebastián Borensztein
Toronto 2019 - Special Presentations
Spanish release on Filmin March 30
Into the Labyrinth - by Donato Carrisi - Italian VOD release
Into the Labyrinth
by Donato Carrisi
Italian VOD release

Industry Reports

11/02/2020

EDN introduces its 2020 Financing Guide

For the first time published as a digital edition, the guide provides filmmakers with all the industry contacts they need to finance their documentaries

13/12/2019

Europa Distribution brings Solo to IDFA's Industry Talk

For the second year in a row, the distributors network co-organised various events at IDFA focused on the distribution of documentary films

13/12/2019

A focus on Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria by Europa Distribution

The European distributors network sheds some light on the situation of independent film distribution in the countries

Film Reviews

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