GoCritic! Review: Ville Neuve

GoCritic! Review: Ville Neuve

Animafest Zagreb's Grand Competition - Feature Film included movies of very different styles and techniques, but this Canadian title stands out for its subtleness and aesthetics  

26/06 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2019

A GoCritic! Experience at Animafest Zagreb

A GoCritic! Experience at Animafest Zagreb

Our six participants at Animafest Zagreb look back at all the aspects of the festival, providing useful insight to audiences, professionals and festival organizers alike  

26/06 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2019

That’s a wrap for Pascal Rabaté’s Les Sans-dents

That’s a wrap for Pascal Rabaté’s Les Sans-dents

The brilliant Yolande Moreau, Gustave Kervern and François Morel topline this Loin derrière l'Oural production, which will be sold by Films Boutique  

26/06 | Production | France

Mario Martone’s The Mayor of Rione Sanità is now in post-production

Mario Martone’s The Mayor of Rione Sanità is now in post-production

Produced by Indigo Film, the Neapolitan director’s new title based on Eduardo De Filippo’s three-act comedy is set in a modern-day, Gomorrah-style Naples  

26/06 | Production | Italy

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Film Reviews

Samurai Marathon - by Bernard Rose - Bernard Rose’s eye-pleasing samurai flick is enjoyable entertainment despite its flaws
Samurai Marathon
by Bernard Rose
Bernard Rose’s eye-pleasing samurai flick is enjoyable entertainment despite its flaws
The Deposit - by Ásthildur Kjartansdóttir - Ásthildur Kjartansdóttir’s new feature, based on Auður Jónsdóttir’s novel of the same name, is a compelling psychological drama
The Deposit
by Ásthildur Kjartansdóttir
Ásthildur Kjartansdóttir’s new feature, based on Auður Jónsdóttir’s novel of the same name, is a compelling psychological drama
Punk Never Ends! - by Juro Šlauka - Juraj Šlauka’s docu-fiction provides a raw and fascinating glimpse into the unfamiliar world of punks in the Slovak countryside but takes few risks with the story
Punk Never Ends!
by Juro Šlauka
Juraj Šlauka’s docu-fiction provides a raw and fascinating glimpse into the unfamiliar world of punks in the Slovak countryside but takes few risks with the story
All About Yves - by Benoît Forgeard - CANNES 2019: Benoît Forgeard creates a wacky satirical comedy about artificial intelligence, featuring a fridge that takes control of a failing rapper’s life
All About Yves
by Benoît Forgeard
CANNES 2019: Benoît Forgeard creates a wacky satirical comedy about artificial intelligence, featuring a fridge that takes control of a failing rapper’s life
The Golden Glove - by Fatih Akin - BERLIN 2019: Fatih Akin’s new film is expertly made, but it’s also one of the most heinous and gory movies that have ever played in competition at a major film festival
The Golden Glove
by Fatih Akin
BERLIN 2019: Fatih Akin’s new film is expertly made, but it’s also one of the most heinous and gory movies that have ever played in competition at a major film festival
Consequences - by Darko Stante - TORONTO 2018: Darko Štante's debut feature explores problems in Slovenian youth and society, by focusing on issues of masculinity through its troubled teenage protagonist
Consequences
by Darko Stante
TORONTO 2018: Darko Štante's debut feature explores problems in Slovenian youth and society, by focusing on issues of masculinity through its troubled teenage protagonist
The Days to Come - by Carlos Marqués-Marcet - Catalan Carlos Marqués-Marcet rounds off his trilogy about couples falling out of love with a film on the whirlwind experience of becoming parents
The Days to Come
by Carlos Marqués-Marcet
Catalan Carlos Marqués-Marcet rounds off his trilogy about couples falling out of love with a film on the whirlwind experience of becoming parents
Cavale - by Virginie Gourmel - Virginie Gourmel revisits the topic of adolescent escape by following the path of three young girls looking for meaning
Cavale
by Virginie Gourmel
Virginie Gourmel revisits the topic of adolescent escape by following the path of three young girls looking for meaning
MIDPOINT to showcase eight Feature Launch projects at Karlovy Vary

MIDPOINT to showcase eight Feature Launch projects at Karlovy Vary

The projects will have a chance to win the KVIFF & MIDPOINT Development Award, as well as invitations to connecting cottbus and Rotterdam Lab  

26/06 | MIDPOINT 2019

Loco Films wagers on Let There Be Light at Karlovy Vary

Loco Films wagers on Let There Be Light at Karlovy Vary

The French firm led by Laurent Danielou is selling Slovakian director Marko Škop’s new film, which is in the running for this year's Crystal Globe  

26/06 | Karlovy Vary 2019 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

Peter Sant • Director of Of Time and the Sea

Interview: Peter Sant • Director of Of Time and the Sea

“Filmmaking is almost an extension of colonialism”

We sat down with Australian director Peter Sant, who broke down his Maltese-language feature debut, Of Time and the Sea, which screened at Valletta last week  

26/06 | Valletta 2019

Swedish crime franchise Easy Money returns as a Netflix series

Swedish crime franchise Easy Money returns as a Netflix series

Jens Lapidus’ hit novels will return after a film trilogy, via a series being produced by SF Studios  

26/06 | Television | Sweden

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Karel Och, the artistic director of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, discusses the expansion of its territorial scope and its “gently edgy” programme
Karel Och, the artistic director of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, discusses the expansion of its territorial scope and its “gently edgy” programme
Cineuropa went to Helsinki to talk to Lasse Saarinen, the chief executive officer of the Finnish Film Foundation, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year
Cineuropa went to Helsinki to talk to Lasse Saarinen, the chief executive officer of the Finnish Film Foundation, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year
We sat down with Australian director Peter Sant, who broke down his Maltese-language feature debut, Of Time and the Sea, which screened at Valletta last week
We sat down with Australian director Peter Sant, who broke down his Maltese-language feature debut, Of Time and the Sea, which screened at Valletta last week
As short film He Was Called Chaos Bērziņš looks forward to its international premiere at Karlovy Vary, as part of EFP's Future Frames, Cineuropa talked to its director Signe Birkova
As short film He Was Called Chaos Bērziņš looks forward to its international premiere at Karlovy Vary, as part of EFP's Future Frames, Cineuropa talked to its director Signe Birkova
Hungarian filmmaker István Kovács talked to us about his short film A Siege, which prepares to screen as part of EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary
Hungarian filmmaker István Kovács talked to us about his short film A Siege, which prepares to screen as part of EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary
GoCritic! interviews a critic - an omnipresent figure in the world of animation, and one of the first journalists to focus on this specific niche form
GoCritic! interviews a critic - an omnipresent figure in the world of animation, and one of the first journalists to focus on this specific niche form
Two years after its first screening, in Rotterdam, Leonardo Mouramateus’ Antonio One Two Three premieres where it all began, in Lisbon; we chatted to him about the movie
Two years after its first screening, in Rotterdam, Leonardo Mouramateus’ Antonio One Two Three premieres where it all began, in Lisbon; we chatted to him about the movie
As her short film Touch Me prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Luxembourg-born filmmaker Eileen Byrne to talk about it
As her short film Touch Me prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Luxembourg-born filmmaker Eileen Byrne to talk about it
The Thessaloniki Film Festival conducts research into children’s films

The Thessaloniki Film Festival conducts research into children’s films

The “Films for Kids in Southeast Europe” study aims to shed light on the production of films for younger audiences, but the initial findings seem discouraging  

26/06 | Industry | Greece/Southeast Europe

Signe Birkova • Director of He Was Called Chaos Bērziņš

Interview: Signe Birkova • Director of He Was Called Chaos Bērziņš

“As long as there is silver on film strip – you cannot lose”

As short film He Was Called Chaos Bērziņš looks forward to its international premiere at Karlovy Vary, as part of EFP's Future Frames, Cineuropa talked to its director Signe Birkova  

26/06 | Future Frames 2019

Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Interview: Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

“We want to challenge the audience with a charming attack on the brain and the heart”

Karel Och, the artistic director of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, discusses the expansion of its territorial scope and its “gently edgy” programme  

26/06 | Karlovy Vary 2019

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

The Days to Come - by Carlos Marqués-Marcet - Rotterdam 2019 - Tiger Competition - Spanish release June 28
The Days to Come
by Carlos Marqués-Marcet
Rotterdam 2019 - Tiger Competition
Spanish release June 28
Aren't You Happy? - by Susanne Heinrich - Rotterdam 2019 - Bright Future Premieres - German release June 27
Aren't You Happy?
by Susanne Heinrich
Rotterdam 2019 - Bright Future Premieres
German release June 27
All About Yves - by Benoît Forgeard - Cannes 2019 - Directors' Fortnight - French release June 26
All About Yves
by Benoît Forgeard
Cannes 2019 - Directors' Fortnight
French release June 26
Anna - by Luc Besson - Polish release June 28, UK release July 5, French release July 10
Anna
by Luc Besson
Polish release June 28, UK release July 5, French release July 10
The Golden Glove - by Fatih Akin - Berlinale 2019 - Competition - French release June 26
The Golden Glove
by Fatih Akin
Berlinale 2019 - Competition
French release June 26
Shooting wraps on Si muore solo da vivi

Shooting wraps on Si muore solo da vivi

Produced by K+, Alberto Rizzi’s debut feature is set against the 2012 earthquake in Emilia and stars Alessandro Roja and Alessandra Mastronardi  

25/06 | Production | Italy

Review: Samurai Marathon

Review: Samurai Marathon

Bernard Rose’s eye-pleasing samurai flick is enjoyable entertainment despite its flaws  

26/06 | Edinburgh 2019

GoCritic! Review: Under the Rib Cage

GoCritic! Review: Under the Rib Cage

We review a film that did not win any awards at Animafest Zagreb, but many of the audiences and professionals, including the GoCritic! team, found outstanding  

25/06 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2019

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Film Reviews

Deerskin - by Quentin Dupieux - CANNES 2019: Quentin Dupieux delivers a brilliantly refined film, between an absurdist comedy and a realistic drama about madness, with Jean Dujardin and Adèle Haenel excellent in the lead roles
Deerskin
by Quentin Dupieux
CANNES 2019: Quentin Dupieux delivers a brilliantly refined film, between an absurdist comedy and a realistic drama about madness, with Jean Dujardin and Adèle Haenel excellent in the lead roles
Loli Paradicka - by Richard Staviarsky, Víťo Staviarsky - The feature debut by Víťo and Richard Staviarsky aspires to be a tragicomedy about star-crossed lovers but instead plays to racism and misogyny for laughs
Loli Paradicka
by Richard Staviarsky, Víťo Staviarsky
The feature debut by Víťo and Richard Staviarsky aspires to be a tragicomedy about star-crossed lovers but instead plays to racism and misogyny for laughs
Dolce Fine Giornata - by Jacek Borcuch - Sundance regular Jacek Borcuch comes back to Park City with an alluring film, yet one that is loaded with profound questions about European identity
Dolce Fine Giornata
by Jacek Borcuch
Sundance regular Jacek Borcuch comes back to Park City with an alluring film, yet one that is loaded with profound questions about European identity
The Mustang - by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre - Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre delivers an excellent first feature film shot in the US and revolving around a prisoner’s redemption through the training of a mustang
The Mustang
by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre delivers an excellent first feature film shot in the US and revolving around a prisoner’s redemption through the training of a mustang
Dirty God - by Sacha Polak - With a mesmerising soundtrack and stunning visuals, Sacha Polak brings us a story about finding inner strength in her English-language debut
Dirty God
by Sacha Polak
With a mesmerising soundtrack and stunning visuals, Sacha Polak brings us a story about finding inner strength in her English-language debut
O Beautiful Night - by Xaver Böhm - BERLIN 2019: Young Berlin-based German filmmaker Xaver Böhm has created a deeply romantic journey through the night, which resembles a flamboyant baroque painting
O Beautiful Night
by Xaver Böhm
BERLIN 2019: Young Berlin-based German filmmaker Xaver Böhm has created a deeply romantic journey through the night, which resembles a flamboyant baroque painting
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles - by Salvador Simó - Salvador Simó adapts Fermín Solís’ comic book of the same name into a film, adding colour as well as images from Land Without Bread, the documentary directed by Luis Buñuel in 1933
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
by Salvador Simó
Salvador Simó adapts Fermín Solís’ comic book of the same name into a film, adding colour as well as images from Land Without Bread, the documentary directed by Luis Buñuel in 1933
The White Crow - by Ralph Fiennes - Ralph Fiennes’ third directorial outing recounts the defection of Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev as a Cold War ballet
The White Crow
by Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes’ third directorial outing recounts the defection of Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev as a Cold War ballet
VR experts debate “New Visions of Reality” in Warsaw

VR experts debate “New Visions of Reality” in Warsaw

Poland’s first conference dedicated to VR examined how immersive media changes our society, and welcomed specialists in the field from Denmark, France and Portugal, among others  

25/06 | Industry | Poland

Jean-Pierre Améris is shooting Profession du père

Jean-Pierre Améris is shooting Profession du père

Benoît Poelvoorde and Audrey Dana lead the cast of this Curiosa Films production, sold worldwide by France Télévisions Distribution  

25/06 | Production | France

István Kovács • Director of A Siege

Interview: István Kovács • Director of A Siege

“The desperate search for our humanity and dignity is something we will never abandon”

Hungarian filmmaker István Kovács talked to us about his short film A Siege, which prepares to screen as part of EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary  

25/06 | Future Frames 2019

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Interviews

As his Czech short film Playing prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Slovenian director Lun Sevnik to talk about it
As his Czech short film Playing prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Slovenian director Lun Sevnik to talk about it
Cineuropa talked to one of Finland’s most recognisable actresses about her second feature film as a director, Ladies of Steel, currently in production
Cineuropa talked to one of Finland’s most recognisable actresses about her second feature film as a director, Ladies of Steel, currently in production
As his short film Precious prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Bosnian filmmaker Irfan Avdić to talk about it
As his short film Precious prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Bosnian filmmaker Irfan Avdić to talk about it
GoCritic! talked to the art director of Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, which screened at Animafest Zagreb and was awarded at Annecy
GoCritic! talked to the art director of Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, which screened at Animafest Zagreb and was awarded at Annecy
As his short film Kid prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Slovak filmmaker Gregor Valentovič to talk about it
As his short film Kid prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Slovak filmmaker Gregor Valentovič to talk about it
French director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre tells us about her debut feature, The Mustang, shot in the United States, first screened at Sundance, and now out in French cinemas
French director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre tells us about her debut feature, The Mustang, shot in the United States, first screened at Sundance, and now out in French cinemas
As his short film Get Ready With Me prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Swedish filmmaker Jonatan Etzler to talk about it
As his short film Get Ready With Me prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Swedish filmmaker Jonatan Etzler to talk about it
We met up with David Duponchel, director of the Al Este Central and Eastern European Film Festival, to take stock of the first decade of the gathering’s existence
We met up with David Duponchel, director of the Al Este Central and Eastern European Film Festival, to take stock of the first decade of the gathering’s existence
Review: Yesterday

Review: Yesterday

Director Danny Boyle and writer Richard Curtis have all The Beatles’ lyrics, but this high-concept "Yellow Submarine" doesn’t have faith in anything but schmaltz  

25/06 | Edinburgh 2019

Lasse Saarinen • CEO, Finnish Film Foundation

Interview: Lasse Saarinen • CEO, Finnish Film Foundation

“I don’t make promises I’m not sure I can keep”

Cineuropa went to Helsinki to talk to Lasse Saarinen, the chief executive officer of the Finnish Film Foundation, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year  

25/06

The freshest animated titles to be screened at Fest Anča

The freshest animated titles to be screened at Fest Anča

From 27-30 June, Slovakia's Fest Anča International Animation Festival will introduce the very latest animated films and music videos  

25/06 | Festivals | Slovakia

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

In Fabric - by Peter Strickland - San Sebastian 2018 - Competition - UK release June 28
In Fabric
by Peter Strickland
San Sebastian 2018 - Competition
UK release June 28
Los Bando - by Christian Lo - Berlinale 2018 - Generation Kplus - Spanish release June 28
Los Bando
by Christian Lo
Berlinale 2018 - Generation Kplus
Spanish release June 28
Consequences - by Darko Stante - Toronto 2018 - Discovery - French release June 26
Consequences
by Darko Stante
Toronto 2018 - Discovery
French release June 26
Yesterday - by Danny Boyle - Czech, Hungarian and Danish releases June 27, UK andNorwegian releases June 28
Yesterday
by Danny Boyle
Czech, Hungarian and Danish releases June 27, UK andNorwegian releases June 28
The White Crow - by Ralph Fiennes - French release June 19 and Italian release June 27
The White Crow
by Ralph Fiennes
French release June 19 and Italian release June 27

Industry Reports

17/01/2019

Paul Brett • Producer, Flying Tiger

The Chinese Bridging the Dragon market met up with Paul Brett, head of Flying Tiger, one of China's leading media-market research companies for the entertainment industry

17/12/2018

Jeffrey Chan • Producer and distributor, Bona Film Group

Bridging the Dragon met up with Jeffrey Chan, executive vice-president of Bona Film Group, one of the leading distribution and production companies in China

14/12/2018

Cai Gongming • Producer and distributor, Road Pictures

Road Pictures’ Cai Gongming chatted to us about the Chinese film market at the latest Bridging the Dragon event, which unspooled from 11-14 November in Beijing

Film Reviews

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