Aldemar Matias • Director of On The Starting Line

Interview: Aldemar Matias • Director of On The Starting Line

"How can we talk about political context through the intimacy of a family"

BERLIN 2019: Brazilian filmmaker Aldemar Matias talks about his first film On The Starting Line, about a Cuban athlete, screened in the Panorama section  

21/02 | Berlin 2019 | Panorama

Maïmouna Doucouré arouses curiosity with Cuties

Maïmouna Doucouré arouses curiosity with Cuties

The feature debut by the filmmaker, who was festooned with awards worldwide with her short Maman(s), is being staged by Bien ou Bien Productions and sold by Bac Films  

21/02 | Production | France

Neus Ballús • Director of Staff Only

Interview: Neus Ballús • Director of Staff Only

"Our touristic experiences are totally constructed by the images we take all the time"

BERLIN 2019: We interviewed Spanish director Neus Ballús to talk about her second feature Staff Only, screened in the Panorama section  

21/02 | Berlin 2019 | Panorama

Wallimage supports the first live-action films by Mathias Malzieu and Vincent Paronnaud

Wallimage supports the first live-action films by Mathias Malzieu and Vincent Paronnaud

The Walloon regional investment fund is granting €1,410,000 to six features, a fiction series and an animated series aimed at young audiences  

21/02 | Funding | Belgium

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Film Reviews

The Wolf’s Call - by Antonin Baudry - Spectacular, breath-taking and hyper-realistic, Antonin Baudry’s first feature delves into the world of nuclear submarines, setting the bar high for French production standards
The Wolf’s Call
by Antonin Baudry
Spectacular, breath-taking and hyper-realistic, Antonin Baudry’s first feature delves into the world of nuclear submarines, setting the bar high for French production standards
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
By the Grace of God - by François Ozon - BERLIN 2019: François Ozon’s latest feature is a strong, modest, relentless and sensitive film about the actions and consequences of a paedophile priest
By the Grace of God
by François Ozon
BERLIN 2019: François Ozon’s latest feature is a strong, modest, relentless and sensitive film about the actions and consequences of a paedophile priest
Piranhas - by Claudio Giovannesi - BERLIN 2019: Based on a novel by Roberto Saviano, Claudio Giovannesi's latest film includes some impressive performances by its young protagonists but fails to capture the magic of Saviano’s writing
Piranhas
by Claudio Giovannesi
BERLIN 2019: Based on a novel by Roberto Saviano, Claudio Giovannesi's latest film includes some impressive performances by its young protagonists but fails to capture the magic of Saviano’s writing
Old Boys - by Toby MacDonald - British filmmaker Toby MacDonald tackles the topics of “Britishness” and masculinity in his debut feature, a lightweight, comedic take on Cyrano de Bergerac, set in an all-boys boarding school
Old Boys
by Toby MacDonald
British filmmaker Toby MacDonald tackles the topics of “Britishness” and masculinity in his debut feature, a lightweight, comedic take on Cyrano de Bergerac, set in an all-boys boarding school
Birds of Passage - by Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra - CANNES 2018: Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego’s ambitious new film is an ethnographic Shakespearean saga on the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia
Birds of Passage
by Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra
CANNES 2018: Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego’s ambitious new film is an ethnographic Shakespearean saga on the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia
Who You Think I Am - by Safy Nebbou - BERLIN 2019: Juliette Binoche plays a fifty-year-old woman who is desperate for love and who reinvents herself online in Safy Nebbou’s film adaptation of Camille Laurens' novel
Who You Think I Am
by Safy Nebbou
BERLIN 2019: Juliette Binoche plays a fifty-year-old woman who is desperate for love and who reinvents herself online in Safy Nebbou’s film adaptation of Camille Laurens' novel
Santiago, Italia - by Nanni Moretti - After closing the 36th Torino Film Festival, Nanni Moretti’s documentary about Chile arrives in Italian cinemas, using a sober evocation of the 1973 coup to talk about modern Italy
Santiago, Italia
by Nanni Moretti
After closing the 36th Torino Film Festival, Nanni Moretti’s documentary about Chile arrives in Italian cinemas, using a sober evocation of the 1973 coup to talk about modern Italy
Elliott Crosset Hove • Actor

Interview: Elliott Crosset Hove • Actor

"Growing up in my family has given me a realistic view of what it means to be an actor"

BERLIN 2019: Danish actor Elliott Crosset Hove, one of the 2019 Shooting Stars, talks to us about his work experience  

21/02 | Shooting Stars 2019

ZagrebDox readies an expanded 15th edition

ZagrebDox readies an expanded 15th edition

The leading Balkan documentary gathering will welcome over 100 titles during this year’s edition and will also introduce some brand-new special programmes  

21/02 | ZagrebDox 2019

Kristin Thora Haraldsdóttir • Actress

Interview: Kristin Thora Haraldsdóttir • Actress

"I'm often asked what is it to be an actress having kids, but my male colleagues don't"

BERLIN 2019: Icelandic Shooting Star Kristin Thora Haraldsdóttir talks to us about her emerging film career  

21/02 | Shooting Stars 2019

Review: Photograph

Review: Photograph

BERLIN 2019: Ritesh Batra’s rather saccharine first attempt at social cinema (The Lunchbox) is nothing other than a lacklustre romcom mired in clichés  

20/02 | Berlin 2019 | Berlinale Special Gala

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Interviews

BERLIN 2019: We met up with the Israeli director Nadav Lapid to talk about Synonyms, in competition at the 69th Berlin Film Festival
BERLIN 2019: We met up with the Israeli director Nadav Lapid to talk about Synonyms, in competition at the 69th Berlin Film Festival
BERLIN 2019: François Ozon, in competition at Berlin for the fifth time running with By the Grace of God, talks to Cineuropa about his latest film, which is based on a very important true story
BERLIN 2019: François Ozon, in competition at Berlin for the fifth time running with By the Grace of God, talks to Cineuropa about his latest film, which is based on a very important true story
BERLIN 2019: After the premiere of System Crasher in competition, German director Nora Fingscheidt tells Cineuropa why it’s important to change, or indeed crash, systems
BERLIN 2019: After the premiere of System Crasher in competition, German director Nora Fingscheidt tells Cineuropa why it’s important to change, or indeed crash, systems
BERLIN 2019: We talked to German director Angela Schanelec about her polarising film-essay I Was at Home, but..., shown in the main competition
BERLIN 2019: We talked to German director Angela Schanelec about her polarising film-essay I Was at Home, but..., shown in the main competition
BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa met up with Italian author Roberto Saviano to discuss Piranhas, the newest adaptation of one of his novels
BERLIN 2019: Cineuropa met up with Italian author Roberto Saviano to discuss Piranhas, the newest adaptation of one of his novels
BERLIN 2019: Brazilian filmmaker Aldemar Matias talks about his first film On The Starting Line, about a Cuban athlete, screened in the Panorama section
BERLIN 2019: Brazilian filmmaker Aldemar Matias talks about his first film On The Starting Line, about a Cuban athlete, screened in the Panorama section
BERLIN 2019: We interviewed Spanish director Neus Ballús to talk about her second feature Staff Only, screened in the Panorama section
BERLIN 2019: We interviewed Spanish director Neus Ballús to talk about her second feature Staff Only, screened in the Panorama section
BERLIN 2019: Danish actor Elliott Crosset Hove, one of the 2019 Shooting Stars, talks to us about his work experience
BERLIN 2019: Danish actor Elliott Crosset Hove, one of the 2019 Shooting Stars, talks to us about his work experience
Jayro Bustamante • Director of Tremors

Interview: Jayro Bustamante • Director of Tremors

"It's a society in which homophobia is a problem, but the real one is machoism"

BERLIN 2019: We interviewed Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante, who returned to the Berlinale, after the success of Ixcanul, with his new film Tremors  

20/02 | Berlin 2019 | Panorama

Yaron Shani • Director of Chained

Interview: Yaron Shani • Director of Chained

"I want to understand life"

BERLIN 2019: Israeli filmmaker Yaron Shani talks to us about the second instalment of his "Love Trilogy", Chained, presented in the Panorama section  

20/02 | Berlin 2019 | Panorama

Review: Oray

Review: Oray

BERLIN 2019: The winner of the Berlinale's Best First Feature Award is a powerful film about Muslim communities in Europe, with the fantastic Zejhun Demirov in the title role  

20/02 | Berlin 2019 | Perspektive Deutsches Kino

Emerging Producers
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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

By the Grace of God - by François Ozon - Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize - French release February 20
By the Grace of God
by François Ozon
Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
French release February 20
The Golden Glove - by Fatih Akin - Berlinale 2019 - Competition - German release February 21
The Golden Glove
by Fatih Akin
Berlinale 2019 - Competition
German release February 21
The Wolf’s Call - by Antonin Baudry - French and Belgium releases February 20
The Wolf’s Call
by Antonin Baudry
French and Belgium releases February 20
Pardon - by Jan Jakub Kolski - Polish release February 22
Pardon
by Jan Jakub Kolski
Polish release February 22
We - by Rene Eller - Polish release February 22
We
by Rene Eller
Polish release February 22
MyFrenchFilmFestival racks up 10 million views

MyFrenchFilmFestival racks up 10 million views

UniFrance's online festival enjoys its second best year on record. The Filmmaker Jury Award goes to Diane Has the Right Shape  

20/02 | Festivals | France

The first clapperboard slams for Kamen Kalev’s February

The first clapperboard slams for Kamen Kalev’s February

The Bulgarian filmmaker has kicked off the shoot for his fourth feature, produced by Waterfront Film and co-produced by Koro Films; international sales will be entrusted to Memento  

20/02 | Production | Bulgaria/France

Dogman leads the nominations for the 2019 David di Donatello Awards

Dogman leads the nominations for the 2019 David di Donatello Awards

Matteo Garrone’s film garners 15 nominations, closely followed by Capri-Revolution with 13, and Call Me By Your Name and Loro with 12. The awards ceremony will take place on 27 March  

19/02 | David di Donatello 2019

Italy for Movies
Polish Film Institute

Film Reviews

Synonyms - by Nadav Lapid - BERLIN 2019: Nadav Lapid offersan indescribable yet totally brilliant variation on the theme of "An Israeli in Paris"
Synonyms
by Nadav Lapid
BERLIN 2019: Nadav Lapid offersan indescribable yet totally brilliant variation on the theme of "An Israeli in Paris"
System Crasher - by Nora Fingscheidt - BERLIN 2019: Nora Fingscheidt’s first feature, presented as one of four German-language films in competition at Berlin, sets the bar high and is powerful in terms of both form and content
System Crasher
by Nora Fingscheidt
BERLIN 2019: Nora Fingscheidt’s first feature, presented as one of four German-language films in competition at Berlin, sets the bar high and is powerful in terms of both form and content
I Was at Home, but... - by Angela Schanelec - BERLIN 2019: Angela Schanelec directs a non-narrative film-essay about existence, the body and art, which gradually abandons its coldness and embraces reconciliation
I Was at Home, but...
by Angela Schanelec
BERLIN 2019: Angela Schanelec directs a non-narrative film-essay about existence, the body and art, which gradually abandons its coldness and embraces reconciliation
Stitches - by Miroslav Terzic - BERLIN 2019: Miroslav Terzić's second feature is an accomplished psychological drama with strong thriller elements that should play equally well to regular audiences and discerning cinephiles
Stitches
by Miroslav Terzic
BERLIN 2019: Miroslav Terzić's second feature is an accomplished psychological drama with strong thriller elements that should play equally well to regular audiences and discerning cinephiles
Out Stealing Horses - by Hans Petter Moland - BERLIN 2019: Norway’s Hans Petter Moland takes on countryman Per Petterson’s much-loved and hard-to-adapt bestseller with beautiful results, thanks to trusty Swede Stellan Skarsgård
Out Stealing Horses
by Hans Petter Moland
BERLIN 2019: Norway’s Hans Petter Moland takes on countryman Per Petterson’s much-loved and hard-to-adapt bestseller with beautiful results, thanks to trusty Swede Stellan Skarsgård
Dafne - by Federico Bondi - BERLIN 2019: This lovable, character-driven family drama directed by Federico Bondi is likely to steal the hearts of the Panorama audience
Dafne
by Federico Bondi
BERLIN 2019: This lovable, character-driven family drama directed by Federico Bondi is likely to steal the hearts of the Panorama audience
Our Defeats - by Jean-Gabriel Périot - BERLIN 2019: Jean-Gabriel Périot returns to the cinema of May '68, questioning young high schoolers about their ideals and the political action needed to change the world
Our Defeats
by Jean-Gabriel Périot
BERLIN 2019: Jean-Gabriel Périot returns to the cinema of May '68, questioning young high schoolers about their ideals and the political action needed to change the world
My Extraordinary Summer with Tess - by Steven Wouterlood - BERLIN 2019: Dutch filmmaker Steven Wouterlood's first feature follows a boy and a girl on their paths of self-discovery as they cross the threshold from childhood to adolescence
My Extraordinary Summer with Tess
by Steven Wouterlood
BERLIN 2019: Dutch filmmaker Steven Wouterlood's first feature follows a boy and a girl on their paths of self-discovery as they cross the threshold from childhood to adolescence
Fatih Akin • Director of The Golden Glove

Interview: Fatih Akin • Director of The Golden Glove

"They say this film is against women, but it's people who haven't seen the film saying that"

BERLIN 2019: Fatih Akin talks to us about his new film The Golden Glove, one of the most heinous and gory movies that have ever played in competition at the Berlinale  

20/02 | Berlin 2019 | Competition

Nenad Puhovski • Director, ZagrebDox

Interview: Nenad Puhovski • Director, ZagrebDox

“We are doing ZagrebDox primarily for the audience”

We chatted to the founder and director of ZagrebDox, Nenad Puhovski, to get the low-down on the imminent 15th edition of the documentary gathering  

20/02 | ZagrebDox 2019

Miroslav Terzić • Director of Stitches

Interview: Miroslav Terzić • Director of Stitches

"I would have ruined the film if I used too many formal elements"

BERLIN 2019: We have met up with Serbia's Miroslav Terzić, director of Stitches, one of the hits of this year's Panorama section  

19/02 | Berlin 2019 | Panorama

Interviews

BERLIN 2019: Icelandic Shooting Star Kristin Thora Haraldsdóttir talks to us about her emerging film career
BERLIN 2019: Icelandic Shooting Star Kristin Thora Haraldsdóttir talks to us about her emerging film career
BERLIN 2019: We interviewed Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante, who returned to the Berlinale, after the success of Ixcanul, with his new film Tremors
BERLIN 2019: We interviewed Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante, who returned to the Berlinale, after the success of Ixcanul, with his new film Tremors
BERLIN 2019: Israeli filmmaker Yaron Shani talks to us about the second instalment of his "Love Trilogy", Chained, presented in the Panorama section
BERLIN 2019: Israeli filmmaker Yaron Shani talks to us about the second instalment of his "Love Trilogy", Chained, presented in the Panorama section
BERLIN 2019: Fatih Akin talks to us about his new film The Golden Glove, one of the most heinous and gory movies that have ever played in competition at the Berlinale
BERLIN 2019: Fatih Akin talks to us about his new film The Golden Glove, one of the most heinous and gory movies that have ever played in competition at the Berlinale
We chatted to the founder and director of ZagrebDox, Nenad Puhovski, to get the low-down on the imminent 15th edition of the documentary gathering
We chatted to the founder and director of ZagrebDox, Nenad Puhovski, to get the low-down on the imminent 15th edition of the documentary gathering
BERLIN 2019: We have met up with Serbia's Miroslav Terzić, director of Stitches, one of the hits of this year's Panorama section
BERLIN 2019: We have met up with Serbia's Miroslav Terzić, director of Stitches, one of the hits of this year's Panorama section
BERLIN 2019: Poland's Shooting Star Dawid Ogrodnik talks to us about himself, his work and where his career might lead him to
BERLIN 2019: Poland's Shooting Star Dawid Ogrodnik talks to us about himself, his work and where his career might lead him to
BERLIN 2019: We sat down with Serbian actor Milan Maric, selected for the 2019 Shooting Stars
BERLIN 2019: We sat down with Serbian actor Milan Maric, selected for the 2019 Shooting Stars
Dawid Ogrodnik • Actor

Interview: Dawid Ogrodnik • Actor

"In my country I have my own Hollywood"

BERLIN 2019: Poland's Shooting Star Dawid Ogrodnik talks to us about himself, his work and where his career might lead him to  

19/02 | Shooting Stars 2019

Milan Maric • Actor

Interview: Milan Maric • Actor

"Every time I try to find a strong relation between me and the character"

BERLIN 2019: We sat down with Serbian actor Milan Maric, selected for the 2019 Shooting Stars  

19/02 | Shooting Stars 2019

Review: The Wolf’s Call

Review: The Wolf’s Call

Spectacular, breath-taking and hyper-realistic, Antonin Baudry’s first feature delves into the world of nuclear submarines, setting the bar high for French production standards  

19/02 | Films | France

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Euphoria - by Valeria Golino - Cannes 2018 - Un Certain Regard - French release February 20
Euphoria
by Valeria Golino
Cannes 2018 - Un Certain Regard
French release February 20
Minuscule - Mandibles From Far Away - by Thomas Szabo and Hélène Giraud - Toronto 2018 - Contemporary World Cinema - German release February 21
Minuscule - Mandibles From Far Away
by Thomas Szabo and Hélène Giraud
Toronto 2018 - Contemporary World Cinema
German release February 21
Birds of Passage - by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra - Cannes 2018 - Directors’ Fortnight Opening - Danish release February 21 and Spanish and Norwegian releases February 22
Birds of Passage
by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra
Cannes 2018 - Directors’ Fortnight Opening
Danish release February 21 and Spanish and Norwegian releases February 22
Capernaum - by Nadine Labaki - Cannes 2018 - Jury Prize - Oscar 2019 Nomination - Best Foreign Language Film
Capernaum
by Nadine Labaki
Cannes 2018 - Jury Prize
Oscar 2019 Nomination - Best Foreign Language Film
Piranhas - by Claudio Giovannesi - Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
Piranhas
by Claudio Giovannesi
Berlinale 2019 - Silver Bear for Best Screenplay

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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