Review: Arica

Review: Arica

How did a Swedish mining giant destroy thousands of lives in a Chilean desert town? The answer is in Lars Edman and William Johansson Kalén's new documentary  

01/12 | IDFA 2020

Seventeen projects seek their perfect intercontinental match at Proyecta 2020

Seventeen projects seek their perfect intercontinental match at Proyecta 2020

Part of Ventana Sur, the 3rd edition of the industry event, organised in partnership with the San Sebastián International Film Festival, aims to build creative bridges between old and new continents  

01/12 | Ventana Sur 2020

Review: Marygoround

Review: Marygoround

Forget Steve Carell: in Daria Woszek's odd film, there is a new 50-year-old virgin in town, and she has devotional objects to prove it  

01/12 | Gijón 2020

Review: Billie

Review: Billie

James Erskine explores the extraordinary life of Billie Holiday by way of old interviews conducted by a journalist who died by her own hand, in a rich documentary which takes on film noir tones  

01/12 | Turin 2020

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Amigo - by Óscar Martín - In Óscar Martín’s début feature, Javier Botet learns the hard way that, sometimes, a friend is not a gift you give yourself but a two-legged rat with a dastardly plan
Amigo
by Óscar Martín
In Óscar Martín’s début feature, Javier Botet learns the hard way that, sometimes, a friend is not a gift you give yourself but a two-legged rat with a dastardly plan
The Pit - by Dace Puce - Dace Pūce's debut feature is a small jewel of a film and a splendidly staged, intense emotional journey
The Pit
by Dace Puce
Dace Pūce's debut feature is a small jewel of a film and a splendidly staged, intense emotional journey
Divinations - by Leandro Picarella - A Sicilian fortune-teller and a young artisan of Moroccan descent are the protagonists of Leandro Picarella's new documentary
Divinations
by Leandro Picarella
A Sicilian fortune-teller and a young artisan of Moroccan descent are the protagonists of Leandro Picarella's new documentary
Radiograph of a Family - by Firouzeh Khosrovani - Firouzeh Khosrovani wins the IDFA Award for the Best Feature-length Documentary with a superb personal essay about our divided world
Radiograph of a Family
by Firouzeh Khosrovani
Firouzeh Khosrovani wins the IDFA Award for the Best Feature-length Documentary with a superb personal essay about our divided world
Baby - by Juanma Bajo Ulloa - Juanma Bajo Ulloa continues to prove that he is clearly not an accommodating filmmaker with this daring, macabre tale completely devoid of dialogue, which you will either love to bits or detest
Baby
by Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Juanma Bajo Ulloa continues to prove that he is clearly not an accommodating filmmaker with this daring, macabre tale completely devoid of dialogue, which you will either love to bits or detest
Il buco in testa - by Antonio Capuano - Through the story of a victim of terrorism, Antonio Capuano establishes a link between the political violence of the 1970s and the strain infecting society today
Il buco in testa
by Antonio Capuano
Through the story of a victim of terrorism, Antonio Capuano establishes a link between the political violence of the 1970s and the strain infecting society today
The Dawn - by Dalibor Matanic - The approaching apocalypse puts a married couple at risk in Dalibor Matanić’s film, premiering in competition at Tallinn Black Nights
The Dawn
by Dalibor Matanic
The approaching apocalypse puts a married couple at risk in Dalibor Matanić’s film, premiering in competition at Tallinn Black Nights
Submission - by Leonardo Antonio - Iolanda Laranjeiro makes an impact in Leonardo Antonio's story about rape within marriage, which drifts into melodrama
Submission
by Leonardo Antonio
Iolanda Laranjeiro makes an impact in Leonardo Antonio's story about rape within marriage, which drifts into melodrama
MML Collective • Directors of Tracking Satyrs

Interview: MML Collective • Directors of Tracking Satyrs

“An atypical film such as ours, questioning freedom and played by social outcasts, does not really fit the profile of industry cinema”

The winners of the Eurimages Lab Project Award at Thessaloniki, MML Collective - Michał Mądracki, Maciej Mądracki and Gilles Lepore - discuss their winning project Tracking Satyrs  

01/12 | Thessaloniki 2020 | Agora

Renzo Martens • Director of White Cube

Interview: Renzo Martens • Director of White Cube

“My goal was not to paint another portrait of how things can not work, but how, despite everything, they possibly can”

We talked to Dutch artist and director Renzo Martens about his film White Cube, which premiered at IDFA  

01/12 | IDFA 2020

[Films en cours] crowns I Comete its champion in Belfort

[Films en cours] crowns I Comete its champion in Belfort

Produced by 5 à 7 Films in league with Lotta Films and sold by Best Friend Forever, Pascal Tagnati’s title walks away with the Entrevues Film Festival’s post-production grant  

01/12 | Industry | Market | France

Viestur Kairish • Director of The Sign Painter

Interview: Viestur Kairish • Director of The Sign Painter

"How can you survive as a human and not sell your soul"

We met up with Latvian director Viestur Kairish to discuss his latest film The Sign Painter, which screened in Competition at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival  

01/12 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

Oliver Rihs • Director of Caged Birds

Interview: Oliver Rihs • Director of Caged Birds

"We tell the story of these two opposite characters and their dream of freedom"

Swiss filmmaker Oliver Rihs talks to us about his latest feature film, Caged Birds, which was screened in Competition at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival  

01/12 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

Beatrice Fiorentino is named the new General Delegate of the SIC

Beatrice Fiorentino is named the new General Delegate of the SIC

A selector for the International Film Critics’ Week in Venice since 2016, Beatrice Fiorentino is replacing Giona A Nazzaro, who has been asked to head up the Locarno Film Festival  

01/12 | Venice 2021 | International Film Critics’ Week

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We chatted to Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu, whose The Last Ones takes on the people on the lower rung of society. And Roxette
We chatted to Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu, whose The Last Ones takes on the people on the lower rung of society. And Roxette
Cineuropa chatted to Henrik Ruben Genz, helmer of the Danish-Estonian-Belgian war drama Erna at War, which world-premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Cineuropa chatted to Henrik Ruben Genz, helmer of the Danish-Estonian-Belgian war drama Erna at War, which world-premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
The winners of the Eurimages Lab Project Award at Thessaloniki, MML Collective - Michał Mądracki, Maciej Mądracki and Gilles Lepore - discuss their winning project Tracking Satyrs
The winners of the Eurimages Lab Project Award at Thessaloniki, MML Collective - Michał Mądracki, Maciej Mądracki and Gilles Lepore - discuss their winning project Tracking Satyrs
We talked to Dutch artist and director Renzo Martens about his film White Cube, which premiered at IDFA
We talked to Dutch artist and director Renzo Martens about his film White Cube, which premiered at IDFA
João Paulo Abreu, managing director of Films4You, tells us about current tendencies in the field of independent distribution in Portugal and the impact of the pandemic
João Paulo Abreu, managing director of Films4You, tells us about current tendencies in the field of independent distribution in Portugal and the impact of the pandemic
We talked to Zeynep Dadak, the winner of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award for Best Project at Tallinn Black Nights, ready to take a closer look at the future of sleep
We talked to Zeynep Dadak, the winner of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award for Best Project at Tallinn Black Nights, ready to take a closer look at the future of sleep
We met up with Latvian director Viestur Kairish to discuss his latest film The Sign Painter, which screened in Competition at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival
We met up with Latvian director Viestur Kairish to discuss his latest film The Sign Painter, which screened in Competition at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival
Swiss filmmaker Oliver Rihs talks to us about his latest feature film, Caged Birds, which was screened in Competition at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival
Swiss filmmaker Oliver Rihs talks to us about his latest feature film, Caged Birds, which was screened in Competition at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival
João Paulo Abreu • Distributor, Films4You

Interview: João Paulo Abreu • Distributor, Films4You

“The film business is a people’s business”

João Paulo Abreu, managing director of Films4You, tells us about current tendencies in the field of independent distribution in Portugal and the impact of the pandemic  

01/12 | /Portugal

ArteKino Festival to showcase 10 European films online for free

ArteKino Festival to showcase 10 European films online for free

50,000 virtual seats for ten auteur films are up for grabs, screening in ten languages and across 45 European countries from 1 December  

01/12 | Festivals | Awards | Europe

Zeynep Dadak • Director of Electric Sleep

Interview: Zeynep Dadak • Director of Electric Sleep

“People are more interested in hybrid genre films than ever before”

We talked to Zeynep Dadak, the winner of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award for Best Project at Tallinn Black Nights, ready to take a closer look at the future of sleep  

01/12 | Black Nights 2020 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

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Beginning - by Dea Kulumbegashvili - Cannes 2020 - Official Selection - San Sebastian 2020 - Golden Shell, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Screenplay - Spanish release December 4
Beginning
by Dea Kulumbegashvili
Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
San Sebastian 2020 - Golden Shell, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Screenplay
Spanish release December 4
Baby - by Juanma Bajo Ulloa - Tallin 2020 - Competition - Spanish release December 4
Baby
by Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Tallin 2020 - Competition
Spanish release December 4
Josep - by AurelCannes 2020 - Official Selection - Spanish release December 4
Josep
by AurelCannes 2020 - Official Selection
Spanish release December 4
Horizon Line - by Mikael Marcimain - Norwegian release December 4
Horizon Line
by Mikael Marcimain
Norwegian release December 4
The Barcelona Vampiress - by Lluís Danés - Spanish release December 4
The Barcelona Vampiress
by Lluís Danés
Spanish release December 4
Review: The Pit

Review: The Pit

Dace Pūce's debut feature is a small jewel of a film and a splendidly staged, intense emotional journey  

01/12 | Black Nights 2020 | Baltic Film Competition

Dora Šustic and Maja Pek-Brünjes • Director and producer of Afterparty

Interview: Dora Šustic and Maja Pek-Brünjes • Director and producer of Afterparty

“Unlike most TV shows about female friendships, we don’t shy away from feminism; we explore it”

We asked Dora Šustic and Maja Pek-Brünjes, the winners of the MIDPOINT TV Launch HBO Award, about their future plans for the series Afterparty  

30/11 | MIDPOINT 2020

The European film industry strives to find its way through the second wave of the coronavirus

The European film industry strives to find its way through the second wave of the coronavirus

We present an overview of the film events affected by the new measures announced by national governments to contain the fresh surge in the COVID-19 pandemic  

30/11 | Europe

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Film Reviews

Bilesuvar - by Elvin Adigozel - Elvin Adigozel creates an atmospheric and existentialist film, painting through five stories the elliptical portrait of everyday life and of evanescent horizons in the heart of Azerbaijan
Bilesuvar
by Elvin Adigozel
Elvin Adigozel creates an atmospheric and existentialist film, painting through five stories the elliptical portrait of everyday life and of evanescent horizons in the heart of Azerbaijan
Subterranean - by Gabriel Velázquez, Manuel Matanza - A reconstruction of real events, this “rockumentary” by Gabriel Velázquez and Manuel Matanza recounts the American adventure undertaken by two beguiling characters who walk on the wild side
Subterranean
by Gabriel Velázquez, Manuel Matanza
A reconstruction of real events, this “rockumentary” by Gabriel Velázquez and Manuel Matanza recounts the American adventure undertaken by two beguiling characters who walk on the wild side
When I'm Done Dying - by Nisan Dağ - Turkish writer-director Nisan Dağ's second feature is an intriguing drama set in Istanbul's local hip-hop subculture
When I'm Done Dying
by Nisan Dağ
Turkish writer-director Nisan Dağ's second feature is an intriguing drama set in Istanbul's local hip-hop subculture
Caged Birds - by Oliver Rihs - Joel Basman and Marie Leuenberger prove an exciting pair who inject most welcome energy into Oliver Rihs’ latest film
Caged Birds
by Oliver Rihs
Joel Basman and Marie Leuenberger prove an exciting pair who inject most welcome energy into Oliver Rihs’ latest film
Erna at War - by Henrik Ruben Genz - Henrik Ruben Genz's movie is a tale of courage and maternal love starring Trine Dyrholm in the lead role
Erna at War
by Henrik Ruben Genz
Henrik Ruben Genz's movie is a tale of courage and maternal love starring Trine Dyrholm in the lead role
Beasts - by Naël Marandin - Recipient of a 2020 Cannes label and carried by excellent performances, Naël Marandin’s accomplished second feature is a story of domination among the economic challenges of animal farming
Beasts
by Naël Marandin
Recipient of a 2020 Cannes label and carried by excellent performances, Naël Marandin’s accomplished second feature is a story of domination among the economic challenges of animal farming
25 Years of Innocence. The Case of Tomek Komenda - by Jan Holoubek - Debuting director Jan Holoubek finds his footing with a solid, if grim, retelling of a real-life tragedy
25 Years of Innocence. The Case of Tomek Komenda
by Jan Holoubek
Debuting director Jan Holoubek finds his footing with a solid, if grim, retelling of a real-life tragedy
Should the Wind Drop - by Nora Martirosyan - A work of fiction awarded labels by Cannes and overtaken by current events and war, Nora Martirosyan’s first feature film lifts the veil on a land in search of existence, identity and borders
Should the Wind Drop
by Nora Martirosyan
A work of fiction awarded labels by Cannes and overtaken by current events and war, Nora Martirosyan’s first feature film lifts the veil on a land in search of existence, identity and borders
The Dutch government announces a second support package for the country's film sector

The Dutch government announces a second support package for the country's film sector

The provision, announced on 17 November, will take effect in the first half of 2021  

30/11 | Production | Funding | Netherlands

Dalibor Matanić • Director of The Dawn

Interview: Dalibor Matanić • Director of The Dawn

“Compassion, love and tolerance remove all the toxins”

We talked to Croatian filmmaker Dalibor Matanić on the occasion of the world premiere of his newest film The Dawn in competition at Tallinn Black Nights  

30/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

Review: Divinations

Review: Divinations

A Sicilian fortune-teller and a young artisan of Moroccan descent are the protagonists of Leandro Picarella's new documentary  

30/11 | IDFA 2020

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Interviews

We asked Dora Šustic and Maja Pek-Brünjes, the winners of the MIDPOINT TV Launch HBO Award, about their future plans for the series Afterparty
We asked Dora Šustic and Maja Pek-Brünjes, the winners of the MIDPOINT TV Launch HBO Award, about their future plans for the series Afterparty
We talked to Croatian filmmaker Dalibor Matanić on the occasion of the world premiere of his newest film The Dawn in competition at Tallinn Black Nights
We talked to Croatian filmmaker Dalibor Matanić on the occasion of the world premiere of his newest film The Dawn in competition at Tallinn Black Nights
We spoke to veteran Estonian filmmaker Peeter Simm, who presented his new coming-of-age dramedy On the Water in Tallinn
We spoke to veteran Estonian filmmaker Peeter Simm, who presented his new coming-of-age dramedy On the Water in Tallinn
Decorated Hungarian filmmaker István Szabó enlightens us about his melancholic and comic Final Report, which has just had its international premiere at Tallinn Black Nights
Decorated Hungarian filmmaker István Szabó enlightens us about his melancholic and comic Final Report, which has just had its international premiere at Tallinn Black Nights
We had the chance to chat to Laila Pakalniņa, director of the experimental drama In the Mirror, one of this year's main competition titles presented at Tallinn Black Nights
We had the chance to chat to Laila Pakalniņa, director of the experimental drama In the Mirror, one of this year's main competition titles presented at Tallinn Black Nights
Finnish director Mika Kaurismäki assures us that only the finest wines were imbibed during the making of the Tallinn-screened Gracious Night
Finnish director Mika Kaurismäki assures us that only the finest wines were imbibed during the making of the Tallinn-screened Gracious Night
We took the opportunity to chat with Jo Sol about Armugan, one of the titles playing in main competition at this year’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
We took the opportunity to chat with Jo Sol about Armugan, one of the titles playing in main competition at this year’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Armenia’s Jivan Avetisyan tells us about his latest feature, its exclusion from Moscow Film Festival and his new projects
Armenia’s Jivan Avetisyan tells us about his latest feature, its exclusion from Moscow Film Festival and his new projects
Veiko Õunpuu • Director of The Last Ones

Interview: Veiko Õunpuu • Director of The Last Ones

“I wish we could return to a sort of animism in our thinking”

We chatted to Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu, whose The Last Ones takes on the people on the lower rung of society. And Roxette  

30/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Baltic Film Competition

Peeter Simm • Director of On the Water

Interview: Peeter Simm • Director of On the Water

“Children helped and complemented each other with surprising professionalism”

We spoke to veteran Estonian filmmaker Peeter Simm, who presented his new coming-of-age dramedy On the Water in Tallinn  

30/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

István Szabó • Director of Final Report

Interview: István Szabó • Director of Final Report

“If one would still like to be with others in the future, the cinema will remain”

Decorated Hungarian filmmaker István Szabó enlightens us about his melancholic and comic Final Report, which has just had its international premiere at Tallinn Black Nights  

30/11 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Falling - by Viggo MortensenCannes 2020 - Official Selection - Toronto 2020- Special Presentations - San Sebastián 2020 - Donostia Award Screenings - Swedish release December 4
Falling
by Viggo MortensenCannes 2020 - Official Selection
Toronto 2020- Special Presentations
San Sebastián 2020 - Donostia Award Screenings
Swedish release December 4
Berlin Alexanderplatz - by Burhan Qurbani - Berlinale 2020 - Competition - Danish release December 3
Berlin Alexanderplatz
by Burhan Qurbani
Berlinale 2020 - Competition
Danish release December 3
Once Again - by Krzysztof Zbieranek and Pawel Czarzasty - Norwegian release December 4
Once Again
by Krzysztof Zbieranek and Pawel Czarzasty
Norwegian release December 4
Fear - by Ivaylo Hristov - Tallin 2020 - Grand Prix for the Best Film
Fear
by Ivaylo Hristov
Tallin 2020 - Grand Prix for the Best Film
County Lines - by Henry Blake - UK release December 4
County Lines
by Henry Blake
UK release December 4

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

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