The winners of the 2018 European Film Awards

The winners of the 2018 European Film Awards

Watch the livestream of the ceremony for the 31st European Film Awards, taking place in Seville on Saturday 15 December at 19.30  

14/12 | European Film Awards 2018

The best of Italian cinema in Barcelona

The best of Italian cinema in Barcelona

The 7th edition of Barcelona Italian Cinema Festival kicks off today with ten films showcased at major international film festivals  

14/12 | Festival | Italy/Spain

Series Lab Brussels: What’s new in Belgium?

Series Lab Brussels: What’s new in Belgium?

For its third edition, the event set up shop in Brussels as an integral part of the Are You Series? Festival, and we took the opportunity to take stock of RTBF and VRT’s upcoming Belgian series  

14/12 | Television | Belgium

Solothurn Film Days unveils its rich festival programme

Solothurn Film Days unveils its rich festival programme

The films selected for the festival's 54th edition all question the meaning of life and spirituality: universal themes that never cease to fascinate  

14/12 | Solothurn 2019

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Cold War - by Pawel Pawlikowski - CANNES 2018: Pawel Pawlikowski reworks the elements of his Oscar-winning Ida to create another fantastic tale that is likely to be a frontrunner in the race for the Palme d’Or
Cold War
by Pawel Pawlikowski
CANNES 2018: Pawel Pawlikowski reworks the elements of his Oscar-winning Ida to create another fantastic tale that is likely to be a frontrunner in the race for the Palme d’Or
A Faithful Man - by Louis Garrel - SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: In his second feature-length opus, Louis Garrel pays tribute to Truffaut’s Stolen Kisses and shows a touch of Woody Allen
A Faithful Man
by Louis Garrel
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: In his second feature-length opus, Louis Garrel pays tribute to Truffaut’s Stolen Kisses and shows a touch of Woody Allen
Girl - by Lukas Dhont - CANNES 2018: Lukas Dhont delivers a jaw-dropping debut film about the emotional and physical struggle of a young transgender girl on the cusp of a transformation
Girl
by Lukas Dhont
CANNES 2018: Lukas Dhont delivers a jaw-dropping debut film about the emotional and physical struggle of a young transgender girl on the cusp of a transformation
Dogman - by Matteo Garrone - CANNES 2018: Inspired by a suburban crime story, Matteo Garrone's new film focuses on the marginalised, with a very clear sentiment
Dogman
by Matteo Garrone
CANNES 2018: Inspired by a suburban crime story, Matteo Garrone's new film focuses on the marginalised, with a very clear sentiment
Another Day of Life - by Raúl de la Fuente, Damian Nenow - CANNES 2018: Raul de la Fuente and Damian Nenow present a well-researched and exhilarating rereading of the landmark book by famous Polish journalist, Ryszard Kapuscinski
Another Day of Life
by Raúl de la Fuente, Damian Nenow
CANNES 2018: Raul de la Fuente and Damian Nenow present a well-researched and exhilarating rereading of the landmark book by famous Polish journalist, Ryszard Kapuscinski
The Ragged Life of Juice Leskinen - by Teppo Airaksinen - Poised to premiere imminently in its native Finland, Teppo Airaksinen’s wonderful biopic swaps clichés for killer one-liners
The Ragged Life of Juice Leskinen
by Teppo Airaksinen
Poised to premiere imminently in its native Finland, Teppo Airaksinen’s wonderful biopic swaps clichés for killer one-liners
Yuli - by Icíar Bollaín - SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: Icíar Bollaín directs a biopic on Carlos Acosta, achieving little more than a conventional portrait of an unconventional life, short on risk and narrative arabesques
Yuli
by Icíar Bollaín
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: Icíar Bollaín directs a biopic on Carlos Acosta, achieving little more than a conventional portrait of an unconventional life, short on risk and narrative arabesques
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
Frédéric Boyer • Artistic director, Les Arcs Film Festival

Interview: Frédéric Boyer • Artistic director, Les Arcs Film Festival

"Things change, as does distribution, and you have to evolve"

Frédéric Boyer, Les Arcs Film Festival selector (10th edition, 15 to 22 December), talks about the festival’s Work in Progress event  

14/12 | Les Arcs 2018

Cai Gongming • Producer and distributor, Road Pictures

Interview: Cai Gongming • Producer and distributor, Road Pictures

“The Chinese film industry is concentrating intensely on European content now”

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  

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When East Meets West announces 22 selected projects from 14 countries

When East Meets West announces 22 selected projects from 14 countries

The spotlight territories are Central Eastern Europe and Benelux, the selection includes two guest projects from Baltic Event and DOCSP Brazil, and a new award has been announced  

14/12 | Industry | Italy

Les Arcs Film Festival organises a Focus on Poland

Les Arcs Film Festival organises a Focus on Poland

This year, the French event is taking a closer look at recent Polish films and upcoming projects  

14/12 | Les Arcs 2018

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Frédéric Boyer, Les Arcs Film Festival selector (10th edition, 15 to 22 December), talks about the festival’s Work in Progress event
Frédéric Boyer, Les Arcs Film Festival selector (10th edition, 15 to 22 December), talks about the festival’s Work in Progress event
As he prepares to be honoured at the European Film Awards, Ralph Fiennes talks about his Rudolf Nureyev film The White Crow, his third outing in the director’s chair
As he prepares to be honoured at the European Film Awards, Ralph Fiennes talks about his Rudolf Nureyev film The White Crow, his third outing in the director’s chair
Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti, the directors of Sibel, talk to us about their feature, which scooped three awards, including the Cineuropa Prize, at the latest Cinémamed in Brussels
Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti, the directors of Sibel, talk to us about their feature, which scooped three awards, including the Cineuropa Prize, at the latest Cinémamed in Brussels
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
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
Mia Hansen-Løve talks to Cineuropa about Maya, shot primarily in India, unveiled at Toronto and soon to be released in French cinemas
Mia Hansen-Løve talks to Cineuropa about Maya, shot primarily in India, unveiled at Toronto and soon to be released in French cinemas
Two days before the tenth Les Arcs Film Festival kicks off, Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin, the event’s managing director and co-founder, casts a glance at its past and present
Two days before the tenth Les Arcs Film Festival kicks off, Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin, the event’s managing director and co-founder, casts a glance at its past and present
Greek producers Giorgos Karnavas and Konstantinos Kontovrakis talk to us about their work, for which they will receive the Eurimages Co-Production Award at the European Film Awards
Greek producers Giorgos Karnavas and Konstantinos Kontovrakis talk to us about their work, for which they will receive the Eurimages Co-Production Award at the European Film Awards
Portuguese director Vicente Alves do Ó talked to us about his latest film, Sunburn, world-premiered in competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Portuguese director Vicente Alves do Ó talked to us about his latest film, Sunburn, world-premiered in competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
MIDPOINT selects nine projects for Feature Launch 2019

MIDPOINT selects nine projects for Feature Launch 2019

First or second film projects by directors from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine will take part in Feature Launch next year  

14/12 | Industry | Europe

Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti • Directors of Sibel

Interview: Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti • Directors of Sibel

“We had hard-working and talented producers, all working for the sake of the film”

Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti, the directors of Sibel, talk to us about their feature, which scooped three awards, including the Cineuropa Prize, at the latest Cinémamed in Brussels  

14/12 | Cinémamed 2018

Ralph Fiennes • Director of The White Crow

Interview: Ralph Fiennes • Director of The White Crow

“It was clear that if it were ever a film, it would be about the defection”

As he prepares to be honoured at the European Film Awards, Ralph Fiennes talks about his Rudolf Nureyev film The White Crow, his third outing in the director’s chair  

14/12 | European Film Awards 2018

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Cold War - by Pawel Pawlikowski - Cannes 2018 - Best Director - EFA 2018 - Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Editing
Cold War
by Pawel Pawlikowski
Cannes 2018 - Best Director
EFA 2018 - Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Editing
Dogman - by Matteo Garrone - Cannes 2018 - Best Actor - EFA 2018 - Best Actor
Dogman
by Matteo Garrone
Cannes 2018 - Best Actor
EFA 2018 - Best Actor
Girl - by Lukas Dhont - Cannes 2018 - Best Performance Un Certain Regard and Caméra d'Or - Golden Globes 2019 Nomination - Best Foreign Language Film - EFA 2018 - Discovery
Girl
by Lukas Dhont
Cannes 2018 - Best Performance Un Certain Regard and Caméra d'Or
Golden Globes 2019 Nomination - Best Foreign Language Film
EFA 2018 - Discovery
Another Day of Life - by Raúl de la Fuente and Damian Nenow - Cannes 2018 - Special screening - EFA 2018 - European Animated Feature Film
Another Day of Life
by Raúl de la Fuente and Damian Nenow
Cannes 2018 - Special screening
EFA 2018 - European Animated Feature Film
Bergman – A Year in a Life - by Jane Magnusson - EFA 2018 - Best Documentary
Bergman – A Year in a Life
by Jane Magnusson
EFA 2018 - Best Documentary
Sacha Polak’s Dirty God to open the 48th IFFR

Sacha Polak’s Dirty God to open the 48th IFFR

The latest films by Andrés Duque, Eva Ionesco and Fabienne Godet are to be showcased in the Voices section  

14/12 | Rotterdam 2019

Mia Hansen-Løve • Director of Maya

Interview: Mia Hansen-Løve • Director of Maya

Vocation, addiction, love and duality

Mia Hansen-Løve talks to Cineuropa about Maya, shot primarily in India, unveiled at Toronto and soon to be released in French cinemas  

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The Berlinale announces six Golden Bear candidates for its 69th edition

The Berlinale announces six Golden Bear candidates for its 69th edition

Amongst the first titles to enter the competition are the latest films by three Berlinale regulars: François Ozon, Fatih Akin and Denis Côté  

13/12 | Berlin 2019 | Competition/Berlinale Special

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Film Reviews

Fatwa - by Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud - Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud uses the death of a radicalised teenager to highlight religious tension in Tunisia
Fatwa
by Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud
Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud uses the death of a radicalised teenager to highlight religious tension in Tunisia
Il testimone invisibile - by Stefano Mordini - Stefano Mordini's noir, starring Riccardo Scamarcio and Miriam Leone, is presented as a sequence of conversations and flashbacks that ultimately fail to build the suspense the genre requires
Il testimone invisibile
by Stefano Mordini
Stefano Mordini's noir, starring Riccardo Scamarcio and Miriam Leone, is presented as a sequence of conversations and flashbacks that ultimately fail to build the suspense the genre requires
The Man Who Stole Banksy - by Marco Proserpio - The theft of a mural in Bethlehem leads first-time director Marco Proserpio to investigate the ethics of the market for street art
The Man Who Stole Banksy
by Marco Proserpio
The theft of a mural in Bethlehem leads first-time director Marco Proserpio to investigate the ethics of the market for street art
Woman at War - by Benedikt Erlingsson - CANNES 2018: Icelandic director Benedikt Erlingsson proves his potential yet again with a joyful, inventive, energetic, environmental and feminist second feature film
Woman at War
by Benedikt Erlingsson
CANNES 2018: Icelandic director Benedikt Erlingsson proves his potential yet again with a joyful, inventive, energetic, environmental and feminist second feature film
Maya - by Mia Hansen-Løve - TORONTO 2018: Mia Hansen-Løve travels to India, delving into the heart of love and war and injecting new themes into the refined sweetness that characterises her films
Maya
by Mia Hansen-Løve
TORONTO 2018: Mia Hansen-Løve travels to India, delving into the heart of love and war and injecting new themes into the refined sweetness that characterises her films
In Safe Hands - by Jeanne Herry - Jeanne Herry directs an excellent and very emotional choral film about the process surrounding anonymous births and adoption
In Safe Hands
by Jeanne Herry
Jeanne Herry directs an excellent and very emotional choral film about the process surrounding anonymous births and adoption
The Favourite - by Yorgos Lanthimos - VENICE 2018: Yorgos Lanthimos delivers a brilliantly funny satire on life in Queen Anne’s 18th-century royal household
The Favourite
by Yorgos Lanthimos
VENICE 2018: Yorgos Lanthimos delivers a brilliantly funny satire on life in Queen Anne’s 18th-century royal household
Never Look Away - by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck - VENICE 2018: Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck returns with a film inspired by the life of the German artist Gerhard Richter, aimed at an audience born after the fall of the Berlin Wall
Never Look Away
by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
VENICE 2018: Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck returns with a film inspired by the life of the German artist Gerhard Richter, aimed at an audience born after the fall of the Berlin Wall
Review: Il testimone invisibile

Review: Il testimone invisibile

Stefano Mordini's noir, starring Riccardo Scamarcio and Miriam Leone, is presented as a sequence of conversations and flashbacks that ultimately fail to build the suspense the genre requires  

13/12 | Film | Italy

Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin • Managing director, Les Arcs Film Festival

Interview: Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin • Managing director, Les Arcs Film Festival

"The spirit of Les Arcs is to stand up for quality cinema and play an active part in the creative process"

Two days before the tenth Les Arcs Film Festival kicks off, Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin, the event’s managing director and co-founder, casts a glance at its past and present  

13/12 | Les Arcs 2018

A successful 14th Mobile Film Festival awards nine films

A successful 14th Mobile Film Festival awards nine films

The winning films are now available online, free of copyright for all types of media: TV, radio and web  

13/12 | Sponsored

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We sat down with Estonian director Siim Tamm, who screened his film Between Covers in the Estonian Film Competition at Tallinn's Black Nights
We sat down with Estonian director Siim Tamm, who screened his film Between Covers in the Estonian Film Competition at Tallinn's Black Nights
Valeria Richter and Lena Thiele, TorinoFilmLab tutors, talk about Audience Design, their new book and strategies to attract audiences to cinemas
Valeria Richter and Lena Thiele, TorinoFilmLab tutors, talk about Audience Design, their new book and strategies to attract audiences to cinemas
We chatted to Polish director Adrian Panek about the making of his movie Werewolf, which won two awards at Tallinn Black Nights
We chatted to Polish director Adrian Panek about the making of his movie Werewolf, which won two awards at Tallinn Black Nights
Albanian director Robert Budina discusses his second feature, A Shelter Among The Clouds, world-premiered in the Official Selection at Black Nights
Albanian director Robert Budina discusses his second feature, A Shelter Among The Clouds, world-premiered in the Official Selection at Black Nights
We talked to German director Henning Gronkowski about the intricacies of his feature debut, Yung, centring on four female leads revelling in the Berlin party scene
We talked to German director Henning Gronkowski about the intricacies of his feature debut, Yung, centring on four female leads revelling in the Berlin party scene
German filmmaker Josef Bierbichler sat down with us to discuss his film Two Men in Suits, screened in competition at Tallinn
German filmmaker Josef Bierbichler sat down with us to discuss his film Two Men in Suits, screened in competition at Tallinn
French-born, Danish-based filmmaker Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm talks about his latest film, Until We Fall, awarded at Tallinn with the prize for Best Actor for Dar Salim
French-born, Danish-based filmmaker Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm talks about his latest film, Until We Fall, awarded at Tallinn with the prize for Best Actor for Dar Salim
Colombian director Rubén Mendoza and actresses Sofía Paz Jara and Lina Marcela Sánchez talk to us about Wandering Girl, the winning film in the Tallinn Black Nights' Official Selection
Colombian director Rubén Mendoza and actresses Sofía Paz Jara and Lina Marcela Sánchez talk to us about Wandering Girl, the winning film in the Tallinn Black Nights' Official Selection
Giorgos Karnavas, Konstantinos Kontovrakis • Producers, Heretic

Interview: Giorgos Karnavas, Konstantinos Kontovrakis • Producers, Heretic

"We try to create professional and artistic relationships that can last"

Greek producers Giorgos Karnavas and Konstantinos Kontovrakis talk to us about their work, for which they will receive the Eurimages Co-Production Award at the European Film Awards  

13/12 | European Film Awards 2018

Review: The Ragged Life of Juice Leskinen

Review: The Ragged Life of Juice Leskinen

Poised to premiere imminently in its native Finland, Teppo Airaksinen’s wonderful biopic swaps clichés for killer one-liners  

13/12 | Films | Finland

Valletta Film Lab to welcome European small nation states

Valletta Film Lab to welcome European small nation states

The foundation behind the Valletta Film Festival has launched a programme of workshops to help professionals reach audiences beyond their own (small) territories  

12/12 | Industry | Malta

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

A Faithful Man - by Louis Garrel - San Sebastian 2018 - Jury Award for Best Screenplay - Les Arcs 2018 - Competition
A Faithful Man
by Louis Garrel
San Sebastian 2018 - Jury Award for Best Screenplay
Les Arcs 2018 - Competition
In Fabric - by Peter Strickland - San Sebastian 2018 - Competition - Les Arcs 2018 - Competition
In Fabric
by Peter Strickland
San Sebastian 2018 - Competition
Les Arcs 2018 - Competition
Joy - by Sudabeh Mortezai - Venice 2018 - Giornate degli autori - Les Arcs 2018 - Competition
Joy
by Sudabeh Mortezai
Venice 2018 - Giornate degli autori
Les Arcs 2018 - Competition
Wasted - by Anders Hazelius - Svwedish release December 14
Wasted
by Anders Hazelius
Svwedish release December 14
By the Grace of God - by François Ozon - Berlinale 2019 - Competition
By the Grace of God
by François Ozon
Berlinale 2019 - Competition

Industry Reports

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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

05/11/2018

Blockchain and film distribution: the Europa Distribution panel at MIA

The European distributor network organised a panel on how new blockchain technology can be applied to film distribution at Rome's recent MIA - International Audiovisual Market

11/10/2018

Europa Distribution wonders how to give old films a new life

The organisation hosted a panel at the San Sebastián International Film Festival dedicated to the exploitation of film catalogues

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