The Málaga Film Festival welcomes projects from the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America

The Málaga Film Festival welcomes projects from the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America

The fourth MAFF industry event has opened its call for applications, targeting projects from Spain, Portugal and Latin America  

25/01 | Málaga 2021

Hervé Le Phuez named the new director of Wallonie Bruxelles Images

Hervé Le Phuez named the new director of Wallonie Bruxelles Images

FIFF Namur’s former director of programming is taking the reins of the agency for the international promotion of French-language Belgian cinema  

25/01 | Institutions | Legislation | Belgium

Damien Manivel • Director of Magdala

Interview: Damien Manivel • Director of Magdala

"What moved me most about her character was the radical decision she made to leave human society behind her"

French filmmaker Damien Manivel speaks about his latest film Magdala which scooped the Eurimages Lab Project Award at the Work in Progress event hosted by the 12th Les Arcs Film Festival  

25/01 | Les Arcs 2020 | Industry Village

The Hypnosis emerges as the most popular project at the Les Arcs Coproduction Village

The Hypnosis emerges as the most popular project at the Les Arcs Coproduction Village

The feature debut by Sweden’s Ernst De Geer has beaten Delphine Girard’s Most Alive and Nathalie Biancheri’s So, Perfect on the podium of projects that piqued the most interest  

25/01 | Les Arcs 2020 | Industry Village

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Of Fish and Men - by Stefanie Klemm - Stefanie Klemm’s first feature film is a sensitive and poetic portrayal of the torments suffered by two characters struggling to come to terms with a crushing tragedy
Of Fish and Men
by Stefanie Klemm
Stefanie Klemm’s first feature film is a sensitive and poetic portrayal of the torments suffered by two characters struggling to come to terms with a crushing tragedy
Atlas - by Niccolò Castelli - Niccolò Castelli’s new feature film speaks of the difficulties involved in piecing a deeply traumatised character back together
Atlas
by Niccolò Castelli
Niccolò Castelli’s new feature film speaks of the difficulties involved in piecing a deeply traumatised character back together
Ladies of the Wood - by Claus Drexel - Claus Drexel signs his name to a sociological, humanist and intimate documentary which lends a voice to the transsexual sex workers of Paris’s Bois de Boulogne
Ladies of the Wood
by Claus Drexel
Claus Drexel signs his name to a sociological, humanist and intimate documentary which lends a voice to the transsexual sex workers of Paris’s Bois de Boulogne
The Truffle Hunters - by Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw - In their glorious documentary, Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw advise us to leave the gun, take the fungus
The Truffle Hunters
by Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw
In their glorious documentary, Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw advise us to leave the gun, take the fungus
Downstream to Kinshasa - by Dieudo Hamadi - Dieudo Hamadi follows skilfully and respectfully in the footsteps of a group of survivors devastated by war and demanding reparations, in a documentary awarded the Cannes 2020 Official Selection Label
Downstream to Kinshasa
by Dieudo Hamadi
Dieudo Hamadi follows skilfully and respectfully in the footsteps of a group of survivors devastated by war and demanding reparations, in a documentary awarded the Cannes 2020 Official Selection Label
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
The Jump - by Giedre Zickyte - Giedrė Žickytė’s documentary centres on the moving story of the Kudirka incident, known for several years as the US Coast Guard’s “Day of Shame”
The Jump
by Giedre Zickyte
Giedrė Žickytė’s documentary centres on the moving story of the Kudirka incident, known for several years as the US Coast Guard’s “Day of Shame”
The State of Texas v. Melissa - by Sabrina Van Tassel - With care and great skill, French-American documentary-maker Sabrina Van Tassel lifts the veil on the miscarriage of justice which led Melissa Lucio to be placed on Texas’ death row
The State of Texas v. Melissa
by Sabrina Van Tassel
With care and great skill, French-American documentary-maker Sabrina Van Tassel lifts the veil on the miscarriage of justice which led Melissa Lucio to be placed on Texas’ death row
Now in post-production, Claes Olsson's Yellow Sulfur Sky is “not your usual love story”

Now in post-production, Claes Olsson's Yellow Sulfur Sky is “not your usual love story”

Set to be finished in February, the new Swedish-language film will tackle some weighty topics, such as love, friendship and – the scariest of all – class  

25/01 | Production | Funding | Finland

The Truffle Hunters wins the Aurora Prize at the Tromsø International Film Festival

The Truffle Hunters wins the Aurora Prize at the Tromsø International Film Festival

The Norwegian gathering took place virtually, with limited physical screenings also happening at the outdoor Winter Cinema  

25/01 | Tromsø 2021 | Awards

Patrick wins big at the 2021 Ensors

Patrick wins big at the 2021 Ensors

During the ceremony for the Flemish film awards, which took place on Saturday night, Tim Mielants’ feature debut picked up a total of seven statuettes  

25/01 | Festivals | Awards | Belgium

Suvi West • Director of Eatnameamet - Our Silent Struggle

Interview: Suvi West • Director of Eatnameamet - Our Silent Struggle

“Every Sámi generation had people who fought”

We chatted to Suvi West, the director of the DocPoint title Eatnameamet - Our Silent Struggle, about what many would rather not talk about  

25/01 | DocPoint 2021

Borga wins the 2021 Max Ophüls Prize

Borga wins the 2021 Max Ophüls Prize

German director York-Fabian Raabe's first feature has been handed the Award for Best Feature Film plus three more prizes at this year's Max Ophüls Prize Festival  

25/01 | Max Ophüls Prize 2021 | Awards

Projects Paradise Bleeding and Le plus vivant win awards at Les Arcs

Projects Paradise Bleeding and Le plus vivant win awards at Les Arcs

Germany’s Sabine Ehrl bags a prize at the Talent Village while Delphine Girard’s first feature film project triumphs at the Co-Production Village  

22/01 | Les Arcs 2020 | Industry Village/Awards

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We talked to Jonas Holmberg, the artistic director of the Göteborg Film Festival, about the upcoming digital edition – and remote islands
We talked to Jonas Holmberg, the artistic director of the Göteborg Film Festival, about the upcoming digital edition – and remote islands
We caught up with Sweden’s Lennart Ström, head of the Malmö-based M:brane co-production forum, for a chat about the forthcoming March edition
We caught up with Sweden’s Lennart Ström, head of the Malmö-based M:brane co-production forum, for a chat about the forthcoming March edition
We talked to Hannaleena Hauru, the filmmaker behind the Venice Biennale College title Fucking with Nobody, now showing in its native Finland
We talked to Hannaleena Hauru, the filmmaker behind the Venice Biennale College title Fucking with Nobody, now showing in its native Finland
We met with Fabrizio Maltese who is currently finishing post-production on his two projects I fiori persi and Visage(s) d’Afrique, which were shot in Luxembourg, Mauritania and Italy
We met with Fabrizio Maltese who is currently finishing post-production on his two projects I fiori persi and Visage(s) d’Afrique, which were shot in Luxembourg, Mauritania and Italy
Anita Hugi, heading up the Solothurn Film Festival for the second year, talks about the 2021 edition of the gathering, which will unspool online from 20-27 January
Anita Hugi, heading up the Solothurn Film Festival for the second year, talks about the 2021 edition of the gathering, which will unspool online from 20-27 January
The selector for the Les Arcs Film Festival Frédéric Boyer talks us through the Work in Progress sessions unfolding online between 20 - 22 January as part of the Industry Village event
The selector for the Les Arcs Film Festival Frédéric Boyer talks us through the Work in Progress sessions unfolding online between 20 - 22 January as part of the Industry Village event
French filmmaker Damien Manivel speaks about his latest film Magdala which scooped the Eurimages Lab Project Award at the Work in Progress event hosted by the 12th Les Arcs Film Festival
French filmmaker Damien Manivel speaks about his latest film Magdala which scooped the Eurimages Lab Project Award at the Work in Progress event hosted by the 12th Les Arcs Film Festival
We chatted to Suvi West, the director of the DocPoint title Eatnameamet - Our Silent Struggle, about what many would rather not talk about
We chatted to Suvi West, the director of the DocPoint title Eatnameamet - Our Silent Struggle, about what many would rather not talk about
Les Arcs’ Work in Progress event crowns Clara Sola, Magdala and Reflection its champions

Les Arcs’ Work in Progress event crowns Clara Sola, Magdala and Reflection its champions

Nathalie Álvarez Mesén’s first feature scoops the TitraFilm Award, Damien Manivel takes home the Eurimages Lab Project Prize and Valentyn Vasyanovych walks away with the Alphapanda Award  

22/01 | Les Arcs 2020 | Industry Village/Awards

Pau Freixas putting the finishing touches to his new series, Todos mienten

Pau Freixas putting the finishing touches to his new series, Todos mienten

The helmer has wrapped the shoot for this tense Movistar+ series, the cast of which includes Natalia Verbeke, Ernesto Alterio, Leonardo Sbaraglia and Juan Diego Botto  

22/01 | Production | Funding | Spain

Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson’s Wolka in post-production

Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson’s Wolka in post-production

The Icelandic-Polish co-production will star Olga Błądź, Jan Cięciara, Eryk Lubos and Anna Moskal in the lead roles  

22/01 | Production | Funding | Iceland/Poland

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Prime Time - by Jakub Piątek - Sundance 2021 - World Cinema Dramatic Competition
Prime Time
by Jakub Piątek
Sundance 2021 - World Cinema Dramatic Competition
Taming the Garden - by Salomé Jashi - Sundance 2021 - World Cinema Documentary Competition
Taming the Garden
by Salomé Jashi
Sundance 2021 - World Cinema Documentary Competition
In the Earth - by Ben Wheatley - Sundance 2021 - Premiere
In the Earth
by Ben Wheatley
Sundance 2021 - Premiere
Mia Misses Her Revenge - by Bogdan Theodor Olteanu - Premiers Plans Angers 2021 - Competition
Mia Misses Her Revenge
by Bogdan Theodor Olteanu
Premiers Plans Angers 2021 - Competition
Ibrahim - by Samir Guesmi - Cannes 2020 - Official Selection - Premiers Plans Angers 2021 - Competition
Ibrahim
by Samir Guesmi
Cannes 2020 - Official Selection
Premiers Plans Angers 2021 - Competition
Grzegorz Molda’s feature debut, The Hatcher, in the editing bay

Grzegorz Molda’s feature debut, The Hatcher, in the editing bay

The movie comes on the heels of the Polish director’s short Time to Go, which competed for the Cannes Short Film Palme d’Or in 2017  

22/01 | Production | Funding | Poland

Ángeles Hernández and David Matamoros • Directors of Isaac

Interview: Ángeles Hernández and David Matamoros • Directors of Isaac

“Everything that happens in the film we have experienced ourselves”

We chatted to producers Ángeles Hernández and David Matamoros, who made their feature-length directorial debut with Isaac, a character drama that’s now touring the festival circuit  

22/01 | /Spain

Up-and-coming young directors selected for Angers’ Premiers Plans Film Festival move to an online showcase

Up-and-coming young directors selected for Angers’ Premiers Plans Film Festival move to an online showcase

The 33rd edition of the Anjou festival will unspool online from 25 to 31 January, notably offering up a competition of nine feature films, which will be assessed by a jury helmed by Pierre Salvadori  

22/01 | Festivals | Awards | France

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Film Reviews

Love Affair(s) - by Emmanuel Mouret - CANNES 2020: Emmanuel Mouret trials and skilfully succeeds at a new recipe for decrypting the complexity of the love choices we make, a very subtle exploration awarded the Official Selection Label
Love Affair(s)
by Emmanuel Mouret
CANNES 2020: Emmanuel Mouret trials and skilfully succeeds at a new recipe for decrypting the complexity of the love choices we make, a very subtle exploration awarded the Official Selection Label
Broken Law - by Paddy Slattery - Paddy Slattery's debut feature is an excellent, entertaining flick that organically combines action, comedy, drama and romance
Broken Law
by Paddy Slattery
Paddy Slattery's debut feature is an excellent, entertaining flick that organically combines action, comedy, drama and romance
Alive - by Michael Siebert - This theatre-style drama by German director Michael Siebert follows the final days of two terminally ill lovers
Alive
by Michael Siebert
This theatre-style drama by German director Michael Siebert follows the final days of two terminally ill lovers
My Donkey, My Lover & I - by Caroline Vignal - Laure Calamy and Patrick the donkey steal the show in Caroline Vignal's funny and original comedy, a work awarded the Cannes Official Selection Label and which is soon to hit cinemas in France
My Donkey, My Lover & I
by Caroline Vignal
Laure Calamy and Patrick the donkey steal the show in Caroline Vignal's funny and original comedy, a work awarded the Cannes Official Selection Label and which is soon to hit cinemas in France
Quo Vadis, Aïda? - by Jasmila Zbanic - VENICE 2020: There is no time to catch one’s breath in Jasmila Žbanić’s powerful film, closing in on a teacher-turned-translator for the UN in Srebrenica trying to find her way
Quo Vadis, Aïda?
by Jasmila Zbanic
VENICE 2020: There is no time to catch one’s breath in Jasmila Žbanić’s powerful film, closing in on a teacher-turned-translator for the UN in Srebrenica trying to find her way
Two of Us - by Filippo Meneghetti - Filippo Meneghetti comes onto the scene with a very clever and finely tuned first feature film, excellently acted by Barbara Sukowa and Martine Chevallier
Two of Us
by Filippo Meneghetti
Filippo Meneghetti comes onto the scene with a very clever and finely tuned first feature film, excellently acted by Barbara Sukowa and Martine Chevallier
Another Round - by Thomas Vinterberg - Thomas Vinterberg finds his funny bone again with an excellent concept movie in which getting drunk is a cure-all
Another Round
by Thomas Vinterberg
Thomas Vinterberg finds his funny bone again with an excellent concept movie in which getting drunk is a cure-all
Notturno - by Gianfranco Rosi - VENICE 2020: The most meticulous of cinematic artists, Gianfranco Rosi, takes an intricate, compassionate and poetic look at daily life along the Middle Eastern front line
Notturno
by Gianfranco Rosi
VENICE 2020: The most meticulous of cinematic artists, Gianfranco Rosi, takes an intricate, compassionate and poetic look at daily life along the Middle Eastern front line
Review: Of Fish and Men

Review: Of Fish and Men

Stefanie Klemm’s first feature film is a sensitive and poetic portrayal of the torments suffered by two characters struggling to come to terms with a crushing tragedy  

22/01 | Solothurn 2021

When East Meets West launches its Digital World

When East Meets West launches its Digital World

Part industry event and part variety show, this year’s digital edition of the co-production market promises a playful and immersive experience  

22/01 | Trieste 2021 | WEMW

Victor Bojinov in post-production with his second feature, Chamla

Victor Bojinov in post-production with his second feature, Chamla

The contemporary drama follows a young drug addict facing a tough decision  

22/01 | Production | Funding | Bulgaria

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Interviews

We chatted to producers Ángeles Hernández and David Matamoros, who made their feature-length directorial debut with Isaac, a character drama that’s now touring the festival circuit
We chatted to producers Ángeles Hernández and David Matamoros, who made their feature-length directorial debut with Isaac, a character drama that’s now touring the festival circuit
We interviewed Italian director Chiara Viale to discuss her debut feature The New Music, which is released in Ireland and the UK on 18 January via Amazon Prime Video, iTunes and Sky Store
We interviewed Italian director Chiara Viale to discuss her debut feature The New Music, which is released in Ireland and the UK on 18 January via Amazon Prime Video, iTunes and Sky Store
The chair of Italy's APA-Association of Audiovisual Producers Giancarlo Leone explains his opinion on the future of film production in relation to the crisis which is changing consumer habits
The chair of Italy's APA-Association of Audiovisual Producers Giancarlo Leone explains his opinion on the future of film production in relation to the crisis which is changing consumer habits
We chatted to Paddy Slattery, the writer-director of Broken Law, set for release on Netflix in the UK and Ireland tomorrow, 13 January
We chatted to Paddy Slattery, the writer-director of Broken Law, set for release on Netflix in the UK and Ireland tomorrow, 13 January
We talked to Miguel Morales about the landscape of film distribution in Spain and the Wanda Visión company's strategy
We talked to Miguel Morales about the landscape of film distribution in Spain and the Wanda Visión company's strategy
The new programme manager for Cannes’ Critics’ Week Thomas Rosso looks back on the 7th edition of Next Step which unfurled in December, and also touches upon Critics’ Week 2021
The new programme manager for Cannes’ Critics’ Week Thomas Rosso looks back on the 7th edition of Next Step which unfurled in December, and also touches upon Critics’ Week 2021
We talked to Christian Thomas about the landscape of film distribution in Belgium and the Netherlands, the strategy of the company Imagine Film, and the impact of the pandemic
We talked to Christian Thomas about the landscape of film distribution in Belgium and the Netherlands, the strategy of the company Imagine Film, and the impact of the pandemic
Bridging the Dragon chatted to Li Xinran, partner and producer at Lian Ray Pictures, the leading Chinese industry conglomerate behind a raft of commercial blockbusters
Bridging the Dragon chatted to Li Xinran, partner and producer at Lian Ray Pictures, the leading Chinese industry conglomerate behind a raft of commercial blockbusters
Kristijonas Vildžiūnas finalising post on his fifth feature, Songs for a Fox

Kristijonas Vildžiūnas finalising post on his fifth feature, Songs for a Fox

The Lithuanian helmer’s new film centres on Dainius, a young rock singer who, after his lover’s death, locks himself away in solitude in a secluded country house  

22/01 | Production | Funding | Lithuania/Latvia/Estonia

The 14th hunt for the Golden Egg kicks off in Kustendorf

The 14th hunt for the Golden Egg kicks off in Kustendorf

The festival founded by Emir Kusturica, aimed at connecting young and seasoned filmmakers, will be held online this year  

22/01 | Kustendorf 2021

The European film industry strives to find its way through the new waves of the coronavirus

The European film industry strives to find its way through the new waves 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  

21/01 | Europe

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Ghosts - by Azra Deniz Okyay - Venice 2020 - Critics’ Week Grand Prize - Premiers Plans Angers 2021 - Competition
Ghosts
by Azra Deniz Okyay
Venice 2020 - Critics’ Week Grand Prize
Premiers Plans Angers 2021 - Competition
Petit Samedi - by Paloma Sermon-Daï - Berlinale 2020 - Forum - Premiers Plans Angers 2021 - Competition
Petit Samedi
by Paloma Sermon-Daï
Berlinale 2020 - Forum
Premiers Plans Angers 2021 - Competition
Digger - by Georgis Grigorakis - Berlinale 2020 - Panorama - Sarajevo 2020 - Best Actor - Premiers Plans Angers 2021 - Competition
Digger
by Georgis Grigorakis
Berlinale 2020 - Panorama
Sarajevo 2020 - Best Actor
Premiers Plans Angers 2021 - Competition
The Earth is Blue as an Orange - by Iryna Tsilyk - Sundance 2020 - Directing Award World Cinema Documentary Competition - Premiers Plans Angers 2021 - Competition
The Earth is Blue as an Orange
by Iryna Tsilyk
Sundance 2020 - Directing Award World Cinema Documentary Competition
Premiers Plans Angers 2021 - Competition
Gritt - by Itonje Søimer Guttormsen - Rotterdam 2021 - Tiger Competition
Gritt
by Itonje Søimer Guttormsen
Rotterdam 2021 - Tiger Competition

Industry Reports

23/12/2020

Jane Mote • Consultant Editor, The Whickers

Jane Mote helps us to grasp the changing landscape for documentary filmmakers, with an eye on the post-Covid / post-Brexit world

22/12/2020

Irini Souganidou and Soli Beraha • Distributors, Feelgood Entertainment

We talked to Soli Beraha and Irini Souganidou of Feelgood Entertainment about the Greek film market and the impact of the pandemic

21/12/2020

The Post Production Forum prepares Post in Poland – Guide to the Polish Post-production

The special publication serves as a culmination of this year's edition of the Polish event, which included presentations from experts such as Dan Lebental

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