Cottbus announces its full programme

Cottbus announces its full programme

The 28th Festival of East European Cinema will screen more than 200 films across four competitions and 11 sidebars, with awards totalling €80,000  

18/10 | Cottbus 2018

The 2018 LUX Film Days kick off

The 2018 LUX Film Days kick off

The 12th edition of the prize also officially landed on the premises of the European Parliament this week  

17/10 | LUX Prize 2018

Filming under way on Olivier Babinet’s Poissonsexe

Filming under way on Olivier Babinet’s Poissonsexe

Gustave Kervern, India Hair and Ellen Dorrit Petersen star in the cast. A Commes des Cinémas and Tarantula production to be sold by Indie Sales  

17/10 | Production | France/Belgium

Arthouse cinema fares well in German theatres

Arthouse cinema fares well in German theatres

An FFA German Federal Film Board study shows that nearly one in six German screens showed arthouse films in 2017 and that these films sold one in eight tickets  

17/10 | Box office | Germany

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Film Reviews

Sticks and Stones - by Martin Skovbjerg - Danish filmmaker Martin Skovbjerg's feature debut is an ambitious and arresting take on the impact of role models, privilege and technology on a certain type of male psyche
Sticks and Stones
by Martin Skovbjerg
Danish filmmaker Martin Skovbjerg's feature debut is an ambitious and arresting take on the impact of role models, privilege and technology on a certain type of male psyche
Thou Shalt Not Kill - by Cătălin Rotaru, Gabi Virginia Șarga - Cătălin Rotaru and Gabi Virginia Şarga’s first feature explores one of Romania’s most pressing social issues – the healthcare system
Thou Shalt Not Kill
by Cătălin Rotaru, Gabi Virginia Șarga
Cătălin Rotaru and Gabi Virginia Şarga’s first feature explores one of Romania’s most pressing social issues – the healthcare system
Petra - by Jaime Rosales - CANNES 2018: Jaime Rosales crafts a sophisticated tragedy with classical undertones, which looms ominously over a rich family of artists tainted by lies, abuse, secrets and cruelty
Petra
by Jaime Rosales
CANNES 2018: Jaime Rosales crafts a sophisticated tragedy with classical undertones, which looms ominously over a rich family of artists tainted by lies, abuse, secrets and cruelty
Nothing to Hide - by Fred Cavayé - Fred Cavayé directs an effective and relevant group comedy, a small dinner between friends turns into a settling of scores when everyone's intimacy is exposed to the light of day
Nothing to Hide
by Fred Cavayé
Fred Cavayé directs an effective and relevant group comedy, a small dinner between friends turns into a settling of scores when everyone's intimacy is exposed to the light of day
The House That Jack Built - by Lars von Trier - CANNES 2018: Lars von Trier forcefully explores the circles of hell and his own career. A film that should by no means be taken at face value
The House That Jack Built
by Lars von Trier
CANNES 2018: Lars von Trier forcefully explores the circles of hell and his own career. A film that should by no means be taken at face value
Girl - by Lukas Dhont - 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
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
Curtiz - by Tamas Yvan Topolanszky - Winner of the Grand Prix des Amériques at Montréal, the firstfiction feature film by Tamas Yvan Topolánszky dissects the dilemmas encountered by Michael Curtiz while filming Casablanca
Curtiz
by Tamas Yvan Topolanszky
Winner of the Grand Prix des Amériques at Montréal, the firstfiction feature film by Tamas Yvan Topolánszky dissects the dilemmas encountered by Michael Curtiz while filming Casablanca
D is for Division - by Davis Simanis - Davis Simanis’ documentary, which had its Nordic premiere at Reykjavik, explores the relationship between Latvia and Russia, placing the border between the two countries centre stage
D is for Division
by Davis Simanis
Davis Simanis’ documentary, which had its Nordic premiere at Reykjavik, explores the relationship between Latvia and Russia, placing the border between the two countries centre stage
Shooting commences on Niccolò Castelli's Atlas

Shooting commences on Niccolò Castelli's Atlas

The young Ticino-born director prepares to shoot his new film following the success of his first feature Tutti giù  

17/10 | Production | Switzerland/Belgium

Ben Sharrock's Limbo starts shooting in the Outer Hebrides

Ben Sharrock's Limbo starts shooting in the Outer Hebrides

Protagonist Pictures is handling worldwide sales on the feature funded by Film4, Screen Scotland and the BFI  

17/10 | Production | UK

A joyful Abycine turns 20 with a spring in its step

A joyful Abycine turns 20 with a spring in its step

On Thursday 18 October, the Albacete International Film Festival will kick off a new edition bulging at the seams, which will culminate in the screening of Carlos Vermut’s Quién te cantará  

17/10 | Festivals | Spain

Apply for GoCritic! at the 30th Trieste Film Festival

Apply for GoCritic! at the 30th Trieste Film Festival

GoCritic! will hold its next workshop at one of the first festivals of the year, Italy's leading event dedicated to Central and Eastern European cinema  

17/10 | GoCritic!

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Interviews

With 25 editions of Romania's biggest documentary film festival under his belt, Astra's founding director, Dumitru Budrala, talks about the event's challenges, goals and overall mission
With 25 editions of Romania's biggest documentary film festival under his belt, Astra's founding director, Dumitru Budrala, talks about the event's challenges, goals and overall mission
European Documentary Network director Paul Pauwels talks to us about EDN's recent meetings with EU policy makers to secure funding for the documentary sector in the future
European Documentary Network director Paul Pauwels talks to us about EDN's recent meetings with EU policy makers to secure funding for the documentary sector in the future
We spoke to director Luzie Loose at Busan about her debut film, Swimming, which tells the story of two 15-year-olds whose burgeoning friendship encounters some serious difficulties
We spoke to director Luzie Loose at Busan about her debut film, Swimming, which tells the story of two 15-year-olds whose burgeoning friendship encounters some serious difficulties
We met up with Fred Cavayé on the occasion of the screening of his fifth feature film, Nothing to Hide, in which he offers his own personal reinterpretation of a French choral film
We met up with Fred Cavayé on the occasion of the screening of his fifth feature film, Nothing to Hide, in which he offers his own personal reinterpretation of a French choral film
Cineuropa chatted to Wojciech Smarzowski, the director of Clergy, which has just enjoyed a record-breaking opening in Polish cinemas
Cineuropa chatted to Wojciech Smarzowski, the director of Clergy, which has just enjoyed a record-breaking opening in Polish cinemas
We had a chat about the upcoming edition of the IndieCork Festival with Mick Hannigan, its co-director
We had a chat about the upcoming edition of the IndieCork Festival with Mick Hannigan, its co-director
Cineuropa talked to artist-director Julian Schnabel, the man behind At Eternity’s Gate, his latest film that centres on the twilight years of Vincent van Gogh
Cineuropa talked to artist-director Julian Schnabel, the man behind At Eternity’s Gate, his latest film that centres on the twilight years of Vincent van Gogh
German Films talks to producers Martin Lehwald, Michal Pokorny and Marcos Kantis, of Berlin-based Schiwago Film, to learn more about them
German Films talks to producers Martin Lehwald, Michal Pokorny and Marcos Kantis, of Berlin-based Schiwago Film, to learn more about them
Dumitru Budrala • Founding director, Astra Film Festival

Interview: Dumitru Budrala • Founding director, Astra Film Festival

"We have retained the same mission since the very first edition – that of curators of reality"

With 25 editions of Romania's biggest documentary film festival under his belt, Astra's founding director, Dumitru Budrala, talks about the event's challenges, goals and overall mission  

17/10 | Astra 2018

Estonian TV series Pank picked up for American release

Estonian TV series Pank picked up for American release

The Estonian series will be released in the United States by MHz Networks  

17/10 | Television | Estonia/USA

Review: Sticks and Stones

Review: Sticks and Stones

Danish filmmaker Martin Skovbjerg's feature debut is an ambitious and arresting take on the impact of role models, privilege and technology on a certain type of male psyche  

16/10 | London 2018

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

Petra - by Jaime Rosales - Cannes 2018 - Directors’ Fortnight - Spanish release October 19
Petra
by Jaime Rosales
Cannes 2018 - Directors’ Fortnight
Spanish release October 19
Climax - by Gaspar Noé - Cannes 2018 - Directors’ Fortnight - Polish release October 19
Climax
by Gaspar Noé
Cannes 2018 - Directors’ Fortnight
Polish release October 19
A Paris Education - by Jean-Paul Civeyrac - Berlinale 2018 - Panorama - Polish release October 19
A Paris Education
by Jean-Paul Civeyrac
Berlinale 2018 - Panorama
Polish release October 19
Capernaum - by Nadine Labaki - Cannes 2018 - Jury Prize - French release October 17
Capernaum
by Nadine Labaki
Cannes 2018 - Jury Prize
French release October 17
The House That Jack Built - by Lars von Trier - Cannes 2018 - Out of Competition - French and Belgium releases October 17
The House That Jack Built
by Lars von Trier
Cannes 2018 - Out of Competition
French and Belgium releases October 17
Biennale College Cinema showcases the 12 projects included in its first 2018/19 workshop

Biennale College Cinema showcases the 12 projects included in its first 2018/19 workshop

Only three teams will be invited to two further workshops next December and January in Venice, before getting started on the production of three micro-budget features (first or second feature films)  

16/10 | Biennale College Cinema

GoCritic! Feature: History of Love and Consequences

GoCritic! Feature: History of Love and Consequences

Our Ljubljana-based participant Marija Jeremić writes about the two very different Slovenian films that gained the most international acclaim this year  

16/10 | GoCritic!

Nabil Ayouch shooting Positive School

Nabil Ayouch shooting Positive School

The director of Much Loved and Razzia is hard at work in Morocco on a feature being staged by Ali N' Productions and Les Films du Nouveau Monde  

16/10 | Production | Morocco/France

Swiss Films Fall Docs
Cinando_autumn

Film Reviews

Don't Shoot - by Stijn Coninx - Stijn Coninx revisits a traumatic and unresolved event in contemporary Belgian history: the Brabant Killings
Don't Shoot
by Stijn Coninx
Stijn Coninx revisits a traumatic and unresolved event in contemporary Belgian history: the Brabant Killings
Rosie - by Paddy Breathnach - TORONTO 2018: Irish director Paddy Breathnach takes aim at the homelessness crisis in Ireland in his new drama
Rosie
by Paddy Breathnach
TORONTO 2018: Irish director Paddy Breathnach takes aim at the homelessness crisis in Ireland in his new drama
Phoenix - by Camilla Strøm Henriksen - Camilla Strøm Henriksen’s debut film, which has just played at Reykjavik, turns the teen coming-of-age drama on its head
Phoenix
by Camilla Strøm Henriksen
Camilla Strøm Henriksen’s debut film, which has just played at Reykjavik, turns the teen coming-of-age drama on its head
Border - by Ali Abbasi - Danish director Ali Abbasi plays with realism and fantasy in a fascinating film with a somewhat grotesque ending
Border
by Ali Abbasi
Danish director Ali Abbasi plays with realism and fantasy in a fascinating film with a somewhat grotesque ending
Cronofobia - by Francesco Rizzi - The first feature film by the Ticino-born director Francesco Rizzi transports viewers into a Swiss Lynchian universe
Cronofobia
by Francesco Rizzi
The first feature film by the Ticino-born director Francesco Rizzi transports viewers into a Swiss Lynchian universe
Domingo - by Fellipe Barbosa, Clara Linhart - VENICE 2018: Fellipe Barbosa and Clara Linhart co-direct a choral and ironic portrait of a Brazilian family on the day of President Lula's election, in competition at the Giornate
Domingo
by Fellipe Barbosa, Clara Linhart
VENICE 2018: Fellipe Barbosa and Clara Linhart co-direct a choral and ironic portrait of a Brazilian family on the day of President Lula's election, in competition at the Giornate
Stupid Young Heart - by Selma Vilhunen - TORONTO 2018: Finnish filmmaker Selma Vilhunen delivers a well-crafted teenage drama that aims to address both the social aspect of teenage pregnancy and the rise of the far right in Europe
Stupid Young Heart
by Selma Vilhunen
TORONTO 2018: Finnish filmmaker Selma Vilhunen delivers a well-crafted teenage drama that aims to address both the social aspect of teenage pregnancy and the rise of the far right in Europe
Kursk - by Thomas Vinterberg - Denmark’s Thomas Vinterberg directs an English-language drama about the sinking of the K-141 submarine, starring a European cast toplined by Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux and Colin Firth
Kursk
by Thomas Vinterberg
Denmark’s Thomas Vinterberg directs an English-language drama about the sinking of the K-141 submarine, starring a European cast toplined by Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux and Colin Firth
The first New Europe Warsaw Sessions come to a successful conclusion

The first New Europe Warsaw Sessions come to a successful conclusion

Polish-based sales agency New Europe Film Sales organised a workshop for promising film directors in order to facilitate the making of English-language movies  

16/10 | Industry | Poland

EFA honours Ralph Fiennes

EFA honours Ralph Fiennes

The British actor-director will receive the European Achievement in World Cinema Award at the 2018 European Film Awards ceremony  

16/10 | European Film Awards 2018

Werner Herzog planning to shoot Fireball

Werner Herzog planning to shoot Fireball

The acclaimed filmmaker's next documentary, centring on meteorites and comets, will see him teaming up once again with geoscientist Clive Oppenheimer  

16/10 | Production | Germany

East Doc Platform

Interviews

German Films chats to director Angela Schanelec to get a better picture of her career and her approach to cinema
German Films chats to director Angela Schanelec to get a better picture of her career and her approach to cinema
Fresh from its world premiere at Toronto, we chatted to London-born Annabel Jankel about Tell It to the Bees, her first feature since 1993’s Super Mario Bros.
Fresh from its world premiere at Toronto, we chatted to London-born Annabel Jankel about Tell It to the Bees, her first feature since 1993’s Super Mario Bros.
We chatted to German director-screenwriter Marcus H Rosenmüller about his new drama, Trautmann, based on the life of the famous Manchester City goalkeeper
We chatted to German director-screenwriter Marcus H Rosenmüller about his new drama, Trautmann, based on the life of the famous Manchester City goalkeeper
We sat down with Danish director Thomas Vinterberg to discuss his approach to his new movie, Kursk, which world-premiered at Toronto and is now playing at Zurich
We sat down with Danish director Thomas Vinterberg to discuss his approach to his new movie, Kursk, which world-premiered at Toronto and is now playing at Zurich
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: We talked to Swiss director Simon Jaquemet about his second long-awaited feature film The Innocent, screened in competition at the festival
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: We talked to Swiss director Simon Jaquemet about his second long-awaited feature film The Innocent, screened in competition at the festival
We have met up with Paolo Virzì, who run a fun event with the public, followed by a screening of what went on behind the scenes of Magical Nights, at the Solinas Award Festival delle Storie
We have met up with Paolo Virzì, who run a fun event with the public, followed by a screening of what went on behind the scenes of Magical Nights, at the Solinas Award Festival delle Storie
At the Venice Film Festival, Cineuropa met up with EuroVoD’s board of directors, who offered us some new perspectives on a market in a state of radical upheaval
At the Venice Film Festival, Cineuropa met up with EuroVoD’s board of directors, who offered us some new perspectives on a market in a state of radical upheaval
We spoke to Batumi International Art-house Film Festival manager Zviad Eliziani about the Georgian gathering’s development and its future plans
We spoke to Batumi International Art-house Film Festival manager Zviad Eliziani about the Georgian gathering’s development and its future plans
IndieCork Film Festival wraps its sixth edition

IndieCork Film Festival wraps its sixth edition

The award winners were announced by the festival committee after a screening of Laura Bispuri’s Daughter of Mine  

16/10 | Festivals | Ireland

Carmen & Lola emerges triumphant at Cinespaña

Carmen & Lola emerges triumphant at Cinespaña

Arantxa Echevarría’s feature debut has taken home the Golden Violet for Best Film, the Best Actor Award and the Audience Award  

15/10 | Festivals | France

Thessaloniki’s Agora presents its Works in Progress line-up

Thessaloniki’s Agora presents its Works in Progress line-up

Twelve films in post-production will be screened during Thessaloniki’s industry section, and all but one will be competing for the Eurimages Lab Project Award  

15/10 | Thessaloniki 2018 | Industry

EFA People's Choice Award
EFA Gender Equality

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

The Night Eats the World - by Dominique Rocher - Tribeca 2018 - Competition - Romanian release October 19
The Night Eats the World
by Dominique Rocher
Tribeca 2018 - Competition
Romanian release October 19
Girl - by Lukas Dhont - Cannes 2018 - Prize for Best Performance Un Certain Regard and Caméra d'Or - Belgium release October 17 and German release October 18
Girl
by Lukas Dhont
Cannes 2018 - Prize for Best Performance Un Certain Regard and Caméra d'Or
Belgium release October 17 and German release October 18
Loro - by Paolo Sorrentino - Greek release October 18 ottobre
Loro
by Paolo Sorrentino
Greek release October 18 ottobre
Border - by Ali Abbasi - Cannes 2018 - Un Certain Regard Prize - Czech release October 18
Border
by Ali Abbasi
Cannes 2018 - Un Certain Regard Prize
Czech release October 18
Dogman - by Matteo Garrone - Cannes 2018 - Best Actor - German release October 18 and UK release October 19
Dogman
by Matteo Garrone
Cannes 2018 - Best Actor
German release October 18 and UK release October 19

Industry Reports

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

20/09/2018

Nawara Shoukry • Cinema and distribution manager, Zawya Cinema and Distribution

At the Venice Film Festival, where she attended a training seminar organised by CICAE, we talked to Nawara Shoukry about film distribution in Egypt

24/05/2018

Philippe Lacôte • Director

Cineuropa met up with Franco-Ivorian director Philippe Lacôte, who has just obtained an advance on earnings from the CNC for his second film, La Nuit des rois

Film Reviews

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