Review: Young Ahmed

Review: Young Ahmed

CANNES 2019: The Dardenne brothers return to their core film values, painting a modest portrait of a child caught in the vortex of religious radicalisation  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Competition

Nicolas Pariser • Director of Alice and the Mayor

Interview: Nicolas Pariser • Director of Alice and the Mayor

“In cinema, it’s better when a film has two legs”

CANNES 2019: French filmmaker Nicolas Parisier discusses Alice and the Mayor, unveiled at the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Directors’ Fortnight

Review: Lillian

Review: Lillian

CANNES 2019: Inspired by the 1927 disappearance of Lillian Ailing, Andreas Horvath’s modern-day tale has echoes of David Lynch’s Lost Highway and Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Directors’ Fortnight

Review: The Bare Necessity

Review: The Bare Necessity

CANNES 2019: Erwan Le Duc cooks up a clever feature debut by approaching the topic of love at first sight from an offbeat and protean comic angle  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Directors’ Fortnight

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Portrait of a Lady on Fire - by Céline Sciamma - CANNES 2019: Céline Sciamma puts her name to a magnificent period drama on passionate love, art and the destiny of women, featuring the exceptional acting talent of Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
by Céline Sciamma
CANNES 2019: Céline Sciamma puts her name to a magnificent period drama on passionate love, art and the destiny of women, featuring the exceptional acting talent of Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel
A Hidden Life - by Terrence Malick - CANNES 2019: Terrence Malick’s powerful new opus tells the story of conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter
A Hidden Life
by Terrence Malick
CANNES 2019: Terrence Malick’s powerful new opus tells the story of conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter
The Wild Goose Lake - by Diao Yinan - CANNES 2019: Co-produced by France, the new film noir by Chinese director Diao Yinan, who triumphed at the Berlinale 2014 with Black Coal, Thin Ice, is a work of stunning virtuosity
The Wild Goose Lake
by Diao Yinan
CANNES 2019: Co-produced by France, the new film noir by Chinese director Diao Yinan, who triumphed at the Berlinale 2014 with Black Coal, Thin Ice, is a work of stunning virtuosity
The Whistlers - by Corneliu Porumboiu - CANNES 2019: In his playful new film, Corneliu Porumboiu starts with Iggy Pop’s “The Passenger”, and then he rides and he rides – all the way to the Canary Islands
The Whistlers
by Corneliu Porumboiu
CANNES 2019: In his playful new film, Corneliu Porumboiu starts with Iggy Pop’s “The Passenger”, and then he rides and he rides – all the way to the Canary Islands
On a Magical Night - by Christophe Honoré - CANNES 2019: Christophe Honoré delivers a conceptual tale that’s reflexive, inventive, fast-paced and funny about a couple in crisis after 25 years of marriage
On a Magical Night
by Christophe Honoré
CANNES 2019: Christophe Honoré delivers a conceptual tale that’s reflexive, inventive, fast-paced and funny about a couple in crisis after 25 years of marriage
Diego Maradona - by Asif Kapadia - CANNES 2019: In this documentary of two halves, Asif Kapadia pits the loveable, vulnerable Diego against the less endearing public figure of Maradona
Diego Maradona
by Asif Kapadia
CANNES 2019: In this documentary of two halves, Asif Kapadia pits the loveable, vulnerable Diego against the less endearing public figure of Maradona
Vivarium - by Lorcan Finnegan - CANNES 2019: Lorcan Finnegan’s new outing is a slice of involuntary suburban family life, chillingly well executed
Vivarium
by Lorcan Finnegan
CANNES 2019: Lorcan Finnegan’s new outing is a slice of involuntary suburban family life, chillingly well executed
Papicha - by Mounia Meddour - CANNES 2019: With her first feature, Mounia Meddour revisits the dark hours of the dirty war in Algiers, following a very determined young woman who longs for freedom
Papicha
by Mounia Meddour
CANNES 2019: With her first feature, Mounia Meddour revisits the dark hours of the dirty war in Algiers, following a very determined young woman who longs for freedom
Nicolas Winding Refn • Director of Too Old to Die Young

Interview: Nicolas Winding Refn • Director of Too Old to Die Young

“We all have perversion within us”

CANNES 2019: We chatted to Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn about his violent Amazon series Too Old to Die Young, starring Miles Teller, shown at Cannes ahead of its launch on 14 June  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Out of Competition

Maria Anjala, Irina Albita • Co-founders, FilmChain

Interview: Maria Anjala, Irina Albita • Co-founders, FilmChain

"It's important to keep this bridge between all of the stakeholders and the technology giants"

CANNES 2019: We chatted to Maria Anjala and Irina Albita, co-founders of FilmChain, a blockchain platform that works with film, TV & digital revenues, at the Marché du Film  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Marché du Film

The Cinéfondation Residence participants pitch their projects at Cannes

The Cinéfondation Residence participants pitch their projects at Cannes

CANNES 2019: Two of the 12 directors who presented the feature-length projects they are developing at the Residence have received grants from the CNC  

20/05 | Cannes 2019

Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire

CANNES 2019: Céline Sciamma puts her name to a magnificent period drama on passionate love, art and the destiny of women, featuring the exceptional acting talent of Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Competition

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CANNES 2019: Cineuropa met Spanish thesp Antonio Banderas to discuss Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain & Glory, in which he gives one of the best performances of his career
CANNES 2019: Cineuropa met Spanish thesp Antonio Banderas to discuss Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain & Glory, in which he gives one of the best performances of his career
CANNES 2019: French filmmaker Bertrand Bonello explains the thinking behind Zombi Child which was unveiled in the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES 2019: French filmmaker Bertrand Bonello explains the thinking behind Zombi Child which was unveiled in the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES 2019: We chatted to Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn about his violent Amazon series Too Old to Die Young, starring Miles Teller, shown at Cannes ahead of its launch on 14 June
CANNES 2019: We chatted to Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn about his violent Amazon series Too Old to Die Young, starring Miles Teller, shown at Cannes ahead of its launch on 14 June
CANNES 2019: We chatted to Maria Anjala and Irina Albita, co-founders of FilmChain, a blockchain platform that works with film, TV & digital revenues, at the Marché du Film
CANNES 2019: We chatted to Maria Anjala and Irina Albita, co-founders of FilmChain, a blockchain platform that works with film, TV & digital revenues, at the Marché du Film
CANNES 2019: Linda Petrikova, manager of Decent Media Group, discusses advantages and challenges of the blockchain technology at the Marché du Film
CANNES 2019: Linda Petrikova, manager of Decent Media Group, discusses advantages and challenges of the blockchain technology at the Marché du Film
CANNES 2019: White Rabbit founder and CEO Alan R Milligan discusses the latest devices that the peer-to-peer solution is currently offering to the market
CANNES 2019: White Rabbit founder and CEO Alan R Milligan discusses the latest devices that the peer-to-peer solution is currently offering to the market
CANNES 2019: French filmmaker Nicolas Parisier discusses Alice and the Mayor, unveiled at the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES 2019: French filmmaker Nicolas Parisier discusses Alice and the Mayor, unveiled at the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES 2019: French director Jérémy Clapin talks about his animation film I Lost My Body, world-premiered in the Critics' Week
CANNES 2019: French director Jérémy Clapin talks about his animation film I Lost My Body, world-premiered in the Critics' Week
Linda Petrikova • Manager, Decent Media Group

Interview: Linda Petrikova • Manager, Decent Media Group

"Education is a big thing for blockchain technology"

CANNES 2019: Linda Petrikova, manager of Decent Media Group, discusses advantages and challenges of the blockchain technology at the Marché du Film  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Marché du Film

Alan R Milligan • Founder and CEO, White Rabbit

Interview: Alan R Milligan • Founder and CEO, White Rabbit

"People in Europe have pirated at least once last year and they are willing to pay"

CANNES 2019: White Rabbit founder and CEO Alan R Milligan discusses the latest devices that the peer-to-peer solution is currently offering to the market  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Marché du Film

The Woodcutter Story wins the Next Step Award at Cannes

The Woodcutter Story wins the Next Step Award at Cannes

CANNES 2019: The project by Finland’s Mikko Myllylahti has taken home the first-ever Next Step Award handed out by the Critics’ Week  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Critics’ Week/Awards

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Frankie - by Ira Sachs - Cannes 2019 - Competition
Frankie
by Ira Sachs
Cannes 2019 - Competition
Young Ahmed - by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne - Cannes 2019 - Competition
Young Ahmed
by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Cannes 2019 - Competition
Adam - by Maryam Touzani - Cannes 2019 - Un Certain Regard
Adam
by Maryam Touzani
Cannes 2019 - Un Certain Regard
The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão - by Karim Aïnouz - Cannes 2019 - Un Certain Regard
The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão
by Karim Aïnouz
Cannes 2019 - Un Certain Regard
Portrait of a Lady on Fire - by Céline Sciamma - Cannes 2019 - Competition
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
by Céline Sciamma
Cannes 2019 - Competition
Review: Forman vs. Forman

Review: Forman vs. Forman

CANNES 2019: Helena Třeštíková and Jakub Hejna's documentary about Miloš Forman juxtaposes the director's life and creative output in Czechoslovakia and the USA  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Cannes Classics

Jérémy Clapin • Director of I Lost My Body

Interview: Jérémy Clapin • Director of I Lost My Body

"In this film we have two genres, romance and action"

CANNES 2019: French director Jérémy Clapin talks about his animation film I Lost My Body, world-premiered in the Critics' Week  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Critics' Week

Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbe-Mevellec • Directors of The Swallows Of Kabul

Interview: Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbe-Mevellec • Directors of The Swallows Of Kabul

"I don't believe men would have the same gaze on the same subject"

CANNES 2019: Directing duo Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobbe-Mevellec talk about their animation film, The Swallows Of Kabul, presented in Un Certain Regard  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Un Certain Regard

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Film Reviews

Alice and the Mayor - by Nicolas Pariser - CANNES 2019: Nicolas Pariser delivers a very clever and quirky political comedy, with brilliant performances from Fabrice Luchini and Anaïs Demoustier
Alice and the Mayor
by Nicolas Pariser
CANNES 2019: Nicolas Pariser delivers a very clever and quirky political comedy, with brilliant performances from Fabrice Luchini and Anaïs Demoustier
Pain & Glory - by Pedro Almodóvar - This 21st film by Pedro Almodóvar exudes the intense emotions that have shaped his life, and features Antonio Banderas as the mirror-image of the director behind Talk To Her and All About My Mother
Pain & Glory
by Pedro Almodóvar
This 21st film by Pedro Almodóvar exudes the intense emotions that have shaped his life, and features Antonio Banderas as the mirror-image of the director behind Talk To Her and All About My Mother
Oleg - by Juris Kursietis - CANNES 2019: Latvia's Juris Kursietis delivers a gritty and ultra-realist film on a form of modern slavery taking place behind the scenes between Eastern European posted workers
Oleg
by Juris Kursietis
CANNES 2019: Latvia's Juris Kursietis delivers a gritty and ultra-realist film on a form of modern slavery taking place behind the scenes between Eastern European posted workers
Zombi Child - by Bertrand Bonello - CANNES 2019: Bertrand Bonello puts his name to a film steeped in the occult and brilliant despite its simple façade, blurring the boundaries between times and worlds
Zombi Child
by Bertrand Bonello
CANNES 2019: Bertrand Bonello puts his name to a film steeped in the occult and brilliant despite its simple façade, blurring the boundaries between times and worlds
Little Joe - by Jessica Hausner - CANNES 2019: Austria’s Jessica Hausner puts her name to a hugely cerebral psychoanalytical film with a societal focus, flirting with the genre of sci-fi chiller and the world of genetic mutations
Little Joe
by Jessica Hausner
CANNES 2019: Austria’s Jessica Hausner puts her name to a hugely cerebral psychoanalytical film with a societal focus, flirting with the genre of sci-fi chiller and the world of genetic mutations
Land of Ashes - by Sofía Quirós Úbeda - CANNES 2019: The feature debut from Sofía Quirós Ubeda is a coming of age tale about a young Costa Rican woman who goes deep into the world of magic to overcome her grief
Land of Ashes
by Sofía Quirós Úbeda
CANNES 2019: The feature debut from Sofía Quirós Ubeda is a coming of age tale about a young Costa Rican woman who goes deep into the world of magic to overcome her grief
I Lost My Body - by Jérémy Clapin - CANNES 2019: Animation sends sparks flying on the Croisette with the feature debut from French director Jérémy Clapin, a moving, inventive, and prodigious gem of storytelling
I Lost My Body
by Jérémy Clapin
CANNES 2019: Animation sends sparks flying on the Croisette with the feature debut from French director Jérémy Clapin, a moving, inventive, and prodigious gem of storytelling
The Orphanage - by Shahrbanoo Sadat - CANNES 2019: Following her acclaimed feature debut, Wolf and Sheep, Shahrbanoo Sadat continues to explore the recent history of Afghanistan through the eyes of children
The Orphanage
by Shahrbanoo Sadat
CANNES 2019: Following her acclaimed feature debut, Wolf and Sheep, Shahrbanoo Sadat continues to explore the recent history of Afghanistan through the eyes of children
Review: The Best Years of a Life

Review: The Best Years of a Life

CANNES 2019: Claude Lelouch’s new film is an autumnal holiday postcard sporting a few sweet notes on ageing, remembering and loving  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Out of Competition

Juris Kursietis • Director of Oleg

Interview: Juris Kursietis • Director of Oleg

"There has to be a proper reason to make a film"

CANNES 2019: Latvian director Juris Kursietis is presenting his second film, Oleg, in the Directors' Fortnight, and he talked to us about it  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Directors' Fortnight

Antonio Banderas • Actor in Pain & Glory

Interview: Antonio Banderas • Actor in Pain & Glory

“Pain & Glory is about reconciliation”

CANNES 2019: Cineuropa met Spanish thesp Antonio Banderas to discuss Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain & Glory, in which he gives one of the best performances of his career  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Competition

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CANNES 2019: Directing duo Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobbe-Mevellec talk about their animation film, The Swallows Of Kabul, presented in Un Certain Regard
CANNES 2019: Directing duo Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobbe-Mevellec talk about their animation film, The Swallows Of Kabul, presented in Un Certain Regard
CANNES 2019: Latvian director Juris Kursietis is presenting his second film, Oleg, in the Directors' Fortnight, and he talked to us about it
CANNES 2019: Latvian director Juris Kursietis is presenting his second film, Oleg, in the Directors' Fortnight, and he talked to us about it
CANNES 2019: We have met up with René Louis Cacciuttolo, CEO of VR-oriented media outlet VRRoom, at the innovation hub of the Marché du Film
CANNES 2019: We have met up with René Louis Cacciuttolo, CEO of VR-oriented media outlet VRRoom, at the innovation hub of the Marché du Film
CANNES 2019: At the Marché du Film, Onirix CEO Yohan Bouché talks about advancing mass adoption of cinematic VR through premium and comfortable technology
CANNES 2019: At the Marché du Film, Onirix CEO Yohan Bouché talks about advancing mass adoption of cinematic VR through premium and comfortable technology
CANNES 2019: We met up with Maciej Glowiak to talk about Immersify, a project providing cutting edge tools for the next generation of immersive media, at the Marché du Film
CANNES 2019: We met up with Maciej Glowiak to talk about Immersify, a project providing cutting edge tools for the next generation of immersive media, at the Marché du Film
CANNES 2019: Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason visits Cannes with his second feature A White, White Day, selected in the Critics' Week
CANNES 2019: Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason visits Cannes with his second feature A White, White Day, selected in the Critics' Week
CANNES 2019: Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts discuss their documentary For Sama, selected as a Special Screening at the French festival after having world-premiered at SXSW
CANNES 2019: Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts discuss their documentary For Sama, selected as a Special Screening at the French festival after having world-premiered at SXSW
CANNES 2019: We met with Jean-Yves Roubin, founder of Frakas Productions, the co-producer of two films showcased in Cannes this year: Atlantics and Vivarium
CANNES 2019: We met with Jean-Yves Roubin, founder of Frakas Productions, the co-producer of two films showcased in Cannes this year: Atlantics and Vivarium
Review: A Hidden Life

Review: A Hidden Life

CANNES 2019: Terrence Malick’s powerful new opus tells the story of conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Competition

Review: On a Magical Night

Review: On a Magical Night

CANNES 2019: Christophe Honoré delivers a conceptual tale that’s reflexive, inventive, fast-paced and funny about a couple in crisis after 25 years of marriage  

19/05 | Cannes 2019 | Un Certain Regard

Review: Diego Maradona

Review: Diego Maradona

CANNES 2019: In this documentary of two halves, Asif Kapadia pits the loveable, vulnerable Diego against the less endearing public figure of Maradona  

20/05 | Cannes 2019 | Out of Competition

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A Hidden Life - by Terrence Malick - Cannes 2019 - Competition
A Hidden Life
by Terrence Malick
Cannes 2019 - Competition
Viendra le feu - de Oliver Laxe - Cannes 2019 - Un Certain Regard
Viendra le feu
de Oliver Laxe
Cannes 2019 - Un Certain Regard
Tlamess - by Ala Eddine Slim - Cannes 2019 - Cannes 2019 - Directors' Fortnight
Tlamess
by Ala Eddine Slim
Cannes 2019 - Cannes 2019 - Directors' Fortnight
Our Mothers - by César Díaz - Cannes 2019 - Critics’ Week
Our Mothers
by César Díaz
Cannes 2019 - Critics’ Week
The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily - by Lorenzo Mattotti - Cannes 2019 - Un Certain Regard
The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily
by Lorenzo Mattotti
Cannes 2019 - Un Certain Regard

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

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