Review: Mother and Son

Review: Mother and Son

CANNES 2022: Léonor Serraille raises her game with a highly refined second feature following fifteen years in the tumultuous life of a family trio  

27/05 | Cannes 2022 | Competition

Marie Perennès and Simon Depardon • Directors of Riposte féministe

Interview: Marie Perennès and Simon Depardon • Directors of Riposte féministe

“In our movie, witches don’t exist”

CANNES 2022: We talked to the directors behind the documentary, who accompany a feminist collective fighting the battle of words all over France  

27/05 | Cannes 2022 | Special screenings

At Cannes, panellists discuss the relationship between festivals and sales outfits

At Cannes, panellists discuss the relationship between festivals and sales outfits

CANNES 2022: A few weeks ahead of its publication, two fest directors and two sales agents talk through the work-in-progress document they are preparing to improve the quality of their partnerships  

27/05 | Cannes 2022 | Marché du Film

Review: The Blue Caftan

Review: The Blue Caftan

CANNES 2022: Maryam Touzani’s second feature is a moving, poetic and beautifully acted story of love, death and fear  

27/05 | Cannes 2022 | Un Certain Regard

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Industry Reports

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming - Netflix attends a round table on French film negotiations - 23/05/2022

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 23/05/2022
Netflix attends a round table on French film negotiations
CANNES 2022: The debate organised by the CNC highlighted the desire of industry professionals to continue negotiations so as to adapt to the growing change in the filmmaking business

Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming
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After two years of the pandemic, the industry is gradually transitioning back to normality, with Cannes and its Marché du Film now in sight. While keeping a close eye on the tragic war unfolding in Ukraine and its effects on the audiovisual industry, Cineuropa continues to provide extensive coverage of the European film business and its most recent developments.

Film Festival Trends - At Cannes, panellists discuss the relationship between festivals and sales outfits - 27/05/2022

Film Festival Trends – 27/05/2022
At Cannes, panellists discuss the relationship between festivals and sales outfits
CANNES 2022: A few weeks ahead of its publication, two fest directors and two sales agents talk through the work-in-progress document they are preparing to improve the quality of their partnerships

Market Trends - The CNC is to throw its weight behind studios and training - 25/05/2022

Market Trends – 25/05/2022
The CNC is to throw its weight behind studios and training
CANNES 2022: The "France 2030" call for projects is intended to foster the creation and modernisation of film studios and the development of training across the entire country

Produce – Co-Produce... - What future awaits film financing? The panellists at Cannes Next have their say - 24/05/2022

Produce – Co-Produce... – 24/05/2022
What future awaits film financing? The panellists at Cannes Next have their say
CANNES 2022: Following the announcement of MediaInvest, the event covered new financing models such as the blockchain-based Decentralized Pictures and XYZ Films’ “transatlantic model”

New Media - The wins of real-time technologies take centre stage at Cannes Next - 24/05/2022

New Media – 24/05/2022
The wins of real-time technologies take centre stage at Cannes Next
CANNES 2022: Real-time tech through Unreal Engine has the potential to improve a team’s creative work and communication while saving time and money

European Policy - MediaInvest set to support European producers - 21/05/2022

European Policy – 21/05/2022
MediaInvest set to support European producers
CANNES 2022: The European Commission has announced a new fund destined for audiovisual producers, endowed with a budget of €400 million for the period 2022-2027

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability - At the Marché du Film, panellists discuss the Green Charter and their work on making film festivals more sustainable - 21/05/2022

Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability – 21/05/2022
At the Marché du Film, panellists discuss the Green Charter and their work on making film festivals more sustainable
CANNES 2022: Reducing waste, preserving nature and going paper-free are only some of the strategies being put in place to protect the environment

Review: Close

Review: Close

CANNES 2022: Lukas Dhont confirms the depths of his sensitivity and his gift for mise en scène via a splendid second feature harnessing a whirlwind of introverted emotions  

27/05 | Cannes 2022 | Competition

Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña • Director and screenwriter of The Beasts

Interview: Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña • Director and screenwriter of The Beasts

"The countryside offers the same highs and lows as the city”

CANNES 2022: One of the most creative and prolific duos in Spanish cinema presents their sixth work on the Croisette, ready to create a stir as usual  

27/05 | Cannes 2022 | Cannes Première

Review: Rebel

Review: Rebel

CANNES 2022: Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah’s audacious action film, about brothers going to Syria and being forced to fight for ISIS, is a fierce attack on the senses  

27/05 | Cannes 2022 | Midnight Screenings

Discover Moonday

Co-Production Podcast

Episode 28: The Open Body (Spain/Portugal) - 28/04/2022

28/04/2022
Episode 28: The Open Body (Spain/Portugal)
The producers of Ángeles Huerta's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 27: Ordinary Failures (Czech Republic/Hungary/Italy) - 08/04/2022

08/04/2022
Episode 27: Ordinary Failures (Czech Republic/Hungary/Italy)
The producers of Cristina Grosan's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 26: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On (Albania/Greece/Kosovo/Portugal) - 08/03/2022

08/03/2022
Episode 26: A Cup of Coffee and New Shoes On (Albania/Greece/Kosovo/Portugal)
The producers of Gentian Koçi's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 25: Strandzha (Germany/Bulgaria) - 22/02/2022

22/02/2022
Episode 25: Strandzha (Germany/Bulgaria)
The producers of Hristova Pepa's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 24: The Editorial Office (Ukraine/Germany) - 17/02/2022

17/02/2022
Episode 24: The Editorial Office (Ukraine/Germany)
The producers of Roman Bondarchuk's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 23: Captain Volkonogov Escaped (Russia/Estonia/France) - 20/12/2021

20/12/2021
Episode 23: Captain Volkonogov Escaped (Russia/Estonia/France)
The producers of Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 22: Queens (France/Belgium/ Morocco/Netherlands) - 17/12/2021

17/12/2021
Episode 22: Queens (France/Belgium/ Morocco/Netherlands)
The producers of Yasmine Benkiran's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 21: My Fairy Troublemaker (Luxembourg/Germany) - 16/12/2021

16/12/2021
Episode 21: My Fairy Troublemaker (Luxembourg/Germany)
The producers of Caroline Origer's film are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support

Review: Dodo

Review: Dodo

CANNES 2022: Pános H Koútras’ new outing is a patchy comedy of errors, where there’s little to tell or to laugh about  

27/05 | Cannes 2022 | Cannes Première

Review: Riposte féministe

Review: Riposte féministe

CANNES 2022: In Simon Depardon and Marie Perennès' serviceable documentary, women reclaim the streets as their own and it’s hard not to cheer  

27/05 | Cannes 2022 | Special Screenings

Kristoffer Borgli • Director of Sick of Myself

Interview: Kristoffer Borgli • Director of Sick of Myself

"The reality is always a disappointing fact compared to our dreams and desires"

CANNES 2022: The Norwegian director discusses his unsettling second feature, led by an exceptional main character and... drugs  

27/05 | Cannes 2022 | Un Certain Regard

Review: Pacifiction

Review: Pacifiction

CANNES 2022: Catalan maverick Albert Serra comes up with a sprawling, glittering essay on neo-colonialism in French Polynesia  

27/05 | Cannes 2022 | Competition

Photogalleries

Cannes 2022 – Photogalleries - 19/05/2022

19/05/2022
Cannes 2022 – Photogalleries
After two difficult years, the international film industry is finally back on the Croisette for a new, crowded edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 17-28 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

European Shooting Stars 2022 – Photogallery - 12/02/2022

12/02/2022
European Shooting Stars 2022 – Photogallery
The Shooting Stars are back at the Berlinale! Discover this year's ten emerging European talents who will be presented to the international press, the industry and the public in an exclusive hybrid programme organised by the German festival

Berlinale 2022 – Photogalleries - 10/02/2022

10/02/2022
Berlinale 2022 – Photogalleries
After unspooling virtually owing to the pandemic crisis last year, the Berlinale is now back to its physical format from 10-20 February. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Cinémamed 2021 – Photogalleries - 02/12/2021

02/12/2021
Cinémamed 2021 – Photogalleries
Organised from 2-12 December, the Mediterranean Brussels film festival is back to its physical format and ready to celebrate the best European and Mediterranean films. Among the directors presented, Marco Bellocchio, Nabil Ayouch, Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, Clara Roquet, Tony Gatlif, Jonas Carpignano and many others. Check out our photogalleries here

Black Nights 2021 – Photogalleries - 13/11/2021

13/11/2021
Black Nights 2021 – Photogalleries
One of the most prestigious gatherings of the Nordic-Baltic region, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival is set to brighten the dark Estonian winter from 12-28 November with a raft of new independent titles and a rich line-up of industry events. Discover this year’s festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Lecce 2021 – Photogallery - 09/11/2021

09/11/2021
Lecce 2021 – Photogallery
Unspooling from 6-13 November, Lecce European Film Festival is finally back to its physical format and ready to celebrate the best European titles of the year. Check out our photogalleries here

Cinemed 2021 – Photogallery - 23/10/2021

23/10/2021
Cinemed 2021 – Photogallery
One of the most important showcases of Mediterranean cinema, the 43rd edition of Montpellier's Cinemed ran from 15-23 October. Discover this year's festival highlights in our exclusive photogallery

Rome 2021 – Photogalleries - 17/10/2021

17/10/2021
Rome 2021 – Photogalleries
The 16th edition of Rome Film Fest, running from 14-24 October, presented 23 new titles in its main competition. Discover our exclusive photogalleries from some of this year's red carpets

Ruben Östlund • Director of Triangle of Sadness

Interview: Ruben Östlund • Director of Triangle of Sadness

"My film is inspired in the Marxist theories saying that our position in financial hierarchy is changing our behavior"

CANNES 2022: The Swedish filmmaker returns after his Palme d'Or win in 2017 to introduce his new film, and he discusses its key topics with us  

27/05 | Cannes 2022 | Competition

Review: The Dam

Review: The Dam

CANNES 2022: Ali Cherri has crafted a bold, esoteric and aesthetically pleasing work set in a remote area of northern Sudan at the time of the 2019 military coup in the country  

27/05 | Cannes 2022 | Directors’ Fortnight

The winners of La Cinef unveiled at Cannes

The winners of La Cinef unveiled at Cannes

CANNES 2022: The jury has singled out four movies made at film schools, handing First Prize to Italy’s Valerio Ferrara  

27/05 | Cannes 2022 | Awards

Reviews

Mother and Son - by Léonor Serraille

Mother and Son
by Léonor Serraille
CANNES 2022: Léonor Serraille raises her game with a highly refined second feature following fifteen years in the tumultuous life of a family trio

Close - by Lukas Dhont

Close
by Lukas Dhont
CANNES 2022: Lukas Dhont confirms the depths of his sensitivity and his gift for mise en scène via a splendid second feature harnessing a whirlwind of introverted emotions

The Worst Ones - by Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret

The Worst Ones
by Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret
CANNES 2022: A very successful first feature for Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret who, with great heart, truth and skill, bring inner-city kids through the looking glass

Metronom - by Alexandru Belc

Metronom
by Alexandru Belc
CANNES 2022: Alexandru Belc's drama explores a doomed love story in communist Romania

Rodéo - by Lola Quivoron

Rodéo
by Lola Quivoron
CANNES 2022: Lola Quivoron makes a powerful debut with an original first feature film packed full of ultra-rugged, female-style, wild energy, and set on the fringes of the motocross world

Corsage - by Marie Kreutzer

Corsage
by Marie Kreutzer
CANNES 2022: Director Marie Kreutzer and actress Vicky Krieps reunite for this alternative look at the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria

Mediterranean Fever - by Maha Haj

Mediterranean Fever
by Maha Haj
CANNES 2022: Maha Haj's unlikely buddy-buddy movie is a delightful comedy about depression

Harka - by Lotfy Nathan

Harka
by Lotfy Nathan
CANNES 2022: A young Tunisian man strives for a better life than selling contraband petroleum on the streets, in Lotfy Nathan’s debut feature

One Fine Morning crowned with the Europa Cinemas Label at Cannes

One Fine Morning crowned with the Europa Cinemas Label at Cannes

CANNES 2022: French director Mia Hansen-Løve’s movie has been deemed the best European film in the Directors’ Fortnight, while Thomas Salvador’s The Mountain has taken home the SACD Award  

27/05 | Cannes 2022 | Directors’ Fortnight/Awards

Meet Cineuropa @ #Cannes2022 - Take 7

Meet Cineuropa @ #Cannes2022 - Take 7

"This year, there aren't so many sex scenes, and there's a lot of vomiting!"

In the seventh episode of our new short video series from this year's Cannes Film Festival, Elena Lazic catches up once again with Teresa Vena  

25/05 | Meet Cineuropa/Cannes 2022

Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne • Directors of Tori and Lokita

Interview: Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne • Directors of Tori and Lokita

“The fate of migrants, of exiles, that we reserve, is the big question our society faces"

CANNES 2022: The Belgian brothers talk to us about their new film that shows the inexorability of the mechanisms of domination that govern human relations  

26/05 | Cannes 2022 | Competition

Interviews

Hlynur Pálmason • Director of Godland

Hlynur Pálmason • Director of Godland
CANNES 2022: The Icelandic director, who lived in Denmark, brings together some conflicting energies of both countries, through a Danish vicar setting up a parish in Iceland in the 19th century

Marie Perennès and Simon Depardon • Directors of Riposte féministe

Marie Perennès and Simon Depardon • Directors of Riposte féministe
CANNES 2022: We talked to the directors behind the documentary, who accompany a feminist collective fighting the battle of words all over France

Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña • Director and screenwriter of The Beasts

Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña • Director and screenwriter of The Beasts
CANNES 2022: One of the most creative and prolific duos in Spanish cinema presents their sixth work on the Croisette, ready to create a stir as usual

Kristoffer Borgli • Director of Sick of Myself

Kristoffer Borgli • Director of Sick of Myself
CANNES 2022: The Norwegian director discusses his unsettling second feature, led by an exceptional main character and... drugs

Ruben Östlund • Director of Triangle of Sadness

Ruben Östlund • Director of Triangle of Sadness
CANNES 2022: The Swedish filmmaker returns after his Palme d'Or win in 2017 to introduce his new film, and he discusses its key topics with us

Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne • Directors of Tori and Lokita

Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne • Directors of Tori and Lokita
CANNES 2022: The Belgian brothers talk to us about their new film that shows the inexorability of the mechanisms of domination that govern human relations

Alice Winocour • Director of Paris Memories

Alice Winocour • Director of Paris Memories
CANNES 2022: Inspired by the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks, the French filmmaker showcases a very personal take on events

Alexandru Belc • Director of Metronom

Alexandru Belc • Director of Metronom
CANNES 2022: The Romanian director talks about freedom, music and the hardships of making a period film in his country

Alice Winocour • Director of Paris Memories

Interview: Alice Winocour • Director of Paris Memories

"People stopped again and again and asked if something had happened, so we had to put up signs saying ‘This is a film shoot’"

CANNES 2022: Inspired by the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks, the French filmmaker showcases a very personal take on events  

26/05 | Cannes 2022 | Directors’ Fortnight

Alexandru Belc • Director of Metronom

Interview: Alexandru Belc • Director of Metronom

“I am a firm believer in cinema’s power of change”

CANNES 2022: The Romanian director talks about freedom, music and the hardships of making a period film in his country  

26/05 | Cannes 2022 | Un Certain Regard

Hlynur Pálmason • Director of Godland

Interview: Hlynur Pálmason • Director of Godland

“My main actor lost twelve kilos, I think, and really took it seriously - I was so happy to see his physical decay”

CANNES 2022: The Icelandic director, who lived in Denmark, brings together some conflicting energies of both countries, through a Danish vicar setting up a parish in Iceland in the 19th century  

26/05 | Cannes 2022 | Un Certain Regard

Trailers/Teasers/Clips

The Worst Ones - by Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret

The Worst Ones
by Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret
Cannes 2022 - Un Certain Regard Award

Metronom - by Alexandru Belc

Metronom
by Alexandru Belc
Cannes 2022 - Best Director Award Un Certain Regard

Corsage - by Marie Kreutzer

Corsage
by Marie Kreutzer
Cannes 2022 - Best Performance Award Un Certain Regard

Rodéo - by Lola Quivoron

Rodéo
by Lola Quivoron
Cannes 2022 - Un Certain Regard

Harka - by Lotfy Nathan

Harka
by Lotfy Nathan
Cannes 2022 - Best Performance Award Un Certain Regard

Mediterranean Fever - by Maha Haj

Mediterranean Fever
by Maha Haj
Cannes 2022 - Best Screenplay Award Un Certain Regard

Mother and Son - by Léonor Serraille

Mother and Son
by Léonor Serraille
Cannes 2022 - Competition

Close - by Lukas Dhont

Close
by Lukas Dhont
Cannes 2022 - Competition

Review: The Green Perfume

Review: The Green Perfume

CANNES 2022: Nicolas Pariser tries his hand at a spy comedy in the playful spirit of a comic book, but this perfect replica slides into autopilot once its initial pace has peaked  

26/05 | Cannes 2022 | Directors’ Fortnight

Zentropa-produced drama King’s Land to be toplined by Mads Mikkelsen

Zentropa-produced drama King’s Land to be toplined by Mads Mikkelsen

Announced at Cannes and sold by TrustNordisk, the new epic production is set to be helmed by Nikolaj Arcel  

26/05 | Denmark/Sweden/Germany/Czech Republic

Annie Ernaux and David Ernaux-Briot • Directors of The Super-8 Years

Interview: Annie Ernaux and David Ernaux-Briot • Directors of The Super-8 Years

“When I wrote the text for the film, I wrote it with the image”

CANNES 2022: We met up with the famous French author and her son to discuss their documentary and its different levels of reading  

26/05 | Cannes 2022 | Directors’ Fortnight

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Reviews

One Fine Morning - by Mia Hansen-Løve

One Fine Morning
by Mia Hansen-Løve
CANNES 2022: An expert in observing and distilling the micro-emotions which form the fabric of our lives, Mia Hansen-Løve paints a wonderful portrait of a woman facing a crossroads in her life

La Jauría - by Andrés Ramírez Pulido

La Jauría
by Andrés Ramírez Pulido
CANNES 2022: Andrés Ramírez Pulido’s atmospheric debut feature trawls the murky depths of young delinquents’ criminal past as they undergo therapy in the isolation of the jungle

Aftersun - by Charlotte Wells

Aftersun
by Charlotte Wells
CANNES 2022: Charlotte Wells demonstrates her potential as a filmmaker with a subtle, sensitive and highly controlled first feature about the holidays of a divorced father and his 11-year-old daughter

The Beasts - by Rodrigo Sorogoyen

The Beasts
by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
CANNES 2022: In Rodrigo Sorogoyen's new film, men mark out their territory, harass and tear down others, proving that they can be like real wild beasts

The Blue Caftan - by Maryam Touzani

The Blue Caftan
by Maryam Touzani
CANNES 2022: Maryam Touzani’s second feature is a moving, poetic and beautifully acted story of love, death and fear

Industry Reports

Film Festival Trends – 27/05/2022

At Cannes, panellists discuss the relationship between festivals and sales outfits

CANNES 2022: A few weeks ahead of its publication, two fest directors and two sales agents talk through the work-in-progress document they are preparing to improve the quality of their partnerships

Market Trends – 25/05/2022

The CNC is to throw its weight behind studios and training

CANNES 2022: The "France 2030" call for projects is intended to foster the creation and modernisation of film studios and the development of training across the entire country

Produce – Co-Produce... – 24/05/2022

What future awaits film financing? The panellists at Cannes Next have their say

CANNES 2022: Following the announcement of MediaInvest, the event covered new financing models such as the blockchain-based Decentralized Pictures and XYZ Films’ “transatlantic model”

New Media – 24/05/2022

The wins of real-time technologies take centre stage at Cannes Next

CANNES 2022: Real-time tech through Unreal Engine has the potential to improve a team’s creative work and communication while saving time and money

Film Reviews

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