Gustave Kervern’s That’s All Folks honoured at Angoulême

Gustave Kervern’s That’s All Folks honoured at Angoulême

The filmmaker scooped the Diamond Valois for Best Film while The Daughters of Abraham claimed the Audience Award, with both The Blow and Ce qui nous mène à toi likewise dazzling among the winners  

31/08 | Angoulême 2026 | Awards

The Montenegro Film Rendezvous wraps up a varied selection of activities

The Montenegro Film Rendezvous wraps up a varied selection of activities

The third edition of the country’s largest film-industry gathering featured pitching sessions, master classes, presentations, panels and workshops  

31/08 | Herceg Novi 2026

The Finnish Film Affair unveils 38 projects from Finland, the Nordics and beyond

The Finnish Film Affair unveils 38 projects from Finland, the Nordics and beyond

The Helsinki-based event celebrates its 15th edition with a strong international focus, five Finnish fiction projects in progress and a new genre strand created with the Nordic Genre Lab  

31/08 | Finnish Film Affair 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Octav Chelaru explores the fascination for fascism in his sophomore feature, Archangel

EXCLUSIVE: Octav Chelaru explores the fascination for fascism in his sophomore feature, Archangel

The Romanian-US production, starring newcomer Alexandru Burcă, follows a young man being indoctrinated in a nationalist camp  

31/08 | Production | Funding | Romania/USA

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Industry Reports

Film Festival Trends - Zurich Film Festival and El Gouna Film Festival forge strategic partnership - 12/08/2026

Film Festival Trends – 12/08/2026
Zurich Film Festival and El Gouna Film Festival forge strategic partnership
The collaboration will focus on programming and talent exchange, with the world premiere of Dolphins: My Close Encounters at Zurich marking the beginning of the new alliance

Produce – Co-Produce... - PROFILM warns that Spain is losing competitiveness in attracting international shoots - 04/08/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 04/08/2026
PROFILM warns that Spain is losing competitiveness in attracting international shoots
The association is calling for tax incentives to be updated, legal certainty to be strengthened and administrative procedures to be accelerated to prevent Spain from losing ground to other countries

Animation - Linnea Merzagora • Project manager, Green Film - 17/07/2026

Animation – 17/07/2026
Linnea Merzagora • Project manager, Green Film
We explore the landscape of sustainable animation through the ANiMPACT initiative, which recently entered its pilot phase

Market Trends
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Throughout the summer, Cineuropa will continue bringing readers closer to the European and international film industry through breaking news, market analysis and on-the-ground festival reporting. From Karlovy Vary, Locarno and Sarajevo to Venice, Toronto and San Sebastián, our coverage will track the key films, industry shifts and emerging trends shaping the sector between July and the end of September

Produce – Co-Produce... - Aleksandra Božović • Managing director, Film Centre of Montenegro, and head, Montenegro Film Rendezvous - 27/08/2026

Produce – Co-Produce... – 27/08/2026
Aleksandra Božović • Managing director, Film Centre of Montenegro, and head, Montenegro Film Rendezvous
The film professional tells us more about the success of Montenegrin cinema, the overhauling of the Montenegro Film Rendezvous and her plans for the future

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Danna Stern • Expert, SERIES' WOMEN - 26/08/2026

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 26/08/2026
Danna Stern • Expert, SERIES' WOMEN
The Israeli-born, Berlin-based content executive talks to us about confidence, leadership and the value of building a professional network across borders

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Sister Sister takes flight at Sarajevo - 25/08/2026

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 25/08/2026
Sister Sister takes flight at Sarajevo
The Bosnian festival has hosted the launch of a new initiative bringing together women working in the film world across the former Yugoslavia and beyond

New Media - Two Sarajevo panels tackle how to establish a fairer ecosystem for audiovisual authors - 24/08/2026

New Media – 24/08/2026
Two Sarajevo panels tackle how to establish a fairer ecosystem for audiovisual authors
Both discussions broached the topic of what it actually takes to make sure the people who write and direct films get paid and stay creatively relevant

Goran Stanković's Our Father wins big at the Herceg Novi Film Festival

Goran Stanković's Our Father wins big at the Herceg Novi Film Festival

Black Trumpet, 17, 3 Weeks After, Hidden People and Honey Bunny have also emerged among the award winners at the Montenegrin gathering  

31/08 | Herceg Novi 2026 | Awards

The 11th Beyond Borders hands out its awards

The 11th Beyond Borders hands out its awards

Faces of War by Didier Cros and When the Chair Fell into the Void by Julia Kushnarenko have emerged as the big winners of the Main and μicro Competitions, respectively  

31/08 | Beyond Borders 2026 | Awards

The 14th Baltic Pitching Forum unveils its line-up

The 14th Baltic Pitching Forum unveils its line-up

The Lithuanian short-focused industry event, running in Vilnius from 6-9 October, will showcase 12 projects from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and guest country Italy  

31/08 | Baltic Pitching Forum 2026

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Co-Production Podcast

Episode 90: Strange River (Spain/Germany) - 05/06/2026

05/06/2026
Episode 90: Strange River (Spain/Germany)
The producers of the film by Jaume Claret Muxart are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 89: Romería (Spain/Germany) - 28/05/2026

28/05/2026
Episode 89: Romería (Spain/Germany)
The producers of the film by Carla Simón are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 88: Sirāt (Spain/France) - 28/04/2026

28/04/2026
Episode 88: Sirāt (Spain/France)
The producers of the film by Óliver Laxe are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 87: Tales from the Magic Garden (Czech Republic/Slovakia/ Slovenia/France) - 07/04/2026

07/04/2026
Episode 87: Tales from the Magic Garden (Czech Republic/Slovakia/ Slovenia/France)
The producers of the film by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar and Jean-Claude Rozec are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their Eurimages-supported work

Episode 86: Calle Málaga (Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium) - 19/03/2026

19/03/2026
Episode 86: Calle Málaga (Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Maryam Touzani are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 85: Köln 75 (Germany/Poland/Belgium) - 05/03/2026

05/03/2026
Episode 85: Köln 75 (Germany/Poland/Belgium)
The producers of the film by Ido Fluk are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 84: Eagles of the Republic (Sweden/France/Denmark) - 24/02/2026

24/02/2026
Episode 84: Eagles of the Republic (Sweden/France/Denmark)
The producers of the film by Tarik Saleh are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Episode 83: Sevda (Switzerland/Belgium/Turkey) - 18/11/2025

18/11/2025
Episode 83: Sevda (Switzerland/Belgium/Turkey)
The producers of the film by Ufuk Emiroglu are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their movie, which has received Eurimages support

Miklós Keleti currently shooting Soma

Miklós Keleti currently shooting Soma

The Belgian-Hungarian helmer is filming his fiction feature debut, starring Mark O’Brien and Anneke Sluiters  

31/08 | Production | Funding | Belgium/Canada/Netherlands/Estonia

Martin Genovski • Director of Bear With Me

Interview: Martin Genovski • Director of Bear With Me

"What I learnt during the process of making this film is that we shouldn't judge a book by its cover"

The Bulgarian director explores human-animal friendship and the fading world of traditional circuses, approaching its problematic legacy from his own position as an animal-rights activist  

28/08 | Sarajevo 2026 | Documentary Competition

Lucky Number to showcase three aces at Venice

Lucky Number to showcase three aces at Venice

The French sales agent will notably be pinning its hopes on Jacqueline Lentzou’s A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra and Phuttiphong Aroonpheng’s The Burning Giants, both in the Orizzonti section  

28/08 | Venice 2026 | Venice Production Bridge

Dragana Jurišić • Director of The Balkan Cowboy

Interview: Dragana Jurišić • Director of The Balkan Cowboy

"By using elements of naivety and kitsch from the western genre, I wanted to make a mainstream film that would reach a wide audience"

We caught up with the Croatian director to talk about her film, which takes her to Bijeljina in search of Hari Džekson, a local amateur filmmaker who made his own westerns with the people around him  

28/08 | Sarajevo 2026 | Documentary Competition

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Cannes 2026 – Photogalleries - 13/05/2026

13/05/2026
Cannes 2026 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 12-23 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2026 – Photogalleries - 13/02/2026

13/02/2026
Berlinale 2026 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 76th edition, the first under the direction of Tricia Tuttle, from 12-22 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

Venice 2025 – Photogalleries - 27/08/2025

27/08/2025
Venice 2025 – Photogalleries
The global film community is back on the Lido for the 82nd Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 27 August-6 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2025 – Photogalleries - 13/05/2025

13/05/2025
Cannes 2025 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 13-24 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries - 13/02/2025

13/02/2025
Berlinale 2025 – Photogalleries
The Berlin International Film Festival returns for its 75th edition, the first under the direction of Tricia Tuttle, from 13-23 February. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries

San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries - 23/09/2024

23/09/2024
San Sebastian 2024 – Photogalleries
The San Sebastián International Film Festival cements its position on the global festival circuit with its 72st edition, which is unspooling from 20-28 September. Check out our exclusive photo galleries

Venice 2024 – Photogalleries - 27/08/2024

27/08/2024
Venice 2024 – Photogalleries
After the media storm triggered by last year's SAG-AFTRA strike, the global film community is back on the Lido for the 81st Venice Film Festival, unspooling from 28 August-7 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries

Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries - 14/05/2024

14/05/2024
Cannes 2024 – Photogalleries
The international film industry is gathering again on the Croisette for a packed edition of the Cannes Film Festival and its Marché du Film, unspooling from 14-25 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries

The Last Viking takes home the top prize from Denmark’s SVEND Awards

The Last Viking takes home the top prize from Denmark’s SVEND Awards

Anders Thomas Jensen’s comedy-drama has been named Danish Film of the Year, while Mads Mikkelsen, Trine Dyrholm and Nikolaj Lie Kaas also walked away with major honours  

28/08 | Festivals | Awards | Denmark

Kike Maíllo • Director of La superviviente

Interview: Kike Maíllo • Director of La superviviente

“I think that, deep down, people want to be deceived”

The filmmaker delves into aspects of his documentary, in which he investigates a Spanish woman who hid behind the persona of a victim of the Twin Towers attack  

28/08 | /Spain

Feels Like Home and Everybody to Kenmure Street come out on top at the Rab Film Festival

Feels Like Home and Everybody to Kenmure Street come out on top at the Rab Film Festival

Gábor Holtai’s genre-bending feature has taken home the Best Feature Film Award, while Felipe Bustos Sierra’s Glasgow-set film topped the documentary competition  

28/08 | Festivals | Awards | Croatia

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Reviews

The Unknown - by Arthur Harari

The Unknown
by Arthur Harari
CANNES 2026: Arthur Harari opens a gateway to the impossible and delivers an extraordinary, cryptic work on human identity, cloaked in the unsettling and disturbing guise of fantasy cinema

The Chilean - by Sergio Castro San Martín

The Chilean
by Sergio Castro San Martín
Sergio Castro San Martín tells the story of a Chilean émigré in Turin who ends up getting involved in making bombs for a group of local revolutionaries

Prosecution - by Faraz Shariat

Prosecution
by Faraz Shariat
BERLINALE 2026: Faraz Shariat returns with a searing indictment of the so-called objectivity of the state, set within a thriller centring on the festival’s most badass protagonist

Trial of Hein - by Kai Stänicke

Trial of Hein
by Kai Stänicke
BERLINALE 2026: Kai Stänicke recounts the tale of an emigrant returning home in search of the past, only to be confronted by the fallibility of memory

The Beloved - by Rodrigo Sorogoyen

The Beloved
by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
CANNES 2026: Rodrigo Sorogoyen delivers a captivating film, superbly written, directed and performed, about the complicated reunion between a film director and his daughter, an actress

The Meltdown - by Manuela Martelli

The Meltdown
by Manuela Martelli
CANNES 2026: Manuella Martelli crafts a subtle, atmospheric and allusive work about a mysterious disappearance in a hotel in the mountains

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma - by Jane Schoenbrun

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
by Jane Schoenbrun
With their third feature, Jane Schoenbrun offers a brilliant and uproarious tribute to the slasher, reinvented through a queer lens

Fjord - by Cristian Mungiu

Fjord
by Cristian Mungiu
CANNES 2026: Romanian helmer Cristian Mungiu crafts a legal thriller based on a true story, sparking a debate on the limits of institutional interference in our private lives

Anathema wins the Storyline Production Award at New Nordic Films

Anathema wins the Storyline Production Award at New Nordic Films

The psychological thriller project by Ea Johanne Sandberg and Alpha Nord has taken home the top prize, while the horror-comedy Grandmonster snagged the Best Pitch Award  

28/08 | Haugesund 2026 | New Nordic Films/Awards

Pressure, The Rivals of Amziah King and Butterfly triumph at Haugesund

Pressure, The Rivals of Amziah King and Butterfly triumph at Haugesund

The historical war movie, the US neo-western and the Norwegian family drama have shared the spotlight, while six films have been nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize  

28/08 | Haugesund 2026 | Awards

European titles submitted for the Oscars race

European titles submitted for the Oscars race

European countries reveal their titles submitted for the Best International Feature Film Award at the 2027 Academy Awards  

27/08 | Oscars 2027

Interviews

Urša Menart • Director of Everything That's Wrong with You

Urša Menart • Director of Everything That's Wrong with You
We caught up with the Slovenian director to talk about her film, which stars Anuša Kodelja and Klara Kuk as two young women, each weird in her own way

Nikias Chryssos • Director of Bloody Tennis

Nikias Chryssos • Director of Bloody Tennis
We talked to the German director about his gripping and very funny horror film, as well as his fascination for tennis

Basil Da Cunha • Director of O Jacaré

Basil Da Cunha • Director of O Jacaré
The Swiss director of Portuguese origin discusses how he created his passionate blend of comedy, drama and music

Meritxell Colell Aparicio • Director of Far from the Trees

Meritxell Colell Aparicio • Director of Far from the Trees
The Catalonian filmmaker discusses her transnational exploration of exile, endangered languages and inherited memory shaped through sound and hybrid cinematic forms

Matheus Farias, Enock Carvalho • Directors of The Riverbank

Matheus Farias, Enock Carvalho • Directors of The Riverbank
The Brazilian directors talk about the power of cinema as a weapon against conformity, the catharsis of showing bodies that are different and the importance of having fun no matter what

Maria Bäck • Director of Brave New Love

Maria Bäck • Director of Brave New Love
The Swedish director talks about how she delivers a surprising take on a ménage à trois in her new film

Florin Șerban • Director of You Don’t Belong Here

Florin Șerban • Director of You Don’t Belong Here
The Romanian director provides some insights into his psychological exploration of the fragile bond between a father and his teenage son

Dragana Jurišić • Director of The Balkan Cowboy

Dragana Jurišić • Director of The Balkan Cowboy
We caught up with the Croatian director to talk about her film, which takes her to Bijeljina in search of Hari Džekson, a local amateur filmmaker who made his own westerns with the people around him

EXCLUSIVE: Shooting kicks off on Laurent Lafitte’s Wake Me Up

EXCLUSIVE: Shooting kicks off on Laurent Lafitte’s Wake Me Up

Produced by Mamma Roman and sold worldwide by Pathé, the film stars the director himself alongside Gilles Lellouche, Chiara Mastroianni, Galatea Bellugi and D’johé Kouadio  

27/08 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium

Europa Distribution readies its Venice workshop

Europa Distribution readies its Venice workshop

On 6 September, ED and Venice Production Bridge will co-host the fourth edition of their working session to strengthen the collaboration between independent distributors and producers  

27/08 | Venice 2026 | Venice Production Bridge

Kate Winslet and Maxine Peake team up for Netflix limited series The Unheard

Kate Winslet and Maxine Peake team up for Netflix limited series The Unheard

The five-part drama, written by Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne and directed by Lebanese filmmaker Mounia Akl, will enter production in 2027  

27/08 | Production | Funding | UK/USA

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Trailers/Teasers/Clips

The Spiral - by Paolo Strippoli

The Spiral
by Paolo Strippoli
Venice 2026 - Competition
Toronto 2026 - Midnight Madness

A Bit of Light - by Ali Asgari

A Bit of Light
by Ali Asgari
Venice 2026 - Competition

The Echo Chamber - by Andrea Pallaoro

The Echo Chamber
by Andrea Pallaoro
Venice 2026 - Competition

Il fuoco che ti porti dentro - by Edoardo De Angelis

Il fuoco che ti porti dentro
by Edoardo De Angelis
Venice 2026 - Competition

Oasis - by Jannis Lenz

Oasis
by Jannis Lenz
Venice 2026 - Orizzonti

A Common Story - by Anna Foglietta

A Common Story
by Anna Foglietta
Venice 2026 - Orizzonti
Toronto 2026 - Discovery

Back to Buenos Aires - by Marco Bechis

Back to Buenos Aires
by Marco Bechis
Venice 2026 - Competition

Wild Horse Nine - by Martin McDonagh

Wild Horse Nine
by Martin McDonagh
Venice 2026 - Competition

Cristi Iftime in late post-production with psychological drama The Fear’s Artist

Cristi Iftime in late post-production with psychological drama The Fear’s Artist

The film follows a man, played by Silviu Debu, whose growing paranoia spirals out of control in a Bucharest apartment building  

27/08 | Production | Funding | Romania

Book A Sovereign Gaze presented at the Montenegro Film Festival

Book A Sovereign Gaze presented at the Montenegro Film Festival

The monograph, compiled and edited by Sanja Jovanović, provides a comprehensive overview of the country’s film activities during its first 20 years of independence  

27/08 | Herceg Novi 2026

The ninth BRIFF gears up for nine days brimming with cinema

The ninth BRIFF gears up for nine days brimming with cinema

The Brussels International Film Festival is now set to unspool in September and will open with a preview screening of A Man of His Time, winner of the Best Screenplay Award at Cannes  

27/08 | BRIFF 2026

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Reviews

Maturity - by Jean-Benoît Ugeux

Maturity
by Jean-Benoît Ugeux
Jean-Benoit Ugeux unveils his first fiction feature film, a loneliness-focused comedy about a man who’s just turned fifty who continually clashes with the modern age and the people all around him

Everything That's Wrong with You - by Urša Menart

Everything That's Wrong with You
by Urša Menart
Urša Menart’s movie follows two young women navigating grief and friendship while exploring identity and growing up in the age of social media

Paradise - by Jérémy Comte

Paradise
by Jérémy Comte
BERLINALE 2026: An intercontinental story connecting characters from Canada and Ghana is at the core of Jérémy Comte’s ambitious, albeit uneven, debut film

On the Sea - by Helen Walsh

On the Sea
by Helen Walsh
Helen Walsh’s sensitive, closely observed drama finds a middle-aged fishery worker belatedly discovering his queerness

Primavera - by Damiano Michieletto

Primavera
by Damiano Michieletto
Olivier Award-winning opera director Damiano Michieletto offers a musically imbued first feature-length effort, a historical fiction based on the life of Antonio Vivaldi

Industry Reports

Produce – Co-Produce... – 27/08/2026

Aleksandra Božović • Managing director, Film Centre of Montenegro, and head, Montenegro Film Rendezvous

The film professional tells us more about the success of Montenegrin cinema, the overhauling of the Montenegro Film Rendezvous and her plans for the future

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 26/08/2026

Danna Stern • Expert, SERIES' WOMEN

The Israeli-born, Berlin-based content executive talks to us about confidence, leadership and the value of building a professional network across borders

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – 25/08/2026

Sister Sister takes flight at Sarajevo

The Bosnian festival has hosted the launch of a new initiative bringing together women working in the film world across the former Yugoslavia and beyond

New Media – 24/08/2026

Two Sarajevo panels tackle how to establish a fairer ecosystem for audiovisual authors

Both discussions broached the topic of what it actually takes to make sure the people who write and direct films get paid and stay creatively relevant

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