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European (co)productions abound in the section which used to be called the Contemporary World Cinema
14/08 | Toronto 2023 | Centrepiece
The Ji.hlava IDFF presented eight documentary films in post-production from Central and Eastern Europe, and announced the 2024 Emerging Producers, with Philippines as guest country
14/08 | Sarajevo 2023 | CineLink Industry Days/Awards
The Swiss pubcaster has also increased its annual budget by CHF 1.5 million
14/08 | Industry | Market | Switzerland
Marie Bottois' The Cervix Pass has won the Best Short Film gong, while Kumjana Novakova and Guillermo Carreras Candi's Disturbed Earth received a Special Mention
14/08 | Dokufest 2023 | Awards
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Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/08/2023Europa Distribution tackles the innovations the sector needs at Karlovy VaryThe network's distributors took the floor to explain their actual needs and propose specific solutions to support their daily work
Market TrendsFOCUSA buzzy, hot summer awaits the global film community. Meanwhile, Cineuropa continues to provide coverage of the European film business, including the most important summer festivals such as Karlovy Vary, Locarno, Sarajevo and Venice
Produce – Co-Produce... – 14/08/2023SRG extends its co-production agreement with the Swiss film industry until 2027The Swiss pubcaster has also increased its annual budget by CHF 1.5 million
Produce – Co-Produce... – 09/08/2023REPORT: Open Doors @ Locarno Pro 2023We take a closer look at some of the Caribbean and Latin American projects co-produced with European partners taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival
Produce – Co-Produce... – 04/08/2023REPORT: First Look @ Locarno Pro 2023We take a closer look at the six British projects in post-production taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival
Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/08/2023The UK Global Screen Fund Data Hub promises to help the sector navigate the inaccessibility of viewership data from US streamersThe hub will provide information on International Demand and International Viewership for the UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain
Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/08/2023Europa Distribution’s EDMentorShe wraps its third editionThe mentorship programme for female distribution professionals held a successful closing session in Brussels
Market Trends – 01/08/2023Thessaloniki Film Festival unveils insights from its Think Tank seriesThe series, which took place over three months and focused on the future of film markets, was organised in collaboration with Cannes' Marché du Film and Berlinale's European Film Market
"I made a musical that pays homage to a type of music which does not get the recognition it deserves"
The Swiss-Portuguese director, whose film pays homage to the women of the Reboleira neighbourhood, talks to us with passion about the tight connection between life and cinema
14/08 | Locarno 2023 | Competition
Katharina Huber’s award-winning fiction debut is a sci-fi-inflected look at a declining community in a mountainous area of Germany, together with the two young women who resist it
14/08 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del presente
“In my work, there is always something strange going on”
The absurd meets the serious in the French director’s new film, in which she also plays the lead role
26/07/2023Episode 47: Luka (Belgium/ Netherlands/Armenia/Bulgaria/Italy)The producers of the film by Jessica Woodworth are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
02/03/2023Episode 46: Under The Naked Sky (Netherlands/Belgium)The producers of the film by Lilian Sijbesma are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
07/02/2023Episode 45: My Grandfather's Demons (Portugal/Spain/France)The producers of the film by Nuno Beato are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
28/12/2022Episode 44: Sick of Myself (Norway/Sweden)The producers of the film by Kristoffer Borgli are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
22/12/2022Episode 43: The Natural History of Destruction (Germany/Lithuania/ Netherlands)The producers of the film by Sergei Loznitsa are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
20/12/2022Episode 42: Tori and Lokita (Belgium/France)The producers of the film by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
15/12/2022Episode 41: On the Fringe (Spain/Belgium)The producers of the film by Juan Diego Botto are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
08/12/2022Episode 40: The Happiest Man in the World (North Macedonia/ Bosnia and Herzegovina/ Belgium/ Croatia/ Denmark/ Slovenia)The producers of the film by Teona Strugar Mitevska are invited to speak about their collaboration and the financing of their film, which has received Eurimages support
The latest powerful film from Annarita Zambrano is a cruel and violent satire of respectability in a society kept captive by its small and petty privileges
The biggest awards of the festival went to three courageous and radical directors: the Iranian Ali Ahmadzadeh, the Ukrainian Maryna Vroda and the Romanian Radu Jude
14/08 | Locarno 2023 | Awards
“I am not interested in making autobiographical films; I already spend enough time with myself”
The Catalonian director has crafted an experimental and genre-blending portrait of women from different generations
“At night, the rules don’t apply”
The French director dives into darkness in his film about a group of kids from Morocco, dreaming of escaping to Europe yet still stuck in Melilla
27/06/2023Close wins the 2023 LUX Audience AwardLukas Dhont’s heartbreaking coming-of-age drama has emerged as the winner of the European audience award, determined by ratings from the public and Members of the European Parliament
17/05/2023Cannes 2023 – PhotogalleriesThe 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 16-27 May. Discover the festival highlights in our exclusive photo galleries
01/03/2023European Shooting Stars 2023 – PhotogalleryA look at the presentation of the European Shooting Stars, 10 of the most promising young actors from all over the continent selected by the EFP, which took place during the Berlinale
18/02/2023Berlinale 2023 – PhotogalleriesThe Berlinale is back in full swing! This edition is marked by the return of the on-site European Film Market, a jam-packed programme, increased attendance levels and the lifting of COVID-related restrictions. Check out the festival highlights in our exclusive photogalleries
01/09/2022Venice 2022 – PhotogalleriesThe global film community is back on the Lido for the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival, unspooling this year from 31 August-10 September. Discover the festival highlights and the international stars walking the red carpet in our exclusive photo galleries
19/05/2022Cannes 2022 – PhotogalleriesAfter 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
12/02/2022European Shooting Stars 2022 – PhotogalleryThe 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
10/02/2022Berlinale 2022 – PhotogalleriesAfter 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
Italian director Edoardo Leo transports the eternal Shakespearean tale of intrigue and jealousy to modern-day Italy, but the result is tedious and fundamentally predictable
14/08 | Locarno 2023 | Piazza Grande
After a six-year hiatus, the actress is back performing in front of the camera again in this adventure flick, recently shot in Tunisia and marking the director’s return after a decade away
11/08 | Production | Funding | France/Spain
Centred on an alleged serial killer forced to delve into his murky past, the film by Chinese artist Ran Huang gracefully shows the dark side of humanity
11/08 | Locarno 2023 | Out of Competition
Critical Zoneby Ali AhmadzadehAli Ahmadzadeh’s third film defies Iran’s authoritarian regime, painting the portrait of a tired and unpredictable society which now believes in nothing but artificial paradises
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the Worldby Radu JudeRadu Jude’s eighth fiction feature seems to imply that the apocalypse might not arrive as a spectacular big bang, but rather as a flood of stupidity – and it’s actually already here
Stepneby Maryna VrodaUkrainian director Maryna Vroda’s highly anticipated first feature negotiates the ghosts of her village’s past, which might soon be lost
Animalby Sofia ExarchouSofia Exarchou returns with an incisive sophomore feature about Greek seasonal workers at an all-inclusive island resort
Sweet Dreamsby Ena SendijarevićEna Sendijarević follows up her award-winning debut with an uncanny period tale set in the Dutch East Indies
Obscure Night - Goodbye Here, Anywhereby Sylvain GeorgeSylvain George sets his gaze on a group of young migrants on the border between the African continent and Europe, shining a light on a daily existence rife with persistence, hope and painful utopias
Camping du Lacby Éléonore SaintagnanEléonore Saintagnan offers up a diary gradually overtaken by fiction to explore the founding narratives imbuing a land which awakens her imagination
Touchedby Claudia RorariusClaudia Rorarius explores the fine line between arousal and abuse in her taboo-breaking, fleshy second feature
The mysterious first feature by the Negu directors collective reveals the ongoing trauma from an ever-present conflict
11/08 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del Presente
Radu Jude’s eighth fiction feature seems to imply that the apocalypse might not arrive as a spectacular big bang, but rather as a flood of stupidity – and it’s actually already here
11/08 | Locarno 2023 | Competition
Rainer Sarnet’s hilarious third fiction feature goes back to Soviet times and fantasises about the peculiar parallel universes that might have co-existed with the official state narrative
Dragan Bjelogrlić • Director of Guardians of the FormulaThe Serbian actor-director’s latest effort is a Cold War-set drama revolving around the first-ever human bone-marrow transplant
Radu Jude • Director of Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the WorldThe Romanian helmer breaks down his complex new feature of two halves, which provides witty comments on the digital environment and the altered nature of cinema
Basil Da Cunha • Director of Manga D’TerraThe Swiss-Portuguese director, whose film pays homage to the women of the Reboleira neighbourhood, talks to us with passion about the tight connection between life and cinema
Éléonore Saintagnan • Director of Camping du LacThe absurd meets the serious in the French director’s new film, in which she also plays the lead role
Laura Ferrés • Director of The Permanent PictureThe Catalonian director has crafted an experimental and genre-blending portrait of women from different generations
Sylvain George • Director of Obscure Night – Goodbye Here, AnywhereThe French director dives into darkness in his film about a group of kids from Morocco, dreaming of escaping to Europe yet still stuck in Melilla
Leonor Teles • Director of BaanWith her new feature, the cinematographer-turned-director embarks on a bittersweet search for the place where one belongs
Romain de Saint-Blanquat • Director of BittenThe French director breaks down his stylish and atmospheric feature debut, focusing on his protagonists, and his fascination for vampires and coming-of-age topics
Indian director Dominic Sangma explores fear and societal tensions in his sophomore feature and Locarno debut
11/08 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del presente
The prominent Norwegian festival's market will feature pitches for a combined total of 24 new projects in development
11/08 | Haugesund 2023 | New Nordic Films
Unspooling over four days, the foremost Norwegian industry event will take place in Haugesund, encompassing the full spectrum of significant trends within regional cinema
Critical Zoneby Ali AhmadzadehLocarno 2023 - CompetitionGolden Leopard
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the Worldby Radu JudeLocarno 2023 - CompetitionJury Special Prize
Stepneby Maryna VrodaLocarno 2023 - CompetitionLeopard for Best Direction
Animalby Sofia ExarchouLocarno 2023 - CompetitionPardo for Best Performance
Sweet Dreamsby Ena SendijarevićLocarno 2023 - Competition
Obscure Night - Goodbye Here, Anywhereby Sylvain GeorgeLocarno 2023 - CompetitionSpecial Mention
A Good Placeby Katharina HuberLocarno 2023 - Cineasti del presenteBest Emerging Director Award and Leopard for Best Performance
Negu hurbilakby Colectivo Negu , Ekain Albite, Mikel Ibarguren, Nicolau Mallofré, Adrià RocaLocarno 2023 - Cineasti del presenteSpecial Mention
Luc Jacquet returns to the icy continent once again, but this time it is actually about the filmmaker’s personal journey that entices him to keep coming back
11/08 | Locarno 2023 | Piazza Grande
The first Ukrainian fiction feature to be made during the Russian invasion is a gripping screenlife war thriller
11/08 | Fantasia 2023
“This whole film is trying to portray a state of mind”
With her new feature, the cinematographer-turned-director embarks on a bittersweet search for the place where one belongs
Excursionby Una GunjakUna Gunjak’s powerful debut film shows adolescence for what it really is: an endless search for meaning and for that spark which turns banal, everyday life into a boundless adventure
Negu hurbilakby Colectivo Negu , Ekain Albite, Mikel Ibarguren, Nicolau Mallofré, Adrià RocaThe mysterious first feature by the Negu directors collective reveals the ongoing trauma from an ever-present conflict
The Old Oakby Ken LoachCANNES 2023: Ken Loach’s new title contains not an ounce of cynicism – just hope
Yannickby Quentin DupieuxQuentin Dupieux delivers a formidably effective, simple yet surprising and incisive dark comedy about an absence of love and its potentially tragic consequences
Guardians of the Formulaby Dragan BjelogrlićSerbian helmer Dragan Bjelogrlić comes up with a skilfully constructed scientific drama lifting the lid on little-known historical events
Produce – Co-Produce... – 14/08/2023
Produce – Co-Produce... – 09/08/2023
We take a closer look at some of the Caribbean and Latin American projects co-produced with European partners taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival
Produce – Co-Produce... – 04/08/2023
We take a closer look at the six British projects in post-production taking part in the industry initiative organised by the Swiss festival
Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 03/08/2023
The network's distributors took the floor to explain their actual needs and propose specific solutions to support their daily work
Locarno 2023 – Competition - 14/08/2023
Locarno 2023 – Cineasti del presente - 14/08/2023
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