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CineuropaEuropeReview: Children of the Monkey - Venice 2026 - Orizzonti VENICE 2026: In Tommaso Landucci’s delicate debut fiction feature, Riccardo Scamarcio plays the lost and bewildered father of a disabled child
CineuropaEuropeInterview: Manuel Wetscher • Director of Eklipse - “It’s about engaging with my own material and exploring how it can be used artistically” - Venice 2026 – Orizzonti VENICE 2026: The Austrian director delves into the symbolism and the historical relevance of his feature debut, based loosely on his personal life
CineuropaEuropeReview: Before the War - Venice 2026 – International Film Critics’ Week VENICE 2026: Using the slender narrative thread of an impossible love, Tommaso Usberti crafts a hard-hitting, atmospheric film that calls out the macho climate poisoning the youth of northern…
CineuropaEuropeReview: Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion - Venice 2026 – Giornate degli Autori VENICE 2026: María Aparicio explores work, migration and historical memory through a gentle encounter in Madrid which turns melancholy into potential rebellion
CineuropaEuropeReview: Woman Unknown - Venice 2026 – Competition VENICE 2026: May el-Toukhy offers up one of the nastier takes on World War II liberation euphoria
CineuropaEuropeInterview: Miha Černec • Producer, Staragara - “I feel completely at home with Italy” - /Slovenia/Italy The producer breaks down the mechanisms available for international productions in Slovenia and his long-standing experience of working with neighbouring country…
CineuropaEuropeReview: Like a Fortress - BRIFF 2026 Lou Colpé’s first-person documentary, based on a painful personal tragedy, explores the bonds that hold us up and help us recover in the face of grief
CineuropaEuropeReview: The Burning Giants - Venice 2026 – Orizzonti VENICE 2026: Phuttiphong Aroonpheng returns to the Lido with a multi-stranded, surreal thriller on Thailand’s persecution of its indigenous Karen group
CineuropaEuropeThe International Film Distribution Summit unveils the programme for its fifth edition - Hamburg 2026 - Filmfest Hamburg Industry Days Running from 29 September-1 October in Hamburg, the event will bring together distributors, sales agents and experts to discuss audience development, release strategies and film…
CineuropaEuropeReview: Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger - Venice 2026 – Venice Open Out of Competition Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace’s documentary about the Gallaghers, scripted by Steven Knight, celebrates forgiveness, community, hope and, of course, the music of…
CineuropaEuropeInterview: Olivier Pairoux • Director of Vigilante - "Genre films allow you to explore new environments in a dynamic way" - BRIFF 2026 After trying his hand at a family adventure with a vintage touch, the Belgian filmmaker taps into a completely different, much darker genre and presents a claustrophobic…
CineuropaEuropeReview: The Echo Chamber - Venice 2026 – Competition VENICE 2026: Andrea Pallaoro’s claustrophobic relationship drama turns emotional dependency into a punishingly inert two-hour chamber piece
CineuropaEuropeInterview: Ann Sirot, Raphaël Balboni • Directors of Diane in the Loop - "The western cannot be reserved for male wounds" - Venice 2026 - Orizzonti VENICE 2026: The whimsical directorial duo tell us more about their new film, in which they playfully borrow from the western genre to explore how sexual trauma can become…
CineuropaEuropeReview: Vigilante - BRIFF 2026 Belgian director Olivier Pairoux delivers a gritty, thought-provoking thriller about the lure of vigilantism
CineuropaEuropeInterview: Shalini Adnani • Director of Our Share of Sand - "I tried to look at the microcosm of a family and how it reflects society" - Venice 2026 - International Film Critics’ Week VENICE 2026: The filmmaker recounts the unique journey of her debut feature, which teeters between the world of sand mining in India and the grey areas of morally complex…
CineuropaEuropeReview: Father Joe - Venice 2026 – Venice Open Out of Competition VENICE 2026: Kiefer Sutherland and Al Pacino face off as a vengeful priest and a greedy mob boss in Barthélémy Grossmann’s entertaining, Luc Besson-penned action…
CineuropaEuropeApulia unveils €5 million film fund and wider industry push at Venice - Venice 2026 – Venice Production Bridge VENICE 2026: The region has laid out a multi-pronged strategy spanning production incentives, project development, market access, digital innovation and international…
CineuropaEuropeReview: It Will Happen Tonight - Venice 2026 – Competition VENICE 2026: Nanni Moretti once again adapts Israeli writer Eshkol Nevo with a passionate melodrama that oscillates between the joyful and the melancholic, and packs in all the hallmarks of his…
CineuropaEuropeInterview: Boris Hadžija, Hoda Taheri • Directors of I Plant My Hand in the Garden - “Our films are always somehow in a continuous conversation with one other” - Venice 2026 - Giornate degli Autori VENICE 2026: The directing duo blur autobiography and fiction to explore what it means to be a family, amid migration, identity and parenthood
CineuropaEuropeInterview: Lili Horvát • Director of My Notes on Mars - “I am drawn to exceptionally intelligent female characters who dare to make bold and surprising decisions” - Venice 2026 - Giornate degli Autori VENICE 2026: The Hungarian director talks about her third feature, a film that, while intertwining science fiction and intimacy, investigates the fear of losing a loved…
CineuropaEuropeReview: Diane in the Loop - Venice 2026 - Orizzonti VENICE 2026: Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni apply their distinctive signature to a new genre, the modern western
CineuropaEuropeReview: Les Indes - Venice 2026 – Giornati degli Autori VENICE 2026: Pauline Julier and Nicolas Chapoulier’s beautifully lensed film accompanies a painting of a queen-to-be through war-torn lands
CineuropaEuropeSpain’s Impulse Cinema and Italy’s Fandango enter strategic partnership - Industry / Market - Spain/Italy The cross-border pact aims to open up new co-production pathways while strengthening the international reach and sales prospects of projects originating from both…
CineuropaEuropeReview: Our Share of Sand - Venice 2026 - International Film Critics’ Week VENICE 2026: Shalini Adnani crafts a praiseworthy debut feature film about a young teenager waking up to the guilt-ridden complexity of her environment
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