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Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 7h

🚨 Film professionals at the Euro Balkan Film Festival (Rome, 30 October-6 November) issued a declaration urging the European Commission to strengthen cultural-exception rules, retain platform investment obligations & set ethical AI frameworks for creators. #cinema
More: cineuropa.org/485544

The Euro Balkan Film Festival issues a declaration on authors’ rights, platforms and AI

05/11/2025 - Film professionals are urging the European Commission to strengthen cultural-exception rules, retain platform investment obligations and set ethical AI frameworks for creators

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 7h

🆕🏆 The European Film Awards honour Alice Rohrwacher with the European Achievement in World Cinema Award: The acclaimed Italian director (Corpo Celeste, Happy as Lazzaro) will receive the prize at the 38th European Film Awards ceremony in Berlin: cineuropa.org/485553

The European Film Awards honour Alice Rohrwacher with the European Achievement in World Cinema Award

05/11/2025 - The acclaimed Italian director will receive the prize at the 38th European Film Awards ceremony

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 7h

🇪🇸🎥 The Seville European Film Festival will take place from 7 to 15 November. The event will present 188 titles, including films by Agnieszka Holland, Petra Volpe, Cédric Klapisch & Michał Kwieciński, whose film Chopin, Chopin! will close the festival: cineuropa.org/485493

The Seville European Film Festival readies its 22nd edition

04/11/2025 - From 7-15 November, the event will present 188 titles, including 20 world premieres, for a total of 565 screenings showcasing the best in continental cinema

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 7h

🎬 The 26th Arras #FilmFestival is getting ready to unspool from 7 to 16 November. French actress Léa Drucker & Belgium's Lucas Belvaux will be the guests of honour at the event. Highlights include a special focus on Polish production & the Professional Northern Film Meetings: cineuropa.org/485462

European cinema in all its diversity to be unleashed at the Arras Film Festival

04/11/2025 - The 26th edition of the event set to unspool between 7 and 16 November will play host to 122 feature films, guests of honour Léa Drucker and Lucas Belvaux, and a focus on Polish productio...

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 8h

Cineuropa's Davide Abbatescianni attended Madrid's Cartoon Springboard 2025 (28-30 October). In his report, he takes a look at eight projects pitched this year, from the Italian zombie comedy Necroville to the light-hearted show Marmots, which follows a Marmot family 🐿️❄️:
cineuropa.org/485492

REPORT: Cartoon Springboard 2025

04/11/2025 - We take a closer look at eight projects that were pitched at this year’s gathering, which unspooled in Madrid from 28-30 October

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 8h

👁️‍🗨️ Gregor Brändli's "Elephants & Squirrels might serve as a guide as to how disputes and toxic misconceptions of the past could be resolved in the present day..." - Read the review here: cineuropa.org/485470

Review: Elephants & Squirrels

04/11/2025 - A Sri Lankan artist strives to facilitate the restitution of her country’s treasure from Swiss museums in Gregor Brändli’s debut feature-length documentary

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 8h

❕ #EXCLUSIVE Have a look at the poster for Tallinn main competition entry The Good Daughter by Spain's Júlia de Paz Solvas now on our website! The film, which explores the transgenerational effects of gender-based violence, will premiere at Tallinn Black Nights (7-23 November): cineuropa.org/485495

EXCLUSIVE: Poster unveiled for Tallinn main competition entry The Good Daughter

04/11/2025 - Júlia de Paz Solvas’s sophomore feature promises to be a tender yet piercing portrayal of a young girl caught between family conflict and institutional indifference

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 2d

"The unique subject of a zoo as a miraculous haven for Second World War refugees will undoubtedly capture everyone's imagination. [...] It’s a story for the entire family." 🦏🐦 Saar Ponsioen & Iris Otten, Screenwriter & producer of Dreamscape:
cineuropa.org/485393

Saar Ponsioen, Iris Otten • Screenwriter and producer of Dreamscape

30/10/2025 - The team behind the Dutch hybrid project which won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at Cinekid share insights into their unique family film

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 2d

Two films share the Golden Spike at the 70th Seminci - Valladolid International Film Festival: Kelly Reichardt's The Mastermind, a movie about a heist gone wrong, and Lav Diaz's history drama Magellan. 💐 The Silver Spike went to Silent Friend by Ildikó Enyedi: cineuropa.org/485437

Kelly Reichardt and Lav Diaz share the Golden Spike at Seminci

03/11/2025 - The Mastermind and Magellan are joint winners of the top prize at the Valladolid International Film Festival

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 2d

The 2026 edition of Ji.hlava's Emerging Producers programme marks a strong focus on personal identity, social & political transformation, as well as the shifting relationship between art, tech & human connection. Cineuropa's Martin Kudláč presents the selected producers here: cineuropa.org/485464

Ji.hlava’s Emerging Producers for 2026 span art, activism and experimentation

03/11/2025 - The cohort reflects the documentary form’s elasticity, encompassing hybrid works and creative non-fiction across themes of identity, social and political transformation

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 2d

🏆🌴 Morad Mostafa's Aisha Can't Fly Away nabs the Golden Palm at the 40th Mostra de València, while Gaya Jiji's Pieces of a Foreign Life receives the Silver Palm & the Best Actress trophy for Zar Amir: cineuropa.org/485459

Morad Mostafa's Aisha Can't Fly Away nabs the Golden Palm at the Mostra de València

03/11/2025 - Gaya Jiji's Pieces of a Foreign Life has won the Silver Palm and Best Actress for Zar Amir at the festival, which also celebrated producer Fernando Bovaira’s career

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 2d

"It stands apart from pop documentaries about internet culture or digital celebrity by shifting focus towards the socio-psychological dimension of OnlyFans labour & its impacts on personal lives." 👩‍💻💓 Read the review of Barbora Chalupová's Ji.hlava entry Virtual Girlfriends: cineuropa.org/485460

Review: Virtual Girlfriends

03/11/2025 - Czech filmmaker Barbora Chalupová investigates what it truly means to perform intimacy in the digital marketplace of OnlyFans

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 2d

The European Film Awards announce their nominees in the category "European Short Film – Prix Vimeo". The films by Djiby Kebe, Theo Panagopoulos, Miranda Pennell, Sara Rajaei & John Smith have been selected from a list of 30 candidates
and are now vying for the statuette:
cineuropa.org/485439

The European Film Awards announce their nominees in the Short Film category

03/11/2025 - The films by Djiby Kebe, Theo Panagopoulos, Miranda Pennell, Sara Rajaei and John Smith are vying for the statuette

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 2d

#awards Natalia Koniarz's Silver takes home the top prize, the trophy for Best Film in the Opus Bonum selection, from Ji.hlava International #Documentary Film Festival. Lisa Polster's Bürglkopf wins the prize for Best Central and Eastern European Documentary. 👏🏆
All awardees: cineuropa.org/485438

Natalia Koniarz’s Silver takes home the top prize from Ji.hlava

03/11/2025 - The 29th edition of the festival spotlighted socially charged documentaries that grappled with themes from environmental decay to the enduring strength of human empathy

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 6d

🆕 #audiovisual Samsung & the Copenhagen-based LevelK ink a deal to launch RomCom TV, a channel offering a curated selection of romantic comedies around the clock. 💞 The initiative marks LevelK’s first step into the FAST (= free ad-supported streaming television) market:
cineuropa.org/485394

Samsung and LevelK ink deal to launch RomCom TV

30/10/2025 - The international sales and aggregation house enters the growing FAST market with the launch of its first free ad-supported streaming channel, now live on Samsung Smart TV

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 6d

❄️ "A fascinating, unsentimental love letter to snow and icy landscapes..." - Read the review of Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s latest #Viennale documentary Melt:
cineuropa.org/485333

30/10/2025 - Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s latest documentary is a fascinating, unsentimental love letter to snow and icy landscapes

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 6d

"The purest kind of documentary, devoid of any historical commentary, voice-over or captions. [Its narration] requires a degree of audience familiarity with the history." - Read the #review of Roland Sejko’s A State Film:
cineuropa.org/485324

Review: A State Film

30/10/2025 - Roland Sejko’s documentary examines the propaganda machine employed by Enver Hoxha in Albania, which speaks to the current Trumpian approach of constant, aggressive communications

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 #EXCLUSIVE Élie Wajeman is currently shooting his fourth feature Le joueur. Written by the director & Vincent Sornaga, the story centres on a theatre director who gambles away the grant for his new play. 🃏🎲 The cast is led by César nominees Pio Marmaï & William Lebghil.
cineuropa.org/485329

EXCLUSIVE: Élie Wajeman shoots Le joueur

30/10/2025 - Pio Marmaï and William Lebghil star in the new film from the filmmaker who has been to Cannes three times, produced by Diaphana and sold by WTFilms

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 6d

❕ #EXCLUSIVE Nicolas Pariser is currently shooting his thriller Un peu avant minuit. The movie shoot will conclude on 7 November. The screenplay centres on 49-year-old Léo, who has to settle the estate of a father he never knew & gradually begins to question his existence.
cineuropa.org/485306

EXCLUSIVE: Nicolas Pariser shoots Un peu avant minuit

29/10/2025 - Melvil Poupaud, Léonie Simaga, Chiara Mastroianni, Golshifteh Farahani, Clara Pacini and Anaïs Demoustier cast in a Bizibi production with Dimanche Soir sold by Pyramide

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 6d

🪁 "Children possess qualities that can cut through the barriers of the complex adult world. Sometimes it’s possible to heal through the power of imagination." ▶️ Read our #interview with Saar Ponsioen & Iris Otten, the screenwriter & producer of Dreamscape:
cineuropa.org/485393

Saar Ponsioen, Iris Otten • Screenwriter and producer of Dreamscape

30/10/2025 - The team behind the Dutch hybrid project which won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at Cinekid share insights into their unique family film

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 6d

"Luxembourg has established itself as a trusted partner for French-speaking producers, combining a creative multilingual environment, solid financial support and a consistent political commitment to the audiovisual sector." - Guy Deleiden, Director of Film Fund Luxembourg 🇱🇺🎬
cineuropa.org/485234

Guy Deleiden • Director, Film Fund Luxembourg

28/10/2025 - A meeting on the occasion of the 21st edition of this unmissable event to strengthen ties with North America and Africa

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 8d

🆕 Stockholm #FilmFestival (5-16 November) announces the programme of its Industry Days: Highlights include the Vision of Swedish Film panel, masterclasses by American auteur Benny Safdie & Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau, as well as a rare glimpse into Figgis’ doc MegaDoc: cineuropa.org/485301

Stockholm announces Industry Days programme

28/10/2025 - The Stockholm Film Festival is set to host four days of dynamic and inspiring Nordic industry interplay, from 10 to 13 November

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 8d

"The movie excels at portraying the complexities of modern patchwork families, or grown-ups struggling to find their own purpose in life." 💟▶️ Janja Vidmar's Elvis Starling screened at the 28th Festival of Slovenian Film. Read the review below: cineuropa.org/485282

Review: Elvis Starling

28/10/2025 - Slovenian author Janja Vidmar’s popular literary teen comes to life in Boris Jurjaševič's energetic movie adaptation, navigating the pitfalls of growing up

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 8d

Japan will be the Country of Honour at the @marchedufilm.bsky.social, which will take place during the 79th @cannesfilmfestival.bsky.social. As part of its participation, Japan will co-host the Marché du Film’s Opening Night. 🎌🗾
Find out more: cineuropa.org/485302

Japan to be the Country of Honour at Cannes' 2026 Marché du Film

28/10/2025 - The Asian nation’s rich cinematic history and vibrant contemporary industry to be highlighted during the 79th Cannes Film Festival

Cineuropa, the site for European cinema @cineuropa.bsky.social · 8d

🆕 Balkan films come out on top at the 18th edition of Luxembourg's CinÉast #filmfestival. Wind, Talk to Me and God Will Not Help took home the Grand Prix and Special Jury Prize, respectively, while Little Trouble Girls and DJ Ahmet collected additional gongs.
More: cineuropa.org/485215

Balkan films come out on top at the 18th edition of Luxembourg's CinÉast

27/10/2025 - Wind, Talk to Me and God Will Not Help took home the Grand Prix and Special Jury Prize, respectively, while Little Trouble Girls and DJ Ahmet collected additional gongs