Choose your language en | es | fr | it Focus: Pororoca (2017) News Films Interviews Festivals Videos Industry Services More The Balkan Film Market kicks off Brimstone triumphs at the 37th Netherlands Film Festival A Sort of Family: Not without my son The Sower: The much-desired man The Most Beautiful Couple is in post-production The Franco-German co-production, directed by Sven Taddicken, is set for release next year. Starring Maximilian Brückner, Luise Heyer and Jasna Fritzi Bauer 02/10 | Production | Germany/France Filming to commence on Au bout des doigts by Ludovic Bernard Jules Benchetrit, Lambert Wilson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Michel Jonasz and Elsa Lepoivre all feature in the cast of this Récifilms production, sold by TF1 Studio 02/10 | Production | France The Captain and the morality of the pack SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: From Robert Schwentke comes this fable, set in Germany in the final throes of the Second World War, about the value of justice when all traces of humanity have been lost 30/09 | San Sebastián 2017 | Competition Al Berto: Liberty, there for the taking Vicente Alves do Ó focuses on the youth of Portuguese poet Al Berto, in a character-driven film set against the backdrop of post-revolutionary Portugal 02/10 | Films | Portugal Eva Husson shooting Les filles du soleil Golshifteh Farahani and Emmanuelle Bercot topline the cast of this Maneki Films production, set to be sold by Elle Driver 02/10 | Production | France/Belgium/Georgia/Switzerland Beyond Words: The limitations of language SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: Urszula Antoniak presents a fiction film doubling as an essay on linguistics and the impossibility of expressing nationalist sentiment through language 30/09 | San Sebastián 2017 | Competition The Golden Shell goes to James Franco SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: The Basque festival’s top prize has been bestowed upon the US actor and filmmaker for his comedy The Disaster Artist, amidst a smattering of surprise and applause 02/10 | San Sebastián 2017 | Awards EFADs and CAACI highlight the importance of strengthening Euro-Latino collaboration The two bodies published a common statement on the promotion and preservation of film diversity and territoriality, in the light of the digital changes 29/09 | Industry | Europe/Latin America Interview: Vanja Kaludjercic • Head, Holland Film Meeting “It is always a pleasure to see the projects we supported brought to the big screen” Vanja Kaludjercic, head of the Holland Film Meeting, talked to us about the networking and business opportunities on offer at the Dutch industry platform 02/10 The Lion Sleeps Tonight: Cinema’s (friendly) ghosts SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: Nobuhiro Suwa cooks up a breathtaking metacinematic concoction that plays with three of cinema’s most basic elements: time, hope and Jean-Pierre Léaud 30/09 | San Sebastián 2017 | Competition New funding scheme announced to support Irish comedy on the international market RTE and the Irish Film Board are ready to promote quality comedy series with high export potential 02/10 | Television | Ireland The Balkan Film Market kicks off The first edition of the BFM includes a series of discussion panels, meetings, and development and pitching sessions covering the whole Balkan region 02/10 | Industry | Albania Brimstone triumphs at the 37th Netherlands Film Festival Martin Koolhoven’s international debut scooped the Golden Calves for Best Director and Best Feature Film, besides three other wins 02/10 | Festivals | Netherlands A Sort of Family: Not without my son SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: Bárbara Lennie gives a magnificent performance as a woman desperate to become a mother in this drama by Diego Lerman, co-produced by Argentina, Brazil and myriad European countries 29/09 | San Sebastián 2017 | Competition The Sower: The much-desired man SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: French filmmaker Marine Francen’s feature-length debut, screening in the New Directors section, spirits the viewer to a hamlet inhabited entirely by women 29/09 | San Sebastián 2017 | New Directors The changing nature of sales under the spotlight at the HFM Industry experts discussed the changing nature and role of sales companies at Utrecht’s Holland Film Meeting 29/09 | Holland Film Meeting 2017 New support measures for Swiss production at an international level The Swiss film promotion agency, Swiss Films, is expanding its VoD promotional activities 29/09 | Industry | Switzerland Ravens: When brown turns to red SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: Swedish director Jens Assur offers a compelling, atmospheric first feature starring the excellent Reine Brynolfsson and Jacob Nordström 29/09 | San Sebastián 2017 | New Directors Apostasy: Who’s that knocking at my door SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: British director Daniel Kokotajlo’s feature debut, made under the auspices of the iFeatures film scheme, details the fascinating world of Jehovah's Witnesses 29/09 | San Sebastián 2017 | New Directors Bartosz Konopka’s The Mute starts filming The second feature film by the Oscar-nominated director is a Polish-Belgian co-production 29/09 | Production | Poland/Belgium Interview: Antonio Méndez Esparza • Director “I like to fully embrace my outsider status” SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: Following his award-winning debut Aquí y allá, Antonio Méndez Esparza is competing in the festival's official section with Life and Nothing More, filmed in the US 29/09 Maze sets the yearly record for the biggest opening weekend for a domestic film Stephen Burke’s feature enjoyed the highest-grossing weekend for an Irish film in 2017 29/09 | Box office | Ireland Life and Nothing More: Good morning resistance SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: From Antonio Méndez Esparza comes this docudrama set in a North American city, where the mother of a difficult teen battles to get by 28/09 | San Sebastián 2017 | Competition The 12th edition of Anim’est is ready to kick off The most popular film festival in Bucharest will open with a screening of Loving Vincent 29/09 | Festivals | Romania Max Jacoby shooting Péitruss in Luxembourg Shooting for the psychological thriller starring Peri Baumeister and Maarten Heijmans commenced on 22 August; Samsa Film and New Amsterdam Film Company are co-producing 29/09 | Production | Luxembourg/Netherlands more news Newsletter Follow us on Film Focus 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tehran Taboo Ali Soozandeh destroys the facade of the traditional perception of Iranian society. An animated film unveiled at Cannes French release October 4 more film focus Interviews 1 2 3 4 5 6 SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: Fernando Franco is back at the Basque gathering following the success he enjoyed there with Wounded, although this time around he is out of competition with Dying more interviews Trailers 1 2 3 4 5 6 So Help Me God by Jean Libon and Yves Hinant San Sebastian 2017 - Special Mention Silver Shell for Best Actress more trailers Industry Reports 24/08/2017 Michael Lehmann • CEO, Studio Hamburg Produktion Studio Hamburg Produktion CEO Michael Lehmann talks about setting goals and about the future of sustainable production 24/08/2017 Lydia Dean Pilcher • Producer Producer Lydia Dean Pilcher talks about the shooting of Disney drama Queen of Katwe, for which African crew members were trained as Eco Supervisors 24/08/2017 The European VR ecosystem expands during the first half of 2017 A report on the European VR landscape shows an increase of 57% in companies related to VR, while the UK, France and Sweden are the undisputed leaders of the industry more industry reports Film Reviews Films - Portugal - 02/10/2017 Al Berto: Liberty, there for the taking Vicente Alves do Ó focuses on the youth of Portuguese poet Al Berto, in a character-driven film... 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