"A youthful, fresh and metropolitan film which exudes an undercurrent of unease beneath its energetic images and thumping soundtrack..." 🐴 Read the review of Roan Johnson and Dade's film Rider, the closing film of Venice's 41st International Critics' Week: cineuropa.org/496211

🎬 Director Oleh Sentsov has begun preparing his latest fiction feature, Kai, with filming due to take place in Ukraine in the first half of 2027. Set against the backdrop of the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, the film centres on a family in crisis amid the country's turmoil. cineuropa.org/496232

The 6th Iberseries & Platino Industria, held in Madrid from 29 September to 2 October, was a resounding success. It attracted over 3,300 professionals from 54 countries, marking a significant increase of over 20% compared to 2025, and brought together over 1,700 companies. 🆙🇪🇸
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Following a wider budget-cutting exercise by the Flemish government, Screen Flanders, the economic incentive scheme designed to attract audiovisual production and co-production to the Flemish Region of Belgium, will cease operating from 1 January 2027.
Find out more: cineuropa.org/496224

"Ferrari's film direction [...] reveals promising sensitivity in bringing characters to life, against the backdrop of a dramatic historical event which the director conveys in soft focus [...]." - Read the review of Margherita Ferrari's Föa – Once Upon A Future: cineuropa.org/496095

🆕 DOK Industry, the industry pillar of DOK Leipzig, which will run from 26 to 30 October, has announced its programme. It will offer a vibrant mix of formats & activities on key industry topics, such as the escalating pressured on media freedom across Europe & queer cinema.
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Latvian cinema makes a strong showing at the 42nd Warsaw International Film Festival (9-18 October). The country will be represented by four majority productions & two minority co-productions, including the world premieres of Linda Olte's The Child & Reinis Kalviņš's The Bog.
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Cineuropa's Bénédicte Prot attended the 10th edition of Young Horizons Industry (28-30 September). In her report, she takes stock of the talks & presentations held at the event, including of the "Building IP with Heart" panel, co-organised by Creative Europe Desk Poland. 🇵🇱🔎
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The film strikes "just the right balance of ingredients in an intelligent, thoroughly researched, multi-strand narrative which is cleverly set out to ensure accessibility for lay viewers." 👁️‍🗨️ Read the review of Aurélien Peilloux's debut feature film Chemical Bond:
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Tallinn Black Nights (6-22 November) has unveiled the titles selected for its Official Competition: The line-up includes No Me Without You, a psychological thriller by Estonia's Janno Jürgens & Frédéric Baillif's social drama A Job Well Done. Find out more here: cineuropa.org/496181

🆕 Futura Cinema presented some of its innovative incubation projects at FilmFest Hamburg. These aim to rethink the future of #cinema. One example is Be Water, an association organising collaborative screenings for films that might fall victim to censorship in certain countries.
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"A brief but striking film, Summer Meadow offers a different perspective on stories of migration that already lie at the heart of contemporary society..." 🌿🐑 Read the #review of Summer Meadow, which screened at Namur International Francophone Film Festival.
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‼️ #EXCLUSIVE Italian sales agent Intramovies has boarded world sales on Agostino Ferrente's documentary feature Selfie – The Possible Lives. The film, which Ferrente considers a "B-Side" of his 2019 doc Selfie, is set to world-premiere at the 24th edition of Alice nella Città: cineuropa.org/496205

🎬 Shooting on Cédric Jimenez's Johnny – a biopic on popular French music icon Johnny Hallyday – is set to wrap on 7 October. Benjamin Voisin, Noée Abita, Nina Meurisse and Marie Colomb are toplining the film, which is steered by Chi-Fou-Mi and sold worldwide by StudioCanal.
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The Agora Crossroads Co-production Forum of the 67th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (5-15 November) has unveiled its 2026 selection: the 22nd edition of the forum brings together 14 projects spanning a range of themes, from contemporary topics to folk stories. More: cineuropa.org/496142

📣 The films nominated for the Arab Critics' Awards for European Films have been revealed: Myrsini Aristidou's Hold Onto Me, Lukas Dhont's Coward & Markus Schleinzer's Rose will vie for the prize, which is given out by a jury of 100 film critics from 14 Arabic-speaking countries. cineuropa.org/496138

🕊️ The 7th FLIGHT International Film Exhibition will return to Genoa from 11 to 17 October. It will feature 42 films from 21 countries. Other highlights include a masterclass with cinematographer Renato Berta and a retrospective dedicated to Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet.
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The 52nd #Cannes Film Festival Residence has announced the directors who will receive support to complete their feature film screenplays. Three young European filmmakers stand out among those selected: Vytautas Katkus (🇱🇹), Anna Llargués Muñoz (🇪🇸) & Dorian Jespers (🇧🇪).
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"Centred on characters 'struggling with life in this world' and steeped in an anarcho-libertarian spirit tinged with a pervasive sense of sadness, Rain Dogs turns lead into gold..." 🔎 Read the review of Maxime Roy's Rain Dogs:
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🏆 Marine Atlan's La Gradiva won the Golden Puffin at Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF). The New Visions jury praised the film's "exceptional emotional intelligence and ability to capture the unspoken currents of human interaction". Find the full list of awardees here: cineuropa.org/496135