European Cinema

As the cinematic calendar turns its gaze towards Austin, Texas, the hum of anticipation for SXSW 2026 has reached a fever pitch. For those of us rooted in the British film circuit, this festival remains a vital barometer for the year ahead, particularly within the short film categories. It is here where the vanguard of […]

Day 4 of the Audience Development and Innovation lab began with conversations around the current and potential future use of AI in film exhibition, spanning generative AI, environmental impact, risks and benefits and how it ultimately creates efficiency and (mis)understands humans. In the afternoon, the conversation turned to inclusive and accessible programming, organisational values and

For many of us who are football fans, we love our team win loose or draw. In Ragnhild Ekner‘s intriguing documentary Ultras for others it’s life, now watch UK Trailer. Bulldog Film Distribution are bringing Ekner‘s film to UK cinemas. An insiders look to those who many teams they are the 12th man, to the

Carine Tardieu’s The Ties That Bind Us was named best French film of the year at the 51st César Awards on Thursday evening (February 26) at L’Olympia theatre in Paris. The film premiered in Venice’s Horizons section in 2024 and stars Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as a woman who forms an unexpected bond with a young

The festival’s official opening, at the National Palace of Culture, will feature the Bulgarian premiere of It Was Just an Accident by Jafar Panahi. The Iranian director will come to Sofia to receive the prestigious FIPRESCI Platinum Award. The Sofia Award of the Municipality of Sofia for contribution to the art of cinema will be

Slovak documentarist Miro Remo won the top honor in the main competition of the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. His poetic documentary follows sexagenarian twins František and Ondřej Klišík, who live a near-hermit existence in the semi-wild landscape of Šumava in the Czech Republic. Filmed over the course of a year, the work observes

I’ve never actually read “Wuthering Heights”, but that doesn’t feel like it should be an issue. At this point, the Emily Bronte book is such a foundational classic, its influence is felt in every romantic drama made since. “Heathcliff” is a household name, a shorthand for the stoic gothic hunk. Should the female lead follow

There is a particular kind of magic that Pixar manages to conjure, one that transcends the digital pixels and rendered textures to tap directly into our collective childhood. As I sat down to watch the newly released trailer for Toy Story 5, I was struck by that familiar rush of nostalgia—the swell of Randy Newman’s

The opening session of the Valladolid Audience Development and Innovation Lab began with introductions and ambition: these four days hold the intention of sharing to form film exhibition vision and collaboration such that participants may emerge equipped with the tools to forge forwards, stronger as an industry. Catherine Lemaire (Programmer, Cineflagey, Belgium), and Jens Lanestrand

The tale of Musashi Miyamoto has been portrayed in numerous film adaptations, most notably in the Samurai Trilogy starring Toshiro Mifune. Toho’s three-film series is highly influential, and the legendary status of Musashi Miyamoto inevitably led Toei to produce its own interpretation of the iconic figure. Known as Zen and Sword, the Toei series spans