European Cinema

Wow. Between the awards season slump and Super Bowl weekend, we got hit hard with a drought for new cinematic releases. When The Strangers: Chapter 3 is the headliner, that’s pretty fucking dire. So here we are with the latest from Luc Besson, formerly known as the visionary behind La Femme Nikita, Leon: The Professional, […]

Day 4 of the Lab brought ideas and issues to a close by focussing on collaboration and the network’s funding support available through the Collaborate to Innovate (CTI) initiative. Jens Lanestrand opened the morning by asking participants to take a moment to celebrate; criticism comes too easily and celebrating actually changes the way our brains

Colman Domingo is preparing to bring the life and legacy of Nat King Cole to the big screen in a musical biopic titled Unforgettable, a project that represents one of the most ambitious undertakings of his career to date. Long in development, the film has recently taken a significant step forward, with international sales underway

Variations On A Theme by South Africa’s Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar won the Tiger award at the 2026 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), with the prizes handed out tonight (February 6) at the De Doelen concert hall.  The Tiger Competition showcases emerging voices from across the globe, with the judges praising Variations On A

SKOPJE: The French outfit Totem Films has acquired Kosara Mitić’s debut feature 17 ahead of its world premiere in the Berlinale’s competitive Perspectives section 2026. The film produced by Tomi Salkovski through Black Cat Production in coproduction with Serbian Art & Popcorn and Slovenian December is inspired by a real-life event. It follows 17-year-old Sara, who departs

“We must enjoy every second, because we don’t know how long we’ll be able to” 06/02/2026 – The Spanish director explains how special effects and performance came together in his film, based on real events involving extreme-sports enthusiasts (© Nico de Assas) “I’m on the brutalist set of my next film: it’s a bit Kubrick,”