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İlker Çatak’s The Teachersʼ Lounge wins the Latin American Critics’ Award for European Films The first edition of the prize, presented by European Film Promotion in collaboration with the Guadalajara International Film Festival, aims to highlight European cinema in Latin America   10/06 | Festivals | Awards | Europe/Latin America Rising up at Night is the big winner at IndieLisboa Nelson Makengo’s feature debut has received two trophies, while Gold Songs by Ico Costa snagged the Best Portuguese Feature Film Award   10/06 | IndieLisboa 2024 | Awards Eight international feature films to compete in the 22nd Ischia Film Festival A total of 35 works from 17 countries are set to screen at the event, unspooling 29 June to 6 July at the Italian island’s Castello Aragonese   10/06 | Festivals | Awards | Italy Shooting now imminent on Robin Campillo’s Enzo Eloy Pohu, Maksym Slivinskyi, Pierfrancesco Favino and Elodie Bouchez star in the Les Films de Pierre, Les Films du Fleuve and Lucky Red production, which is set to be sold by mk2 Films   10/06 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium/Italy Interview: Carlos Vargas • Director of Hidden Era “Seeing the young feminist trying to speak up was a revelation for me” The Berlin-based Colombian director breaks down his stylish journey into the art scene of Maputo, Mozambique's capital, and how he tackled depicting an unfamiliar culture   10/06 | Tribeca 2024 Interview: Sonja Prosenc • Director of Family Therapy “We are afraid that this will push us to confront something that we don't want to be confronted with” The Slovenian writer-director chats to us about aligning production design with characters, and crafting a story that’s both personal and political   10/06 | Tribeca 2024 Review: Family Therapy Centring on a wealthy Slovenian family, Sonja Prosenc’s third feature is a brightly burning social satire that asks us to laugh, and then to empathise   10/06 | Tribeca 2024 Félix Sabroso shooting the series Furia for Max A quintet of great actresses, Candela Peña, Carmen Machi, Cecilia Roth, Nathalie Poza and Pilar Castro, star in this contemporary satire peppered with fury, vengeance and the thirst for justice   07/06 | Production | Funding | Spain Interview: Tomasz Wolski • Director of A Year in the Life of a Country “The films I make are an effort to rediscover or relive those times again, but this time more consciously” One of the most experienced and decorated Polish documentarians of his generation breaks down his new film and explains why he’s so devoted to Poland’s recent history   07/06 | Krakow 2024 42 films to world-premiere in competition at FIDMarseille In total, 122 films from 38 countries shine at the 35th edition of the French city’s festival, which will take place between 25 and 30 June   07/06 | FIDMarseille 2024 Review: The Dog Thief Chilean filmmaker Vinko Tomičić Salinas makes his solo feature debut with a meditative portrait of a young shoeshiner in the Bolivian capital of La Paz   07/06 | Tribeca 2024 The Lanzarote International Film Festival hands out awards to five short films The Canarian gathering has wrapped its 24th edition, cementing its position as one of the world’s foremost short-film events   07/06 | Shorts | Spain Interview: Vinko Tomičić Salinas • Director of The Dog Thief “This city is the only place where I feel like time stands still” The Chilean writer-director talks about the most important parts of pre-production for his newest feature and why the film’s La Paz setting is so special   07/06 | Tribeca 2024 Fremantle’s Lux Vide and Rai join forces on a new adaptation of Sandokan, toplined by Can Yaman The show, helmed by Jan Maria Michelini and Nicola Abbatangelo, follows the adventures of the titular pirate and his motley crew fighting against colonial powers in Southeast Asia   07/06 | Production | Funding | Italy Film Fund Luxembourg announces the recipients of its latest round of funding Last month, the body granted development and production bursaries to 25 brand-new projects, including those by Ulrike Ottinger, duo Çagla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti, and Darko Lungulov   07/06 | Production | Funding | Luxembourg Review: Eternal Playground Pablo Cotten and Joseph Rozé deliver a poetic, astute, engaging and charming first feature film about a group of old high school friends reunited by a bereavement   07/06 | Tribeca 2024 EXCLUSIVE: Trailer, clips and poster for Tribeca entry Under the Grey Sky The debut by Polish-Belarusian filmmaker Mara Tamkovich is inspired by the real life of a journalist currently serving an eight-year sentence due to repression in stifling Belarus   07/06 | Tribeca 2024 EFP’s Future Frames selects ten emerging filmmakers to keep an eye on The initiative continues to spotlight the brightest young talents from across Europe, showcasing them at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival   06/06 | Future Frames 2024 The proudly independent Filmadrid turns ten The festival presents eight films in its Official Section and various European standouts in the Smart7 strand, alongside special screenings of titles by Lisandro Alonso and Pedro Almodóvar   06/06 | Festivals | Awards | Spain Martin Jauvat now shooting Baise-en-ville The French filmmaker is also leading the cast of his second feature film, an Ecce Films production, alongside Emmanuelle Bercot, William Lebghil and Sébastien Chassagne   06/06 | Production | Funding | France Madrid hosts the first edition of ECAM Forum Lois Patiño, Belén Funes, Enrique Buleo and Pablo Hernando are just some of the filmmakers taking part in the new event with their films in post-production   06/06 | Industry | Market | Spain The Devil’s Bath and Rickerl continue scooping prizes at the Austrian Film Awards Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s dark Berlinale hit and Adrian Goiginger’s emotional drama about a musician have bagged eight and four awards, respectively   06/06 | Festivals | Awards | Austria FERA urges European citizens to take part in the upcoming European elections In a dedicated blog series, six FERA members highlight the significance of voting and “its impact on our shared future”   06/06 | Institutions | Legislation | Europe Re-discovering Europe through the Treasures of European Film Culture The European Film Academy has drawn up a list of places of a symbolic nature and of historical value for European cinema   06/06 | Promotion | Europe Ludovica Rampoldi wraps filming on Breve storia d’amore Part-thriller, part-sentimental comedy, the directorial debut from the renowned Italian screenwriter stars Pilar Fogliati, Adriano Giannini, Andrea Carpenzano and Valeria Golino   05/06 | Production | Funding | Italy Alberto Gastesi shoots his second feature, Singular Patricia López Arnaiz and Javier Rey star in the sci-fi thriller that tackles the very hot topic of artificial intelligence   05/06 | Production | Funding | Spain Industry Reports Produce – Co-Produce... – 05/06/2024 The European Audiovisual Observatory takes a closer look at adaptations in fiction production From 2015-2022, streamers offered more adapted works than broadcasters, and book adaptations grew by 27% Trailers/Teasers/Clips The Most Precious of Cargoes by Michel Hazanavicius Cannes 2024 - Competition Annecy 2024 - Competition Interviews Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel • Directors of Eat The Night CANNES 2024: The French filmmakers talk about their second feature, a daring hybrid work with a whiff of the end of the world about it

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