Javier Bardem and Fernando León de Aranoa are firing on all cylinders in this convulsive, hilarious and accomplished dark comedy about the indignities of working life
Mese: Settembre 2021
Review: I Want to Talk about Duras – San Sebastián 2021 – Competition
Claire Simon unpicks the peculiar relationship between Marguerite Duras and Yann Andréa in an electrifying interpretative duel played beautifully by Swann Arlaud and Emmanuelle Devos
EFA completes the 2021 European Film Awards selection – European Film Awards 2021
The second and final part of the films selected to vie for this year’s awards include 13 films world-premiered in Cannes and Venice
Ikusmira Berriak puts five new projects on the starting blocks – San Sebastián 2021 – San Sebastián Industry
The new selection of training schemes supported by the San Sebastián Film Festival includes upcoming Works by Manuel Muñoz Rivas and Eduardo Crespo
Review: The Game – Toronto 2021 – Discovery
A fresh, and sometimes optimistic take on the global refugee crisis, from debuting Serbian-American filmmaker Ana Lazarevic
First take for Physical Education by Stefano Cipani – Production / Funding – Italy/Poland
The second film by the director of My Brother Chases Dinosaurs is an Italian-Polish co-production based on a play and scripted by the D’Innocenzo brothers
British hit The Crown triumphs at the 73rd Emmy Awards – Festivals / Awards – UK/USA
The popular series won 7 accolades out of its 11 nominations, whilst Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You was awarded for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Successful outcome for the 5th Brussels Co-Production Forum – BRIFF 2021 – Brussels Co-Production Forum
The industry section of the Brussels International Film Festival generated fruitful exchanges despite all the constraints linked to the date change and the pandemic
Review: Silent Land – Toronto 2021 – Platform
Aga Woszczyńska’s first feature is a quiet yet powerful drama about an accident that upends the summer holidays of a well-off Polish couple
Robin Campillo shooting École de l’air – Production / Funding – France/Belgium
Spaniard Quim Gutiérrez, Nadia Tereszkiewicz and the young Charlie Vauselle headline this Les Films de Pierre production sold by Playtime