A fresh, and sometimes optimistic take on the global refugee crisis, from debuting Serbian-American filmmaker Ana Lazarevic
Autore: cineuropa.org
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
Interview: Darko Sinko • Director of Inventory – “It is already a statement if you take a different approach in storytelling or formal aesthetics compared to how it’s done in Slovenian film tradition” – San Sebastián 2021 – New Directors
The tragicomedy by the Slovenian director premieres in New Directors and looks into what happens if you begin to mistrust everyone who surrounds you
Review: The Summit of the Gods – Films / Reviews – France/Luxembourg
Patrick Imbert signs a formidable adaptation of the manga by Jirô Taniguchi and Baku Yumemakura, intertwining a quest for the absolute of the extreme and a fascinating investigation
Review: Inventory – San Sebastián 2021 – New Directors
In Darko Sinko’s feature-length fiction debut, the protagonist undertakes an inventory of his personal life to make sense of a shooting attack on him
Streaming services must now contribute towards the funding of Swiss cinema – Industry / Market – Switzerland
4% of their turnover in Switzerland must be reinvested in Swiss cinema, which stands to benefit from an extra 18 million francs