International: Europe

CPH:DOX 2026: Exclusive MARIINKA Poster Premiere, Chronicling a Decade of War in Eastern Ukraine

Ahead of its world premiere opening the 2026 edition of CPH:DOX, we unveil the official poster for Pieter-Jan De Pue's decade-spanning documentary tracing the lives of young Ukrainians shaped by war in the Donbas.

Berlinale 2026 Review: NINA ROZA, Child Prodigy Reopens a Migrant Father's Unfinished Past

Geneviève Dulude-De Celles situates a cross-border art-world story within an intimate study of diasporic return, using the investigation of a rural child prodigy to examine authorship, cultural projection, and the unresolved fault lines of migration.

Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2026: Preview

Mark your calendars! From March 5-15, at Film at Lincoln Center in New York, co-presented with Unifrance, the 31st edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema demonstrates that the landscape of French cinema is as fertile, inspiring, and distinct as ever....

HEEL Review: Empathy Is Tested in Uncomfortable Study of Redemption

Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough star in this twisted psychological thriller.

GHOST ELEPHANTS Review: Werner Herzog Reconciles Pragmatism and Poetry in the Angola Highlands

In 1955, Hungarian born Angolan rancher, businessman, and big game hunter, Josef J. Fénykövi, tracked down and killed the largest land animal on record.   He was lauded by Sports Illustrated at the time for this sportsman prowess, although Fénykövi...

Berlinale 2026 Review: FOREST HIGH (FORÊT IVRE), Life in an Alpine Hut

Forest High (orig. Forêt Ivre) takes place almost entirely in and around a hut in the Swiss mountains. Subtitled Three Stories, director Manon Coubia's film follows three volunteers who work there over four seasons. Officially the Refuge d'Ubine des Amis...

Berlinale 2026 Review: YELLOW LETTERS, Golden Bear Winner Traces an Artist Couple Caught in Political Turmoil

Özgü Namal and Tansu Biçer star in İlker Çatak's portrait of a pair ensnared in political turmoil in Turkey.

Berlinale 2026 Review: FOUR MINUS THREE, Grief Drama Navigates Loss and Mourning Through Clowning

Valerie Pachner stars, as Austrian filmmaker Adrian Goiginger continues his cycle of true story adaptations with an emotional rollercoaster of a grief drama.

ZUMECA Teaser Trailer: Historical Epic Drama to Premiere at Slamdance

We are debuting the teaser trailer for Zumeca, a historical epic drama, written, directed, and produced by David Maler.    Based on a true story, Zumeca shows us the first family of the Americas: a Spaniard, Miguel, and a Taino,...

ABRACADAVER: Mexican Heist Comedy to Start International Rollout This Spring

Our friends at FilmSharks have been locking down sales at EFM all week and have announced more sales for the Mexican heist comedy, Abracadaver.    Three magician siblings from the circus world find themselves brought back together to perform a...

UNDER YOUR FEET Trailer: Sales Mount up For Spanish Language Chiller

We have the first trailer and more stills from Cristian Bernard's Spanish-language chiller, Under Your Feet.    Isabel moves with her two children into a prestigious building that has a peculiar admission method, but at an affordable rental fee. Once...

HONEY BUNCH Review: How Love Survives. But Should It?

Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie, Jason Isaacs, and Kate Dickie star in a gothic psychological thriller, directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli.

AGENT ZERO Trailer Exclusive: International Action Flick on Digital And VOD This March

A young French woman hiding a dangerous past, has finally carved out a quiet life in the stunning country of Morocco. But when her boyfriend is gunned down and left in a coma, the peace she's built collapses. Forced to resurrect the ruthless intelligence operative she once was, Agent Zero hunts down those who betrayed her mercilessly and without hesitation.

European Film Awards 2026 Interview: ON FALLING Director Laura Carreira Talks Reframing Social Realism for the Algorithmic Age

Laura Carreira talks about translating lived research into formal precision, articulating a contemporary vision of social realism shaped by migrant labour, algorithmic control and structural precarity.

Berlinale 2026: Exclusive IVAN & HADOUM Poster Premiere

Spanish filmmaker Ian de la Rosa will unveil his debut feature Iván & Hadoum in the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival. Set against the stark, plastic-covered greenhouses of Almería, the film traces a love story that unfolds...

European Film Awards 2026 Interview: Liv Ullmann on Cinema as Legacy, Responsibility and the Soul Before the Camera

On the occasion of receiving the European Lifetime Achievement Award at the 38th European Film Awards, Liv Ullmann reflects on cinema as legacy, moral responsibility and the enduring mystery of performance in a conversation that speaks directly to the ethical and artistic stakes of filmmaking today.

Rotterdam 2026: BAZAAR (MURDER IN THE BUILDING), On Lions in the Highlands, Or, The Eternal Life of Alfred Hitchcock

With Bazaar (Murder in the Building), Rémi Bezançon delivered the intended closing film of IFFR: a playful homage to filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. One of Hitchcock's finest films, Rear Window, is about watching, listening, and cinema itself. Photojournalist Jeff, accustomed to...

European Film Awards 2026 Interview: Alice Rohrwacher on Cinema as Future Archaeology and the Politics of Experimentation

Alice Rohrwacher reflects on her collaborative practice, myth-infused realism and the production realities shaping contemporary European auteur cinema.

Sundance 2026 Review: TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN, Farmers in Montenegro Fight for Their Land

Directed by Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić, the documentary follows what happens when residents fight back against politicians.

Sundance 2026 Review: EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET, Collective Presence Stalls the System

Director Felipe Bustos Sierra documents a spontaneous act of civic resistance in Glasgow, examining how collective presence can momentarily disrupt the mechanisms of state authority.