Cineuropa
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Type of site | News and database |
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Available in | English French Italian Spanish |
Founded | 2002 |
Headquarters | Brussels,Belgium |
Editor | Domenico La Porta[1] |
URL | cineuropa |
Cineuropais an online information portal dedicated to the promotion ofEuropean cinema.It publishes daily news, reviews, interviews, and industry reports and maintains adatabaseof information. It is available in four languages: English, French, Italian and Spanish.[2]It is co-funded by theCreative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union.El Paísdescribed Cineuropa as "an online media outlet that is very popular in the industry."[3]
History
[edit]Cineuropa was founded in 2002 as an online cinema information portal on the initiative of Italia Cinema, an agency of theMinistry of Culturecreated for the promotion of Italian films abroad.[4]
Cineuropa is co-funded by theCreative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union.Other financial partners include MiC Ministero della Cultura - Direzione generale per il cinema e l'audiovisivo, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles,CNC – Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée,Swiss Films,LUX Audience Award of the European Parliament,Eurimages,Kosovo Cinematography Centre, Slovak Film Institute,ICAA - Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales,Luxembourg Film Fund, German Films, Slovenian Film Center, Lithuanian Film Centre, National Film Center Latvia, Estonian Film Institute, Georgian National Film Center.[5]
Content
[edit]Updated on a daily basis, the site's content aims to enhance the productions of theEuropean film industryandinternational co-productions.Cineuropa regularly publishes news, reviews, special reports, interviews, focuses on the state of cinema in individual European countries, behind-the-scenes production information and updates from the world of festivals, national and international institutions, forums and markets.[6][2]Its services include an online screenwriting course and script editing assistance.[7]The site also maintains a largedatabaseof information about feature films produced and co-produced in Europe from 2000 to the present. As of January 2024, more than 27,809 film profiles were available.[8]Additional databases provide information about production companies, distributors, international sales agents funding bodies as well as directors, screenwriters, producers. In 2007, Andrew Bailey described Cineuropa as an "indispensable resource for production company contact information and breaking European film news."[2]
The site has a readership that includes both audiovisual industry professionals and general viewers. Owing to recent website changes and a focus on new technologies and social media, Cineuropa has significantly expanded its audience, reaching around 600,000 monthly visits and over 65,000 newsletter subscribers in 2017.[9]
Collaborations and partnerships
[edit]Over the years, Cineuropa has created collaborations with festivals, cultural institutions, commissions and educational initiatives. For example, it has collaborated with the festivals and film markets ofBerlin,Cannes,Karlovy Vary,VeniceandSan Sebastián.[5]Since 2019, Cineuropa has collaborated with theGoethe-InstitutandInstitut Françaisto manage a project funded by theEuropean Commissionto assist European Union delegations in organizing film festivals.[10]
Cineuropa regularly collaborates with think-tanks involved in the cultural and creative industries and their impact on the economy.[6]
Cineuropa Award
[edit]Since 2009, Cineuropa has conferred theCineuropa Award,which is conferred at partner festivals to quality films that deal with the themes of "European dialogue andintegration."A film must be produced or co-produced by a country participating in the MEDIA Programme or member ofEurimagesto be eligible. Winners of the award receive promotion on the Cineuropa site, including a special newsletter dedicated to the film (including a review, an interview with the director, and trailers and excerpts).[11]As of 2023, the award is given at the following festivals:
- Trieste Film Festival
- Mons International Love Film Festival
- Vilnius Film Festival - Kino Pavasaris
- Lecce European Film Festival
- Cinema City International Film Festival
- Sarajevo Film Festival
- Istanbul Film Festival
- Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival
- Les Arcs Film Festival
Past winners of the award include, among others,Une vie meilleure(dir.Cedric Kahn,Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival,2011),[12]Horses of God(dir.Nabil Ayouch,Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival, 2012),[13]Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas(dir.Arnaud des Pallières,Brussels Film Festival,2012),[14]Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)(dir.Eva Husson,Les Arcs Film Festival,2015),[15]Lady Macbeth(dir. William Oldroyd, Les Arcs Film Festival, 2016),[16]Explanation for Everything(dir.Gábor Reisz,Les Arcs Film Festival,2023),[17]andIf Only I Could Hibernate(dir.Zoljargal Purevdash,Mons International Love Film Festival,2024).[18]
References
[edit]- ^"Domenico La Porta:" Le web est l'endroit idéal pour laisser libre cours à sa créativité ""(in French).RTBF.23 June 2015.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^abcBailey, Andrew (2007). Duncan, Paul (ed.).Cinema Now.Taschen Spring. Taschen. p. 563.ISBN978-3-8228-5636-9.Retrieved3 January2024.
- ^Belinchón, Gregorio (27 May 2023)."The red carpet: Cannes' great big bonfire of vanities".El País.Retrieved3 January2024.
- ^"Côté club: cineuropa.org"(in French).Unifrance.23 May 2002.Retrieved6 January2004.
- ^ab"Partners".Cineuropa.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^ab"Mission".Cineuropa.Retrieved3 January2024.
- ^"Online Screenwriting Training Course".Cineuropa.Retrieved3 January2024.
- ^"Feature Films Database".Cineuropa.org.Archived from the original on 3 January 2024.Retrieved3 January2024.
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:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Our mission".Cineuropa.org.Archived from the original on 27 December 2017.Retrieved3 January2024.
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:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Support to EU Film Festivals".Belgium:Goethe-Institut.Retrieved3 January2024.
- ^"Cineuropa Award".Cineuropa.Retrieved3 January2024.
- ^""Twilight Portrait" vence Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival ".Expresso(in Portuguese). 13 November 2011.Retrieved3 January2024.
- ^Aimar, Pierre (18 November 2012)."Palmarès du 12ème Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles 2012".Sortir Ici et Ailleurs - Magazine des Arts et des Spectacles du Sud-Est et de la France(in French).Retrieved3 January2024.
- ^"Michael Kohlhaas".France Inter(in French).Radio France.22 July 2013.Retrieved3 January2024.
- ^Keslassy, Elsa (18 December 2015)."Runar Runarsson's 'Sparrows,' Eva Husson's 'Bang Gang' Win Big At Les Arcs".Variety.Retrieved3 January2024.
- ^Keslassy, Elsa (16 December 2016)."'Glory,' 'Home,' 'The Fixer' Among Winners at Les Arcs Film Festival ".Variety.Retrieved3 January2024.
- ^"Le palmarès complet du festival des Arcs 2023".Première(in French). 22 December 2023.Retrieved3 January2024.
- ^Engelen, Aurore (18 March 2024)."If Only I Could Hibernate triumphs in Mons' Love International Film Festival".Cineuropa.Retrieved25 July2024.
External links
[edit]- Cineuropa– official site
- 2002 establishments in Italy
- Film websites
- Internet properties established in 2002
- Online film databases
- Belgian news websites
- Organisations related to the European Union
- Organisations based in Brussels
- Multilingual websites
- English-language websites
- French-language websites
- Italian-language websites
- Spanish-language websites
- Cinema of Europe