
French director Victoria Musiedlak will commence filming her second feature, L’incident, on 17 March 2026. The drama stars acclaimed actors Tahar Rahim, Alba Rohrwacher, Jean‑Pierre Darroussin, Catherine Mouchet and Micha Lescot. Pre‑sales have been secured with Canal+ and Ciné+ OCS, while regional funds and a slate of co‑producers back the eight‑week shoot across Île‑de‑France, Nouvelle Aquitaine and Norway. International sales are being managed by Be For Films, with Diaphana slated for French theatrical release.

Koen Van Sande’s debut feature *Clean* opened the closing night of FilmFestival Oostende and will hit Belgian cinemas on 11 March via KFD‑Kinepolis. The film follows Brussels anti‑drug commissioner Mathieu as he battles narcotics networks while shielding his heroin‑addicted brother Timo, a plot...

Veteran German director Doris Dörrie is in post‑production on her latest dark comedy‑drama, *Frau Winkler verlässt das Haus*. The film, shot in Hamburg, Lübeck and Bavaria in early 2025, is set in 2030 and follows 80‑year‑old Miss Winkler as she...

Spanish filmmaker Adrián Silvestre’s documentary *Shelter* follows four LGBTQI+ refugees from Colombia and Venezuela who, after being turned away by U.S. immigration, find a haven in a Guatemalan shelter. The film, which debuted in the Open Horizons section of the...

The CNC’s 2026 advance‑on‑receipts program awarded pre‑sale financing to seven projects, spanning first‑ and second‑feature committees. Léa Fehner’s third feature *Isabelle* secured funding alongside animated titles like *Limbo* and co‑productions such as *La vie en rose*. The grants aim to...

Europa Distribution and CPH:DOX are co‑hosting a closed workshop for European documentary distributors from March 15‑18 in Copenhagen. The event will feature case studies of recent releases such as Riefenstahl, Whispers in the Woods, and Gaucho Gaucho, focusing on audience...

Polish director Maciej Cuske has released the trailer for *Candidates of Death*, which will debut in the International Competition at the 2026 Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (March 5‑15). The film documents a father’s amateur horror project that begins on a family...

Faroese filmmaker Búi Dam debuts his first documentary feature, *Birita*, at CPH:DOX’s Nordic:DOX competition in March 2026. The film chronicles Dam’s attempt to stage Shakespeare’s *King Lear* with his mother, celebrated actress Birita Mohr, who is living with Alzheimer’s, in the...

Spanish‑Belgian co‑production *The Fissure* by director Àlex Lora has entered post‑production after shooting in Barcelona last autumn. The drama follows young Pol Khaled and intertwines the 2017 Barcelona‑Cambrils terrorist attacks, the complexities of migration, and the Catalan independence referendum. Featuring...

Mariam Khatchvani’s Georgian short *Inherited Silence* captured the Grand Prix in the International Competition at the 56th Tampere Film Festival. The jury highlighted its simple yet sharp storytelling about domestic violence and the social structures that normalize it. Other top...

The 13th Visegrad Film Forum will run in Bratislava from March 11‑14, 2026, positioning filmmakers—not films—as the event’s centerpiece. The programme features master classes and lectures from international professionals across production design, visual effects, sound and more, alongside student screenings...

Albert Dupontel’s dark comedy *Il faut brûler maman* has finished principal photography and entered post‑production, with filming completed on 23 February at Bry‑sur‑Marne Studios. The ninth feature from the César‑winning director stars Louise Coldefy, Julia Piaton, Artus and Dupontel himself, and is produced...

The debut feature We Believe You, directed by Charlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys, dominated the 15th René du Cinéma Awards, taking eight trophies including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress and the inaugural Audience Award. The film, which...
The British Film Institute reported that UK film and high‑end television production spend reached £6.8 billion in 2025, a 22 % year‑on‑year rise and the third‑largest annual total on record. Inward investment drove the surge, accounting for £5.8 billion (85 % of spend), while...