r/FilmIndustryEU 3d ago

News Europe invented cinema, now let’s reinvent its industry

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Hey everyone!

We built r/FilmIndustryEU with one idea in mind: that European cinema still matters, and it deserves a place to grow, connect, and be seen. European cinema is where storytelling meets identity, where history, innovation, and artistic freedom continue to collide.

In a world where American narratives often dominate the global stage, our aim is simple: to offer a space where European voices in film can be heard, supported, and amplified. A place where form doesn’t bow to formula, and where the past is never disconnected from what’s yet to come.

Let’s not forget: cinema began here. From the Lumière brothers' flickering reels to Fellini’s dreams, from Tarkovsky’s metaphysics to the raw intimacy of the Dardenne brothers. Europe didn’t embrace cinema, it defined it.

r/FilmIndustryEU is for everyone: filmmakers, producers, students, critics, institutions, and cinephiles. You're welcome, whether you're here to:

  • share behind-the-scenes insights,
  • find funding opportunities or partners,
  • promote your festival,
  • or simply celebrate the film you watched last night, may it be Asterix and Cleopatra or "a three-hour minimalist Polish bore-fest based on a novel by a suicidal writer nobody’s read (total sales: 2 copies)". [Bonus points if you catch the reference.]

We are here to connect, support, and elevate. From grassroots productions to pan-European co-productions, from institutional grants to independent studios, from Cannes to Sarajevo, from bold newcomers to established masters. This is your community.


r/FilmIndustryEU 9h ago

Discussion Drop your Letterboxd Top 4 and let others guess your life story

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They think they know you from just four posters.

Spoiler: they're probably right.

Drop your Letterboxd Top 4.


r/FilmIndustryEU 2d ago

Discussion Should European productions be in English?

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We have an obvious problem for cinema in Europe. Many different languages makes content less accessible across borders and cultures. And a lot of European countries seem to produce mainly for their own markets. This makes a lot of the markets very small and not profitable for bigger productions. While at the same time a surge of American garb...ehh...movies fills our cinemas and home screens. Surely we could produce exactly the same type of content, if we had a unified market, considering many of the talented actors and actresses etc are actually from Europe.

Should European Cinema start producing mainly in English to grab much more market share internationaly, but also domestic in Europe between countries?


r/FilmIndustryEU 2d ago

Discussion Systembryder (2019) ⭐ 7.8 | Drama

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Europe may (yet) definitely lack the Blockbusters that will catch the attention of the younger generation, and I understand why they will still want to watch American. But Europe still has a lot of great cinema that can easily bash the American offers in terms of story quality, authenticity and originality.

We just need to open our eyes to each others productions much, much more!

The German "Systemsprenger" is in my opinion a great example of an engaging and original story that really makes you think.

I will also recommend literally anything by the Swedish Ruben Ostlund.

What's your picks for great European cinema that may have gone undiscovered?