NEW EUROPE FILM SALES
BERLINALE & EFM 2025 LINE-UP
BERLINALE PANORAMA
THE GOOD SISTER
THE GOOD SISTER
Dir. Sarah Miro Fischer
Germany, Spain | 2025 | 97 min | drama | German
Rose has a close bond with her much loved older brother Sam.
When a woman accuses Sam of rape, Rose is asked to testify in an investigation against him.
This is a test for both their relationship and her moral integrity.
Cast: Marie Bloching, Anton Weil, Proschat Madani, Laura Balzer,
Jane Chirwa, Aram Tafreshian, David Vormweg
Produced by: the German Film and Television Academy Berlin GmbH (DFFB),
Arkanum Pictures (Nina Bayer-Seel, Janna Fodor)
Co-produced by: Arkanum Pictures (Lukas Koll, Sebastian Herbst), Sarah Miro, R
BB, Nephilim Producciones (Luis Collar, Jorge Moreno)
With financial support of: Medienboard, Young Talent Foundation Berlin
BERLINALE GENERATION KPLUS
TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN
TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN
Dir. David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, and Jean-Claude Rozec
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, France | 2025 | 71 min | animation | Czech
Three kids spend the night at their grandpa’s house. To fill the silence after losing
their grandma, the family’s storyteller, they begin to create their own stories
and discover the power of imagination. This uplifting stop-motion film
celebrates creativity and its healing magic.
Produced by: Maurfilm, Artichoke, ZVVIKS, and Vivement Lundi !
Co-produced by: Czech Television, Slovak Television and Radio, RTV Slovenia,
Pictanovo with the support of Région Hauts-de-France, studio Personne n’est parfait !
With financial support of: Creative Europe MEDIA, Eurimages, Czech Film Fund,
Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Slovenian Film Centre, Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia,
Film Studio Viba Film Ljubljana, Région Bretagne / Bretagne Cinéma,
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, TVR Tempo – Rennes Métropole,
Gebeka Films, Tébéo, TébéSud, France Télévisions – France 3 Bretagne and NuFrame
UPCOMING
THE LOVE THAT REMAINS
Dir. Hlynur Pálmason
Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, France | coming 2025 | drama
Cast: Saga Garðarsdóttir (Woman at War), Sverrir Gudnason (Borg vs. McEnroe),
Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir (Godland), Þorgils Hlynsson (Nest), and Grímur Hlynsson (Nest)
Produced by: Still Vivid (Anton Máni Svansson), Snowglobe (Katrin Pors)
Co-produced by: HOBAB, Maneki Films, Film i Väst, Arte France Cinema
With financial support of: Icelandic Film Centre, Icelandic Ministry of Culture
and Business Affairs, Danish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond,
Swedish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Creative Europe MEDIA,
Hornafjörður Municipality, RUV, Jour2Fête, ARTE, Max Distribution, DR
A PRAYER FOR THE DYING
Directed by Dara Van Dusen
Norway, UK, Sweden | coming 2025 | English language | survival thriller
1870. Friendship: A small Wisconsin town, made up of Scandinavian settlers, is still suffering
from the repercussions of the recent Civil War. So when faced with a new and even deadlier
threat, one man is forced to make a harrowing choice: save his young family or defend
the community that gave him a second chance at life and meaning.
Cast: Johnny Flynn, John C. Reilly, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh
Produced by: Eye Eye Pictures
Co-produced by: The Bureau, Garagefilm International, Film I Väst
Co-represented with Anton Corp.
ORPHAN
Dir. László Nemes
Hungary, UK, France, Germany | coming 2025 | drama
1957. In Budapest, after the uprising against the Communist regime, a young Jewish boy,
Andor, raised by his mother with idealized tales of his deceased father, has his world
turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true father…
Cast: Gyorgy Bojtik, Andrea Waskovics
Produced by: Pioneer Productions, Good Chaos (Triangle of Sadness), Mid March Media,
AR Content (Leviathan, Loveless)
With financial support of: Hungary’s National Film Institute (NFI), Mid March Media
and AR Content alongside the UK’s Global Screen Fund, France’s CNC, and Germany’s FFA
Co-represented with Charades.
HOT SPOT
Dir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Poland, Greece | coming 2025 | sci-fi thriller
Set in a near future society ruled by sentient A.I., a private eye investigates
a murder case only to discover a rebel group capable of undermining the digital overlord.
Cast: Andrzej Konopka (The Lure), BAFTA nominee Noomi Rapace (Prometheus, Lamb),
Reika Kirishima (Drive My Car)
Produced by: Madants (Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Bogna Szewczyk-Skupień)
Co-produced by: Neda Film, Film i Väst, Zentropa, Canal+ Polska, and Moderator Inwestycje
Executive producers: Gregory Jankilevitsch, Marcin Czernik,
Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Jan Naszewski, Marcin Łuczaj
With financial support of: the Polish Film Institute and the Hellenic Film
& Audiovisual Center – Creative Greece
New Europe acts as sales agent and associate producer of the film.
STILL AVAILABLE
JULIE KEEPS QUIET
Directed by Leonardo van Dijl
Belgium, Sweden | 97 min | Dutch, French | drama | first feature
World Premiere – CANNES 2024 – Semaine de la Critique
As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie’s life revolves around the game
she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all
of the club’s players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep quiet…
Produced by: De Wereldvrede (Gilles De Schryver, Gilles Coulier, Wouter Sap, Roxanne Sarkozi)
Co-produced by: Les Films du Fleuve (Delphine Tomson, Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne),
Hobab (Nima Yousefi), Film i Väst (Kristina Börjeson, Anthony Muir)
With financial support of: The Flemish Audiovisual Fund, the Centre du Cinema et de l’audiovisuel
of the French community in Belgium, The Belgian Tax Shelter, Proximus, New Dawn, Film i Väst
In assosciation with Hana Kuma
Executive producers: Naomi Osaka, Stuart Duguid, Federica Sainte-Rose
and Florian Zeller (Blue Morning Pictures)
FRÉWAKA
Directed by Aislinn Clarke
Ireland | 2024 | 102 min | English, Irish | Folk Horror
World Premiere – Locarno Film Festival 2024
Haunted by a personal tragedy, home care worker, Shoo, is sent to a remote village
to care for an agoraphobic woman who fears the neighbours as much as she fears
the Na Sídhe – sinister entities who she believes abducted her decades before.
As the two develop a strangely deep connection, Shoo is consumed by the old
woman’s paranoia, rituals, and superstitions, eventually confronting the horrors
from her own past.
Produced by: Doubleband Films, Wildcard
With support of: Screen Ireland, TG4, Coimisiun na Mean