European Films

The privately owned and operated site european-films.net wants to increase public awareness about European feature length films that are currently in (pre-)production or in release in theatres or on DVD around the world. The site offers news and reviews of such films for the general public, hoping to stimulate interest in the diverse output of European filmmakers working today. We are not state supported and rely on donations and commissions from our visitors. By displaying clickable ads and providing links to various online retailers, we hope to be able to cover the costs of running this website. If you like our site and want to support us, you can help by buying products through the links provided from our review pages and/or by clicking on the ads that interest you.

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Submit news, scoops, films to be reviewed
Have you got any scoops, promotional material or other information you would like to share? The editors can be contacted here in English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano & Nederlands. Please use this e-mail address to obtain the street address if you would like to send snail mail; packages, films to be reviewed etc. We cannot guarantee that everything will be placed -- especially in the news section, though we can guarantee that every European feature film (of at least 70 minutes and from 2002 or later) will be reviewed sooner or later -- depending on our busy schedule!

About the editor
The editor, Dutchman Boyd van Hoeij, lives in Luxembourg, where Netherlandish, German and French culture meet. He has a BA in Humanities from the British OU. His experience as a writer started at age fifteen when he landed a part-time job with a local newspaper. Since, he has written and edited for both British and Dutch newspapers and magazines as well as numerous websites including cineuropa.org, cultureguide.gr, kamera.co.uk and venice-days.com. Fluent in several languages, his writings have appeared in English, Dutch, French, Italian and Spanish. Boyd is one of the few European members of the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS). Boyd is also a member of the Internet Entertainment Writers Association (IEWA). All the reviews on this website are indexed by the Movie Review Query Engine (MRQE) and are available through the review pages of the OFCS, the Rotten Tomatoes website and the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

About the photographer
Fabrizio Maltese, an Italian based in Luxembourg, is the official and exclusive photographer for european-films.net. His coverage of European film festivals and his portraits of European filmmakers and stars can be found in the photo diary section and also accompany many of our articles, especially in our features section. His portrait of Isabelle Huppert for european-films.net won the second edition of the Venice Movie Stars Photography Awards. His work has been on display in Rome, Venice and New York. His personal website can be found at www.fabriziomaltese.com.

Join our team!
Interested in being a local correspondent for this website? We are always looking for Europeans with a decent grasp of English to keep us informed about their national or regional cinemas for our news section. Get in touch with us if you want to contribute. If you are an English native speaker or are generally confident in writing in English and you want to submit reviews too, contact us with a sample review of a film of your liking. All your submissions that are considered fit to print by our editor will be published with your name, though unfortunately, no financial compensations can be made at this time. Of course you will have the honour of being part of the #1 internet destination on European films! For more information click here.

FAQ: When does film X come out in my country? / Why is film X labelled as (2005) when it came out in my country in 2004?

The information about release dates on this site always refers to the commercial theatrical release date in the producing country, which may sometimes be later than other territories. Mike Leigh's Vera Drake, for example came out in the United States in 2004 to qualify for the Oscars, but came out in early January 2005 in the UK, the producing country. The film is thus mentioned as Vera Drake (2005) and its release date as 7 January 2005.The theatrical release dates in other countries than the producing country can be found in local cinema listings as well as on IMDb. On every film page in IMDB, in the left-hand menu under "release dates" you will find many (though not all) countries listed with their respective release dates, though these are sometimes inaccurate. Your surest best is to ask your local distributor or cinema.

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