The 49th Toronto International Film Festival has been running since Thursday. Until a few years ago, TIFF was the premier autumn festival, but has since been overtaken by Venice and Telluride. Our guest author Jason Gorber, a renowned film journalist from Toronto, takes a look at the status quo for SPOT. And what could come next.

Europa-Park Rust is expanding. Into the cinema. Just in time for the 49th birthday of the world-famous German theme park, Michael Mack, Head of the Mack Group, announced the cinema release of the animated film "Grand Prix of Europe", which will turn Europa-Park characters Ed and Edda into action heroes and will be released in exactly one year's time, distributed by Warner Bros.

Three and a half weeks to go before FILMFEST MÜNCHEN returns. The 41st edition of the second largest film festival on German soil will be the first under the new direction of Christoph Gröner and Julia Weigl, who outline their plans in their first major joint interview.

A Cinematic Journey: The European Film Academy’s TREASURES OF EUROPEAN FILM CULTURE. By Pascal Edelmann

The 77th Festival de Cannes will open its doors in one day. In a small survey, we asked Cannes travelers what they expect from this year’s A-festival in the South of France. Thorsten Wegener, Director Business Operations Studio 100, takes a look at this year’s edition.

The 77th Festival de Cannes will open its doors in one day. In a small survey, we asked Cannes travelers what they expect from this year’s A-festival in the South of France. Jason Gorber, a renowned film journalist from Toront, takes a look at this year’s edition.

The 77th Festival de Cannes will open its doors in two days. In a small survey, we asked Cannes travelers what they expect from this year’s A-festival in the South of France. Torsten Frehse, Managing Director Neue Visionen, takes a look at this year’s edition.

The 77th Festival de Cannes will open its doors in two days. In a small survey, we asked Cannes travelers what they expect from this year’s A-festival in the South of France. Wendy Mitchell, journalist, film festival advisor and moderator, takes a look at this year’s edition.

The 77th Festival de Cannes will open its doors in three days. In a small survey, we asked Cannes travelers what they expect from this year's A-festival in the South of France. This time it’s Patrick Heidmann's turn, freelance film journalist from Berlin.

The 77th Festival de Cannes starts in four days. In a small survey, we asked fellow Cannes travelers what they expect from this year's A-festival in the South of France. We are starting with Simone Baumann, Managing Director German Films.