BUCHAREST: Igor Cobileanski (The Unsaved) will start shooting a new feature, Eastern Business, mid-July 2015. This dark comedy is the first Romanian/Lithuanian coproduction to date.

PARIS: Lithuanian and French ministers of culture Šarūnas Birutis and Fleur Pellerin signed an agreement on film coproduction in Paris to facilitate cooperation between Lithuanian and French filmmakers.

KARLOVY VARY: Europa Distribution will have a general assembly at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF).  Europa Distribution, in partnership with KVIFF and the LUX Prize has set up a panel to enable an in-depth evaluation of the current VOD market and digital opportunities and threats. 

KARLOVY  VARY: Jihlava IDFF and Karlovy Vary IFF (KVIFF) will introduce once again the most creative documentary projects from the CEE countries on 7 July 2015 at 14:00 at Barrandov Studios Villa. 

KARLOVY VARY: George Ovashvili's astonishing psychological drama is one of the three case studies presented at the FNE Coproduction Event on Wednesday 8 July in Karlovy Vary.

SARAJEVO: A total of 14 projects and three guest projects have been selected to CineLink,  the co-production market of Sarajevo International Film Festival (14-22 August 2015). The projects are directed by Aida Begić, Erol Mintas and Tinatin Kajrishvili among others.

ŽILINA: We Can't Live Without Cosmos by Konstantin Bronzit has won the Anča Award at the 8th edition of Fest Anča International Animation Festival (24-28 June 2015). 

TRENČIANSKE TEPLICE: Jayro Bustamante's debut feature Ixcanul won the Blue Angel Award at the 23th Art Film Fest (19-26 June 2015), the main film event in Slovakia. 

WROCLAW: The 6th edition of the New Horizons Studio will kick off 26 July 2015 in the Polish city of Wroclaw with a line-up of some of the top European talent in directing and producing on board.  One of the most important training programmes in CEE NH Studio is organized within the framework of the 15th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival which takes place 23 July-2 August 2015. 

VIENNA: LET'S CEE Film Festival has announced the first titles of the more than 100 feature films, documentaries and short films from Central and Eastern Europe will be screened during its fourth edition October 1-11, 2015 in Vienna. The event will also include a programme of Master Classes, panel discussions, exhibitions and concerts.