BUDAPEST: István Szabó’s Sunshine (1999) will screen in the Cannes Classics programme at the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13 – 24 May 2025), and the great Hungarian director will attend the event presented by the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) and Serendipity Point Films.
CANNES: The Croatian director of the International Film Festival Rotterdam Vanja Kaludjercic will be a member of the Un Certain Regard Jury at the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13 – 24 May 2025).
FNE at Cannes 2025: Romanian Minority Coproduction I Only Rest in the Storm Selected for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard
Romania 29-04-2025BUCHAREST: The Portuguese/Romanian/French/Brazilian coproduction I Only Rest in the Storm / O riso e a faca directed by Pedro Pinho will have its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13 – 24 May 2025).
FNE at Cannes 2025: Cypriot Minority Coproduction Yes by Nadav Lapid in Cannes’ Quinzaine des Cinéastes
Cyprus 27-04-2025NICOSIA: The new film by Israeli director Nadav Lapid, Yes, has been added to Cannes’ Quinzaine des Cinéastes. The film is a French/Israeli/Cypriot/German coproduction with the Deputy Ministry of Culture Cyprus Cyprus and Invest Cyprus – Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency among its supporters.
FNE at Cannes 2025: Hungary, Estonia and Romania in Cannes’ Short Film and La Cinef Competitions
Region 27-04-2025PARIS: The Spectacle by the acclaimed Hungarian director Bálint Kenyeres has been selected for the Short Film competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13 – 24 May 2025). Estonian Winter in March by Natalia Mirzoyan and Romanian Milk and Cookie by Andrei Tache-Codreanu are in La Cinef.
FNE at Cannes 2025: Kristen Stewart’s Latvian Minority Coproduction The Chronology of Water Selected for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard
Latvia 24-04-2025RIGA: The directorial debut of the American actress Kristen Stewart, The Chronology of Water, will have its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13 – 24 May 2025).
BUCHAREST: The short film Alișveriș directed by the young Romanian director Vasile Todinca has been selected for Cannes’ Critics’ Week.
FNE at Cyprus Film Days International Festival 2025: Winners of Dot.on.the.Map Industry Days
Cyprus 15-04-2025LIMASSOL: The 6th Dot.on.the.Map Ιndustry Days, the coproduction, training and networking platform of the 23rd Cyprus Film Days International Festival, gave out four awards and one Special Mention.
FNE at Cyprus Film Days International Festival 2025: April by Déa Kulumbegashvili Wins Best International Film
Cyprus 13-04-2025NICOSIA: The 23rd edition of the Cyprus Film Days International Festival concluded on 12 April 2025 with the announcement of the winners. The French/ Italian/Georgian coproduction April by Déa Kulumbegashvili won Best Film in the Glocal Images International Competition, while Smaragda - I Got Thick Skin and I Can't Jump by Emilios Avraam won Best Film in the Cypriot Films Competition.
FNE at Cannes 2025: Films from FNE Partner Countries in Cannes’ 2025 Official Selection
Region 10-04-2025PARIS: Two Prosecutors by Sergei Loznitsa, Caravan by Zuzana Kirchnerová, and The Disappearance of Josef Mengele by Kirill Serebrennikov have been included in the Official Selection of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, which was announced on 10 April 2025. The festival will be held 13 – 24 May 2025.