CANNES: Oscar winning László Nemes’ Moulin, a French production shot in Hungary and postproduced by NFI Filmlab, will have its world premiere in the Official Competition of the 79th Cannes Festival on 17 May 2026. Outfit 193 is handling the sales.

BRATISLAVA: The Canadian/Slovak production The Exiled, directed by Stephen Campanelli and starring Alessandro Nivola, is starting sales at the Cannes Film Market (12 – 20 May 2026), represented by Protagonist Pictures. The film was shot in Canada and Slovakia, where it benefited from the 33% local cash rebate scheme.

CANNES: Palme d’or winner Cristian Mungiu returns in the Official Competition of the Cannes Film Festival (12 – 23 May 2026) with his first foreign language film. Starring Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan in his first Romanian production, Fjord was sold to over 50 territories even before started shooting in March 2025, in Norway.

BUCHAREST: Greek director Konstantina Kotzamani’s debut feature Titanic Ocean, which was partially filmed in Romania as a Romanian minority coproduction through deFilm, has been acquired by Paradise City Sales (formerly Memento International) ahead of its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard competition of the 79th Cannes Film Festival (12 – 23 May 2026).

VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission proudly announces the return of the Mediterrane Film Festival for its fourth edition, taking place between 21 and 28 June 2026 across Valletta and a number of Malta’s most iconic locations.

PARIS: Serbian/Croatian Nobody Said Anything / Nico nista nije rekao by Tamara Todorovic, and Spiritus Sanctus by Polish director Michal Toczek have been selected for the Short Film Competition of the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.

RIGA: The Latvian/Estonian/Polish/Lithuanian coproduction Ulya directed by Viesturs Kairišs has been acquired by French outlet B-Rated International ahead of its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard competition of the 79th Cannes Film Festival (12 – 23 May 2026).

BUDAPEST: Zsuzsanna Kreif's short animated film Adgwa-Ata has been selected for Critics’ Week (13 – 21 May 2026), the parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival.

SARAJEVO: The sequel to Jasmila Žbanić’s Oscar and BAFTA-nominated Quo Vadis, Aida? has been acquired by Paris-based Indie sales, which will launch international sales at the upcoming Cannes Marché du Film (12 – 20 May 2026).

BUCHAREST: Romanian/Bulgarian Atlas of the Universe by Paul Negoescu is among the seven films selected for Cannes Écrans Junior, a dedicated youth programme taking place under the umbrella of the Cannes Film Festival (12 – 23 May 2026).