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).

PARIS: The first foreign language film by the Romanian enfant terrible Radu Jude, The Diary of a Chambermaid / Le Journal d’une femme de chambre, was selected for Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des Cinéastes), the independent sidebar of the Cannes Film Festival, running 13 – 23 May 2026.

SOFIA: Valeska Grisebach’s The Dreamed Adventure has been acquired by The Match Factory ahead of its world premiere in Cannes’ 2026 Official Competition. The film shot in Bulgaria stars Yana Radeva and Syuleyman Halil Letifov, and it is a coproduction by Germany, France, Bulgaria, and Austria.

PARIS: The first English language film by the Romanian Palm d’or winner Cristian Mungiu, Fjord, and the new film by the Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski, Fatherland, have been selected for the Official Competition of the upcoming Cannes Film Festival (12 – 23 May 2026).