PRAGUE: Twelve projects and 31 participants from 18 countries will enroll in the 8th CEE Animation Workshop, which will be held throughout the year in four modules.

BERLIN: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlin Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Perspectives and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 stars. 5 is the best and 1 is the worst. The ratings give an overview of critics' opinions from a large number of countries and provide insights to what critics in many different countries think about the programme.

Now entering its eighth edition, the CEE Animation Workshop welcomes a new selection of projects and participants. Twelve projects and 31 participants from 18 countries have been carefully chosen from 55 applications submitted from 27 countries. Participants and their teams will embark on a year-long intensive programme, developing projects from early concept to market-ready production packages.

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Transilvania IFF has announced the selection for SMART7, the competition programme for which it is partnering with Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris (Lithuania), IndieLisboa (Portugal), FILMADRID (Spain), New Horizons IFF (Poland), Reykjavik IFF (Iceland), and Thessaloniki IFF (Greece).

TALLINN: The Valga Hot Shorts invites directors from Estonia, Latvia, and for the first time, Lithuania to submit their short films to the competition of its 3rd edition (3 - 5 July 2026).

BERLIN: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlin Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Perspectives and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 stars. 5 is the best and 1 is the worst. The ratings give an overview of critics' opinions from a large number of countries and provide insights to what critics in many different countries think about the programme.

An Immersive Manifesto in the Heart of Europe

Brussels, Belgium – 2026 —In a defining cultural moment for Europe’s capital, “THE INFINITE WALK,” written and directed by visionary artist Ioana Mischie, opened the 10th edition of BRIGHT Festival as its largest installation, captivating audiences and earning international acclaim. The installation unfolds as a journey through time, space, and spirit, paying an immersive tribute to the philosophy of Constantin Brâncuși, the founder of modern sculpture.

What's cooking?

  • PÖFF Goes to Cannes Calls for Projects until 20 February!
  • Apply for an Executive Training Programme "Mastering AI for European Film Professionals"! Deadline 18 February!
  • Submit Your Project to European Genre Forum
  • Stand Out. Get Hired. Join Creative Gate.

BUCHAREST: The domestic comedy City Boys: Golden Boyz by Mihai Bendeac is topping the Romanian weekly charts, and ranks second in the overall yearly box office, after another domestic comedy, Love at the Countryside by Gabriel Radu.

BUDAPEST: Germany’s ZDF Studios has signed an agreement with Hungarian broadcaster TV2 Group for over 1,200 hours of drama programming, including free-TV, pay-TV and VOD rights.