IAȘI: Romanian Creative Week 2026, the largest event dedicated to the creative industries in the European Union, held for the first time under the High Patronage of the President of Romania, brings to Iași from 13 to 24 May contemporary art, cinema, and entrepreneurship.
RIGA: To celebrate the 36th anniversary of the restoration of independence of the Republic of Latvia on 4 May, Riga’s Splendid Palace will host a Latvian Film Marathon throughout the day.
BAKU: The Ojag Contemporary Art Center will launch a new cultural project, "Baku Evenings", at the open-air Green Theatre in Baku on 20 and 21 June 2026.
goEast 2026 – Prize Winners at Festival of Central and Eastern European Film: Main Award for CLOUDS MOVE WITH GREAT SPEED by Roman Ostrovskyi // Best Director for Ivana Mladenović for SORELLA DI CLAUSURA
Festivals 03-05-2026CLOUDS MOVE WITH GREAT SPEED (UKR 2025), directed by Roman Ostrovskyi and produced by Iryna Kyporenko for MONS Production, has been honoured with the Golden Lily for Best Film (endowed with prize money in the amount of 10,000 euros) at the 26th edition of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film in Wiesbaden. The International Jury, chaired by Salomé Alexi, explained its selection with the following statement: “From the entire competition, one film stood out with unquestionable urgency. It highlights the importance of documenting Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Created by a filmmaker who became a soldier out of necessity and personal responsibility, it bears witness to the unbearable and portrays humanity under inhuman circumstances. For their courage as director and producer, the jury awards the Golden Lily for Best Film to Roman Ostrovskyi and Iryna Kyporenko for CLOUDS MOVE WITH GREAT SPEED. We hope the clouds will move with great speed towards the sky of a peaceful and free Ukraine.”
LIMASSOL/NICOSIA: The French production Nino by Pauline Loquès, and Hold Onto Me (Cyprus, Denmark, Greece) by Myrsini Aristidou received the main awards in the Glocal Images – International Competition, and the Cypriot Competition, respectively, of the 24th edition of the Cyprus Film Days International Festival.
ZAGREB: The 4th edition of Our Film Month will screen 25 Croatian long films to domestic audiences in May 2026. To celebrate the extraordinary 2026 box office results, the lineup consists of previous successes from the past 30 years.
TALLINN: Jõhvi Film School will open in the autumn of 2026, run by the Ida-Virumaa Vocational Education Center (IVKHK) and the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF).
Threat to Cinemas, Audiences, and the European Film Ecosystem CICAE calls on Europe to challenge Paramount/Warner Merger
Press releases 28-04-2026Following intensive talks in Brussels last week, CICAE has issued a stark warning: the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance poses an existential threat to arthouse cinemas across Europe.
RIGA: The silver colector’s coin Flow has been voted with almost 12,000 out of 29,000 votes as "Latvian Coin of the Year 2025” in a public poll organised by the Bank of Latvia and the Delfi.lv portal.
