ŽILINA: Czech/Slovak/Ukrainian I Died in Irpin by Anastasiia Falileieva received the Best Animated Short Film Award at the 18th edition of the Fest Anča International Animation Festival, held 24 - 29 June 2025 in Žilina, Slovakia.
The 18th Fest Anča International Animation Festival has announced its award-winning films and directors. The Anča Award for Best Animated Short went to I Died in Irpin, while the Best Slovak Animated Short was awarded to Overture. These winning titles are now one step closer to the Oscar® Award, as Fest Anča remains the only Academy Awards® qualifying festival in Slovakia. This year’s international jury recognized films that reflect the disintegrating times we live in that resonate with the festival’s 2025 theme – OUR BODIES.
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STRASBOURG: Series from Slovenia, Serbia, Czech Republic and Poland are among the projects supported by the Council of Europe in its Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions programme.
Year of French Central European Film 2025: Francophone Film Week Underway in Skopje
North Macedonia 26-06-2025SKOPJE: Nine films are currently screened in the capital of North Macedonia as part of the Francophone Film Week (23 – 30 June 2025).
The Slovenian Film Centre announced new production grants on 17 June2025.
STRASBOURG: New international projects by Radu Jude, Pawel Pawlikovski, Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, Kornél Mundruczó and Adina Pintilie, among others, received support at the second Eurimages Project Evaluation Session of 2025.
PRAGUE: The CEE Animation Forum announced the official selection for its 13th edition. The leading platform for pitching, financing and coproduction in Central and Eastern Europe, and a key meeting point for the wider European animation industry, will be held in Pilsen, Czech Republic, from 4 to 6 November 2025.
