FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Cannes Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics Week, 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 into what critics in many different countries think about the programme. FNE will be publishing updates each day from today until the end of the festival.

Cyprus will present Dodekameron/Motherwitch and YES at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

CANNES: Alișveriș by young Romanian director Vasile Todinca will screen in the short films competition of the Semaine de la Critique (14 – 22 May 2025). The only Romanian title in Cannes 2025 will have its screenings on 19 May, with the official one taking place at the Espace Miramar at 20:45.

SOFIA: Garden Alley 08, a Bulgarian/Austrian feature film project directed by Olga Koleva and produced by Pavlina Jeleva of Geopoly, will be showcased at First Features LAB Pitch Session on 21 May 2025 at the Palais des Festivals. The event will be held within the Cannes Film Market and during the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13 – 24 May 2025).

PODGORICA: The Montenegrin film The Tower of Strength / Obraz directed by Nikola Vukčević won the awards for best director and best screenplay at the Zaragoza International Film Festival.

CANNES: Sixteen Romanian production companies are promoted by Creative Romanian Film Makers under the umbrella “Come Film in Romania” at the Cannes Film Market. Meet them at Palais des Festivals, -1, 22.03, from 13 to 21 May 2025.

PRAGUE: Jiří Bartoška, the longtime president of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, has passed away at 78, after a long illness.

BUCHAREST: Buzz House: The Movie by Florin Babei, Part-time Daddy by Letiția Roșculeț, and Death on Holiday by Cristian Iliușan are number 3, 4 and 7 in the admissions top ten 2024 in Romania. Although these three films are independent productions, it is to be noted that the Romanian Film Centre (CNC) collected 3 m EUR more for the Film Fund.

FNE together with UNIFRANCE is launching the Year of French Central European Films 2025 with a special focus on French films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus and Malta, and our partner countries’ films screening in France.