PODGORICA: The Montenegrin/Kosovan/Macedonian/Albanian coproduction The Stork / Roda directed by Isa Qosja will have its Montenegrin premiere on 3 December 2024 at the Music Center of Montenegro in Podgorica, according to the Film Centre of Montenegro.

VALLETTA: The Arts Council Malta has allotted 1 m EUR to 23 film projects through the Screen Support Scheme. The fund is divided into five strands: Screenwriting, Development, Short Film Production, Long Film Production and Cultural Programmes.

PARIS: The 7th edition of the European Cinema Night programme will be held from 2 to 6 December 2024.

VILNIUS: The Best Young Audience Activity Award at the 23rd Europa Cinemas Network Conference (28 November - 1 December 2024) in Vilnius was presented to the Skalvija Cinema Centre in Vilnius. It was the first time that the conference was held in the Baltic Countries.

STRASBOURG: New projects by Damjan Kozole and Martin Turk are among the seven projects produced or coproduced by FNE partner countries that received coproduction support from Eurimages. The results were announced on 27 November 2024.

HERCEG NOVI: The second edition of the female-focused tailor-made programme CIRCLE Fiction Orbit is underway in the Montenegrin town of Herceg Novi from 24 November to 1 December 2024. The event is organised by CIRCLE together with the Film Centre of Montenegro.

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian/Latvian coproduction Drowning Dry / Sesės directed by Laurynas Bareiša will be released in the USA by Dekanalog in the spring of 2025. The film has been selected as Lithuania’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category.

BUDAPEST: SkyShowtime is expanding its reach in Hungary, where it is available through the telecommunications leader Magyar Telekom starting 27 November 2024.

VALLETTA:  Minister for National Heritage, Arts and Local Government Owen Bonnici will assume responsibility for the film industry and the Malta Film Commission.