OLOMOUC: Selectors from Sundance, CPH:DOX and Visions du Réel will gather at the dok.incubator workshop from 29 June to 7 July 2025 in Olomouc, Czech Republic, to preview upcoming documentaries and select the best fits for their competitions.

ZAGREB: The UNIQA SEE FUTURE Foundation, in cooperation with the Sarajevo Film Festival and Slano Film Days, announces the five film projects selected for the 2nd edition of the Female Filmmakers Support Programme.

BELGRADE: Serbian actress and director Mirjana Karanović is the patron of the 2025 edition of the French Film Festival in Belgrade, which is organised by the French Institute 25 – 29 June, and 3 – 6 July 2025.

One of the four Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF) competition sections, the regionally unique celebration of the audiovisual art and music, has taken a new shape this festival edition, with expanded geographical reach and an exciting host of prizes. This year, music videos created by Baltic artists or produced in one of the three Baltic countries will compete for a monetary award from Erica Synths, filming equipment provided by BBrental, and additional prizes. Entries for RIGA IFF Baltic Music Video Competition are open till 30 June. Learn more and submit at rigaiff.lv/bmv.

The CEE Animation Forum, the leading platform for pitching, financing and co-production in Central and Eastern Europe — and a key meeting point for the wider European animation industry, announces the official selection for its 13th edition, taking place in Pilsen (Czechia) from 4 to 6 November 2025.

Selectors from Sundance, CPH:DOX and Visions du Réel will gather at the dok.incubator workshop to preview upcoming documentaries and select the best fits for their competitions. They will join the industry experts from around the world to discuss trends in documentary filmmaking, including the impact of AI. The event, with over 120 film professionals attending, will be held in Olomouc, Czech Republic from June 29 to July 7.

Following up on the enhanced Central-European co-production focus announced earlier this month, the KVIFF Film Industry Office has just unveiled the films selected for this year’s brand-new KVIFF Central Stage showcase. The 14 projects from 8 different countries of Central Europe, seeking co-production and financing opportunities, sales, distribution or festival premieres, come from established filmmakers with extensive festival pedigrees, including Andreas Horvath, Nader Saeivar, Sonja Prosenc or László Csuja.

CLUJ-NAPOCA: To a Land Unknown by Mahdi Fleifel won the Transilvania Trophy in the official first- and second-time director competition of the 24th Transilvania International Film Festival (13 - 22 June 2025). Romanian/Serbian The New Year That Never Came by Bogdan Mureșanu won Best Feature in the Romanian Days Competition, as well as the award for the most popular domestic film at the festival.

BUDAPEST: Over 100 exhibitors and partners, and over 400 buyers are taking part in NATPE Budapest, the most prominent global TV market focused on the CEE and EMEA regions, from 23 to 26 June 2025.

PODGORICA: Four Daughters by Kaouter Ben Hania won the Maslačak Award for Best Film in the International Competition of the 16th UnderhillFest international documentary film festival. Fiume o morte! by Igor Bezinović won the Regional Competition.