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Press releases 25-08-2025PtD hosts the next online session in the Ask About format.
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Year of French Central European Film 2025: Four French films in Competition at the 82nd Venice Film Festival
Festivals 24-08-2025Four French films, directed by Olivier Assayas, Kaouther Ben Hania, Valérie Donzelli, and François Ozon will fly the French colors in Competition at the 82nd Venice Film Festival.
Year of French Central European Film 2025: Unifrance's 10 to Watch 2025 promotion at the Venice Film Festival, with the support of Ami Paris
Festivals 24-08-2025Initiated by Unifrance in 2014, the 10 to Watch initiative aims to support the emergence of new French film artists in the international arena by raising their profiles beyond French borders (through contact with journalists, festival selectors, distributors, and foreign audiences) and thereby contribute to the constant renewal of French cinema icons.
TALLINN: The new Apollo Plaza entertainment centre opened in Tallinn's Rotermann Quarter, on the premises of the former Coca-Cola Plaza. It is now home to Estonia's biggest cinema, a bookstore, a cinema shop, and restaurants.
SOFIA: The European Film Academy will offer Bulgarian schools free access to 74 European films from 33 countries via its European Film Club digital platform.
We’re happy to announce the six international jury members of this year’s 8th European Work in Progress (EWIP).
PODGORICA: The novelties of the 38th edition of the Montenegro Film Festival (23 – 29 August 2025) are a selection of TV series, a focus on female directors, and workshops for young filmmakers, all of them organised together with the Film Centre of Montenegro.
TBILISI: The National Archives of Georgia continue a large-scale digitalisation process that started in 2013. The institution managed to digitalise 250 film records in the first half of 2025, and also to launch several multimedia pages.
SOFIA: Milko Lazarov’s third feature film Tarika has been selected as Bulgaria’s candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category.
48 participants from 22 countries on all continents and 19 Trainers, tutors, and speakers: On Monday, 18 August, the 22nd edition of the Arthouse Cinema Training kicked-off in Berlin, Germany. The renowned initiative gathers arthouse exhibitors and industry experts for a seven-day intensive programme of talks, panels and interactive workshops surrounding arthouse cinema exhibition. It will conclude on Sunday, 24 August.
