BERLIN: The International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas (CICAE) is advising interested parties to apply to the 22nd Arthouse Cinema Training (18 – 24 August 2025) way before the 29 April deadline, as spaces are limited and demand is high.
BUDAPEST: Young Hungarian animator/director Flóra Anna Buda is among the six talents selected for the 49th session of La Résidence du Festival de Cannes.
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Press releases 01-04-2025
BOX OFFICE: Domestic Comedy Mentors is Third Most Successful Title of 2025 in Romanian Charts
Romania 30-03-2025BUCHAREST: Romanian director Adrian Tapciuc’s debut feature Mentors / Mentorii is 3rd among the 65 titles released in Romania in 2025, after topping the weekly charts on its first weekend.
BUDAPEST: Apple Original Films’ Matchbox, an adaptation of the Mattel car toy brand directed by Sam Hargrave, is currently shooting in Hungary and Slovakia, among other countries.
Year of French Central European Film 2025: The 13th Francophone Film Festival Held in Slovenia
Slovenia 27-03-2025LJUBLJANA: The 13th edition of the Francophone Film Festival was held at the Kinodvor Cinema and the Slovenian Cinematheque in Ljubljana from 20 to 26 March 2025, organised by the French Institute in Slovenia.
The month of February was busy for the Slovenian cinema with two big and important festival gatherings, such as Rotterdam and Berlinale. In both cases, the presence reaped success in the form of the awards. The echoes of the latter continue to resound in March, with the Slovenian premiere and the start of distribution of Urška Djukić’s Little Trouble Girls. Also, at the beginning of March, the Slovenian minority co-production short film The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (directed by Nebojša Slijepčević) concluded its award season with winning the César, but unfortunately not being ultimately crowned with the Oscar in its category.
BUCHAREST: The acclaimed Romanian actress Maria Popistașu and screenwriter Alexandru Baciu are in final postproduction with their debut feature as directors. Y is a Romanian/Greek coproduction supported by the Romanian Film Centre and the Greek Film Centre.
VILNIUS: The French/Italian/Georgian drama April by Dea Kulumbegashvili won the award for best film in the main competition of the 30th Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris (7 – 23 March 2025).
LIMASSOL: Producers, directors and scriptwriters from the Mediterranean region can still apply to the 6th Dot.on.the.Map Ιndustry Days. The coproduction, training and networking platform of the 23rd Cyprus Film Days International Festival for film industry professionals, will be held in Limassol 10 – 12 April 2025.
