PRAGUE: The 27th One World International Human Rights Film Festival has announced the winners for its main part held in Prague 12 – 20 March 2025. Songs of Slow Burning Earth by Olha Zhurba, a coproduction between Ukraine, Sweden and Denmark, won the International Competition Jury Award for Best Film.

PRAGUE: The main award of the 14th East Doc Platform was presented to the Polish project Inner Landscapes by Zofia Sawicka. In all, 19 awards were announced at the biggest industry event for Central and Eastern European documentaries.

BUDAPEST: The Francophone Film Days took place in Budapest from 27 February to 9 March, and it continues in Hungary till 31 March 2025. This year, the festival presents 23 titles over nearly 200 screenings in 18 towns.

VILNIUS: Meeting Point Vilnius (MPV) has announced the winning projects of its latest edition held 17 – 20 March 2025.

The Croatian Audiovisual Centre distributed 496,500 EUR for 11 minority coproductions on 17 March 2025.

BUCHAREST: The New Year That Never Came and The Moromete Family 3 lead the nominations for the 19th Gopo Awards with 13 nods each, followed by Three Kilometers to the End of the World with 9 nominations. The Gopo Awards Gala will be held at the „I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre in Bucharest on 29 April 2025.

POTSDAM: Here are the highlights of the events organised by the Potsdam- based Erich Pommer Institut (EPI) in the near future.

Digital Distribution - Maximizing Reach and Revenues

June 12-14, 2025 | Berlin | Early Bird discount until April 27: 590 EUR

In the first meeting of 2025, German Films „Distribution Support" awards committee decided to support 36 foreign theatrical releases of German films. In total 266,900 Euro were allocated.

Supporting the Development of Animated Films: Key Challenges and Opportunities

The CEE Animation Conference GO! 2025 brought together independent animated film producers, public film fund representatives, creatives and other industry professionals for three days of discussions on Green Animation and the establishment of an International Co-development Support Mechanism. Held in the countryside connecting Nova Gorica–Gorizia, the European Capital of Culture 2025, the conference concluded with action plans addressing both subjects.