BUCHAREST: Romanian film writer and director Ioana Mischie is currently in post-production with the long-awaited debut feature film, CATANE, an absurd comedy that reveals both a highly stylized artistic voice and an audience-friendly delight. Previously described by Damon Wise from Variety as “a social-realist drama with a darkly humorous bent” in its earlier development stages, the film promises to blend profoundly poetic and narrative layers into a thought-provoking rollercoaster. Its tone is unique in recent Romanian cinema.  

The new short animated film by the Macedonian author Krste Gospodinovski, "Silent Cinema", produced by Focus Pocus Films, in co-production with Flip Book Productions and Opal Production, and supported by the Film Agency, will have its premiere in the official selection of this year's edition of the most prestigious and oldest animated film festival ‘Annecy’ in France. Out of 3900 films submitted from all continents, "Silent Cinema" will compete with another 70 films for one of the most important awards in the world of animation. The success of the team led by Gospodinovski represents a significant step forward for the Macedonian auteur animation, as this is the first Macedonian film since "Adam" by Petar Gligorovski from 1977 to be included in the official selection of the festival.

The most compelling Romanian films of the past year will be screened at the 24th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival, in the much-anticipated Romanian Days section. This year's competition features eight feature-length films — including an impressive six documentaries — and 20 short films, competing for the Best Feature Film, Best Debut, and Best Short Film awards. In addition to the competition, the program presents world premieres and acclaimed Romanian productions from the past year, screened out of competition.

The following production grants were allotted by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund for long films at its first call in 2025.

The following production grants were allotted by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund for long films in 2024.

The animated short film "The Magician", written, directed and produced by Bogdan Mureșanu ("The New Year That Never Came") will have its world premiere in France, during the most prestigious and largest annual event dedicated to animation - the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, which will take place in June 8-14, 2025.