FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Cannes Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics Week, giving the films 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 stars. 5 is the best and 1 is the worst. The ratings give an overview of critics’ opinions from a large number of countries and provide insights into what critics in many different countries think about the programme. FNE will be publishing updates each day from today until the end of the festival.
ZAGREB: The second edition of the Zagreb City of Film, organised by the Cinehill Film Festival with support from the City of Zagreb and the Zagreb Tourist Board, opened with a screening of Mate Relja’s popular Croatian children's film, Train the Snow / Vlak u snijegu (1976) at Zagreb’s main railway station.
PRAGUE: Documentary film projects from Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary, as well as coproductions with these countries, are invited to join the 2026 dok.incubator workshop, which will be held in September and end of November 2026. The deadline for applications is 1 June 2026.
CEE Animation Forum 2026 to Host Council of Europe Series Co-Production Development Award
Press releases 17-05-2026The upcoming 14th edition of the CEE Animation Forum brings exciting news for European animated series creators: the Council of Europe Series Co-Production Development Award, with a €50,000 cash prize, will be given to one exceptional project on the path to international co-production.
Shape your film with dok.incubator! Workshop calls for documentary projects from the Visegrad region
Press releases 16-05-2026dok.incubator is looking for ambitious film projects from Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary, as well as co-productions with these countries, to join the 2026 workshop. The renewed edition brings an expanded two-part workshop format, more international tutors, direct feedback from decision makers, and a stronger focus on marketing, audience building, and smart distribution strategies. The program is open to a broad spectrum of formats, including documentary TV and web series, hybrid films, web-based narratives, and other innovative cross-genre projects with a strong documentary core. Deadline: June 1, 2026.
The upcoming feature-length creative documentary "Green is the Fire's Tint" has been selected for the Docs-in-Progress Showcase of Docs by the Sea at Cannes Docs 2026.
The East-West co-production market connecting cottbus is now accepting submissions of feature film projects for its next edition on 4-6 November 2026.
International Screen Institute – Interview with Zsófia Szemerédy, Programme Director of Sustainability Management
Region 13-05-2026Q1: Can you tell us about your role as Programme Director of the Sustainability Management Programme, and what sustainability in the film industry means in your day-to-day work?
CANNES: Creative Romanian Film Makers is bringing again a bunch of reliable Romanian partners to the Cannes Film Market. Meet them at the Palais -1, 22.03 from 17 to 20 May 2026!
Transilvania IFF 2026: Official Competition and What’s Up, Doc? line-ups revealed
Festivals 12-05-2026First- and second-time directors are yet again set to compete for top honours at the 25th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival, taking place in Cluj-Napoca from June 12 to 21, 2026. Twelve films from around the world will vie for the coveted Transilvania Trophy and other accolades in the Official Competition, while ten works will compete for the top prize in the What's Up, Doc? section.
