PRAGUE: CEE Animation, in partnership with national film institutions and organisations from Central and Eastern Europe, has launched the call for the CODA – Co-Development Animation Awards, a new funding initiative designed to support early-stage animation development and strengthen cross-border collaboration across the region.

TALLINN: Major Latvian and Lithuanian films will screen at Tallinn's Sõprus Cinema on 25 – 26 August 2026 within the traditional Baltic Film Days.

From 22 to 28 August this year, Herceg Novi will become the centre of the regional and European film scene – the host city of the 39th Herceg Novi Film Festival – Montenegro Film Festival, the largest film festival in Montenegro and one of the most important in Southeast Europe.

BUDAPEST: János Zsombolyai’s film about Queen’s 1986 concert in Budapest, restored in 4K by Sony Music Vision, commissioned by the NFI Film Archive and Film Laboratory, and Peter Jackson’s team, Park Road, will open the Budapest Classic Film Marathon, organised by the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) 15 – 20 September 2026.

BUCHAREST: Romania’s entertainment and media market is projected to hit 5.22 billion EUR, driven heavily by digital streaming and video content, according to PwC's Global Entertainment, Media & Telecommunications Outlook 2026–2030.