VALLETTA: British broadcaster ITV is currently shooting its drama series Secret Service in several of Malta’s most iconic locations (Valletta, Birgu, Isla, and Dingli) with the production supported through the Malta Film Commission’s Cash Rebate programme.

BERLIN: The deadline for 22nd Arthouse Cinema Training (18 – 24 August 2025), organised by the International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas (CICAE), is 29 April 2025.

CLUJ-NAPOCA: The 24th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), which will be held 13 – 22 June 2025, has opened the registration for its international coproduction programme Transilvania Pitch Stop (19 – 20 June).

Final Call for Applications – Don’t Miss Out! The Arthouse Cinema Training is returning to Berlin this summer for its 22nd edition.

SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center (NFC) has launched the digital platform Filmcenter.bg providing information, contacts and resources about the Bulgarian film industry.

BERLIN: The European Film Academy added another 11 places to its Treasures of European Film Culture. They include the 1st of May Square in Piran (Slovenia), the Malko Tarnovo Street in Sofia, the Malta Film Studios, and the Curonian Spit on the Baltic coast in Lithuania.

PRAGUE: The dok.incubator workshop announces eight documentary projects from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary, which will soon be released to international audiences.

WARSAW: The deadline for submitting the projects for the Young Horizons Industry pitching sessions at the 9th Young Horizons Industry is 11 May 2025.

The excitement was at fever pitch again and speculation rife in the run-up to this year’s festival: Cannes’ line-up has a diverse programme on offer again. The 78th Festival de Cannes will take place this year from May 13 to 24,  2025. We are delighted that the German film by Mascha Schilinski has been selected to screen in the Main Competition and other eagerly awaited German productions by such filmmakers as Fatih Akin and Christian Petzold will have their premieres in Cannes.