VILNIUS: Arūnas Matelis’ documentary Wonderful Losers: A Different World has been selected as Lithuania’s entry for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ award in the best foreign language film category.

PIEŠŤANY: Ten films have been selected for Meeting Point Europe, the main competition of the 13th Cinematik IFF, which will take place in the spa city of Piešťany from 11 to 16 September 2018.

HVAR: The book Orson Welles in Hvar by Duško Kovačić and Daniel Rafaelić was launched during the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of organised tourism on Hvar.

BATUMI: Ten titles have been selected for the Feature Film Competition of the 13th Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival set to take place in Batumi from 16 to 23 September 2018. The festival also organises a competition for documentaries.

VILNIUS: A restored 1969 classic The Beauty by the Lithuanian director Arūnas Žebriūnas was released in French cinemas on 22 August 2018. This is the first time that a Lithuanian classic film runs in multiple cinemas outside the country.

BRATISLAVA: Zuzana Bieliková was appointed Head of the newly established Slovak Film Commission (SFC) on 1 June 2018. She spoke to FNE about her goals and her short-term plans, as well as the incentive scheme operating since 2015.

SEVILLE: Eighteen films from CEE are among the 49 films chosen for the EFA Feature Film Selection. The nominations for the 2018 EFA Awards will be announced at the Seville European Film Festival on 10 November 2018, while the 31st European Film Awards will take place in Seville on 15 December 2018.

ULCINJ: The 4th edition of the Seanema Film Festival takes place in the town of Ulcinj, Montenegro from 23 to 26 August 2018 and is centered around the theme of Identity.