BUCHAREST: A crowdfunding campaign has been launched in Romania for the feature film Kid Hazard / Pericol, an adaptation of the eponymous children's bestseller by Romanian writer Raluca Poenaru. Producers Irina Enea and Adriana Bumbeș, and director Răzvan Marinescu are aiming for almost 1 m EUR: 250,000 EUR for preproduction, 550,000 EUR for shooting, and 150,000 EUR for postproduction.

SPLIT: A record number of 112 films from 39 countries will screen at the 19th edition of the Mediterranean Film Festival (FMFS), which will run in Split 11 – 20 June 2026. The edition will also witness the largest number of Croatian premieres to date, and the first time when Maltese and Cypriot films are sharing the main competition.

VALLETTA: Keith Albert Tedesco’s Maltese production Ciao Ciao has been launched on Amazon Prime Video for international streaming across the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.

BELGRADE: A series of cooperation agreements was signed in Beijing between the China Media Group (CMG) and the institutions of the Republic of Serbia, including Film Center Serbia (FCS) in the presence of the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, and the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić.

NICOSIA: The romantic dramedy Ishqa will be the first Bollywood feature film to be shot, produced and postproduced in Cyprus under the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency Scheme.

BUCHAREST: The horror comedy Dracula by Romanian helmer Radu Jude has been sold in North America to the new American independent company 1-2 Special, which has already picked up Jude’s Kontinental ‘25.

BUCHAREST:  The Creative Romanian Film Makers (CRFM) Association welcomed and celebrated the massive participation of local producers in the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival and the Marché du Film, the main gathering point for the global film industry.