PODGORICA: Danijela Radulović from the Film Centre of Montenegro has published the study Virtual Production: New Technologies in the Context of the Film Industry's Development, which is a step forward in the understanding of the impact of new technologies on the film industry.

LIMASSOL: Applications are still open for the 4th edition of the coproduction, training and networking platform Dot.on.the.Map Industry Days. The event will be held 27 - 29 April 2023 in Limassol, in the framework of the 21st Cyprus Film Days International Festival (21 - 29 April 2023).

BUDAPEST: Visual Europe Group Hungary has invested 11 m EUR in the largest virtual film studio not only in Hungary, but also in Central and Eastern Europe.

BUDAPEST: First Hungarian/British/Mongolian coproduction 1242: Gateway to the West by Péter Soós wraps shooting in Hungary on 13 February 2023. The film produced by Kornél Sipos through Nyugat Kapujában Kft is one of the most expensive historical films supported by the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) and is benefiting from the 30% Hungarian cash rebate scheme.

BELGRADE: Serbian actress Branka Veselinović, the oldest living actress in the world, has died at the age of 104. She was known to the international audiences for Mel Brooks's film The Twelve Chairs (1970).

WARSAW: Projects of long films and series for young audiences (children, teenagers and young adults) and of all types (live-action, animation, documentary, transmedia) can apply to Kids Kino Industry 2023 till 12 May 2023.

BUCHAREST: The Romanian independent comedy Ramon by Jesús del Cerro is topping the domestic weekly charts with 45,046 admissions and 229,435 EUR / 1,123,215 RON gross over its opening weekend, according to Cinemagia.

BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Tereza Nvotovà’s sophomore feature Nightsiren / Svetlonoc has been sold to North America and German-speaking territories.