Teams from the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), the Youth and Children’s Film Festival (Just Film), PÖFF Shorts, and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event will be attending the 79th Cannes Film Festival.

As part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) will host the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) from 9–12 November 2026 in Tallinn, Estonia.

TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute distributed 350,000 EUR to four minority coproduction projects.

ZAGREB: The second edition of the Film Literacy Conference has been held in Zagreb, organised by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC). For the first time, the awards for excellence in the development of film literacy in Croatia were announced.

ZAGREB: Rise & Shine, an animation project development and pitching lab for young talents and their short films, reveals the 2026 selection ahead of the programme kick-off at Animafest Zagreb.

The following minority coproduction grants were announced by the Estonian Film Institute on 23 March 2026.

Rise & Shine, an animation project development and pitching lab for young talents and their short films, reveals the 2026 selection ahead of the programme kick-off at Animafest Zagreb.    

VALLETTA: An economic report published by the Malta Film Commission shows that the total contribution of the film industry from 2018 to 2025 was 1.208 m EUR, six times higher compared to 2005 - 2017.

HAAPSALU: The 21st Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF) has officially released the programme for its 21st edition. The largest genre festival in the Baltics will be held from 30 April to 2 May 2026.

BUDAPEST: A new international event is set to create a fresh meeting point for the film industry across Central and Eastern Europe. On 8–9 May 2026, Eurocine Budapest will launch at Hungexpo as Hungary’s first major international film industry exhibition and networking event.