From 22 to 28 August this year, Herceg Novi will become the centre of the regional and European film scene – the host city of the 39th Herceg Novi Film Festival – Montenegro Film Festival, the largest film festival in Montenegro and one of the most important in Southeast Europe.

ZAGREB: Political thriller Snake Island directed by Doug Liman and starring Adrien Brody and Sean Penn is currently filming in Croatia’s capital city.

ZAGREB: Croatian film director Igor Šeregi, French screenwriter/director Pierre Puget, and Romanian expert in virtual production Andrei Goagă are the new keynote speakers announced for the upcoming 3rd edition of the Blend: Film & Games conference, which will be held on 23 – 24 October 2026 in Zagreb.

PODGORICA: The 39th Herceg Novi - Montenegro Film Festival (22 - 28 August 2026) will open with the Danish film Home / Dom, directed by Montenegrin-born actress/director Marijana Janković, and will close with To Hold a Mountain / Planina (Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia) by Biljana Tutorov and Petr Glomaz.

TALLINN: Estonia’s capital city is hosting outdoor summer film nights across Ülemiste City, Harjumägi, and Lasnamäe, featuring classics, cult favorites, and local cinema.

BUDAPEST: János Zsombolyai’s film about Queen’s 1986 concert in Budapest, restored in 4K by Sony Music Vision, commissioned by the NFI Film Archive and Film Laboratory, and Peter Jackson’s team, Park Road, will open the Budapest Classic Film Marathon, organised by the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) 15 – 20 September 2026.

BUCHAREST: Romania’s entertainment and media market is projected to hit 5.22 billion EUR, driven heavily by digital streaming and video content, according to PwC's Global Entertainment, Media & Telecommunications Outlook 2026–2030.

PALIĆ: Film O’Clock Industry Hub, an initiative of the Film O’ Clock International Festival, has recently been presented at the European Film Festival Palić in Serbia. The new digital platform is designed to connect film professionals and foster international collaboration among professionals from the festival’s 12 participating countries, to support the promotion of film projects in development, and to create new opportunities for international collaboration and coproduction.

SOFIA: The Bulgarian documentary Bear With Me, directed by Martin Genovski and produced by Martichka Bozhilova through Sofia-based Agitprop has been acquired by German broadcaster ZDF/ARTE for its prestigious prime-time documentary strand Grand Format.

VALLETTA: A total of 31 projects in various stages of production received 2,883,916 EUR through the government's Screen Support Scheme in Malta.