TBILISI: The Student-Youth Council working in Guria (Georgia) have launched a crowdfunding campaign aiming at raising funds to buy technical equipment for a bus-cinema which will screen films mainly for the young audience in the region.

ISTANBUL: Meetings on the Bridge, the industry platform of the Istanbul Film Festival, has launched the call for applications for its Neighbours Platform. The deadline is 17 February 2022.

BUDAPEST: Balint Dániel Sós is currently shooting Minden rendben (working title Growing Down), a drama starring Szabolcs Hajdu. The film is supported by the Incubator Programme of the National Film Institute – Hungary.

BUDAPEST: Hungarian film producer Áron Sipos has died at age 75. He was a co-founder of FocusFox Studio.

TORUŃ: The American production Tár directed by Todd Field and lensed by Florian Hoffmeister received the Golden Frog in the Main Competition of the 30th edition of the EnergaCAMERIMAGE Festival.

NICOSIA: Romantic comedy The Islander, directed by Stelana Kliris and produced by Meraki Films from Cyprus and US Uinta Productions, has entered the final stage of production. The film starring Harry Connick Jr. was entirely shot in Cyprus, the regions of Peyia and Nicosia.

TALLINN: The winners of the international short film and animation festival PÖFF Shorts (15 – 23 November 2022) were announced on 19 November 2022.

JIHLAVA: Black Czechs by Martin Müller is the recipient of the award granted by the online audience of the 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, which took place in person 25 – 30 October 2022 and online till 13 November 2022.