ZAGREB: The UNIQA SEE FUTURE Foundation, in cooperation with the Sarajevo Film Festival and Slano Film Days, announces the five film projects selected for the 2nd edition of the Female Filmmakers Support Programme.
Year of French Central European Film 2025: French Film Festival in Belgrade Starts Today
Serbia 24-06-2025BELGRADE: Serbian actress and director Mirjana Karanović is the patron of the 2025 edition of the French Film Festival in Belgrade, which is organised by the French Institute 25 – 29 June, and 3 – 6 July 2025.
International collaborations and exciting prizes – RIGA IFF Baltic Music Video Competition call for entries still open
Festivals 24-06-2025One of the four Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF) competition sections, the regionally unique celebration of the audiovisual art and music, has taken a new shape this festival edition, with expanded geographical reach and an exciting host of prizes. This year, music videos created by Baltic artists or produced in one of the three Baltic countries will compete for a monetary award from Erica Synths, filming equipment provided by BBrental, and additional prizes. Entries for RIGA IFF Baltic Music Video Competition are open till 30 June. Learn more and submit at rigaiff.lv/bmv.
The CEE Animation Forum, the leading platform for pitching, financing and co-production in Central and Eastern Europe — and a key meeting point for the wider European animation industry, announces the official selection for its 13th edition, taking place in Pilsen (Czechia) from 4 to 6 November 2025.
Selectors from Sundance, CPH:DOX and Visions du Réel will gather at the dok.incubator workshop to preview upcoming documentaries and select the best fits for their competitions. They will join the industry experts from around the world to discuss trends in documentary filmmaking, including the impact of AI. The event, with over 120 film professionals attending, will be held in Olomouc, Czech Republic from June 29 to July 7.
KVIFF Central Stage Spotlights the Future of Central European Co-production: Fourteen Acclaimed Directors Unveil Their Next Films
Festivals 23-06-2025
CLUJ-NAPOCA: To a Land Unknown by Mahdi Fleifel won the Transilvania Trophy in the official first- and second-time director competition of the 24th Transilvania International Film Festival (13 - 22 June 2025). Romanian/Serbian The New Year That Never Came by Bogdan Mureșanu won Best Feature in the Romanian Days Competition, as well as the award for the most popular domestic film at the festival.
BUDAPEST: Over 100 exhibitors and partners, and over 400 buyers are taking part in NATPE Budapest, the most prominent global TV market focused on the CEE and EMEA regions, from 23 to 26 June 2025.
PODGORICA: Four Daughters by Kaouter Ben Hania won the Maslačak Award for Best Film in the International Competition of the 16th UnderhillFest international documentary film festival. Fiume o morte! by Igor Bezinović won the Regional Competition.
Transilvania IFF.24 Winners: Stories of Survival and the Past Claim the Festival’s Top Honors
Festivals 22-06-2025The winners of the 23rd edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival were announced Saturday evening during the Closing Gala at the National Theatre in Cluj-Napoca. The Transilvania Trophy, worth €10,000, was awarded to To a Land Unknown (UK), an intense drama about two Palestinian refugees living in Athens, caught between petty scams and the hope of a better life in Germany. Amid a climate of despair and moral compromise, one of them spirals deeper into a cycle of manipulation and exploitation of those around him.
