BUCHAREST: Film New Europe spoke with Mirona Radu, Director of the Film O’Clock International Festival, about the takeaways of the festival’s 5th edition, which was held simultaneously in 11 countries including Romania, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary and Poland.
CANNES: The Norwegian/Lithuanian coproduction A Better Man by Thomas Seeberg Torjussen received the Best Series Award and Best Performance (for Anders Baasmo) at Canneseries (24 – 29 April 2025).
CANNES: Producers from Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland and Romania are among the 20 talents who will take part in the 26th Producers on the Move, which will be held during the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13 – 24 May 2025).
BUCHAREST: Romanian/Serbian coproduction The New Year That Never Came by Bogdan Mureșanu received 10 awards, including Best Long Film, Best Director and Best Debut Film, at the 19th Gopo Awards held at the „I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre in Bucharest on 29 April 2025.
BRUSSELS: The animated film Flow by Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis, was declared the winner of the 2025 LUX Audience Award at a ceremony held in the European Parliament hemicycle in Brussels on 29 April 2025.
The film FLOW, directed by Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis, was declared the winner of the 2025 LUX Audience Award at a ceremony today in the European Parliament hemicycle in Brussels.
On 25 April 2025, the National Film Centre of Latvia announced the results of its 2025 annual film production grant competition.
The network of European documentary festivals selected 16 short and feature-length documentaries
RIGA: The Splendid Palace cinema in Riga has named its Small Hall Flow Hall / Straumes zāle, to honour Gints Zilbalodis’ animated film and its contribution to the worldwide recognition of Latvian cinema.
POTSDAM: Here are the events organised by the Erich Pommer Institut (EPI) in the near future.
