SPLIT: A record number of 112 films from 39 countries will screen at the 19th edition of the Mediterranean Film Festival (FMFS), which will run in Split 11 – 20 June 2026. The edition will also witness the largest number of Croatian premieres to date, and the first time when Maltese and Cypriot films are sharing the main competition.
VALLETTA: Keith Albert Tedesco’s Maltese production Ciao Ciao has been launched on Amazon Prime Video for international streaming across the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.
BELGRADE: A series of cooperation agreements was signed in Beijing between the China Media Group (CMG) and the institutions of the Republic of Serbia, including Film Center Serbia (FCS) in the presence of the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, and the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić.
NICOSIA: The romantic dramedy Ishqa will be the first Bollywood feature film to be shot, produced and postproduced in Cyprus under the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency Scheme.
BUCHAREST: The horror comedy Dracula by Romanian helmer Radu Jude has been sold in North America to the new American independent company 1-2 Special, which has already picked up Jude’s Kontinental ‘25.
The following grants were announced by the Slovenian Film Centre on 26 May 2026.
Nine countries sign new Council of Europe Convention on series co-production at Series Mania
Press releases 26-03-2026“This treaty will better establish the position of independent producers in a market dominated by non-European players” – Alain Berset
Romania Consolidated Its Strategic Position on Global Film Industry Map at Cannes Film Festival 2026
Romania 26-05-2026BUCHAREST: The Creative Romanian Film Makers (CRFM) Association welcomed and celebrated the massive participation of local producers in the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival and the Marché du Film, the main gathering point for the global film industry.
Cannes, France, May 18, 2026:
During the world’s most important film event, CME has publicly launched its new incentive to produce socially impactful content. Hana de Goeij, Group Head of Responsible Content and Social Purpose at CME and founder of the Social Impact Center, presented the new platform as one of the guests at Marché du Film’s Producers Network Breakfast as part of the impACT Day.
FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Cannes Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics Week, giving the films 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 stars. 5 is the best and 1 is the worst. The ratings give an overview of critics’ opinions from a large number of countries and provide insights into what critics in many different countries think about the programme.
