LIMASSOL: The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus is accepting films for the festival, which will take place 14 – 21 October 2017.

The documentary workshop Ex Oriente Film announced it is accepting submissions for the 2017 programme.

TALLINN: Domestic crowd-pleasers are helping to boost local box office in Estonia, with national productions taking a double-digit share for the second consecutive year.

TALLINN: Director Jaak Kilmi’s fast-paced action comedy The Dissidents opens in Estonian cinemas on 17 February. Kilmi is an awarded documentary director making a rare foray into fiction filmmaking.

Macedonian Film Agency announced the following production grants for feature, short, animation films and documentaries on 1 February 2017.

BERLIN: The Jihlava IDFF announced the launch of the Ji.hlava Film Fund to provide in-kind grants for mid- and feature-length documentaries originating in CEE countries.

BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech romantic comedy All or Nothing by Marta Ferencová held on to third place in both Slovak and Czech cinemas during its fifth week in release.

BERLIN: The project Lost Country by Serbian director Vladimir Perišić and produced by KinoElektron (France), MPM Film (France) and Trilema Films (Serbia) won the ARTE International Prize at the Berlinale Co-Production Market.