VALLETTA: Maltese director Rebecca Cremona is overseeing production on Life Stream, an ambitious omnibus feature film produced by Kukumajsa Productions. The project comprises six distinct segments helmed by international writer-directors Muayad Alayan (Palestine), Ása Hjörleifsdóttir (Iceland), Chika Anadu (Nigeria), Shuming He (Singapore), Javier Colón Ríos (Puerto Rico), and Cremona herself.

SAAREMAA: Australian-born director Phillip Donnellon is currently in production with his German/Estonian/Finnish debut feature The Reef. Most of the shooting is taking place in Estonia.

ZAGREB: BARDO – A Post-COVID Story / BARDO – Jedna post COVID priča directed by Branko Ištvančić and produced by Artizana (Croatia) is currently in the last stage of preproduction. The 70-minute creative documentary is seeking production financing and international coproduction partners.

SPLIT: The mockumentary film From Nothing to Nowhere / Iz ničega u ništa, directed by Ivan Perić and produced with the support of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) and the City of Split, will premiere on 7 August 2026 at the Ljetno kino Bačvice in Split.

NICOSIA: The First Cypriot Astronaut, an upcoming feature penned and directed by Stavros Pamballis, is currently in preproduction. The Cypriot/British/Greek coproduction is finalising preparations ahead of its winter shoot.

VIENNA: FNE spoke to Eva Fischer, programme director of Future Ready and Hands-on A.I. Producers Lab at the International Screen Institute, about the technological transformation of the audiovisual sector, the integration of artificial intelligence into film production pipelines, and the strategic skills modern producers need to thrive in a rapidly evolving global market. This podcast episode is sponsored by the International Screen Institute.

VALLETTA: Arts Council Malta has distributed 2 m EUR for the production of six local projects within the Screen Support Scheme. Four feature films, one television series, and a documentary project received support.

TALLINN: Colombian-born, Estonian-based director Carlos E. Lesmes is currently in final stages of postproduction with his long documentary Beautiful Stupid Thing, which is an Estonian/Colombian coproduction, backed by the Estonian Film Institute and the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.

TALLINN: Estonian animator/director Meelis Arulepp is currently in production with the long animated feature Raggie - Friendship Forever / Sipsik - igavene sõprus, which is a sequel to Raggie / Sipsik directed by Meelis Arulepp and Karsten Kiilerich.