WARSAW: FNE spoke to Marta Krzeptowska, head of the International Cooperation Department at the Polish Film Institute (PISF), about her recent participation in the International Screen Institute’s ProPro and Market Ready industry programmes.

TALLINN: Estonian director Vallo Toomla is currently in production with his sci-fi drama Beatrice, a coproduction between Estonia, Lithuania and Italy planned to be released in Estonian cinemas in February 2028.

VALLETTA: New data detailing Malta’s theatrical performance in 2025 reveals a stable exhibition market, with total box office earnings surpassing the 4.2 m EUR mark.

SOFIA: FNE spoke to Nia Marinova, production designer and founder of Grey Pigeon Studios, about bridging the gap between European locations and the Indian film industry.

RIGA: Stanislavs Tokalovs is teaming up with producer Aija Bērziņa of Latvian Tasse Film on a new series set in the Communism era, after their big hit dramedy series Soviet Jeans / Padomju džinsi, which was directed by Tokalovs together with Juris Kursietis. The 6-part drama series The Last Divorce of Communism / Pēdējā šķiršanās is built as a Latvian/Lithuanian/Bulgarian coproduction directed by Teodora Markova, Stanislavs Tokalovs, and Tomas Vengris.

ZAGREB: In just one month of theatrical release, Extraordinary / Glavonja, the children’s live-action adventure directed by Marina Andree Škop and Vanda Raýmanová, has surpassed 50,000 admissions in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina combined. Thus it has become the most-watched Croatian children’s live-action film based on an original screenplay.

VALLETTA: Maltese media company Attardville Productions and animation specialists Toontuloon Animation Studio are currently in final production with their 2D animated series Best of Friends with Fonzu the Rabbit / Ħbieb Tassew ma' Fonzu l-Fenek. The first season of the 3-season animated series, which comprises 13 episodes, will be completed by the end of summer 2026, in time for broadcasting on television in the autumn of 2026.

TALLINN: Latvian animator/director Anna Zača is currently in postproduction with the puppet animation Nesting / Ligzda, which is the first short animated film produced by all three Baltic countries. The film plays figuratively and attractively on the changes in the life of a young couple from the moment a crib appears at home.