PRODUCTION: Ivana Škrabalo in Postproduction with Croatian/Slovenian/Macedonian Five Days at the Sea
Croatia 29-09-2025ZAGREB: Croatian director Ivana Škrabalo is currently in postproduction with her feature film Five Days at the Sea / Pet dana na moru, a coproduction between Croatia, Slovenia and North Macedonia.
FNE Podcast: Torsten Frehse, Founder of European Work in Progress (EWIP) and International Film Distribution Summit (IFDS)
Region 17-09-2025HAMBURG: FNE spoke to Torsten Frehse, founder of European Work in Progress (EWIP) and International Film Distribution Summit (IFDS), as well as CEO of Neue Visionen Filmverleih, about the 2025 EWIP and IFDS, and the activities planned within it.
PRODUCTION: Mate Ugrin in Postproduction with Croatian/French/German/Serbian Petty Thieves
Croatia 16-09-2025ZAGREB: Croatian director Mate Ugrin is currently in postproduction with Petty Thieves / Sitni Iopovi. The film is a coming-of-age story involving producers from Croatia, France, Germany, and Serbia.
VILNIUS: The French/Kazakh/Dutch/Lithuanian/Swedish coproduction Becoming by Zhannat Alshanova will have its world premiere in the Cineasti del Presente competition at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 11 August 2025.
VALLETTA: The Arts Council Malta has distributed 900,000 EUR for the production of three long films within the new Screen Support Scheme.
Now in its second edition, WINECAST returns as Georgia’s only international festival where cinema and wine meet in unforgettable places. From 20–24 August 2025, the festival unfolds across two iconic venues: the Tbilisi Wine Museum and the historic Château Mukhrani, bringing together filmmakers, producers, writers, and wine lovers from around the world and offering a cinematic and sensory journey like no other.
After its successful 2024 debut at the Radisson Collection Tsinandali, where it welcomed nearly 1,000 guests and spotlighted the USA in partnership with the American Film Showcase, the U.S. Embassy in Georgia, and the USDA, WINECAST now turns its focus to Europe. The 2025 The program includes bold new voices in European cinema, international competition films, regionally rooted gems, and a curated selection of Georgian and international wines. Expect screenings, tastings, workshops, industry talks, and long, slow evenings filled with music and conversation.
Highlights include:
- Over 30 fiction and documentary screenings
- 30 Georgian wineries and 10 international producers
- Curated film & wine pairings
- Daily masterclasses, workshops, live music, and cultural evenings
The first three days (Aug 20–22) will be hosted in the heart of Tbilisi, while the final two (Aug 23–24) take place at Château Mukhrani, blending cinematic storytelling with the beauty and depth of Georgian winemaking.
More than just a festival, WINECAST is a vibrant gathering of filmmakers, producers, winegrowers, critics, and cultural leaders. It’s a space where stories unfold on screen, and every sip deepens the experience.
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PRODUCTION: Cypriot Director Christos Georgiou in Postproduction with Comedy Worthy
Cyprus 20-07-2025NICOSIA: Cypriot director/writer Christos Georgiou is currently in postproduction with his feature film Worthy / Axios, a Cypriot/Greek comedy supported by the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture.
NICOSIA: The award-winning Cypriot director/writer/producer Tonia Mishiali is currently in production with her anticipated sophomore feature The Lion at My Back (former Nala & Stella). This Cypriot/Luxembourgish/Greek coproduction is a poignant, emotionally charged drama, exploring themes of resilience, survival, and the transformative bond between two marginalised women.
VALLETTA: Mark Holland’s new interactive reality series House of Streams, produced by the Maltese Stream House Media Productions (SHriMP) and supported by the Malta Film Commission, will premiere exclusively on Netflix in the UK and Ireland on 18 June 2025. As a first of its kind, the show blends online live streaming content production with unscripted TV and an interactive audience ‘Chat’.
