CinExpress and Finland in South Caucasus present a retrospective of the Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki.

A father-son conflict in Romania, childhood memories of the Chechen War and a friendship overshadowed by racial prejudice: The awards of the 36th FilmFestival Cottbus were presented on Saturday evening, 7 November. The Main Prize for Best Film went to YOU DON’T BELONG HERE by Florin Șerban. Vladlena Sandu received the Special Prize for Best Director for MEMORY, while DREI KAMERADINNEN by Milena Aboyan won the inaugural GenNext Award.

The anniversary edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) holds a focus on the Baltic countries, and Latvia is widely represented: nearly 20 films across competitions and programmes along with projects and Latvian professionals at the industry section.

The 30th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has presented Lifetime Achievement Awards to Estonian animation director Priit Pärn, Estonian film composer Sven Grünberg and Icelandic filmmaker Hilmar Oddsson. The awards were presented at the festival’s opening ceremony on 6 November at Alexela Concert Hall in Tallinn.

Just Film Industry Days returns for its fourth edition from 18 to 20 November, built on one idea: Young audiences should take part in film culture, not only be marketed to.

The following minority coproduction grants from the Cypriot Deputy Ministry of Culture were approved between May and October 2026.

TV Beats Screenings

For the third consecutive year, TV Beats Screenings will showcase seven recently completed drama series, offering presenting teams the opportunity to screen an episode of their series, followed by an audience Q&A. Participants will also be able to connect with broadcasters, financiers, sales agents, commissioning partners and other industry professionals through targeted meetings.

Taking place on November 15–17, TV Beats Screenings will also give participants access to masterclasses, panels and discussions held as part of the TV Beats Forum.

Toomas Ili, the curator of TV Beats Screenings said “What started out as an add-on to TV Beats, has now grown into an essential part of the festival with high number of submissions and fierce competition, coming together to a strong selection of remarkable series from all around the world.” 

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TETA announces the projects selected for the 12th edition of Pustnik International Screenwriting Residency, which will take place this year at the Bethlen-Haller Castle in Cetatea de Baltă, Transylvania, with the support of Jidvei.

The submission deadline for all open calls — work-in-progress sections (Last Stop Trieste and This Is IT), EAVE Slate, Inspirational Labs and the Films x Games Connection Hub — has been extended to November 5 at 23.59 CET, to allow as many producers as possible to finalise their applications to the following programmes.