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Winners of the 59th Karlovy Vary IFF

The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a non-specialized festival with two competitive categories, took place from July 4th to July 12th 2025. It was organized by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a.s., with Kryštof Mucha as the executive director, Karel Och as its artistic director and Petr Lintimer as…
13-07-2025

The 20th Cinematik festival begins in just two months and will bring a spectacular showcase of the world's best films

In exactly two months, Piešťany will become the venue for the 20th anniversary Cinematik International Film Festival. The detailed program will include a number of hot new releases, Slovak premieres and festival previews. The organizers promise one of the best programs in the entire history of the festival and over…
11-07-2025

What's Slovak in Marseille?

Slovak Film Institute is pleased to announce the Slovak representation at the 36th edition of FIDMarseille (July 8 – 13, 2025).
08-07-2025

Call for Applications: Verzió DocLab 2025 — 10th Edition

Join the 10th edition of Verzió DocLab, a 5-day documentary development workshop focusing on story development and editing for first or second feature-length documentary projects by directors, editors, and producers.
08-07-2025

FNE ar Venice 2025: Venice Gap-Financing Market 2025 - The selected projects

La Biennale di Venezia is proud to announce that the 12. edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market (August 29 – August 31, 2025), organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, has selected 40 Fiction and Documentary projects, 14 Immersive projects and will present an additional 10 Immersive and 3…
07-07-2025

Participants of the 16th edition of New Horizons Studio+ have been selected!

New Horizons Studio+, organized by the New Horizons Association and Creative Europe Desk Poland, is a training program for directors and producers developing their first or second feature film. The 16th edition of New Horizons Studio+ will take place
06-07-2025

Save the Date & Discover Our New Visual! ✨

The Czech-In Film Festival is entering its second decade, and we’re thrilled to unveil the visual for this 11th edition — a tribute to the free-spirited, inventive, and poetic soul of Czech cinema, especially as seen through the eyes of women. We hope you love it as much as we…
06-07-2025

Fest Anča’s Winning Films – Our Bodies in a Collapsing World

The 18th Fest Anča International Animation Festival has announced its award-winning films and directors. The Anča Award for Best Animated Short went to I Died in Irpin, while the Best Slovak Animated Short was awarded to Overture. These winning titles are now one step closer to the Oscar® Award, as…
29-06-2025

International collaborations and exciting prizes – RIGA IFF Baltic Music Video Competition call for entries still open

One of the four Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF) competition sections, the regionally unique celebration of the audiovisual art and music, has taken a new shape this festival edition, with expanded geographical reach and an exciting host of prizes. This year, music videos created by Baltic artists or produced…
24-06-2025

KVIFF Central Stage Spotlights the Future of Central European Co-production: Fourteen Acclaimed Directors Unveil Their Next Films

Following up on the enhanced Central-European co-production focus announced earlier this month, the KVIFF Film Industry Office has just unveiled the films selected for this year’s brand-new KVIFF Central Stage showcase. The 14 projects from 8 different countries of Central Europe, seeking co-production and financing opportunities, sales, distribution or festival…
23-06-2025

Transilvania IFF.24 Winners: Stories of Survival and the Past Claim the Festival’s Top Honors

The winners of the 23rd edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival were announced Saturday evening during the Closing Gala at the National Theatre in Cluj-Napoca. The Transilvania Trophy, worth €10,000, was awarded to To a Land Unknown (UK), an intense drama about two Palestinian refugees living in Athens, caught…
22-06-2025

Golden Apples Award Performances That Blur the Line Between Reality and Fiction

Grand Prix goes to the cast of Dying, Special Mention to Slovenian debutante Jara Sofija Ostan
21-06-2025

RIGA IFF FORUM opens submissions for feature and series market and short film feedback sessions

RIGA IFF FORUM – the expanding industry programme of the Riga International Film Festival – opens submissions for its upcoming edition to be held in Riga, cinemas K.Suns and Splendid Palace from 23 to 25 October. Starting 17 June, projects will be accepted for RIGA IFF SHOWCASE, an efficient pitching…
17-06-2025

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to Present the World Premiere of a Cinematic Cut of the Successful Video Game Kingdome Come: Deliverance II

This year, KVIFF is expanding its range to include new trends combining various areas of the audiovisual industry. To this end, the festival’s Special Screenings section will show the world premiere of a cinematic cut of Warhorse Studios’ internationally successful video game – Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Cinematic Cut.
17-06-2025

KVIFF's Industry Days Expand with New Small-Screen Showcase and Enhanced Central European Co-Production Focus

The 2025 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival’s Industry Days programme, which will take place from Sunday, July 6 to Wednesday, July 9 – adding an additional full day of activities – will offer a lot of significant innovations, including a sharpened focus on Central European co-production opportunities in an updated…
10-06-2025

Estonian Animation at Annecy & MIFA

The Estonian competition titles at Annecy
09-06-2025

Karlovy Vary IFF Unveils Official Selection and Juries of the 59th Edition

„The 59th Karlovy Vary IFF’s Official Selection offers an exciting display of the diversity of contemporary arthouse cinema. Answering exclusively to their artistic integrity, the filmmakers who have accepted the invitation to premiere their brand new works in Karlovy Vary fearlessly protect the right to challenge expectations, to disrupt stereotypes…
03-06-2025

Last Days for Early Bird: Industry Accreditation at Transilvania IFF.24

FILM INDUSTRY ACCREDITATIONS for TRANSILVANIA IFF.24
29-05-2025

Tribute to Hungarian Animation, from 8 to 14 June in Annecy

The International Animation Film Festival highlights Hungary's rich heritage of animated films, as well as the dynamism of contemporary Hungarian production, which has won awards around the world in recent years.
29-05-2025

CEE Animation at Annecy 2025

Discover promising ventures from the most exciting region in animation today
29-05-2025