FNE at FilmFestival Cottbus 2026: Prize Winners
COTTBUS: The 36th edition of FilmFestival Cottbus (FFC) announced its awards with Florin Șerban’s You Don’t Belong Here receiving the Main Prize for Best Film. The Romanian drama follows a…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2026: Award Winners Announced
COTTBUS: The 28th edition of coco - connecting cottbus, the East-West coproduction market at FilmFestival Cottbus, announced the winners of its cocoPITCH and cocoWIP awards during its closing ceremony. The…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2026: cocoPITCH Projects – Part One
COTTBUS: Part One of FNE’s coverage of the 28th connecting cottbus cocoPITCH presents projects exploring identity, historical trauma and family ties, from Turkish psychological drama to Kazakhstani supernatural stories and…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2026: cocoPITCH Projects – Part Two
COTTBUS: The second part of FNE’s coverage of the 28th connecting cottbus cocoPITCH showcases projects exploring female identity, social expectations, family ties and political change. From the magical realism of…
Beyond Silence Wins the MIOB In Shorts Award 2026
COTTBUS: The Dutch short film Beyond Silence, directed by Marnie Blok, has won the MIOB In Shorts Award 2026, presented by the European film festival network MIOB: Moving Images –…
Films by Myrsini Aristidou and Alina Șerban Nominated for EFA’s European Young Audience Award
BERLIN: Young European viewers aged 12–19 will select the winner of the European Young Audience Award, which has partnered for the first time with the International Film Festival Glasgow (IFFG)…
Croatian Where the Old Gods Sleep Wins Best Pitch Award at Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way 2026
ZAGREB: The sixth edition of Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way gave away eight awards after the pitch held online on 30 October 2026. The Best Pitch Award went…
FNE Podcast: Michele Crocchiola, Vice President of CICAE and FICE
FLORENCE: FNE spoke to Michele Crocchiola, vice president of CICAE (International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas) and FICE (Federazione Italiana Cinema d'Essai), about the 11th edition of the European Arthouse Cinema…
The Reality Check: Are you really as ready for the pitch as you think you are?
PtD hosts the next online session in the Ask About format. Thursday, 5 November 2026, 15.00 CET, online registration link: https://forms.gle/id8YNhCXXcbKWsue8
FilmFestival Cottbus Opens Tonight with Latvian Box Office Hit ESCAPE NET
An award-winning sports drama to kick things off, 147 films from 43 countries and numerous premieres: The 36th FilmFestival Cottbus opens tonight, Tuesday, at the Cottbus State Theatre. The opening…
Interview with Julia Mitterlehner, Alumna of ProPro – The Producers Programme for Women and the Business & Legal Affairs Programme (International Screen Institute)
VIENNA: FNE spoke with Julia Mitterlehner about her experience with ProPro – The Producers Programme for Women and the Business & Legal Affairs Programme of the International Screen Institute and…
Winners of CinEast Festival 2026
LUXEMBOURG: The 19th CinEast Festival (Central and Eastern European Film Festival in Luxembourg, 9-25 October 2026) concluded on 24 October at Kinepolis Kirchberg with the closing ceremony. The International Jury…
International Screen Institute – Interview with Kira Ruohonen, Alumna of the Sustainability Management Programme
VIENNA: FNE spoke with Kira Ruohonen about her experience with the Sustainability Management programme of the International Screen Institute and how this programme influenced the way she approaches work today.
CICAE Releases Trailer for European Arthouse Cinema Day 2026
BERLIN: The 11th European Arthouse Cinema Day has released the trailer for its 11th edition on 22 November 2026, and is welcoming cinemas across the world to join as registration…
Films from FNE Partner Countries Shortlisted for European Film Awards 2027
BERLIN: Thirteen feature films, one documentary and six short films produced or coproduced by FNE partner countries have been shortlisted for their respective categories for the 39th European Film Awards,…
Lineup of 2026 FilmFestival Cottbus
COTTBUS: Ten films from directors including Radu Jude, Levan Koguashvili, Bojan Stijović and Florin Șerban, among others, will compete in the Feature Film Competition of the upcoming 36th edition of…
FNE Oscar Watch 2027: Films from FNE Partner Countries Selected as Oscar Candidates
The following films from the FNE partner countries have been selected as official candidates for the 99th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards in the Best International Feature…
FilmFestival Cottbus 2026 to Focus on Latvian and Montenegrin Contemporary Cinema
COTTBUS: Fourteen Latvian films and a Montenegrin programme comprising three feature films and five short films will screen at the 36th FilmFestival Cottbus (3 – 8 November 2026) in the…
Q and A with Hynek Dedecius, Artistic Director of CinEast Film Festival Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG: FNE spoke with Hynek Dedecius, the Artistic Director of CinEast Film Festival Luxembourg, about the highlights of the 19th edition set for 9 – 25 October 2026, how the…
Winners of 9th European Work in Progress (EWIP)
HAMBURG: The 9th edition of European Work in Progress (EWIP) awarded 10 outstanding film projects during a ceremony held on 29 September 2026. In cooperation with FilmFest Hamburg and MOIN…
