FNE at Berlinale 2025: See how the FIPRESCI critics rate the programme so far
BERLIN: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlin Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Perspectives and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3,…
Call for Applications Open: Arthouse Cinema Training Returns to Berlin for 22nd Edition
BERLIN: CICAE’s renowned Arthouse Cinema Training (ACT) returns to Berlin for its 22nd edition from 18 to 24 August 2025, continuing to transcend borders and make a global impact in…
FNE at Berlinale 2025: Competition: Blue Moon
BERLIN: Director Richard Linklater has a long history of artistic collaboration with actor Ethan Hawke so the premiere of Blue Moon, a film about the artistic collaboration between legendary lyricist…
FNE at Berlinale 2025: Competition: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
BERLIN: Director Mary Bronstein’s second feature If I Had Legs I’d Kick You screens in the main competition at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. It’s a pleasant and surprising leap…
CEE Animation Workshop 2025 Announces Selected Projects
PRAGUE: Twelve animated projects including five series, four long films and three short films have been selected for the 7th CEE Animation Workshop, a year-long project development and producer skills…
LIM 2025 Announces Selected Participants
BUCHAREST: Sixteen filmmakers from countries including the Baltics, Romania and Poland have been selected for the 2025 edition of LIM (Less Is More).
Council of Europe Launches Call for Series Co-Production Support 2025
STRASBOURG: The third round of the three-year Programme for Series Co-Production, initiated by the Council of Europe, home of Eurimages, has the application deadline set for 15 April 2025.
FNE at Berlinale 2025: Special Gala: Mickey 17 (USA/South Korea)
BERLIN: South Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s film Mickey 17 screened in a Special Gala at the Berlin Film Festival and at 137 minutes it was also one of the…
FNE at Berlinale 2025: Special Gala: A Complete Unknown
BERLIN: For some completely unknown reason film directors usually choose an actor who is not a singer at all when they are casting rock music biopics. But James Mangold has…
Film Sales Agency Baltic Crime Launches to Represent Baltic Productions on the Global Stage
A groundbreaking film sales agency, Baltic Crime, has officially launched, dedicated to revolutionizing the international reach of Baltic films and series. With a strong mission to ensure Baltic productions achieve…
Deadline Extended for International Screen Institute’s ProPro – The Producers Programme for Women
VIENNA: The International Screen Institute (ISI) has extended the applications for its programme ProPro – The Producers Programme for Women (2-6 June 2025). The new deadline is 24 February 2025.
Five of the Ten European Shooting Stars 2025 are from FNE Partner Countries
BERLIN: This year, the European Shooting Stars, who will be presented during the Berlin International Film Festival (13 – 23 February 2025), include young talents from Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania…
International Screen Institute – Elevating Global Film & Media Talent: Applications for Programmes Open!
VIENNA: The International Screen Institute (ISI) delivers high-quality training programmes for film, TV, and media professionals, with a strong focus on business skills and career development for producers.
Apply Now for International Screen Institute’s Audience Design Lab and ProPro: The Women Producers Programme
VIENNA: The application deadlines for International Screen Institute’s Audience Design Lab and ProPro: The Women Producers Programme are 3 March and 10 February 2025, respectively.
Films from FNE Partner Countries Awarded at Sundance Film Festival 2025
SKOPJE: The Macedonian/Czech/Serbian/Croatian coproduction DJ Ahmet, which is the first feature by the Macedonian director Georgi M. Unkovski, received the Special Jury Award for Creative Vision, and the Audience Award…
Films from FNE Partner Countries Nominated for 50th Césars
PARIS: Flow, The Zone of Interest and The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent have received nominations for the 50th Césars, announced in France by the Académie des arts et…
FNE Podcast: Alessandro Gropplero: Head of Industry, When East Meets West
TRIESTE: FNE spoke to Alessandro Gropplero, head of industry at When East Meets West (WEMW), about this year's programme and the selected projects. From 19 to 22 January 2025, WEMW…
Julie-Jeanne Régnault Leaves EFAD
BRUSSELS: Julie-Jeanne Régnault has announced her decision to step down as General Secretary of the European Film Agency Directors Association (EFAD). The decision will be effective starting March 2025.
FNE at Trieste Film Festival 2025: Full List of Winners
TRIESTE: The Lithuanian film Toxic by Saulė Bliuvaitė received the Trieste Award for Best Feature Film at the 36th Trieste Film Festival, which was held 16 – 24 January 2025.…
Films from FNE Partner Countries Nominated for 97th Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES: Gints Zilbalodis' Flow scooped two nominations at the Academy Awards 2025 in the categories of Best International Feature Film and Best Animated Feature Film. Croatian/Bulgarian/French/Slovenian The Man Who…
