Stargate Studios Malta Receives Emmy Nomination
VALLETTA: Stargate Studios Malta has been nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode category for its work on Netflix’s Black Mirror episode USS…
Peacemaker Wins Pula Film Festival 2025
PULA: Peacemaker by Ivan Ramljak received the Big Golden Arena for Best Film in the Croatian competition at the 72nd Pula Film Festival (10 – 17 July 2025). Serbian/Croatian/Bulgarian How…
Dune: Part Three Shoots at NFI Studios in Hungary
BUDAPEST: The third part of the Dune series, based on Frank Herbert’s novels and led by Canadian director Denis Villeneuve, started shooting in Hungary in the first half of July…
PRODUCTION: Áron Horváth Botka Shoots Slovenian/Serbian Lost Years
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Áron Horváth Botka has started shooting his debut feature Lost Years / Izgubljena leta, a Slovenian/Serbian joint supported by the Slovenian Film Centre and Film Center Serbia.
PRODUCTION: Slovak/Czech Drama Twenty-seven Wraps Shooting
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Gregor Valentovič is wrapping up the filming on his Slovak/Czech coproduction Twenty-seven / Dvadsaťsedem, a debut feature supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and the Czech Film…
Slovak/Czech Creative Doc Better Go Mad in the Wild
BRATISLAVA: In his Slovak/Czech creative documentary Better Go Mad in the Wild, winner of the Grand Prize-Crystal Globe at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Miro Remo wanted to…
PRODUCTION: Anri Koulev Works on Bulgarian Fighter Pilots Drama
SOFIA: The historical feature Pilots directed by Anri Koulev and supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center is welcoming coproducers sharing the passion for flight and pilot films, which are…
PRODUCTION: Jelena Bajić Jočić Shoots Serbian/Bosnian Guardian of the Icon of St. George
BELGRADE: Serbian helmer Jelena Bajić Jočić is currently in production with her sophomore feature Guardian of Icon of St. George / Čuvar ikone Svetog Đorđa. This Serbian/Bosnian “drama of tragic…
Apply to connecting cottbus 2025
COTTBUS: The submissions for the 27th East-West coproduction market connecting cottbus are still open. coco will be taking place 5 - 7 November during the FilmFestival Cottbus, and will showcase…
Al Jazeera Balkans Closes Operations
SARAJEVO: Al Jazeera Balkans, the regional leg of the Al Jazeera Media Network from Qatar, shuts down its operations in Sarajevo after 14 years.
FNE at KVIFF 2025: Slovak/Czech Doc Better Go Mad in the Wild Wins Crystal Globe
KARLOVY VARY: Slovak/Czech documentary Better Go Mad in the Wild / Raději zešílet v divočině by Miro Remo won the Grand Prix - Crystal Globe in the main competition of…
PRODUCTION: Oscar Nominee Director Tamara Kotevska in Production with Debut Feature Man vs Flock
SKOPJE: The Oscar-nominated co-director of Honeyland / Medena zemja, Tamara Kotevska, is currently in production with her anticipated debut feature Man vs Flock / Covek protivjato.
Winners of Rhodope International Documentary Film Fest 2025
SOFIA: The Armenian/German coproduction Landshaft by Daniel Kötter received the award for best international long documentary at the 5th edition of the Rhodope International Documentary Film Fest (RIFE), held in…
PRODUCTION: Croatian Director Vinko Brešan Develops Mišo Kovač Biopic
ZAGREB: Acclaimed director Vinko Brešan is in development with Mišo (working title), a biopic about one of Croatia’s most beloved music icons, Mišo Kovač.
Apply for DOC-CAMP 2025
SARAJEVO: Emerging filmmakers and artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Kosovo, and Montenegro can apply to the 5th DOC-CAMP 2025, which will be held 3…
Timur Turlov’s Vision: A National Streaming Ecosystem That Will Tell Kazakhstan’s Story To The World
ASTANA: Kazakhstan has been asserting itself in recent years not only as a financial hub for Central Asia but also as a new growth point for the entertainment industry. One…
North Macedonia Increases Film Budget for 2025
SKOPJE: The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of North Macedonia has announced a significant increase in the national budget for culture in 2025, with a notable boost of 2.3 m…
Dune: Part Three and Other International Productions Shoot in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Dune: Part Three, the series 12/12/12 and Ponies, as well as the sci-fi comedy Alpha Gang are among the international productions currently shooting in Hungary and benefiting from the…
PRODUCTION: Marian Crișan Starts Shooting Holy Light
BUCHAREST: Romanian director/writer/producer Marian Crișan will shoot his seventh feature film Holy Light / Lumina for 25 days starting 1 August 2025. The film is a coproduction between Romania, the…
Summer Cinema Opens in Tallinn
TALLINN: The central square of Tallinn’s Rotermann Quarter is hosting the Summer Cinema, celebrating the 70th anniversary of Sõprus Cinema.
