Year of French Central European Film 2025: Poland Is Leading Country Regarding New Releases of French Productions on SVOD Platforms in 2024
PARIS: Poland was the leading country in terms of new releases of French productions on SVOD platforms in 2024, according to the Unifrance Report on French Television Programmes and Films…
EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Director Alina Grigore Preps Sophomore Feature Starring Melissa Leo and Vlad Ivanov
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Alina Grigore is currently in preproduction with her sophomore feature Final Deliberation / Juriul, starring Academy Award–winner Melissa Leo alongside Romanian actors Vlad Ivanov and Dana Rogoz.…
Children's Hit Sequel The Second Diary of Pauline P.Continues Its Successful Theatrical Run
ZAGREB: Croatian/Slovenian/Serbian joint The Second Diary of Pauline P. by Neven Hitrec has gathered 63,756 admissions and 349,613 EUR gross after four weeks in Croatian cinemas.
PRODUCTION: Aldo Tardozzi Shoots Croatian/Bosnian/Dutch Sci-Fi Thriller Štriguni
ZAGREB: The shooting of the Sci-Fi fantasy thriller Štriguni (working title) by Croatian director/screenwriter Aldo Tardozzi has started in Završje (Istria).
Romanian Producer Ada Solomon Elected New Chair of EFA’s Board
BERLIN: Romanian producer Ada Solomon is the new chair of the Board of the European Film Academy, as Mike Downey’s term has come to an end. Her new deputy chairs…
PRODUCTION: Jivan Avetisyan Completes Armenian/Cypriot/Lithuanian Revival Starring Armand Assante
NICOSIA/VILNIUS: Armenian director Jivan Avetisyan has just completed his Sci-Fi drama Revival / Veratznvantze. The international cast of this Armenian/Cypriot/Lithuanian coproduction is led by Armand Assante (USA), Robin Hairabian, and…
PRODUCTION: Veiko Õunpuu Wraps Filming Estonian/Latvian/Polish Coproduction Serafima
TALLINN: Estonian actor Priit Võigemast and Georgian actress Tinatin Dalakishvili play the leads in acclaimed Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu’s new film Serafima, a story of moral choices and survival under…
Animateka 2025 Underway in Slovenia
LJUBLJANA: The best new short animated films from Central and Eastern Europe are running in the Main Competition of the 22nd Animateka Festival, taking place in Ljubljana from 1 to…
New Nominations for FNE Partner Countries at European Film Awards 2026
BERLIN: Agnieszka Holland’s Franz received two new nominations at the 38th European Film Awards in the European Costume Designer and European Make-up & Hair Artist categories.
FNE at Auteur Film Festival 2025: Prize Winners
BELGRADE: Serbian-Romanian director Ivana Mladenović's Sorella di Clausura won the main award in the International Competition of the 31st Auteur Film Festival (21 – 28 November 2025).
PRODUCTION: Dino Mustafić Shoots Bosnian/Croatian/Macedonian Miniseries and Feature Film Armbands
SARAJEVO: Bosnian director Dino Mustafić is currently in production with the TV miniseries Armbands, about the massacre in Prijedor. He will start shooting a feature film with the same title…
FNE at Auteur Film Festival 2025: Wind, Talk To Me
BELGRADE: Stefan Đorđević’s debut feature Wind, Talk to Me / Vetre, pričaj sa mnom received the award for best director at the 31st edition of Belgrade’s Auteur Film Festival (FAF),…
FNE at Auteur Film Festival 2025: Yugo Florida
BELGRADE: Vladimir Tagić’s debut feature Yugo Florida was the closing film of the 31st Auteur Film Festival (21 – 28 November 2025). It is a coproduction among Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia,…
PRODUCTION: Nina Tratnik Enters Postproduction with First All-Women Feature Film in Montenegro
PODGORICA: Slovenian director Nina Tratnik has wrapped shooting on her debut feature Fires / Pozari on 14 November 2025. The producer and coproducers of this Montenegrin/Albanian/Serbian coproduction are all women,…
Eurimages Backs Nine Projects from FNE Partner Countries
STRASBOURG: New films by Jasmila Žbanić and Juris Kursietis are among the nine titles from FNE partner countries that received Co-production Support from Eurimages.
Council of Europe Adopts Convention on Series Co-Production
STRASBOURG: The Council of Europe officially adopted the final text of the Convention on the Co-Production of Audiovisual Works in the Form of Series, the first international legal framework dedicated…
FNE at Auteur Film Festival 2025: Sorella di Clausura
BELGRADE: Serbian-Romanian director Ivana Mladenović's Sorella di Clausura had its national premiere at the ongoing 31st edition of the Auteur Film Festival (21 – 28 November 2025). The film is…
FNE at Auteur Film Festival 2025: Cat’s Cry
BELGRADE: Canadian-Serbian director Sanja Živković’s sophomore feature Cat’s Cry / Mačji krik had its national premiere in the main programme of the Auteur Film Festival (FAF) in Belgrade, running 21…
PRODUCTION: Goran Dević in Postproduction with Croatian Documentary New Life
ZAGREB: Croatian director Goran Dević is in postproduction with his long documentary New Life / Novi život. This is his 13th film which he is making with producer Hrvoje Osvadić…
BOX OFFICE: The Yellow Tie with John Malkovich Leads Romanian Weekly Charts as Annual Top Ten Is Studded with Domestic Productions
BUCHAREST: The Yellow Tie, a Romanian/British biopic of the famed Romanian composer Sergiu Celibidache directed by his son, Serge Ioan Celebidachi, is topping the Romanian weekly box office with 96,002…
