Films from FNE Partner Countries Win at 50th César Awards
PARIS: Flow, The Zone of Interest and The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent received awards at the 50th Césars, held in Paris on 28 February 2025.
Latvia to Give 1 m EUR Boost to Animation Sector
RIGA: A few days before the 97th Academy Awards, where Flow by Gints Zilbalodis was nominated in two categories, the Latvian government announced an allocation of 1 m EUR for…
East Doc Platform 2025 Ready to Kick Off
PRAGUE: Here are the projects selected for the 14th East Doc Platform. The biggest industry event for Central and Eastern European documentaries is scheduled for 13 – 19 March 2025.
European Film Business and Law LL.M. | MBA – 4th Edition Now Open for Applications
POTSDAM: The European Film Business and Law LL.M. | MBA programme has opened the applications for its 4th edition, starting in October 2025. This executive master's programme is a collaborative…
PRODUCTION: Signe Baumane Preps Latvian/US/Italian Animated Film Karmik Knot
RIGA: Latvian animator/artist/director Signe Baumane is currently in preparation with Karmik Knot, a Latvian/US/Italian coproduction starring Patrick Wilson, Polish-born American actress Dagmara Dominczyk and Matthew Modine.
BOX OFFICE: Three Domestic Films in Top Ten 2024 in Serbia
BELGRADE: The Serbian music biopic feature Sunday / Nedelja, directed by Nemanja Ćeranić and produced by Telekom Srbija and Pelicula Production, strongly topped the 2024 charts in Serbia with 347,622…
OBITUARY: Croatian Screenwriter and Director Sara Hribar
ZAGREB: Croatian screenwriter and director Sara Hribar has passed away at the age of 39. She is the co-director of Lada Kamenski, a film for which she received the Breza…
American Thriller Ascent to Be Shot in Malta
VALLETTA: The American survival thriller Ascent directed by Adam Green and starring Inanna Sarkis, Gregg Sulkin, Paris Berelc and Timothy Granaderos will launch production in Malta at the end of…
Selection for SMART7 Competition 2025 Announced
VILNIUS: The 3rd edition of the SMART7 Competition includes seven films by emerging directors such as Laurynas Bareisa, Eugen Jebeleanu and Kamila Tarabura.
Radu Jude’s Silver Bear-Winner Kontinental '25 Sold to 21 Countries
BUCHAREST: Kontinental '25, the new feature by the Romanian agent provocateur Radu Jude started selling in Berlin right after its world premiere and before winning the Silver Bear for Best…
Flow Wins Independent Spirit Award 2025 for Best International Film
LOS ANGELES: Gints Zilbalodis’ Academy Award-nominee Flow received the award for Best International Film at the 40th Independent Spirit Awards held on 22 February 2025.
First Hungarian Animation Pitch Forum to Be Held in March
BUDAPEST: The inaugural Hungarian Animation Pitch Forum will be held on 28 March 2025 at the Toldi Cinema in Budapest, organised by the Friss Hús Short Film Festival with support…
Women’s Nights Film Festival NÖFF 2025
TALLINN: The Women’s Nights Film Festival NÖFF, one of the special festivals of the Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival (PÖFF), will be held in the Estonian town of Rapla…
FNE Agenda for Coproduction Markets, Pitchings and Work-in-Progress 2025
Film New Europe is introducing its Agenda for Coproduction Markets, Pitchings and Work-in-Progress 2025.
FNE at Berlinale 2025: Prize Winners
BERLIN: Kontinental ’25 by Romanian Radu Jude received the Silver Bear for Best Script at the 75th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, held 13 – 23 February 2025.…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Milan Todorović Shoots Region's Bestseller Adaptation
BELGRADE: Serbian film director and producer Milan Todorović is currently in production with his third feature film. Described by its director as “a real teenage film that we haven't seen…
Flow’s Success Continues to Ripple
RIGA: Gints Zilbalodis' Golden Globe-winner and Academy Award-nominee Flow has surpassed the 20 m USD mark at the global box office. The film was bought by Criterion Collection for a…
Montenegro Signs Memorandum of Cooperation with Moldova
BERLIN: The executive directors of the Film Centre of Montenegro and the National Film Center of Moldova, Aleksandra Božović and Valentina Iusuphodjaev, respectively, have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between…
Open Call for 3rd LINE-UP: International Academy & Networking for Festival Managers
SIBIU: The ESTE FILM Festival, taking place in Sibiu, Romania, has launched an open call for the 3rd edition of LINE-UP: International Academy & Networking for Festival Managers, which will…
FNE at Berlinale 2025: See how the FIPRESCI critics rated the programme
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,…
