BOX OFFICE: Sharp Decline in Admissions for Domestic Films in North Macedonia in 2024
SKOPJE: Admissions for domestic films in North Macedonia saw a significant decline in 2024, dropping by more than 50% at the country’s major cinemas, compared to 2023.
Maria's Silence and Flow Win at Latvian Lielais Kristaps Awards
RIGA: The historical drama Maria’s Silence by Dāvis Sīmanis and animated film Flow by Gints Zilbalodis won five awards each at the Latvian National Film Awards Lielais Kristaps, celebrating the…
Fiume o morte! Wins 2025 IFF Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM: The Croatian/Italian/Slovenian hybrid documentary Fiume o morte! directed by Igor Bezinović received the Tiger Award and the FIPRESCI Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (30 January – 9…
April Release in UK and Ireland for Dea Kulumbegashvili’s April
TBILISI: Dea Kulumbegashvili’s French/Italian/Georgian coproduction April will be released by BFI Distribution in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on 25 April 2025.
Fu*ck Valentine’s Day Starring Marisa Tomei and Virginia Gardner to Shoot in Malta
VALLETTA: Malta will stand-in for Greece in the comedy Fu*ck Valentine’s Day, which is due to start shooting in Malta in March 2025. The film directed by Mark Gantt will…
FNE at Berlinale 2025: Slovenian Cinema in Berlin
The most successful Berlinale for Slovenian cinema in the last thirty years - The new official Perspektive competition program opens with the debut of screenwriter and director Urška Djukić Kaj…
FNE at Berlinale 2025: Bulgarian Cinema in Berlin
Dear colleagues and friends, Bulgaria is waiting for you at EFM 2025! Berlinale gives you an opportunity to meet talented Bulgarian filmmakers and producers while also catching up with our…
FNE at Berlinale 2025: Slovak Cinema in Berlin
Programme of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival (February 13 – 23, 2025) includes the world premiere of the Slovak animated feature Tales From the Magic Garden. Multiple Slovak films…
BOX OFFICE: Admissions to Domestic Films almost Tripled in Bulgaria in 2024, with One Domestic Film Leading Top 10
SOFIA: The domestic biopic Gundi - Legend of Love by Dimitar Dimitrov was the most watched film in Bulgarian cinemas in 2024, while another domestic film, The Vacation by Dimitar…
GRANTS: Serbia Announces Production Grants
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia distributed 1,255,779 EUR / 147 m RSD as production grants to four feature film projects. The biggest amount of 358,813 EUR / 42 m RSD went…
Submissions Open for 2025 International Short Film Festival of Cyprus
LIMASSOL: The Department of Contemporary Culture of the Deputy Ministry of Culture together with the Rialto Theatre have launched an open call for submissions to the 15th International Short Film…
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.
PRODUCTION: Georgi M. Unkovski Preps Macedonian Animation Series Bukvozhder
SKOPJE: Macedonian writer/director Georgi M. Unkovski, whose debut feature DJ Ahmet world-premiered in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition 2025 where it won the Audience Award, is currently in preparation with…
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…
Winners of 2025 Budapest International Documentary Film Festival
BUDAPEST: The winners of the 11th Budapest International Documentary Film Festival (BIDF) have been announced in eight categories. The festival was held from 25 January to 2 February in Budapest,…
First Multiplex to Open in Bucharest in Five Years
BUCHAREST: The Happy Cinema network has opened a premium multiplex with five screens in the Colosseum Mall in Bucharest. The investment amounts to 1.4 m EUR.
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Arūnas Matelis in Production with Challenging Documentary G.H.1
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director/writer/producer Arūnas Matelis is currently in production with his new long documentary G.H.1 / G.V.1, which he calls “a very, very challenging film”.
GRANTS: Croatian Audiovisual Centre Funds Production of Three Feature Films and Six Long Documentaries
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has distributed 2.935 m EUR for the production of three feature films directed by Branko Schmidt, Kristijan Milić and Jasna Nanut, and 380,000 EUR…
The Entertainment System Is Down Starts Shooting in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Ruben Östlund’s new satire The Entertainment System Is Down starring Keanu Reeves, Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Brühl, Samantha Morton, Nicholas Braun, Vincent Lindon and Tobias Menzies has started shooting in…
