FNE at Berlinale 2026: Competition: Queen at Sea (UK/USA)
BERLIN: American filmmaker Lance Hammer returned to the Berlina Film Festival’s main competition with the UK USA coproduction Queen at Sea, a drama exploring aging, family responsibility, and the fragile…
PRODUCTION: Sibel Guvenc in Postproduction with Canadian/Irish/Croatian Drama Loya
ZAGREB: The Turkish/Canadian director Sibel Guvenc is currently in postproduction with her debut feature Loya, which is a Canadian/Irish/Croatian coproduction.
Bulgarian/Italian Aurora to Premiere at Sofia Film Festival 2026
SOFIA: Aurora directed by Georgi Stoev-Jacky and Nikola Boshnakov will have a gala premiere at the 30th Sofia International Film Festival (12 – 31 March 2026). The film is a…
Visegrad Film Forum 2026 Announces First Guests
BRATISLAVA: German production designer Uli Hanisch, German-Romanian documentary filmmaker Alexander Nanau, and Hungarian director György Pálfi are special guests of the 13th edition of the Visegrad Film Forum (VFF), which…
FNE at Berlinale 2026: Georgia Signs Memorandum on Cooperation with Azerbaijan
BERLIN: The head of the Georgian National Film Center (GNFC) Mamuka Bliadze and the general director of the Cinema Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ARKA) Rashad Azizov have signed…
BOX OFFICE: Two Domestic Films Top Overall Charts in Romania
BUCHAREST: The domestic comedy City Boys: Golden Boyz by Mihai Bendeac is topping the Romanian weekly charts, and ranks second in the overall yearly box office, after another domestic comedy,…
ZDF Studios Signs Multi-Year Agreement with Hungary’s TV2 Group
BUDAPEST: Germany’s ZDF Studios has signed an agreement with Hungarian broadcaster TV2 Group for over 1,200 hours of drama programming, including free-TV, pay-TV and VOD rights.
FNE at Berlinale 2026: Competition: Nina Roza (Canada/Italy/Bulgaria/Belgium)
BERLIN: The film Nina Roza a coproduction between Canada, Italy, Bulgaria and Belgium directed by Genevieve Dulude-de Celles screened in competition at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival. The film…
PRODUCTION: Evar Anvelt in Final Postproduction with Something Real
TALLINN: Estonian director Evar Anvelt is in final stages of postproduction with Something Real, a crime thriller backed by the Estonian Film Institute, among others.
BOX OFFICE: Černák Tops 2025 Slovak Admissions
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak crime drama Černák directed by Jakub Kroner emerged as the most attended film in Slovak cinemas in 2025, topping the annual box office ahead of Hollywood blockbusters.
Zagreb’s Kino Europa Undergoes 11.6 m EUR Restoration
ZAGREB: The iconic Kino Europa in Zagreb, which ceased all activities in 2019, has entered a complex construction, conservation, restoration and modernisation project.
Winner of Med Screen Arts Screenwriting Competition Announced
VALLETTA: American writer Mary Craven won the Med Screen Arts Screenwriting Competition at the Malta-based Mediterranean Screen Arts Academy launched by Roland Joffé.
FNE at Berlinale 2026: 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,…
FNE at Berlinale 2026: Competition: Yellow Letters / Gelbe Briefe (Germany/France/Turkey)
BERLIN: The German/ French/Turkish coproduction Yellow Letters / Gelbe Briefe directed by German Turkish filmmaker Ilker Catak screens in the main competition of the Berlinale. The film is a politically…
FNE at Berlinale 2026: Pluto Film Picks Up Paul Negoescu’s Atlas of the Universe
BERLIN: Romanian/Bulgarian Atlas of the Universe by Paul Negoescu has been acquired by Berlin-based Pluto Film ahead of its world premiere in Berlinale’s Generation Kplus. This is the first Romanian…
Hungarian Films at 76th Berlinale
BERLIN: Janka Feiner's MOME diploma film Fire in My Pocket, and two restored Judit Elek films are screening at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival, at the initiative of the…
BOX OFFICE: The Wedding Sinks Titanic in Croatia
ZAGREB: Igor Šeregi’s comedy The Wedding / Svadba is the new most-watched film in the history of Croatian cinemas. With 522,106 admissions, the Croatian/Serbian comedy has surpassed the record of…
BOX OFFICE: Two Serbian Films in Serbian Top Ten in 2025
BELGRADE: Retro-chic teen comedy Haiduk in Belgrade by Milan Todorović and sequel The Return of Žika’s Dynasty by Milan Konjević are third and ninth, with 150,687 and 91,202 admissions, respectively,…
FNE at Berlinale 2026: 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,…
FNE at Berlinale 2026: Croatian Cinema in Berlin
76th Berlinale: shorts Imaginary Numbers and The Weary Hours of Two Lab Assistants on the programme: The fiction short Imaginary Numbers of director and screenwriter Jelica Jerinić and co-screenwriter Aleksandar…
