FNE at Venice 2026: See How the FIPRESCI Critics Rate the Films So Far
VENICE: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Venice Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics Week giving the films…
FNE at Venice 2026: Review: Prime Time (USA)
VENICE: Lance Oppenheim’s first narrative feature, Primetime which screens in competition in Venice 83 is a story about television, spectacle and the uneasy boundary between journalism and entertainment. Set in…
FNE at Venice 2026: Review: Orizzonti: Too Much Sugar (USA)
VENICE: Robert Greene's Too Much Sugar, presented in the Orizzonti section at the 83rd Venice Film Festival, begins with a proposition: a charismatic Missouri father wants to make a movie…
FNE at Venice 2026: Review: Wild Horse Nine (UK / USA / Chile)
VENICE: Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine, presented in Competition at the 83rd Venice Film Festival, is a darkly comic political thriller about guilt, loyalty and the uneasy afterlife of violence.…
FNE at Venice 2026: Review: Bucking Fastard (Ireland / USA)
VENICE: Werner Herzog’s new film Bucking Fastard, which screened in Competition at the 83rd Venice Film Festival, focuses on two sisters whose closeness is so extreme that the distinction between…
PRODUCTION: Teona Strugar Mitevska Develops Petra Doesn’t Want to Die (Anatomy of Masculinity)
SKOPJE: Acclaimed Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska is developing her eighth feature film Petra Doesn’t Want to Die (Anatomy of Masculinity). This contemporary feminist drama is connected to the world…
PRODUCTION: Victor Bojinov in Postproduction with Bulgarian Feature Film Chamkoria
SOFIA: Bulgarian director/writer Victor Bojinov is currently in postproduction with Chamkoria. Based on the bestselling novel by acclaimed Bulgarian writer Milen Ruskov, the film marks Bojinov’s second adaptation of Ruskov’s…
PRODUCTION: Urban Zorko Starts Shooting Morning with the Devil
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Urban Zorko has started shooting his debut feature Jutro s hudičem, with the working title Morning with the Devil, on 27 August 2026 in the film studio…
Croatia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has distributed 344,000 EUR to ten minority coproductions. The list includes two feature films, three debut features in postproduction, two long documentaries, two short…
FNE TV at Venice 2026: Pascal Diot, head of the Venice Production Bridge
Venice Production Bridge has become one of the most important events on the European film agenda. FNE asked Pascal Diot what’s new this year and why filmmakers from around the…
FNE Oscar Watch 2027: North Macedonia Selects 17 as Oscar Bid
SKOPJE: Kosara Mitić’s debut feature 17 has been selected as North Macedonia’s candidate for the 99th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards in the Best International Feature Film…
FNE at Venice 2026: Review: Ink (UK / France / USA)
VENICE: Danny Boyle’s Ink, the opening film of the 83rd Venice Film Festival, looks back to 1969, when Rupert Murdoch acquired the struggling British newspaper The Sun and recruited Larry…
PRODUCTION: French/Maltese Love Thy Neighbour Enters Postproduction
VALLETTA: French director/writer Siegrid Alnoy has wrapped production on her sophomore feature Love Thy Neighbour / L’Amour du prochain, a low budget French/Maltese coproduction backed by Arts Council Malta and…
Third Edition of Montenegro Film Rendezvous: Authentic Film Stories, International Connections and New Opportunities for Project Development
HERCEG NOVI: The authenticity of Montenegrin film stories, international networking and tangible opportunities for film project development marked the third edition of Montenegro Film Rendezvous, which brought together local filmmakers…
Winners of 2026 International Film Festival Love Is Folly
VARNA: The French production A Hint of Love / Une pointe d’amour by Maël Piriou received the Grand Prix Golden Aphrodite at the 34th International Film Festival Love Is Folly”,…
Vasilije Nikitović’s Motka Premieres at Newly Founded International Film Festival in Niš
BELGRADE: Serbian filmmaker Vasilije Nikitović’s sophomore feature Motka had its world premiere at the newly founded International Film Festival in Niš, Serbia.
The 23rd CICAE Arthouse Cinema Training Closes Largest Edition to Date: A Look Back
BERLIN: Seven days of learning, growing, and fostering connection across the (arthouse) world: At the 23rd Arthouse Cinema Training (ACT) in Berlin, exhibitors came together for global collaboration and exchange…
FNE Oscar Watch 2026: Bulgarian Minority Coproduction Nina Roza Is Canada’s Candidate
SOFIA: Nina Roza by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles has been selected as Canada’s candidate for the 99th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards in the Best International Feature Film…
Our Father Wins Herceg Novi – Montenegro Film Festival 2026
PODGORICA: The regional coproduction Our Father / Oče naš directed by Goran Stanković won the Golden Mimosa for best feature film at the 39th Herceg Novi - Montenegro Film Festival …
Tristan Forever Wins 2026 MakeDox Creative Documentary Festival
SKOPJE: The Swiss film Tristan Forever directed by Tobias Nölle and Laurent Bonardo received the Onion Award for Best Film in the Main Competition at the 17th MakeDox Creative Documentary…
