Teona Strugar Mitevska’s Mother Sells to Over 15 Territories Ahead of Venice World Premiere
SKOPJE: Mother / Majka by Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska, starring Noomi Rapace as Mother Teresa, has racked up more than 15 international pre-sales for Paris-based Kinology, with deals closed…
GRANTS: Arts Council Malta Announces Production Grants in Screen Support Scheme
VALLETTA: The Arts Council Malta has distributed 900,000 EUR for the production of three long films within the new Screen Support Scheme.
First Indonesian Film Shot under Filming in Croatia Programme, Big Hit at Home
ZAGREB: Sore: Istri dari Masa Depan by Yandy Laurens had over 1.5 m admissions in Indonesia in its first ten days in cinemas. The film starring Indonesian and Croatian actors…
FNE at Venice Film Festival 2025: Lineups of Venice Critics’ Week and Venice Days
VENICE: The German/French/Serbian coproduction Short Summer by Nastia Korkia has been selected for the Official Competition of Venice Days, while Sharunas Bartas’ Lithuanian/French coproduction Laguna will screen in Venice Days…
Sergei Loznitsa’s Two Prosecutors Wins 32nd European Film Festival Palić
BELGRADE: The Golden Tower for Best Film in the Official Selection of the 32nd European Film Festival Palić went to Sergei Loznitsa's Two Prosecutors. The film is a coproduction between…
The Love That Remains Wins Cinehill 2025
ZAGREB: Hlynur Palmason’s The Love That Remains received the Propeller Award at the 27th edition of Cinehill Festival, which wrapped up in Fužine, Croatia, on 27 July 2025.
PRODUCTION: Milcho Manchevski Shoots Leaving Copacabana in Skopje
SKOPJE: Venice Golden Lion and Academy Award winner director Milcho Manchevski is currently shooting his eighth feature film Leaving Copacabana / Zbogum, Kopakabano in the capital city of North Macedonia.
Montenegrin Contemporary Films Available on MNE Play
PODGORICA: Public Media Service of Radio Television of Montenegro is now offering contemporary Montenegrin films on its OTT service, the MNE Play platform. This is the first initiative of this…
National Film Institute - Hungary Launches Grants for Film Professionals
BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute - Hungary (NFI) has launched a grant programme for local film professionals who are already admitted in international training programmes or workshops.
ARTE.tv Launches Content in Romanian
BUCHAREST: The European public streaming platform ARTE.tv, which is based in Strasbourg, France, has added Romanian to its existing content languages (French, German, English, Spanish, Italian, Polish).
FNE at Venice Film Festival 2025: The Festival’s Full Lineup
VENICE: Films by Hungarian directors Ildikó Enyedi and László Nemes are in the Competition of the 82nd Venice Film Festival (27 August - 9 September 2025). The Orizzonti competition will…
PRODUCTION: Lili Horvát Starts Shooting Her First English Language Film
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian director Lili Horvát will start shooting My Notes on Mars / Jegyzeteim a Marsról this summer in Budapest and Vienna. The Hungarian/Austrian/French/Bosnian coproduction stars Mackenzie Davis and…
PRODUCTION: Jonáš Karásek Shoots Slovak/Czech Sports Comedy Dream Team
BRATISLAVA: The acclaimed Slovak director Jonáš Karásek is finishing production on his new sports comedy Dream Team. The film is inspired by a true story from the Paralympics in Sydney…
Tartuff Ready for Celebration in Estonia
TARTU: The traditional Tartu open-air film festival Tartuff, specialised in films about love, will celebrate its 20th edition from 4 to 9 August 2025.
FNE at Mediterrane Film Festival Malta 2025: A look back at the highlights
VALLETTA: The Mediterrane Film Festival is rapidly carving out a place for itself on the international festival calendar as one the the top places where industry professionals have to be…
PRODUCTION: Géla Babluani to Shoot Young Stalin in Georgia and Romania
TBILISI: Acclaimed Georgian-French director Géla Babluani will start shooting his highly anticipated biopic Young Stalin, starring Cosmo Jarvis, in Tbilisi on 24 July 2025. The British/Georgian coproduction will then move…
PRODUCTION: Cypriot Director Christos Georgiou in Postproduction with Comedy Worthy
NICOSIA: Cypriot director/writer Christos Georgiou is currently in postproduction with his feature film Worthy / Axios, a Cypriot/Greek comedy supported by the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture.
GRANTS: Slovenia Announces New Grants
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has distributed 644,040 EUR for the production of five long documentaries and for the development of nine feature genre films with higher commercial potential.
Stargate Studios Malta Receives Emmy Nomination
VALLETTA: Stargate Studios Malta has been nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode category for its work on Netflix’s Black Mirror episode USS…
Peacemaker Wins Pula Film Festival 2025
PULA: Peacemaker by Ivan Ramljak received the Big Golden Arena for Best Film in the Croatian competition at the 72nd Pula Film Festival (10 – 17 July 2025). Serbian/Croatian/Bulgarian How…
