Winners of 2025 Transilvania International Film Festival
CLUJ-NAPOCA: To a Land Unknown by Mahdi Fleifel won the Transilvania Trophy in the official first- and second-time director competition of the 24th Transilvania International Film Festival (13 - 22…
Sashko Micevski Appointed Acting Director of North Macedonia Film Agency
SKOPJE: Editor and sound designer Sashko Micevski has been appointed acting director of the North Macedonia Film Agency by the Macedonian Government. He is replacing Veronika Buchkovska, who had held…
NATPE Budapest 2025 Starts Today
BUDAPEST: Over 100 exhibitors and partners, and over 400 buyers are taking part in NATPE Budapest, the most prominent global TV market focused on the CEE and EMEA regions, from…
Matthias Glasner’s Dying Wins 5th KRAFFT Film Festival
LJUBLJANA: The entire cast of Matthias Glasner’s Dying / Sterben won the Golden Apple Grand Prix for outstanding artistic achievements at the 5th KRAFFT Film Festival, held 13 -20 June…
Winners of UnderhillFest 2025
PODGORICA: Four Daughters by Kaouter Ben Hania won the Maslačak Award for Best Film in the International Competition of the 16th UnderhillFest international documentary film festival. Fiume o morte! by…
Sofia Hosts International Emmy® Awards Judging for the First Time
SOFIA: The International Emmy Awards® Semi-Final Judging was held in Sofia for the first time on 19 June 2025, with an expert jury evaluating projects in the Comedy category. The…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Auteur Mladen Đorđević Enters Postproduction with Love Room
BELGRADE: Arthouse director Mladen Đorđević has completed the shooting of his fifth feature film Love Room / Ljubavna soba, a solely Serbian production supported by Film Center Serbia.
North Macedonia's Cinema Admissions Drop 14% in 2024 Despite Increase in Screenings
SKOPJE: North Macedonia’s cinemas recorded 334,479 admissions in 2024, marking a 14% decrease from the 389,746 admissions reported in 2023, according to newly released data from the State Statistical Office.
PRODUCTION: Viesturs Kairišs’ Biographical Drama Ulya in Postproduction
RIGA: Viesturs Kairišs is currently in postproduction with a new biographical drama about the world famous basketball player Ulyana Semyonova. The film follows her path from an old-believers community on…
GRANTS: Croatia Announces Grants
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has announced its new production grants for feature films, debut features, documentary, animated, short and experimental films, and minority coproductions, as well as its…
Year of French Central European Film 2025: Strong French Presence at Transilvania IFF 2025
CLUJ-NAPOCA: France is taking part in the 24th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF, 13 – 22 June 2025) with films in several programmes, professionals in juries and…
Year of French Central European Film 2025: French Cinema Under the Stars in Tbilisi
TBILISI: The French Institute of Georgia has launched a new edition of Cinema Under the Stars festival, featuring French films screened free of charge every Thursday till 31 July 2025.
Copper Island Opens Postproduction Studio in Cyprus
LIMASSOL: International film company based in Cyprus, Copper Island has opened its new postproduction studio in Limassol.
PRODUCTION: Final Stage for Long Animated Film Born in the Jungle
RIGA: The Latvian/Polish/Czech long animated film Born in the Jungle / Laimīgie by Edmunds Jansons is currently in late production. Pre-sales for France, Germany, Spain and Sweden were secured by…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Darko Lungulov Starts Shooting 1970
BELGRADE: Serbian director Darko Lungulov started the production of his fourth feature film titled 1970 , which is a coproduction of Serbia, Hungary, Croatia and Luxembourg.
Maltese Reality Series House of Streams Debuts on Netflix UK and Ireland
VALLETTA: Mark Holland’s new interactive reality series House of Streams, produced by the Maltese Stream House Media Productions (SHriMP) and supported by the Malta Film Commission, will premiere exclusively on…
Smashing Hit for The Southern Chronicles at Lithuanian National Awards Silver Crane 2025
VILNIUS: Ignas Miškinis’s Lithuanian/Estonian feature film The Southern Chronicles / Pietinia Kronikas won 12 awards out of 14 nominations, including Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Script and Best Leading…
Connect Ideas in New Ways – A Romanian Showcase of Creativity at Cannes Lions 2025
CANNES: Discover the Romanian showcase Connect Ideas in New Ways, organised by Creative Romanian Film Makers at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (16 - 20 June 2025).
Hungarian Animation Pitch Forum at Annecy: Q&A with Producer Orsolya Sipos
ANNECY: FNE spoke to Hungarian producer Orsolya Sipos about Kati Glaser's upcoming 60-minute animated TV special Three Wishes / Három kívánság, which is a participant in the Hungarian Animation Pitch…
Hungarian Animation Pitch Forum at Annecy: Q&A with Director/Producer Réka Anna Szakály
ANNECY: FNE spoke to Hungarian director/producer Réka Anna Szakály about her short animated film Witches’ Sabbath / Boszorkányszombat, which is taking part in the Hungarian Animation Pitch Forum at the…
