The New Year That Never Came Wins Big at Gopo Awards Gala

BUCHAREST: Romanian/Serbian coproduction The New Year That Never Came by Bogdan Mureșanu received 10 awards, including Best Long Film, Best Director and Best Debut Film, at the 19th Gopo Awards …
29-04-2025

Flow Wins 2025 LUX Audience Award

BRUSSELS: The animated film Flow by Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis, was declared the winner of the 2025 LUX Audience Award at a ceremony held in the European Parliament hemicycle in…
29-04-2025

GRANTS: National Film Centre of Latvia Announces Grants

RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has announced the results of its annual production grant competition on 25 April 2025. A total of 2,444,061 EUR was distributed to 14…
29-04-2025

Literature Meets Cinema at 8th Film the Book in Warsaw

WARSAW: On 24 April 2025, Warsaw’s Mazovia Institute of Culture turned into a vibrant meeting point for the literary and film industries. The 8th edition of Film the Book, an…
29-04-2025

FNE at Cannes 2025: Romanian Minority Coproduction I Only Rest in the Storm Selected for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard

BUCHAREST: The Portuguese/Romanian/French/Brazilian coproduction I Only Rest in the Storm / O riso e a faca directed by Pedro Pinho will have its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard…
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FNE at Cannes 2025: Cypriot Minority Coproduction Yes by Nadav Lapid in Cannes’ Quinzaine des Cinéastes

NICOSIA: The new film by Israeli director Nadav Lapid, Yes, has been added to Cannes’ Quinzaine des Cinéastes. The film is a French/Israeli/Cypriot/German coproduction with the Deputy Ministry of Culture…
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FNE at Cannes 2025: Hungary, Estonia and Romania in Cannes’ Short Film and La Cinef Competitions

PARIS: The Spectacle by the acclaimed Hungarian director Bálint Kenyeres has been selected for the Short Film competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13 – 24 May 2025). Estonian…
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Splendid Palace in Riga Names One of Its Auditoriums Flow Hall

RIGA: The Splendid Palace cinema in Riga has named its Small Hall Flow Hall / Straumes zāle, to honour Gints Zilbalodis’ animated film and its contribution to the worldwide recognition…
27-04-2025

Upcoming Events at Erich Pommer Institut

POTSDAM: Here are the events organised by the Erich Pommer Institut (EPI) in the near future.
27-04-2025

BOX OFFICE: Domestic Film Fränk Is Second Most Watched Film in Estonia in 2025

TALLINN: The Estonian feature film Fränk directed by Tõnis Pill and produced by Allfilm has emerged as the country’s biggest box office success of early 2025, topping all local titles…
24-04-2025

GRANTS: Five Hungarian Feature and Animated Films Receive NFI Support in 2025

BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) has distributed 8,230,741 EUR in production grants for five domestic feature and animated films in 2025.
24-04-2025

GRANTS: NFI Production Grants for Hungarian Television Projects in 2025

BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute has distributed 4,021,579 EUR in production grants for 22 projects, including documentaries, animated films, docuseries, and a TV fiction film since January 2025.
24-04-2025

Romanian Fake Documentary Dismissed Available Online

BUCHAREST: Romanian mockumentary Dismissed / Clasat, written and directed by Horia Cucută and George ve Gänæaard, premiered and is available online in all territories from 24 to 27 April 2025.
24-04-2025

FNE at Cannes 2025: Kristen Stewart’s Latvian Minority Coproduction The Chronology of Water Selected for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard

RIGA: The directorial debut of the American actress Kristen Stewart, The Chronology of Water, will have its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard competition at the 78th Cannes Film…
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PRODUCTION: Kristijonas Vildžiūnas Starts Postproduction on Drama Fantasy Dice-ching-o-mat

VILNIUS: Lithuanian filmmaker Kristijonas Vildžiūnas has wrapped shooting on his drama fantasy Dice-ching-o-mat. The film produced by Uljana Kim is a coproduction between Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Luxembourg.
22-04-2025

ITV Series Secret Service Shoots in Malta

VALLETTA: British broadcaster ITV is currently shooting its drama series Secret Service in several of Malta’s most iconic locations (Valletta, Birgu, Isla, and Dingli) with the production supported through the…
22-04-2025

Last Call for Arthouse Cinema Training 2025

BERLIN: The deadline for 22nd Arthouse Cinema Training (18 – 24 August 2025), organised by the International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas (CICAE), is 29 April 2025.
22-04-2025

Apply to Transilvania Pitch Stop 2025

CLUJ-NAPOCA: The 24th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), which will be held 13 – 22 June 2025, has opened the registration for its international coproduction programme Transilvania Pitch Stop (19…
22-04-2025

Slovak Film Week 2025 Kicks Off in Bratislava

BRATISLAVA: Ten Slovak long films (six feature films, three documentaries and one animated film), as well as five short films, which were all nominated for the Sun in a Net…
21-04-2025

PRODUCTION: Tomaž Gorkič Starts Shooting The Monster Behind the Iron Curtain

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Tomaž Gorkič started shooting The Monster behind the Iron Curtain / Pošast za železno zaveso on 19 April 2025. This dark thriller, inspired by the horrifying murders…
21-04-2025