GRANTS: Film Centre of Montenegro Announces Production Grants
PODGORICA: The Film Centre of Montenegro has distributed 1,302,000 EUR as production grants for 22 projects including feature films, long documentaries, minority coproductions, and films already in production.
PRODUCTION: Internationally Renowned Producer Join Kálmán Nagy's Debut Feature
BUDAPEST: Hungarian director/writer Kálmán Nagy has wrapped principal photography on his debut feature, The Shame of the Borbély Family / A Borbély család szégyene.
Tomáš Krupa’s Slovak Survival Doc We Have to Survive Sold to Estonian Public Broadcasting
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak documentary We Have to Survive / Musíme prežiť directed by Tomáš Krupa was sold by Taskovski Films to the Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR). This coproduction between Slovakia,…
International Screen Institute – Interview with Kira Ruohonen, Alumna of the Sustainability Management Programme
VIENNA: FNE spoke with Kira Ruohonen about her experience with the Sustainability Management programme of the International Screen Institute and how this programme influenced the way she approaches work today.
New Minister of Culture in Romania
BUCHAREST: Ioana Ruxandra Victoria Ciocan was officially invested as the new Minister of Culture of Romania on 20 October 2026 as the new PM’s Luca Niculescu’s Cabinet received the parliamentary…
RIGA IFF SHOWCASE Underway at RIGA IFF 2026
RIGA: Eleven projects are pitched at the RIGA IFF SHOWCASE, which is held from 23 to 25 October 2025 within the RIGA IFF FORUM of the 13th Riga International Film…
CICAE Releases Trailer for European Arthouse Cinema Day 2026
BERLIN: The 11th European Arthouse Cinema Day has released the trailer for its 11th edition on 22 November 2026, and is welcoming cinemas across the world to join as registration…
PRODUCTION: Luka Mihailović Shoots Serbian TV Drama Series City of Pain
BELGRADE: A new Serbian TV drama series City of Pain / Grad bola is currently in production. The script is based on the same-titled bestselling book written by Meti Kamberi…
PRODUCTION: Joosep Matjus Shoots Estonian/German Documentary The Roads of Forgotten Dreams
TALLINN: Estonian director Joosep Matjus is currently filming his long documentary The Roads of Forgotten Dreams / Ränd fotograaf külateel, which is backed by the Estonian Film Institute and the…
PRODUCTION: Soňa Gyárfáš Lutherová Shoots Documentary on Sláva Daubnerová
BRATISLAVA: Slovak social anthropologist and filmmaker Soňa G. Lutherová is currently shooting a documentary about the contemporary Slovak theatre and opera director Sláva Daubnerová. The film is a Slovak/Italian/Czech coproduction.
FNE Podcast: Nikolaj Nikitin: Curator of Critics’ Picks Competition at PÖFF
TALLINN: FNE spoke to Nikolaj Nikitin, curator of the Critics’ Picks Competition Programme at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), about the section's philosophy, its evolution over the past…
Projects Selected for Baltic Event Works in Progress, International Works in Progress, and Just Film Works in Progress 2026
TALLINN: Sixteen projects currently in production or postproduction and seeking sales agents or festival premieres have been selected for Baltic Event Works in Progress, International Works in Progress, and Just…
Series Rough Pitch - The Balkan Way 2026 Announces Selected Projects
ZAGREB: Nine TV series projects in development have been selected for the sixth edition of Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way, which will take place online on 30 October…
FESTIVALS: Ida Who Sang So Badly Even the Dead Rose Up and Joined Her in Song Wins Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2026
PORTOROŽ: Ester Ivakič’s debut feature Ida Who Sang So Badly Even the Dead Rose Up and Joined Her in Song won the Vesna award for best film at the 29th…
Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep Wins 2026 KineNova International Film Festival
SKOPJE: Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep, the feature debut of Palestinian director Rakan Mayasi, won the award for Best Feature Film at the 11th Kinenova International Film Festival, held from…
Winners of 2026 International Short Film Festival of Cyprus
LIMASSOL: For the second year in a row, Christos Artemiou won the 1st Prize for Best Cypriot Short Film at the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC). Last year…
Levan Koguashvili to Receive the Trailblazer Award at Golden Globes’ Silk Road Tribute Gala
TBILISI: Acclaimed Georgian director Levan Koguashvili will receive the Trailblazer Award at the Golden Globes’ inaugural Silk Road Tribute Gala, which will take place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 23 –…
International Festival of Animated Films 2026 Wraps Up in Nikozi, Georgia
TBILISI: A total of 85 animated works from 24 countries were screened during the International Festival of Animated Films 2026, whose 13th edition was held in the village of Nikozi,…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2026: Dance of Life
PORTOROŽ: Siniša Gačić’s long documentary Dance of Life / Ples življenja won the Vesna award for best documentary, screening in the competition of the 29th Festival of Slovenian Film Portoroz…
Films from FNE Partner Countries Shortlisted for European Film Awards 2027
BERLIN: Thirteen feature films, one documentary and six short films produced or coproduced by FNE partner countries have been shortlisted for their respective categories for the 39th European Film Awards,…
