BOX OFFICE: The Tower of Strength Has Record Attendance in Montenegro
PODGORICA: The Tower of Strength / Obraz by Nikola Vukcević recorded over 10,000 admissions in Montenegro during its first ten days in cinemas. A coproduction between Montenegro, Serbia, Germany and…
Retrospective of Georgian Silent Cinema in Paris
TBILISI: An important retrospective Georgian Silent Cinema – Mirror of a Nation is underway in Paris at the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux–Pathé. The event is organised under the ‘carte blanche’ granted…
FNE at Berlinale 2026: Prize Winners
BERLIN: Bulgarian minority coproduction Nina Roza by Geneviève Dulude-de Celles got the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay in the main competition of the 76th Berlin IFF. Meanwhile, Czech/Slovak If Pigeons…
CEE Animation Workshop 2026 Announces Selection
PRAGUE: Twelve projects and 31 participants from 18 countries will enroll in the 8th CEE Animation Workshop, which will be held throughout the year in four modules.
Estonian Minority Coproduction Checkered Ninja 3 Sold to Key Territories
TALLINN: Checkered Ninja 3, the third instalment in the hit franchise created by Danish comedian and actor Anders Matthesen, has been sold by LevelK to several territories so far, including…
FNE at Berlinale 2026: See how the FIPRESCI critics rated the programme
BERLIN: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlin Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Perspectives and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3,…
FNE at Berlinale 2026: Special Gala: The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (USA)
BERLIN: The 2026 edition of the Berlin International Film Festival featured a special gala screening of the American crime drama The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, written and directed…
FNE at Berlin 2026: Competition: Josephine (USA)
BERLIN: Director Beth de Araujo’s drama Josephine (USA) screened at the 76th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, in the main competition. The film, which had its international premiere…
OBITUARY: Macedonian Actress Lence Delova
SKOPJE: Acclaimed Macedonian film and theatre actress Lence Delova has died at 77. During her career, she played in more than 30 films, TV films and series, including titles such…
SMART7 2026 Announces Selected Films
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Transilvania IFF has announced the selection for SMART7, the competition programme for which it is partnering with Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris (Lithuania), IndieLisboa (Portugal), FILMADRID (Spain), New Horizons IFF …
Valga Hot Shorts 2026 Opens Submission
TALLINN: The Valga Hot Shorts invites directors from Estonia, Latvia, and for the first time, Lithuania to submit their short films to the competition of its 3rd edition (3 -…
FNE at Berlinale 2026: See how the FIPRESCI critics rate the programme so far
BERLIN: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlin Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Perspectives and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3,…
FNE at Berlinale 2026: Special Gala: The Weight (Germany/USA)
BERLIN: At the 2026 edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, director Padraic McKinley presented his historical drama The Weight, an ambitious period film starring Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe and…
FNE at Berlinale 2026: Competition: Queen at Sea (UK/USA)
BERLIN: American filmmaker Lance Hammer returned to the Berlina Film Festival’s main competition with the UK USA coproduction Queen at Sea, a drama exploring aging, family responsibility, and the fragile…
PRODUCTION: Sibel Guvenc in Postproduction with Canadian/Irish/Croatian Drama Loya
ZAGREB: The Turkish/Canadian director Sibel Guvenc is currently in postproduction with her debut feature Loya, which is a Canadian/Irish/Croatian coproduction.
Bulgarian/Italian Aurora to Premiere at Sofia Film Festival 2026
SOFIA: Aurora directed by Georgi Stoev-Jacky and Nikola Boshnakov will have a gala premiere at the 30th Sofia International Film Festival (12 – 31 March 2026). The film is a…
Visegrad Film Forum 2026 Announces First Guests
BRATISLAVA: German production designer Uli Hanisch, German-Romanian documentary filmmaker Alexander Nanau, and Hungarian director György Pálfi are special guests of the 13th edition of the Visegrad Film Forum (VFF), which…
FNE at Berlinale 2026: Georgia Signs Memorandum on Cooperation with Azerbaijan
BERLIN: The head of the Georgian National Film Center (GNFC) Mamuka Bliadze and the general director of the Cinema Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ARKA) Rashad Azizov have signed…
BOX OFFICE: Two Domestic Films Top Overall Charts in Romania
BUCHAREST: The domestic comedy City Boys: Golden Boyz by Mihai Bendeac is topping the Romanian weekly charts, and ranks second in the overall yearly box office, after another domestic comedy,…
ZDF Studios Signs Multi-Year Agreement with Hungary’s TV2 Group
BUDAPEST: Germany’s ZDF Studios has signed an agreement with Hungarian broadcaster TV2 Group for over 1,200 hours of drama programming, including free-TV, pay-TV and VOD rights.
