PRODUCTION: Peter Pokorný Shoots Documentary about Milan Lasica
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Peter Pokorný has entered production with Access Denied to Lasica / Lasicovi vstup zakázaný, a documentary about the Slovak comedy icon Milan Lasica (1940-2021), based on a…
CEE Animation at Annecy 2025
PRAGUE: CEE Animation will once again have a strong presence at MIFA, the world's biggest animation market, taking place 10 - 13 June 2025 in Annecy.
Unifrance in Warsaw for 16th French Film Festival in Poland and a Day of Professional Meetings
WARSAW: Unifrance, the Institut Français in Poland and Warsaw’s Kino Muranów are organising the 16th edition of the French Film Festival in Poland. The event takes place 4 - 11…
French Audiovisual at Content Warsaw 2025 with Unifrance
WARSAW: Content Warsaw returns in 2025 with a fresh three-day market, the Content Warsaw international CEE screenings, and a conference, set to take place at a state-of-the-art cinema complex, the …
Interview with Valentin Savu, Manager of OFIC: Romania’s Film Incentive Programme Is Fast, Fair, and Fully Reliable
BUCHAREST: Valentin Savu, the Manager of the Office for Film and Cultural Investments (OFIC) spoke with FNE about the Creative Romanian Film Makers’ showcase “Come Film in Romania” at the…
Major Positive Impact of Malta Film Industry on Malta Economy
VALLETTA: The Malta film industry has had a major positive impact on the Malta economy over the past five years generating a billion Euros into the Maltese economy.
Winners of 2025 Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival
BELGRADE: Stefan Malešević’s Serbian/Macedonian Soil and Wings won three awards, including for Best Film, in the Serbian Competition of the 18th Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival. The Landscape and the…
Sofia Pride Film Fest 2025 Kicks Off in Sofia
SOFIA: The 14th edition of the Sofia Pride Film Fest will showcase 11 feature films and 13 short films, each offering a unique perspective on the lives, challenges, and experiences…
Transilvania IFF 2025 Announces Romanian Days Selection
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Six of the eight long films selected for the Competition of the Romanian Film Days section at the 24th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) are documentaries. Twenty films have…
Golden Linden IFF 2025 Ready to Kick Off in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
STARA ZAGORA: Nine feature films will screen in the Official Competition of the 12th Golden Linden International Film Festival for New European Cinema, which will take place in Stara Zagora,…
Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2025 Opens Call
TALLINN: Submissions to the largest international co-production market in Northern Europe, the Baltic Event Co-Production Market, are open until 14 July 2025. The Baltic Event Co-Production Market will take place…
Year of French Central European Film 2025: Saint-Ex Lands in Bulgaria
SOFIA: French/Belgian coproduction Saint-Ex directed by Pablo Agüero will be released in Bulgarian cinemas by Cinelibri on 30 May 2025.
FNE at Cannes 2025: Prize Winners
CANNES: The Competition Jury of the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13-24 May 2025), headed by French Actress Juliette Binoche, gave the Palm d'Or to Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an…
First Audiovisual and Multimedia Innovation Center in the Baltics to Launch Next Year in Estonia’s Ida-Viru County
TALLINN: Estonia is creating a long-awaited middle ground with the development of the Ida Hub, the first audiovisual and multimedia innovation centre in the Baltics, which is planned to open…
Flow Presented at Virtual Global Event by United Nations
RIGA: The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations, in collaboration with the UN Movie Society of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council, presented a special…
European Film Festival in Montenegro
PODGORICA: The European Film Festival will screen free of charge award-winning feature, documentary and animated films in the Montenegrin towns of Podgorica, Bijelo Polje and Bar from 29 May to…
FNE at Cannes 2025: Competition: Young Mothers / Jeunes Mères (Belgium / France)
CANNES: Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne’s latest film Young Mothers screens in competition in Cannes this year and it is hard to think of anyone with a more successful Cannes…
FNE at Cannes 2025: Competition: The Mastermind (USA)
CANNES: American director Kelly Reichardt’s film The Mastermind screens in competition in the final days of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Known for her minimalist films that focus on American…
FNE at Cannes 2025: Winter in March Wins 3rd Prize ex-aequo at La Cinef
CANNES: The Estonian/Armenian/French coproduction Winter in March directed by Natalia Mirzoyan received the 3rd Prize ex-aequo in la Cinef competition on 22 May 2025.
Hungarian Animation Ready for Its Major Presence at Annecy International Animation FF 2025
BUDAPEST: Hungary’s guest country programme at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (8 – 14 June 2025) is an initiative of the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) and part…