FNE at Cannes Film Festival 2026: Luminalia Picks-Up Promised Spaces by Ivan Marković Ahead of Its World Premiere in ACID 2026
BELGRADE: Serbian-German filmmaker Ivan Marković' hybrid feature Promised Spaces has been selected for Cannes Film Festival's sidebar programme ACID 2026. Bologna-based Luminalia is handling its world sales.
FNE at Cannes Film Festival 2026: B-Rated International Picks-Up Ulya Ahead of Its Cannes Premiere
RIGA: The Latvian/Estonian/Polish/Lithuanian coproduction Ulya directed by Viesturs Kairišs has been acquired by French outlet B-Rated International ahead of its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard competition of the…
FNE at Cannes Film Festival 2026: Hungarian/French Short Animated Film Adgwa-Ata Selected for Critics’ Week
BUDAPEST: Zsuzsanna Kreif's short animated film Adgwa-Ata has been selected for Critics’ Week (13 – 21 May 2026), the parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival.
British TV Series The Assassin – Season 2 Is Currently Shooting in Malta
VALLETTA: The second season of the British television series The Assassin is currently filming in Malta using the 40% local cash rebate. With a Malta-based budget of 17.1 m EUR,…
Csaba Kael Steps Down as Head of NFI
The National Film Institute will no longer assume long-term financial obligations due to the change of government. Csaba Káel's mandate as government commissioner responsible for the development of the Hungarian…
FNE at Cannes Film Festival 2026: Indie Sales to Launch Quo Vadis, Aida? – The Missing Part at Cannes Market
SARAJEVO: The sequel to Jasmila Žbanić’s Oscar and BAFTA-nominated Quo Vadis, Aida? has been acquired by Paris-based Indie sales, which will launch international sales at the upcoming Cannes Marché du…
FNE at Cannes Film Festival 2026: Atlas of the Universe Selected for Cannes Écrans Junior
BUCHAREST: Romanian/Bulgarian Atlas of the Universe by Paul Negoescu is among the seven films selected for Cannes Écrans Junior, a dedicated youth programme taking place under the umbrella of the…
GRANTS: Estonia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute distributed 350,000 EUR to four minority coproduction projects.
The 2nd Film Literacy Conference Held in Zagreb
ZAGREB: The second edition of the Film Literacy Conference has been held in Zagreb, organised by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC). For the first time, the awards for excellence in…
Rise & Shine 2026 Selection Announced
ZAGREB: Rise & Shine, an animation project development and pitching lab for young talents and their short films, reveals the 2026 selection ahead of the programme kick-off at Animafest Zagreb.
FNE at Cannes Film Festival 2026: Radu Jude’s Independent Film The Diary of a Chambermaid Selected for Directors’ Fortnight
PARIS: The first foreign language film by the Romanian enfant terrible Radu Jude, The Diary of a Chambermaid / Le Journal d’une femme de chambre, was selected for Directors’ Fortnight…
FNE at Cannes 2026: The Match Factory Picks-Up Valeska Grisebach’s Bulgarian Minority Coproduction The Dreamed Adventure
SOFIA: Valeska Grisebach’s The Dreamed Adventure has been acquired by The Match Factory ahead of its world premiere in Cannes’ 2026 Official Competition. The film shot in Bulgaria stars Yana…
Maltese Film Industry Contribution to Local Economy Exceeds 1.2 b EUR
VALLETTA: An economic report published by the Malta Film Commission shows that the total contribution of the film industry from 2018 to 2025 was 1.208 m EUR, six times higher…
Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival 2026 Announces Programme
HAAPSALU: The 21st Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF) has officially released the programme for its 21st edition. The largest genre festival in the Baltics will be held from…
Winners of Sun in a Net Awards 2026
BRATISLAVA: The most awards during the 15th ceremony of the Sun in a Net awards gala went to Slovak/Czech/Polish/Belgian drama Flood / Potopa, which won in six categories among nine…
Eurocine Budapest 2026 Opens a New Gateway to Film Industry in Central and Eastern Europe
BUDAPEST: A new international event is set to create a fresh meeting point for the film industry across Central and Eastern Europe. On 8–9 May 2026, Eurocine Budapest will launch…
GRANTS: Slovak Grants 2025
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Audiovisual Fund gave out 4,444,920 EUR in 2025 for the production of feature films, long documentaries, long animated films, TV series, as well as minority coproductions.
Latvia and Moldova Sign Memorandum of Understanding
RIGA: Latvian and Moldovan ministers of Culture, Agnese Lace and Cristian Jardan, have signed a memorandum of understanding providing cooperation in cinema as well as audiovisual and media services.
From Producer to Founder: Interview with Olga Hartšuk, Graduate of the European Film Business and Law LL.M. | MBA and Co-founder of Mureel
POTSDAM: How a master's programme in film business and law gave an experienced Estonian producer the framework - and the trigger -to build a sustainability infrastructure startup for the European…
FNE at Cannes 2026: Films from FNE Partner Countries in Cannes 2026 Official Selection
PARIS: The first English language film by the Romanian Palm d’or winner Cristian Mungiu, Fjord, and the new film by the Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski, Fatherland, have been selected for…
