BOX OFFICE: Hungarian Films Break Records

BUDAPEST: Hungarian films have been dominating the national box office for weeks, marking a rare phenomenon in decades. In the third and fourth week of 2025, the top 3 was…
17-02-2025

Heretic Snatched World Sales Rights for Stefan Đorđević’s Wind, Talk To Me

BELGRADE: The Athens-based company Heretic has picked-up Serbian director Stefan Đorđević’s debut feature Wind, Talk to Me / Vetre, pričaj. This coproduction between Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia was acquired before…
17-02-2025

Flow Surpasses 300,000 Admissions in Latvia

RIGA: Gints Zilbalodis' Golden Globe-winner and Academy Award-nominee Flow has been seen in Latvia by over 300,000 people, a record for a total population of 1.85 m. Flow is now…
17-02-2025

White Courage Leads with 15 Nominations at 27th Polish Film Awards

WARSAW: Marcin Koszałka's White Courage received 15 nominations at the 27th Polish Film Awards / Orły, followed by Magnus von Horn’s The Girl with the Needle with 13 nominations and…
16-02-2025

Estonia Launches Creative Gate

TALLINN: The Black Nights Film Festival and Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event have launched Creative Gate, a platform designed to connect filmmakers with Estonia's vibrant film industry.
16-02-2025

Time to Go East: Come See the Romanians – Creative Romanian Filmmakers at EFM – Berlin 2025

BERLIN: Seventeen Romanian production companies are promoted by Creative Romanian Film Makers under the umbrella Time to Go East: Come See the Romanians at the European Film Market in Berlin…
16-02-2025

Film Sales Agency Baltic Crime Launches to Represent Baltic Productions on the Global Stage

A groundbreaking film sales agency, Baltic Crime, has officially launched, dedicated to revolutionizing the international reach of Baltic films and series. With a strong mission to ensure Baltic productions achieve…
14-02-2025

Slovenian Film Industry Embraces Groundbreaking Year

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has confirmed an unparalleled film funding, having been allocated 12.35 m EUR in state budget funds for 2025. A significant increase in the number of…
14-02-2025

The 30th Kino Pavasaris Announces Full Programme

VILNIUS: Films by Gints Zilbalodis, Saulė Bliuvaitė, Dea Kulumbegashvili and Bogdan Mureșanu have been selected for the Competition of the 30th Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris, which will be…
14-02-2025

Waves and The Hungarian Dressmaker Lead Slovak National Sun In a Net Awards

BRATISLAVA: The Czech/Slovak drama Waves by Jiří Mádl leads the 14th Sun in a Net Awards with 14 nominations, closely followed by Slovak/Hungarian/Czech The Hungarian Dressmaker by Iveta Grófová with…
13-02-2025

Suspenseful Rise of the Raven’s Release in Hungary

BUDAPEST: One of the most anticipated events for the Hungarian film industry in 2025 is the upcoming release of Rise of the Raven / Hunyadi. The country’s first big-budget TV…
13-02-2025

Deadline Extended for International Screen Institute’s ProPro – The Producers Programme for Women

VIENNA: The International Screen Institute (ISI) has extended the applications for its programme ProPro – The Producers Programme for Women (2-6 June 2025). The new deadline is 24 February 2025.
13-02-2025

FNE at Berlinale 2025: Lithuanian Cinema in Berlin

Lithuania at the 75th Berlinale: Shooting Star Šarūnas Zenkevičius and more national film news - During this year’s Berlin Film Festival, the attention of Lithuania’s film community will turn to…
13-02-2025

FNE at Berlinale 2025: Romanian Cinema in Berlin

Romanian Film Centre @ EFM 2025 - Dear Friends and Colleagues, the Romanian Film Centre and Dacin Sara will be present at the EFM!
13-02-2025

FNE at Berlinale 2025: Latvian Cinema in Berlin

Latvia at the Berlinale and EFM 2025 - Latvian stand G10, Gropius Bau
13-02-2025

BOX OFFICE: Černák Breaks Historical Opening Record in Slovakia

BRATISLAVA: The highly anticipated sequel about the infamous Slovak underworld boss Černák has become a box office sensation in Slovakia. The film directed by Jakub Kroner shattered the historical records…
11-02-2025

PRODUCTION: Janno Jürgens Preps Estonian Drama No Me Without You

TALLINN: Estonian filmmaker Janno Jürgens is currently in preparation with his feature No Me without You / Mind ei ole sinust eraldi, exploring the burden of guilt and the meaning…
11-02-2025

PRODUCTION: First Coproduction Between Serbia and Kyrgyzstan in Postproduction

BELGRADE: Kurak / Курак by Erke Dzhumakmatova and Emil Atageldiev is currently in postproduction as a joint project between Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, Serbia, Luxembourg and Italy. Sadly, Emil…
11-02-2025

Five of the Ten European Shooting Stars 2025 are from FNE Partner Countries

BERLIN: This year, the European Shooting Stars, who will be presented during the Berlin International Film Festival (13 – 23 February 2025), include young talents from Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania…
11-02-2025