French Coproduction Office to Distribute 14 Films by Márta Mészáros
BUDAPEST: Fourteen films by Márta Mészáros have been purchased by the French Coproduction Office for global distribution. This is the first time that the Hungarian director's oeuvre has been remastered.
Kustendorf Film and Music Festival 2025 Starts in Serbia
BELGRADE: The 18th edition of the Kustendorf Film and Music Festival, which is dedicated to both young and established filmmakers, will screen 16 short films in its Competition. The festival…
National Archives of Georgia Continues Film Digitalisation
TBILISI: The National Archives of Georgia scanned and digitised 129 film materials over 2024.
FNE at Berlinale 2025: New Films and Projects from FNE Partner Countries Selected for 75th Berlin International Film Festival
BERLIN: New titles by Želimir Žilnik and Vitaly Mansky, among others, have been selected for the Forum section at the upcoming 75th Berlin International Film Festival, which will be held…
Flow Scoops Two Nominations at BAFTA Film Awards 2025
LONDON: The Latvian majority coproduction Flow directed by Gints Zilbalodis has been nominated in the Animated Film category as well as in the new Children’s and Family Film category at…
Veronika Buchkovska Appointed New Acting Director of North Macedonia Film Agency
SKOPJE: The Macedonian Government has appointed Veronika Buchkovska as the new acting director of the North Macedonia Film Agency. She is replacing Daniela Stankovska-Plachkovska, who recently resigned from the position.
Hungary Welcomes International Productions as Film Tax Incentive Gets Extended
BUDAPEST: As Hungary has extended its successful film production incentive for a further six years, international productions are expected to continue to shoot in the „continental Europe’s biggest production hub”,…
Visegrad Film Forum 2025 Announces First Guests
BRATISLAVA: American editor Jay Rabinowitz, Romanian producer Ada Solomon and French editor Juliette Welfling are special guests of the 12th edition of the Visegrad Film Forum (VFF), which will be…
Films and Talents from FNE Partner Countries Awarded at Golden Globes 2025
LOS ANGELES: The Latvian majority coproduction Flow directed by Gints Zilbalodis made history at the Golden Globe Awards 2025 as it beat Inside Out 2 and Moana 2 on its…
FNE at Berlinale 2025: New Films and Projects from FNE Partner Countries Selected for 75th Berlin International Film Festival
BERLIN: Berlinale 2025 has announced new titles selected for its Berlinale Shorts, Forum Special, Forum Expanded and Berlinale Classic sections, as well as the first projects selected for the Berlinale…
Lightdox Picks Up Fiume o morte! Ahead of its Rotterdam Premiere
ZAGREB: The Croatian/Italian/Slovenian hybrid documentary Fiume o morte! directed by Igor Bezinović has been picked up by the Swiss-French sales agent Lightdox ahead of its premiere in the Tiger Competition…
WEMW 2025 Announces Talks, Juries and Awards
TRIESTE: This year’s programme of When East Meets West (WEMW, 19 – 22 January 2025) introduces a whole new series of Talks, targeting a unique variety of topics.
Trieste Film Festival 2025 Announces Programme
TRIESTE: Seven titles directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė, Sonja Prosenc and Konstantin Bojanov, among others, will compete in the Feature Film Competition of the 36th Trieste Film Festival, which will be…
Winners of 28th Golden Rhyton Documentary and Animated Film Festival
PLOVDIV: Geri's Wish by Tonislav Hristov and White Shoulder for a Black Man by Anri Kulev won the awards for Best Documentary and Best Animated Film, respectively, at the 28th…
FNE wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Safe and Successful New Year! See you again in January 2025
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IFF ART FILM Košice 2025 Launches Call for Submissions
KOŠICE: The IFF ART FILM Košice has opened submissions for its 31st edition to be held 20 – 27 June 2025.
Films from FNE Partner Countries Shortlisted for Oscars 2025
LOS ANGELES: The Latvian majority coproduction Flow and Czech/Slovak Waves were shortlisted in the International Feature Film category for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards. The…
Sebastian Stan to Star in Cristian Mungiu’s New Film
BUCHAREST: The Romanian-American actor Sebastian Stan will play a main character in the new film by the Romanian Palme d’or winner Cristian Mungiu. Fjord will start shooting in the spring…
Films from FNE Partner Countries among Berlinale 2025 First Titles
BERLIN: Here are the films produced or coproduced by FNE partner countries included among the first titles announced by the Berlin International Film Festival. The 75th Berlinale will be held…
Films from FNE Partner Countries at Sundance Film Festival 2025
WARSAW: Below are the films produced or coproduced by FNE partner countries which will screen at the upcoming edition of the Sundance Film Festival running from 23 January to 2…