BOX OFFICE: Domestic Biopic about Legendary Football Player Sets All-time Opening Record in Bulgaria
SOFIA: Dimitar Dimitrov’s biopic Gundi – Lengend of Love has set a record for the biggest opening weekend in the modern history of Bulgaria's film distribution with 726,364 EUR /…
PRODUCTION: Macedonian Director Gjorche Stavreski Shoots Sophomore Feature Swaps
SKOPJE: Macedonian director Gjorche Stavreski is currently in production with his sophomore feature Swaps / Trampi. The film is a Macedonian/Czech coproduction supported by the North Macedonia Film Agency and…
American Film Shooting in Georgia
TBILISI: An American film benefiting from the Film in Georgia programme is currently shooting in Georgia. Its 36 shooting days in the country included some military-themed scenes filmed at the…
NFI World Sales Highlights at MIPCOM
CANNES: NFI World Sales, the international sales division of the National Film Institute – Hungary, is participating in MIPCOM in Cannes (21 – 24 October 2024) with a handful of…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2024: Block 5
PORTOROŽ: Klemen Dvornik’s fourth feature Block 5 / Igrišča ne damo! is screening in the competition of the 27th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož, taking place 22 - 27 October…
Days of German-Language Film at Slovenian Cinematheque in Ljubljana
LJUBLJANA: Six contemporary films made in Austria, Germany and Switzerland are screened at the Slovenian Cinematheque from 21 to 25 October 2024 as part of the annual Days of German-Language…
Cent’anni to Open the Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož 2024
PORTOROŽ: Maja Doroteja Prelog’s first long film, the documentary Cent’anni is screening in the competition and it is also opening the 27th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož (22 - 27…
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024 Announces Full Competition Selection
TALLINN: Eighteen titles, including 11 world premieres and seven international premieres, will vie in the main competition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), which will be held 8…
Winners of 2024 International Short Film Festival of Cyprus
LIMASSOL: Tsikitigklon, the Fairy and the Man by Marios Mettis received the First Prize in the National Competition section of the 14th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, which was…
Zagreb Film Festival 2024 Announces Lineup
ZAGREB: Zagreb Film Festival (4 – 10 November 2024) will showcase 10 feature films in its main programme, of which nine competing for the festival’s top honour, the Golden Pram.
FNE at RIGA IFF 2024: Māris Maskalāns' Doc The End Has Its World Premiere in International Competition
RIGA: Māris Maskalāns, one of the greatest documentary observers of nature in the Baltics, has completed a documentary that explores the inevitable fate of everything that lives or has ever…
Vilnius Short Film Festival Becomes Qualifying Event for Academy Awards
VILNIUS: The Vilnius Short Film Festival has been included by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on its list of film festivals qualifying for Oscar consideration.
FNE at RIGA IFF 2024: Laila Pakalniņa's New Documentary Termini Has Its World Premiere in International Competition
RIGA: Acclaimed Latvian director Laila Pakalniņa's new documentary Termini / Galapunkti will have its world premiere in the International Competition of the Riga International Film Festival (17 - 27 October…
OBITUARY: Macedonian Composer Ljupcho Konstantinov
SKOPJE: The acclaimed Macedonian composer and author of film music Ljupcho Konstantinov passed away on 17 October 2024 at age 78.
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent Nominated for EFA’s EUROPEAN SHORT FILM – Prix Vimeo
BERLIN: Nebojša Slijepčević’ Palme d’or winner The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent is among the five titles nominated in the category EUROPEAN SHORT FILM – Prix Vimeo at the…
Canoe Film Picks Up Latvian Series Mutiny
RIGA: The 7-episode Latvian TV drama Mutiny has been acquired by the London-based Canoe Film ahead of its showcase at MIPCOM in Cannes (21 – 24 October 2024). Later, the…
Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event Announces Works in Progress Selection
TALLINN: Seventeen projects from countries including Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia and Czech Republic have been selected for the three categories of Works in Progress, which will be held within…
Ro Creativity: A Romanian Showcase of Creative Entertainment at MIPCOM Cannes 2024
BUCHAREST: Seven companies will be showcased through the umbrella A Romanian Showcase of Creative Entertainment at the prestigious MIPCOM Cannes, taking place 21 – 24 October 2024. Meet them at…
Hungary Becomes Second Most Important Centre for Film Production in Europe
BUDAPEST: Csaba Kael, the government commissioner for film in Hungary, announced at the opening of the Made in Hungary film festival, held in London at the Hungarian Cultural Centre, that…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Milan Konjević Shoots Sequel to Most Watched Yugoslav Film Franchise of All Times
BELGRADE: The Return of Žika’s Dynasty / Povratak Žikine dinastije, a long-awaited sequel of the famous franchise that opened in 1977 with Zoran Calic’ Crazy Years – Žika’s Dynasty /…
