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European Film Academy Announces New Board Appointments
Includes new chair Ada Solomon and deputy chairs to be Leontine Petit and Matthieu Darras
Filming of Estonian-Latvian-Polish co-produced feature film Serafima has wrapped
The gripping drama Serafima by acclaimed director Veiko Õunpuu tells a story of moral choices and survival under authoritarianism in Soviet Estonia in the 1960s. It is a tale of love poisoned by fear, violence, and emotional trauma. The leading roles in the film – based on award winning writer …
The 10th European Arthouse Cinema Day: Largest Initiative of the Arthouse World unites over 600 Cinemas in 45 Countries Worldwide on 23 November 2025
From Indonesia to Bangladesh, from Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan, across Europe and to the United States, Canada and South America, on sunday the 10th European Arthouse Cinema Day united more than 600 movie theatres in 45 countries and more than 90.000 visitors for its most international edition to date. 130 years…
Introducing New Participants for AUDIOVISUAL WOMEN | Few Spots Available for Our International Workshops | EPI at PöFF
Scholarships Awarded in the European Film Business and Law MBA | LL.M.EPI has awarded two partial scholarships for the 4th cohort of the master to Alex Sîrbu and Alexandra Dorisca
ShorTO Film Market 2025 Names Lithuania as Country in Focus
Next week, the 10th edition of the ShorTO Film Market will welcome Lithuania as the Country in Focus. This marks a milestone collaboration between the Italian Short Film Center and the Lithuanian short film agency Lithuanian Shorts, building on their shared commitment to cultivating short film culture and strengthening international…
Breaking News from Mogador Film #65: OBRAZ Triumphs in Morocco – Feels Fantastic!
Nikola Vukčević’s OBRAZ (Montenegro/Croatia/Serbia/Germany), a film I proudly supported as Producer, achieved a remarkable double win at the Rabat Film Festival last week, taking home both Best Film (Grand Prix Hassan II) and Best Actor. Securing two awards at the same festival is no small feat and highlights the extraordinary…
Winners of TV Beats Co-Financing Market 2025 announced!
Yesterday evening, the winners of the TV Beats Co-Financing Market, celebrating its fifth year, were announced.
CODA Codevelopment Animation Awards Unveiled in Tallinn
The awards mechanism, supporting early-stage development and collaboration across the CEE region, is set to launch in 2026
Tales from the Magic Garden Nominated for European Film Awards
The European Film Academy has announced that Tales from the Magic Garden, directed by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar and Jean-Claude Rozec, has been nominated in two categories at the 38th European Film Awards: Best Film and Best Animated Feature. In the first round of the selection process, members…
Maurfilm Celebrates Multiple Wins at the 2025 Emile Award
Maurfilm is pleased to announce its success at the 2025 Emile Awards, held this weekend in Tallinn, Estonia. Two Maurfilm productions received awards, highlighting the studio’s ongoing engagement in European co-production and high-quality animated filmmaking.
First Feature CATANE Directed by Ioana Mischie Earns Hollywood Recognition for Emiliano Mazzenga’s Outstanding Original Score. A Premiere for Romanian Cinema.
LOS ANGELES / BUCHAREST / ROME — The long-anticipated foreign feature CATANE, written and directed by Ioana Mischie, earns its first-ever nomination at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) for Emiliano Mazzenga’s breathtaking original score — nominated among the five best film scores worldwide in the Independent Foreign Film…
Winners of the 13th CEE Animation Forum Announced
CEE Animation Forum, the leading regional pitching, financing, and co-production market for European animated projects, took place in Pilsen from November 4–6, 2025. Following two intensive days of pitching sessions, one-on-one meetings, networking, and a panel discussion focused on co-development funding for European animation, the awards were presented to the…
WEMW 2026 extends submission deadline for all open calls!
The submission deadline for all open calls — work-in-progress sections (Last Stop Trieste and This Is IT), EAVE Slate, Inspirational Labs and the Films x Games Connection Hub — has been extended to November 10 at 23.59 CET, to allow as many producers as possible to finalise their applications to…
Introducing New Female Producers for SERIES' WOMEN | Few Spots Available for Our International Workshops | EPI at PöFF | Series Rough Cut Pitch Awarded Project
SERIES' WOMEN 2025: Meet the New Participants EPI unveils the 15 producers selected for the fifth edition of its European leadership programme empowering women in the drama series industry
Winners Announced at the 5th Edition of Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way!
The fifth edition of Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way took place online on October 30, 2025, once again celebrating the vibrant creativity and storytelling talent of the Western Balkan region and beyond.
Unifrance will present the Unifrance Broadcaster Award for the first time at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris in 2026
At the next edition of the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris, Unifrance will present the Unifrance Broadcaster Award. This new prize aims to aknowledge the foreign broadcaster that has made the greatest contribution to promoting French audiovisual works internationally. This contribution may take the form of an investment strategy, an editorial…
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„SERIES ROUGH PITCH – THE BALKAN WAY 5“, taking place online 30/10/2025 at 12 (CET)!
The fifth edition of “Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way” will kick off online, 30/10/25 at 12 (CET).
Winter in March by Natalia Mirzoyan continues its global award-winning streak, and has been chosen as the European Film Awards (EFA) 2027 Short Film Candidate by Uppsala Short Film Festival.
Natalia Mirzoyan’s stop-motion short film Winter in March has been on a remarkable winning streak, collecting major international awards and festival recognitions across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
What's Slovak in Jihlava?
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival starts today with many Slovak films in the programme, including 5 that will be shown in world or international premiere.
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT OUR WORKS IN PROGRESS SECTIONS
Find out more about our calls for submissions! WEMW 2026 takes place from 18 to 20 January 2026 in Trieste (Italy) and offers a myriad of activities during its intense 3-day programme. Let's take a closer look at the two sections dedicated to works in progress.
