PRODUCTION: Tonia Mishiali Shoots The Lion at My Back
LIMASSOL: The award-winning Cypriot director/writer/producer Tonia Mishiali is currently in production with her anticipated sophomore feature The Lion at My Back (former Nala & Stella). This Cypriot/Luxembourgish/Greek coproduction is a poignant, emotionally charged drama, exploring themes of resilience, survival, and the transformative bond between two marginalised women.
PRODUCTION: Marko Gjokovic Begins Shooting Debut Feature Tenant
SKOPJE: Macedonian director Marko Gjokovic has started shooting his debut feature Tenant / Potstanar. The psychological drama is inspired by Slovenian dramatist Matjaž Župančič’s play Vladimir, and it is made as a coproduction between North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro.
PRODUCTION: The Inspector's Dept. Marks Historic First Feature Film Coproduction between Bulgaria and Latvia
SOFIA: Bulgarian screenwriter Teodora Markova is working on her directorial debut The Inspector's Dept. The first-ever feature film coproduction between Bulgaria and Latvia has already received public funding in both countries.
PRODUCTION: Serbian Miniseries Absolute 100 Ready to Premiere at Karlovy Vary IFF
BELGRADE: Serbian six-part TV drama Absolute 100 / Apsolutnih sto will have its world premiere in the Special Screenings programme of the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which kicks off on 4 July 2025.
PRODUCTION: Dragons over Kabul to Hit Hungarian Cinemas This Autumn
BUDAPEST: Zsombor Dyga’s heroic war action-drama Dragons over Kabul / Sárkányok Kabul felett (working title Operation Kabul) is currently in postproduction and it will be released in domestic cinemas by Fórum Hungary in the autumn of 2025.
PRODUCTION: Serbian Auteur Mladen Đorđević Enters Postproduction with Love Room
BELGRADE: Arthouse director Mladen Đorđević has completed the shooting of his fifth feature film Love Room / Ljubavna soba, a solely Serbian production supported by Film Center Serbia.
PRODUCTION: Viesturs Kairišs’ Biographical Drama Ulya in Postproduction
RIGA: Viesturs Kairišs is currently in postproduction with a new biographical drama about the world famous basketball player Ulyana Semyonova. The film follows her path from an old-believers community on the South Eastern border of Latvia to international fame, portraying both her personal journey and her symbolic role as a Cold War-era sports icon.
PRODUCTION: Final Stage for Long Animated Film Born in the Jungle
RIGA: The Latvian/Polish/Czech long animated film Born in the Jungle / Laimīgie by Edmunds Jansons is currently in late production. Pre-sales for France, Germany, Spain and Sweden were secured by French sales agent Dandelooo Cinema ahead of the film’s trailer premiere at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2025.
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Darko Lungulov Starts Shooting 1970
BELGRADE: Serbian director Darko Lungulov started the production of his fourth feature film titled 1970 , which is a coproduction of Serbia, Hungary, Croatia and Luxembourg.
PRODUCTION: Danilo Bećković Shoots Serbian Biopic TV Drama Series Pupin
BELGRADE: The filming of the 10-episode biopic Pupin directed by Danilo Bećković is underway on various locations throughout Serbia, with an international cast. The Radio Television of Serbia is producing.
PRODUCTION: Janicke Askevold Explores Single Motherhood in Norwegian/Latvian/Lithuanian Drama Solomamma
VILNIUS: Norwegian director Janicke Askevold is currently in postproduction with her feature film Solomamma, a coproduction between Norway, Latvia and Lithuania, set to be released in 2025.
PRODUCTION: Jani Bojadzi Completes Postproduction on Social Drama Tomorrow Morning
SKOPJE: Macedonian director Jani Bojadzi has completed postproduction on his latest feature film Tomorrow Morning / Utrenautro, a hard-hitting social drama exploring themes of justice, corruption, and personal survival in contemporary North Macedonia.
PRODUCTION: Romanian Innovative Director Ioana Mischie in Postproduction with Debut Feature Catane
BUCHAREST: Romanian film writer/director Ioana Mischie is currently in postproduction with her awaited debut feature Catane, an absurd Romanian/Italian comedy already acquired by Intramovies. Recently, the film was screened in Cannes Film Market, and it will be released in cinemas at the end of 2025.
PRODUCTION: Peter Pokorný Shoots Documentary about Milan Lasica
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Peter Pokorný has entered production with Access Denied to Lasica / Lasicovi vstup zakázaný, a documentary about the Slovak comedy icon Milan Lasica (1940-2021), based on a script written by his daughter, writer/screenwriter Hana Lasicová.
PRODUCTION: Lucas Neagu Preps Romanian Love Story Nothing More and Nothing Different
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Nothing More and Nothing Different / Nimic mai mult și nimic diferit by young Romanian director Lucas Neagu is set for shooting in July 2025. Lucas Neagu (24) was nominated in the Best Newcomer section of the Gopo Awards 2025 for directing and independently producing his debut feature Timing.
PRODUCTION: Kostadin Bonev Shoots Bulgarian/Albanian/Italian Coming-of-Age She Who Remains
SOFIA: Bulgarian director Kostadin Bonev is currently in production with his Bulgarian/Albanian/Italian coproduction She Who Remains, based on a novel by the award-winning Bulgarian writer and actor Rene Karabash.