TBILISI: Young Georgian director Natia Nikolashvili is expected to finish production on Igi at the end of 2026. Aimed for adults and young adults, IGI is produced by Vladimer Katcharava’s 20 Steps Productions.

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Tijana Zinajić started shooting the first Slovenian musical and her sophomore feature Azra on 4 July 2026 in Ljubljana.

BUDAPEST: Hungarian director/writer György Mór Kárpáti is currently in the shooting phase with his third feature film Bubo Bubo / Uhu, which is an independent production.

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Luka Marčetić has wrapped production on his fourth feature film, Od zdaj naprej bo vse drugace. A minimalistic drama about relationships inspired by Mumblecore and Dogme 95 movements was shot with three actors in just 10 days.

ZAGREB: Croatian director/writer Filip Mojzeš has entered postproduction with his debut feature The First Week of August / Prvi tjedan u kolovozu, a Croatian/Polish coproduction backed by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) and the Polish Film Institute.

BELGRADE: The revered Serbian filmmaker Srđan Dragojević will start shooting his new project International Women’s Day / Osmi mart in August 2026. The film is made as a coproduction among Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Germany, Croatia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia, and it has already been acquired by Madrid-based Latido Films.

ZAGREB: Croatian animators and directors Kristijan Petrović and Renato Grgić are currently in preproduction with their 3D motion-capture long animated film Immortal / Besmrtnik. The project, which features an accompanying VR/interactive mode, has an estimated total budget of 2 m EUR.

TALLINN: The acclaimed Estonian TV Series The Traitor / Reetur has entered postproduction for its fourth and final season. Under the consistent and distinct creative direction of filmmaker Ove Musting, the final chapter of this landmark Baltic spy thriller is now being polished for its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) (6 – 22 November 2026).

NICOSIA: Cypriot director / screenwriter Aliki Danezi Knutsen is currently in postproduction with her feature film Eastern Mediterranean.

SOFIA: Bulgarian/Italian Cold directed by Ana Kitanova and produced by Stefan Kitanov is due to complete postproduction in August 2026. It is not only the first feature film directed by Ana Kitanova and written by Iliana Kitanova, but also the first feature film lensed by cinematographer Angel Balakchiyiski.

RIGA: Latvia’s capital city is a futuristic city in the psychological drama Strokes of Madness, a Belgian/Latvian/Dutch project which aims to take the viewer inside the mind of a teenager whose talent turns against him. Filming in Latvia will wrap at the end of June 2026.

BRATISLAVA: Slovak actor and director Marek Ťapák is currently in postproduction with his TV film Crying without Echo / Výkriky bez ozveny (working title), an adaptation of the eponymous short stories book by Slovak author Milo Urban.

ZAGREB: Croatian-born, Ireland-based visual artist Dragana Jurišić has entered postproduction with her debut long documentary The Last Balkan Cowboy / Posljednji balkanski kauboj.

BUDAPEST: Hungarian filmmaker Bálint Szentgyörgyi is set to make his debut in Hungarian theatres in 2027 with his debut feature, the thriller Only Child / Egyke.

BELGRADE: The acclaimed Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica has started shooting a new feature film, Čuružanka, on 10 June 2026. A solely Serbian production, the film is based on the novel The Last Term by the late Russian writer Valentin Rasputin (1937-2015).

SKOPJE: Macedonian director Marija Apchevska Petrovska has started shooting Spring Cleaning / Proletnochistenje in Skopje, a coproduction between North Macedonia, Greece, Slovenia, and Serbia.