BRATISLAVA: The acclaimed Slovak director Marko Škop is currently in production with his psychological drama Anna. His third feature film, which is a Slovak/Czech coproduction, tells the story of a 30-year-old neurologist, who lives in one apartment with her mother.

RIGA: Latvian director Krista Burāne is currently in postproduction with All the Birds Sing / Visi putni skaisti dzied, a musical documentary with animated elements. It aims to answer the question of what can be done to restore and balance in a world in which the relationship between nature and man has been disrupted.

LJUBLJANA: The famed Slovenian director Damjan Kozole is currently shooting his new feature film 20 Meters / 20 metrov, which is a Slovenian/Serbian/Croatian/Macedonian/Bosnian coproduction.

BUCHAREST: Romanian writer/director Mihai Mincan is currently in production with his sophomore feature Milk Teeth / Dinți de lapte. This 2.3 m EUR coproduction between Romania, France, Denmark, Greece and Bulgaria is supported by the Romanian Film Centre, the Bulgarian National Film Center, Aide aux cinémas du monde (ACM), Danish Film Institute (DFI), among many others.

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 the Czech Film Fund.

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 / Lude godine, is currently in production in Serbia, directed by Milan Konjević. Film Center Serbia is supporting it.

SPLIT: Croatian actor Josip Lukić is currently in production with his directorial debut feature Mom’s Alive Today / Danas je mama živa!. The film is a Croatian/Serbian/Kosovar joint, supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre and Film Center Serbia.

HERCEG NOVI: Croatian director Irena Škorić began shooting her long documentary In Search of Lotika / U potrazi za Lotikom in the House of Nobel laureate Ivo Andrić in Herceg Novi, Montenegro last weekend. The film is a coproduction between Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia and Poland.

SOFIA: Bulgarian director Nikolay Stefanov follows the reopening of the cold case of his father’s killing 30 years ago in a documentary, while also exploring the ideas of masculinity and fatherhood. Making Friends with the Idea of a Father, which is currently in production, won the Award of the Institute of Documentary Film at the 28th Baltic Sea Docs Forum (1 – 6 September 2024).

TALLINN: Estonian director Tõnis Pill is currently in postproduction with his debut feature Fränk, which is set to be released in the spring of 2025. This 100% Estonian coproduction is produced by leading company Allfilm.

BELGRADE: Serbian director Marko Novaković is filming his fifth feature, Accomplices / Saučesnici, which is a coproduction of Serbia, Croatia and North Macedonia, supported by all three national film centres and using Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin and Bosnian actors.

ZLARIN: The Croatian island of Zlarin and the nearby Blitvenica lighthouse have become the backdrop for Bumblebee’s Flight / Bumbarov let, a children’s adventure film directed by Daniel Kušan. The film is produced by Croatia’s Interfilm in coproduction with Serbia’s Zillion Film and North Macedonia’s Krug Film.

BUDAPEST: Hungarian director Ádám Freund, whose surreal family sci fi Earthly People / Földiek (2017) was nominated for the Student Academy Award, is currently shooting his debut feature, Hyenas / Hiénák.

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Jan Cvitkovič started shooting his sixth feature film Hotel Alcohol / Hotel Alkohol on 16 September 2024. The 33-days shooting of this Slovenian/German/Croatian coproduction takes place in Idrija, Ajdovščina and in Gorizia (Italy).

BELGRADE: Young Serbian director Filip Kovačević is currently in production with his sophomore feature Absolution / Oprost, a SF adventure film shot in English. The cast is led by Dutch actor Jonas Smulders, Canadian actress Nina Kiri and Serbian actor Predrag Bjelac.

TALLINN: Estonian directors Rain Tolk and Andres Maimik are currently in postproduction with Jan Uuspõld Goes Home / Jan Uuspõld läheb koju, a comedy telling a fictitious story of the real actor and comedian Jan Uuspõld, who plays himself.