In the programme of the 55th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (January 29 – February 8, 2026), two Slovak films will be presented in their world premieres.
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has announced its grants for the production and development of video games for 2025.
TALLINN: The 30th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) will be held 6 – 22 November 2026 with significant leadership changes. Triin Tramberg has been appointed as Artistic Director.
ZAGREB: Fourteen established directors and actors from the Balkan region have been selected for the 3rd edition of Slano Film Days, announced for 16 – 20 June 2025 in Croatia.
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Turns 30 with Major Leadership Changes and a New Curatorial Vision
Festivals 29-01-2026As it celebrates its 30th edition, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) enters a new chapter, marked by significant leadership changes and a strengthened commitment to artistic excellence, talent development, and international collaboration.
The following development and production grants were announced by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) for the year 2025 on 22 January 2026.
ZAGREB: Igor Šeregi's Croatian/Serbian comedy The Wedding / Svadba registered the best cinema opening for a Croatian film ever, with 170,496 admissions. The Wedding surpassed Avengers: Endgame (2019), which attracted 90,000 viewers in Croatia during its opening weekend.
BUCHAREST: The Yellow Tie, a Romanian/British biopic of the famed Romanian composer Sergiu Celibidache directed by his son, Serge Ioan Celebidachi, and starring John Malkovich, is second in the overall 2025 box office in Romania. Other domestic films are in the fifth, ninth and tenth spots.
STRASBOURG: On 22 January 2026, Malta has become the 40th member country of the Council of Europe’s Eurimages fund.
Cercamon Picks Up Hold Onto Me, the First Cypriot Film Selected for Sundance Film Festival
Cyprus 25-01-2026NICOSIA: Myrsini Aristidou’s debut feature Hold onto Me / Krata Me, which has its world premiere on 26 January in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, has been acquired by Cercamon.
