HERCEG NOVI: FNE spoke with Aleksandra Božović, the Head of the Film Centre of Montenegro about the 3rd edition of Montenegro Film Rendezvous (22 – 28 August 2026), the key industry event that the Centre is organising within the 39th Herceg Novi Film Festival – Montenegro Film Festival.

BRATISLAVA: Slovak broadcaster TV Markíza is launching Hriech, the first-ever global adaptation of NBCUniversal’s Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated crime drama The Sinner on 7 September 2026.

PRAGUE: Oscar-winning director Jan Svěrák’s hit Czech comedy Five Plums / Pět švestek is heading to UK cinemas this autumn under the title What a Way to Go. Distributed by Picturehouse, it becomes only the fourth Czech film in 30 years to secure a wide British release.

RIGA: Viesturs Kairišs' biographical film Ulya / Uļa has been selected as Latvia’s candidate for the 99th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards in the Best International Feature Film category. The film is a coproduction between Latvia, Estonia, Poland, and Lithuania.

BUCHAREST: Romanian overall 2026 charts are still headed by domestic comedy City Boys: Golden Boyz / Băieți de oraș: Golden Boyz, which was released on 6 February, followed by Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and Antoine Fuqua’s Michael.

HERCEG NOVI: The Film Centre of Montenegro is organising the third edition of the Montenegro Film Rendezvous, which will bring together prominent film authors and professionals, representatives of national film centres, European funds, festivals and leading organisations from the film and audiovisual industry in Herceg Novi starting 22 August 2026. The international industry programme takes place within the 39th Herceg Novi Film Festival.

LJUBLJANA: Acclaimed Slovenian theatre and film actress Milena Zupančič has died, aged 79.

BUCHAREST: Palm d’or 2026 winner Fjord, directed by Cristian Mungiu and starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, has qualified as Romania’s candidate for the 99th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Best International Feature Film category.

BRATISLAVA: Martin Gonda’s debut feature Flood / Potopa has been selected as Slovakia’s contender for the 99th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards in the Best International Feature Film category.