SIBIU: The Astra Film Festival, Romania’s International Documentary Film Festival, has opened submissions for its 2026 edition (17 – 25 October 2026).
LetterBox/Studio Hamburg and ELEO Partners Present The Way Out With Ester Exposito and Dominic Cooper in Berlin
Region 08-02-2026BERLIN: LetterBox/Studio Hamburg and ELEO Partners will be in Berlin to present a new project The Way Out, a fast-paced thriller with a star studded cast.
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Calls for submissions: PÖFF Goes to Cannes, European Genre Forum, Mastering AI for European Film Professionals
Festivals 06-02-2026What's cooking?
- PÖFF Goes to Cannes Calls for Projects!
- Join the New Executive Training Programme "Mastering AI for European Film Professionals"
- Submit Your Project to European Genre Forum
- Meet Us at Berlinale 2026
- Dhanushka Gunathilake Has Been Appointed as Head of Discovery Campus
Compote Collective (Bulgaria), Sofia Animation LAB, and SAQANIMA – Georgian Animation Association, in collaboration and with the support by France The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and Institut français as part of the strategy for the export of Cultural and Creative Industries, French Institute in Bulgaria and the Annecy International Animation Film Festival Market (MIFA), announced an open call in August 2025 for short animated film projects to participate in the workshop.
NICOSIA: The pilot episode of the mythology-inspired TV series My Aphrodite will start shooting during the Limassol Carnival (12 – 22 February 2026).
The Astra Film Festival, Romania’s International Documentary Film Festival, has opened submissions for this year’s edition. Filmmakers from around the world are invited to submit their works by March 10, 2026, to compete in one of the festival’s four competitive sections: New Voices, Eastern Europe, Romania, and DocSchool. Films that have not previously been screened in Sibiu or elsewhere in Romania will be given priority in the selection process. Details: https://astrafilm.ro/home-affestival/.
BOX OFFICE: Igor Šeregi’s The Wedding, the Most-Watched Film in Croatian Cinemas after Titanic
Croatia 03-02-2026ZAGREB: The Croatian/Serbian comedy The Wedding / Svadba directed by Igor Šeregi gathered 374,213 admissions in its first 12 days of release, becoming the most-watched Croatian film in history, and the second most-watched film in Croatian cinemas, after James Cameron’s Titanic (1997).
BUDAPEST: The new English language film by Hungarian helmer Kornel Mundruczó, At the Sea, was acquired by Paris-based MK2 Films ahead of its world premiere in the main competition of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival (12 – 22 February 2026). The film’s U.S. rights are represented by WME Independent.
PRAGUE: Emerging European talents with animated short projects are invited to apply to Rise & Shine, the animation development and pitching lab organised by Animafest Zagreb in collaboration with Animateka International Animated Film Festival and CEE Animation.
