For its 30th edition, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) will place Baltic cinema in the spotlight. Focus: Baltics will showcase outstanding films, emerging talent and experienced professionals from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, highlighting the region’s creative strength and growing international impact.
Viktória Petrányi Appointed as Ministerial Commissioner Responsible for Film Reform in Hungary
Hungary 06-09-2026BUDAPEST: The acclaimed film producer Viktória Petrányi of Proton Cinema was appointed as Ministerial Commissioner, the Minister of Social Relations and Culture of Hungary, Zoltán Tarr announced on 4 August 2026.
ZAGREB: God Will Not Help / Bog neće pomoći (Croatia, Italy, Romania, Greece, France, Slovenia) by Hana Jušić has been selected by the Filmmakers’ Association of Croatia as Croatia’s candidate for the 99th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards in the Best International Feature Film category.
HERCEG NOVI: FNE spoke with Montenegrin producer and director Marija Perović about the Montenegro Film Rendezvous and its importance in developing a strong network of professionals in Montenegro and the region.
Dear EPI community,
This September marks the start of a new stretch of Essential Legal Framework workshops and seminars. ELF is our professional training series for film and media professionals across Europe, built around a mix of residential workshops, online seminars, and self-paced eTrainings that combine practical learning with expert insight and networking opportunities.
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has distributed 344,000 EUR to ten minority coproductions. The list includes two feature films, three debut features in postproduction, two long documentaries, two short fiction films, and one animated film.
The following grants were announced by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) on 31 August 2026.
SKOPJE: Kosara Mitić’s debut feature 17 has been selected as North Macedonia’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 North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia.
Baltic Pitching Forum welcomes 12 outstanding short film projects for its 14th edition
Press releases 31-08-2026Leading short film industry event, to be held in Vilnius on 6-9 October, reveals slate of 12 projects from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and – guest country – Italy.
Vanishing Futures – Films and Debates, Interdisciplinary Community Events, and a Cinematic Tour of Bucharest as Part of BIEFF 2026
Festivals 26-08-2026In connection to its 2026 theme, “Vanishing Futures,” Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival – BIEFF is organizing a series of events that extend the festival experience beyond the cinema halls and invite audiences to reflect, together with invited artists and filmmakers, as well as journalists, researchers, activists, and members of various local communities, on possible futures for Bucharest.
