Unifrance congratulates film director Jafar Panahi, his whole team, his French producer Philippe Martin (Les Films Pelléas), and co-producers Arte France Cinéma, Pio & Co and Bidibul Productions, whose film It Was Just an Accident will represent France for the Oscar for Best International Feature Film in 2026, following the decision of the selection committee who were brought together by the CNC on September 17.

We're happy to announce that French world sales CHARADES and its co-founder and chairman Yohann Comte will receive the Best International Innovation Distribution Award at this year's 4th International Film Distribution Summit. The award ceremony will take place in Hamburg on Wednesday, October 1st 2025.

Tthe official agenda of the 4th edition of the International Film Distribution Summit – IFDS is set. The IFDS will take place from September 30th to October 2nd 2025. This year’s IFDS will for the first time be held in Hamburg. Next to established programs like the innovative Explorer Konferenz and the international and national young talent initiatives #ATELIER25 and ENCOURAGE Film Talents and European Work in Progress (EWIP), the event will become part of the FILMFEST HAMBURG INDUSTRY DAYS, overseen by Fabian Massah. The IFDS is supported by MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, FFA – Filmförderungsanstalt and Creative Europe MEDIA. It will be held in cooperation with Filmfest Hamburg. The IFDS will be supported furthermore by the industry event European Work in Progress (EWIP), which will be held in Hamburg from September 29th to October 1st 2025.

The East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco) announces its vibrant and diverse selection of projects to be pitched at its 27th edition, running from 5-7 November 2025 during the FilmFestival Cottbus.

Set to happen once again in Trieste on January 18-20, 2026, WEMW is happy to open the calls for its 5 different programmes, ranging from the established Co-Production Forum and Work in Progress sessions to the cutting-edge Inspirational Labs, EAVE Slate and the brand-new Films X Games Connection Hub, all designed to foster collaboration, inspire creativity, and drive the industry forward.