PODGORICA: The feature film Rooms / Sobe directed by Pavle Simonović is currently in the editing stage. A Montenegrin/Croatian coproduction made in association with Slovenia, the film will have its premiere in 2026. It is backed by both the Film Centre of Montenegro and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, among others.
PARK CITY: Several feature films and documentaries produced or coproduced by FNE partner countries have been selected for the upcoming Sundance Film Festival 2026.
BATUMI: BIAFF Batumi Film Festival will present the BIAFF Film Week from 13 to 17 December 2025, with a collection of feature and short films, and no competition programme this year.
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Animation Producers Association (MAPSZ), with the support of the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) and Creative Europe Programme, is launching a new professional two-year programme, aiming at increasing the international presence and coproduction opportunities of Hungarian animation in the long term.
BIAFF Batumi Film Festival will present BIAFF Film Week from December 13-17, where a collection of both feature and short films will be screened.
Reality is rapidly changing before our eyes and over the past few years the global audiovisual industry has been experiencing a radical transformation with new market trends, consumption habits, digital tools, innovative technologies and unpredicted forms of intelligence. In these ever changing times WEMW 2026 wants to reflect on this (r)evolution and the possible sense of uncertainty that our industry is currently going through.
LJUBLJANA: Winter in March (Estonia, Armenia, France, Belgium) by Natalia Mirzoyan scooped the Jury Grand Prix in the Main Competition of the 22nd Animateka Festival. The festival was held in Ljubljana 1 - 7 December 2025.
Year of French Central European Film 2025: Poland Is Leading Country Regarding New Releases of French Productions on SVOD Platforms in 2024
Poland 07-12-2025PARIS: Poland was the leading country in terms of new releases of French productions on SVOD platforms in 2024, according to the Unifrance Report on French Television Programmes and Films on International TV Channels and SVOD Platforms in 2024. Czech Television was the foreign public broadcaster presenting the most French works.
JURY GRAND PRIX
Awarded for films in the Main Competition. A monetary award in the amount of €1,000.
EXCLUSIVE: Romanian Director Alina Grigore Preps Sophomore Feature Starring Melissa Leo and Vlad Ivanov
Romania 04-12-2025BUCHAREST: Romanian director Alina Grigore is currently in preproduction with her sophomore feature Final Deliberation / Juriul, starring Academy Award–winner Melissa Leo alongside Romanian actors Vlad Ivanov and Dana Rogoz. Gabi Suciu of Romania’s Atelier de Film is producing.
