Filmmakers, producers and EU representatives discussed the role of Creative Europe in supporting young creative professionals and strengthening regional cooperation during the panel “Culture that Connects – European Opportunities for the Creative Industries” at the Sarajevo Film Festival, which runs from 14 to 21 August 2026.

HERCEG NOVI: FNE spoke with Bojan Stijović about his debut feature, Black Trumpet / Crna truba, the sole Montenegrin production in the main competition of the 39th Herceg Novi - Montenegro Film Festival (22 - 28 August 2026).

BERLIN: The CICAE’s annual Arthouse Cinema Training (ACT) kicks off today at Data Space, in the heart of Berlin. The one-week intensive programme bringing together arthouse exhibition professionals from around to world to gain in-depth insight into the management of a movie theatre, is offering participants a chance to get together, form connections, and learn from some of the industry’s leading experts.

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.

SaqAnima – Georgian Animation Association, together with its partner organizations Anim.İst İstanbul Animasyon Platformu and Anika Women of Animation (Türkiye), Sofia Animation LAB and Compote Collective (Bulgaria), Linoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival (Ukraine), Animest – Bucharest International Animation Film Festival (Romania), as well as the Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy Film Market (MIFA), with the support of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, is pleased to announce the Open Call for the 3rd International BLACK SEA ANIMATION WORKSHOP 2026!

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.

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