The following grants were announced by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund in February and April 2026.
RIGA: A total of 26 projects have been selected for Baltic Sea Docs 2026, which marks three decades of supporting documentary filmmakers from the Baltic Sea region, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and beyond. The 30th edition of the forum will take place 6–11 September 2026.
TALLINN: Production house Cuba Films, one of the largest in Estonia, is currently organising three focused webinars designed to help understand how Estonia can support international production.
This year, Baltic Sea Docs celebrates its 30th anniversary, marking three decades of supporting documentary filmmakers from the Baltic Sea region, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and beyond. The 30th edition of the forum will take place from 6–11 September 2026. The project selection for the upcoming edition has concluded, and a total of 26 documentary projects will be presented.
Erich Pommer Institut Launches New International Workshop on IP Development for Creative Professionals
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At the 25th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival(June 3–14, 2026), the short animated film Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe! by Andrea Szelesová will be presented in the programme Shorts: Whoopi’s Wonderful World of Animation, curated by EGOT winner Whoopi Goldberg. It marks the first-ever Slovak (and Czech) short film included in the programme of this prestigious North American film festival.
The selection has been announced for the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which begins on July 3. The Slovak-Czech-Hungarian co-production Only Beautiful Things to Look At, supported by the National Film Institute Hungary, has been invited to the main competition. The powerful drama explores a chapter of Czechoslovak history that remains unresolved to this day. Co-produced by Proton Cinema with Juli Berkes co-producer and Viktória Petrányi executive producer, shot partly in Hungary, the film is planned to arrive in Hungarian cinemas in the first half of 2027, distributed by Budapest Film.
Artificial intelligence. Immersive storytelling. Virtual production. New forms of audience engagement. Few areas of the audiovisual industry are changing as rapidly as the technologies shaping how stories are created, produced and experienced.
Most conversations about artificial intelligence in the audiovisual industry focus on possibilities. The Hands-on A.I. Producers Lab is designed for producers who are ready to move beyond the discussion and start applying these technologies.
