Cannes, France, May 18, 2026:
During the world’s most important film event, CME has publicly launched its new incentive to produce socially impactful content. Hana de Goeij, Group Head of Responsible Content and Social Purpose at CME and founder of the Social Impact Center, presented the new platform as one of the guests at Marché du Film’s Producers Network Breakfast as part of the impACT Day.
FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Cannes Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics Week, giving the films 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 stars. 5 is the best and 1 is the worst. The ratings give an overview of critics’ opinions from a large number of countries and provide insights into what critics in many different countries think about the programme.
MEDITERRANE FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR 2026 EDITION - 21 - 28 JUNE 2026 VALETTA, MALTA
Festivals 22-05-2026The Malta Film Commission proudly announces the return of the Mediterrane Film Festival for its fourth edition, taking place between 21 and 28 June 2026 across Valletta and a number of Malta’s most iconic locations.
MEDITERRANE FILM FESTIVAL REVEALS OFFICIAL SELECTION AND BIG SCREEN HIGHLIGHTS FOR FOURTH FESTIVAL EDITION VALLETTA, MALTA | 21-28 JUNE 2026
Festivals 22-05-2026Big Screen Competition to include 2026’s buzziest world-class features from film directors including Steven Soderbergh, Alice Winocour, Gus Van Sant, Mark Jenkin, Karim Ainouz and Olivier Assayas, to star turns from Angelina Jolie, Charli XCX, George MacKay, Callum Turner, Elle Fanning, Pamela Anderson, Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Ian McKellen, Michaela Coel, Al Pacino, Bill Skarsgard, Colman Domingo and more.
FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Cannes Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics Week, giving the films 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 stars. 5 is the best and 1 is the worst. The ratings give an overview of critics’ opinions from a large number of countries and provide insights into what critics in many different countries think about the programme. FNE will be publishing updates each day from today until the end of the festival.
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Eleven feature films including one docu-fiction and one documentary, as well as 20 short films have been selected for the Romanian Days Competition at the 25th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF, 12 – 21 June 2026).
Andrey Volkashin Feature The Sweetness of Bitter Things Enters Final Postproduction
Press releases 21-05-2026Macedonian director Andrey Volkashin is in the final stages of postproduction on his debut feature The Sweetness of Bitter Things (formerly The Sweet Bitterness of Ripe Pomegranates / Slatkata gorchina na zrelite kalinki), which is currently being completed in Amsterdam and is expected to be ready for premiere soon.
31 local productions are included in the Romanian Days competition — 11 feature films (most of them fiction debuts) and 20 short films competing for the section’s three major awards: Best Feature Film, Best Debut and Best Short Film. The feature films selected in the Romanian Days competition will also compete for the attention of the FIPRESCI jury, while the shorts are eligible for recognition from the Signis jury.
Slovenia Announces Minority Coproduction and Low Budget Production Grants - 2026
Slovenia 21-05-2026The following grants have been announced by the Slovenian Film Centre on 25April 2026.
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