Three Nominations for British Independent Film Awards for Romanian/British Doc Something Familiar
Romania 05-11-2026BUCHAREST: The first long documentary by the Romanian-born UK-based film director Rachel Taparjan, Something Familiar, scooped three nominations for the British Independent Film Awards, in the Best Feature Documentary, Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary, and The Raindance Maverick Award categories.
TBILISI: Georgian actor Kakha Kintsurashvili will play one of the lead roles in the new project of the Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó The Revolution According to Kamo, whose shooting has been postponed from 2025.
The following minority coproduction grants from the Cypriot Deputy Ministry of Culture were approved between May and October 2026.
ZAGREB: The Croatian Minister of Culture and Media, Dr. Nina Obuljen Koržinek, has appointed Danijel Pek as Artistic Director of the Pula Film Festival for a new term of four festival editions, based on the Decision on Financing the Pula Film Festival and the opinion of the Festival Council.
TV Beats presents 7 new projects in Screenings and introduces 10 projects by TV Beats Picks
Festivals 05-11-2026TV Beats Screenings
For the third consecutive year, TV Beats Screenings will showcase seven recently completed drama series, offering presenting teams the opportunity to screen an episode of their series, followed by an audience Q&A. Participants will also be able to connect with broadcasters, financiers, sales agents, commissioning partners and other industry professionals through targeted meetings.
Taking place on November 15–17, TV Beats Screenings will also give participants access to masterclasses, panels and discussions held as part of the TV Beats Forum.
Toomas Ili, the curator of TV Beats Screenings said “What started out as an add-on to TV Beats, has now grown into an essential part of the festival with high number of submissions and fierce competition, coming together to a strong selection of remarkable series from all around the world.”
An award-winning sports drama to kick things off, 147 films from 43 countries and numerous premieres: The 36th FilmFestival Cottbus opens tonight, Tuesday, at the Cottbus State Theatre. The opening film is ESCAPE NET, the Latvian box office hit directed by Dzintars Dreibergs. Until 8 November, the festival will bring the diversity of Central and Eastern European cinema to screens across the city.
Films by Myrsini Aristidou and Alina Șerban Nominated for EFA’s European Young Audience Award
Region 04-11-2026BERLIN: Young European viewers aged 12–19 will select the winner of the European Young Audience Award, which has partnered for the first time with the International Film Festival Glasgow (IFFG) to unveil this year's three nominated films counting Hold On to Me and I Matter among them.
Croatian Where the Old Gods Sleep Wins Best Pitch Award at Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way 2026
Region 04-11-2026ZAGREB: The sixth edition of Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way gave away eight awards after the pitch held online on 30 October 2026. The Best Pitch Award went to Where the Old Gods Sleep (Croatia) created by Mateja Božičević.
PtD hosts the next online session in the Ask About format.
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 15.00 CET, online
registration link: https://forms.gle/id8YNhCXXcbKWsue8
HERCEG NOVI: The CIRCLE Training Initiative wrapped its third CIRCLE Fiction Orbit incubator in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, on 1 November 2026. The participants of the five selected projects, who took part in the seven-day retreat, come from countries including Montenegro and Georgia.
