The main pitching award for the best pitch, in the amount of 3,000 EUR, was presented to 'Chui Thermal' by writer and director Larissa Murai (Brazil). The Sayonara Film Award, supporting the creation of a festival and distribution strategy, went to 'Children of Suad' by writer and director Moatasem Taha (Czech Republic, Palestine), while the European Short Pitch consulting prize was awarded to 'Dreaming With You' by Alberte Parnuuna (Greenland). In addition, a special mention was given to 'Empty House' by writer and director Sheida Sheikhha (Czech Republic, Iran) and produced by Apoorva Satish (Off Beat Films / Czech Republic, India).

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VILNIUS: The Lithuanian/Norwegian/Swedish feature film The Visitor / Svečias directed by Vytautas Katkus had its world premiere in the Crystal Globe Competition at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 7 July 2025. Totem Films is handling the sales.

KARLOVY VARY: The Lithuanian/Latvian/Belgian coproduction Renovation / Renovacija by Gabrielė Urbonaitė had its world premiere in the Proxima Competition at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 8 July 2025.

MESTIA: Six films including Georgian From Mane to Svaneti by Shalva Shengeli will screen in the Mountain-Themed Feature Film Competition of the 5th Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival (29 July – 3 August 2025).

This year for the tenth time FNE together with FIPRESCI is organising the ratings of all feature films in the main Crystal Globe competition, and the Proxima competition of the official Karlovy Vary International Film Festival programme by international critics attending the Festival.

Slovak Film Institute is pleased to announce the Slovak representation at the 36th edition of FIDMarseille (July 8 – 13, 2025).

Join the 10th edition of Verzió DocLab, a 5-day documentary development workshop focusing on story development and editing for first or second feature-length documentary projects by directors, editors, and producers.

La Biennale di Venezia is proud to announce that the 12. edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market (August 29 – August 31, 2025), organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, has selected 40 Fiction and Documentary projects, 14 Immersive projects and will present an additional 10 Immersive and 3 Fiction projects developed during the Biennale College Cinema workshops.

New Horizons Studio+, organized by the New Horizons Association and Creative Europe Desk Poland, is a training program for directors and producers developing their first or second feature film. The 16th edition of New Horizons Studio+ will take place