ZAGREB: Hollywood action thriller Black Money Games directed by Adam Wright and starring Tom Hanks is set for shooting on the Croatian island of Hvar in spring 2018.

BATUMI: Ten films will run in the international feature film competition at the 12th edition of the Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival, set to take place from 17 to 24 September 2017.

GDYNIA: Juliusz Machulski’s crime comedy Volta will screen in the competition of the 42nd Gdynia Film Festival (18-23 September 2017). The film was released domestically by Kino Świat on 7 July 2017, with 265,354 admissions to date.

Astra Film Festival, the 24th edition, will enliven Sibiu between the 16th and 22nd of October 2017. In the 7 venues, turned into film theatres for 7 days, there will be screenings of the most recent and captivating Romanian films, hits of the international cinema, concerts, multimedia systems and immersive events. The films selected for competition were announced on the 31st of August, the information being available on www.astrafilm.ro.

WARSAW: Agnieszka Holland’s awarded drama Spoor / Pokot was selected as Poland's official entry for an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The film is a Polish/German/Swedish/Czech/Slovak coproduction.

WARSAW: Agnieszka Holland’s awarded drama Spoor / Pokot was selected as Poland's official entry for an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The film is a Polish/German/Swedish/Czech/Slovak coproduction.

VILNIUS: Frost / Šerkšnas by Sarunas Bartas has been chosen as the official candidate from Lithuania for an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The film is a Lithuanian/Ukrainian/French/Polish coproduction.

VILNIUS: Frost / Šerkšnas by Sarunas Bartas has been chosen as the official candidate from Lithuania for an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The film is a Lithuanian/Ukrainian/French/Polish coproduction.

GDYNIA: Łukasz Palkowski’s new biopic The Fastest, based on the life of the triathlon champion Jerzy Górski, will premiere at 42nd Gdynia Film Festival (18-23 September 2017).

XII Batumi International Art-house Film Festival will be held in Batumi during September 17-24 September, 2017.  Festival organizer – “Batumi Art-house ARGANI”, official partner – Batumi City Hall.