PODGORICA: The novelties of the 38th edition of the Montenegro Film Festival (23 – 29 August 2025) are a selection of TV series, a focus on female directors, and workshops for young filmmakers, all of them organised together with the Film Centre of Montenegro.
TBILISI: The National Archives of Georgia continue a large-scale digitalisation process that started in 2013. The institution managed to digitalise 250 film records in the first half of 2025, and also to launch several multimedia pages.
SOFIA: Milko Lazarov’s third feature film Tarika has been selected as Bulgaria’s candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category.
48 participants from 22 countries on all continents and 19 Trainers, tutors, and speakers: On Monday, 18 August, the 22nd edition of the Arthouse Cinema Training kicked-off in Berlin, Germany. The renowned initiative gathers arthouse exhibitors and industry experts for a seven-day intensive programme of talks, panels and interactive workshops surrounding arthouse cinema exhibition. It will conclude on Sunday, 24 August.
VALLETTA: The three-episode National Geographic series Surviving Pompeii, narrated by Tom Hiddleston and set to stream on Disney+, is currently being filmed in Malta within the local cash rebate programme.
BERLIN: The 22nd edition of the intensive one-week programme Arthouse Cinema Training, organised by the International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas (CICAE), successfully started in Berlin on 18 August 2025.
TALLINN: Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event (14 – 21 November 2925), the region’s leading platform for the audiovisual industry, has opened submissions for Works in Progress projects.
What's cooking?
- Call for Works in Progress projects is open!
- Boost your skills at the labs for film professionals
- Get your accredittion and join us at Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event in November!
- The first Serial Bridges Baltics calls for applications!
DREAMS OF BEING THE NORDIC LOVEABLE: PROMOTING NORDIC FILMS INTERNATIONALLY
Europa Distribution is again attending the 31st edition of the New Nordic Films market, held from 19-22 August during the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund. Celebrating its enduring partnership, Europa Distribution will host an open panel titled "Dreams of Being the Nordic Loveable: promoting Nordic films internationally", which will feature case studies on the releases of Nordic films in Europe. This initiative offers an exclusive platform for independent film publishers and distributors to collaborate, exchange strategies, and broaden their horizons on the promotion and reception of Nordic films globally.
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian minority coproduction and big-budget epic Rise of the Raven has been sold by Beta Film across the globe ahead of its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (4 – 14 September 2025).
