NICOSIA: The Cypriot Deputy Ministry of Culture has approved a total of 270,000 EUR for the production of three minority coproductions between May and October 2026.

FLORENCE: FNE spoke to Michele Crocchiola, vice president of CICAE (International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas) and FICE (Federazione Italiana Cinema d'Essai), about the 11th edition of the European Arthouse Cinema Day (EACD) happening on 22 November 2026.

TALLINN: Estonian director/writer Janno Jürgens is currently in preparation with his third feature film, the comedy drama The Man Who Wasn't Meant / Mees, keda polnud mõeldud. The principal photography is scheduled for March and April 2027.

ZAGREB: Director Jelena Gavrilović has entered preproduction with the 6 x 60-minute episodes Murder in Paradise / Ubojstvo u raju series, the first international adaptation of the BBC’s hit crime drama Death in Paradise.

VIENNA: FNE spoke with Julia Mitterlehner about her experience with ProPro – The Producers Programme for Women and the Business & Legal Affairs Programme of the International Screen Institute and how this programme influenced the way she approaches work today. This interview is sponsored by the International Screen Institute.

PODGORICA: The Serbian/Slovenian/Croatian coproduction Wind, Talk to Me / Vetre, pričaj sa mnom directed by Stefan Đorđević took home the Best Film award of the Adriatic Film and TV Awards 2026 on 24 October.

TALLINN: Estonian director Joosep Matjus is currently filming his long documentary The Roads of Forgotten Dreams / Ränd fotograaf külateel, which is backed by the Estonian Film Institute and the Estonian Cultural Endowment.

TALLINN: FNE spoke to Nikolaj Nikitin, curator of the Critics’ Picks Competition Programme at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), about the section's philosophy, its evolution over the past five years, and his vision for its future role beyond this milestone edition. The 30th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), will be held 6 – 22 November 2026.