NICOSIA: The First Cypriot Astronaut, an upcoming feature penned and directed by Stavros Pamballis, is currently in preproduction. The Cypriot/British/Greek coproduction is finalising preparations ahead of its winter shoot.

VIENNA: FNE spoke to Eva Fischer, programme director of Future Ready and Hands-on A.I. Producers Lab at the International Screen Institute, about the technological transformation of the audiovisual sector, the integration of artificial intelligence into film production pipelines, and the strategic skills modern producers need to thrive in a rapidly evolving global market. This podcast episode is sponsored by the International Screen Institute.

VALLETTA: Arts Council Malta has distributed 2 m EUR for the production of six local projects within the Screen Support Scheme. Four feature films, one television series, and a documentary project received support.

TALLINN: Colombian-born, Estonian-based director Carlos E. Lesmes is currently in final stages of postproduction with his long documentary Beautiful Stupid Thing, which is an Estonian/Colombian coproduction, backed by the Estonian Film Institute and the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.

TALLINN: Estonian animator/director Meelis Arulepp is currently in production with the long animated feature Raggie - Friendship Forever / Sipsik - igavene sõprus, which is a sequel to Raggie / Sipsik directed by Meelis Arulepp and Karsten Kiilerich.

NICOSIA: The Deputy Ministry of Culture distributed 3.26 m EUR as production grants for feature, low budget feature and documentary films.

ZAGREB: Croatian director/writer Filip Mojzeš has entered postproduction with his debut feature The First Week of August / Prvi tjedan u kolovozu, a Croatian/Polish coproduction backed by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) and the Polish Film Institute.

ZAGREB: Croatian animators and directors Kristijan Petrović and Renato Grgić are currently in preproduction with their 3D motion-capture long animated film Immortal / Besmrtnik. The project, which features an accompanying VR/interactive mode, has an estimated total budget of 2 m EUR.

TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute distributed 3,150,300 EUR as production grants for feature, documentary and animated films from April through June 2026.