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.

TALLINN: The acclaimed Estonian TV Series The Traitor / Reetur has entered postproduction for its fourth and final season. Under the consistent and distinct creative direction of filmmaker Ove Musting, the final chapter of this landmark Baltic spy thriller is now being polished for its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) (6 – 22 November 2026).

NICOSIA: Cypriot director / screenwriter Aliki Danezi Knutsen is currently in postproduction with her feature film Eastern Mediterranean.

ZAGREB: Croatian-born, Ireland-based visual artist Dragana Jurišić has entered postproduction with her debut long documentary The Last Balkan Cowboy / Posljednji balkanski kauboj.

NICOSIA: Greek-German director Efthimis Kosemund-Sanidis’ debut feature A Whole Person Almost / Enas olokliros anthropos schedon will have its world premiere in the Proxima Competition of the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (3 – 11 July 2026). The film is a coproduction between Greece, Bulgaria, Germany, Cyprus, and Romania.

NICOSIA: Finnish-UK sales agent The Yellow Affair has acquired international rights for Cypriot director Tonia Mishiali’s The Lion at My Back, which will celebrate its world premiere in the Crystal Globe Competition at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (3 – 11 July 2026). The film is a coproduction between Cyprus, Luxembourg, and Greece.

BUCHAREST: FNE spoke to Viorel Chesaru, managing director of Chainsaw Europe, about the strategic growth of Romania’s cinematic presence, the global success of local talent, and the rapid expansion of the country's production infrastructure.