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.

WARSAW: FNE spoke to Marta Krzeptowska, head of the International Cooperation Department at the Polish Film Institute (PISF), about her recent participation in the International Screen Institute’s ProPro and Market Ready industry programmes.

TALLINN: Estonian director Vallo Toomla is currently in production with his sci-fi drama Beatrice, a coproduction between Estonia, Lithuania and Italy planned to be released in Estonian cinemas in February 2028.

VALLETTA: New data detailing Malta’s theatrical performance in 2025 reveals a stable exhibition market, with total box office earnings surpassing the 4.2 m EUR mark.

SOFIA: FNE spoke to Nia Marinova, production designer and founder of Grey Pigeon Studios, about bridging the gap between European locations and the Indian film industry.

RIGA: Stanislavs Tokalovs is teaming up with producer Aija Bērziņa of Latvian Tasse Film on a new series set in the Communism era, after their big hit dramedy series Soviet Jeans / Padomju džinsi, which was directed by Tokalovs together with Juris Kursietis. The 6-part drama series The Last Divorce of Communism / Pēdējā šķiršanās is built as a Latvian/Lithuanian/Bulgarian coproduction directed by Teodora Markova, Stanislavs Tokalovs, and Tomas Vengris.

ZAGREB: In just one month of theatrical release, Extraordinary / Glavonja, the children’s live-action adventure directed by Marina Andree Škop and Vanda Raýmanová, has surpassed 50,000 admissions in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina combined. Thus it has become the most-watched Croatian children’s live-action film based on an original screenplay.