The Department of Contemporary Culture of the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture and the Rialto Theatre are launching an open call for short film submissions to the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus.

Four Slovak majority and minority documentary films are being presented this week at two major documentary film festivals – Thessaloniki IDF and CPH:DOX.

Zagreb, March 9, 2026 – Following a highly successful theatrical launch in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the children’s live-action feature Extraordinary will have its world premiere on March 10 at the BUFF International Film Festival in Malmö, Sweden, where it will screen in the main competition program. World sales are handled by Pluto Film.

Europa Distribution is continuing its long-standing partnership with Sofia Meetings, the industry branch of the Sofia International Film Festival in Bulgaria. From 18 to 22 March 2026, Europa Distribution will host its traditional workshop “Effective Communication in Professional Interactions, Team Management and Negotiation” at the 23^rd edition of the market. The closed training will gather distributors from the association from all over Europe and yet again this year, it will be enriched by a closed working session with exhibitors from Europa Cinemas, the International Network of Cinemas.

After world-premiering in A class festival IFFI Goa and being released theatrically in Romania with an enthusiastic audience response, writer/director Ioana Mischie is currently continuing the journey of the long-awaited debut feature Catane in America.

TETA is delighted to announce that the call for applications for the 12th edition of Pustnik International Screenwriting Residency is now open. The residency will take place between 15–22 September 2026 in a rural setting in Romania. This year, in addition to projects from first-time filmmakers, the residency is also open for sophomore feature-length films. The deadline for submissions is April 14.

CEE Animation Forum, one of the leading events for pitching, financing and co-production of European animated projects, has launched a call for entries for its 14th edition, taking place November 10–12 in Pilsen, Czech Republic. Projects can be submitted to the pitching competition in four categories: Feature Films, Series and TV Specials, Short Films, and Student Short Films. 

The following production grants were announced by the Estonian Film Institute from 1 January to 28 February 2026.

The following grants have been announced by the Estonian Film Institute throughout 2025.

The call for documentary projects is now open for the 30th edition of Baltic Sea Docs, the leading documentary co-production pitching forum, taking place in Riga, Latvia on 6–11 September 2026.