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Two Lithuanian Co-Productions Compete at Locarno Film Festival

Two films co-produced with Lithuania – Solomamma and Becoming – have been selected for competition programs at this year’s Locarno Film Festival, while several Lithuanian industry professionals will participate in prestigious international networking initiatives.
06-08-2025

The program of the 20th Cinematik will be enriched with exclusive premieres of new Slovak and co-production films

The Cinematik International Film Festival, which is one of the most important and most visited film events in Slovakia, has traditionally been profiled as a place for exclusive premieres of Slovak and co-produced films. It will be no different during its 20th anniversary year, which will take place in Piešťany…
05-08-2025

Unconventional Parisian scale over nearly a century – feast of the metropolis image on screen in RIGA IFF programme section ARCHITECT’S CUT

This October, Riga International Film Festival’s (RIGA IFF, 16-26 October) programme section ARCHITECT’S CUT will be dedicated to the image and architecture of Paris on screen. On the first weekend of the festival, at the Ziedonis Hall of the National Library of Latvia, the audiences will have a chance to…
31-07-2025

Accreditatios are open - join us in Tallinn in November!

What's cooking? Accreditations Are Open - Join As at Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event in November! Two Baltic Co-Production Market alumni projects will premiere at La Biennale di Venezia! The First Serial Bridges Baltics Calls for Applications! Call for BWiFM season #5 is Open
29-07-2025

Romanian feature "Milk Teeth", directed by Mihai Mincan and produced by deFilm, premieres at the Venice International Film Festival, in the Orizzonti competition

"Milk Teeth", the second fiction feature film written and directed by Mihai Mincan, will have its world premiere in the Orizzonti competitive section at The Venice International Film Festival (82nd edition), which will take place from 27 August to 6 September 2025.
23-07-2025

The 20th Cinematik will open with Father – Tereza Nvotová's third feature film with a chilling theme inspired by reality

The celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Cinematik International Film Festival in Piešťany will start in a truly grand manner. It will be opened by the third feature film by director Tereza Nvotová, Father, with whose festival premiere the organizers promise the audience a truly exceptional and emotionally powerful…
18-07-2025

Winners of the 59th Karlovy Vary IFF

The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a non-specialized festival with two competitive categories, took place from July 4th to July 12th 2025. It was organized by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, a.s., with Kryštof Mucha as the executive director, Karel Och as its artistic director and Petr Lintimer as…
13-07-2025

The 20th Cinematik festival begins in just two months and will bring a spectacular showcase of the world's best films

In exactly two months, Piešťany will become the venue for the 20th anniversary Cinematik International Film Festival. The detailed program will include a number of hot new releases, Slovak premieres and festival previews. The organizers promise one of the best programs in the entire history of the festival and over…
11-07-2025

What's Slovak in Marseille?

Slovak Film Institute is pleased to announce the Slovak representation at the 36th edition of FIDMarseille (July 8 – 13, 2025).
08-07-2025

Call for Applications: Verzió DocLab 2025 — 10th Edition

Join the 10th edition of Verzió DocLab, a 5-day documentary development workshop focusing on story development and editing for first or second feature-length documentary projects by directors, editors, and producers.
08-07-2025

FNE ar Venice 2025: Venice Gap-Financing Market 2025 - The selected projects

La Biennale di Venezia is proud to announce that the 12. edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market (August 29 – August 31, 2025), organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, has selected 40 Fiction and Documentary projects, 14 Immersive projects and will present an additional 10 Immersive and 3…
07-07-2025

Participants of the 16th edition of New Horizons Studio+ have been selected!

New Horizons Studio+, organized by the New Horizons Association and Creative Europe Desk Poland, is a training program for directors and producers developing their first or second feature film. The 16th edition of New Horizons Studio+ will take place
06-07-2025

Save the Date & Discover Our New Visual! ✨

The Czech-In Film Festival is entering its second decade, and we’re thrilled to unveil the visual for this 11th edition — a tribute to the free-spirited, inventive, and poetic soul of Czech cinema, especially as seen through the eyes of women. We hope you love it as much as we…
06-07-2025

Fest Anča’s Winning Films – Our Bodies in a Collapsing World

The 18th Fest Anča International Animation Festival has announced its award-winning films and directors. The Anča Award for Best Animated Short went to I Died in Irpin, while the Best Slovak Animated Short was awarded to Overture. These winning titles are now one step closer to the Oscar® Award, as…
29-06-2025

International collaborations and exciting prizes – RIGA IFF Baltic Music Video Competition call for entries still open

One of the four Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF) competition sections, the regionally unique celebration of the audiovisual art and music, has taken a new shape this festival edition, with expanded geographical reach and an exciting host of prizes. This year, music videos created by Baltic artists or produced…
24-06-2025

KVIFF Central Stage Spotlights the Future of Central European Co-production: Fourteen Acclaimed Directors Unveil Their Next Films

Following up on the enhanced Central-European co-production focus announced earlier this month, the KVIFF Film Industry Office has just unveiled the films selected for this year’s brand-new KVIFF Central Stage showcase. The 14 projects from 8 different countries of Central Europe, seeking co-production and financing opportunities, sales, distribution or festival…
23-06-2025

Transilvania IFF.24 Winners: Stories of Survival and the Past Claim the Festival’s Top Honors

The winners of the 23rd edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival were announced Saturday evening during the Closing Gala at the National Theatre in Cluj-Napoca. The Transilvania Trophy, worth €10,000, was awarded to To a Land Unknown (UK), an intense drama about two Palestinian refugees living in Athens, caught…
22-06-2025

Golden Apples Award Performances That Blur the Line Between Reality and Fiction

Grand Prix goes to the cast of Dying, Special Mention to Slovenian debutante Jara Sofija Ostan
21-06-2025

RIGA IFF FORUM opens submissions for feature and series market and short film feedback sessions

RIGA IFF FORUM – the expanding industry programme of the Riga International Film Festival – opens submissions for its upcoming edition to be held in Riga, cinemas K.Suns and Splendid Palace from 23 to 25 October. Starting 17 June, projects will be accepted for RIGA IFF SHOWCASE, an efficient pitching…
17-06-2025

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to Present the World Premiere of a Cinematic Cut of the Successful Video Game Kingdome Come: Deliverance II

This year, KVIFF is expanding its range to include new trends combining various areas of the audiovisual industry. To this end, the festival’s Special Screenings section will show the world premiere of a cinematic cut of Warhorse Studios’ internationally successful video game – Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Cinematic Cut.
17-06-2025