FNE at KVIFF 2025: Slovak/Czech Doc Better Go Mad in the Wild Wins Crystal Globe
KARLOVY VARY: Slovak/Czech documentary Better Go Mad in the Wild / Raději zešílet v divočině by Miro Remo won the Grand Prix - Crystal Globe in the main competition of…
PRODUCTION: Oscar Nominee Director Tamara Kotevska in Production with Debut Feature Man vs Flock
SKOPJE: The Oscar-nominated co-director of Honeyland / Medena zemja, Tamara Kotevska, is currently in production with her anticipated debut feature Man vs Flock / Covek protivjato. This Macedonian/Greek/Croatian//Turkish/Serbian/Montenegrin coproduction is…
Winners of Rhodope International Documentary Film Fest 2025
SOFIA: The Armenian/German coproduction Landshaft by Daniel Kötter received the award for best international long documentary at the 5th edition of the Rhodope International Documentary Film Fest (RIFE), held in…
PRODUCTION: Croatian Director Vinko Brešan Develops Mišo Kovač Biopic
ZAGREB: Acclaimed director Vinko Brešan is in development with Mišo (working title), a biopic about one of Croatia’s most beloved music icons, Mišo Kovač.
Apply for DOC-CAMP 2025
SARAJEVO: Emerging filmmakers and artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Kosovo, and Montenegro can apply to the 5th DOC-CAMP 2025, which will be held 3…
Timur Turlov’s Vision: A National Streaming Ecosystem That Will Tell Kazakhstan’s Story To The World
ASTANA: Kazakhstan has been asserting itself in recent years not only as a financial hub for Central Asia but also as a new growth point for the entertainment industry. One…
North Macedonia Increases Film Budget for 2025
SKOPJE: The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of North Macedonia has announced a significant increase in the national budget for culture in 2025, with a notable boost of 2.3 m…
Dune: Part Three and Other International Productions Shoot in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Dune: Part Three, the series 12/12/12 and Ponies, as well as the sci-fi comedy Alpha Gang are among the international productions currently shooting in Hungary and benefiting from the…
PRODUCTION: Marian Crișan Starts Shooting Holy Light
BUCHAREST: Romanian director/writer/producer Marian Crișan will shoot his seventh feature film Holy Light / Lumina for 25 days starting 1 August 2025. The film is a coproduction between Romania, the…
Summer Cinema Opens in Tallinn
TALLINN: The central square of Tallinn’s Rotermann Quarter is hosting the Summer Cinema, celebrating the 70th anniversary of Sõprus Cinema.
FNE at KVIFF 2025: See how the critics rate the films
This year for the tenth time FNE together with FIPRESCI is organising the ratings of all feature films in the main Crystal Globe competition, and the Proxima competition of the…
FNE at KVIFF 2025: The Visitor by Vytautas Katkus Premieres in Crystal Globe Competition
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian/Norwegian/Swedish feature film The Visitor / Svečias directed by Vytautas Katkus had its world premiere in the Crystal Globe Competition at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival…
FNE at Karlovy Vary IFF 2025: Gabrielė Urbonaitė’s Renovation Premieres in Proxima Competition
KARLOVY VARY: The Lithuanian/Latvian/Belgian coproduction Renovation / Renovacija by Gabrielė Urbonaitė had its world premiere in the Proxima Competition at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 8 July…
PRODUCTION: Moonstone Ent. Picks up Hungarian/Belgian/Spanish Comedy Espionage for Beginners
BUDAPEST: Viktor Oszkár Nagy’s anti-James Bond spy comedy Espionage for Beginners / Kémfeladatok kezdőknek has been acquired by U.S. Moonstone Entertainment. The film is currently in postproduction.
PRODUCTION: Slovenian Director Darko Sinko Starts Shooting Bittersweet Coming-of-age Comedy
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Darko Sinko started shooting his sophomore feature Confirmation / Birma, a Slovenian production built up by December and supported by the Slovenian Film Centre, among others.
The 5th Mestia Short & Mountain Film Festival Announces Programme
MESTIA: Six films including Georgian From Mane to Svaneti by Shalva Shengeli will screen in the Mountain-Themed Feature Film Competition of the 5th Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival…
FNE at KVIFF 2025: See how the critics rate the films
This year for the tenth time FNE together with FIPRESCI is organising the ratings of all feature films in the main Crystal Globe competition, and the Proxima competition of the…
FNE at KVIFF 2025: Winners of KVIFF Eastern Promises
KARLOVY VARY: KVIFF Eastern Promises, the festival's Industry section and film market, has the rewarding mission of bridging the gap between talented filmmakers and their potential co-production partners, festivals and…
Estonian Productions Head to Latvia and Lithuania Amid Funding Gaps at Home
TALLINN: Estonia is gearing up to produce six long films in 2025, but only three of them will be filmed on home turf. With local costs on the rise and…
PRODUCTION: Tonia Mishiali Shoots The Lion at My Back
NICOSIA: The award-winning Cypriot director/writer/producer Tonia Mishiali is currently in production with her anticipated sophomore feature The Lion at My Back (former Nala & Stella). This Cypriot/Luxembourgish/Greek coproduction is a…