Big Opening for Croatian/Serbian Comedy The Wedding
ZAGREB: Igor Šeregi's Croatian/Serbian comedy The Wedding / Svadba had its Croatian premiere simultaneously on 13 screens at CineStar - Branimir Mingle Mall in Zagreb, a first-time ever for a…
BOX OFFICE: Second-Best Year on Record for Domestic Films in Croatia
ZAGREB: Croatian cinema achieved one of its most successful box-office years in 2025, with total admissions for domestic films reaching 328,526, the second highest attendance figure since the founding of…
ArtdocFest / Riga 2026 Announces Lineup
RIGA: Ten films will compete for the Herz Award in the Baltic Focus competition of the 6th international documentary film festival ArtdocFest/Riga (28 February - 8 March 2026). Nineteen titles…
Winners of When East Meets West 2026
TRIESTE: The 16th When East Meets West came to an end in Trieste on 20 January 2026 after three full days of pitching sessions, works in progress, inspirational labs, talks,…
FNE at Berlinale 2026: Films from FNE Partner Countries in Competition and Perspectives
BERLIN: Four films coproduced by Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, and Lithuania are in the Competition, and a Macedonian/Serbian/Slovenian coproduction has been selected for the Perspectives section of the 76th Berlin International…
Ron Howard’s Alone at Dawn Shoots in Hungary, Starring Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway
BUDAPEST: Acclaimed American director Ron Howard is shooting his upcoming military drama Alone at Dawn in Hungary, benefitting from the local 30% tax rebate. The Amazon MGM Studios film starring…
PRODUCTION: Martin Markov’s Bulgarian The Life We Never Had Moves into Postproduction
SOFIA: Bulgarian director Martin Markov is currently in postproduction with his debut feature The Life We Never Had, which is a national coproduction backed by the Bulgarian National Film Center.
Winter Edition of Adriatic Region Festival Network Kicks Off in Six Countries
PODGORICA: From 22 January to 5 February 2026, audiences in Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and North Macedonia can watch six acclaimed regional films in cinemas and online…
FNE at European Film Awards 2026: Full List of Winners
BERLIN: Croatian/Slovenian/Italian Fiume o morte! by Igor Bezinović scooped the European Documentary Award at the 38th European Film Awards. The big winner of the ceremony held on 17 January 2025…
FNE at Berlinale 2026: Films from FNE Partner Countries Selected for 76th Berlin IFF
BERLIN: Here are the films produced or coproduced by FNE partner countries that have been announced so far for the 76th Berlin International Film Festival (12 – 22 February 2026).…
GRANTS: North Macedonia Film Agency Announces Production Grants for 2025
SKOPJE: The North Macedonia Film Agency distributed 1.57 m EUR / 97.3 m MKD as production grants for feature, short, animated and documentary films, as well as minority coproductions, in…
When East Meets West 2026 Kicks Off in Trieste
TRIESTE: The 2026 edition of When East Meets West (18 – 20 January 2026) has a special East & West focus on the Baltic Countries & the GAS Region –…
OBITUARY: Slovak Director Rudolf Urc
BRATISLAVA: Rudolf Urc, significant figure in Slovak documentary and animated film, has died at 88.
Naughty Folk Songs Without Taboo - Interview with the creators of Dog of God
Early December is a busy time for the Ābele brothers. The European Film Academy has nominated their animated feature Dog of God (2025) in two categories - Best Animated Feature…
Malta Film Commission Highlights Eight Years of Success
VALLETTA: Malta Film Commissioner Johann Grech has started the year by summing up the successes of the Maltese film industry over the past eight years since he became film commissioner…
Record Year for Hungarian Film Industry in 2025
BUDAPEST: Hungarian films produced with the support of the National Film Institute (NFI) exceeded 2 billion HUF (5.1m EUR) in revenue and 1 million viewers in cinemas in 2025. Hungarian…
Dot.on.the.Map Call for Projects (17.12.25 - 27.01.26)
7th DOT.ON.THE.MAP INDUSTRY DAYS 23 - 25 April 2026, Limassol, Cyprus In the framework of the 24th Cyprus Film Days International Festival 2026
DOG OF GOD Nominated for the European Film Awards
We are pleased to announce that DOG OF GOD has been nominated for the European Film Awards and waiting for your vote - Best Animated Feature Film and also competing…
Tales from the Magic Garden Nominated for the European Film Awards
The feature-length animated film Tales from the Magic Garden has become one of the most successful Slovenian cinema releases of 2025, confirming the strength and potential of domestic film distribution.…
Premiere of New Amadeus Miniseries Filmed on Locations in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Creator and screenwriter Joe Barton’s Amadeus premiered on 21 December 2025 on Sky Atlantic. The five-episode historical miniseries is a new adaptation of Peter Schaffer’s 1979 stage play. The…
