CinEast Festival 2026 Announces Selection
LUXEMBOURG: Films by Igor Jelinović, Ivan Ostrochovský and Cecilia Ștefănescu are selected for the Main Competition of the 19th CinEast Festival, which will take place in Luxembourg 9 – 25…
Astra Film Festival Announces Lineup for 2026 Edition
SIBIU: Astra Film Festival has announced the selection for the competition programmes (Romania Competition, Central and Eastern European Competition, Emerging Voices of Documentary Film Competition, and DocSchool Competition) of its…
OBITUARY: Macedonian Animation Pioneer Tonkica Mitrovska
SKOPJE: Macedonian animator Tonkica Mitrovska, one of the pioneers of North Macedonia's animation, died in Skopje. She was 78.
Ben Stiller Scouts Slovakia for New Film
BRATISLAVA: Hollywood actor/director Ben Stiller has visited Slovakia’s High Tatra Mountains twice in 10 months. Local press writes that he was scouting for a film that he will direct.
Cyprus Film Days International Festival 2027 Launches Submissions
LIMASSOL/NICOSIA: Submissions are now open for the 25th Cyprus Film Days International Festival 2027, which will be held 16–24 April 2027 in Limassol and Nicosia.
FROM ONLINE TO COTTBUS: MIOB IN SHORTS GOES ON TOUR
MIOB In Shorts Award 2026 Vote from September 1 to October 15 The MIOB In Shorts Award, part of the MIOB (Moving Images – Open Borders) network’s programme, celebrates outstanding…
Wajda School New Talents | Berlin Connects Polish Projects with International Industry Partners
BERLIN: Wajda School New Talents | Berlin brought six projects in development together with international film industry professionals on 11 September 2026, creating a focused space for filmmakers and potential…
PRODUCTION: Lun Sevnik in Postproduction with International Coproduction The Healers
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Lun Sevnik has wrapped shooting on The Healers / Zdravilca. His debut feature is a Slovenian/Macedonian/Czech/Croatian/French coproduction, and it was filmed in Slovenia and Croatia.
Winners of 2026 Split Film Festival
SPLIT: Japanese film Chihiro by Satoshi Natori won the Grand Prix in the Feature Film Competition of the 31st Split Film Festival. The Short Film Competition was won by the…
FNE Oscar Watch 2027: Montenegro Selects To Hold a Mountain as Oscar Bid
PODGORICA: The documentary To Hold a Mountain / Planina directed by Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić has been selected as Montenegro’s official candidate for the 99th Academy of Motion Picture…
FNE Oscar Watch 2027: Serbia Selects Wanderlust as Oscar Contender
BELGRADE: The arthouse drama Wanderlust / Izlet directed by Nenad Pavlović has been selected as Serbia’s official candidate for the 99th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards in…
Latvian Entrepreneurs Visit Paramount and Disney
RIGA: A delegation of Latvian entrepreneurs is taking part in a trade mission across the United States from 20 to 28 September 2026, aimed at consolidating commercial partnerships.
GRANTS: Slovenia Announces Feature Film Production Grants
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has distributed 4.9 m EUR for the production of seven full-length feature films. The biggest grant of 900,000 EUR went to Damjan Kozole’s Podzavest, produced…
Flood Wins IGRIC 2026
BRATISLAVA: Martin Gonda’s Flood / Potopa received the IGRIC Award for Best Feature Film Released in Cinemas at the 37th edition of the IGRIC Awards, held in Bratislava on 18…
Connecting Cottbus Announces Projects Selected for 28th Edition
COTTBUS: The lineup of the 28th edition of the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco) has been chosen from a record of submissions and is dominated in 63 percent by…
PRODUCTION: Marina Petković Liker in Postproduction with Doc Through the Process
VITEZ: Croatian theatre director Marina Petković Liker is currently in postproduction with her first long documentary Through the Process / Kroz proces (working title). Shot over five years, the project…
Dutch Reality TV series De Bevers and Feature Film De Bevers: All For the Fans Shoot in Malta
VALLETTA: Malta is once again providing the backdrop for international television and film productions, welcoming popular Dutch personalities John and Kees de Bever, together with a host of well-known Dutch…
Anniversary 20th Edition of Batumi International Art-House FF
BATUMI: The 20th anniversary edition of the Batumi International Art-House Film Festival (BIAFF) kicks off on 19 September 2026 with two Georgian films by Levan Koguashvili and Giorgi Ovashvili in…
PRODUCTION: Miklós Keleti Shoots Belgian/Canadian/Estonian/Dutch Sci-Fi Drama Soma
TALLINN: Belgian-Hungarian director/writer Miklós Keleti is currently wrapping up principal photography on his debut feature Soma, a coproduction between Belgium, Canada, Estonia, and the Netherlands, which is set to enter…
