GRANTS: Lithuania Announces Production Grants
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has distributed 4,222,350 EUR as production grants for seven feature films and two documentaries, as well as for five debut features, seven short films, three…
Apply to Arthouse Cinema Training 2025
BERLIN: The International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas (CICAE) is advising interested parties to apply to the 22nd Arthouse Cinema Training (18 – 24 August 2025) way before the 29 April…
Flóra Anna Buda Selected for La Résidence du Festival de Cannes 2025
BUDAPEST: Young Hungarian animator/director Flóra Anna Buda is among the six talents selected for the 49th session of La Résidence du Festival de Cannes.
Confession Wins Febiofest 2025
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak short film Confession by Rebeka Bizubová was awarded Best Film in the Short Films section, while Hungarian Lesson Learned / Fekete pont by Bálint Szimler was awarded…
Slovenian Exhibition Is Transforming
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian exhibition is undergoing changes as Cineplexx closed its venue in Maribor, and the City cinema in Kranj, which combined commercial and art film programme, has also closed its…
BOX OFFICE: Domestic Comedy Mentors is Third Most Successful Title of 2025 in Romanian Charts
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Adrian Tapciuc’s debut feature Mentors / Mentorii is 3rd among the 65 titles released in Romania in 2025, after topping the weekly charts on its first weekend.
The Celebration Wins Croatian Society of Film Critics Award
ZAGREB: The Croatian Society of Film Critics awarded the Oktavijan Prizes for 2024 on 24 March 2025 at Zagreb’s Kinoteka cinema. The Croatian/Slovenian/Serbian coproduction The Celebration directed by Bruno Anković…
Urška Djukić’s Little Trouble Girls Sells Abroad
LJUBLJANA: Urška Djukić’s debut feature Little Trouble Girls has been sold to the USA as well UK and some other European countries. This intimate coming-of-age drama, which won the FIPRESCI…
Matchbox Shoots in Hungary and Slovakia
BUDAPEST: Apple Original Films’ Matchbox, an adaptation of the Mattel car toy brand directed by Sam Hargrave, is currently shooting in Hungary and Slovakia, among other countries.
Year of French Central European Film 2025: The 13th Francophone Film Festival Held in Slovenia
LJUBLJANA: The 13th edition of the Francophone Film Festival was held at the Kinodvor Cinema and the Slovenian Cinematheque in Ljubljana from 20 to 26 March 2025, organised by the…
PRODUCTION: Maria Popistașu and Alexandru Baciu Put Final Touches on Y
BUCHAREST: The acclaimed Romanian actress Maria Popistașu and screenwriter Alexandru Baciu are in final postproduction with their debut feature as directors. Y is a Romanian/Greek coproduction supported by the Romanian…
Kino Pavasaris 2025 Winners
VILNIUS: The French/Italian/Georgian drama April by Dea Kulumbegashvili won the award for best film in the main competition of the 30th Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris (7 – 23…
Winners of 29th Sofia IFF and 22nd Sofia Meetings 2025
SOFIA: Honeymoon by Ukrainian director Zhanna Ozirna received the Sofia City Film Award in the International Competition for First and Second Films at the 29th Sofia International Film Festival.
Dot.on.the.Map Ιndustry Days’ 2025 Selected Projects and Programme
LIMASSOL: Producers, directors and scriptwriters from the Mediterranean region can still apply to the 6th Dot.on.the.Map Ιndustry Days. The coproduction, training and networking platform of the 23rd Cyprus Film Days…
ZagrebDox 2025 Announces Competition and Industry Programme
ZAGREB: The 21st ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival will take place from 30 March to 6 April 2025 at Kaptol Boutique Cinemas in Zagreb, featuring 107 documentaries across 16 programmes.…
Songs of Slow Burning Earth Wins One World Film Festival 2025
PRAGUE: The 27th One World International Human Rights Film Festival has announced the winners for its main part held in Prague 12 – 20 March 2025. Songs of Slow Burning…
Winners of East Doc Platform 2025
PRAGUE: The main award of the 14th East Doc Platform was presented to the Polish project Inner Landscapes by Zofia Sawicka. In all, 19 awards were announced at the biggest…
Year of French Central European Film 2025: The 15th Francophone Film Days in Hungary Pays Homage to Female Artists
BUDAPEST: The Francophone Film Days took place in Budapest from 27 February to 9 March, and it continues in Hungary till 31 March 2025. This year, the festival presents 23…
FNE Podcast: Matija Šturm on CEE Animation Conference GO! 2025
NOVA GORICA: FNE spoke to Matija Šturm, programme consultant with CEE Animation Workshop, about this year's programme and the outcomes of the meeting, as well as the most important issues…
Meeting Point Vilnius 2025 Announces Winners
VILNIUS: Meeting Point Vilnius (MPV) has announced the winning projects of its latest edition held 17 – 20 March 2025.
