OBITUARY: Georgian Director Eldar Shenghelaia
TBILISI: One of the most famous Georgian directors, Eldar Shenghelaia, has died at 92. He was known for Blue Mountains, or An Unbelievable Story, Unusual Exhibition, The Eccentrics, and Samanishvili’s…
Winners of 5th Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival
MESTIA: The Georgian short film Tragedy without a Hero by Revaz Nasidze, and the French production Sophie Lavaud - The Final Summit by François Damilano won the Grand Prix, and…
PRODUCTION: Goran Stanković Finishes Our Father for Toronto IFF World Premiere
BELGRADE: Serbian filmmaker Goran Stanković is prepping the feature film Our Father / Oče naš for its world premiere in the Discovery section of the 50th Toronto International Film Festival…
Budapest Classic Film Marathon 2025 Celebrates 130 Years of Cinema
BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) will soon open the 8th Budapest Classic Film Marathon (16 - 21 September 2025), an international festival of restored Hungarian and foreign…
Malta Cine Circle Presented Its National Competition Awards
VALLETTA: The winners of the 65th Malta Cine Circle’s National Film Competition were officially presented at an event that included the screenings of some of the best Maltese short film…
Zhannat Alshanova’s Becoming Premieres in Cineasti del Presente
VILNIUS: The French/Kazakh/Dutch/Lithuanian/Swedish coproduction Becoming by Zhannat Alshanova will have its world premiere in the Cineasti del Presente competition at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 11 August 2025.
Peter Bratuša Starts Shooting New Sequel to Slovenian Coming-of-Age Hit Gaja’s World
LJUBLJANA: Peter Bratuša has started shooting Gaja’s World – Follow me / Gajin svet 3, the second sequel to the adventure comedy and Slovenian 2018 box-office hit Gaja’s World. The…
Year of French Central European Film 2025: Paris on Screen at RIGA IFF
RIGA: The Architect’s Cut section of the Riga International Film Festival’s (RIGA IFF, 16 - 26 October 2025) will be dedicated to the image and architecture of Paris on screen.
HBO Max Launches in Cyprus, Malta, Georgia and Baltics
NICOSIA: HBO Max, the global streaming service from Warner Bros. Discovery, has expanded to 12 new countries including Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Malta.
Teona Strugar Mitevska’s Mother Sells to Over 15 Territories Ahead of Venice World Premiere
SKOPJE: Mother / Majka by Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska, starring Noomi Rapace as Mother Teresa, has racked up more than 15 international pre-sales for Paris-based Kinology, with deals closed…
GRANTS: Arts Council Malta Announces Production Grants in Screen Support Scheme
VALLETTA: The Arts Council Malta has distributed 900,000 EUR for the production of three long films within the new Screen Support Scheme.
First Indonesian Film Shot under Filming in Croatia Programme, Big Hit at Home
ZAGREB: Sore: Istri dari Masa Depan by Yandy Laurens had over 1.5 m admissions in Indonesia in its first ten days in cinemas. The film starring Indonesian and Croatian actors…
FNE at Venice Film Festival 2025: Lineups of Venice Critics’ Week and Venice Days
VENICE: The German/French/Serbian coproduction Short Summer by Nastia Korkia has been selected for the Official Competition of Venice Days, while Sharunas Bartas’ Lithuanian/French coproduction Laguna will screen in Venice Days…
Sergei Loznitsa’s Two Prosecutors Wins 32nd European Film Festival Palić
BELGRADE: The Golden Tower for Best Film in the Official Selection of the 32nd European Film Festival Palić went to Sergei Loznitsa's Two Prosecutors. The film is a coproduction between…
The Love That Remains Wins Cinehill 2025
ZAGREB: Hlynur Palmason’s The Love That Remains received the Propeller Award at the 27th edition of Cinehill Festival, which wrapped up in Fužine, Croatia, on 27 July 2025.
PRODUCTION: Milcho Manchevski Shoots Leaving Copacabana in Skopje
SKOPJE: Venice Golden Lion and Academy Award winner director Milcho Manchevski is currently shooting his eighth feature film Leaving Copacabana / Zbogum, Kopakabano in the capital city of North Macedonia.
Montenegrin Contemporary Films Available on MNE Play
PODGORICA: Public Media Service of Radio Television of Montenegro is now offering contemporary Montenegrin films on its OTT service, the MNE Play platform. This is the first initiative of this…
National Film Institute - Hungary Launches Grants for Film Professionals
BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute - Hungary (NFI) has launched a grant programme for local film professionals who are already admitted in international training programmes or workshops.
ARTE.tv Launches Content in Romanian
BUCHAREST: The European public streaming platform ARTE.tv, which is based in Strasbourg, France, has added Romanian to its existing content languages (French, German, English, Spanish, Italian, Polish).
FNE at Venice Film Festival 2025: The Festival’s Full Lineup
VENICE: Films by Hungarian directors Ildikó Enyedi and László Nemes are in the Competition of the 82nd Venice Film Festival (27 August - 9 September 2025). The Orizzonti competition will…
