PRODUCTION: Romanian Innovative Director Ioana Mischie in Postproduction with Debut Feature Catane

BUCHAREST: Romanian film writer/director Ioana Mischie is currently in postproduction with her awaited debut feature Catane, an absurd Romanian/Italian comedy already acquired by Intramovies. Recently, the film was screened in…
03-06-2025

Hungarian Animation Pitch Forum at Annecy: Q&A with Producer Zsuzsanna Vincze

ANNECY: FNE spoke to Hungarian producer Zsuzsanna Vincze about Damján Lazin's short animated film Ergot, as well as the Hungarian animation industry, the challenges of making animation, and the role…
01-06-2025

The 3rd Mediterrane Film Festival Announces Official Selection and Industry Programme

VALLETTA: Over 40 films from more than 20 countries (including 10 films in the Competition, 12 films out of competition, and six films in the environment-themed Mare Nostrum section), will…
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Interview with Viorel Chesaru, President of Creative Romanian Film Makers Association: In the Next Five Years, I See Romania Transforming into a Major Regional Hub for European and Transatlantic Productions

BUCHAREST: Viorel Chesaru, President of the Creative Romanian Film Makers Association, spoke with FNE about the Creative Romanian Film Makers’ showcase “Come Film in Romania” at the Cannes Film Market…
01-06-2025

Shambhala Wins 2025 Philosophical Film Festival in Skopje

SKOPJE: Shambhala by Nepalese director Min Bahadur Bham won the Golden Owl Award for Best Feature Film at the 15th Philosophical Film Festival, which took place in Skopje, North Macedonia.
01-06-2025

PRODUCTION: Peter Pokorný Shoots Documentary about Milan Lasica

BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Peter Pokorný has entered production with Access Denied to Lasica / Lasicovi vstup zakázaný, a documentary about the Slovak comedy icon Milan Lasica (1940-2021), based on a…
01-06-2025

CEE Animation at Annecy 2025

PRAGUE: CEE Animation will once again have a strong presence at MIFA, the world's biggest animation market, taking place 10 - 13 June 2025 in Annecy.
01-06-2025

Unifrance in Warsaw for 16th French Film Festival in Poland and a Day of Professional Meetings

WARSAW: Unifrance, the Institut Français in Poland and Warsaw’s Kino Muranów are organising the 16th edition of the French Film Festival in Poland. The event takes place 4 - 11…
30-05-2025

French Audiovisual at Content Warsaw 2025 with Unifrance

WARSAW: Content Warsaw returns in 2025 with a fresh three-day market, the Content Warsaw international CEE screenings, and a conference, set to take place at a state-of-the-art cinema complex, the …
30-05-2025

Interview with Valentin Savu, Manager of OFIC: Romania’s Film Incentive Programme Is Fast, Fair, and Fully Reliable

BUCHAREST: Valentin Savu, the Manager of the Office for Film and Cultural Investments (OFIC) spoke with FNE about the Creative Romanian Film Makers’ showcase “Come Film in Romania” at the…
29-05-2025

Major Positive Impact of Malta Film Industry on Malta Economy

VALLETTA: The Malta film industry has had a major positive impact on the Malta economy over the past five years generating a billion Euros into the Maltese economy.
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Winners of 2025 Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival

BELGRADE: Stefan Malešević’s Serbian/Macedonian Soil and Wings won three awards, including for Best Film, in the Serbian Competition of the 18th Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival. The Landscape and the…
29-05-2025

Sofia Pride Film Fest 2025 Kicks Off in Sofia

SOFIA: The 14th edition of the Sofia Pride Film Fest will showcase 11 feature films and 13 short films, each offering a unique perspective on the lives, challenges, and experiences…
29-05-2025

Transilvania IFF 2025 Announces Romanian Days Selection

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Six of the eight long films selected for the Competition of the Romanian Film Days section at the 24th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) are documentaries. Twenty films have…
27-05-2025

Golden Linden IFF 2025 Ready to Kick Off in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

STARA ZAGORA: Nine feature films will screen in the Official Competition of the 12th Golden Linden International Film Festival for New European Cinema, which will take place in Stara Zagora,…
27-05-2025

Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2025 Opens Call

TALLINN: Submissions to the largest international co-production market in Northern Europe, the Baltic Event Co-Production Market, are open until 14 July 2025. The Baltic Event Co-Production Market will take place…
27-05-2025

Year of French Central European Film 2025: Saint-Ex Lands in Bulgaria

SOFIA: French/Belgian coproduction Saint-Ex directed by Pablo Agüero will be released in Bulgarian cinemas by Cinelibri on 30 May 2025.
27-05-2025

FNE at Cannes 2025: Prize Winners

CANNES: The Competition Jury of the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13-24 May 2025), headed by French Actress Juliette Binoche, gave the Palm d'Or to Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an…
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First Audiovisual and Multimedia Innovation Center in the Baltics to Launch Next Year in Estonia’s Ida-Viru County

TALLINN: Estonia is creating a long-awaited middle ground with the development of the Ida Hub, the first audiovisual and multimedia innovation centre in the Baltics, which is planned to open…
25-05-2025

Flow Presented at Virtual Global Event by United Nations

RIGA: The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations, in collaboration with the UN Movie Society of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council, presented a special…
25-05-2025