FNE at Mediterrane Film Festival: EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Malta Film Commissioner Johann Grech
VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission released earlier this year a new study titled The Impact of the Film Industry in Malta: 8 Years of Growth, which contains some very impressive…
Slovak Cinema Draws Over 1 Million Admissions Despite a Drop in New Releases
BRATISLAVA: Slovak films attracted a milestone audience in 2025, drawing a total of 1,058,032 cinema-goers.
Romanian Cinema Market Hits Record 63 m EUR in 2025
BUCHAREST: The Romanian cinema market reached a record 63 m EUR / 318.2 m RON in revenues in 2025, a 7% increase from 2024 driven primarily by an 8.8% rise…
A Romanian Showcase of Creativity at Cannes Lions 2026 – Unleashing Romania’s Advertising Powerhouses
CANNES: Discover the Romanian showcase of Creativity - Unleashing Romania’s Advertising Powerhouses, organised by Creative Romanian Film Makers at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (22 – 26 June 2026).
Projects Selected for Women Filmmakers Support Programme
ZAGREB: The UNIQA SEE FUTURE Foundation, in partnership with Slano Film Days and the Sarajevo Film Festival, has officially announced the seven projects selected for the 2026 Women Filmmakers Support…
Reverse Cowgirl Wins the 11th Let’s Pitch Some Shorts! in Croatia
ZAGREB: Croatian project Reverse Cowgirl directed by Timna Tomiša won the main award at the 11th edition of the international short-film workshop Let’s Pitch Some Shorts! in Zagreb.
Malta Film Commission Launches 2m EUR Scholarship Fund
VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission has announced the launch of a 2m EUR scholarship fund to develop and upgrade professional skills within the film industry. The Opportunity For All Scholarship…
Former Partizan Cinema in Macedonian Town of Bitola to Be Reconstructed by End of 2027
BITOLA: The former Partizan cinema in Bitola is undergoing a major reconstruction and will be turned into a contemporary multifunctional cultural centre, with completion planned by the end of 2027.…
Slovak International Success Angel & Meow to Form Basis of New Animated Feature
BRATISLAVA: A feature-length film is in the making for the sci-fi short animated film Angel & Meow. The project started in 2023 as a proof of concept directed by Japanese…
Projects from FNE Partner Countries Receive Eurimages Co-production Support
STRASBOURG: Projects by Srdjan Dragojević, Signe Baumane, Bogdan Mirică, Yianna Americanou, and Bojan Vuletić are among the winners of the latest Eurimages Co-Production Support, announced on 23 June 2026.
GRANTS: Croatia Announces Grants
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre has announced its first production and development grants for 2026.
Just Film Launches Educational Fund to Support School Cinema Visits
TALLINN: Just Film has established an educational fund dedicated to supporting school cinema visits for children.
Truth Beauty and FNE With Anna Franklin
Another inspiring speech by Malta Film Commissioner Johann Grech at an event in the ancient medieval city of Mdina during the Mediterrane Film Festival. Malta is a small country with…
PRODUCTION: Ana Kitanova in Postproduction with Bulgarian/Italian Cold
SOFIA: Bulgarian/Italian Cold directed by Ana Kitanova and produced by Stefan Kitanov is due to complete postproduction in August 2026. It is not only the first feature film directed by…
Lionel Wins 25th Transilvania IFF
CLUJ-NAPOCA: French/Spanish Lionel by Carlos Saiz received the Transilvania Trophy at the 25th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 12 to 21 June 2026. Romanian/Greek Y by…
Serbian/Bulgarian/Croatian Doc Wheels of Forgotten Dreams Premieres in Shanghai
BELGRADE: The long documentary Wheels of Forgotten Dreams / Na točkovima zaboravljenih snova directed by young Serbian filmmakers Miloš Ljubomirović and Danilo Lazović had its world premiere in the competition…
Estonia Plans Tax on Streaming Services to Boost Local Film Industry
TALLINN: Under new revisions to the Media Services Act introduced by the Ministry of Culture, subscription-based streaming services will be required to channel 5 percent of their local earnings directly…
Zagreb’s Jadran Film Reopens with Major Expansion after Multi-Year Overhaul
ZAGREB: Croatia’s iconic Jadran Film has officially reopened following an extensive multi-year renovation and expansion.
Winners of Underhill Fest 2026
PODGORICA: To Hold a Mountain by Biljana Tutorov and Petr Glomaz received the award for best film in the Regional Competition of the 17th Underhill Fest, which wrapped in Podgorica…
PRODUCTION: Shooting Underway for Belgian/Latvian/Dutch Strokes of Madness in Riga
RIGA: Latvia’s capital city is a futuristic city in the psychological drama Strokes of Madness, a Belgian/Latvian/Dutch project which aims to take the viewer inside the mind of a teenager…
