FNE Oscar Watch 2026: Hungary Selects Orphan as Oscar Bid
BUDAPEST: The coming-of-age drama Orphan / Árva by Academy Award winner László Nemes has been selected as Hungary’s candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award …
FNE Oscar Watch 2026: Georgia Selects Panopticon as Oscar Contender
TBILISI: George Sikharulidze’s debut feature Panopticon / Panoptikoni has been chosen as Georgia’s candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature…
FNE Oscar Watch 2026: Lithuania Selects The Southern Chronicles as Oscar Contender
VILNIUS: The highest grossing Lithuanian film of all time, The Southern Chronicles / Pietinia Kronikas by Ignas Miškinis, has been selected as Lithuania’s candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion…
Preparations for 10th European Arthouse Cinema Day
BERLIN: After a successful 9th edition, the European Arthouse Cinema Day (EACD) returns to cinemas around the world on 23 November 2025, organised by the International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas…
European Work in Progress and International Film Distribution Summit focus on sustainability management
The two industry events European Work in Progress (EWIP) and International Film Distribution Summit (IFDS) will take place in Hamburg for the first time. From 29 September to 2 October…
Connecting cottbus 2025 Announces Selected Projects
COTTBUS: The East-West coproduction market connecting cottbus (coco) has announced its vibrant and diverse selection of projects to be pitched at its 27th edition, running from 5-7 November during the…
Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers’ FF 2025 Kicks Off in North Macedonia
BITOLA: Ten films have been selected for the Competition Camera 300 of the 46th edition of the Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers’ Film Festival, which is underway in Bitola till 26…
FNE Oscar Watch 2026: Slovakia Selects Father as Oscar Contender
BRATISLAVA: Tereza Nvotová’s third feature film Father / Otec has been selected as Slovakia’s candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International…
FNE Oscar Watch 2026: Poland Selects Franz as Oscar Contender
WARSAW: Agnieszka Holland’s Franz has been selected as Poland’s candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category. The film…
Cyprus Invests 3.3 m EUR in International Series and Films Promoting the Island
NICOSIA: Cyprus will subsidise international TV series and films that will promote Cyprus as a filming location as well as a tourist destination with 3.3 m EUR, through its Finance…
French World Sales CHARADES will receive the Best International Innovation Distribution Award 2025 of the INTERNATIONAL FILM DISTRIBUTION SUMMIT
We're happy to announce that French world sales CHARADES and its co-founder and chairman Yohann Comte will receive the Best International Innovation Distribution Award at this year's 4th International Film…
Innovative distribution strategies of the future: The agenda of the INTERNATIONAL FILM DISTRIBUTION SUMMIT 2025
Tthe official agenda of the 4th edition of the International Film Distribution Summit – IFDS is set. The IFDS will take place from September 30th to October 2nd 2025. This…
PRODUCTION: Miroslav Terzić in Postproduction with International Coproduction Who Are We
BELGRADE: Serbian director Miroslav Terzić is presently in postproduction with his third feature film Who Are We / Ko smo mi (aka The Excursion / Ekskuzija), which is a coproduction…
Andrei Ujică’s TWST / Things We Said Today Premieres in France
BUCHAREST: TWST / Things We Said Today by the acclaimed Romanian-German writer/director Andrei Ujică, hit the French cinemas on 24 September 2025, distributed by Les Films du Camélia. This French/Romanian…
FNE Oscar Watch 2026: Slovenia Selects Little Trouble Girls as Oscar Bid
LJUBLJANA: Urška Djukić’s debut feature Little Trouble Girls / Kaj ti je deklica has been chosen as the Slovenian candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences…
FNE Podcast: Torsten Frehse, Founder of European Work in Progress (EWIP) and International Film Distribution Summit (IFDS)
HAMBURG: FNE spoke to Torsten Frehse, founder of European Work in Progress (EWIP) and International Film Distribution Summit (IFDS), as well as CEO of Neue Visionen Filmverleih, about the 2025…
FNE at Gdynia 2025: Lineup of 50th Anniversary Polish Film Festival in Gdynia
GDYNIA: Films by Agnieszka Holland, Wojciech Smarzovski, and Piotr Domalewski are among the titles selected for the main competition of the Polish Film Festival (PFF) in Gdynia. The most important…
PRODUCTION: Mate Ugrin in Postproduction with Croatian/French/German/Serbian Petty Thieves
ZAGREB: Croatian director Mate Ugrin is currently in postproduction with Petty Thieves / Sitni Iopovi. The film is a coming-of-age story involving producers from Croatia, France, Germany, and Serbia.
Sound of Falling Wins 2025 IFF Cinematik Piešťany
PIEŠŤANY: The German drama Sound of Falling / In die Sonne schauen directed by Mascha Schilinski received the Meeting Point Europe Award in the main competition of the 20th IFF…
connecting cottbus project line-up 2025
The East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco) announces its vibrant and diverse selection of projects to be pitched at its 27th edition, running from 5-7 November 2025 during the FilmFestival…
