PRODUCTION: Jonáš Karásek Shoots Slovak/Czech Sports Comedy Dream Team
BRATISLAVA: The acclaimed Slovak director Jonáš Karásek is finishing production on his new sports comedy Dream Team. The film is inspired by a true story from the Paralympics in Sydney…
Tartuff Ready for Celebration in Estonia
TARTU: The traditional Tartu open-air film festival Tartuff, specialised in films about love, will celebrate its 20th edition from 4 to 9 August 2025.
FNE at Mediterrane Film Festival Malta 2025: A look back at the highlights
VALLETTA: The Mediterrane Film Festival is rapidly carving out a place for itself on the international festival calendar as one the the top places where industry professionals have to be…
PRODUCTION: Géla Babluani to Shoot Young Stalin in Georgia and Romania
TBILISI: Acclaimed Georgian-French director Géla Babluani will start shooting his highly anticipated biopic Young Stalin, starring Cosmo Jarvis, in Tbilisi on 24 July 2025. The British/Georgian coproduction will then move…
PRODUCTION: Cypriot Director Christos Georgiou in Postproduction with Comedy Worthy
NICOSIA: Cypriot director/writer Christos Georgiou is currently in postproduction with his feature film Worthy / Axios, a Cypriot/Greek comedy supported by the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture.
GRANTS: Slovenia Announces New Grants
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has distributed 644,040 EUR for the production of five long documentaries and for the development of nine feature genre films with higher commercial potential.
Stargate Studios Malta Receives Emmy Nomination
VALLETTA: Stargate Studios Malta has been nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode category for its work on Netflix’s Black Mirror episode USS…
Peacemaker Wins Pula Film Festival 2025
PULA: Peacemaker by Ivan Ramljak received the Big Golden Arena for Best Film in the Croatian competition at the 72nd Pula Film Festival (10 – 17 July 2025). Serbian/Croatian/Bulgarian How…
Dune: Part Three Shoots at NFI Studios in Hungary
BUDAPEST: The third part of the Dune series, based on Frank Herbert’s novels and led by Canadian director Denis Villeneuve, started shooting in Hungary in the first half of July…
PRODUCTION: Áron Horváth Botka Shoots Slovenian/Serbian Lost Years
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Áron Horváth Botka has started shooting his debut feature Lost Years / Izgubljena leta, a Slovenian/Serbian joint supported by the Slovenian Film Centre and Film Center Serbia.
PRODUCTION: Slovak/Czech Drama Twenty-seven Wraps Shooting
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Gregor Valentovič is wrapping up the filming on his Slovak/Czech coproduction Twenty-seven / Dvadsaťsedem, a debut feature supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and the Czech Film…
Slovak/Czech Creative Doc Better Go Mad in the Wild
BRATISLAVA: In his Slovak/Czech creative documentary Better Go Mad in the Wild, winner of the Grand Prize-Crystal Globe at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Miro Remo wanted to…
PRODUCTION: Anri Koulev Works on Bulgarian Fighter Pilots Drama
SOFIA: The historical feature Pilots directed by Anri Koulev and supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center is welcoming coproducers sharing the passion for flight and pilot films, which are…
PRODUCTION: Jelena Bajić Jočić Shoots Serbian/Bosnian Guardian of the Icon of St. George
BELGRADE: Serbian helmer Jelena Bajić Jočić is currently in production with her sophomore feature Guardian of Icon of St. George / Čuvar ikone Svetog Đorđa. This Serbian/Bosnian “drama of tragic…
Apply to connecting cottbus 2025
COTTBUS: The submissions for the 27th East-West coproduction market connecting cottbus are still open. coco will be taking place 5 - 7 November during the FilmFestival Cottbus, and will showcase…
Al Jazeera Balkans Closes Operations
SARAJEVO: Al Jazeera Balkans, the regional leg of the Al Jazeera Media Network from Qatar, shuts down its operations in Sarajevo after 14 years.
FNE at KVIFF 2025: Slovak/Czech Doc Better Go Mad in the Wild Wins Crystal Globe
KARLOVY VARY: Slovak/Czech documentary Better Go Mad in the Wild / Raději zešílet v divočině by Miro Remo won the Grand Prix - Crystal Globe in the main competition of…
PRODUCTION: Oscar Nominee Director Tamara Kotevska in Production with Debut Feature Man vs Flock
SKOPJE: The Oscar-nominated co-director of Honeyland / Medena zemja, Tamara Kotevska, is currently in production with her anticipated debut feature Man vs Flock / Covek protivjato.
Winners of Rhodope International Documentary Film Fest 2025
SOFIA: The Armenian/German coproduction Landshaft by Daniel Kötter received the award for best international long documentary at the 5th edition of the Rhodope International Documentary Film Fest (RIFE), held in…
PRODUCTION: Croatian Director Vinko Brešan Develops Mišo Kovač Biopic
ZAGREB: Acclaimed director Vinko Brešan is in development with Mišo (working title), a biopic about one of Croatia’s most beloved music icons, Mišo Kovač.
