PRODUCTION: Stephan Komandarev Prepares to Shoot The Block Universe
SOFIA: The acclaimed Bulgarian director Stephan Komandarev is currently in final preproduction with his eighth feature film, The Block Universe, which is a coproduction between Bulgaria, Germany and Luxembourg. Heretic…
PÖFF Announces Official and First Feature Competition Lineups for Anniversary 30th Edition
TALLINN: Films by Estonian director Janno Jürgens and Hungarian director Attila Hartung have been selected for the Official Competition of the 30th anniversary edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film…
Budapest International Film Festival 2026 Announces Lineup
BUDAPEST: The third edition of Budapest International Film Festival (BIFF) will present 45 films over the course of nine days (24 October - 1 November 2026) mainly at the Corvin…
FNE Oscar Watch 2027: Films from FNE Partner Countries Selected as Oscar Candidates
The following films from the FNE partner countries have been selected as official candidates for the 99th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards in the Best International Feature…
FilmFestival Cottbus 2026 to Focus on Latvian and Montenegrin Contemporary Cinema
COTTBUS: Fourteen Latvian films and a Montenegrin programme comprising three feature films and five short films will screen at the 36th FilmFestival Cottbus (3 – 8 November 2026) in the…
Q and A with Hynek Dedecius, Artistic Director of CinEast Film Festival Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG: FNE spoke with Hynek Dedecius, the Artistic Director of CinEast Film Festival Luxembourg, about the highlights of the 19th edition set for 9 – 25 October 2026, how the…
Festival of Slovenian Film Portoroz 2026 Announces Lineup
LJUBLJANA: A total of 126 films have been selected for the 29th Festival of Slovenian Film Portoroz, which will run 13- 18 October 2026 in Portorož. Seven feature films and…
PRODUCTION: Pavol Barabáš Finishes His Documentary I Touched the Stone Age
BRATISLAVA: Established Slovak documentary film director Pavol Barabáš is putting the finishing touches on his new documentary I Touched the Stone Age / Dotkolsomsa Doby kamennej, which he shot in…
BOX OFFICE: Kengur Is Coming Back Home Successful at Serbian Box Office
BELGRADE: Kengur Is Coming Back Home / Kengur se vraća kući written and directed by Miroslav Momčilović went straight to the second place in the charts, second to Brad Pitt’s…
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2026 Ready to Kick Off
LIMASSOL: The 16th edition of International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC) will screen 33 titles in the International Competition and 13 titles in its National Competition from 10 to…
Budapest Debuts Europe’s Largest 3D-Capable Cinema LED Screen
BUDAPEST: The Lurdy Cinema in Budapest has reopened its Room 10 with a 62-square-meter screen featuring Samsung Onyx 4K LED technology. This is the biggest Onyx screen in Europe to…
Romanian Creative Week Underway in Bucharest
BUCHAREST: Romanian Creative Week (RCW X Bucharest), the largest creative industries event in the European Union, returns for its autumn edition from 2 to 8 October 2026. Held under the…
PRODUCTION: Argyro Nicolaou’s Unsettled (My Sea) Enters Final Production Stages
NICOSIA: Unsettled (My Sea), an upcoming long documentary directed by Argyro Nicolaou, is currently in its final stages of production. The Cypriot project is wrapping its multi-year production timeline ahead…
FNE Oscar Watch 2027: Slovenia Selects Fantasy as Oscar Contender
LJUBLJANA: Kukla’s debut feature Fantasy has been selected as Slovenia’s official candidate for the 99th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards in the Best International Feature Film category.…
FNE Oscar Watch 2027: Bosnia and Herzegovina Selects The Widower as Oscar Contender
SARAJEVO: The Widower / Udovac, the first feature film by Bosnian director Hari Šečić has been selected as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s official candidate for the 99th Academy of Motion Picture…
New Casting Platform in Estonia
TALLINN: Estonian startup IRIS Casting Ecosystem has received a 150,000 EUR grant from Enterprise Estonia to develop its automated a digital casting platform that will bring directors, producers, casting directors,…
Chaos and Paralysis at the Polish Film Institute. Polish Filmmakers Association Directs a Letter to the Minister of Culture
WARSAW: The two years of Kamila Dorbach's tenure, first as acting director and then as director of the Polish Film Institute, have been a time of increasing procedural chaos, lack…
Winners of 9th European Work in Progress (EWIP)
HAMBURG: The 9th edition of European Work in Progress (EWIP) awarded 10 outstanding film projects during a ceremony held on 29 September 2026. In cooperation with FilmFest Hamburg and MOIN…
BIAFF International Art-House Film Festival 2026 in Batumi Reveals Its Winners
BATUMI: The 20th Batumi International Art-House Film Festival (BIAFF) announced its winners at a closing ceremony held at the Batumi Drama Theatre, bringing its anniversary edition to a close. The…
PRODUCTION: Ana Opačić Wraps Shooting Third Shift
SKOPJE: Macedonian director Ana Opačić has entered postproduction with her debut feature film Third Shift / Tretasmena, which is a coproduction between North Macedonia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Poland.
