PRODUCTION: Jaak Kilmi Enters Postproduction with Dirt in Your Face

TALLINN: Estonian director Jaak Kilmi wrapped the shoot for Dirt in Your Face / Musta pori näkku on 10 August 2025. This late-'80s coming-of-age road film is an Estonian/Latvian coproduction.
14-08-2025

Rise of the Raven Sold to Canada Ahead of Its North American Premiere

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian minority coproduction and big-budget epic Rise of the Raven has been sold by Beta Film across the globe ahead of its North American premiere at the Toronto…
14-08-2025

FNE Oscar Watch 2026: Czech Republic Selects I’m Not Everything I Want to Be as Oscar Bid

PRAGUE: Klára Tasovská’s documentary I’m Not Everything I Want to Be has been selected as the Czech Republic’s candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award…
14-08-2025

PRODUCTION: Juraj Štepka Shoots Slovak/Czech Historical Drama General Golian

BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Juraj Štepka has started production on his historical drama General Golian / Generál Golian, which is based on the true story of Ján Golian, one of the…
12-08-2025

Second Edition of Festival of European Films Ready to Kick Off in Slovenian Brežice

LJUBLJANA: The Festival of European Films Brežice, founded by the Slovenian producer Aleš Pavlin, announced the 12 films competing for the Audience Award at its 2nd edition (27 - 30…
12-08-2025

World Premiere of Alexandre Koberidze’s Dry Leaf at Locarno Film Festival 2025

LOCARNO: The German/Georgian coproduction Dry Leaf, written and directed by Alexandre Koberidze, will have its world premiere on 13 August in the International Competition of the Locarno Film Festival (6…
12-08-2025

Netflix’ 3 Body Problem Seasons 2 and 3 to Shoot in Hungary

BUDAPEST: Netflix has officially confirmed that the production of the second season of the 3 Body Problem sci-fi series is currently filming in Budapest with Pioneer Stillking providing services and…
11-08-2025

Radu Jude Extends Collaboration with Sebastian Stan in Hollywood and Saïd Ben Saïd in France

BUCHAREST: The Romanian-born American star Sebastian Stan will play the lead in a new project of the acclaimed Romanian director/writer Radu Jude, which will combine the Frankenstein myth with the…
10-08-2025

Skopje to Open New Cinemas and Cultural Centres Ahead of 2028 European Capital of Culture

SKOPJE: North Macedonia’s capital city plans to build nine to ten new multifunctional cultural centres across the city by 2028, ahead of its role as the European Capital of Culture.…
10-08-2025

DJ Ahmet Secures Sales to Over 15 Territories

SKOPJE: Georgi M. Unkovski’s acclaimed debut feature DJ Ahmet has been sold to more than 15 territories worldwide by Berlin-based Films Boutique. The Macedonian/Czech/Serbian coproduction won both the World Cinema…
07-08-2025

French Institute in Romania Launches Film Therapy Film Club

BUCHAREST: The French Institute in Romania is launching in Bucharest the Film Therapy Film Club, which will pinpoint mental health and social challenges, with a focus on youth problems.
07-08-2025

Slovenian Cinematheque Goes Open Air

LJUBLJANA: The traditional outdoor summer screenings of the Slovenian Cinematheque on the Metelkova Museum platform started on 7 August with Vesna (1953), the popular romantic comedy directed by František Čap.
07-08-2025

BOX OFFICE: Slovak/Czech Biopic Duchoň Tops Box Office in Slovakia

BRATISLAVA: Peter Bebjak’s biopic Duchoň ranks first in the Slovak charts after its opening weekend. The Slovak/Czech coproduction left behind DreamWorks animated film The Bad Guys 2 and Marvel´s franchise…
05-08-2025

PRODUCTION: Hungarian Director Gábor Herendi in Postproduction with Passionate Women

BUDAPEST: Gábor Herendi is currently in postproduction with the romantic comedy Passionate Women / Szenvedélyesnők, an adaptation of one of the most successful Czech films, Women in Temptation / Ženy…
05-08-2025

OBITUARY: Georgian Director Eldar Shenghelaia

TBILISI: One of the most famous Georgian directors, Eldar Shenghelaia, has died at 92. He was known for Blue Mountains, or An Unbelievable Story, Unusual Exhibition, The Eccentrics, and Samanishvili’s…
05-08-2025

Winners of 5th Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival

MESTIA: The Georgian short film Tragedy without a Hero by Revaz Nasidze, and the French production Sophie Lavaud - The Final Summit by François Damilano won the Grand Prix, and…
05-08-2025

PRODUCTION: Goran Stanković Finishes Our Father for Toronto IFF World Premiere

BELGRADE: Serbian filmmaker Goran Stanković is prepping the feature film Our Father / Oče naš for its world premiere in the Discovery section of the 50th Toronto International Film Festival…
03-08-2025

Budapest Classic Film Marathon 2025 Celebrates 130 Years of Cinema

BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) will soon open the 8th Budapest Classic Film Marathon (16 - 21 September 2025), an international festival of restored Hungarian and foreign…
03-08-2025

Malta Cine Circle Presented Its National Competition Awards

VALLETTA: The winners of the 65th Malta Cine Circle’s National Film Competition were officially presented at an event that included the screenings of some of the best Maltese short film…
03-08-2025

Zhannat Alshanova’s Becoming Premieres in Cineasti del Presente

VILNIUS: The French/Kazakh/Dutch/Lithuanian/Swedish coproduction Becoming by Zhannat Alshanova will have its world premiere in the Cineasti del Presente competition at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 11 August 2025.
31-07-2025