RIGA IFF 2025 Announces Lineup
RIGA: Nine titles from Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Ukraine, and Sweden have been chosen for the Feature Film Competition of the upcoming Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF, 16 –…
Bucharest IFF 2025 Ready to Kick Off
BUCHAREST: The 21st Bucharest International Film Festival (BIFF, 19 – 28 September 2025) is launching an international short film competition alongside its traditional feature film competition, and welcomes renown guests…
FNE Oscar Watch 2026: North Macedonia Selects The Tale of Silyan as Oscar Candidate
SKOPJE: The Tale of Silyan / Siljan by Tamara Kotevska has been chosen as the Macedonian candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the…
YEAR OF FRENCH CENTRAL EUROPEAN FILMS 2025 - Calendar of Autumn Events
FNE together with UNIFRANCE has launched the Year of French Central European Films 2025 with a special focus on French films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus and…
FNE at Venice 2025: FNE TV Venice Report
Click HERE for the FNE TV report about Venice Film Festival 2025.
FNE Oscar Watch 2026: Romania Selects Traffic as Oscar Contender
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Centre (CNC) has selected Traffic / Jaful secolului by Teodora Ana Mihai as Romania’s candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award …
FNE Oscar Watch 2026: Croatia Selects Fiume o morte! as Oscar Bid
ZAGREB: The Croatian Society of Film Workers has selected the documentary Fiume o morte! by Igor Bezinović as Croatia’s candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences…
FNE Oscar Watch 2026: Estonia Selects Long Papers as Oscar Contender
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has selected the long animated film Long Papers / Pikad paberid by Meel Paliale as Estonia’s candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts…
PRODUCTION: Michal Blaško Shoots Slovak/Czech/Hungarian Drama Cowgirl
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak director Michal Blaško has almost completed the shooting of his sophomore feature, Cowgirl, which is backed by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Creative Europe - MEDIA, the Czech…
Winners of 2025 Baltic Sea Docs
RIGA: The Ukrainian/ Norwegian project Missing in Action directed by Kateryna Holovko and Marharyta Melnychuk received the Baltic Sea Docs Award at the 29th Baltic Sea Docs.
Pustnik Kicks Off Its 2025 Residency for First-Time Filmmakers in Romania
BUCHAREST: The 11th edition of the Pustnik International Screenwriting Residency started at Romania’s Port Cultural Cetate, on the Danube bank, on 9 September 2025.
European Work in Progress (EWIP) 2025 Unveils Selected Projects and Highlights
HAMBURG: A total of 27 projects have been selected from a record number of over 240 applications for the 8th edition of the industry event European Work in Progress (EWIP).…
FNE at 2025 Venice: Prize Winners: Golden Lion for Father, Mother, Sister, Brother
VENICE: The Venezia 82 Jury, chaired by Alexander Payne, gave the Golden Lion for Best Film to Father, Mother, Sister, Brother directed by Jim Jarmusch. Luna Wedler was awarded the…
PRODUCTION: Goran Radovanović in Production with Serbian/Bulgarian Biopic on Painter Petar Lubarda
BELGRADE: Seasoned Serbian filmmaker Goran Radovanović is in production with his hybrid (fiction-documentary) feature Lubarda - May a Raven Befall Thy Home / Lubarda – na kuću ti gavran pao,…
Astra Film Festival 2025 Announces Selection
SIBIU: The acclaimed documentary event Astra Film Festival has announced the selection for its five competition programmes, including a new competition section, DocShorts. The festival will be held 17 –…
First IMAX Cinema to Open in Lithuania in December 2025
VILNIUS: The cinema chain Forum Cinemas will open the first cinema in Lithuania with IMAX technology in the biggest hall of Forum Cinemas Vingis.
FNE at Venice 2025: See How the Critics Rated the Films
VENICE: FNE has teamed up with critics attending the Venice Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Orizzonti and Critics Week, giving the films 1, 2, 3,…
FNE at Venice 2025: Cristian Mungiu, Member of the Jury of 82nd Venice Film Festival
VENICE: FNE spoke to Cristian Mungiu, Member of the Jury of 82nd Venice Film Festival, about his career in film and his new film Fjord starring Sebastian Stan and Renate…
FNE at Venice 2025: Jedrzej Sablinski, CEO DI Factory Poland
VENICE: FNE spoke to Jedrzej Sablinski the CEO of DI Factory Poland, who was responsible for restoration of the Polish film Przypadek / Blind Chance, directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski, that…
FNE at Venice 2025: Heretic in Negotiations on Stephan Komandarev’s Made in EU
VENICE: Heretic is in negotiations for the first sales of Bulgarian director Stephan Komandarev’s Made in EU, acquired ahead of its world premiere in the Spotlight section of the Venice…
