FNE at Mediterrane Film Festival 2025: Russell Crowe Makes Surprise Appearance at Closing Ceremony
VALLETTA: Russell Crowe made a surprise appearance to pick up Mediterreane Film Festival’s Malta Film Legend special award at the closing ceremony of the festival held in the iconic Fort…
PRODUCTION: Marko Gjokovic Begins Shooting Debut Feature Tenant
SKOPJE: Macedonian director Marko Gjokovic has started shooting his debut feature Tenant / Potstanar. The psychological drama is inspired by Slovenian dramatist Matjaž Župančič’s play Vladimir, and it is made…
PRODUCTION: The Inspector's Debt Marks Historic First Feature Film Coproduction between Bulgaria and Latvia
SOFIA: Bulgarian screenwriter Teodora Markova is working on her directorial debut The Inspector's Debt. The first-ever feature film coproduction between Bulgaria and Latvia has already received public funding in both…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Miniseries Absolute 100 Ready to Premiere at Karlovy Vary IFF
BELGRADE: Serbian six-part TV drama Absolute 100 / Apsolutnih sto will have its world premiere in the Special Screenings programme of the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which kicks…
Winners of Fest Anča International Animation Festival 2025
ŽILINA: Czech/Slovak/Ukrainian I Died in Irpin by Anastasiia Falileieva received the Best Animated Short Film Award at the 18th edition of the Fest Anča International Animation Festival, held 24 -…
DJ Ahmet Wins Big at IFF Art Film 2025
KOŠICE: Georgi M. Unkovski’s DJ Ahmet, a coproduction between North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia and Croatia, won Blue Angels for best film, director and actor in the International Competition of…
New Multiplex Odiseja Opens in Ljubljana
LJUBLJANA: A new multiplex, designed for cinema screenings, music concerts, theatre shows and business meetings has been opened in the capital city of Slovenia, Ljubljana. The total investment is estimated…
Golden Frame 2025 Held in Skopje
SKOPJE: The 7th edition of the Golden Frame film showcase brought nine of the latest Macedonian productions to audiences in Skopje, with free screenings held from 26 to 28 June…
Spotlight on Croatia at Young Horizons 2025
WARSAW: In 2025, for the first time, Young Horizons Industry (29 September – 1 October) highlights a country of honour. The first spotlight will be on Croatia.
YEAR OF FRENCH CENTRAL EUROPEAN FILMS 2025 - Calendar of 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…
PRODUCTION: Dragons over Kabul to Hit Hungarian Cinemas This Autumn
BUDAPEST: Zsombor Dyga’s heroic war action-drama Dragons over Kabul / Sárkányok Kabul felett (working title Operation Kabul) is currently in postproduction and it will be released in domestic cinemas by…
How Could I Live Without You? Wins MOZ.GO Hungarian Film Festival 2025
VESZPRÉM: How Could I Live Without You? by Dénes Orosz received the award for Best Feature Film at the 5th MOZ.GO (former Hungarian Motion Picture Film Festival), held 18 –…
GRANTS: Slovenia Announces Production Grants
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has distributed 5.46 m EUR for the production of seven feature films, including four debut features. The amount represents a 26% increase in total, compared…
Latvia Opens Foreign Film & Major Event Support Call
RIGA: The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) has launched the second round call for its Foreign Film Reception and Major Events Support Programme, making 3.26 m EUR available…
Series from FNE Partner Countries Supported by Council of Europe
STRASBOURG: Series from Slovenia, Serbia, Czech Republic and Poland are among the projects supported by the Council of Europe in its Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions programme.
Francophone Film Week Underway in Skopje
SKOPJE: Nine films are currently screened in the capital of North Macedonia as part of the Francophone Film Week (23 – 30 June 2025).
Projects from FNE Partner Countries Receive Eurimages Co-production Support
STRASBOURG: New international projects by Radu Jude, Pawel Pawlikovski, Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, Kornél Mundruczó and Adina Pintilie, among others, received support at the second Eurimages Project Evaluation Session…
CEE Animation Forum 2025 Announces Lineup
PRAGUE: The CEE Animation Forum announced the official selection for its 13th edition. The leading platform for pitching, financing and coproduction in Central and Eastern Europe, and a key meeting…
Top Festival Programmers Head to dok.incubator 2025 to Meet Emerging Talents
OLOMOUC: Selectors from Sundance, CPH:DOX and Visions du Réel will gather at the dok.incubator workshop from 29 June to 7 July 2025 in Olomouc, Czech Republic, to preview upcoming documentaries…
Female Filmmakers Support Programme 2025 Announces Selected Projects
ZAGREB: The UNIQA SEE FUTURE Foundation, in cooperation with the Sarajevo Film Festival and Slano Film Days, announces the five film projects selected for the 2nd edition of the Female…
