FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2024: Cent’anni
PORTOROŽ: Maja Doroteja Prelog’s first long film, the documentary Cent’anni is screening in the competition and it is also opening the 27th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož (22 - 27…
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024 Announces Full Competition Selection
TALLINN: Eighteen titles, including 11 world premieres and seven international premieres, will vie in the main competition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), which will be held 8…
Winners of 2024 International Short Film Festival of Cyprus
LIMASSOL: Tsikitigklon, the Fairy and the Man by Marios Mettis received the First Prize in the National Competition section of the 14th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, which was…
Zagreb Film Festival 2024 Announces Lineup
ZAGREB: Zagreb Film Festival (4 – 10 November 2024) will showcase 10 feature films in its main programme, of which nine competing for the festival’s top honour, the Golden Pram.
FNE at RIGA IFF 2024: Māris Maskalāns' Doc The End Has Its World Premiere in International Competition
RIGA: Māris Maskalāns, one of the greatest documentary observers of nature in the Baltics, has completed a documentary that explores the inevitable fate of everything that lives or has ever…
Vilnius Short Film Festival Becomes Qualifying Event for Academy Awards
VILNIUS: The Vilnius Short Film Festival has been included by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on its list of film festivals qualifying for Oscar consideration.
FNE at RIGA IFF 2024: Laila Pakalniņa's New Documentary Termini Has Its World Premiere in International Competition
RIGA: Acclaimed Latvian director Laila Pakalniņa's new documentary Termini / Galapunkti will have its world premiere in the International Competition of the Riga International Film Festival (17 - 27 October…
OBITUARY: Macedonian Composer Ljupcho Konstantinov
SKOPJE: The acclaimed Macedonian composer and author of film music Ljupcho Konstantinov passed away on 17 October 2024 at age 78.
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent Nominated for EFA’s EUROPEAN SHORT FILM – Prix Vimeo
BERLIN: Nebojša Slijepčević’ Palme d’or winner The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent is among the five titles nominated in the category EUROPEAN SHORT FILM – Prix Vimeo at the…
Canoe Film Picks Up Latvian Series Mutiny
RIGA: The 7-episode Latvian TV drama Mutiny has been acquired by the London-based Canoe Film ahead of its showcase at MIPCOM in Cannes (21 – 24 October 2024). Later, the…
Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event Announces Works in Progress Selection
TALLINN: Seventeen projects from countries including Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia and Czech Republic have been selected for the three categories of Works in Progress, which will be held within…
Ro Creativity: A Romanian Showcase of Creative Entertainment at MIPCOM Cannes 2024
BUCHAREST: Seven companies will be showcased through the umbrella A Romanian Showcase of Creative Entertainment at the prestigious MIPCOM Cannes, taking place 21 – 24 October 2024. Meet them at…
Hungary Becomes Second Most Important Centre for Film Production in Europe
BUDAPEST: Csaba Kael, the government commissioner for film in Hungary, announced at the opening of the Made in Hungary film festival, held in London at the Hungarian Cultural Centre, that…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Milan Konjević Shoots Sequel to Most Watched Yugoslav Film Franchise of All Times
BELGRADE: The Return of Žika’s Dynasty / Povratak Žikine dinastije, a long-awaited sequel of the famous franchise that opened in 1977 with Zoran Calic’ Crazy Years – Žika’s Dynasty /…
FNE at RIGA IFF 2024: Uģis Olte’s Genre-Blending TESA MAN Opens the Festival
RIGA: Latvian film director Uģis Olte continues his venture into soundscapes and wilderness, and his new music film TESA MAN will have its world premiere as the opening film of…
PÖFF 2024 Announces First Feature Competition
TALLINN: Eleven titles chosen from among 250 films from 66 countries landed in the First Feature Competition selection of the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF). The festival will…
Winners of European Work in Progress Cologne
COLOGNE: The 7th edition of the established industry event European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP, 14 – 16 October 2024) announced its winners.
Latvia Introduces 30% Support for Foreign Film Projects
RIGA: Under a new mechanism, which is waiting for the Parliament’s approval, Latvia will introduce a 30% eligible funding support for the film industry and foreign film projects in 2025,…
Estonia to Support Film Industry in Jõhvi with 10.9 m EUR
TALLINN: With the 10.9 m EUR that the state will allot to develop infrastructure and support services for the film industry in Jõhvi, the Ida-Viru Investment Agency plans to establish…
Verzió International Human Rights Film Festival 2024 Announces Lineup
BUDAPEST: The 21st Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, which will run in Budapest 6 – 13 November 2024, has a new programming team who stake on both award-winning…
