Guria Wins Best Film at Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2026
TBILISI: Levan Koguashvili’s Guria received the award for best film at the 19th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, announced on 30 October 2026 in Queensland, Australia.
PRODUCTION: Janno Jürgens Preps The Man Who Wasn't Meant
TALLINN: Estonian director/writer Janno Jürgens is currently in preparation with his third feature film, the comedy drama The Man Who Wasn't Meant / Mees, keda polnud mõeldud. The principal photography…
Serbian Dystopian Thriller Sanctuary by Filip Kovačević Acquired for US Distribution
BELGRADE: North American company Vertical has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Sanctuary / Utočište, an English-language Serbian dystopian adventure thriller directed by Filip Kovačević. World sales rights are being handled…
The 30th Anniversary Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2026 Ready to Kick Off
TALLINN: The 30th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF, 6 – 22 November 2026) will screen in Tallinn and Tartu 230 long films and 259 short films…
Winners of Romanian Filmmakers Union Awards for 2025
BUCHAREST: Andra MacMasters’ first long film, the documentary Bright Future, received the Grand Prix and the UCIN Trophy at the Romanian Filmmakers Union (UCIN) Awards for 2025.
Clever Media Strengthens Its Presence in Romanian TV Market
BUCHAREST: Turkey’s Doğan Holding has sold its Romanian business including TV channels Kanal D and Kanal D2, Radio Impuls and its digital operations to Romania’s Clever Media, which already runs…
PRODUCTION: First Foreign Adaptation of Popular BBC Studios Format Death in Paradise in Preproduction in Croatia
ZAGREB: Director Jelena Gavrilović has entered preproduction with the 6 x 60-minute episodes Murder in Paradise / Ubojstvo u raju series, the first international adaptation of the BBC’s hit crime…
PRODUCTION: Jonáš Karásek Starts Shooting Dilemma
BRATISLAVA: Acclaimed Slovak director Jonáš Karásek has started shooting his new comedy drama Dilemma / Dilema on 24 October 2026. The entire story unfolds within 24 hours, maintaining a unity…
LIFFe 2026 Announces Lineup
LJUBLJANA: Ten features films will compete for the Kingfisher Award at the 37th Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe) which will take place from 11 to 22 November 2026. Among them…
OBITUARY: Croatian Director and Animator Boris Kolar
ZAGREB: Boris Kolar, one of the founders of the Zagreb School of Animated Film, a prominent director, animator, cartoonist, screenwriter and set designer, and one of the key authors of…
Tallinn Old Town Becomes 1900s London for Indian Historical Film
TALLINN: Tallinn's Old Town has recently played early 20th-century London for the historical Indian drama The India House directed by Ram Vamsi Krishna. Producers chose Estonia over competing locations, including…
PRODUCTION: Stanislav Todorov–Rogi Shoots A Sea of Things
SOFIA: Bulgarian director Stanislav Todorov-Rogi has started shooting his new feature film, A Sea of Things, on 20 October 2026. The project is backed by the Bulgarian National Film Center…
BOX OFFICE: Romanian Distributors Rethink Strategy as Domestic Commercial Crowd-Pleasers Dominate Local Charts
BUCHAREST: Paul Negoescu’s family film Atlas of Universe is the first domestic film launched in Romanian cinemas together with a free educational programme for primary school students, while Dan Dinu’s…
Shooting Underway in Dubrovnik for Apple TV Series Disavowed Starring James Marsden
DUBROVNIK: The Mayor of Dubrovnik, Mato Franković, has confirmed on social media that Apple TV action thriller series starring Hollywood actor James Marsden is currently filming in town.
Tallinn Film Studios Complex Launches International Tender
TALLINN: Tallinnfilm Studios has launched an international tender for the design and construction of a 6,000-square-metre film complex in Paljassaare, set for completion in 2028.
Interview with Julia Mitterlehner, Alumna of ProPro – The Producers Programme for Women and the Business & Legal Affairs Programme (International Screen Institute)
VIENNA: FNE spoke with Julia Mitterlehner about her experience with ProPro – The Producers Programme for Women and the Business & Legal Affairs Programme of the International Screen Institute and…
Winners of 2026 Astra Film Festival
SIBIU: If Pigeons Turned to Gold by Pepa Lubojacki won the Emerging Voices of Documentary International Competition, while To Hold a Mountain by Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić is the…
Stefan Đorđević’s Wind, Talk to Me Wins Big at Adriatic Film and TV Awards 2026
PODGORICA: The Serbian/Slovenian/Croatian coproduction Wind, Talk to Me / Vetre, pričaj sa mnom directed by Stefan Đorđević took home the Best Film award of the Adriatic Film and TV Awards…
Winners of CinEast Festival 2026
LUXEMBOURG: The 19th CinEast Festival (Central and Eastern European Film Festival in Luxembourg, 9-25 October 2026) concluded on 24 October at Kinepolis Kirchberg with the closing ceremony. The International Jury…
Winners of RIGA IFF 2026
RIGA: Nipster (Sweden) directed by Sunniva Eir Tangvik Kveum was awarded Best Film in the Feature Film Competition of the 13th Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF), whose closing ceremony…
