Films from FNE Partner Countries Nominated for 97th Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES: Gints Zilbalodis' Flow scooped two nominations at the Academy Awards 2025 in the categories of Best International Feature Film and Best Animated Feature Film. Croatian/Bulgarian/French/Slovenian The Man Who…
Flow, a Latvian Success Story That Wins Hearts and Prizes Altogether
RIGA: Gints Zilbalodis’s long animated film Flow, made as a coproduction between Latvia, Belgium and France, has had over 2 m admissions outside Latvia, according to the film's producer Matiss…
Winners of When East Meets West 2025
TRIESTE: The 15th edition of When East Meets West closed on 22 January 2025 with the awards ceremony after four rich days of pitching sessions, works in progress, inspirational labs,…
Želimir Žilnik’s New Feature Lands World Sales Agent Ahead of Berlinale Premiere
BELGRADE: Legendary Serbian and Yugoslav cinema filmmaker Želimir Žilnik’s latest feature Eighty Plus / Restitucija, ili, san i java stare garde has been acquired by US-based sales agent EXPOBLVD LLC…
FNE at Berlinale 2025: New Film by Radu Jude Selected for 75th Berlin International Film Festival’s Competition
BERLIN: Golden Bear winner, Romanian director Radu Jude returns in Berlinale’s 2025 Competition with his new feature film Kontinental '25, while two debut films, Urška Djukić’s Slovenian/Italian/Croatian/Serbian Little Trouble Girls…
When East Meets West 2025 Announces First Prizes
TRIESTE: The CIRCLE Awards, the RE-ACT Awards and the Italian-Baltic Awards were announced at When East Meets West in Trieste on 21 January 2025.
BOX OFFICE: Two Domestic Films in Estonian Top Ten of 2024
TALLINN: Rasmus Merivoo’s Alien 2 or The Return of Valdis in 17 Chapters / Tulnukas 2 ehk Valdise tagasitulek 17 osas, based on his cult classic short film, was the…
French Coproduction Office to Distribute 14 Films by Márta Mészáros
BUDAPEST: Fourteen films by Márta Mészáros have been purchased by the French Coproduction Office for global distribution. This is the first time that the Hungarian director's oeuvre has been remastered.
Kustendorf Film and Music Festival 2025 Starts in Serbia
BELGRADE: The 18th edition of the Kustendorf Film and Music Festival, which is dedicated to both young and established filmmakers, will screen 16 short films in its Competition. The festival…
National Archives of Georgia Continues Film Digitalisation
TBILISI: The National Archives of Georgia scanned and digitised 129 film materials over 2024.
FNE at Berlinale 2025: New Films and Projects from FNE Partner Countries Selected for 75th Berlin International Film Festival
BERLIN: New titles by Želimir Žilnik and Vitaly Mansky, among others, have been selected for the Forum section at the upcoming 75th Berlin International Film Festival, which will be held…
Flow Scoops Two Nominations at BAFTA Film Awards 2025
LONDON: The Latvian majority coproduction Flow directed by Gints Zilbalodis has been nominated in the Animated Film category as well as in the new Children’s and Family Film category at…
Veronika Buchkovska Appointed New Acting Director of North Macedonia Film Agency
SKOPJE: The Macedonian Government has appointed Veronika Buchkovska as the new acting director of the North Macedonia Film Agency. She is replacing Daniela Stankovska-Plachkovska, who recently resigned from the position.
Hungary Welcomes International Productions as Film Tax Incentive Gets Extended
BUDAPEST: As Hungary has extended its successful film production incentive for a further six years, international productions are expected to continue to shoot in the „continental Europe’s biggest production hub”,…
Visegrad Film Forum 2025 Announces First Guests
BRATISLAVA: American editor Jay Rabinowitz, Romanian producer Ada Solomon and French editor Juliette Welfling are special guests of the 12th edition of the Visegrad Film Forum (VFF), which will be…
Films and Talents from FNE Partner Countries Awarded at Golden Globes 2025
LOS ANGELES: The Latvian majority coproduction Flow directed by Gints Zilbalodis made history at the Golden Globe Awards 2025 as it beat Inside Out 2 and Moana 2 on its…
FNE at Berlinale 2025: New Films and Projects from FNE Partner Countries Selected for 75th Berlin International Film Festival
BERLIN: Berlinale 2025 has announced new titles selected for its Berlinale Shorts, Forum Special, Forum Expanded and Berlinale Classic sections, as well as the first projects selected for the Berlinale…
Lightdox Picks Up Fiume o morte! Ahead of its Rotterdam Premiere
ZAGREB: The Croatian/Italian/Slovenian hybrid documentary Fiume o morte! directed by Igor Bezinović has been picked up by the Swiss-French sales agent Lightdox ahead of its premiere in the Tiger Competition…
WEMW 2025 Announces Talks, Juries and Awards
TRIESTE: This year’s programme of When East Meets West (WEMW, 19 – 22 January 2025) introduces a whole new series of Talks, targeting a unique variety of topics.
Trieste Film Festival 2025 Announces Programme
TRIESTE: Seven titles directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė, Sonja Prosenc and Konstantin Bojanov, among others, will compete in the Feature Film Competition of the 36th Trieste Film Festival, which will be…
