Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán Opens NFI New Film Studio Complex in Fót
BUDAPEST: The new studio complex in Fót was opened on 30 January 2025 by a ceremony attended by the PM Viktor Orbán. The development of the studio was launched by…
BOX OFFICE: Lithuanian BO Increased in 2024, Three Domestic Films in Top Ten
VILNIUS: Lithuanian gross box office was 23,534,512 EUR in 2024, higher by 9.86 percent than in 2023, while total admissions increased by 5.79 percent. The domestic doc Rowing across the…
Films from FNE Partner Countries Nominated for 50th Césars
PARIS: Flow, The Zone of Interest and The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent have received nominations for the 50th Césars, announced in France by the Académie des arts et…
EXCLUSIVE: Teodora Ana Mihai Preps Drama Heysel 85 Coproduced by Cristian Mungiu
BUCHAREST: Romanian-born Belgium-based director Teodora Ana Mihai is currently in preparation with her third feature film, Heysel 85. The Belgian/Romanian joint about the tragedy at the European Cup finals in…
FNE Podcast: Alessandro Gropplero: Head of Industry, When East Meets West
TRIESTE: FNE spoke to Alessandro Gropplero, head of industry at When East Meets West (WEMW), about this year's programme and the selected projects. From 19 to 22 January 2025, WEMW…
Hungarian Film Review Announces 2025 Programme
BUDAPEST: The 44th edition of the Hungarian Film Review will be held at the Corvin Cinema in Budapest from 3 to 9 February 2025 after a 13-year hiatus. The Competition…
First Lithuanian Animated Series to Secure International Distribution
VILNIUS: The animated preschool TV series Stomp! Stomp! Rhinos! produced by Oak9 Entertainment is the first Lithuanian animated franchise acquired by a sales agent (Boat Rocker) for worldwide distribution.
Winners of 2025 Kustendorf Film and Music Festival
BELGRADE: The Mexican short film Castaways directed by Andrea Saavedra de la Teja received the Golden Egg at the 18th edition of the Kustendorf Film and Music Festival, held in…
Julie-Jeanne Régnault Leaves EFAD
BRUSSELS: Julie-Jeanne Régnault has announced her decision to step down as General Secretary of the European Film Agency Directors Association (EFAD). The decision will be effective starting March 2025.
FNE at Trieste Film Festival 2025: Full List of Winners
TRIESTE: The Lithuanian film Toxic by Saulė Bliuvaitė received the Trieste Award for Best Feature Film at the 36th Trieste Film Festival, which was held 16 – 24 January 2025.…
BOX OFFICE: Four Domestic Titles in Romanian Top Ten 2024
BUCHAREST: The Romanian film with the best opening after 1990, Buzz House: The Movie by Florin Babei, lands third in the local box office 2024, while three other domestic films…
Gladiator II Tops Maltese Box Office 2024
VALLETTA: Paramount's production Gladiator II directed by Ridley Scott and partially shot in Malta, was the most-watched film on the island in 2024, according to local distributor KRS Releasing.
Wicker Starring Olivia Colman and Dev Patel to Be Shot in Hungary
BUDAPEST: The Romantic fantasy Wicker by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson will be shot in Hungary in the autumn of 2025 with Olivia Colman and Dev Patel in the…
DocPoint Tallinn 2025 Announces Programme
TALLINN: Over 40 documentaries will be shown in the Estonian capital and also in Tartu at the 16th International Documentary Film Festival DocPoint Tallinn, taking place 4 – 9 February…
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.
