BUDAPEST: The Francophone Film Days took place in Budapest from 27 February to 9 March, and it continues in Hungary till 31 March 2025. This year, the festival presents 23 titles over nearly 200 screenings in 18 towns.

VILNIUS: Meeting Point Vilnius (MPV) has announced the winning projects of its latest edition held 17 – 20 March 2025.

The Croatian Audiovisual Centre distributed 496,500 EUR for 11 minority coproductions on 17 March 2025.

BUCHAREST: The New Year That Never Came and The Moromete Family 3 lead the nominations for the 19th Gopo Awards with 13 nods each, followed by Three Kilometers to the End of the World with 9 nominations. The Gopo Awards Gala will be held at the „I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre in Bucharest on 29 April 2025.

POTSDAM: Here are the highlights of the events organised by the Potsdam- based Erich Pommer Institut (EPI) in the near future.

Digital Distribution - Maximizing Reach and Revenues

June 12-14, 2025 | Berlin | Early Bird discount until April 27: 590 EUR

In the first meeting of 2025, German Films „Distribution Support" awards committee decided to support 36 foreign theatrical releases of German films. In total 266,900 Euro were allocated.

Supporting the Development of Animated Films: Key Challenges and Opportunities

The CEE Animation Conference GO! 2025 brought together independent animated film producers, public film fund representatives, creatives and other industry professionals for three days of discussions on Green Animation and the establishment of an International Co-development Support Mechanism. Held in the countryside connecting Nova Gorica–Gorizia, the European Capital of Culture 2025, the conference concluded with action plans addressing both subjects.

ZAGREB: Animafest Zagreb has announced the lineup for its Short Film Competition, one of the strongest competitions in the world of short animation. The festival will be held 2 – 7 June 2025.

BUCHAREST: The 29th French Film Festival will be held 20 - 30 March 2025 in 12 Romanian towns (București, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Iași, Brașov, Brăila, Arad, Sibiu, Suceava, Sfântu Gheorghe, Târgu Mureș and Constanța) as the core event of the French Spring TOGETHER, celebrating 100 years of the French Institute in Romania (May 2024 – May 2025).