PRODUCTION: Georgi M. Unkovski Preps Macedonian Animation Series Bukvozhder
SKOPJE: Macedonian writer/director Georgi M. Unkovski, whose debut feature DJ Ahmet world-premiered in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition 2025 where it won the Audience Award, is currently in preparation with…
Films from FNE Partner Countries Awarded at Sundance Film Festival 2025
SKOPJE: The Macedonian/Czech/Serbian/Croatian coproduction DJ Ahmet, which is the first feature by the Macedonian director Georgi M. Unkovski, received the Special Jury Award for Creative Vision, and the Audience Award…
Winners of 2025 Budapest International Documentary Film Festival
BUDAPEST: The winners of the 11th Budapest International Documentary Film Festival (BIDF) have been announced in eight categories. The festival was held from 25 January to 2 February in Budapest,…
First Multiplex to Open in Bucharest in Five Years
BUCHAREST: The Happy Cinema network has opened a premium multiplex with five screens in the Colosseum Mall in Bucharest. The investment amounts to 1.4 m EUR.
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Arūnas Matelis in Production with Challenging Documentary G.H.1
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director/writer/producer Arūnas Matelis is currently in production with his new long documentary G.H.1 / G.V.1, which he calls “a very, very challenging film”.
GRANTS: Croatian Audiovisual Centre Funds Production of Three Feature Films and Six Long Documentaries
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has distributed 2.935 m EUR for the production of three feature films directed by Branko Schmidt, Kristijan Milić and Jasna Nanut, and 380,000 EUR…
The Entertainment System Is Down Starts Shooting in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Ruben Östlund’s new satire The Entertainment System Is Down starring Keanu Reeves, Kirsten Dunst, Daniel Brühl, Samantha Morton, Nicholas Braun, Vincent Lindon and Tobias Menzies has started shooting in…
Sony Pictures Television Series to Shoot in Lithuania
VILNIUS: TV series Star City directed by Nick Murphy and produced by Sony Pictures Television will start shooting in Vilnius at the beginning of February 2025.
Rise & Shine 2025 Launches Call for Applications
PRAGUE: The animation development and pitching lab Rise & Shine is looking for young talents with inspiring short animated films in development to take part in its 4th edition.
EXCLUSIVE: Cristian Mungiu to Shoot Fjord in Norway with Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve
BUCHAREST: Romanian Palm d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu is preparing to shoot his new feature Fjord entirely in Norway as of March 2025. This Romanian/French/Norwegian/Danish/Finnish/Swedish drama starring Sebastian Stan and Renate…
PRODUCTION: Teona Strugar Mitevska Enters Postproduction with Mother Starring Noomi Rapace
SKOPJE: The acclaimed Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska is currently in postproduction with her seventh feature film Mother / Majka, an international coproduction set to be released in 2026. The…
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.
