Will Smith to Give Concert in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Academy Award-winning actor and Grammy Award-winning singer Will Smith will give concert in Budapest on 14 August 2025, as part of his summer tour Based on a True Story.
Winners of 5th Film O'Clock International Festival
BUCHAREST: The 5th edition of the Film O’Clock International Festival announced its winners on 6 April 2025. The festival was held simultaneously in 11 countries including Romania, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Serbia,…
Mr. Nobody Against Putin Wins ZagrebDox 2025
ZAGREB: Danish/Czech Mr. Nobody Against Putin directed by David Borenstein and Pasha Talankin received the award for Best International Film at the 21st edition of the International Documentary Film Festival…
dok.incubator 2025 Announces Selected Projects
PRAGUE: From the political and environmental changes of today’s world to the shifts happening deep inside us, the eight films chosen to be developed at dok.incubator 2025 all touch the…
The 25th Anniversary goEast Announces Lineup
WIESBADEN: Fourteen feature and documentary films have been selected for the main competition of the goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary…
Upcoming Events at Erich Pommer Institut
POTSDAM: The online seminars Platform Deals: Expert Announcement, and Greening Potential of Digital Production are among the events organised by the Erich Pommer Institut (EPI) in the near future.
Dimitrija Doksevski Appointed Director of ICFF Manaki Brothers
SKOPJE: Macedonian actor Dimitrija Doksevski has been appointed director of the International Cinematographers Film Festival Manaki Brothers, whose 46th edition will be held 20 - 27 September 2025.
Fest Anča International Animation Festival 2025 Announces Programme
ŽILINA: The 18th edition of the Fest Anča International Animation Festival brings a fresh selection of the most intriguing, diverse, and offbeat animations from 24 to 29 June 2025 in…
FNE at Febiofest Bratislava 2025: Sixteen Work in Progress Projects Showcased at Bratislava Industry Days
BRATISLAVA: Sixteen projects were showcased at the Works in Progress session during Bratislava Industry Days at the 32nd International Film Festival Febiofest Bratislava (19 - 25 March 2025).
Slovenian Exhibitors Opt Not to Screen Domestic Films to Avoid Paying Additional Royalties
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian exhibitors have opted not to screen domestic films to avoid paying additional royalties for actors mandated by an EU directive.
Interview with Mirona Radu, Director of Film O’Clock International Festival
BUCHAREST: Mirona Radu, director of the Film O’Clock International Festival, talked with FNE about how she initiated a festival held simultaneously in several countries, and the highlights of its 5th…
GRANTS: Lithuania Announces Production Grants
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has distributed 4,222,350 EUR as production grants for seven feature films and two documentaries, as well as for five debut features, seven short films, three…
Apply to Arthouse Cinema Training 2025
BERLIN: The International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas (CICAE) is advising interested parties to apply to the 22nd Arthouse Cinema Training (18 – 24 August 2025) way before the 29 April…
Flóra Anna Buda Selected for La Résidence du Festival de Cannes 2025
BUDAPEST: Young Hungarian animator/director Flóra Anna Buda is among the six talents selected for the 49th session of La Résidence du Festival de Cannes.
Confession Wins Febiofest 2025
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak short film Confession by Rebeka Bizubová was awarded Best Film in the Short Films section, while Hungarian Lesson Learned / Fekete pont by Bálint Szimler was awarded…
Slovenian Exhibition Is Transforming
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian exhibition is undergoing changes as Cineplexx closed its venue in Maribor, and the City cinema in Kranj, which combined commercial and art film programme, has also closed its…
BOX OFFICE: Domestic Comedy Mentors is Third Most Successful Title of 2025 in Romanian Charts
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Adrian Tapciuc’s debut feature Mentors / Mentorii is 3rd among the 65 titles released in Romania in 2025, after topping the weekly charts on its first weekend.
The Celebration Wins Croatian Society of Film Critics Award
ZAGREB: The Croatian Society of Film Critics awarded the Oktavijan Prizes for 2024 on 24 March 2025 at Zagreb’s Kinoteka cinema. The Croatian/Slovenian/Serbian coproduction The Celebration directed by Bruno Anković…
Urška Djukić’s Little Trouble Girls Sells Abroad
LJUBLJANA: Urška Djukić’s debut feature Little Trouble Girls has been sold to the USA as well UK and some other European countries. This intimate coming-of-age drama, which won the FIPRESCI…
Matchbox Shoots in Hungary and Slovakia
BUDAPEST: Apple Original Films’ Matchbox, an adaptation of the Mattel car toy brand directed by Sam Hargrave, is currently shooting in Hungary and Slovakia, among other countries.