News about audiovisual in BALKANS region (Albanie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Croatie, Serbie, Grèce, Macédoine, Roumanie, Slovénie)
In 2025 the income from Croatian cinemas reached a historic high of €22.5 million. This increase is largely due to a rise in the average ticket price from €5.80 to €6.35. 2025 was also the best year for local films since 2013, with a total of 328,526 admissions. Documentaries accounted for a significant portion of …
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The 16th When East Meets West took place from January 18th to 20th, focusing on the theme of “reality in transition”. Held alongside the Trieste Film Festival, the event brought together hundreds of industry professionals fostering international collaborations. There were several categories. This year the Co-production Forum presented 22 projects in development from 18 countries, …
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The Croatian film One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away by Krešo Golik (1970) has been digitally restored by Ater Studio. One Song a Day is one of the most popular Croatian musicals. Set in the 1930’s, the plot follows the Šafranek family in Zagreb. When a playboy begins courting the mother, drama ensues. Its …
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From October 11th to 17th the Cyprus International Short Film Festival presented a wide selection of national and international films in Limassol. In the international competition, Noi by Neritan Zinxhiria (Greece, Albania) won the Best Eastern Mediterranean Film Award plus a nomination for the European Short Film Award. In the national competition, the top award …
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Croatian director Ivana Škrabalo’s first feature Five Days at the Sea is currently in post-production. A young woman, Maša, and her boyfriend visit the island where her long-time friend Jagoda has just moved with her partner. Although Maša is pregnant, she keeps this secret from the father of the unborn child, confiding only in her …
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At the Montenegro Film Festival, director Georgi M. Unkovski received the Golden Mimosa Award for his debut feature,DJ Ahmet. The film is about 15-year-old Ahmet who lives deep in the Macedonian mountains looking after his father’s sheep while also caring for his younger brother. But he dreams of making music. Living in a conservative village …
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The Astra Film Festival has announced its selection for this year’s event, which runs from October 17th to 26th in Sibiu, Romania. There will be five competitions, including a new category, DocShorts, with ten short documentaries. These will include Aitana by Marina Alberti (Spain), Beware of the Southern Stars by Christos Karteris (Greece), and Cosmonauts …
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