Pawel Pawlikowski’s Fatherland and Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s La Bola Negra lead the nominations for the 2026 European Film Awards (EFAs), announced today at Thessaloniki International Film Festival.

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, and that girl is Dananeer Mobeen, who was in Moscow on Thursday to receive the Diamond Butterfly Award for Best Actress at the second Open Eurasian Film Awards.

The international festival heads to Africa for the first time, offering short filmmakers two dedicated cash prizes, industry opportunities, and a submission deadline of 1 March.

For the first time, the Seville European Film Festival is presenting seven films by European Roma filmmakers under the programme Raising Romani Gaze.

The Cork International Film Festival (CIFF), Ireland’s oldest and largest film festival, is building on its legacy and international relevance as it prepares to open its 71st edition with the Irish premiere of Olivier Clert’s French-language animated feature Lucy Lost.

Let’s set the scene: On a brisk January day, CU Boulder’s campus is buzzing with excitement. Locals, students and tourists alike line up toe-to-toe with filmmakers and producers to catch the next indie screening, chatting about the snow-covered Flatirons views and industry gossip as they file into the theater and take their seats. Then the…