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The Cinesquare platform continues to bring the best European children`s films to young audiences! More than 25 carefully selected films for children from 6 to 12 years old are now available for viewing in the country through the Kidsquare catalog – and at a promotional price of only 1 euro! The catalog includes top European children`s films, including: "Checkered Ninja", "Ogglies: Welcome to Smellville", "Lucy Wanted", "The Young Chief Winnetou", "Summer Rebels", "Wow! Message from Outer...

Croatian/Bulgarian/French/Slovenian The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent directed by Nebojša Slijepčević was nominated in the Live Action Short Film category at the Academy Awards 2025. It is the first time that a Croatian film is nominated at the Academy Awards since Croatia gained independence. The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent  / Čovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti is produced by Antitalent in coproduction with Contrast Films, Les Films Norfolk, Studio Virc.

Golden Bear winner, Romanian director Radu Jude returns in Berlinale’s 2025 Competition with his new feature film Kontinental `25, while Serbian Golden Bear winner Želimir Žilnik returns to the festival with his Serbian/Slovenian coproduction Eighty Plus. In Žilnik’s hilarious docu-fiction, post-socialist restitution returns his childhood home to Serbian jazz musician Stevan.

The Croatian/Bulgarian/Slovenian coproduction The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent was shortlisted in the Live Action Short Film category for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards. February 27, 1993, Strpci, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A passenger train from Belgrade to Bar is stopped by paramilitary forces in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man out of 500 passengers dares to stand up to them.

The 75th Berlin International Film Festival will award Scottish actor Tilda Swinton the Honorary Golden Bear for her lifetime achievement. The award will be presented at the Opening Ceremony at the Berlinale Palast on February 13, 2025. “The range of Tilda Swinton’s work is breathtaking. To cinema she brings so much humanity, compassion, intelligence, humour and style, and she expands our ideas of the world through her work.

The Macedonian/Czech/Serbian/Croatian coproduction DJ Ahmet, which is the first feature by the Macedonian director Georgi M. Unkovski, will have its world premiere in the World Dramatic Competition. The film features 15-year old Ahmet from the remote Yoruk village of Kodzalia, who finds refuge in music while navigating his father’s expectations, a conservative community, and his first experience with loving a girl. The script penned by Georgi M.

The Croatian/Lithuanian/Slovenian coproduction Sandbag Dam / Zečji nasip directed by Čejen Černić Čanak has been selected for Generation 14plus of the 75th Berlinale, which will be held 13 – 23 February 2025. In a village on the brink of flooding, Marko’s life is turned upside down when Slaven returns for his father’s funeral and rekindles their forbidden romance. Marko must confront his family and make a difficult choice.

NEM Zagreb, whose 2024 edition was held from 9 to 12 December 2024, has announced the winners of the NEM Awards 2024.

Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” won Best Film at the 37th European Film Awards on 7 December 2024, claiming the most overall awards as well with five wins. Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance” led with nominations, having received recognition in multiple categories, including European Film and European Screenwriter, as well as will multiple technical awards including European Cinematography and European Visual Effects.

Held at the Cultural and Information Center of Bitola, the event focused on promoting sustainable filmmaking practices, strengthening cooperation among UNESCO Creative Cities of Film, and showcasing best practices in eco-friendly production. The forum was especially significant for Bitola, which has been a UNESCO Creative City of Film since 2015, and is one of only a few cities in the region with this distinction.