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2026 Funding Round: Applications are Open!

SEE Cinema Network has just announced its 2026 Funding Round call for applications. The Network calls for fiction feature film projects in development stage, which have the form of international co-productions between at least two (2) SEE Cinema Network member states. Selected projects will receive 9.000€ supporting the film’s further completion. Find out more information about the call rules and regulations below:

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Project submissions are possible through the online application form found on our website. Do not miss the chance to apply and be placed among a wide list of 200+ highly-esteemed projects of the South Eastern Europe region that have been selected for funding by SEE Cinema Network.

SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT

Deadline of applications ends on 15 September 2026.

Good luck to all applicants. Feel free to spread the word by sharing the news with your peers and network.

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SEE Cinema Network Announces the 2025 Funding Round Recipients

On Friday 7 November 2025, SEE Cinema Network unveiled a total funding of €72,000 for its 2025 Funding Round candidates, during its 38th General Assembly in Thessaloniki, coinciding with the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival.

Each awarded project will receive 9.000€ in funding for its development purposes.

The selected projects are the following:

ALBANIA
COLD SUN
Director: Gentian Koçi
Delegate Producer: Artlab Film Productions
Albania / Greece / Romania / France

BULGARIA
D’ARTAGNYANA
Director: Valeri Milev
Delegate Producer: Agitprop
Bulgaria / Romania

CYPRUS
EXCAVATORS
Director: Argyro Nicolaou
Delegate Producer: Caretta Films Ltd.
Cyprus / Greece / Serbia

GREECE
THE HERMIT
Director: Nicolas Kolovos
Delegate Producer: Homemade Films
Greece / Bulgaria / Sweden

KOSOVO
LUCKY US
Director: Anita Morina
Delegate Producer: Buka Production
Kosovo / Montenegro / North Macedonia / Croatia

MONTENEGRO
TEACHERS’ UPRISING ON A NUDIST BEACH
Director: Siniša Cvetić
Delegate Producer: Artikulacija Film
Montenegro / Serbia / Bulgaria / Croatia / Italy/ Slovenia

NORTH MACEDONIA
THE POT, THE LID AND THE NURSE
Director: Vardan Tozija
Delegate Producer: Minimal Collective
North Macedonia / Bulgaria / Croatia / Slovenia

ROMANIA
BELIEVERS
Director: Tudor Giurgiu
Delegate Producer: Libra Films
Romania / Bulgaria / Hungary / Germany

In a commitment to transparency and in line with European statistical recording standards, SEE Cinema Network will also announce gender percentages for main contributors — namely, directors, producers and scriptwriters. This year, female participation stands at an impressive 43% of the total confirmed contributors.

Our Network congratulates all the recipients and wishes good luck and many more exciting achievements for each supported project.

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DJ Ahmet Wins at 31st SFF & IFF ART Film 2025

An impressive update for DJ Ahmet, the debut feature film of Georgi Unkovski. Soon after announcing its sales in over 15 territories worldwide, it received 2 wins at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival (Special Youth Perspectives Award, Cineuropa Prize). The film previously received distinctions during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and scored 3 major wins at IFF Art Film 2025 in its International Competition Section (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor).

It was also recebtly announced that the film will participate at the 38th edition of the Montenegro Film Festival, competing in the International Feature section.

DJ Ahmet is bound to open in Hungarian cinemas on August 28th and it is scheduled to premiere in various other countries in the coming months.

DJ Ahmet received development support from SEE Cinema Network during its 2021 Funding Round. Do not miss the chance to be among the next Funding Round recipients: Submit your project now!

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2025 Funding Round: Applications are Open!

It’s that time of year again: SEE Cinema Network has just announced its 2025 Funding Round call for applications. The Network calls for fiction feature film projects in development stage, which have the form of international co-productions between at least two (2) SEE Cinema Network member states. Find out more information about the call rules and regulations below:

Rules & regulations

Project submissions are possible through the online application form found on our website. Do not miss the chance to apply and be placed among a wide list of 200+ highly-esteemed projects of the South Eastern Europe region that have been selected for funding by SEE Cinema Network! 🎉

SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT

Deadline of applications ends on 15 September 2025.

Good luck to all applicants. Feel free to spread the word by sharing the news with your peers and networks.

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‘Spring Cleaning’ by Marija Apcevska selected for funding through HFAC

Hellenic Audiovisual and Film Center – Creative Greece (HFAC) recently announced its funding pre-approvals under its Minority Co-production scheme.

Among the selected awardees, SPRING CLEANING by Marija Apcevska is confirmed to receive 65,000€ for its co-production purposes. The film’s delegate producer is North Macedonian company Kino Oko. Its Greek co-producer is Foss Productions.

Marija Apcevska – Director of SPRING CLEANING.

Spring Cleaning was among the 2023 Funding Round recipients of SEE Cinema Network. Additionally, the project has previously received funding support through the Creative Europe MEDIA programme of the European Commission.

SEE Cinema Network congratulates the team behind Spring Cleaning for another major milestone for the completion of a strong film project from South Eastern Europe. We eagerly await for any exciting update and the eventual release of the film in the near future.

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‘Wake’ by Thelyia Petraki receives support from FCS; Q&A with producer Kostas Tagalakis

Kostas Tagalakis - Producer of WAKE

Film Center Serbia (FCS) has announced its latest production grants, and among the recipients is WAKE by Thelyia Petraki, the Greek awardee of the 2024 Funding Round of SEE Cinema Network. The project has secured €55,512 under the Minority Coproductions program, supporting its production.


But that’s not all! Producer Kostas Tagalakis (Out of the Box) was selected to present WAKE at CineMart, the prestigious co-production market of the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Following his participation, we caught up with him for a quick Q&A to hear about his experience, the challenges of production, and the next steps for the project:

What does participating in IFFR Pro mean for your project?
Participating in IFFR Pro means that WAKE is gradually getting international visibility. Furthermore, it is attracting new collaborators and this is always a good sign for the project.

How would you describe WAKE in three words?
Girlhood. Awakening. 1999.

How was the experience of presenting WAKE to industry professionals?
It was a valuable networking experience. It is always special to see how people perceive the project and this is something that made me love it even more. 

What’s the next step for WAKE after Rotterdam?
Next stop for WAKE is the Berlinale Script Station 2025 where the director Thelyia Petraki is presenting the project to the industry.

And finally, if IFFR had a soundtrack, what song would fit it best? 🎶
It’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ at the CineMart Karaoke Party!

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‘Yiannis’ by Kyros Papavassiliou selected for funding through HFAC

Kyros Papavassiliou © Vasilis Ververidis

Great news for YIANNIS, the Cypriot awardee of the 2024 Funding Round of SEE Cinema Network: The project has secured an additional funding of 150.000€ for its production purposes, through the CO-PRODUCTION WINDOW programme of the Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Center (HFAC), activated through the Recovery and Resiliency Facility.

The programme aims to support the production of short and feature films (fiction, documentaries, animation) in co-production with foreign (non-Greek) producers. It also aims to create synergies with European production that will accelerate the employment and involvement of national (Greek) artists and technicians, as well as attract foreign capital to the national (Greek) audiovisual industry. It is mainly aimed at the minority participation, in an international co-production, of a producer established in Greece, without excluding the reverse.

Director of YIANNIS, Kyros Papavassiliou © Aris Rammos

Congratulations are in order for producing company Drytree Films and Graal Films, the Greek co-producer, for the selection of the project. Our Network wishes good luck and great success in the film’s completion and release in the near future!

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‘Resonance’ by Yordan Petkov completes filming; enters post-production

Yordan Petkov’s feature debut RESONANCE has finished its principal photography. The project was shot in 22 days near Sofia, Bulgaria between July and August 2024 and is currently being edited in Athens, Greece. Post-production is slated to be complete by May 2025.

The story of the film follows an hermit on a mission and an ambitious young policeman, who find themselves strangely entangled by the howling sirens of a malfunctioning Early Warning System. The end of the world, however, is a solitary occupation.

A co-production between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, Resonance was supported by SEE Cinema Network under the 2023 Funding Round. The Network congratulates the team behind the creation for the most efficient evolution of the projects and wishes best of luck regarding its completion, in anticipation of its first steps towards international distribution.

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SEE Cinema Network at the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Today, Thursday 31 October 2024, marks the start of the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, one of the most prestigious and longevous film festivals of the South Eastern Europe region. This year, we are beyond excited to announce that 2 projects previously supported by SEE Cinema Network are part of the festival’s eclectic film catalogue: LUNA PARK by Florenc Papas and INK WASH by Sarra Tsorakidis!

Ink Wash competes in the “Meet the Neighbors+” section. Do not miss Ink Wash on Wednesday 6 November at 17.00 (Stavros Tornes Hall) or Thursday 7 November at 16:00 (John Cassavetes Hall).
Tickets available here.

Luna Park is screened under the “Survey Expanded: Un-Family-ar” section. You can experience the film on Monday 4 November at 21:00 (Pavlos Zannas Hall) and Wednesday 6 November at 17.00 (Makedonikon Cinema).
Tickets available here.

Also, on Wednesday 6 November, the members off SEE Cinema Network will be gathered for their 37th General Assembly where the recipients of the 2024 Funding Round will be selected. Winners will be announced during the TiFF65 Agora Awards later that day.

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Now Open: Application Call for the 2024 Funding Round of SEE Cinema Network

The time has come: SEE Cinema Network just announced its call for applications for the 2024 Funding Round! 

Calling for fiction feature film projects in development stage, in the form of international co-productions between at least 2 SEE CINEMA NETWORK member states.

Do not miss the chance to apply and be placed among a wide list of 100+ highly-esteemed projects of the region that have received our Network’s support!

Project submissions end on 15 September 2024.

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