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FFC Visits the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival in Saarbrücken
2026-02-02Last week, our programmer Joshua Jádi attended our partner festival, the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival in Saarbrücken. Together with actor Ngo Xuan Thang, they presented the FFC film Summer School (2001), directed by Dužan Duong, to a full house. The screening was followed by an intense and engaging Q&A session. We… -
Theatrical Release of "Ida Who Sang So Badly…" on February 12, 2026
2026-01-30On February 12, Berlin-based cinema Krokodil will launch the Slovenian film “Ida Who Sang So Badly Even the Dead Rose Up and Joined Her in Song”. The feature film debut of Slovenian director Ester Ivakič tells — “with great wit, a touch of magic, and deep sympathy for her characters” — the story of a childhood in… -
Meeting Point for Eastern European Cinema: FFC at the 37th Trieste Film Festival
2026-01-22For the 37th time, the Trieste Film Festival is taking place in the northern Italian city of Trieste. Like the FilmFestival Cottbus, it focuses primarily on cinema from East Central and Eastern Europe. For 16 years now, the co-production market “When East Meets West” has been held in parallel—an event… -
FFC attends the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn
2025-11-21The FilmFestival Cottbus was represented for the first time this year at the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, one of Europe’s most important A-festivals and a central meeting point for filmmakers from around the world. Following the successful FFC focus Close-Up: Estonia, the visit to the Estonian capital offered… -
European Film Award nominations and Eastern European Oscar hopes
2025-11-19Yesterday, the nominations for the 2026 European Film Awards were announced, and two films that were screened just two weeks ago in the programme of the 35th FilmFestival Cottbus are now in the spotlight: the animated film DOG OF GOD (Raitis Ābele, Lauris Ābele, LV/US, 2025, 95 min), shown in…