EEFFN - Eastern European Film Festival Network brings together five film festivals dedicated to promoting and showcasing Eastern European cinema and one partner organisation. The primary objective of the network is to enhance cooperation and collaboration between the member festivals in order to increase the visibility and impact of Eastern European Cinema across Europe. This year, EEFFN selected “Perla”, by Alexandra Makarová, as the EEFFN 2026 Winner, being showcased in all the network festivals: 

GoEast Film Festival [Wiesbaden, Germany], BEAST International Film Festival [Porto, Portugal], Eastern Neighbours Film Festival [The Hague, Netherlands], A l'Est Film Festival [Rouen, France], CinEast Film Festival [Luxembourg] and the EU Youth Cinema: Green Deal [Vienna, Austria].