First of all, thank you to all that attended the first night of the Cinemas of Europe's Small Nations event, hosted at The Phoenix, Exeter. The event opened with introductions by the organiser, Dr. Jamie Steele, followed by a video introduction by filmmaker Jonas Bloquet regarding his film The Unexpected Taste of Apple, and the feature film, Black (El Arbi and Fallah, 2015). Beginning with Belgium, the Cinemas of Europe's Small Nations film event received 47 submissions from