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Three Academy Award Nominations for Cold War

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-01-23

WARSAW: Cold War by Paweł Pawlikowski got three nominations for the Academy Awards in the Best Directing, Best Cinematography (Łukasz Żal) and Best Foreign Language Film categories. The nominations were…

Strong Opening for Taxi Blues in Serbia

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-01-23

BELGRADE: The rom-com/road movie Taxi Blues topped the Serbian box office charts last weekend. The debut feature by Miroslav Stamatov racked 47,411 admissions and 158,534 EUR / 18,774,122 RSD gross…

Toman Tops Czech Lion Awards Nominations

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2019-01-23

PRAGUE: Toman by Ondřej Trojan tops the 26th edition of the Czech Lion awards with 13 nominations. The winners of the 26th Czech Lion awards, organised by the Czech Film…

Latvia Increases Budget for Incentives in 2019

Zane Peneze Latvia 2019-01-23

RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia will allot less money for minority coproductions, but more for the incentives programme in 2019.

FNE Market Analysis 2018: SLOVENIA

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2019-01-23

The first results show that Slovenian cinema admissions in 2018 increased by around 4% and the total box office increased by 8%. Admissions for domestic films decreased by almost 20%,…

Record Number of Applications for Slovak Rebates in 2018

Tomáš Hudák Slovakia 2019-01-22

BRATISLAVA: Thirty projects registered in 2018 for the 20% cash rebate at the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, compared to 12 in 2017 and four in 2016. The estimated budget for 2019…

OBITUARY: Hungarian-American Producer Andy Vajna

FNE Staff Hungary 2019-01-22

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian-American film producer Andy Vajna has died at 74 after a long illness, according to the Hungarian National Film Fund

FESTIVALS: CEE Projects Selected for 69th Berlinale

FNE Staff Region 2019-01-22

BERLIN: Several films from CEE countries have been selected for various sections of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, including the Competition. The festival runs from 7 to 17 February…

FNE Market Analysis 2018: BULGARIA

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2019-01-22

The year 2018 turned out to be extremely complex for the Bulgarian film industrу. Public support for film was blocked and the Bulgarian National Film Center was forbidden to allot…

Slovenia Increases Support for Film Production

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2019-01-21

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Center (SFC) expects a substantial rise in state funding in 2019 and in the years to come. The budget is expected to increase by approximately 6…

PRODUCTION: Jan Komasa Moves into Postproduction with New Cyber Thriller

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-01-21

WARSAW: The acclaimed Polish director Jan Komasa finished shooting Suicide Room. Hater, a new cyber thriller and a sequel to his box office feature debut Suicide Room. The film will…

Films from CEE Countries in Berlinale Forum’s Selection

FNE Staff Romania 2019-01-21

BUCHAREST: One 100% Romanian coproduction and three minority coproductions from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Czech Republic were selected for the 49th Forum section of the 69th Berlin International…

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Cadmus Cineplex, Budva, Montenegro

Iulia Blaga Montenegro 2019-01-21

This month we speak with Iris Sretenovic, the programme manager of Cadmus Cineplex, a modern cinema named after the ancient hero Cadmus, the mythical founder of the city of Budva,…

Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time by Stere Gulea

FNE Market Analysis 2018: ROMANIA

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-01-21

The most important development in the Romanian film industry in 2018 is the cash rebate scheme launched by the National Commission for Prognosis on 8 October 2018. A total of…

National Film Museum Opens in Prague

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2019-01-18

PRAGUE: The new NaFilM National Film Museum located in the very centre of Prague was opened for the public on 15 January 2019.

Montenegro Raises Rebates to 25%

FNE Staff Montenegro 2019-01-18

PODGORICA: The Film Centre of Montenegro has raised cash rebates for international productions shooting in Montenegro from 20 to 25% on qualifying expenditure.

Two Domestic Titles Top 2018 Box Office in Lithuania

FNE Staff Lithuania 2019-01-18

VILNIUS: The market share of domestic films increased in Lithuania to 28%, compared to 22% in 2017, while two domestic titles topped the box office in 2018

European Authors Demand Proportionate Remuneration in EU Copyright Directive

FNE Staff Region 2019-01-18

STRASBOURG: Close to 100 European directors, producers and screenwriters demand ‘proportionate’ remuneration in the EU copyright directive in an open letter released on 17 January 2019.

The White World According to Daliborek by Vít Klusák

FNE IDF DocBloc: White World, Amour and War at BIDF 2019

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-01-18

The Budapest International Documentary Festival will show East Silver Caravan titles and Silver Eye nominees in its competition from 28 January to 3 February 2019. The theme of its 5th…

Edith Sepp Elected Vice-President of EFAD’s

FNE Staff Estonia 2019-01-17

TALLINN: Edith Sepp, head of the Estonian Film Institute and the Chair of the FNE Association, has been elected Vice-President of the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) for a two…