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GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports Development of Nine Feature Projects

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2019-02-21

PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund distributed 272,604 EUR / 7.01 m CZK for the development of nine feature films.

Slovak Tax Incentives Lure British and US TV Series to Shoot in Slovakia

Zuzana Točíková Vojteková Slovakia 2019-02-21

BRATISLAVA: TV series Dracula and The Witcher will be partially shot on Slovak locations this spring. Dracula is coproduced by the BBC, Hartswood Films and Netflix, while The Witcher is…

Montenegro and Hungary Team Up on Film Studio in Montenegro

FNE Staff Montenegro 2019-02-21

PODGORICA: The Minister of Culture of Montenegro Aleksandar Bogdanović and the Hungarian Minister of Human Resources Miklós Kásler have signed an agreement aiming, among others, at the establishment of a…

FNE at FEST 2019: Leeches

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-02-21

BELGRADE: Dragan Marinković’s fifth feature Leeches / Pijavice will have its national premiere in the Serbian film programme of FEST 2019, the most popular film festival in Serbia. The film…

MIDPOINT Intensive Lithuania Calls for Applications

FNE Staff Lithuania 2019-02-21

KAUNAS: MIDPOINT and the Lithuanian Film Centre are organising a workshop for first or second Lithuanian feature film projects in Kaunas from 5 to 8 May 2019. The deadline for…

Golden Tapes, Polish Filmmakers Association

The Clergy and Cold War Win Golden Tapes for Best Domestic Film Released in 2018

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-02-20

WARSAW: The Clergy by Wojciech Smarzowski and Cold War by Paweł Pawlikowski were awarded ex-aequo with the Golden Tapes award for best domestic film released in Polish cinemas in 2018.…

FESTIVALS: One World Film Festival Announces Lineup

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-02-20

PRAGUE: Twelve titles will vie in the international competition of the 2019 One World International Human Rights Film Festival, taking place from 6 to 17 March 2019 in Prague and…

Banned Czech Doc Returns to Cinemas

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-02-20

PRAGUE: The Czech documentary The Road Leads to Tibet / Cesta vede do Tibetu by Vladimír Sís will return to cinemas more than 60 years after its premiere. Its renewed…

Lada Kamenski by Sara Hribar and Marko Šantić

Awarded Croatian Film Hits Domestic Screens

FNE Staff Croatia 2019-02-20

ZAGREB: Lada Kamenski by Sara Hribar and Marko Šantić, which received four awards including best newcomer (Sara Hribar) at the 2018 Pula Film Festival, will be released in Croatian cinemas…

Domestic Teen Film Oh, Ramona! Breaks Opening Record in Romania

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-02-19

BUCHAREST: The teen film Oh, Ramona! by Cristina Jacob had 111,881 admissions and 470,142 EUR / 2,209,669 RON gross in the first weekend, a record for a Romanian film. This…

Serbian Hit South Wind Sold in Japan, France and China

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-02-19

BELGRADE: Miloš Avramović’s sophomore feature South Wind has been sold in Japan, France and China. This action thriller had nearly 600,000 admissions in Serbia and it was showcased in the…

FNE at Berlinale 2019: Prize Winners

Anna Franklin Region 2019-02-18

BERLIN: The 69th Berlin Film Festival (7-17 February 2019) awarded its top prize in the main competition to the French/Israeli/German coproduction Synonyms directed by Nadav Lapid. The last Berlinale under…

Daniel Rafaelić Steps Down from HAVC

Iulia Blaga Croatia 2019-02-18

ZAGREB: Daniel Rafaelić has asked to be relieved of his duties as Chief Executive Officer of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC). He will continue his duties until a new director…

GRANTS: Georgia Announces Feature Film Production Grants

Alexander Gabelia Georgia 2019-02-18

TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has distributed 400,000 EUR / 1.2 m GEL as production grants for four feature films.

Zagreb Hosts International Conference on Women in Film Industry

FNE Staff Croatia 2019-02-18

ZAGREB: The Croatian Film Directors’ Guild (DHFR) is organising an International Conference on Women in Film Industry, which will be held at the Mimara Museum and the Croatian Film Directors’…

FNE at Berlinale 2019: See how the FIPRESCI critics rated the programme

FNE Staff Region 2019-02-18

BERLIN: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlin Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Panorama and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3,…

Miszmasz czyli Kogel Mogel 3 by Konrad Piwowarski

Domestic Comedy Dominates Polish Box Office

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-02-15

WARSAW: Miszmasz czyli Kogel Mogel 3 by Konrad Piwowarski, a revamped sequel of a popular comedy series of the 80s, is the most watched title in Poland with over 1.8…

Directors Temur and Gela Babluani to Launch Georgian-French Film School

FNE Staff Georgia 2019-02-15

TBILISI: The Georgian directors, father and son Temur and Gela Babluani plan to open by 2020 a Georgian-French cinema school in Georgia for approximately 300 international and local students.

Serbia Signs Cooperation Agreement with Iran

FNE Staff Serbia 2019-02-15

BELGRADE: The Head of Film Center Serbia Boban Jevtić and Deputy Head of Farabi Cinema Foundation for International Affairs Raed Faridzadeh signed an agreement to expand cooperation in film industry.