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GRANTS: Czechs Support Nine Doc Projects

Czech Republic 2017-06-26

PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund's Office announced development grants to nine documentary projects in its June 2017 session. A total of 22 projects applied, which is the most projects…

Greimas. The System of Bolts by Saulius Beržinis

PRODUCTION: Creative Doc Greimas. The System of Bolts in Production

Lithuania 2017-06-26

VILNIUS: A creative documentary by director Saulius Beržinis, Greimas. The System of Bolts / Greimas. Varžtų sistema is in production. Principle photography began in April 2017 and will wrap in…

PRODUCTION: Radu Muntean to Start Shooting Alice T.

Romania 2017-06-26

BUCHAREST: Radu Muntean (One Floor Below) will start shooting his new feature film Alice T. at the beginning of August 2017. The film will be a Romanian/Swedish/French coproduction with the…

Glory by Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva

FESTIVALS: Glory Takes Main Prize at 25th Art Film Fest

Slovakia 2017-06-26

KOŠICE: The Bulgarian/Greek coproduction Glory directed by Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva won the Best Film award at the closing ceremony of the 25th edition of Art Film Fest on…

Made in Czechoslovakia by Jana Nemčeková

PRODUCTION: Czech/Slovak Film Set in London in Development

Slovakia 2017-06-26

BRATISLAVA: Slovak writer/director Jana Nemčeková is developing her debut feature film Made in Czechoslovakia as a Czech/Slovak coproduction.

GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports Animation Projects

Czech Republic 2017-06-23

PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund's Council gave grants to three Czech majority feature-length animated films in its June 2017 session. The results were announced on 20 June.

PRODUCTION: Marko Škop Preps Let There be Light

Slovakia 2017-06-23

BRATISLAVA: Slovak director/writer Marko Škop is in preproduction with the feature film Let There be Light / Nech je svetlo. Principal photography is planned for the beginning of 2018.

A+E Networks Poland in Production with New Crime Series

Poland 2017-06-23

WARSAW: A+E Networks is in production with the original locally-commissioned crime series Killer Women.

Hostages Starts International Theatrical Distribution

Georgia 2017-06-23

TBILISI: Russian/Georgian/Polish coproduction Hostages will start its international theatrical distribution in France, when it will be released on 2 August 2017. The third feature by the Georgian director Rezo Gigineishvili…

Asian Fest Moves Into Polish Distribution

Poland 2017-06-23

WARSAW: The Warsaw based Five Flavours festival of Asian films announced it will launch as a distribution label in Poland.

FESTIVALS: The 13th Bucharest IFF Ready to Kick off

Romania 2017-06-23

BUCHAREST: The 13th edition of Bucharest IFF (28 June - 2 June 2017) is organising a competition for feature films and short Romanian films, as well as a meeting with…

FNE IDF DocBloc: Satanic Girls

Czech Republic 2017-06-23

A Czech documentary follows the story of a 1960's Czech female dixieland band that rose to fame in South America.

GRANTS: Latvia Supports Seven Projects in 2017

Latvia 2017-06-22

RIGA: The National Film Center of Latvia distributed 858,013 EUR to seven projects in its 2017 grant rounds.

First Bollywood Production To Benefit From Macedonian Tax Incentives

Macedonia 2017-06-22

SKOPJE: The action thriller Vijay 61 by 33-year-old director Atlee Kumar is the first Bollywood film that will benefit from the film incentive programme available in the form of a…

FESTIVALS: 13th Asterfest Opens Next Week

Macedonia 2017-06-22

STRUMICA: The 13th annual edition of International Film Festival ASTERFEST will open on 26 June 2017, running through 30 June in the city of Strumica in southeastern Macedonia. The festival…

China and Poland Launch Animation Coproduction

Poland 2017-06-22

ANNECY: Poland’s Animoon Studio signed a preliminary agreement with China’s Animaex Animation to coproduce the next series of the Polish hit animated show Hug Me. The agreement was signed during…

Docu Talents Announces Karlovy Vary Line-up

Czech Republic 2017-06-22

PRAGUE: Ji.hlava IFF will introduce twelve documentary projects at the 13th edition of DOCU TALENTS @KVIFF on 4 July 2017 at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.