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My Extraordinary Summer With Tess by Steven Wouterlood

FNE at Zlin IFF 2019: Tess Takes Top Honours at Zlin

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-06-05

ZLIN: The Dutch/German coproduction My Extraordinary Summer with Tess by Steven Wouterlood won the Best Children’s film award at the 59th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth, which…

PRODUCTION: Petr Zelenka Shoots The Pilot

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2019-06-04

PRAGUE: Petr Zelenka is now shooting a feature film, the Czech/Slovak/Slovenian coproduction The Pilot / Modelář, after five years of working mostly on TV projects.

FNE at TIFF 2019 Romanian Days: Mo

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-06-04

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Radu Dragomir’s debut feature Mo will screen in the Romanian Days at the 18th Transilvania IFF (31 May - 9 June 2019). The film is a Romanian coproduction supported…

Emigrant Blues: a Road Movie in 2 1/2 Chapters by Mihai Mincan and Claudiu Mitcu

FNE at TIFF 2019 Romanian Days: Emigrant Blues: a Road Movie in 2 1/2 Chapters

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-06-04

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Mihai Mincan and Claudiu Mitcu’s documentary Emigrant Blues: a Road Movie in 2 1/2 Chapters will screen in the Romanian Days at the 18th Transilvania IFF (31 May -…

Romanian Teen Film Oh, Ramona! Released on Netflix

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-06-04

BUCHAREST: Cristina Jacob’s teen film Oh, Ramona! was released on Netflix on 1 June 2019. The film is the first Romanian production with more than 1 m USD box office…

Montenegro Opens Call for Film Funding

FNE Staff Montenegro 2019-06-04

PODGORICA: The Film Centre of Montenegro has announced a Public Call for co-financing of the production of cinematographic works in the categories of feature film, short film, documentary film, project…

PRODUCTION: Jacek Bromski in Postproduction with Solid Gold

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-06-03

WARSAW: Jacek Bromski is in postproduction with Solid Gold, a political thriller starring Andrzej Seweryn and Janusz Gajos, inspired by one of the most controversial financial scams in the history…

United States of Love by Tomasz Wasilewski

New Europe Film Sales Picks Up Tomasz Wasilewski's Fools

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-06-03

WARSAW: New Europe Film Sales picked up world sales rights to Fools by Silver Bear winner Tomasz Wasilewski, a Polish/Romanian/German film produced by Ewa Puszczyńska and Ada Solomon.

FNE at Krakow Film Festival 2019: Prize Winners

Anna Franklin Poland 2019-06-03

KRAKOW: The 59th Krakow Film Festival of documentary, short and animated film held 26 May - 2 June 2019 awarded its top prize in the International Documentary Competition to Advocate…

FESTIVALS: Transilvania IFF to Launch SVOD Service

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-06-03

CLUJ-NAPOCA: The Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF, 31 May - 9 June 2019) is launching the subscription video-on-demand service TIFF Unlimited on 6 June 2019. Between 60 and 80 films…

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update

FNE Staff Region 2019-06-03

WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…

FNE at TIFF 2019 Romanian Days: Arrest

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-06-03

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Andrei Cohn’s sophomore feature Arrest / Arest will screen in the Romanian Days at the 18th Transilvania IFF, running through 9 June 2019. The film was also selected for…

Thou Shalt Not Kill by Gabi Virginia Şarga and Cătălin Rotaru

FNE at TIFF 2019 Romanian Days: Thou Shalt Not Kill

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-06-03

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Gabi Virginia Şarga and Cătălin Rotaru’s debut feature Thou Shalt Not Kill will screen in the Romanian Days at the 18th Transilvania IFF, which runs through 9 June 2019.…

FNE at Zlin IFF 2019: Warsaw Kids Film Festival Builds Industry Sector

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-05-31

ZLIN: The Warsaw Kids Film Festival is building the children’s film industry in Poland step by step, through training, distribution and educational activities. The newest undertaking is the Warsaw Kids…

FNE at Zlin IFF 2019: Hockey Film The Pack in Preproduction

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-05-31

ZLIN: Director Tomas Polensky pitched the Czech/Latvian coproduction The Pack at the 59th Zlin IFF, during the festival’s Works-in-Progress presentation of Central European children’s films.

FNE at Zlin IFF 2019: The Beanie Pitches at Zlin

Cathy Meils Czech Republic 2019-05-31

ZLIN: Producer Ida Weiss, director Slobodan Maksinovic and writer Sasa Erzen presented the Slovenian film in development The Beanie in the Works in Progress section at the Zlin IFF on…

FNE at TIFF 2019 Romanian Days: Parking

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-05-31

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Tudor Giurgiu’s fourth feature film Parking aka Above Man, the Woman Soars will screen in the Romanian Days at the 18th Transilvania IFF (31 May - 9 June 2019).…

The Distance Between Me and Me by Mona Nicoară and Dana Bunescu

FNE at TIFF 2019 Romanian Days: The Distance Between Me and Me

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-05-31

CLUJ-NAPOCA: The documentary The Distance Between Me and Me by Mona Nicoară and Dana Bunescu will screen in the Romanian Days at the 18th Transilvania IFF (31 May - 9…