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PRODUCTION: Priit Pääsuke Shoots New Estonian Youth Comedy

Aurelia Aasa Estonia 2019-08-08

TALLINN: Priit Pääsuke, the director of The End of the Chain, is working on his second feature, Kids of the Night. The shooting started at the end of July and…

Romanian/Serbian Ivana the Terrible Picked Up by Syndicado Film Sales

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-08-08

BUCHAREST: Ivana Mladenović’s sophomore feature Ivana the Terrible / Ivana cea Groaznică has been acquired by the Toronto-based outlet Syndicado Film Sales. This Romanian/Serbian coproduction produced by Ada Solomon will…

Strong Opening for Croatian War Biopic The General

Milena Zajović Croatia 2019-08-07

ZAGREB: The epic war biopic The General / General, directed by Antun Vrdoljak and produced by Kiklop film in coproduction with the Croatian Television, attracted 8,000 cinemagoers on 5 August…

United Talent Agency to Rep Macedonian Director Tamara Kotevska

Marina Lazarevska North Macedonia 2019-08-07

SKOPJE: Macedonian director and screenwriter Tamara Kotevska has signed with California-based company United Talent Agency, one of the world's leading talent and entertainment companies. This follows the US theatrical release…

Docu Talents from the East @Sarajevo FF 2019 Announced

FNE Staff Bosnia-Herzegovina 2019-08-07

SARAJEVO: Projects from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and the Ukraine are among the ten documentary projects selected for Docu Talents from the East, which…

PRODUCTION: Maltese-Led Coproduction Carmen Reveals Local Potential

Kenneth Scicluna Malta 2019-08-06

VALLETTA: Maltese/Canadian coproduction Carmen directed by Valerie Buhagiar has just wrapped shooting in Malta. Produced by Falkun Films and supported by the Malta Film Fund, the film is one of…

PRODUCTION: New Season of McMafia To Be Filmed in Croatia

Milena Zajović Croatia 2019-08-06

ZAGREB: The second season of BBC's television series McMafia will be filmed in Croatia starting in early autumn of 2019. MP Film Production will continue to act as a local…

Wet Monday/Lany Poniedziałek by Justyna Mytnik, Lava Films

FNE at New Horizons IFF 2019: Polish Days Pitchings Present 10 New Projects

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-08-06

WROCŁAW: The 8th edition of Polish Days (25 July - 4 August 2019) within the New Horizons International Film Festival showcased ten new Polish projects presented at a special pitching…

FNE at New Horizons IFF 2019: Bait Wins Grand Prize at 19th New Horizons IFF

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-08-05

WROCŁAW: The British drama Bait directed by Mark Jenkin won both the International Competition Grand Prize and the Audience Award at the 19th New Horizons International Film Festival. The festival…

FNE at New Horizons IFF 2019: International Minority Coproductions at Polish Days Works in Progress

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-08-05

WROCŁAW: Eight Polish projects currently in production and postproduction were showcased during the last day of Polish Days, an industry event held at the New Horizons IFF. The list includes…

PRODUCTION: Doc About Serbian Production Designer Kreka in Production

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-08-05

BELGRADE: Strahinja Savić is in production with Kreka, a documentary about the prominent Serbian production designer Miljen Klljaković Kreka. The doc features Johnny Depp, Barry Levinson, Vittorio Storaro, Emir Kusturica,…

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Cinema Ateneu, Iași, Romania

Iulia Blaga Romania 2019-08-05

We spoke with Andrei Giurgia, the manager of Cinema Ateneu, the first state cinema opened in Romania after the fall of the Communism, in October 2017. Located in the Ateneul…

Latvia and Hungary Sign Cooperation Programme

FNE Staff Latvia 2019-08-05

RIGA: The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the Human Resources Ministry of Hungary have signed a cultural cooperation programme for 2019-2021. The programme includes the cinema.

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Georgia Selects Shindisi for Oscar Bid

FNE Staff Georgia 2019-08-02

TBILISI: Dito Tsintsadze's Shindisi has been selected as Georgia’s entry for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ award in the best international feature film category.

Liberty Global Sells Operations in Romania and Czech Republic

FNE Staff Romania 2019-08-02

BUCHAREST: Cable and broadband operator Liberty Global has wrapped up the sale of operations in Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary and Germany to Vodafone.

Malta Sees First Edition of Summer Cinema

FNE Staff Malta 2019-08-02

VALLETTA: The first edition of Summer Cinema, a film caravan around Malta and Gozo organised by the Film Grain Foundation, will start on 2 August 2019. Five classic films including…

Hollywood Producers Visit Cyprus

FNE Staff Cyprus 2019-08-02

PAPHOS: Hollywood producers who visited Paphos recently declared to be interested in the possibility of a film studio being built in this city of Cyprus.

FNE/IDF DocBloc: East Silver Caravan Titles at Festivals

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-08-02

East Silver Caravan titles My Unknown Soldier (by Anna Kryvenko), Home Games (by Alisa Kovalenko), How Big Is the Galaxy? (by Ksenia Elyan), My Father Is My Mother's Brother (by…

FNE at New Horizons IFF: Polish Days Showcases Five New Polish Films

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-08-01

WROCŁAW: The 8th edition of Polish Days Completed Films (25 July-4 August 2019) within the New Horizons International Film Festival showcased five completed Polish projects including the new titles by…

FESTIVALS: A White, White Day Wins the 22nd Motovun Film Festival

FNE Staff Croatia 2019-08-01

MOTOVUN: A White, White Day by Hlynur Pálmason was awarded the Propeller of Motovun at the 22nd Motovun Film Festival, while God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya by the Macedonian…