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Scholarships Available for Participants from CEE Countries at 4th Cartoon Springboard

FNE Staff Region 2018-09-19

VALENCIENNES: Applicants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Ukraine…

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: Julius

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-09-19

GDYNIA: Aleksander Pietrzak will showcase his feature debut, the comedy Julius, in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, running from 17 to 22 September 2018. The film…

Dejan Prešiček Appointed New Slovenian Minister of Culture

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2018-09-18

LJUBLJANA: Dejan Prešiček was appointed new Minister of Culture for Slovenia on 15 September 2018. The new Minister started his term in office by announcing that he is planning to…

The Last Serb in Croatia by Predrag Ličina

PRODUCTION: Croatian/Serbian Coproduction The Last Serb in Croatia Enters Postproduction

Zoran Janković Serbia 2018-09-18

ZAGREB: The zombie comedy The Last Serb in Croatia / Posljednji Srbin u Hrvatskoj has entered the postproduction phase. Predrag Ličina’s debut feature is a Croatian/Serbian coproduction between Kinorama and…

FESTIVALS: The 39th Manaki Brothers ICFF Announces Lineup

Marina Lazarevska Macedonia 2018-09-18

BITOLA: More than 95 feature films will screen at the 39th International Cinematographers Film Festival Manaki Brothers, that will take place in Bitola, Macedonia from 22 to 29 September 2018.

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: Pardon

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-09-18

WARSAW: Jan Jakub Kolski will showcase his new drama, Polish/Czech coproduction Pardon, in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, running from 17 to 22 September 2018.

Vesna award for the best film for My Last Year as a Looser: Danijel Hočevar, (producer) and Urša Menart (director) - from left to right

FESTIVALS: My Last Year as a Loser Wins the Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož 2018

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2018-09-17

PORTOROŽ: Urša Menart’s debut feature My Last Year as a Loser won the Vesna Award for best film at the 21st Festival of Slovenian Film, which ran in Portorož from…

PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director Ivan Nichev In Postproduction With Could You Kill

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2018-09-17

SOFIA: Acclaimed Bulgarian director Ivan Nichev is in postproduction with a feature film Could You Kill aka Old Men, an alarming drama about seven impoverished 30-year-old men, getting obsessed with…

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: Mug

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-09-17

GDYNIA: Silver Bear winner Małgorzata Szumowska’s new drama Mug will vie in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, running from 17 to 22 September 2018.

Cyprus Launches Film Industry Promotion and Incentives Scheme

Maria Gregoriou Cyprus 2018-09-14

NICOSIA: Cyprus has launched a new government scheme that will provide producers with incentives, cash rebates and/or tax credits of up to 35% on qualifying production expenditure. Tax allowances of…

Czech Republic Selects Winter Flies as Oscar Candidate

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-09-14

PRAGUE: Winter Flies by Olmo Omerzu has been voted by the members of the Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) as Czech Republic’s official entry for the US Academy Awards…

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: Fugue

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-09-14

GDYNIA: Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s second feature film Fugue will compete in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, running from 17 to 22 September 2018. The film has been…

FNE IDF DocBloc: Zdeněk Blaha Is New Manager of East Doc Platform

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-09-14

Starting from September 2018 Zdeněk Blaha is the new manager of the East Doc Platform and he also remains the manager of another event organised by the Institute of Documentary…

European Parliament Approves New Copyright Law

FNE Staff Region 2018-09-13

STRASBOURG: The European Parliament adopted the EU Copyright Directive yesterday, 12 September, with 438 votes in favour, 226 against and 39 abstaining. The law will protect the rights of authors…

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 12.09.2018.

FNE Staff Region 2018-09-13

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…

WEMW Launches Call for Applications for Co-production Forum and First Cut Lab

FNE Staff Region 2018-09-13

TRIESTE: The upcoming edition of When East Meet West (WEMW, 20-22 January 2019) will launch a new East & West double focus and will bring together over 450 film professionals…

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož: Gaja's World

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2018-09-13

PORTOROŽ: Peter Bratuša’s Gaja’s World / Gajin svet will be screened in the competition of the 21st Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (10-15 September 2018). The film is a…

FNE at 2018 Gdynia Film Festival: Cold War

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-09-13

GDYNIA: Cold War directed by Paweł Pawlikowski will compete in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, running from 17 to 22 September 2018. The Cannes awarded film…

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Fenomen, Kielce

Iulia Blaga Poland 2018-09-12

This month we speak with Jaroslaw Skulski, the programmer of Kino Fenomen in Kielce, Poland.

PUSTNIK Screenwriting Residence 2018 Welcomes Eight International Residents

FNE Staff Romania 2018-09-12

BUCHAREST: Eight international emerging writers and directors have been selected for the 4th edition of PUSTNIK Screenwriters Residency taking place in Romania, at Port Cultural Cetate, from 9 to 17…