The following grants were announced by the Lithuanian Film Centre on 6 March 2017.
These are the feature films production grants for 2017 announced by the Estonian Film Institute end of February 2017.
ZAGREB: Leading theatrical exhibitor Blitz-Cinestar opened its 13th multiplex in Croatia, Kaptol Boutique Cinema & Bar. The total investment in the first laser cinema in the region amounts to approximately 1.9 m EUR.
ZAGREB: Georgian/German coproduction The Dazzling Light of Sunset by Salomé Jashi has won the Big Stamp for Best Film in the International Competition of the 13th edition of ZagrebDox. The festival took place from 26 February to 5 March 2017.
FESTIVALS: Romanian Project Otto the Barbarian Selected for the 13th Cinefondation’s Atelier
Romania 06-03-2017BUCHAREST: Otto the Barbarian by Ruxandra Ghițescu is the only CEE project among the 15 projects selected for Cinefondation’s Atelier in Cannes 2017. The event will take place from 19 to 25 May 2017.
BUCHAREST: One of the highlights of the 10th edition of the Documentary and Human Rights International Film Festival One World Romania, unfolding in Bucharest from 13 to 19 March 2017, is the Civil Society Pitch, a pitching forum for human rights issues to be converted into documentary films.
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 professionals across Europe. Click here for FNE UNIC EU Cinema Policy Update.
PRAGUE: Here is the programme of the 6th East Doc Plaform, that for most part will take place at the Cervantes Institute in Prague from 6 to 11 March 2017.
After a successful first launch last year, the upcoming 24th MFFK Febiofest Bratislava will once again host a second edition of Industry Days 2017 (March 7 - 8), a bright new event dedicated to the promotion of local film production as well as to meetings of Slovak and international film professionals.
FNE and MFFK Febiofest Bratislava to co-host: Slovakia – Austria: Film Neighbours
Slovakia 02-03-2017BRATISLAVA: Film New Europe Association together with MFFK Febiofest Industry Days in Bratislava will co-host a special event entitled Slovakia – Austria: Film Neighbours on 7 March at 14:30 within the frames of the 24th MFFK Febiofest Bratislava.
