BUCHAREST: Romanian filmmakers have clashed over the controversial draft of a new film law that is slated go to the Parliament in autumn 2016.
BUCHAREST: Twelve participants from Romania, Bosnia, Italy, Finland, England and Germany will participate in the 11th Aristoteles Workshop, which will take place in Șurdești, Maramureș county from 23 August to 24 September 2016.
VALLETTA: Acclaimed Bulgarian director Javor Gardev wrapped shooting on his new feature film Icaria in Malta. The film is a Russian production.
Organized in the frame of the 16th T-Mobile New Horizons International FF in Wrocław, the 7th New Horizons Studio's aimed to raise awareness of the importance of pitch in a film pre-production process and offers training in pitching to 24 participants from 10 countries all over Europe.
STRASBOURG: Funding for film increased dramatically in Latvia (192%), Macedonia (114%) and Croatia (100%) in 2010-2014, according to a report published by the European Audiovisual Observatory.
ZAGREB: Croatian/Danish drama Quit Staring at My Plate by Hana Jušić, which will compete in this year’s Venice Days, has been acquired by New Europe Film Sales.
VALLETTA: Italian TV series Chiedilo al Mare produced for RAI and starring the popular actor Beppe Fiorello has been shot in Malta recently. The premiere is set for February 2017.
SOFIA: The Bulgarian minority coproduction King of the Belgians has been acquired by Be for Films. The film directed by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth landed a slot in the competitive section the Orizzonti of the 73rd Venice Film Festival, which will be held from 31 August to 10 September 2016.
MOTOVUN: Irish/Cuban coproduction Viva by Paddy Breathnach has won the Propeller of Motovun at the 19th Motovun Film Festival, which took place from 26 to 30 July 2016.
TARTU: The 11th Tartu Love Film Festival will screen 18 films related to love in Town Hall Square (Raekoja Plats), the biggest open air cinema in the Baltics, from 1 to 6 August 2016.
