FNE DocBloc: People from Nowhere

JIHLAVA: Latvian producer Antra Gaile is in early production with People from Nowhere, a Cold War era documentary directed by Estonian director Jaak Kilmi.
06-11-2015

FNE at Cottbus Film Festival: Fair Play

PRAGUE: Andrea Sedláčková’s third feature film Fair Play screens in the main competition of the Cottbus Film Festival which runs through 8 November 2015.
04-11-2015

PRODUCTION: Hocevar Preps Balkan Doc Avenge

JIHLAVA: Slovenian producer Danijel Hocevar of Vertigo and debuting documentary feature director Marija Zidar pitched their doc project Avenge during the Balkan Documentary Center panel during the 19th Jihlava IDFF.
03-11-2015

Home Care acquired by M-Appeal

PRAGUE: M-appeal, a Berlin based international sales company, have acquired the Czech/Slovak coproduction Home Care.
03-11-2015

FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2015: Family Film

PRAGUE: Prague-trained and based Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu, winner of the 2012 Czech Critics “Discovery of the Year” award, screens his second feature Family Film in the main competition of…
03-11-2015

FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Under the Sun Wins CEE Competition, No Prize in Czech Competition

JIHLAVA: Vitaly Mansky’s documentary about life in South Korea seen through the life of a Korean family and their young daughter, Under the Sun, won the best film in the…
02-11-2015

FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Czech Doc Funding Stirs Controversy

JIHLAVA: The decision by the jury of the Czech national documentary competition Czech Joy at the 19th Jihlava IDFF which concluded on 1 November 2015 echoed hints of a problem…
02-11-2015

FNE DocBloc: Julian Assange Fills the Great Hall at Jihlava IDFF

JIHLAVA: Taking risks is not the traditional path for most film festivals. Sponsors and audiences often prove averse to such a move. But in the case of the fifth annual…
30-10-2015

Czech Sirena Film Coproduction Sells Worldwide Rights

PRAGUE: Bones of the Wise Men, a coproduction from Prague-based Sirena Film with Germany’s Films in Motion, has been acquired by Spain’s Moonrise Pictures for exclusive worldwide rights prior to…
29-10-2015

FNE at JIHLAVA IDFF: Industry Section Spurs Growth

JIHLAVA: The first full working day of the 19th Jihlava IDFF which runs through 1 November 2105, started at a running speed, with nine specialised industry programme sections kicking off…
29-10-2015

Gangster Ka and Wilsonov Hold on at Czech Box Office

PRAGUE: Gangster Ka and Wilsonov held on to the number nine and number ten slots at the Czech box office.
27-10-2015

Czech Television Docs Head to Cinemas

PRAGUE: Former Czechoslovak intelligence agent, foodblogger, refugees at the Macedonian border, revival bands, Generation Y, and children from educational institutions. These are just some of the protagonists of the forthcoming…
26-10-2015

FNE DocBloc: Emerging Producers at Jihlava

The Jihlava IDFF will once again bring together emerging documentary film producers from across CEE. FNE profiles six of these young filmmakers.
23-10-2015

FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Opens Application for 2016

The East Doc platform is accepting submissions for its March 2016 event through 1 December 2015.
23-10-2015

Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2015: Antra Gaile, Latvia, Danuta Krasnohorska, Poland and Max Tuula, Estonia

JIHLAVA: FNE has teamed up with the 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (27 October - 1 November 2015) to introduce you to some of the exciting new talent that…
20-10-2015

Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2015: Tamara Babun, Croatia, Irina Malcea, Romania and Tomas Michalek, Czech Republic

JIHLAVA: FNE has teamed up with the 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (27 October - 1 November 2015) to introduce you to some of the exciting new talent that…
19-10-2015

FESTIVALS: Jihlava Announces Competition Films

JIHLAVA: The 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival will screen 233 films during the festival which runs 27 October – 1 November 2015.
13-10-2015

PRODUCTION: Underworld: Next Generation Started Shooting in Prague

PRAGUE: The 5th part of the popular vampire saga Underworld started shooting in Prague on 6 October 2015. The film stars British actors Kate Beckinsale and Theo James.
09-10-2015

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Ex Oriente Film Brings Victor Kossakovsky, Laurent Bécue-Renard and Anja Salomonowitz to Jihlava

Honored guests of this year’s Ex Oriente Film in Jihlava are three internationally acclaimed and inspiring directors: Victor Kossakovsky (Russia), Laurent Bécue-Renard (France) and Anja Salomonowitz (Austria).
09-10-2015

Be2Can Opens in Czech Republic and Slovakia

PRAGUE: The 2nd edition of Be2Can Film Festival, organized by Film Europe Media Company will kick off in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 7 October 2015, echoing films…
07-10-2015