FNE at KVIFF 2016: Barrandov Returns to Original Production
KARLOVY VARY: Barrandov film studio will return to its roots as a producer of original production with a biopic on Milos Havel, the founder of Barrandov and the uncle of…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Increased Production and Distribution Brings Mixed Results for Czech Films
KARLOVY VARY: More films in distribution in the Czech Republic and a shorter release window have caused attendance for Czech blockbusters to decline by about half.
FNE at KVIFF 2016: FAMU Introduces New Dean
KARLOVY VARY: Zdenek Holy, the incoming Dean of Prague’s renowned FAMU film school, made his first appearance on the international scene at the Karlovy Vary IFF annual FAMU party.
FNE/IDF DocBloc: DocuTalents
Twelve documentary projects were presented at Karlovy Vary IFF 2016.
FNE at KVIFF 2016: See How the Critics Rate the Films So Far
KARLOVY VARY: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI to organise a group of 20 critics attending KVIFF to rate the films in the Main Competition and the East of the…
Czechs Choose Home Viewing over Cinemas
PRAGUE: Almost a half of Czechs go to the cinema less often than once a year or even not at all. Czechs prefer watching films at home to visiting cinema,…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Czech/US Doc Sells to Sundance Global
KARLOVY VARY: Czech and US based producer Jeffrey Brown concluded a deal at the Karlovy Vary IFF (running through 9 July) to sell the documentary film Yallah! Underground to Sundance…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Balkan Projects Win Pitching Prizes
KARLOVY VARY: Slovenian director Miha Knific and Croatian producer Sinisa Juricic of Nukleus Film won the very first Eurimages Lab Project Award with their project Perseverance. The cash award of…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Jihlava Announces 2017 Emerging Producers
KARLOVY VARY: The Jihlava IDFF doc festival used the occasion of its Docu Talents from the East pitching forum to announce the 2017 participants of its fourth Emerging Producers programme,…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: SOFA Announces 2016 Film Agents
KARLOVY VARY: Eight young-career film professionals from Central and Eastern Europe have been selected for the 2016 edition of SOFA, the School for Film Agents taking place in Wroclaw 19-28…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Jean Reno Shooting Adventurers in Karlovy Vary
KARLOVY VARY: Jean Reno, currently a guest of Karlovy Vary IFF, will stay in the Czech Republic after visiting the festival to play a role of a French policeman in…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Cottbus and CoCo Announce Plans and Changes
KARLOVY VARY: Connecting Cottbus, the East-West coproduction platform, is “bringing in a fresh, new team ,” programme director Rebekka Garrido told FNE, and moving the pitching forum to the historic…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Training Programmes Add New Projects
KARLOVY VARY: The heavy hitters from four leading training programmes available to CEE filmmakers and professionals unveiled an array of new opportunities in a presentation held on 4 July 2016…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Lux Film Prize Unveils Official Selection
KARLOVY VARY: The 10 films of the 2016 Lux Film Prize Official Selection for 2016 have been announced at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Frank Daniel Institute Unveiled
KARLOVY VARY: Frantisek Daniel, aka Frank Daniel, arguably the most influential and one of the least known Czech filmmakers of all time, will finally get the recognition his many acolytes…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: East Silver Call for Applications
The East Silver market is accepting rough cut projects through 31 July 2016.
FNE at KVIFF 2016: FNE FIPRESCI Critics Ratings
KARLOVY VARY: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI to organise a group of 20 critics attending KVIFF to rate the films in the Main Competition and the East of the…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: The Goldspinners
An interview with filmmakers Kiur Aarma and Hardi Volmer.
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Karlovy Vary Unveils Industry Programme
PRAGUE: The 51st Karlovy Vary IFF, which runs 1-9 July 2016, has announced awards totalling 150,000 EUR as part of its Film Industry @KVIFF 2016 events.
Czech Company Invests in Serbian Studio
PRAGUE: The Czech company SEBRE has purchased a 20 percent stake in Serbia’s Avala Film Studio. The company said there are plans to invest as much as 10 m EUR…
