FNE Focus: Georgian National System of Film Support

TBILISI: The key document providing the framework of state support to filmmaking is the Georgian Law on State support to Georgian National Cinematography (dated 5 December 2000).
28-09-2010

Launch of Film New Europe Visegrad Prix for Best Co-Production

WARSAW: Film New Europe together with the International Visegrad Fund has announced a new prize to for best feature and best documentary co-production from a Visegrad country. The prize is…
28-09-2010

Tuesday, After Christmas sold to the USA

Radu Muntean's forth feature Tuesday, After Christmas was acquired by Kino Lorber (www.kino.com ) and will be distributed in the United States after New York Film Forum (www.filmforum.org ) with…
27-09-2010

Kozole selected for ScripTeast

One of the most recognized Slovenian filmmakers, Damjan Kozole is headed to Poland to develop his project Nightlife at the 5th edition of ScripTeast.
22-09-2010

Last call for Primexchange Europe-India projects

WARSAW: A special workshop to facilitate contacts between producers and screenwriters from Europe and India will take place in Warsaw 13-16 October. Applications for Primexchange Europe-India (www.primehouse.eu ) may be…
16-09-2010

Over 30 Central and Eastern Europe productions nominated for Prix Europa

WARSAW: Eight feature television productions from Central and Eastern Europe will compete for the Prix Europa (www.prix-europa.de ) along with shorter formats in nine different prize categories. From 543 submissions,…
16-09-2010

European Film Academy announces contenders

A rich and varied crop of 46 films are in the running for the 23rd European Film Awards nominations, 11 of them from Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey
13-09-2010

FNE at Venice IFF 2010: Essential Killing

VENICE: Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski deservedly won the Venice film festival's Special Jury prize for the courageous film that is a directing tour de force. The film begins with shots…
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Romania’s Prima upgrades with Israeli game show

Isreali company Armoza Formats has sold Romania's Prima TV on the second season of its game show formula Upgrade, which will also be a daily fixture on TV screens in…
09-09-2010

Four CEE producers head to PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO

WARSAW: Producers from Poland, Hungary, Croatia and the Czech Republic will be heading to Toronto to take part in the Producers Lab Toronto organized by European Film Promotion (EFP) in…
06-09-2010

FNE at Venice IFF 2010: Potiche

VENICE: Director Francois Ozon reviews his successful collaboration with actress Catherine Deneuve who turns in a sparkling performance in this adaptation of Barillet and Gredy's French boulevard comedy. Set in…
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FNE at Venice IFF 2010: Silent Souls

VENICE: Director Aleksei Fedorchenko brings a poetic and very Russian vision to the screen with this beautifully shot film. Profound and deeply moving the film is destined for a long…
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FNE at Venice IFF 2010: Somewhere

VENICE: Sofia Coppola's family drama is one of those films where seemingly nothing much happens but at the same time it captures a piece of life that we all recognize.…
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