FNE at Cottbus FF 2013: Cottbus Competition Blurs Borders
The 11 films selected for the main competition of the 23rd edition of FilmFestival Cottbus running 5-10 November 2013 are an effective demonstration of how easily Central and East Europeans…
FNE at EFP Moscow 2013: EFP launches European Film showcase in Moscow
MOSCOW: European film Promotion (EFP) will launch Westwind on 23-27 October 2013 with screening of 11 new European films at Moscow’s 35mm Cinema. Westwind is a special European Film Showcase…
CentEast Announces Russian Films in Moscow
The fifth edition of CentEast WarsawMoscow taking place in Moscow on 20 October 2013 will include 10 Russian films in the Project for Tomorrow line-up.
EFP Launches Westwind in Russia
European Film Promotion will present its first showcase of European Film Showcase, Westwind, in Moscow, 23-27 October 2013.
FNE Focus on Innovation and Building Audiences through regional networks
FNE asks Europe’s leading film professionals how Innovation can help to build new audiences for European film especially in the central and eastern European region. Next Up: We speak to…
CEE Gets Serious with Oscar Hopefuls
PRAGUE: The minimalist Lithuanian documentary Conversations on Serious Topics directed by Giedre Beinoriute is the latest of the announced entries for the Oscar race for Best Foreign Language Film.
FNE Thank You to Participants of Reader Survey and the Polish Film Institute
WARSAW: FNE would like to thank everyone who participated in our Reader Survey earlier this year. We would also like to congratulate Charlie Cockey who was the winner of a…
Cvitkovic, Sadowska among 13 Directors Pitching at connecting cottbus 2013
COTTBUS: Thirteen Eastern European pitching projects ranging from slacker comedy to closeted homosexuality have been selected for the 15th edition of connecting cottbus (www.connecting-cottbus.de 7-8 November, 2013), the East-West coproduction…
FNE TV AVP Live ! : Doris Pack, Chair EU Parliament Culture and Education Committee
FNE asked Doris Pack for an update on Creative Europe and what she thinks needs to be on the agenda for the upcoming Warsaw Audiovisual Summitt. Click here for video.
Murder and Abuse Stories Dominate Cinematik
PIESTANY: Celebrated Danish indie director Thomas Vinterberg has taken home the top prize at Slovakia's 8th annual Cinematik fest (http://www.cinematik.sk) for his portrait of public shaming, The Hunt (Hon, www.zentropa.dk/).…
CEE Oscar Submissions Heat Up
RIGA: With Latvia's announcement that it will forward Mother I Love You, the touching coming-of-age adventure by Janis Nords for consideration to the Oscars, the list of strong submissions from…
FNE TV: Pascal Diot, head of the Venice Film Market
FNE asked Pascal Diot how Venice Film Market is using innovation and new technologies to help filmmakers –especially those from smaller countries - connect and reach wider audiences. Click to…
Deadline for 3D Content Financing Market (3DFM) extended
Application deadline for 3D Content Financing Market (3DFM) has been extended to 15 September. 3DFM is an international financing market fully dedicated to projects with stereoscopic-3D (S-3D) content from all…
FNE at Venice IFF 2013: Prize Winners
VENICE: A jury headed by Bernardo Bertolucci awarded the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 70 Venice Film Festival to the Italian documentary Sacro Gra directed by Gianfranco Rosi.…
FNE at Biennale 2013: Toscana Resort Castelfalfi - Venice Days: A Taste for Film
VENICE: One of the new partners of Venice Days this year at the Biennale Film Festival was Toscana Resort Castelfalfi.
FNE at Venice Iff 2013: Sacro Gra (Competition) ITALY
VENICE: Documentaries have been turning up and winning prizes at major film festivals in Berlin and Cannes in increasing numbers in recent years and Gianfranco Rosi’s stunning Sacro Gra is…
FNE focus on European Sales: Wide Management and Eye on Films
VENICE: FNE spoke to Loic Magneron president of international film sales company Wide Management and founder of the unique project Eye on Films about his strategy to bring more films…
FNE at Venice IFF 2013: Philomena UK
VENICE: Few directors can match Stephen Frears when it comes to getting just the right mixture of laughter and tears from audience and still end up with a thought provoking…
FNE at Venice IFF 2013 : Night Moves (Competition) USA
VENICE: Director Kelly Reichardt’s Night Moves is rather hard to swallow as the premise for the film rests on the idea of radical environments blowing up a hydroelectric dam –…
