Review: First Man
Director Damien Chazelle makes a quantum shift with his Venice competition entry First Manafter his hugely successful, light-hearted homage to the Hollywood musical La La Land.
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 26.10.2018.
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Jihlava Opens with Spotlight on Czech Films
The 22nd Jihlava IDFF, running 25 - 30 October 2018, is the Czech film industry's opportunity to celebrate their prolific documentary output in the Czech Joy national competition.
Petition Supports Proportionate Remuneration for EU Directors and Screenwriters
BRUSSELS: A petition with 21,000 signatories supporting the right to a fair and proportionate remuneration for Europe’s screenwriters and directors was delivered to Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner for Digital Society…
Polish Animated Film Nominated for 2018 European Film Awards
BERLIN: The animated film Another Day of Life, a Polish/Spanish/German/Hungarian coproduction directed by Raul de la Fuente and Damian Nenow, is one of the four nominees in the European Animated…
Eurimages Supports Sixteen Films
STRASBOURG: Eurimages decided to fund 12 fiction films, two documentaries and two animation films with 5,201,000 EUR at its October 2018 meeting in Sofia. Films from CEE territories had a…
FESTIVALS: Twelve Films Compete at Cottbus FF
COTTBUS: The 28th Cottbus Film Festival, running 6 – 11 November 2018, spans the CEE region from Estonia to Serbia for the main competition.
CME Revenues Rise in Q3 of 2018
PRAGUE: The television group Central European Media Enterprises reported a 3% rise in revenues at actual rates, or 4% at constant rates, to 123.5 M USD for the third quarter…
CEE Films Compete for EFA European Discovery Award
BERLIN: Scary Mother directed by Ana Urushadze and Touch Me Not directed by Adina Pintilie are among the six debut films nominated for the European Film Academy’s European Discovery 2018…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 09.10.2018.
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
FNE Digital Production Challenge II: Alumni Giordano Bianchi and Martina Marafatto on the Benefits of Attending DPC II
FNE spoke with Italian directors and producers Giordano Bianchi and Martina Marafatto from Border Studio about their experience at the Digital Production Challenge II. Giordano Bianchi and Martina Marafatto are…
Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Coen brothers have scored a slot in the main Venice Film Festival competition with The Ballad of Buster Scruggs which despite beginning life as a Netflix series is slated…
FNE TV: MEP Silvia Costa, EU Parliament Culture and Education Committee and Rapporteur for Creative Europe 2021-2027
FNE asked Silvia Costa about the most important differences between Creative Europe 2021-2027 and the previous programme and the importance of the LUX Prix for European culture.
FNE Venice 2018: Mila Turajlić LUX Prix Finalist
FNE TV spoke to Serbian film director and LUX Prix finalist Mila Turajlić about her new doc The Other Side of Everything, which has been selected as a finalist for…
FNE TV Exclusive: Cristian Mungiu
FNE asked Romanian director Cristian Mungiu about the challenges facing the Romanian film industry and why the fight against piracy needs to be one of the main priorities for European…
FNE at Venice 2018: FNE TV: Montenegro director Ivan Salatic
FNE asked Montenegrin director Ivan Salatic about his new film You Have the Night / Ti imaš noć, a coproduction between Montenegro, Serbia and Qatar, which was in competition in…
European Audiovisual Organisations Call for Increase of Creative Europe Programme's Budget
BRUSSELS: European organisations from the audiovisual sector call in an open letter for a significant budget increase for the Creative Europe Programme, specifically insisting that the proposed 58% share earmarked…
connecting cottbus Announces 2018 Selection
COTTBUS: A total of 13 projects in development and six works-in-progress from 15 countries have been selected for the 20th edition of the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus, that will…
