Cannes Adds Three Films to Competition With Minority Coproducers from Poland, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

WARSAW: The 71 Cannes Film Festival has just added three more films to its competition lineup, produced with minority coproduction partners from Poland, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 17.04.2018.

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…
18-04-2018

European Organisations Support Continued Funding for Creative Europe MEDIA Programme

BRUSSELS: Eleven European film organisations have released a joint statement in favour of preserving and strengthening the budget for the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme.
18-04-2018

FESTIVALS: GoEast Spotlights Ethical Filmmaking with Oppose Othering

WIESBADEN: The 2018 edition of the goEast film festival, running 18-24 April, will put a focus on ethical filmmaking with the third annual section Oppose Othering, dedicated to opposing all…
17-04-2018

First East West Golden Arch Film Prize for Loveless and Life Time Achievement Award for Krzysztof Zanussi

MOSCOW: The Oscar nominated Loveless directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev won awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Music and Best Cinematography at the first ever edition of the East West…
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FESTIVALS: LET’S CEE FF Starts Today

VIENNA: Twelve films are competing in the Feature Film Competition of the 6th edition of LET’s CEE, that will take place in Vienna and also in Graz, Salzburg and Villach…
13-04-2018

Polish and Georgian Coproductions in the Competition of 2018 Cannes Film Festival

WARSAW: Paweł Pawlikowski’s British/Polish/French coproduction Cold War and French/Belgian/Georgian/Swiss coproduction Girls of the Sun directed by Eva Husson were selected for the Competition of the 71th Cannes Film Festival, set…
12-04-2018

FNE at Moscow FF 2018: MIFF Announces Main Competition Programme

MOSCOW: The Moscow International Film Festival will take place 19-26 April 2018 this year after being kicked out of its usual June slot by the 2018 FIFA Football, which is…
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LET’S CEE Announces Industry Days 2018

VIENNA: Two panel discussions, 12 high-class presentations, a series of pitchings and much more are in the menu of the 2nd edition the LET’S CEE Industry Days, set to take…
06-04-2018

FESTIVALS: goEast Announces Lineup

WIESBADEN: Sixteen films, including ten feature films and six documentaries, were selected for the competition of the 18th edition of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film in…
05-04-2018

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…
27-03-2018

CEE Films Selected for THE CHANGING FACE OF EUROPE at Hot Docs Toronto

HAMBURG: Docs from Estonia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Kosovo, Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are among the ten European documentaries selected by the European Film Promotion (EFP) and Hot Docs…
23-03-2018

Five CEE Projects Receive Eurimages Coproduction Funding

STRASBOURG: Five international coproductions involving Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Croatia and Bulgaria are among the winners of the coproduction funding announced by the Board of Management of the…
20-03-2018

FNE EXCLUSIVE: Analyst Julio Talavera Tells Us Why Cinema Attendance is Growing in Central and Eastern Europe Despite Less Access to Screens

STRASBOURG: Film New Europe spoke exclusively with Julio Talavera, the author of the analysis Measuring Access to Theatrically Screened Films in Eastern Europe, published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in…
15-03-2018

Review: Downsizing

Actor Matt Damon might be in danger of over-exposure if such a thing were possible in today’s Hollywood. The very much “in demand” actor appears as a leading character in…
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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…
14-03-2018

Czech Republic with Biggest Growth Rate of SVOD Subscribers in 2015-2016

STRASBOURG: The Czech Republic is the EU country with the biggest growth rate of SVOD subscribers in 2015-2016 (226%), according to the analysis Trends in the EU SVOD market published…
09-03-2018

Romania, Bulgaria and Latvia with Best Production Growth in 2007-2016

STRASBOURG: Romania, Bulgaria and Latvia are the EU countries with the best production growth from 2007 to 2016, according to the report Film production in Europe. Production volume, co-production and…
08-03-2018

European Genre Forum Announces 2018 Projects

AMSTERDAM: Eight Projects were selected for the second edition of the European Genre Forum, that will span throughout 2018 starting 16 April 2018.
05-03-2018

FNE at Berlinale 2018: Female Directors from Poland and Romania Triumph in Berlin

BERLIN: The top prizes at the 68 Berlin International Film Festival’s Main Competition went to female directors from Romania and Poland with Adina Pintilie’s Touch Me Not winning the Golden…
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