FNE at Venice 2017: See how the critics rated the programme
FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Venice Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics giving the films 1, 2,…
Mungiu’s Graduation Vies for EFA People’s Choice Award 2017
BERLIN: Cristian Mungiu’s contemporary drama Graduation is the only film from the CEE among the nine titles submitted for the EFA People's Choice Award 2017. The vote is open and…
When East Meets West 2018 Opens Call for Entries
TRIESTE: When East Meets West 2018 opens applications for the Co-production Forum and First Cut Lab. The upcoming edition of WEMW will take place from 21 to 23 January 2018.
FNE at Venice 2017: Review: mother!
VENICE: Director Darren Aronofsky returns to the Lido with mother! in the main competition a film which he describes as having “poured out of him as a fevered dream.” The…
EFADs Stakes Out Position on Copyright Directive
BRUSSELS:The European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) has just published a press statement and position paper on the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market.…
FNE at Venice 2017: Review: Suburbicon
VENICE: The honourary Italian from Lake Como George Clooney is back on the Lido with a quirky film called Suburbicon with a script by the Coen brothers that he has…
FNE at Venice 2017: Review: First Reformed
VENICE: Director Paul Schrader joins a group of films in this year’s Venice Main Competition that are concerned with the destruction of our planet’s environment via greed and over-exploitation with…
FNE at Venice 2017: Review: The Shape of Water
VENICE: Director Guillermo Del Toro’s The Shape of Water is a much needed antidote to cynicism in an increasingly cynical world. This may just be Del Toro’s best film in…
FNE at Venice 2017: FNE TV: Pascal Diot, Head of the Venice Production Bridge
FNE asked Pascal Diot how the Venice Production Bridge has evolved since its inception six years ago and what he thinks of VR in the context of the European film…
FNE at Venice 2017: Review: Downsizing
VENICE: 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…
FNE at Venice 2017: Invitation for all FIPRESCI and SNCCI Members attending the Venice Film Festival 2017
VENICE: During the Venice Festival critics will be able to rate any film in all feature length films screening in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics Week (1…
Thirteen Films from CEE in 2017 EFA Selection
BERLIN: Thirteen majority and minority coproductions from CEE countries are among the 51 titles in EFA Feature Film Selection, the list of feature fiction films recommended for a nomination for…
Czech, Croatian and Slovenian Films Shortlisted for 2017 Student Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES: The Czech/US coproduction Who's Who in Mycology by Marie Dvořáková and Croatian/Slovenian coproduction Into the Blue by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović have been shortlisted for the 2017 Student Academy…
Polish and Bulgarian Films in the EFA Documentary Selection
BERLIN: Documentaries from Poland and Bulgaria are among the 15 titles announced for the European Film Academy's Documentary Selection on 15 August 2017. The EFA awards ceremony will take place…
FNE at Venice 2017: Venice Announces Main Competition and Official Screenings
VENICE: The 74th Venice Film Festival has announced its main competition lineup along with the films in the Orizzonti competition and films screening in official selection in other parts of…
Odessa IFF and FilmFestival Cottbus to Launch Eastern Partnership
ODESSA: An Eastern Partnership aiming at discussing how film festivals can invigorate civil society dialogue in Eastern Europe was launched as a joint partnership between the 7th Odessa International Film…
Bulgarian Minority Coproduction Finalist at 2017 LUX FILM PRIZE
STRASBOURG: German / Bulgarian / Austrian coproduction Western, directed by Valeska Grisebach, is among the three finalists at the 11th LUX FILM PRIZE. The winner will be announced at the…
Antalya Film Festival Appoints European Artistic Director
ANTALYA: European producer Mike Downey and Mirsad Purivatra, the director of the Sarajevo Film Festival, were appointed artistic director and strategic consultant respectively at the International Antalya Film Festival.
EFADs: Ten Solutions for Increasing Film Export Outside of Europe
BRUSSELS: The European Film Agency Directors EFAD's issued a report with 10 solutions to support better promotion of European films and increase exports outside of Europe.
Connecting Cottbus Announces Extended Deadline for Work in Progress
COTTBUS: connecting cottbus is expanding the deadline for its new section Work in Progress to 30 August 2017.
