EU Parliament adopts Creative Europe

WARSAW: The European Parliament has adopted the new Creative Europe. The members of parliament voted 650 in favour, 32 against and there were 10 abstentions to approve the new programme…
21-11-2013

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2013: The Load

COTTBUS: A Serbian film project, The Load, a gripping story of a truck driver who learns that the cargo he’s been transporting from Kosova to Belgrade contains the bodies of…
18-11-2013

3DFM Lines up Participants

LIEGE: Fifteen filmmakers will present their projects at the third edition of the 3D Content Financing Market (3DFM) taking place 4 and 5 December 2013 in Liège, Belgium, during the…
15-11-2013

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2013: City of Birds

COTTBUS: Russia writer/director Alena Alova pitched the tale of a young Russian émigré who falls in love with an Italian girl and ruins his family’s chance to immigrate, City of…
14-11-2013

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2013: Marriage

COTTBUS: Marriage, the winner of the best pitch award at Connecting Cottbus is a love triangle that touches on a taboo topic in Kosovo: homosexuality.
12-11-2013

FNE at Cottbus IFF 2013: Russia Takes Top Prizes

COTTBUS: Russian films took the Best Film and Best Director awards at the 23rd Cottbus IFF which concluded on 9 November 2013, with The Geographer Drank His Globe Away by…
11-11-2013

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2013: Kosovo Takes Pitching Prize

COTTBUS: For the second year running, newcomer Kosovo received the pitching prize of Connecting Cottbus , voted on by the attendees of the 15 year old CEE pitching forum.
08-11-2013

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2013: 2014 Brings Changes for CEE Film Funding

COTTBUS: Countries across the CEE region are gearing up for major changes in funding in 2014, as outlined by a panel at the 15th edition of Connecting Cottbus (CoCo) held…
08-11-2013

FNE at Connecting Cottbus: Kai

COTTBUS: Ukrainian production company CryCinema brings the drama Kai to the Connecting Cottbus pitching forum, taking place 7-8 November 2013 during the Cottbus Film Festival.
07-11-2013

FNE at Connecting Cottbus: Pipeline

COTTBUS: Azerbaijan and Germany are teaming up Pipeline, a coproduction in the scriptwriting and development stage being pitched at Connecting Cottbus.
07-11-2013

FNE at EFP Westwind 2013: Russian market for European arthouse fare unpredictable

MOSCOW: Russian distributors at the European film Promotion’s (EFP) Westwind (23-27 October 2013) showcase of European arthouse fare said the Russian market was too unpredictable to bank on.
29-10-2013

FNE at EFP Westwind 2013: Intramovies tests the Russian market with screening of Polish film Life Feels Good

MOSCOW: The Italian sales agents Intramovies were in Moscow to rep the Polish film Life Feels Good directed by Maciej Pieprzyca and the black comedy In the Name of the…
28-10-2013

FNE at EFP Westwind 2013: EFP launches Westwind showcase with MEDIA backing

MOSCOW: The first edition of the European Film Showcase WESTWIND has been launched in Moscow with the backing of the MEDIA programme to help to introduce the Russian market to…
25-10-2013

Eurimages Re-elects Plog

Strasbourg, 22.10.2013 – The Eurimages Board of Management re-elected Jobst Plog for a second two-year term as President, until 19 November 2015.
25-10-2013

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…
24-10-2013

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…
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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.
09-10-2013

EFP Launches Westwind in Russia

European Film Promotion will present its first showcase of European Film Showcase, Westwind, in Moscow, 23-27 October 2013.
03-10-2013

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…
30-09-2013

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.
30-09-2013