Béla Tarr to Teach for a Full Semester at FAMU
PRAGUE: Hungarian film director Béla Tarr will teach FAMU students in master’s and doctoral programme for a full semester starting at the end of September 2023.
C.I.C.A.E. Opens Second Round of Applications for 20th Arthouse Cinema Training in Berlin
BERLIN: The second round of applications for the 20th Arthouse Cinema Training is open. The intensive one-week programme for arthouse and independent exhibitors will be held in Berlin 30 October…
FNE at Venice 2023: Pascal Diot, Head of Venice Production Bridge
FNE asked Pascal Diot how the Venice Production Bridge has evolved since it started eight years ago.
FNE at Venice 2023: See How the FIPRESCI Critics Rate the Films So Far
VENICE: 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 Week giving the films…
PRODUCTION: Czech Documentary Filmmaker Veronika Lišková Shoots Debut Feature Year of the Widow
PRAGUE: Czech director Veronika Lišková is currently in production with her debut feature Year of the Widow / Rok vdovy, which is a Czech/Slovak/Croatian coproduction. The screenplay, written by Lišková’s…
PRODUCTION: Estonian Twin Directors Raul and Romet Esko Shoot Two of Me
TALLINN: Estonian twin directors/screenwriters Raul and Romet Esko wrapped shooting on their first feature film Two of Me / Mind on kaks on 5 September 2023 in Estonia. The film…
FESTIVALS: Cinema Parallels Film Festival 2023 Kicks Off in Banja Luka
BANJA LUKA: The documentary-media art film festival and educational platform Cinema Parallels has chosen for its 4th edition the theme Documenting Realities: The Facto Fiction Films. Cinema Parallels starts in…
FESTIVALS: Bucharest International Dance Film Festival 2023 Focuses on Clusters
BUCHAREST: The 9th edition of the Bucharest International Dance Film Festival (BIDFF, 7 – 10 September 2023) is built around the theme of Clusters and is structured into five sections,…
FESTIVALS: Budapest Classics Film Marathon 2023 Ready to Kick Off
BUDAPEST: The 6th edition of the Budapest Classics Film Marathon, organised by the National Film Institute – Hungary, will screen over 100 films in various locations in Budapest from 12…
PRODUCTION: Action-Packed Croatian TV Series The Highlands Enters Postproduction
ZAGREB: The 22-episode TV series The Highlands created by Maja Pek-Brünjes and Danijel Pek, and produced by Antitalent for the Croatian Radiotelevision is now in postproduction. The series directed by…
FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Anton Yudintsev, Founder of Hungarian Gaijin Entertainment
BUDAPEST: FNE spoke to Anton Yudintsev, founder of Gaijin Entertainment, about their current activities, as well as the state of the Hungarian game development industry and its connections with cinema.
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood Nominated for 2024 LUX European Audience Film Award
TALLINN: Anna Hints' documentary Smoke Sauna Sisterhood is among the five finalists for the 2024 LUX European Audience Film Award, presented by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy,…
Sofia Animation Lab Announces Call for Bulgarian Projects
SOFIA: Sofia Animation Lab has announced a call for Bulgarian projects for the second edition of the Annecy-Bulgaria Animation Pitching Workshop 2023, which will be held in Sofia 30 October…
FESTIVALS: Accreditations for Film Festival Cottbus 2023 Are Open
COTTBUS: The 33rd edition of FilmFestival Cottbus will present the latest and best 150 Eastern European films from 7 to 12 November 2023. Accreditations are open and include a great…
GRANTS: North Macedonia Announces First Production Grants for 2023
SKOPJE: The North Macedonia Film Agency distributed 1,422,764 EUR / 87.5 m MKD as production grants for feature, short, animated films, documentaries and minority coproductions in the first grant call…
PRODUCTION: Danielle Proskar to Start Shooting Austrian/Maltese Doc Pirates and Slaves of the Mediterranean
VALLETTA: Austrian director/writer Danielle Proskar will start shooting his TV documentary Pirates and Slaves of the Mediterranean in September 2023. This Austrian/Maltese coproduction is supported by the Malta Film Commission…
Films from FNE Partner Countries in European Film Awards’ Documentary Film Selection 2023
BERLIN: Five documentaries from FNE partner countries are among the 14 long documentaries picked by the European Film Academy for the Documentary Film Selection of the European Film Awards 2023.
FNE Podcast: Maša Marković: Head of Industry, Sarajevo Film Festival
SARAJEVO: FNE spoke to Maša Marković, head of industry of the Sarajevo Film Festival, about the general goals and activities of the CineLink industry platform in 2023. CineLink was held…
FESTIVALS: Munk Studio Productions Dominate 15th Solanin Film Festival 2023
WARSAW: The 15th edition of the Solanin Film Festival was dominated by Munk Studio's productions made as part of the First Documentary and Thirty Minutes programmes, addressed to young artists.
Third Season of Hotel Portofino Is Filming in Croatia
RIJEKA: The third season of Hotel Portofino starring Natascha McElhone is currently shooting in Croatia. The British TV series serviced by Drugi Plan is the biggest international production filming in…
