Eight Slovenian Feature Films to Be Shot in 2024

LJUBLJANA: Eight Slovenian feature films will start shooting in 2024, supported by the Slovenian Film Centre. The first to start is the black comedy Girl of the Night by Luka…
13-03-2024

Academy Award for Hungarian Set Designer Zsuzsa Mihalek

LOS ANGELES: Hungarian set designer Zsuzsa Mihalek received the Academy Award for Best Production Design for her work on Poor Things, while Polish minority coproduction The Zone of Interest was…
13-03-2024

Visegrad Film Forum 2024 Kicks Off in Bratislava

BRATISLAVA: The 11th edition of the Visegrad Film Forum (VFF) will bring world-renowned filmmakers to Bratislava from 13 to 16 March 2024.
13-03-2024

Transilvania Pitch Stop 2024 Launches Call for Applications

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Filmmakers from Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Greece and Turkey can submit their projects to the 11th international coproduction programme Transilvania Pitch Stop (TPS), which will be…
13-03-2024

Jerzy Antczak and Jacek Bromski Awarded in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES: The Helena Modrzejewska Culture Club in Los Angeles awarded Golden Awards for lifetime achievement and activity in the field of film to two outstanding directors, producers, screenwriters -…
13-03-2024

Brothers Wins Best Feature Film at 31st Czech Lion Awards

PRAGUE: Tomáš Mašín’s Brothers / Bratři won Best Feature Film at the 31st edition of the Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) Awards, held in Prague’s Rudolfinum on 9 March…
10-03-2024

PRODUCTION: Juris Poškus Shoots Latvian/Lithuanian Feature Call Me Calendar

RIGA: Latvian director, writer and producer Juris Poškus is currently in production with his feature film Call Me Calendar / Kalendārs mani sauc. The project has already received support from…
10-03-2024

FESTIVALS: Winners of 2024 Artdocfest/Riga

RIGA: Once We Were Pitmen by Christian Johannes Koch and Jonas Matauschek won the Grand Prix in the Baltic Focus section of the 4th International Documentary Film Festival Artdocfest/Riga (1…
10-03-2024

FNE at FEST 2024: Los Alamos

BELGRADE: Dejan Vlaisavljević Nikt’s thriller Los Alamos had both its national and international premiere in the FEST 52 section of the 52nd edition of FEST (23 February - 3 March…
10-03-2024

Ukrainian Megogo Streaming Service Launches in Romania

BUCHAREST: The Ukrainian streaming service Megogo has launched in Romania with a subscription of 3.02 EUR / 14.99 RON for over 100 channels and 1,000 films through its Optim TV…
10-03-2024

Polish Minister Commits to Internet Royalties for Filmmakers

WARSAW: Poland's Minister of Culture Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz has pledged statutory royalties from the Internet for film creators following a meeting with a delegation of filmmakers, including representatives from the Young…
07-03-2024

FESTIVALS: Febiofest 2024 Ready to Kick Off in Bratislava

BRATISLAVA: The In the Heart of Europe competition section of the 31st International Film Festival Febiofest Bratislava will add for the second time a long films' competition with 10 fiction,…
07-03-2024

FNE at FEST 2024: Russian Consul

BELGRADE: Serbian director Miroslav Lekić’s seventh feature Russian Consul / Ruski konzul closed the 52nd FEST (23 February - 3 March 2024) in Belgrade. This was the last film for…
07-03-2024

Baltic Sea Docs 2024 Launches Call for Applications

RIGA: The most important documentary co-financing pitching event in the Baltic countries, Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (Baltic Sea Docs), has launched the call for projects for its 28th edition…
07-03-2024

Arthouse Cinema Training Announces Dates for 2024 Edition in Berlin

BERLIN: The 21st edition of the Arthouse Cinema Training organised by the International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas (CICAE) will be held in Berlin from 19 to 25 August 2024.
07-03-2024

Agnieszka Holland's The Green Border Wins 26th Polish Eagles

WARSAW: Agnieszka Holland's The Green Border / Zielona granica won Best Film at the 26th Polish Film Academy’s Polish Film Awards. Most of the statuettes, as many as six (Director,…
06-03-2024

BOX OFFICE: Slovakia Saw Increased Admissions and Domestic Film in Top Three in 2023

BRATISLAVA: The domestic comedy Invalid by Jonáš Karásek had the third best admissions in Slovak cinemas in 2023, where total admissions increased by 15.74 %. Also, admissions to domestic films…
06-03-2024

FNE at FEST 2024: The Owner Wins 2024 FEST in Belgrade

BELGRADE: The 52nd edition of FEST ended in the Serbian capital on the evening of 3 March 2024 with Russian/French/Swiss The Owner directed by Yuriy Bikov winning the Belgrade Victor…
06-03-2024

FNE at FEST 2024: That’s It For Today

BELGRADE: Marko Đorđević’s That’s It For Today / Za danas toliko won Best Actress (Ivana Vuković) and the Politika Award for Best Serbian Film at the 52nd FEST. Đorđević’s sophomore…
06-03-2024

FESTIVALS: Kino Pavasaris 2024 Announces Lineup

VILNIUS: Excursion by Bosnian director Una Gunjak and In the Rearview by Polish director Maciek Hamela are among the ten titles selected for the International Competition of the 29th Vilnius…
06-03-2024