FNE at BIAFF 2015: Winners of the 10th Batumi International ArtHouse Film Festival
BATUMI: The 10th Batumi International Art-house Film Festival (BIAFF) held in Batumi 13-20 September 2015 gave its Grand Prix to the Georgian born director Bakur Bakuradze for his film Broder…
RE-ACT Launch Call for Applications
ZAGREB: Applications for the RE-ACT Co-Development Funding scheme are welcomed until 15 November 2015. A maximum of six projects will receive at least 10,000 EUR per project.
FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2015: Prize Winners
GDYNIA: The Grand Prix of the 40th Gdynia Film Festival for Best Film went to Malgorzata Szumowska’s Body. Already highly regarded the film was screened earlier in the year to…
Obituary: Marcin Wrona
GDYNIA: Polish film director, screenwriter and producer Marcin Wrona died unexpectedly on 19 September 2015 during the 40th Gdynia Film Festival. He was considered one of the rising stars of…
Idyll Wins Slovenian Film Festival in Portoroz
PORTOROZ: Idyll / Idila by Tomaž Gorkič won the Vesna Award for Best Feature Film at the 18th Slovenian Film Festival which took place from 15 to 20 September 2015.…
PRODUCTION: Konstantin Bojanov Started Shooting I Want to Be Like You
SOFIA: Konstantin Bojanov 's new feature I Want to Be Like You, a Bulgarian / British / Belgian coproduction started shooting in London last week.
Warsaw Film Festival Announces Documentary Lineup
WARSAW: Fifteen documentaries will compete for the Best Documentary Award at the 31st Warsaw Film Festival (9-18 October 2015).
Photos: Lithuanian and Polish Producers Sail the Baltic Sea for Coproduction Event
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FNE TV: Hrvoje Laurenta President Croatian Independent Cinema Network
FNE asked Hrvoje Laurenta about the Croatian Independent Cinema Network and how its innovative activities are already becoming a model for the region. Click HERE for the video interview.
FNE TV: Ula Sniegowska Artistic Director of the American Film Festival in Poland
FNE asked Ula Sniegowska how art house cinemas and festivals can work together to bring audiences into the cinema all year round. Click HERE for the video interview
One World Launches Call for Entries
PRAGUE: The 18th edition of One World – International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival will take place from 7 to 16 March 2016. Deadline for applications is 15 November 2015.
FNE TV: Jerzy Skolimowski Director of 11 Minutes
FNE asked Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski about the premiere of his new film 11 Minutes in Venice and the importance of backing from the Polish Film Institute for the production.
Czech Republic Selects Home Care as Its Oscar Bid
PRAGUE: Czech Film and Television Academy (ČFTA) selected Home Care by Slávek Horák to represent the Czech Republic in the Foreign Language category of the 88th Academy Awards.
Latvia Submits Modris for the Oscars
RIGA: Juris Kursietis’ debut feature Modris has been selected by a committee of experts established by the National Film Centre of Latvia as Latvia’s candidate for the Best Foreign Language…
Six Projects from CEE Countries Selected for the 11th CentEast Market Works-In-Progress
WARSAW: Six projects from Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Georgia and Bulgaria are among the 10 projects selected for the 11th CentEast Market Works-In-Progress.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Jihlava IDFF Announces First Emerging Producers
This year, the Emerging Producers project will for the fourth time present the upcoming generation of European documentary film producers.
FNE TV: Ivan Hronec CEO Film Europe Media Company
FNE asked Ivan Hronec about how TV fits into the European film landscape and how the hybrid model of distribution that he is developing at Film Europe can increase audiences…
Polish Film Institute Awards Film Professionals
WARSAW: Polish Film Institute awarded the most significant achievements in promoting the domestic cinema both locally and abroad in the past year during a special gala held in Gdynia on…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Art Kino Odeon Izola
This month we speak to Petra Božič, the head of Art Kino Odeon from Izola, Slovenia. The cinema has been part of the public institution Center za kulturo, šport in …
Three Documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe Score Slots in EFA Selection
BERLIN: Three documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe have been included in the first ever EFA Documentary Selection for the 28th European Film Awards. The selection comprises 15 European documentaries.
