FNE at KVIFF 2015:LUX Film Prix Brings MEPs to KV to Debate the Digital Era
European Content in Digital Era. Towards a modernised copyright framework. What is at stake? Sunday, July 5, 2015, from 4.30 pm to 6.00 pm
Pitch & Feedback 2015 will introduce 7 promising film projects
KARLOVY VARY: Seven promising film projects from Czech Republic and Slovakia have been selected in Pitch & Feedback, an annual presentation organized by the Czech Film Center, the Slovak Film…
Amendment to Film Law to Pump More Money Into Czech Film
PRAGUE: The Czech government has approved an amendment to the audiovisual law that will increase transparency and pump up to 200m CZK more into the film industry.
National Palace of Culture in Bulgaria Starts Financing Films
SOFIA: The Sofia-based National Palace of Culture proclaimed Best Congress Centre in the World by the International Organization of Congress Centres in 2005 has started financing films.
EKRAN+ 2015 Wraps in Warsaw
WARSAW: Nine production teams from all over Europe participated at the 11th edition of EKRAN+, an international training programme for film professionals organized by Wajda Studio.
Nautical Channel Shooting Series along Adriatic Coast
ZAGREB: Nautical Channel is shooting a 10-episode documentary series called Sail Ho! Croatia along the Adriatic Coast. Shooting started early June and will wrap mid-July 2015.
IDF FNE Doc Bloc: New Czech Documentaries Heading to KVIFF and Cinemas
The 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will present a total of 11 new Czech documentaries in various sections.
PRODUCTION: My Father, My Mother, My Sister Shooting in Sofia
SOFIA: Director Dimitar Kozev-Shosho started the shooting of his second feature My Father, My Mother, My Sister on 29 June 2015. The theatrical distribution is planned for 2016.
FNE KVIFF Coproduction Event Case Study: The Magic Mountain
KARLOVY VARY: Anca Damian’s Magic Mountain screens in the main competition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival this year.
PRODUCTION: Igor Cobileanski Preps First Romanian-Lithuanian Coproduction
BUCHAREST: Igor Cobileanski (The Unsaved) will start shooting a new feature, Eastern Business, mid-July 2015. This dark comedy is the first Romanian/Lithuanian coproduction to date.
PRODUCTION: Arkadiusz Jakubik Preps Second Feature
WARSAW: Polish director, actor and musician Arkadiusz Jakubik will start shooting his second feature, Simple Murder Story, in September 2015.
Lithuanian and French Governments Sign Coproduction Agreement
PARIS: Lithuanian and French ministers of culture Šarūnas Birutis and Fleur Pellerin signed an agreement on film coproduction in Paris to facilitate cooperation between Lithuanian and French filmmakers.
FNE KVIFF Coproduction Event Case Study: The Way Out
KARLOVY VARY: Petr Václav’s The Way Out / Cesta Ven, the most awarded Czech film of 2014, is one of the three case studies presented at the FNE Coproduction Event…
Europa Distribution Goes to Karlovy Vary
KARLOVY VARY: Europa Distribution will have a general assembly at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF). Europa Distribution, in partnership with KVIFF and the LUX Prize has set up a…
FNE at Fest Anča: The Oddsockeaters in Production
ŽILINA: Galina Miklinová is in production with The Oddsockeaters/Lichožrouti a 3D animated feature adaptation of Pavel Šrut’s bestseller. This Czech/Slovak coproduction is set to have its theatrical release in summer…
FNE at Fest Anča: VIM and TOM Series in Production
ŽILINA: Visual artist Jana Znášiková is wrapping development and will start the production of VIM and TOM / VIM a TOM, an animated TV series produced by Slovakia's Animoline. The…
Karlovy Vary IFF Announces Projects from Docu Talents from the East
KARLOVY VARY: Jihlava IDFF and Karlovy Vary IFF (KVIFF) will introduce once again the most creative documentary projects from the CEE countries on 7 July 2015 at 14:00 at Barrandov…
FNE KVIFF Coproduction Event Case Study: Corn Island
KARLOVY VARY: George Ovashvili's astonishing psychological drama is one of the three case studies presented at the FNE Coproduction Event on Wednesday 8 July in Karlovy Vary.
FNE at Art Film Fest: Ixcanul Wins Art Film Fest
TRENČIANSKE TEPLICE: Jayro Bustamante's debut feature Ixcanul won the Blue Angel Award at the 23th Art Film Fest (19-26 June 2015), the main film event in Slovakia.
FNE at MIFF 2015: Bulgaria’s Losers Triumphs in Moscow
MOSCOW: Bulgarian director Ivaylo Hristov took home the top prize of the 37th Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF) for his film Losers.
