Slovak AV Policy and Funding Helmers Martin Šmatlak and Anton Škreko Look at the Future of the Slovak Audiovisual Industry
TRENČIANSKE TEPLICE: Martin Šmatlak, the head of the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, and Anton Škreko, General Director of the Media, Audiovisual and Copyright Department of the Ministry of Culture of the…
FNE at KVIFF 2015: Works in Progress 2015 Selection Announced
KARLOVY VARY: Projects from Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey have been selected at the Works in Progress section in the 50th…
FNE at Fest Anca: Slovak and Czech Producers Call for Increased Cooperation Between Czech and Slovak Public Broadcasters to Fund More Animation
ŽILINA: Slovak and Czech animation producers have urged public broadcasters to increase coproductions between Czech and Slovak public television and to increase the emphasis on regional cooperation as the only…
FESTIVALS: Top European Directors and Producers Slated for New Horizons Studio 2015
WROCLAW: The 6th edition of the New Horizons Studio will kick off 26 July 2015 in the Polish city of Wroclaw with a line-up of some of the top European…
FESTIVALS: LET'S CEE festival Announces it First Competition Titles
VIENNA: LET'S CEE Film Festival has announced the first titles of the more than 100 feature films, documentaries and short films from Central and Eastern Europe will be screened during…
FNE at Fest Anča: Animation Project Slovak Dumplings in Development
ŽILINA: Director Matej Holub and producer Dorota Holubova pitched their project, the animated TV series Slovak Dumplings/Haluskovo Slovensko at the 2nd edition of the Pitching Forum within the 8th Fest…
FNE Doc Bloc: The 50th Karlovy Vary IFF to Host KineDok
The pilot edition of the international project KineDok will be introduced at Karlovy Vary IFF, Husovka Theatre on 4 July 2015.
FNE at Art Film Fest: Trigon Production Preps Comedy and Crime Series While Developing 10 Projects
TRENCIANSKE TEPLICE: Patrik Pass from Trigon Production, one of the leading Slovak producers, is currently in postproduction with a debut feature, a docudrama and a TV series.
PRODUCTION: Polsat to Shoot BBC Adaptation
WARSAW: Private broadcaster Polsat will produce Skazane / Convicted, a Polish version of BBC drama series Prisoner's Wives
The Lake to Be Shot in Malta in July
VALLETTA: Steve Quale’s The Lake, the new project produced by Luc Besson through EuropaCorp will be shot in Malta from July to September 2015 with Falkun Films providing with services.
FNE at Art Film Fest: Journey of Blind Birds in Preparation
TRENČIANSKE TEPLICE: Slovakia’s ARINA production company is in preparation with the family adventure film Journey of Blind Birds. The project which has no director attached yet and was presented at…
Baltic Bridge East by West Launch Call for Applications
TALLINN: Application for the 4th edition of Baltic Bridge East by West (B’EST), the producers' workshop set up in cooperation with EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) and with the support from…
FNE at Art Film Fest: New Slovak Audiovisual Strategy Proposed
TRENCIANSKE TEPLICE: A new Slovak Strategy for Development of the Audiovisual Culture and Industry 2016-2020 is set to be sent to the Slovak government for approval by the end of…
PRODUCTION: David Ondricek Preps Emil Zatopek Biopic
PRAGUE: Producer/writer/director David Ondricek is in preparation with Zatopek , a biopic of the legendary Czech athlete Emil Zatopek, winner of four Olympic medals.
Searching for Hell, World's First Long Documentary Screened in Virtual Reality Cinema
WARSAW: Searching for Hell, directed by Pawel Nazaruk &Tomasz Adamski, Darek Barecki, Yuki Nakamura, Gloria Kurnik and James Kenney has become the first long documentary film screened and distributed in…
Karlovy Vary Pays Homage to Richard Gere
KARLOVY VARY: The 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) will honour the American actor Richard Gere with the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema.
FNE at KVIFF 2015: KVIFF Unveils Programme Line-up
KARLOVY VARY: The 50th edition of the Karlovy International Film Festival (KVIFF) has announced its programme line-up. The festival runs from 3-11 July 2015.
Eurimages Supports Ten CEE Coproductions
PRAGUE: Eurimages announces support for 31 coproductions including ten coproductions involving CEE countries. A total amount of 7,745,000 EUR goes to 27 features, three documentaries and one animation film.
Kino Pavasaris to Screen Festival Films All Around the Year
VILNIUS: Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris launched a programme allowing festival films to be screeneed throughout the year.
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Xavier Henry-Rashid
This month we take a break from out usual distributors list and we speak with Xavier Henry-Rashid, Managing Director at Film Republic, a London-based world sales agency specialised in art…
