FESTIVALS: Sofia IFF Lineup Announced

SOFIA: The festival programme for the 19th International Sofia Film Festival has been announced. This year Sofia is celebrating 100 years of Bulgarian Cinema. The film festival will gather films,…
03-03-2015

FESTIVALS: KineDok Project Introduced at East Doc Platform

PRAGUE: On the occasion of the East Doc Platform in Prague, the KineDok project and its website will be officially launched on 6 March 2015.
03-03-2015

PRODUCTION: Tragicomedy Miracle in Production

VILNIUS: A tragicomic drama with flourishes of magical realism Miracle/Stebuklas written and directed by Eglė Vertelytė is in production.
03-03-2015

FESTIVALS: ZagrebDox Winners Announced

ZAGREB: The ZagrebDox festival, which ran from 22 February to 1 March 2015, has announced its winners for this year.
02-03-2015

Georgia Joins Creative Europe Programme

TBILISI: Georgian Minister of Culture and Monument Protection Mikheil Giorgadze and the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Tibor Navracsics have signed an Agreement on Georgian participation in…
02-03-2015

PRODUCTION: The Ancient Forest in Postproduction

VILNIUS: Feature documentary The Ancient Forest by Mindaugas Survila (The Field of Magic, Monoklis Studio) is currently in postproduction with the premiere set for the end of 2016.
02-03-2015

PRODUCTION: TVN Producing Sequel to Polish Box Office Hit

WARSAW: Maciej Dejczer is shooting a sequel to Letters To Santa, a romantic comedy that sold 2.3m tickets in 2011.
02-03-2015

Project KineDok Builds Bridges Between Documentarists and Their Audience

Within the key industry meeting of documentary filmmakers, East Doc Platform, Institute of Documentary Film will introduce a new international project, focused on alternative distribution of creative documentary, KineDok, on…
02-03-2015

GRANTS: Estonian Film Institute Announces Coproduction Grants

TALLINN: Estonian Film Institute has announced the first round of this year’s minority coproduction grants. The grants total to 190,000 EUR out of the annual budget of 280,000 EUR and…
27-02-2015

PRODUCTION: Mariam Khatchvani Preps Dede

TBILISI: Mariam Khatchvani is in preparation with Dede and she plans to start shooting in mid-September 2015. Vladimer Katcharava is producing.
27-02-2015

PRODUCTION: Jan P. Matuszyński Preps a Biopic on Painter Zdzisław Beksiński

WARSAW: Ostatnia Rodzina/Last Family, Jan P. Matuszyński’s debut feature will focus on the relationship between the painter Zdzisław Beksiński and his son Tomasz Beksiński, a renowned music journalist and translator,…
27-02-2015

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: East European Forum to Open in Prague

PRAGUE: The 15th edition of East European Forum will take place in Prague within the 4th East Doc Platform from 2 to 8 March 2015.
27-02-2015

Tartu Sets Budget for Cash Rebate Fund

TARTU: The City Council of Tartu, Estonia’s second largest city, formally approved the launch of a regional cash rebate fund and set the fund’s initial annual budget at 150,000 EUR.
26-02-2015

Romania Launches Online Platform for Domestic Films

BUCHAREST: CINEPUB, an online and free of charge platform for Romanian films, will be launched on YouTube on 26 February 2015.
26-02-2015

Polanski's Extradition Ruling Postponed

CRACOW: The Polish court has postponed the ruling on Roman Polanski’s extradition hearing and will rule in the director's case in April 2015 due to new documents added to the…
26-02-2015

Emerging Producers Calls for Applications

JIHLAVA: Applications deadline for the 4th Emerging Producers (28 October-1 November 2015) is 30 April 2015. The project will take place during the 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival.
26-02-2015

PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland to Shoot Game Count

WARSAW: Renowned Polish director Agnieszka Holland is preparing to shoot Game Count, a Polish/Czech/German coproduction, in June. The premiere is planned for the begining of 2017.
25-02-2015

1944 Sets an All-time Opening Record in Estonia

TALLINN: Elmo Nüganen’s historical epic 1944 has set a new opening weekend record in Estonia with 19,030 admissions.
25-02-2015

GRANTS: Polish Film Institute Announces Grants for Feature Productions

WARSAW: In its first session in 2015, Polish Film Institute allotted 2,806,213 EUR / 11,675,000 PLN for the production of six news features, including three international coproductions.
25-02-2015

New President of the Croatian Film Directors' Guild

ZAGREB: Danilo Serbedzija has become the new president of the Croatian Film Directors' Guild.
25-02-2015