Samuel Goldwyn Films Acquires Tangerines for U.S. distribution
TBILISI: Zaza Urushadze's Oscar-nominated drama Tangerines was bought by the American independent film company Samuel Goldwyn Films to be released later this year.
The Pearl Button Sold to Eastern Europe
BERLIN: Czech Republic’s Film Europe Media Company has picked up the rights to distribute Patricio Guzman’s The Pearl Button in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Aferim! Starts Selling
BUCHAREST: Radu Jude's historical tragic-comedy Aferim!, Silver Bear winner for Best Director in Berlin, is already confirmed for distribution in ex-Yougoslavia, Hungary and Taiwan.
FNE at Berlinale 2015: FIPRESCI Awards
BERLIN: FIPRESCI, the international critics association gave its top prizes for all three sections of the Berlinale programme at a special awards ceremony. The list of winners is here below…
FNE FIPRESCI Berlin Critics 2015: See how the critics rated the programme
FNE together with FIPRESCI have invited FIPRESCI critics in Berlin to rate the feature films in the official programme of the Berlinale giving the films 1,2,3,4 or 5 stars -…
Oscar Nominated Joanna on iTunes and Vimeo
WARSAW: Aneta Kopacz's Joanna has premiered on VOD on Vimeo, where it is available internationally, and on iTunes.
GRANTS: Lithuanian Film Centre Distributes over 1.2m EUR
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has allocated a total of 1,239,567 EUR for the production of fiction features, shorts, micro-budget films and a minority coproduction.
Nymphomaniac Marketing Experts at Meeting Point Vilnius
VILNIUS: The international conference Meeting Point - Vilnius will take place 31 March to 2 April. Organised by the Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris, it allows filmmakers and other industry professionals…
Deadline Approaching Fast for DOK.Incubator
PRAGUE: DOK.Incubator invites editors, directors and producers with a project in a rough cut stage and editors, sales people and film institutions' representatives as observers to apply before 3 March.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Platform Begins on Monday
On Monday, 2 March 2015, the fourth edition of East Doc Platform, the biggest documentary event of its kind in the Central and Eastern Europe, begins in Prague. This event…
FNE at Berlinale 2015: Party and Screening Alert: Friday 13 February, Saturday 14 February and Sunday 15 February
Friday 13 February
FNE at Berlinale 2015: Competition: Aferim!
BERLIN: Romanian director Radu Jude has come up with what could almost be called a new genre in his highly stylish Berlinale competition entry Aferim! The film uses what looks…
Estonia’s top 10 box office hits in 2014
TALLINN: With more cinemas and digital screens opening, cinema-going stays popular in Estonia as admissions reached 1.97 per capita in 2014. The box office was predictably dominated by Hollywood children’s…
Zagrebdox 2015 Festival Lineup Announced
ZAGREB: With approximately 150 films in 16 programme sections, the documentary film festival Zagrebdox is now entering its second decade. Zagrebdox will take place from 22 February to 1 March…
Domestic Hits in Lithuanian Film Market
VILNIUS: Lithuania continues to hold the leading position in the region in terms of domestic films market share, which grew from 16.49% in 2013 to 23% in 2014. The top…
Three Brothers Tops Last Year´s Czech Cinema Attendance
PRAGUE: In 2014, Czech films maintained an enviable position on the Czech distribution market. There were 32 Czech feature films and 23 documentaries released in 2014 and seven Czech films…
FESTIVALS: New Progamme for Film Student Directors at Karlovy Vary
KARLOVY VARY: European Film Promotion is launching a new programme at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival called Future Frames: Ten New Filmmakers To Follow. The focus will be launched…
FNE at Berlinale 2015: Party and Screening Alert: Thursday 12 February and Friday 13 February
Thursday 12 February
FNE at Berlinale 2015: Competition: Under Electric Clouds
BERLIN: Russian director Alexei German Jr presents some vitally important universal messages that we need to hear in his Berlin competition entry Under Electric Clouds making it all the more…
Bollywood Star Shah Rukh Kahn Filming on Location in Croatia
ZAGREB: One of India's most famous superstars, Shah Rukh Kahn, is acting in Croatia. Kahn is considered one of the biggest film stars in cinematic history with a fan following…
