FESTIVALS: The Buried Alive Videos Wins Bieff
BUCHAREST: More than 7,000 viewers participated in the 5th edition of the Experimental International Film Festival in Bucharest, BIEFF (10-14 December) whose honorary president is Peter Greenaway.
PRODUCTION: All the Best in Preparation
ZAGREB: Snjezana Tribuson's romantic musical comedy All the Best is set for shooting in February 2015 and is expected to hit Croatian cinemas next Christmas.
FNE Country Report: Poland
Polish film production has moved to the top ranks of the CEE film industry, thanks to the commitment to film funding through the Polish Film Institute and a strong system…
FNE Country Report 2014: Bulgaria
Political turmoil resulted in the resignation of the country’s cabinet in July, the appointment of a caretaker government in August and early Parliamentary elections in October. Within the year, the…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: IDF Supporting Georgian Filmmaker
IDF is using its platform to garner financial support for ailing Georgian filmmaker Temo Tsava.
Ida Wins LUX Prize
Ida by Pawel Pawlikowski has won the European Parliament's LUX Prize 2014.
PRODUCTION: Estonia Preps Polar Boy
TALLINN: Estonian writer/director Anu Aun is working on The Polar Boy, the tale of a talented and promising young photographer who fakes bipolar disorder in order to avoid a prison…
FNE Country Report 2014: Georgia
Georgian cinema is on the rise with films selected in Berlin, Cannes and Venice in 2014, and an Estonian/Georgian coproduction, Tangerines (produced by Estonia’s Allfilm and Georgia’s Cinema24) nominated for…
FNE Country Profile 2014: Slovenia
Slovenia’s film production remains fairly stable despite less impressive overall results. Due to the economic situation and some changes in the exhibition and distribution sector a decline of some 30%…
FNE TV at Riga Meetings 2014: Latvian producer Andris Gauja
FNE spoke to the young Latvian producer and director Andris Gauja of The Lesson about how the new generation of Latvian filmmakers are using crowd funding, pitching sessions and other…
Romania Appoints New Minister of Culture
BUCHAREST: President Traian Basescu signed the appointment decree for Ionut Vulpescu as minister of Culture on 16 December 2014 as the Social Democratic Party (PSD) took over this portfolio.
PRODUCTION: Janis Nords Develops Survivalist
TALLLINN: Latvian director Janis Nords is writing Survivalist, a drama of a schoolmaster who fakes his own death to escape mounting personal and financial pressures.
FNE Country Profile: Lithuania
The Lithuanian film industry noted several recent successes with films selected for major festivals that found favour at the local box office and with the announcement that 23-year old Lithuanian…
FNE Country Profile: Slovakia
The launch of Slovakia’s Audiovisual Fund five years ago has reaped benefits for Slovak film production abroad and at home. Slovakia continues to find success internationally, powered by its documentary…
PRODUCTION: The Tatooist Ready to Begin Financing
BRATISLAVA: Slovak writer/director Martin Repka is completing the third draft of the Slovak/Czech film The Tatooist with cowriter Agda Bavi Pain as the film prepares to move into the financing…
PRODUCTION: Olympic Flame Race in Development
TALLINN: Estonian director Ain Maeots is developing The Flame Race: 1980, a comedy on the saga of the transport of the Olympic flame from Moscow to Tallinn.
FNE Country profile: Estonia
Estonia’s film year 2014 was highlighted by the opening of a significant number of new multi-screen and digital cinemas, growing admission figures, and the establishment of the second regional film…
FNE Country Profile: Czech Republic
The State Cinematography Fund, Czech Republic has been the main tool for public support of cinematography in the Czech Republic since 1992. In 2013 it adopted a new Cinematography Act…
FNE at EFA Awards 2014: Poland’s Ida Scoops Top European Awards
RIGA: Poland was celebrating the resounding win of Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida in Riga Saturday night as the hit film made a clean sweep of the awards for best European film,…
Romania with No Minister of Culture Again
BUCHAREST: Romania is again without a minister of Culture since the party of Csilla Hegedus, the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (DAHR/UDMR), decided to step down from the government.
