Slovak Series Our People Wins Best Pitch at SeriesMania

BRATISLAVA: The political drama series Our People, exploring the true story of the 2018 assassination of Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, won the Best Pitch Award at…
21-03-2024

Daria Kashcheeva Selected for La Résidence of Cannes Film Festival 2024

PRAGUE: Daria Kashcheeva, who was born in Tajikistan but studied at FAMU and remained in Prague, is among the six young filmmakers selected for La Résidence of the Cannes Film…
21-03-2024

Q&A with Vladimir Angelov, New Head of North Macedonia Film Agency

SKOPJE: FNE spoke with Vladimir Angelov, who was appointed by the Macedonian Government as the director of the North Macedonia Film Agency on 6 February 2024.
20-03-2024

BOX OFFICE: Siniša Cvetić’s Lilacs Reigns Over Serbian Charts

BELGRADE: Siniša Cvetić’s sophomore feature Lilacs / Jorgovani has reigned over the Serbian box office charts since the beginning of its cinema distribution on 27 February 2024.
20-03-2024

FESTIVALS: Febiofest Bratislava 2024 Announces Winners

BRATISLAVA: Polish short film Echo by Emi Buchwald was awarded Best Film in the Short Films section, while the Hungarian/Slovak drama Explanation for Everything / Magyarázat mindenre by Gábor Reisz…
20-03-2024

Sky Max Series Amadeus to Be Shot in Hungary

BUDAPEST: Hungary’s capital city will stand in for Vienna in the TV series Amadeus, which will be shot in Budapest from 6 May to 1 September 2024.
20-03-2024

Write a Screenplay For… Opens Submissions

BUCHAREST: International and Romanian scriptwriters are invited to apply to the 6th edition of the script and film pitch contest Write a Screenplay For…, hosted by the American Independent Film…
20-03-2024

Tudor Giurgiu’s Libertate Scores Most Nominations at 18th Gopo Awards

BUCHAREST: The Romanian/Hungarian feature film Libertate directed by Tudor Giurgiu scored 14 nominations at the 18th edition of the Gopo Awards, followed by Mihai Mincan’s debut feature To the North…
18-03-2024

PRODUCTION: Latvian Debut Feature Banana Boat Acquired While in Postproduction

RIGA: Latvian director Kristaps Brize is currently in postproduction with his debut feature Banana Boat / Banāns Upē, which has been picked up by the French/UK sales agent Alief during…
18-03-2024

PRODUCTION: Nikola Mijović Develops Montenegrin Drama Four Funerals and a Wedding

PODGORICA: Nikola Mijović’s feature Four Funerals and a Wedding / Četiri sahrane i vjenčanje, which already received development and production support from the Film Centre of Montenegro (FCCG), is conceived…
18-03-2024

Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Cinema Museum Reopens in Vilnius

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Cinema Museum reopened in Vilnius on 14 March 2024 after 16 years of reconstruction.
18-03-2024

SMART7 Competition Announces Films Selected for Its 2nd Edition

VILNIUS: The SMART7 network has announced its selection of European films which will tour seven film festivals across Europe in 2024. SMART7 includes festivals from Poland (mbank New Horizons IFF),…
15-03-2024

Works-in-Progress Selection for Bratislava Industry Days at Febiofest IFF 2024

BRATISLAVA: Nine Slovak projects in different stages of production, including fiction, documentary and animated films, will be presented on 18 March 2024 at the Works in Progress session during Bratislava…
15-03-2024

FESTIVALS: Riga IFF 2024 Launches Call for Its Competitions

RIGA: The Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF) has opened the application process for its four competition sections. The festival will be held 17 – 27 October 2024.
15-03-2024

CEE Animation Forum Announces 2024 Edition

PRAGUE: The 12th edition of the leading pitching, financing and coproduction event for animated projects, CEE Animation Forum, will be held in Pilsen, Czech Republic 12 – 13 November 2024.
15-03-2024

GRANTS: Estonian Feature, Documentary and Animated Film Production Grants in 2023

TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute distributed 6,062,300 EUR as production grants for feature, documentary and animated films in 2023.
15-03-2024

Eight Slovenian Feature Films to Be Shot in 2024

LJUBLJANA: Eight Slovenian feature films will start shooting in 2024, supported by the Slovenian Film Centre. The first to start is the black comedy Girl of the Night by Luka…
13-03-2024

Academy Award for Hungarian Set Designer Zsuzsa Mihalek

LOS ANGELES: Hungarian set designer Zsuzsa Mihalek received the Academy Award for Best Production Design for her work on Poor Things, while Polish minority coproduction The Zone of Interest was…
13-03-2024

Visegrad Film Forum 2024 Kicks Off in Bratislava

BRATISLAVA: The 11th edition of the Visegrad Film Forum (VFF) will bring world-renowned filmmakers to Bratislava from 13 to 16 March 2024.
13-03-2024

Transilvania Pitch Stop 2024 Launches Call for Applications

CLUJ-NAPOCA: Filmmakers from Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Greece and Turkey can submit their projects to the 11th international coproduction programme Transilvania Pitch Stop (TPS), which will be…
13-03-2024