KVIFF, Czech TV, Aerofilms to Launch New Distribution Label

PRAGUE: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), the Czech Television and the Aerofilms distribution company are working on the establishing a new distribution label, which will distribute films from around…
14-08-2015

FNE at Venice FF 2015: Poland’s Klezmer Headed for Venice Days

VENICE: Polish director Piotr Chrzan has scored a slot in line up for the Official Selection of Venice Days 2015, with his feature film debut Klezmer, a drama set in…
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FNE Doc Bloc: Who Will Win the Heart of Sarajevo?

The 21st edition of Sarajevo Film Festival (14-22 August 2015) will screen 23 documentaries, five of which were supported by various activities of Institute of Documentary Film (IDF). All of…
14-08-2015

FNE Europa International: Sales Agent of the Month: Jan Naszewski, New Europe Film Sales

FNE and Europa International are launching a new chapter of interviews. Every two months we will talk to a European sales agent dealing with films from the FNE region countries.
13-08-2015

CineLink's Works in Progress Announces Line Up

SARAJEVO: CineLink's Work in Progress, at the Sarajevo International Film Festival, selected five projects including three features, a documentary and an animated film. The projects come from Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia…
13-08-2015

MECEFF Announces Line Up

MEDIAŞ: The best films of 2014 from Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary will compete at the 5th Mediaş Central European Film Festival (MECEFF) from 1 to…
13-08-2015

PRODUCTION: Jan Hřebejk Starts Shooting The Teacher

BRATISLAVA: Jan Hřebejk started shooting on a new feature film The Teacher on 8 August 2015. The premiere is planned for autumn 2016.
12-08-2015

Hungary Announces Features Grants

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian National Film Fund has allotted production grants of approximately 11.5 m EUR for five feature films. Most of the funding went to Gabor Herendi's period romantic drama…
12-08-2015

Jan Hrebejk and Jiri Strach to Direct New Series for Czech TV

PRAGUE: Top Czech directors Jan Hrebejk and Jiri Strach are among those chosen to by Czech pubcaster Czech Television to direct its line-up of new TV series this autumn.
12-08-2015

B’EST EAVE Producers’ Workshop Announces Projects

TALLINN: B’EST EAVE Producers’ Workshop has selected eight projects and four participants without projects for its 4th edition taking place in St Petersburg, Russia from 7 to 11 September 2015,…
12-08-2015

PRODUCTION: Theory of Tiger Starring Jiří Bartoska Starts Shooting

PRAGUE: Radek Bajgar's Czech-Slovak comedy The Theory of Tiger, starring Jiří Bartoska, started shooting this week. Shooting will continue until 15 September 2015.
11-08-2015

PRODUCTION: Cristian Mungiu Wraps Shooting for Family Photos

BUCHAREST: Cristian Mungiu shot Family Photos/Fotografii de familie under the radar from 11 June to 24 July 2015. Adrian Titieni (Best Intentions, 4Proof Film) is starring in the leading role.
11-08-2015

Nat Geo People to Hit Eastern Europe

BUCHAREST: Nat Geo People will be launched in Romania by Telekom on 1 September 2015. Romania is the first Eastern European country where it will be launched after Denmark, Germany,…
11-08-2015

Malta Celebrates 90 Years of Film

VALLETTA: To commemorate Malta’s achievements in the film industry over 90 years, the Malta Film Commission will organise a concert on 25 and 26 September 2015. Malta Philharmonic Orchestra will…
11-08-2015

Magdalena Sroka Appointed New Head of Polish Film Institute

WARSAW: Cultural manager and producer Magdalena Sroka will replace Agnieszka Odorowicz as the new Head of the Polish Film Institute starting 3 October 2015. Agnieszka Odorowicz is stepping down after…
10-08-2015

FNE at Sarajevo Cinelink 2015: Poland Invited Partner Country for CineLink

WARSAW: A delegation of 15 Polish producers and distributors will participate at CineLink (19-22 August 2015), the coproduction market of the 21th Sarajevo International Film Festival (14-22 August 2015).
10-08-2015

FESTIVALS: The 5th MECEFF Will Focus on WWI

BUCHAREST: The 5th Mediaş Central European Film Festival 7+1 will focus on the WWI and its impact on the XX and XXI centuries. MECEFF will take place in Mediaş from…
10-08-2015

Anna Geislerová Set for Czech Horror Film

PRAGUE: Popular Czech actresses Anna Geislerová and Daniela Kolářová are set to star in Polednice /The Noon Witch, a horror film by creative partners Matěj Chlupáček and Michal Samir.
07-08-2015

PRODUCTION: Georgian French Doc Listen to Silence Ready for Postproduction

TBILISI: Mariam Chachia’s documentary Listen to Silence, a Georgian/French documentary focusing on a deaf-mute children’s school of Tbilisi, will go into postproduction in January 2016, after wrapping shooting in June…
07-08-2015

Romanian Oscar Entry Aferim! Sold in the US

BUCHAREST: Radu Jude's Aferim!,Romania's entry in the foreign-language Oscar, will be distributed by Big World Pictures in the US at the beginning of 2016.
07-08-2015