FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Jakub Mróz, Tongariro Releasing

FNE together with Europa Distribution is launching a new chapter of the Distributor of the Month section. This time we focus on new strategies in film distribution and the importance…
05-02-2015

PRODUCTION: Spanish director Daniela Féjerman's New Feature in Lithuania

VILNIUS: Spanish writer and director Daniela Féjerman is shooting her new feature The Wait/La Espera in Lithuania.
04-02-2015

AMC Networks Acquires Czech and Slovak Film Channel

AMC Networks International – Central Europe (AMCNI-CE) has acquired the Czech and Slovak Film+ channel from IKO Media Group.
04-02-2015

Attention all FIPRESCI members coming to Berlinale

If you are attending Berlinale and are a member of FIPRESCI please send us an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. But hurry because the total number of critics will be limited to…
04-02-2015

Lithuanian Tax Incentive may Attract 15m EUR Film Production this Year

VILNIUS: The tax incentive for film production in Lithuania that came into force in January last year is already showing results, but a breakthrough is to be expected this year,…
03-02-2015

GRANTS: Estonia’s First Feature Production Grants in 2015

TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has announced its first feature film production grants for 2015. The support goes to Toomas Hussar’s Spy and Poet, produced by Allfilm in co-production with…
03-02-2015

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Muza

This month we speak to Małgorzata Kuzdra, the manager of Kino Muza in Poznan, Poland. Opened in December 1908, Kino Muza is one of the oldest cinemas in the world…
03-02-2015

Lithuanian Director Wins Sundance's World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Alantė Kavaitė wins World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award at Sundance Film Festival for her film The Summer of Sangaile. It was the first Lithuanian film to vie…
03-02-2015

Romanian Journalists Vote Closer to the Moon Best Romanian Film of 2014

BUCHAREST: Closer to the Moon, Nae Caranfil’s first English language film, was chosen Best Romanian film in 2014 by Romanian film journalists and critics. The ceremony took place on 30…
02-02-2015

PRODUCTION: George Ovashvili Develops Khibula

TBILISI: Acclaimed director, producer and screenwriter George Ovashvili plans to shoot his next project, Khibula, at the end of 2015. He is now in the financing stage.
02-02-2015

Slovak and Czech Wins at the Europa Cinemas Awards 2014

Two out of the three awards from the Europa Cinema Awards 2014 were granted to CEE countries.
02-02-2015

PRODUCTION: Peter Budinský in Development with Heart of a Tower

BRATISLAVA: Heart of a Tower/Srdce veže by director and animator Peter Budinský, will be the first Slovak animated feature film after 33 years. Its premiere is set for 2020.
30-01-2015

Sweden’s Eyewell Picks Up 1944

TALLINN: Swedish-based Eyewell has picked up international rights for Elmo Nüganen’s upcoming Estonian war epic 1944. The film makes its market debut at this year’s Berlin European Film Market and…
30-01-2015

Croatia Benefits from MEDIA Programme Membership

ZAGREB: Croatian beneficiaries and audiovisual industry stakeholders have drawn 3.3 million Euro of non-returnable grants from 2008 to 2013. The MEDIA Sub-Programme gave 531,424 EUR to Croatian audiovisual projects in…
30-01-2015

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Registrations for East Doc Platform Open until 15 February

East Doc Platform, the most important industry event dedicated to documentary films from East and Central Europe, organized by the Institute of Documentary Film, will take place in Prague from…
30-01-2015

Five Latvian Feature Films to be Released in 2015

RIGA: Five Latvian features, including Laila Pakalnina's Dawn, are expected to be released in 2015.
29-01-2015

Malta Film Fund Supported 20 Local Projects

VALLETTA: Twenty projects were supported by Malta Film Fund in 2013 with a total amount of 230,000 EUR.
29-01-2015

Romanian VoD Service Seenow Saw Good Results in 2014

BUCHAREST: Seenow, the first Romanian service of live TV and VoD available on all screens, had 19,564,591 viewers in 2014.
29-01-2015