FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2023: cocoPITCH and cocoWIP Award Winners

COTTBUS: While the 25th anniversary edition of connecting cottbus (8-10 Nov 2023), the East-West co-production market at FilmFestival Cottbus, is still underway, the award winners out of the 13 cocoPITCH…
10-11-2023

PRODUCTION: Latvian Series Soviet Jeans in Postproduction

RIGA: Latvian directors Staņislavs Tokalovs and Juris Kursietis are currently in postproduction with their eight-episode series Soviet Jeans / Padomju džinsi, a dramedy set in 1979 Soviet Latvia, the time…
09-11-2023

PRODUCTION: Borbála Nagy Shoots Debut Feature about Dilemmas of Motherhood

BUDAPEST: The filming of Borbála Nagy's debut feature The Origin of the World / A világ eredete started recently and will have a total of 30 shooting days in Hungary,…
09-11-2023

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2023: La Manche

COTTBUS: Polish director Damian Kocur presented his sophomore film project La Manche at the 25th anniversary edition of connecting cottbus. La Manche is produced by Kijora Film.
09-11-2023

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2023: My World Upside Down

COTTBUS: The Slovak/German coproduction My World Upside Down was pitched at the 25th edition of connecting cottbus, which ran 8 – 10 November 2023. The Slovak creative team led by…
09-11-2023

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2023: Tactile Universe

COTTBUS: Veteran Hungarian producer András Muhi brought his new project Tactile Universe to the 25th anniversary edition of connecting cottbus, which took place 8 – 10 November 2023. The psychological…
09-11-2023

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2023: Mather

COTTBUS: Bulgarian production company Activist 38 returns to Cottbus with their project Mather, which was presented at the 25th edition of connecting cottbus, held 8-10 November 2023. The film is…
09-11-2023

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2023: Pyrrhic

COTTBUS: Transylvania Pitch Stop CoCo Award winner Pyrrhic made its pitch at the 25th anniversary edition of connecting cottbus, which was held 8 – 10 November 2023. The debut feature…
09-11-2023

PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director Lybomir Mladenov in Postproduction with Facing the Sun

SOFIA: Bulgarian writer/director Lyubomir Mladenov is in postproduction with his third feature film Facing the Sun, which is produced by Screening Emotions with support from the Bulgarian National Film Center.
08-11-2023

PRODUCTION: Dutch Lemming Film Preps Croatian Minority Coproduction

ZAGREB: The filming of The Wolf, the Fox & the Leopard written and directed by David Verbeek, and produced by Lemming film (the Netherlands) in coproduction with Deal Productions (Luxemburg),…
08-11-2023

Films from FNE Partner Countries Nominated in Main Categories at 36th European Film Awards

BERLIN: The nominations for the main categories of the 36th edition of the European Film Awards were announced on 6 November 2023. Films by Agnieszka Holland, Anna Hints and Juraj…
08-11-2023

PRODUCTION: Peter Kerekes Shoots Slovak/Czech/Hungarian Documentary Marathon

BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Peter Kerekes is currently in mid-production with his documentary Marathon / Košický maratón – príBEH mesta. The film is produced by Slovakia’s Kerekesfilm in coproduction with Czech´s …
06-11-2023

Croatian Game Go Home Annie Secures Publishing Deal with Lithuania’s Nordcurrent Labs

ZAGREB: Croatian horror adventure game Go Home Annie produced by Misfit Village has secured a publishing deal with the Lithuanian Nordcurrent Labs.
06-11-2023

Serbian TV Drama Series Children of Evil Premieres Globally on HBO Max

BELGRADE: Serbian TV drama/thriller series Children of Evil / Deca zla directed by Ivan Stefanović and Vladimir Tagić had its world premiere on HBO Max on 2 November 2023. The…
06-11-2023

Anniversary 20th Edition of Arthouse Cinema Training Wraps in Berlin

BERLIN: The 20th edition of the Arthouse Cinema Training organised by C.I.C.A.E. was successfully wrapped in Berlin on 5 November 2023 after seven days. The Arthouse Cinema Training is the…
06-11-2023

BOX OFFICE: Slovak/Canadian Drama Réveillon Tops Local Box Office in Slovakia

BRATISLAVA: The historical family drama Réveillon / A máme čo sme chceli by Michal Kunes Kováč, ranks first in the Slovak charts after opening in the second position on 19…
03-11-2023

BOX OFFICE: Czech Oscar Candidate Brothers Tops Domestic Charts

PRAGUE: Czech drama Brothers / Bratři by Tomáš Mašín topped the local box office in its first weekend with 38,341 admissions and 272,803 EUR /6,673,617 CZK gross. The film released…
03-11-2023

Polish Filmmakers Association Secures Royalties for Polish Filmmakers

WARSAW: The Polish Filmmakers Association and the Polsat Plus Group are working under a new general agreement regarding the use of audiovisual works from the SFP repertoire in the scope…
03-11-2023

The Anniversary 20th Edition of Arthouse Cinema Training Underway in Berlin

BERLIN: The 20th edition of the Arthouse Cinema Training organised by C.I.C.A.E. is currently taking place in Berlin 30 October - 5 November 2023. The renowned initiative gathers arthouse exhibitors…
03-11-2023

CEE Animation Forum 2023 Ready to Kick Off in Pilsen

PILSEN: The 11th edition of the CEE Animation Forum 2023 will present 28 European animated projects, including feature films, series/TV specials, short films and student works on 8 and 9…
03-11-2023