FNE IDF DOC Bloc: DOK.Incubator's Special Focus on Czech and Slovak Filmmakers
In a week, a new, exclusive DOK.Incubator programme for Czech and Slovak films starts.
Czech Comedy Life is Life tops Local Box Office
PRAGUE: Czech comedy Life is Life/Život je život directed by Milan Cieslar has topped the Czech box office in its second week of release. The film released in 142 copies…
Latvian EU Presidency Encourages Film
BRUSSELS: The National Film Center of Latvia has compiled a comprehensive list of films, from classics to contemporary masterpieces, to be released in a new collection. This initiative is a…
Crowdfunding Campaign for Herman: the Man Behind the Terror
BUCHAREST: Victoria Baltag’s independent debut feature Herman: the Man behind the Terror/Herman-omul din spatele terorii (www.hermanfilm.com), focusing on the torture "reeducation” used by the communist regime through the Piteşti Experiment,…
FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary Celebrates its Jubilee with a Youthful Lineup
KARLOVY VARY: The 50th Karlovy Vary Film Festival will run from 3 to 11 July 2015. The Jubilee aims to be an extraordinary celebration of cinema, filmmakers and most of…
FESTIVALS: Krakow Film Festival Focuses on Lithuania
KRAKOW: The Krakow Film Festival has started it's Focus on Lithuania section with a total of eight films. The programme features mainly documentary films, as well as fiction and animation.
FESTIVALS: Polish Film Wins Al Este de Lima Festival in Peru
LIMA: Malgorzata Szumowska's film Body has won the sixth edition of Al Este de Lima Film Festival, the only festival in South America dedicated to Eastern European Films.
Lithuanian Film Centre Launches First Airport Cinema
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Center, in collaboradtion with the Vilnius airport has launched the very first airport cinema in Eastern and Northern Europe. Lithuanian films will be available, free of…
FESTIVALS: First Valletta Film Festival Lineup Announced
VALLETTA: Europe's smallest capital is hosting its first film festival this year. The Valletta Film Festival will run from 15 to 21 June 2015.
Marion Hansel Shoots Latest Feature in Croatia
ZADAR: Actress and director Marion Hansel started filming in Razanac near Zadar this week. Her latest film River Upstream/En Amont du Fleuve is a psychological adventure story about two step…
Bulgarian Film Viktoria Makes it in America
SOFIA: Maya Vitkova's family drama set in communist Bulgaria, Viktoria, has been picked up for North American release by Brooklyn-based distributor Big World Pictures. The film was already the first…
Estonia Sets Admissions Record
TALLINN: Cinema admissions in Estonia reached 2.6 million in 2014, the highest number since it regained its independence in 1991, according to the Estonian Statistics Board.
Master and Tatyana Scoops Four Silver Crane Awards
VILNIUS: Giedrė Žickytė won best documentary film, best cinematography, best editing and best director for the documentary Master and Tatyana at the eigth Lithuanian Film and TV Silver Crane Awards…
FESTIVALS: 41 Films Compete in the National Competition in Krakow
KRAKOW: The 55th Krakow Film Festival has started. It will run from 30 May until the 7 June 2015. One of the oldest film events, dedicated to documentary, animated and…
One Floor Below Begins Sales
BUCHAREST: Films Boutique has sold Radu Muntean’s Un etaj mai jos/One Floor Below in a dozen territories. The film will hit domestic cinemas on 18 September 2015.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Nowe Horyzonty, Wrocław
This month we speak with Roman Gutek, head of the New Horizons Association, a non-profit organisation founded in 2003, which organises film festivals such as T-Mobile New Horizons IFF, the…
German Distrib Begins Sales for Slovakia’s Koza
BRATISLAVA: Following its presentation at the European Film Market and Marche du Film, Ivan Ostrochovský’s debut feature Koza has been sold to Germany and the ex-Yugoslavian territories.
TVP and ZDF to Coproduce Mini-series
WARSAW: Poland’s public broadcaster TVP will co-produce a mini-series about Polish-German relations with Germany’s ZDF and 3Sat.
FESTIVALS: 55th Zlin FF Opens Today
ZLIN: The 55th edition of the Zlin Film Festival for Children and Youth opens 29 May and runs through 4 June 2015.
FNE at TIFF Romanian Days: Bucharest Non-Stop
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Writer/director Dan Chişu will show his 5th film, the independent feature Bucharest Non-Stop/Bucureşti non-stop as a world premiere in the Romanian Days at Transilvania IFF (29 May-7 June 2015).
