Jolie and Pitt Film Boosts Malta's Economy
LA VALLETTA: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s next film, a love story shot in the Mgarr ix-Xini bay on Malta’s Gozo island, is expected to inject almost 20 m EUR…
SOFA Selects Eight Projects for 2014 Training
KARLOVY VARY: SOFA, the School of Film Agents training programme announced the eight participants taking place in the 15-24 August 2014 second edition in Wroclaw.
GRANTS: Croatia Gives 850,000 EUR in Small Grants
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Center (HAVC) allotted production funding to 25 projects, 13 script development grants and 8 project development grants at its 48th funding session.
The French Connection Gets Sealed at Karlovy Vary
KARLOVY VARY: "Karlovy Vary is the central point" in the CEE region for French film promotion company Unfrance, Isabelle Giordano, CEO of Unifrance told FNE.
FESTIVALS: Cottbus Breaks New Grounds with LBGT CEE Films
KARLOVY VARY: The 24th Cottbus IFF running 4-9 November 2014 continues its string of boundary breaking themed content with a Gay Film/LGBT focus on CEE films.
Czech Production Increased in 2013
KARLOVY VARY: Film production in the Czech Republic rose 23% in 2013, to more than 5 billion CZK with most of the increase due to foreign film production which rose …
Czech Culture Minister Announces Funding for Digital Film Restoration
KARLOVY VARY: The Czech Minister of Culture Daniel Herman was in Karlovy Vary to announce new funding for the digital restoration of Czech films. Funding is expected to be in…
CEE Films Compete for 2014 LUX Prize
KARLOVY VARY: Three CEE films are among the ten films in the official selection for the LUX Prize, announced on 6 July 2014 at the Karlovy Vary IFF (KVIFF).
PRODUCTION: Balej Animated Fish Shop Gets Sneak Peak at KVIFF
KARLOVY VARY: Animated director Jan Balej gave industry pros the first look at the upcoming animated puppet film Little from the Fish Shop which has completed the production phase after…
PRODUCTION: Minac Preps Hybrid Fellini Comedy
KARLOVY VARY: Slovak director Matej Mináč in in preproduction with Never Give Up, a hybrid fiction/documentary comedy about a film that was never made.
FNE at KVIFF 2014: See how the critics rate the programme so far
This year FNE and FIPRESCI have invited film critics attending the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition and the East of the West…
FNE at KVIFF 2014: Invitation to Film New Europe Coproduction Meeting
KARLOVY VARY: Film New Europe will be hosting a Coproduction Meeting at the new Kino Cas Filmmakers Lounge this year in Karlovy Vary during the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film…
FNE at KVIFF 2014: FNE FIPRESCI Critics
The year FNE and FIPRESCI have invited film critics attending the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition and the East of the West…
FNE Coproduction Meeting at KVIFF 2014: Case Study: The Red Captain
PRAGUE: The Red Captain, a Czech/Slovak/Polish detective thriller directed by Michal Kollar, will go into production on 21 July 2014.
FNE Coproduction Meeting at KVIFF 2014: Case Study: Red Spider
WARSAW: After completing production in late May, the Polish/Czech/Slovak psychological thriller Red Spider has moved into postproduction through October 2014.
PRODUCTION: 4 Passports Shooting Two Versions
ZAGREB: Serbian director Mihajlo Jevtić is shooting 4 pasoša/4 Passports a partly animated first-person documentary set against the backdrop of the former Yougoslavia of the last 30 years. The film…
Way Out Wins at Art Film Fest
TRENCIANSKE TEPLICE: Petr Vaclav’s The Way Out won the main prize of the 22nd Art Film Fest which returned to its home base in the small Slovak spa resort after…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Ex Oriente Announces 2014 Projects
Twelve documentary projects have been selected for the next edition of the Ex Oriente Film workshops.
Czechs Approve Raising Film Incentives
PRAGUE: The Czech parliament has approved raising the cap on film incentives from to 800 m CZK. The cap had been set at 500 m CZK.
GRANTS: Latvian Film Centre Funds 15 Projects for Development
RIGA: National Film Centre of Latvia has renewed the tender for project development support, after a six year break, an indication of the film industry's recovery after the financial crisis.