FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2013: Current Events Capture Jihlava Audiences

JIHLAVA: The Uprising, a Belgian/UK production consisting of amateur footage shot during the Arab Spring, won the Opus Bonum Best Film prize of the 17th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival…
30-10-2013

WIDE Seals Croatian Deals

The international sales company WIDE (formerly known as WIDE Management) announced sales of the Croatian box office and critical success Priest’s Children as well as a new VOD partnership in…
30-10-2013

Romanian and France Sign Film Declaration

BUCHAREST: Romania’s National Centre for Cinema and France’s Le Centre National du Cinéma et de l'image animée signed a joint declaration on 29 October 2013, promising regular communication and the…
30-10-2013

Luther Elected AV Fund President

BRATISLAVA: Council of Slovakia‘s Audiovisual Fund has elected Miloslav Luther to a two year term as president.
29-10-2013

Porumboiu’s Metabolism sold to USA

BUCHAREST: When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism/Când se lasă seara peste Bucureşti sau Metabolism was sold by Wild Bunch to Cinema Guild.
29-10-2013

FESTIVALS: The Lunchbox Wins Zagreb FF

ZAGREB: The Indian-German-French production The Lunchbox directed by Ritesh Batra won the Golden Pram best film award and a prize of 4,000 EUR at the 11th Zagreb FF.
29-10-2013

Gentlemen and Gangsters Shooting in Lithuania

VILNIUS: The 10m EUR Scandinavian feature film and mini-series Gentlemen and Gangsters based on Klas Östergren’s best-selling novels and directed by Mikael Marcimain, is scheduled to complete shooting (which began…
29-10-2013

FNE at EFP Westwind 2013: Russian market for European arthouse fare unpredictable

MOSCOW: Russian distributors at the European film Promotion’s (EFP) Westwind (23-27 October 2013) showcase of European arthouse fare said the Russian market was too unpredictable to bank on.
29-10-2013

Slovakia Moves on Film Incentives

JIHLAVA: The Slovak parliament has adopted an amendment that will create a new support scheme for the film industry including the introduction of a 20 percent cash rebate for film…
28-10-2013

Zelezny Tapped by TV Barrandov

PRAGUE: Vladimir Zelezny, the former head of TV Nova and one of the founders of Slovak commercial Joj TV, will be named CEO of TV Barrandov, Czech media sources report.
28-10-2013

Taskovski Adds Bulgarian, Hungarian Docs

JIHLAVA: Taskovski Films has picked up the Bulgarian/Finnish documentary Soul Food Stories and the Romanian/Hungarian documentary Stream of Love, managing director Irena Taskovski told FNE.
28-10-2013

FNE at EFP Westwind 2013: Intramovies tests the Russian market with screening of Polish film Life Feels Good

MOSCOW: The Italian sales agents Intramovies were in Moscow to rep the Polish film Life Feels Good directed by Maciej Pieprzyca and the black comedy In the Name of the…
28-10-2013

FNE at Regiofun 2013: Matei Child Miner Mines Gold

KATOWICE: The Romanian coproduction Matei Child Miner directed by Alexandra Gulea and produced by Europolis Film won the 10,000 EUR main prize at 2013 Regiofun.
28-10-2013

UK Georgian coproduction focuses on legendary leader of post-Soviet transition

JIHLAVA: The Georgian UK doc coproduction The Patriarch takes an intimate look at one of the last living leaders who appeared as opponent of Soviet oppression and went on to…
25-10-2013

FNE at EFP Westwind 2013: EFP launches Westwind showcase with MEDIA backing

MOSCOW: The first edition of the European Film Showcase WESTWIND has been launched in Moscow with the backing of the MEDIA programme to help to introduce the Russian market to…
25-10-2013

FNE IDF DocBloc: Gottland

Gottland is an omnibus film based on a Polish bestseller and directed by six FAMU film school students.
25-10-2013

Eurimages Re-elects Plog

Strasbourg, 22.10.2013 – The Eurimages Board of Management re-elected Jobst Plog for a second two-year term as President, until 19 November 2015.
25-10-2013

EKRAN Announces Call for Training Programme

WARSAW: EKRAN, a pre-production training programme organized by the Wajda School and Wajda Studio, is accepting applications for the 2014 programme through 2 December 2013.
25-10-2013

Cinema City Expanding in Poland

WARSAW: Cinema City Poland announced plans to build a six screen multiplex in Starogard Gdański.
25-10-2013

FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2013: Madara Melberga

FNE interviews Latvian documentary producer Madara Melberga, selected to participate in the 2013 Emerging Producers workshop at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival.
24-10-2013