FNE at MIFF 2013: Poland’s Traffic Department and Georgia’s Disorder in Competition
MOSCOW: The 35th Moscow International Film Festival kicks off this Thursday 20 June and runs until 29 June with a competition lineup that includes Polish director Wojciech Smarzowski’s Traffic Department…
PRODUCTION: A Very Unsettled Summer Settles Postproduction in Summer
BUCHAREST: Anca Damian's new feature A Very Unsettled Summer, a Romanian-Czech-Swedish-Scottish coproduction, is in postproduction with the premiere set for autumn 2013.
Slovak Miracle Heads to Cinemas in Autumn
BRATISLAVA: Miracle / Zázrak, a Slovak/Czech coproduction by Slovak director and co-writer Juraj Lehotský, will have a theatrical release in Slovakia and the Czech Republic in the fall.
FNE at MIFF 2013: Moscow Business Square focuses on CIS, Baltic and Georgian coproductions
MOSCOW: June 24-26, Moscow Business Square, 24-26 June, the business platform of the Moscow International Film Festival will open its doors to more than 500 film industry professionals this year.
Lithuania Embraces Film Tax Incentive Scheme
VILNIUS: The Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania adopted the amendments to the Law of Corporate Income Tax on 13 June 2013, clearing the way for a film tax incentive…
Czech Minister of Culture Resigns
PRAGUE: Alena Hanakova has resigned her position as Minister of Culture and will leave the in July.
Connecting Cottbus 2013 Call for Submissions
COTTBUS: Central Europe’s leading pitching forum, Connecting Cottbus, is accepting applications for the 2013 East- West coproduction market until 15 July 2013.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Kickstarter for Polish German Doc
On the Sea with Badjao, a Polish/German documentary kickstarter campaign for finance postproduction reaches its target. Read about the project on DOKweb.
Hungary Adds Four More Film Grants
BUDAPEST: Hungary’s film fund is handing out an additional four grants to the six grants recently announced.
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Sangaile in Preproduction
VILNIUS: Lithuanian production company Fralita Films is in preproduction with the feature film Sangaile directed by Alante Kavaite.
FESTIVALS: MECEFF Unveils Presidents Selection
(MEDIAS) German producer Regina Ziegler is the guest of honor at the 3rd Mediaş Central European Film Festival (MECEFF) taking place 24-28 June 2013.
Eight Slovak Features Receive Grants
BRATISLAVA: Step Into Darkness a Trigon Production film directed by Miloslav Luther, and Seven Ravens , a fairytale based on the Brothers Grimm story and produced by Attack Studio, received…
Battle for Cultural Exception Goes On
WARSAW: European filmmakers have vowed to fight on after European Commission President José Manuel Barroso refused to respect the exclusion of culture from the EU-US Trade Talks due to start…
FESTIVALS: TV Productions in the spotlight at IFLOT 2013
KOSICE: A wealth of new TV programmes will compete for the Golden Beggar awards during the 19th International Festival of Local Televisions, held in the Slovak city of Kosice, 11-15 …
Hungarian Film Grants for June
BUDAPEST: Three films received production support in the latest round of Hungarian grants funding.
Outratova Moves to Jihlava Industry Office
PRAGUE: Jarmila Outratová has been appointed to head the Industry Office of the Jihlava IDFF.
FNE TV: Watch today's cultural exceptionon debate live today on EPTV
Join European filmmakers for today's press conference on the Cultural Exception live today on EPTV from 17:00-17:30 CET. http://www.europarltv.europa.eu/en/home.aspx
Polish Filmmakers Deliver Letter Supporting Cultural Exception to Prime Minister
WARSAW: Polish filmmakers have come out resoundingly in favour of supporting the cultural exception in the EU-US trade talks. A group of 176 Polish filmmakers have signed a letter supporting…
Romanian Filmmakers Join Wave of European Support for Cultural Exception
BUCHAREST: Romania’s leading filmmakers are supporting cultural exception, arguing that it should be kept with all costs.
FNE at Art Film Fest 2013: My Dog Killer Screens in Main Competition
PRAGUE: Eleven films will screen in the International Competition of Feature Films at the 21st Art Film Festival, scheduled for 21-26 June 2013 in Trencianske Teplice and Trencin, Slovakia.
