FNE at Cyprus SFFC 2012: Cyprus Short Film Fest Awards: Anna
LIMASSOL: The 2012 International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (www.isffc.com.cy), which concluded on 20 October, bestowed its 1st Prize for Best National Film and an award of 5,000 EUR to…
Foreign producers Apply to Croatian Film Tax Incentives Programme
ZAGREB: The first tax incentive scheme is now underway in Croatia with five projects that have applied for the 2.65 m EUR (20 m HRK) available from the Croatian Audiovisual…
FNE at Warsaw FF: Punk in Africa Picks up Euro Sales
WARSAW: The Czech-South African documentary Punk in Africa has been sold to Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Sweden, with more European countries pending.
EFP Showcases CEE Films at AFM
Three Oscar contenders from Croatia, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia will be among the seven films screened by European Film Promotion (www.efp-online.com) at the American Film Market, 3-7 November 2012…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Ex Oriente Workshop Opens in Jihlava
JIHLAVA: Ex Oriente continues it partnership with the Jihlava IDFF, but with a lower profile, offering a week-long workshop that begins on 22 October 2012. Click HEREto read full article…
FNE at Red Square Screenings 2012: Gulfstream success spawns new Russian Latvian coproduction
MOSCOW: Horosho Productions is developing another Latvian production after its successful work on Gulfstream Under the Iceberg.
FNE at Red Square Screenings 2012: Central European filmmakers rediscover Moscow
MOSCOW: The Red Square Screenings (15-19 October 2012) brought many central European producers to Moscow for the first time as the event teams up with CentEast Moscow (www.centeast.eu).
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Jihlava Sets Documentary Competitions
JIHLAVA: Eleven films will compete in the Czech Joy section of the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (www.dokument-festival.com) taking place 23-28 October 2012.
FESTIVALS: Debut Film Wins Kaunas Audience Award
KAUNAS: Lithuanian filmmaker Dovilė Gasiūnaitė’s first feature film Narcissus (www.ketvirtaversija.lt) won the Audience Award at the Kaunas International Film Festival (www.kinofestivalis.lt).
FNE at Warsaw FF 2012: Dogwoof Picks up Marczak Documentary
WARSAW: A controversial Polish-German documentary about fighting for the environment with erotic films will receive broad distribution in the UK, Germany and Poland.
PRODUCTION: Hungarian Feature Documentary Love Streams in Production
BUDAPEST: Hungarian documentary filmmaker Ágnes Soós is currently shooting Love Stream (Szerelempatak), a look at searching for love in old age.
Malta Gets Funds for Film Training
MALTA: Malta will receive 500,000 EUR for help in creating a skilled film industry, with EU funds awarded to the Malta Film Commission (www.mfc.com.mt), which announced the news.
Major Reorganisation Ahead for Estonia’s Film Institutions
TALLINN: The board of the Estonian Film Foundation, the nation’s principal public film financing and development body, has passed a decision to reorganise the Foundation into Estonian Film Institute. The…
CentEast Moscow Market in Red Square
MOSCOW: The fourth annual CentEast Moscow Market (www.centeast.eu) has found a slot in the new Red Square Screenings, (15-19 October 2012) a new initiative backed by the Russian Cinema Fund.
Bulgaria Considers Bill on Audio for Ads
SOFIA: The Bulgarian Parliament will vote on an amendment limiting the volume for broadcasting commercial advertisements on TV and radio.
OBITUARY: Czech animator Bretislav Pojar
PRAGUE: Cannes winning Czech animator Bretislav Pojar has died, just days after celebrating his 89th birthday.
FNE at Golden Rose FF 2012: The Color of the Chameleon Wins Grand Prix Award
VARNA: Vladislav Todorov's film adaptation of his novel Zincograph, The Color of the Chameleon, produced by Peripeteia Films - Buryana Zaharieva & Vladislav Todorov (www.peripeteiafilms.com) was awarded the national “Golden…
FNE at Varna Golden Rose FF National Competition: The State of Shock
The State of Shock by Slovenian director Andrej Košak is a multilateral coproduction between Slovenian Vertigo/Emotionfilm (www.emotionfilm.si), Bulgarian Art Fest (www.siff.bg), Serbian Baš Čelik (www.bascelik.net), Bosna and Herzegovian SCCA/PRO.BA (www.pro.ba)…
FNE at Varna Golden Rose FF National Competition: Spain
VARNA : The only coproduction that participated in the feature film competition of the 31st “Golden Rose” Varna Film Festival (5-11 October 2012) Spain grabbed the “best script” award.
PRODUCTION: The Brave Adventures of Little Shoemaker Shooting
ZAGREB: Director/screenwriter Silvije Petranovic’s adaptation of I.Brlic.Mazuranic‘s famous children novel The Brave Adventures of Hlapić started shooting in September 11 and will wrap November 17. Maydi Mervar Petranovic and Silvije…
