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New East West Golden Arch Film Prize Launched

FNE Staff Poland 2018-04-09

WARSAW: The new East West Golden Arch Film Prize has announced the nominees for its first edition. The award ceremony will take place in Moscow on 14 April 2018 at…

FESTIVALS: Finale Plzen 2018 Starts in Ten Days

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2018-04-09

PLZEN: The 31st edition of Finále Plzeň Film Festival, the most important Czech national film festival, presenting contemporary Czech and Slovak audiovisual production, will be held from 19 to 24…

The Line Wins Best Feature Film at Sun in a Net Awards

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2018-04-09

BRATISLAVA: The Line directed by Peter Bebjak won six awards, including best film and best directing at the Sun in a Net awards. This annual event organised by the Slovak…

BOX OFFICE: Patryk Vega Again Hits Two Million Admissions in Polish Box Office

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-04-09

WARSAW: Patryk Vega became the first Polish filmmaker with three films that had over 2 m admissions in Poland. His new crime comedy Women of Mafia was released in Poland…

GRANTS: Cultural Endowment of Estonia Announces First Batch of Production Grants in 2018

Leana Jalukse Estonia 2018-04-06

TALLINN: The Cultural Endowment of Estonia has allotted 322,800 EUR for film production in its first session of 2018.

LET’S CEE Announces Industry Days 2018

FNE Staff Region 2018-04-06

VIENNA: Two panel discussions, 12 high-class presentations, a series of pitchings and much more are in the menu of the 2nd edition the LET’S CEE Industry Days, set to take…

FNE IDF DocBloc: Everything in Life is a Bit Dangerous, Isn't It? - Interview with Kim Longinotto

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-04-06

The Institute of Documentary Film spoke with Kim Longinotto after her masterclass held at the 2018 East Doc Platform, in which she commented on her concepts and priorities in documentary…

Bucharest Film Studios Insolvency

FNE Staff Romania 2018-04-05

BUCHAREST: Bucharest Film Studios, the former MediaPro Studios, has filed for insolvency. Media Pro Studios was sold by Central European Media Enterprises (CME) to a group of American and Romanian…

Croatian Drama Series Newspapers Sold to Netflix

Iulia Blaga Croatia 2018-04-05

ZAGREB: The drama series Newspapers / Novine directed by Dalibor Matanić has been sold to Netflix and will become available in 130 countries. Netflix also bought the second season of…

FESTIVALS: CineLink and CineLink Drama Announce 2018 Selection

Tina Smalcelj Bosnia-Herzegovina 2018-04-05

SARAJEVO: Eight projects from Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey will be presented at the 2018 Sarajevo Film Festival as the first part of the coproduction market CineLink.…

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Youth Cultural Center – Skopje, Macedonia

Iulia Blaga Macedonia 2018-04-05

This month we speak with Margarita Arsova, the programmer of the Youth Cultural Center in Skopje, Macedonia. The center runs several venues including three cinemas – Millenium (with 505 seats),…

FESTIVALS: goEast Announces Lineup

FNE Staff Region 2018-04-05

WIESBADEN: Sixteen films, including ten feature films and six documentaries, were selected for the competition of the 18th edition of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film in…

PRODUCTION: Romanian/Mexican/Japanese Coproduction Drunken Fish on the Moon to Be Shot in Romania

Iulia Blaga Romania 2018-04-04

BUCHAREST: The Romanian/Mexican/Japanese coproduction Drunken Fish on the Moon (working title) directed by the Japanese Kohki Hasei is expected to have a three weeks shoot in Romania in the autumn…

GRANTS: Slovenia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants

Damijan Vinter Slovenia 2018-04-04

LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre decided to support five minority coproductions with the amount of 480,000 EUR including technical service and equipment from FS Viba.

GRANTS: Latvia Announces Production Grants

Zane Peneze Latvia 2018-04-04

RIGA: The National Film Center of Latvia will distribute 927,294 EUR for the production of 12 feature films with Latvian major participation. Three animated films, two feature films and seven…

Croatia to Adopt New Rules in Film and Audiovisual Activities

Iulia Blaga Croatia 2018-04-04

ZAGREB: The Croatian Government put forward to the Parliament a bill on audiovisual activities, introducing a new structure for the Council and the Managing Board of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre…

DOGG by Jonáš Karásek, Slávo Zrebný, Vilo Csino, Enrik Bistika

FNE at the 4th Slovak Film Week: DOGG

Alexandra Gabrižová Slovakia 2018-04-04

BRATISLAVA: The portmanteau film DOGG directed by Jonáš Karásek, Slávo Zrebný, Vilo Csino and Enrik Bistika will screen at the Slovak Film Week. The showcase for domestic production is organised…

dok.incubator Announces Projects Selected for 2018 Edition

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-04-04

PRAGUE: Eight projects were selected for the 2018 edition of dok.incubator, the well-established rough-cut stage workshop aiming at offering individual mentorship with a focus on dramaturgy, distribution, marketing strategy and…

FESTIVALS: Winter Brothers Win Kino Pavasaris

Aukse Kancereviciute Lithuania 2018-04-03

VILNIUS: The Danish psychological drama Winter Brothers directed by Hlynur Pálmason received the main prize in the newly established European Debut competition of the 23rd edition of the Vilnius Film…

FESTIVALS: Wongar Wins 65th March Festival in Belgrade

Zoran Janković Serbia 2018-04-03

BELGRADE: Wongar by Andrijana Stojković was awarded best long documentary at the 65th March Film Festival (Martovski festival – The Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival) on 1 April 2018.…