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WEMW Announces Selection for Coproduction Forum

FNE Staff Region 2018-12-14

TRIESTE: A total of 22 projects from 14 countries have been selected for the 9th edition of When East Meets West, the Italian coproduction forum taking place on 20-22 January…

The Last Ice Hunters by Jure Breceljnik and Rožle Bregar

FNE IDF DocBloc: Another Success for Slovenian Doc The Last Ice Hunters

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-12-14

Slovenian documentary The Last Ice Hunters, which captures the vanishing world of the Inuit communities of Eastern Greenland, got two awards at the Autrans International Mountain Film Festival.

Films Boutique Picks Up New Drama from Jacek Borcuch

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-12-13

WARSAW: Films Boutique will manage worldwide sales for Jacek Borcuch’s Italy-based drama Dolce Fine Giornata starring Krystyna Janda. The film will premiere internationally at the Sundance IFF in the World…

Lithuania to Raise Tax Incentives to 30%

FNE Staff Lithuania 2018-12-13

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian parliament has approved an increase in tax incentives from 20 to 30% starting 1 January 2019 as the legislation has been renewed for the next five years.

GRANTS: Film Center Serbia Supports Nine Minority Coproductions

Zoran Janković Serbia 2018-12-12

BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia distributed 1,445,633 EUR / 171,125,000 RSD in the latest round of grants for 2018, including grants for the production of nine minority coproductions (seven feature films,…

Baltic States to Boost International Coproductions

Aurelia Aasa Estonia 2018-12-12

TALLINN: Estonia, together with Latvia and Finland, is currently analysing possibilities of offering a joint cash rebate for international projects. The path is also clear for Italian/Baltic coproductions.

Cineplexx Invests 25 m EUR in Eight Multiplexes in Romania

FNE Staff Romania 2018-12-12

BUCHAREST: The Austrian company Cineplexx, one of the most important operators in the CEE region, enters the Romanian market and plans to open eight cinemas with an investment of 25…

FNE Exclusive: Phoenix Productions CEO Joanna Michalec: Leading Distributor of Polish Box Office Hits in International Markets

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-12-11

Polish films have been scoring slots in the box office top 10 in the UK and Ireland as well as other countries over the past few years making the leap…

GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Gives Highest Funding to Havel Biopic

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2018-12-11

PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund will support the production of eight feature films with a total sum of 2,474,386 EUR / 64 m CZK. The highest support of 560,603 EUR…

GRANTS: Macedonian Film Agency Announces Second Production Grants for 2018

Marina Lazarevska Macedonia 2018-12-11

SKOPJE: The Macedonian Film Agency distributed 1,694,308 EUR / 104,200,000 MKD to five feature films, including two feature films with higher budgets, one debut feature and two minority feature films…

Actors from CEE Countries Among European Shooting Stars 2019

FNE Staff Region 2018-12-11

BERLIN: Actors from Estonia, Macedonia, Poland and Serbia are among the ten European Shooting Stars 2019, who will be presented during the Berlinale from 8 to 11 February 2019.

FESTIVALS: Crystal Swan Wins 19th Tbilisi Film Festival

FNE Staff Georgia 2018-12-10

TBILISI: Crystal Swan, a coproduction between Belarus, USA, Germany and Russia directed by Darya Zhuk, was awarded the Golden Prometheus at the 19th Tbilisi Film Festival, running from 3 to…

FESTIVALS: III Wins Big at 15th Animateka International Animated Film Festival

FNE Staff Slovenia 2018-12-10

LJUBLJANA: Polish animated film III directed by Marta Pajek was awarded the Jury Grand Prix and the DSAF Audience Award at the 15th edition of Animateka International Animated Film Festival,…

FESTIVALS: Valletta Film Festival 2019 Announces Small Nations Competition

FNE Staff Malta 2018-12-10

VALLETTA: The Valletta Film Festival is launching a competition selection for productions originating from 34 small nations in Europe, Middle East and North Africa at its next edition, which will…

Film Grain Foundation Launches Valletta Film Lab

FNE Staff Malta 2018-12-10

VALLETTA: Film Grain Foundation is launching Valletta Film Lab, a training and development platform open to filmmakers from Malta and other European small nations.

FNE at Tallinn 2018: FNE TV: Rolandas Kvietkauskas

FNE Staff Estonia 2018-12-10

FNE asked Rolandas Kvietkauskas, Director of the Lithuanian Film Centre, about the effectiveness of the Lithuanian tax incentives and what will be new in 2019.

GRANTS: Bulgaria Announces Second Production Grants for 2018

Pavlina Jeleva Bulgaria 2018-12-07

SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center distributed 1,804,860 EUR / 3,530,000 BGN to 10 feature films including two feature films with higher budgets, two feature films with lower budgets, two…

Barrandov Studio to Coproduce Four New Czech Films

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2018-12-07

PRAGUE: Barrandov Studio will coproduce new projects by Agnieszka Holland, Zdeněk Jiráský and David Ondříček, and also an animated film by Denisa Grimmová and Jan Bubeníček in 2019.

dok.incubator Calls for Applications

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-12-07

PRAGUE: Long documentaries in the rough-cut stage can apply for the dok.incubator workshop 2019 until 30 January 2019.

The Last Shift of Thomas Hisem by Jindřich Andrš

FNE IDF DocBloc: From Miner to Programmer: “I’ve Overcome My Own Prejudice,” Says Jindřich Andrš

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2018-12-07

Click HERE for the interview with Jindřich Andrš, the director of the documentary The Last Shift of Thomas Hisem, about the eponymous worker’s last day of work before a coal…