European Organsations Support Slovenian Film Community Over Blocked Government Funding
WARSAW: Nine leading European and international film organisations have issued a statement in support of the Slovenian film community over the government’s blockage of funding.
Serbian Feature Weekend With Pop Tops Local Box Office
BELGRADE: The premiere of the Serbian comedy Weekend With Pop / Vikend sa ćaletom, scripted and directed by Miroslav Momčilović and supported by Film Center Serbia, soared to the top…
FNE IDF Podcasts: True Story Interviews: Documentary Maker: Maxim Shved
This week True Story, a collaborative project between Institute of Documentary Film and Film New Europe, presents an interview with documentary maker Maxim Shved, who speaks about his documentary Pure…
FNE at Baltic Event 2020: Latvian Director Matīss Kaža in Postproduction with Neon Spring
RIGA: Latvian director Matīss Kaža is in postproduction with his third fiction feature Neon Spring / Neona pavasaris produced by Dace Siatkovska and Kaža at Deep Sea Studios. The film…
Montenegrin Cinematheque Reopens in New Location
PODGORICA: The Montenegrin Cinematheque and Music Centre of Montenegro officially moved to their new building after two decades, with an opening ceremony taking place on 3 November 2020. Due to…
PRODUCTION: Czech/Slovak Snake Gas in Preproduction
BRATISLAVA: The Czech/Slovak adventure drama Snake Gas / Hadí plyn directed by David Jařab is moving into preproduction. Arina Film production is the Slovak coproducer.
FNE at EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020: Camerimage Launches Streaming Platform
TORUN: The 2020 edition of EnergaCAMERIMAGE, has announced the launch of its first streaming platform online.energacamerimage.pl, which begins offering online booking on 13 November 2020.
Hungary Closes Cinemas
BUDAPEST: New restrictive measures came into force on 11 November 2020 in Hungary. This is the second time in 2020 that the Hungarian film theatres had to close because of…
PRODUCTION: Hungarian Debut Wraps Shooting
BUDAPEST: Fanni Szilagyi completed the production of her first feature film at the end of October. Ice Cream Could Be Dangerous / Veszélyes lehet a fagyi is a magic realist…
CICAE Applauds Increased Creative Europe Budget
PARIS: The International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas (CICAE) issued a statement welcoming the agreement reached by the European Parliament and EU Member States in the Council on the upcoming long-term…
FESTIVALS: Digital BIAFF 2020 Announces Full Lineup
BATUMI: The BIAFF film festival, which was originally scheduled for 13-20 September 2020 but postponed just three days before its opening, will take place in a digital edition running 15-25…
The EWA Female Talent Award at DOK Leipzig goes to Ever Since I Know Myself by Maka Gogaladze
Since 2016 EWA Network has supported strong documentary projects at DOK Leipzig Co-production market. From 2019 on, the award goes to a project in the CIRCLE DOC accelerator selection.
GRANTS: Estonia Distributes Over 3 Million EUR in 2020
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has given out 3,140,900 EUR in grants to five Estonian productions and ten minority productions in 2020.
Corpus Christi Gets Four Nominations at 2020 European Film Awards
SEVILLE: The Polish/French coproduction Corpus Christi by Jan Komasa received four nominations at the European Film Awards, including the European Film 2020 category, where the Czech/Ukrainian/Slovak coproduction The Painted Bird…
Canal + Polska Cancels IPO
WARSAW: Canal + Polska has announced the cancellation of its upcoming IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The company states "recent volatility in financial markets" as the reason for this…
GRANTS: Georgian GNFC Announces Documentary Grants
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center distributed 47,259 EUR / 189,036 GEL for the development of 13 documentary films to be directed by Mariam Natroshvili, Tamar Karumidze, Levan Shubashvili, Tamar…
PRODUCTION: Radu Ciorniciuc and Lina Vdovîi in Production with Tata
BUCHAREST: Radu Ciorniciuc, whose first documentary Acasă My Home is nominated at the European Film Awards in the European Documentary 2020 category, is currently in production with his second documentary.…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Directors Khvicha and Tinatin Emiridze in Postproduction With Respublika
TBILISI: Georgian siblings and film directors Khvicha and Tinatin Emiridze are currently in postproduction with their long documentary debut Respublika. The first shoot took place in July 2018 in Georgia.
FNE at EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020: Helene
TORUŃ: The Finnish/Estonian drama Helene by Antti Jokinen, with DoP Rauno Ronkainen and produced by Cinematic and Estonia’s Stellar Film, screens in the main competition of EnergaCAMERIMAGE, which runs 14…
PRODUCTION: Around the World in 80 Days Films in Romania
BUCHAREST: The eight-part series Around the World in 80 Days, a European coproduction directed by Steve Barron and starring David Tennant, is currently filming in Romania. Castel Film Studio is…