FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portoroz: Case: Osterberg

PORTOROZ: Matej Nahtigal’s debut feature, the crime drama Case: Osterberg, is competing at the Slovenian Film Festival in Portoroz. The 18th edition of the festival which annually showcases new Slovenian productions takes place from 15 to 20 September 2015.

01-09-2015

PRODUCTION: Second Part of Witnesses Trilogy Wraps Shooting in Romania

BUCHAREST: Costa Fam wrapped shooting for Brutus, the second part of his war trilogy Witnesses, with Alien Film providing services. The 90-minute trilogy will be released in 2016.

28-08-2015

PRODUCTION: International Coproduction Kebab Royal Wraps Shooting

SOFIA: The Belgian/Dutch/Bulgarian dramatic comedy Kebab Royal by Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens entered postproduction.

27-08-2015

PRODUCTION: Polish Director Krzyształowicz Working on New Crime Series

WARSAW: Marcin Krzyształowicz is working on Krakau, a WWII crime series set in 1944 Berlin and occupied Warsaw.

20-08-2015

PRODUCTION: Polish Star Borys Szyc Takes on Tadeusz Kantor Biopic

KRAKOW: Janusz Hryniak is directing a drama about the life and work of internationally renowned Polish theatre director Taduesz Kantor, with Borys Szyc in the lead role.

18-08-2015

PRODUCTION: Vlad Zamfirescu Shoots The Secret of Happiness

BUCHAREST: Actor Vlad Zamfirescu started shooting his directorial debut feature The Secret of Happiness/Secretul fericirii on 16 August 2015. The film is an independent production from Movie Production Entertainment.

18-08-2015

PRODUCTION: Georgian Refugee Boat Enguri in Postproduction

TBILISI: Vakhtang Varazi’s 72-minute documentary Refugee Boat Enguri is in postproduction with the premiere set for spring 2016.

17-08-2015

PRODUCTION: Adina Pintilie Shoots International Coproduction Touch Me Not

BUCHAREST: Adina Pintilie started shooting her debut feature Touch Me Not/ Nu mă atinge-măon 3 August 2015. The film is a Romanian/German/French/Bulgarian coproduction.

17-08-2015

PRODUCTION: Jan Hřebejk Starts Shooting The Teacher

BRATISLAVA: Jan Hřebejk started shooting on a new feature film The Teacher on 8 August 2015. The premiere is planned for autumn 2016.

12-08-2015

PRODUCTION: Theory of Tiger Starring Jiří Bartoska Starts Shooting

PRAGUE: Radek Bajgar's Czech-Slovak comedy The Theory of Tiger, starring Jiří Bartoska, started shooting this week. Shooting will continue until 15 September 2015. 

11-08-2015

PRODUCTION: Cristian Mungiu Wraps Shooting for Family Photos

BUCHAREST: Cristian Mungiu shot Family Photos/Fotografii de familie under the radar from 11 June to 24 July 2015. Adrian Titieni (Best Intentions, 4Proof Film) is starring in the leading role.

11-08-2015

Nat Geo People to Hit Eastern Europe

BUCHAREST: Nat Geo People will be launched in Romania by Telekom on 1 September 2015. Romania is the first Eastern European country where it will be launched after Denmark, Germany, Italy and Turkey.

11-08-2015

PRODUCTION: Georgian French Doc Listen to Silence Ready for Postproduction

TBILISI: Mariam Chachia’s documentary Listen to Silence, a Georgian/French documentary focusing on a deaf-mute children’s school of Tbilisi, will go into postproduction in January 2016, after wrapping shooting in June 2015.

07-08-2015

PRODUCTION: She Is a Harbour Starts Shooting

BRATISLAVA: Iveta Grófová has begun filming her second feature, a Slovak/Czech/Hungarian coproduction entitled She Is a Harbour

05-08-2015

PRODUCTION: Award Winning Animator Edmunds Jansons in Production on Pigtail and Mr. Sleeplessness

RIGA: Award-winning animator Edmunds Jansons is working on his new short film Pigtail and Mr. Sleeplessness / Bize un Neguļa about a six year old girl known as Pigtail who together with her shaggy friend from her closet Mr. Sleeplessness, come up with a “brilliant” plan to return her baby brother Leo to the amusement park where they believe he was bought. 

30-07-2015

PRODUCTION: Romanian/Bulgarian/French Debut Thriller Dogs Begins Filming

BUCHAREST: Dogs/Câini, the debut feature of Bogdan Mirică, started shooting on 27 July 2015. It is produced by Romania's 42 Km Film in coproduction with France's EZ Films and Bulgaria's Argo Film

29-07-2015