FNE Podcast: Simone Baumann: Managing Director, German Films
FNE together with German Films is launching the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in central and eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
HAVC Launches Games Croatia to Promote Local Gaming Industry
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has launched Games Croatia, a new programme dedicated to supporting and promoting the Croatian video game industry. Games Croatia was first presented at the…
Cutaway Launches Kidsquare: A New Gamified Service for Children in Select European Markets
SKOPJE: The Macedonian-based company Cutaway has launched Kidsquare, a new service for children's content with gamification elements, in collaboration with the Polish association New Horizons and the Italian company Nexo…
PRODUCTION: Miloš Jaćimović’s Observational Documentary Sunset in Postproduction
BELGRADE: New York-based Serbian cinematographer Miloš Jaćimović is in postproduction with his long observational documentary Sunset / Zalazak, which marks his directorial debut. The film is a Serbian/Montenegrin/Croatian coproduction supported…
PRODUCTION: John Andreas Andersen in Postproduction with Norwegian/Lithuanian Drama N24
VILNIUS: Norwegian director/DoP John Andreas Andersen is currently in postproduction with his feature film N24, about the WW2 Resistance fighter Gunnar Sønsteby. The film is coproduced by the Lithuanian company…
Days of Slovenian Film in Pula
PULA: Four new acclaimed Slovenian films are currently screened at the Days of Slovenian Film, an event taking place in Pula, Croatia, from 6 to 9 May 2024.
FESTIVALS: Awards for Apple Film Production at Mastercard OFF CAMERA Film Festival 2024
CRACOW: Polish production house Apple Film Production scooped several awards at the 17th edition of the Mastercard OFF CAMERA International Festival of Independent Cinema, held in Cracow 26 April –…
PRODUCTION: Peter Bebjak Preps Slovak Biopic Duchoň
BRATISLAVA: The acclaimed Slovak director Peter Bebjak is currently in preproduction with his biographical feature Duchoň, based on the life of famous Slovak singer Karol Duchoň, who died tragically at…
PRODUCTION: Erle Veber Shoots Estonian Documentary Art Therapy
TALLINN: The Estonian director/DoP/editor Erle Veber is currently in production with her documentary Art Therapy / Mäetamme seansid, about Estonian artist Marko Mäetamm and the healing effect of contemporary art…
New Jurassic World Film to Be Shot in Malta
VALLETTA: A new film from the Jurassic World franchise, starring Scarlett Johansson, is expected to be shot at the Malta Film Studios from July to September 2024.
FESTIVALS: Animafest Zagreb 2024 Announces Lineup
ZAGREB: Six films including a Hungarian production have been selected for the Grand Competition – Feature Film of the World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb, which will be…
FNE Market Analysis 2023: ESTONIA
TALLINN: The year 2023 was certainly eventful for Estonia, both locally and internationally. The steady increase in admissions and box office didn’t reach the pre-pandemic levels, but took the total…
FNE at Mediterrane Film Festival 2024: Artistic Director Teresa Cavina
VALLETTA: FNE spoke to Teresa Cavina, artistic director of the Mediterrane Film Festival about the general goals and activities of the festival, whose second edition will be held 22 –…
BOX OFFICE: Domestic Horror Comedy Sets Opening Record in Romania
BUCHAREST: Romanian producer and distributor Matei Dima carries the day as his new project Buzz House: The Movie directed by Florin Babei sets an opening record in Romania with 249,105…
Croatian Audiovisual Centre Announces 450 Screenings for Month of Our Film
ZAGREB: The successful implementation of the year-long celebration of 15 years of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC), which included a month of special screenings of Croatian films in May 2023,…
FESTIVALS: Winners of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Films 2024
WIESBADEN: Bosnian/Macedonian Silence of Reason by Kumjana Novakova received the Golden Lily for Best Film at the 24th goEast - Festival of Central and Eastern European Film, which was held…
Apply to dok.connect 2024
OLOMOUC: Producers and postproduction companies from Central Europe (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Germany and Austria) can apply to the networking event dok.connect till 7 May 2024. The event will…
EPI Announces Third Edition of AUDIOVISUAL WOMEN
POTSDAM: The Erich Pommer Institut has launched the call for applications for the 3rd edition of the career enhancement programme AUDIOVISUAL WOMEN, which will be held November 2024 - April…
PRODUCTION: Macedonian Director Dina Duma Shoots Sophomore Feature Skateboarding Is Not for Girls
SKOPJE: Macedonian director Dina Duma has started shooting her sophomore feature Skateboarding Is Not for Girls / Skejtanjeto ne e za devojcinja in the Macedonian capital of Skopje. The film…
Afterburn Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Dave Bautista Filming in Bratislava
BRATISLAVA: The futuristic action film Afterburn directed by J.J. Perry and starring Dave Bautista and Samuel L.Jackson is currently filming in Bratislava. The service in Slovakia is provided by Monsters…
