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PRODUCTION: Slovak Director Iveta Grófová to Adapt Peter Krištúfek’s Book Ema and Death's

Zuzana Točíková Vojteková Slovakia 2019-07-19

BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Iveta Grófová is in preproduction with Ema and Death's – Head / Ema a smrtihlav, originally written and directed by Peter Krištúfek, who died in 2018. The…

FESTIVALS: The 25th Sarajevo FF Announces Lineup

FNE Staff Bosnia-Herzegovina 2019-07-19

SARAJEVO: Nine feature films will compete for the main prize of the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival. A total of 53 films were selected in the four competition sections – for…

France and Serbia Sign Accord on Cinematographical Coproduction

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-07-19

BELGRADE: After thorough preparations, the Accord on Cinematographical Coproduction between the Republic of France and the Republic of Serbia was officially signed during Emmanuel Macron’s recent formal visit to Belgrade…

SOFA Announces Its 7th Edition Lineup

FNE Staff Region 2019-07-19

ODESSA: Participants from Czech Republic, Slovakia, Georgia, Montenegro and Poland are among the selected participants at the 7th edition of SOFA – SCHOOL OF FILM ADVANCEMENT.

FNE IDF DocBloc: Director Artemio Benki: "I Like Strong, Personal Stories that Are a Bit Extreme"

FNE Staff Czech Republic 2019-07-19

Click HERE for an interview with the French-born Czech filmmaker Artemio Benki about his documentary Solo.

GRANTS: Film Center Serbia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants

Zoran Janković Serbia 2019-07-18

BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia allocated 467,381 EUR / 55 m RSD in this round of its minority coproduction grants to nine feature films, one long documentary and one short fiction…

PRODUCTION: German Film Lassie Come Home Shoots in Czech Republic

Denisa Strbova Czech Republic 2019-07-18

PRAGUE: A German production based on an adaptation of Lassie Come Home of the well-known English novel by Eric Knight is currently shooting in the Czech Šumava Mountains. Czech Mia…

Croatian Filmmakers Criticise Public Television Policy

FNE Staff Croatia 2019-07-18

ZAGREB: Croatian Film Directors' Guild / Društvo hrvatskih filmskih redatelja has launched the campaign “I'd like to see that, HRT says nyet!”, calling for the Croatian Television (HRT) to broadcast…

PRODUCTION: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet to Be Shot in Estonia in July

FNE Staff Estonia 2019-07-17

TALLINN: Christopher Nolan’s new project Tenet is to be shot in Estonia in July 2019 with Allfilm servicing. The film will benefit of the 30% Estonian incentives.

Colin Farrell, "The Killing of a Sacred Deer", dir. Jorgos Lantimos

PRODUCTION: Neil Burger’s Voyagers Starring Colin Farrell Shoots in Romania

FNE Staff Romania 2019-07-17

BUCHAREST: Anticipated sci-fi thriller Voyagers directed by Neil Burger and starring Colin Farrell and Lily-Rose Depp is currently shooting in Romania. The project is benefitting from the 35% cash rebates…

CEE Animation Workshop Opens Call for Submissions

FNE Staff Estonia 2019-07-17

TALLINN: Applications for the CEE Animation Workshop, a year-long project development and production skills advancement programme for professionals, can be send until 30 August 2019. The workshop welcomes established producers…

The 5th Pustnik Screenwriters Residency Announces Selected Participants

FNE Staff Romania 2019-07-17

PORT CETATE: Eight participants from six countries were selected among 119 applications received from 44 countries for the 5th edition of Pustnik Screenwriters Residency. The residency is set to take…

FNE Rebranding in 2019-2020: FNE has commissioned some of the top specialists in the region to create a new design and new look for FNE and FNE Daily

FNE Staff Region 2019-07-16

The “new look” will include both technical and design updates. But don’t worry, the factual and accurate information about the film industry in the region, that has made FNE the…