WARSAW: Polish director Jacek Borcuch has announced he will be one of the country's pioneering adopters of iTunes as a distribution platform when his feature, Lasting (www.manana.pl) on a struggling couple goes out on Apple's online store. The film will be released in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Israel, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America on the system.

VENICE: The appearance of Andrzej Wajda and Lech Walesa for the international premier of Walesa, Man of Hope was one of the highlights of this year’s Venice Film Festival.

TALLINN: Blood Type, a documentary on the lives of Estonian soldiers serving in Afghanistan, will be marking the final phase of the Baltic country's decade-long commitment when it's released to local cinemas on 4 October.

FNE asked Jožko Rutar, Director of the Slovenian Film Centre, how regional coproductions are helping to bring Slovenian films to audiences beyond Slovenia and what policies are shaping national support for Slovenian films.  Click here for video.

FNE asked Pascal Diot how Venice Film Market is using innovation and new technologies to help filmmakers –especially those from smaller countries - connect and reach wider audiences. Click to see video.

Application deadline for 3D Content Financing Market (3DFM) has been extended to 15 September. 3DFM is an international financing market fully dedicated to projects with stereoscopic-3D (S-3D) content from all over the world. The objective of our market is to facilitate financing of stereoscopic-3D film content. Participation is open for everyone interested in producing 3D content or willing to join an existing project. 3DFM will take place for the third time on 4-5 December 2013 in Liège, Belgium.

ZADAR: Juries at the 4th Avvantura fest Film Forum in Zadar were closely monitoring world art film work 24-30 August at Croatia's up-and-coming fest founded by director Sergej Stanojkovski.

NEW PHILADELPHIA: Filmmakers for Czech TV recounting the life of Moravian missionary David Zeisberger for Vistafilm are exploring Tuscarawas County, Pennsylvania currently, shooting in places connected with his life, including many Moravian churches still holding services today.

BRATISLAVA: Distributor Film Europe has picked Czech and Slovak rights for Venice Golden Lion 2013 winner Sacro Gra, a nuanced study of the hidden lives that reside along Rome's ring road, the Grande Raccordo Anulare, or GRA, by Gianfranco Rosi.

FNE asks Europe’s leading film professionals how Innovation can help to build new audiences for European film especially in the central and eastern European region.  Next Up: We speak to Jozko Rutar head of the Slovenian Film Centre, Pascal Diot head of Venice Film Market and Doris Pack Chair of the EU committee on Culture and Education.