TALLINN: Estonian Funeral / Eesti matus, the new comedy by popular director Rene Vilbre, will be domestically released on 4 June 2021, earlier than the previously set date of 20 August 2021. The reason is to attract the Estonian audience back to cinemas.
The Spheres City x Tangible Utopias,
the visionary VR franchise directed by Ioana Mischie,
Wins the prestigious Open Frame Award, at goEast Film Festival 2021
Open Frame Award empowers VR pioneers
The Spheres City, the first futuristic habitat of Tangible Utopias wins the Open Frame Award, at goEast Film Festival, becoming the first internationally awarded Romanian VR project, a milestone for the immersive entertainment field. The experience was displayed on Viveport during the online edition of the festival and was joined by a pitching session detailing the process behind.
BUCHAREST: Ivana Mladenovic’s sophomore feature Ivana the Terrible and Dorian Boguță’s debut feature Legacy received the most nominations (12 each) at the 15th edition of the Gopo Awards, which will be announced during a gala held in a physical format on 28 June 2021.
The grants for short animated films were announced by the Georgian National Film Center on 7 May 2021.
WARSAW: Poland will reopen cinemas, theatres, philharmonic halls and cultural institutions on 21 May 2021, earlier than previously expected, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced. The decision has been made because the COVID-19 situation is improving more rapidly than expected.
WARSAW: Detective Bruno / Detektyw Bruno, a comedy directed by Mariusz Palej and Magdalena Nieć, and starring Piotr Głowacki, is currently shooting in Warsaw.
BUCHAREST: Ramona Săseanu was approved as acting general manager of the Romanian public television (TVR) on 11 May 2021 as the Parliament rejected the activity reports of the former general manager Doina Gradea for 2017, 2018 and 2019.
PRAGUE: Oscar winning Czech director Jan Svěrák is currently in production with the comedy Bethlehem Light, based on three stories written by his father Zdeněk Svěrák, who also stars alongside Daniela Kolářová.
SARAJEVO: Mid-length and long documentary projects in postproduction with expected premiere between September 2021 and August 2022 can apply to the 17th edition of Docu Talents from the East till 18 May 2021. The event will take place as usual within Sarajevo FF’s CineLink Industry Days from 14 to 19 August 2021.
BUCHAREST: Cultural events including cinema screenings will be allowed at 50% of the cinemas' capacity only for test/pilot events with the approval of the National Council for Emergency Situations, as Romania is gradually easing restrictions starting 13 May 2021.
