Long-awaited documentary FC Roma by Tomáš Bojar and Rozálie Kohoutová had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary IFF. The film, supported by the Institute of Documentary Film, tells the story of a football team consisting mainly of Roma people.

DUBROVNIK: Robin Hood – Origins, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and starring Jamie Foxx, is rumored to shoot in Dubrovnik in January-February 2017.

BRUXELLES: Percentage of people who went to cinema at least once in 12 months decreased in Romania from 18 in 2007 to 16 in 2011, and in Cyprus from 35 to 34.

Polish MEP Bogdan Wenta tells FNE why film literacy is vital for the future of the European film industry and European audiences.

WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry professionals across Europe. Click here for FNE UNIC EU Cinema Policy Update.

VALLETTA: Malta Arts Council will allot more than 1 m EUR over the next three years to eleven artistic organisations and festivals including Kinemastic, Malta Short Film Festival and Valletta Film Festival.

PALIĆ: Fourteen films will compete for the Golden Tower for Best Film at the 23rd edition of the European Film Festival Palić (16-22 July 2016).

FNE TV: FNE has teamed up with European Film Promotion’s Future Frames in Karlovy Vary to ask ten European film school students and recent graduates to find out what they think about the future of European film.

FNE TV spoke to Czech MEP Michaela Šojdrová Vice-Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education about the impact of Brexit on Creative Europe and why public funding for film is so important in the smaller countries of the EU like the Czech Republic.

Click HERE for the video interview.

PULA: Seven Croatian films and six minority coproductions are competing in the Croatian Programme of the 63rd Pula Film Festival taking place from 9 – 16 July 2016.