WARSAW: Volhynia dominated the 2017 Polish Film Award The Eagles gala held in Warsaw on 20 March 2017. The box office hit directed by Wojciech Smarzowski was awarded nine prizes including best film, best director and the Audience Award.

ZAGREB: Croatian TV series Rest in Peace will expand onto the American market as ‘Walter Presents’ project, which bought its license, is expanding in the US with ‘Walter Presents USA’.

FNE asked acclaimed Russian documentary maker Vitaly Mansky about his latest documentary project, which is a Czech, Latvian, Russian and German coproduction and what is the role of documentary makers in today’s media landscape.

PRAGUE: Ten films are competing in the New Europe main competition of the 24th edition of the Febiofest international film festival, which will take place in Prague from 23 to 31 March 2017.

FNE asked Miriam Ryndova the manager of East Doc Platform about the challenges facing documentary makers in Central and Eastern Europe and the role played by TV and new platforms like VOD.

The deadline for submissions for the 14th East Silver Market, Jihlava is 30 June 2017. The call is open for completed documentaries produced/coproduced in the region of Central and Eastern Europe after 1 January 2016.

FNE AV Innovation: Ivan Hronec CEO of Film Europe Media Company tells us about how his company has come up with an innovative way to increase audiences for European films by integrating theatrical, TV and VOD platforms. Hronec also looks ahead to the Digital Single Market and how to navigate in the DSM future.

VALLETTA: Malta Film Commission is targeting India and set its efforts on attracting Indian productions to Malta and Gozo in 2017.