The 18th annual One World Festival will focus on the two very hot topics in Europe. Through documentary films and debates it will present the very complex problem of migration – from fleeing war zones, to waiting for asylum, to integration. The festival will show current events in Ukraine from both sides of the conflict, through the eyes of soldiers, ordinary people and survivors.
LONDON: London-based Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME), which celebrates its 15th anniversary, has a bunch of new projects with CEE countries including Georgia, Poland and Croatia as it expands its 2015/2016 slate to 12 pictures.
BUCHAREST: Ruxandra Zenide’s second feature film, The Miracle of Tekir, will be released in Romania on 4 March 2016 and in Switzerland on 6 April 2016.
VILNIUS: Ten films will compete in the international competition New Europe – New Names of the 21th Vilnius International Film Festival which kicks off on 31 March 2016.
WARSAW: Producers Ole Wendorff-Østergaard from Sputnik Film and Anna Wydra from Otter Films will coproduce the adaption of the war hero Jan Karski's book Story of a Secret State as Sputnik Film acquired the rights from Jan Karski International Institute and Robert Laffont publishing house.
WARSAW: The Polish romantic comedy Planeta Singli by Slovenian director Mitja Okorn rode to the top of the charts following its 5 February 2016 release.
The Czech documentary Girl Power will be released in Czech cinemas on 27 February 2016.
Marcel Łoziński, one of the most renowned Polish film-makers, frequently awarded at international festivals, winner of countless film festivals and many prestigious awards, was honoured by Krakow Film Festival with the title "Dragon of Dragons" for lifetime achievement.
FNE at Berlinale 2016: Party and Screening Alert: Friday 19 February, Saturday 20 February and Sunday 21 February
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WARSAW: The French/Polish coproduction Agnus Dei has sold UK distribution rights to Picturehouse.
