VENICE: FNE together with FIPRESCI have invited FIPRESCI critics in Venice to rate the films in all four of the official competition programmes of the festival giving the films 1,2,3,4 or 5 stars. The ratings give an overview of the critics’ opinions from a large number of countries and provide insights to what critics in many different countries think about the programme.

Click HERE to see how the critics rated the Venice competition programme so far.  We will update the ratings each day until the end of the festival.

SIBIU: The 23rd edition of ASTRA Film Festival, one of the most important documentary showcases in Eastern Europe, will run in Sibiu from 17 to 23 October 2016 with eight titles in the main competition and ten in the Central-Eastern European competition.

SOFIA: Action/Adventure Category 5 by Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious, Mummy 3) started shooting on location in Bulgaria on 29 August 2016. Shooting will wrap in 11 weeks-time and will be followed by another week in the UK.

MEDIAS: Son of Saul by László Nemes was awarded Best Film of the 6th edition of Mediaş Central European Film Festival (MeCEFF). The festival, which took place from 1 to 3 September 2016, is the only festival in Romania dedicated to films from CEE.

WROCŁAW: Marcin Pieńkowski succeeded Joanna Łapińska as the artistic director of T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival on 1 September 2016.

An interview with Gábor Hörcher about his documentary, Drifter, about a rebellious teenager, Ricsi, who intends to race in a local rally, although he has neither a driving license nor a functional car.

WROCŁAW: Aferim!, Body and The High Sun are among the 12 films nominated for the EFA People’s Choice Award. This year’s ballot has started and film fans across Europe can now vote for their favourite film. The winner will be announced during the European Film Awards Ceremony on 10 December 2016 in Wrocław.

TORONTO: Bulgarian, Czech and Latvian films are among the films that will receive promotion and marketing support at the Toronto Film Festival from the EFP's new Film Sales Support scheme.

FNE asked Pascal Diot how the Venice Production Bridge has evolved from the former Venice Film Market launched five years ago and what are the new trends in cinema that the event is presenting this year.

VENICE: FNE spoke to Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski, who was honoured with a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement on the opening night of Venice Film Festival.  FNE asked him about his career as a filmmaker, painter and poet. Skolimowski tells FNE why he believes the work of the Polish Film Institute is responsible for the present renaissance of Polish film.