FNE asked Czech exhibitor and distributor Ivo Andrle how being both an exhibitor and a distributor can help bring more European films to the Czech audience and what are his experiences so far with day and date releases.

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The European Parliament approved the new EU cultural programme, Creative Europe, on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. The concern EDN has expressed about the rules for documentary support, has effected the rules for applying and receiving support.

When the 26th European Film Awards return to Berlin on 7 December, there will be an impressive line-up of European actors and actresses presenting the individual awards.

Finnish film director Timo Vuorensola and Blind Spot Pictures, who made a hugely successful entry to international film business by releasing scifi-comedy Iron Sky last year, has signed a deal with RAWLAND Productions, who start representing the director for domestic and international advertisements.

With ”The Great Beauty” by Paolo Sorrentino the jury experienced the passionate spirit of an elegantly Roman decadence expressed at a very high artistic level.

The five days of Industry @Tallinn and Baltic Event co-production market as part of the Black Nights film festival set business in motion between Asia and US with more that 450 film professionals engaging in the industry activities.

17th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival finished on Sunday after drawing a record number of viewers to the cinemas of the Estonian capital city over two weeks.

FNE spoke to Vivre Indren about the first call for the new Creative Europe-MEDIA that will be published in December and what will be the biggest changes that MEDIA applicants can expect under the new Creative Europe – MEDIA in 2014.

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FNE together with Europa Distribution continues its Distributor of the Month series in recognition of the hard work and excellence of European distributors and the common problems they face - especially in the transition to digitalisation.

Maia Workshops, the intensive European training programme for emerging producers, is offering a package deal for its three 2014 workshops, with a 13 December 2013 deadline.