FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Cannes Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics Week, giving the films 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 stars. 5 is the best and 1 is the worst. The ratings give an overview of critics’ opinions from a large number of countries and provide insights into what critics in many different countries think about the programme.
Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the busy business platform in the region for audiovisual industry professionals, held during the Black Nights Film Festival welcomes participants for its main programme in Tallinn from 13 to 17 November 2023. The edition in 2023 introduces a new initiative Just Film Industry Days, and provides a complete line of events covering the most sizzling questions in the sector.
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Government approved on 24 May 2023 an emergency ordinance for the re-start of the local cash rebate scheme, which had been officially launched in October 2018, halted in 2019, re-launched in August 2020, but has been inoperative since then.
PRODUCTION: Jesse Eisenberg Shoots A Real Pain Starring Himself and Kieran Culkin in Poland
Poland 26-05-2023WARSAW: Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin play two cousins discovering their Polish roots in A Real Pain directed by Eisenberg. Polish Extreme Emotions is coproducing.
FNE Malta Focus 2023: Thriller Last Breath Starring Woody Harrelson Shoots in Malta
Malta 25-05-2023VALLETTA: The American thriller Last Breath starring Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, Finn Cole and Cliff Curtis is currently filming in Malta.
CANNES: The new Board of Directors of the European Film Promotion (EFP) was elected by EFP’s General Assembly at its meeting during the Cannes Film Festival. Markéta Santrochová, Head of Czech Film Center, was re-elected as EFP President.
BUDAPEST: Applications for the Visegrad coproduction forum and the Open programme of dok.incubator HU are still open till 26 May and 5 June 2023, respectively. dok.incubator HU will be held in Budapest 25 June – 2 July 2023.
Doc Alliance – association of European documentary festivals selected 16 documentaries as nominees for the Doc Alliance Award 2023.
FNE Classics: Films from FNE Partner Countries in 4th ACE’s A Season of Classic Films Programme
FNE Launches FNE Classics 23-05-2023CANNES: Nine films from FNE partner countries are among the titles selected for the 4th edition of A Season of Classic Films programme organised by ACE (Association of European Film Archives) from June to December 2023 across European cinemas and online. The announcement was made at the Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2023.
VALLETTA: Nine films from each of MED9 nations, including Carmen by Valerie Buhagiar, DOG by Yianna Americanou, Safe Place by Juraj Lerotić and Orchestra by Matevž Luzar, are in the Official Selection of the 1st edition of the Mediterrane Film Festival, running in Valletta 25-30 June 2023.
