FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver at Krakow FF
East Silver Presents Eleven Films at the Krakow FF.
FNE at Zlin IFF 2019: Growing the Grandaddy of Kids’ Film Festivals
ZLIN: Building industry relations is on the mind of the management of the 59th Zlin IFF for Children and Youth, running through 1 June 2019.
FNE at Zlin 2019: Teen Film Don’t Forget to Breathe Presented at Zlin Works-in-Progress
LJUBLJANA: The Italian-born Slovenian director Martin Turk is in post-production with his third feature film Don't Forget to Breathe / Ne pozabi dihati. The coming-of-age drama is produced by an…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2019: Summer with Bernard Pitches at Zlin
PRAGUE: Summer with Bernard, a Slovak/German coproduction directed by Berlin-based Slovak director Martina Sakova, was one of six Central European works-in-progress pitched at the Zlin IFF, running through 1 June…
FNE at Zlin 2019: Animated Fritzi at Zlin Works in Progress
ZLIN: MAUR Film's producer Martin Vandas presented the project Fritzl – A Miraculous Revolutionary Tale / Fany byla pri tom in the Works in Progress programme of the Zlin IFF…
Ex Oriente Film Announces 2019/2020 Slate
PRAGUE: Twelve documentaries have been selected for the 17th edition of the Ex Oriente Film training programme, which begins it first session 20-25 June 2019 in Banska Stiavnica, Slovakia.
FNE at KVIFF 2019: Kozole, Skop and Grozeva/Valchanov Compete at Karlovy Vary
PRAGUE: Three CEE films representing seven CEE countries will have their world premieres in the main competition of the Karlovy Vary IFF, running 28 June – 6 July 2019. The…
FNE at Zlin IFF: Kids Film Industry Meets in Zlin
ZLIN: Film professionals concentrating of the field of children’s films will find a four-day industry section as part of the Zlin IFF for Children and Youth, which runs 24 May…
FNE at Zlin IFF: The Question Thief Competes at Zlin
ZLIN: Characters from the Czech TV:D programme TVMiniUni appear alongside the Czech film star Pavel Liska in The Question Thief, screening in the main competition of films for children at…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver Deadline
CEE Filmmakers have until 31 May 2019 to submit their films to the 2019 edition of East Silver Market.
Women on the Run Becomes Highest Grossing Czech Film
PRAGUE: The Czech comedy Women on the Run / Zeny v behu by Martin Horsky has become the highest grossing domestic film in Czech box office history, drawing in over…
Film Europe Opens Cinema Filmhub Edison in Prague
PRAGUE: The new EDISON creative film centre will start operating in Prague on 1 June. The EDISON Filmhub is an initiative of the distribution and exhibition company Film Europe.
FNE at Zlin IFF: The Scent of Oranges Premieres in Zlin Competition
ZLIN: The Scent of Oranges, a coming-of-age story directed by Ivan Pokorny, competes in the Films for Youth category at the 59th Zlin IFF for Children and Youth, which runs…
Respectable Opening in Czech Republic for Peter Bebjak's The Rift
PRAGUE: The Slovak film The Rift / Trhlina by Slovak box office champ Peter Bebjak opened in the fourth place in the Czech Republic, following its impressive 1.6 m EUR…
FNE at Cannes 2019: Czech Cinema in Cannes
At the 72th Cannes International Film Festival and Marché du Film, The Czech Film Fund and its division the Czech Film Center will represent Czech Cinema. Czech-French-Argentinian-Austrian documentary Solo will…
FNE at Zlin IFF: My Grandpa is an Alien Competes at Zlin
ZLIN: The children's film My Grandpa is an Alien by Drazen Zarkovic and Marina Andree Skop is one of two films competing for the grand prize in the section of…
Czech Minister of Culture to Resign
PRAGUE: The Czech Minister of Culture Antonin Stanek announced on 15 May 2019 that he will resign after less than one year in his post. His resignation will be effective…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Platform Sets 2020 Dates
The 9th East Doc Platform will be held 7 - 13 March 2020.
FNE at CEE Animation Forum: Funding and Coproductions on the Rise for Animation Films
TREBON: Animation is still the often-neglected stepchild of film funding, but some bright spots –including the development of animated coproductions – are showing signs of promise. The CEE Animation Forum,…
PRODUCTION: Polish Kids Feature The Guardian of Legends in Development
TREBON: Polish production house Badi Badi builds on the international success of their previous projects with The Guardian of Legends, which was pitched at the CEE Animation Forum, taking place…