MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2018 Announces Selected Projects
PRAGUE: Projects from Poland, Czech Republic, Romania and Serbia are among the nine projects selected for MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2018.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Before Father Is Back
Marine Gulbiani is currently in production with documentary Before Father Is Back, a coproduction between France, Georgia and Germany.
German Crime Series Shoots in Prague
PRAGUE: German crime series Der Prag-Krimi is currently shooting in Prague. The series is produced by Schiwago Film GmbH for ARD and presents Prague as itself, similarly to the series…
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Announces Production Grants for Eight Feature Films
PRAGUE: The State Cinematography Fund distributed 2.6 m EUR / 66 m CZK for the production of eight feature films. The highest support of 531,287 EUR / 13.5 m CZK…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Eastern Europe in Spotlight at IDFA
The large group of East European film professionals who attended IDFA – the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (15-26 November 2017) is headed by the Institute of Documentary Film.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Three East Silver Titles Head to Hungary
Films by Czech director Helena Trestikova and Romanian director Alexandru Solomon have been picked up by Hungary's Verzio IDFF.
East Doc Platform Deadline
PRAGUE: The deadline for the 7th EAST DOC PLATFORM is 10 November 2017.
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Ivan Hronec, Film Europe / Be2Can Distribution
FNE and Europa Distribution are launching a new chapter in our Distributor of the Month section. In the coming months we will talk with European distributors about their line-up, their…
PRODUCTION: Ondřej Trojan Wraps Shooting on Toman
PRAGUE: Oscar nominated director and producer Ondřej Trojan wrapped filming for his historical thriller Toman, which had 38 days of shooting spread across a year.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Silver Eye Awards
Three films received Silver Eye Awards at the Jihlava IDFF.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Opera about Poland Wins Between the Seas Competition
JIHLAVA: Director Piotr Stasik picked up the award for the best film from Central and Eastern Europe for Opera about Poland in the Between the Seas competition of the 21st…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Jihlava Mixes Industry, Intellectualism and Art in a Heady Brew
JIHLAVA: The rewarding and ever surprising experience that is the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (24-29 October 2017) is the result of a carefully conceived and evolving equation that balances…
GRANTS: Two Czech Debuts Get Grants
PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund announced grants for two debut feature films. Only four films applied for the latest round of funding.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Rising Admissions and Festival Successes for Czech, Polish and Slovak Films
JIHLAVA: Czech, Polish and Slovak films are seeing a run of successes at their respective box offices as well as increasing recognition at international film festivals according to participants at…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: Chytilova Retrospective
Doclisboa is screening the largest ever retrospective of Czech filmmaker Vera Chytilova.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Festival Opens with Awards and a Blast to the Past
JIHLAVA: Awards for best short documentary and best reportage were presented at the opening ceremony of the 21st Jihlava IDFF, held on 24 October 2017.
Kosovo Film Wins MIDPOINT Feature Launch Prize
PRAGUE: Zana by Kosovo writer/director Antoneta Kastrati and producer Casey Johnson won the 8,000 EUR development award of MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2017. Nine Projects and 19 participants attended the final…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Platform Deadline
Applications for East Doc Platform and Market are due 10 November 2017.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2018: Radim Procházka, Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Radim Procházka, one of two producers representing the Czech Republic at the Emerging Producers 2018 programme taking place at the Jihlava IDFF, is already recognised as a prominent Czech…
