Globo Media Scouts Czech Republic
KARLOVY VARY: Representatives from Globo Films and TV Globo, divisions of Brazil’s (and South America’s) largest media group, Globo, arrived in Karlovy Vary to meet with the Czech film and…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Docu Talents from the East Pitch at Karlovy Vary
KARLOVY VARY: Jihlava IDFF (www.dokument-festival.com) fest director Marek Hovorka moderated the presentation of 13 documentary films in various stages of production at the growing annual pitching event, Docu Talents from…
Sverak Wins Piracy Case
PRAGUE: Czech producer/director Jan Sverak has won his case against server Share-rapid.cz for providing the free download of his 2010 film Kooky.
Barrandov Steps Up Coproduction Activities
KARLOVY VARY: Barrandov film studio plans to coproduce three international productions, CEO Petr Tichy told FNE.
FNE at KVIFF 2013 Georgia Wins Works in Progress Award in Strong Field of CEE Films
KARLOVY VARY: Two days of presentations and pitches for upcoming CEE films concluded on 2 July 2013 with a 10,000 EUR in-kind services award from Barrandov film studio going to…
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Ivan Hronec
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…
Creative Europe Fights EU Budget Cuts
KARLOVY VARY: Silvia Costa, Member of the Culture and Education Committee of the European Parliament Member and Rapporteur for Creative Europe told a packed room of industry professionals that she…
FNE at KVIFF 2013: The LUX Prize announces Official Selection
KARLOVY VARY: The 10 films of the LUX Prize 2013 Official Selection have been announced at the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Czech Film Industry in Flux
KARLOVY VARY: Passage of the new Czech Film Act as well as the introduction Czech film incentives are facing off against declining audiences for domestic films and mixed signals on…
Balvin Appointed Czech Minister of Culture
PRAGUE: Jiri Balvin has been selected as the new Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic.
FNE at KVIFF East of the West 2013: Withering
BELGRADE: Screening in the East of the West competition, Withering/Odumiranje by Miloš Pušić is a Serbian-Swiss coproduction investigating the conflict between generations and Serbia’s current fascination with Western Europe.
FNE at KVIFF 2013: Lux Prize selection to be unveiled
KARLOVY VARY: Ten films selected for the European Parliament’s LUX Prize will be unveiled on June 30 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The announcement will be accompanied by…
Attention all film critics attending Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Film New Europe (FNE) invites you to participate in our critics film ratings.
FNE at KVIFF East of the West: Intimate Parts
MOSCOW: Directed by Natasha Merkulova and Alexey Chupov, Intimie mesta / Intimate Parts is an erotic drama debut feature set in contemporary Moscow which investigates with irony and humour the…
FNE at KVIFF East of the West: The Sea
MOSCOW: Alexandra Strelyanaya’s feature follows two young people as they meet on the Kola Peninsula and fall in love in a perfect landscape that fits their ideal of love, surrounding…
FNE at KVIFF: Paradjanov
КYIV: Ukrainian director Olena Fetisova and French director Serge Avedikian are paying homage to the great Armenian director Sergei Paradjanov through a feature encompassing his genius and his struggle with…
Czech hits dominate local box office for 2013
PRAGUE: Babovřesky produced by Prague based production outfit Nogup, a summer comedy directed by Zdenek Troška, has taken in over 83,360,000 CZK in box office and nearly 615,000 viewers, breaking…
CME Quiet on Time Warner Voting Rights
PRAGUE: Time Warner has received approval from the European Commission to exercise voting rights in Central European Media Enterprises (CME) proportionate to its 49.9 stake in the Central European broadcasting…
FNE at KVIFF 2013: Travolta and Tautou Tapped for Karlovy Vary
PRAGUE: French star Audrey Tautou will open the 48th Karlovy Vary IFF (28 June – 6 July 2013) with the festival premiere of Mood Indigo presented by director Michel Gondry,…
FNE at KVIFF 2013: Karel Och KVIFF Artistic Director
As he prepares for the launch of the 48th edition of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival artistic director Karel Och took time out to speak with FNE.
