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…
02-07-2013

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…
01-07-2013

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.
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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…
01-07-2013

Balvin Appointed Czech Minister of Culture

PRAGUE: Jiri Balvin has been selected as the new Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic.
30-06-2013

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.
30-06-2013

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…
29-06-2013

Attention all film critics attending Karlovy Vary Film Festival

Film New Europe (FNE) invites you to participate in our critics film ratings.
28-06-2013

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…
25-06-2013

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…
25-06-2013

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…
24-06-2013

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…
20-06-2013

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…
20-06-2013

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,…
19-06-2013

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.
18-06-2013

Cernik Departing Czech Film Center

PRAGUE: Czech Film Center director Jana Cernik will be leaving her post on 3 July 2013.
18-06-2013

Czech Minister of Culture Resigns

PRAGUE: Alena Hanakova has resigned her position as Minister of Culture and will leave the in July.
14-06-2013

Outratova Moves to Jihlava Industry Office

PRAGUE: Jarmila Outratová has been appointed to head the Industry Office of the Jihlava IDFF.
12-06-2013

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: KVIFF 2013 Documentary Competition Films

PRAGUE: Ten feature films and six short films will compete in the Documentary Films in Competition section at the 48th Karlovy Vary IFF, 28 June – 6 July 2013.
07-06-2013

FNE at KVIFF 2013: Competition line-up announced

PRAGUE: The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has announced its programme line-up for 2013 with a lot of the biggest buzz centered on the regionally focused East of the West…
05-06-2013