FNE at Berlinale 2017: Menashe (Forum)
BERLIN: Joshua Z Weinstein's featured debut Menashe (USA, 2017) which is one of the only movies to be performed in Yiddish in nearly 70 years, will be shown at 67'th…
FNE at Berlinale 2017: Review The Dinner
BERLIN: Director Oren Moverman returns to Berlin with his competition entry The Dinner boasting star power that includes Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Hall. Born in Tel…
FNE at Berlinale 2017 - Day 01: See how the FIPRESCI critics rate the programme so far
FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlinale to rate the films in the Main Competition, Panorama and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5…
CEE Sees Strong Growth in 2016 Cinema Box Office
BRUSSELS: Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia had some of the strongest increase in cinema attendance and box office results in Europe in 2016, according the latest UNIC (International Union…
Inside Pictures 2017 - From Europe to Hollywood
THE INSIDE PICTURES 2017 Programme will open for Applications on February 9th
CME Reports Rise in Revenues in 2016
HAMILTON, BERMUDA: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) reported a 5 percent increase in net revenues in 2016, and 6 percent increase for the fourth quarter compared with 2015 results.
Sentsov Film Premieres in Berlin
BERLIN: Polish producer Dariusz Jablonski and Estonian producer Max Tuula will present the world premiere of The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov directed by Askold Kurov at…
EU AV Community Debates Digital Era Rights
LJUBLJANA: The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA) held a meeting with film professionals in Ljubljana, to discuss copyright issues under the new proposals by the European Commission.
Polanski Withdraws as Honorary Host of France’s Cesars
WARSAW: Polish born director Roman Polanski has withdrawn as honorary host of the French Cesar awards, following protests in France, where Polanski also has citizenship.
Creative Europe Programme Organises Open Public Consultation
BRUSSELS: An open public consultation for the evaluation of the Creative Europe programme is currently underway from 23 January to 16 April 2017. The consultation is open to the general…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 31.01.2017
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
FESTIVALS: A Good Wife Wins the 28th Trieste Film Festival
TRIESTE: Mirjana Karanovic’s A Good Wife was awarded best film at the 28th edition of Trieste Film Festival, that wrapped on 29 January 2017.
Whishing on a Star by Peter Kerekes Wins 7th When East Meets West
TRIESTE: Wishing on a Star, the new project by Peter Kerekes coproduced by Italy, Austria and Slovakia, won the CNC Development Award at the When East Meets West Co-production Forum.…
Beta Cinema Picks Up Ana, Mon Amour, Spoor and A Prominent Patient
BERLIN: Munich-based Beta Cinema picked up Ana, mon amour by Călin Peter Netzer, Spoor / Pokot by Agnieszka Holland and A Prominent Patient / Masaryk by Julius Ševcík, and will…
CEE Films Selected for Berlinale’s Panorama
BERLIN: New films from CEE countries were announced to participate in Berlinale’s Panorama section on 25 February 2017. The 67th edition of Berlin International Film Festival will take place from…
Wishing on a Star Wins the Seventh Edition of When East Meets West
Wishing on a Star, an Italian, Austrian, Slovak documentary directed by Peter Kerekes, is the winner of the seventh edition of When East Meets West. The project tells the story…
Toni Erdmann and Short Film Blind Vashya Nominated for the 89th Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES: Maren Ade's German/Austrian/Romanian coproduction Toni Erdmann has been nominated for the 89th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category, while Blind Vaysha by Bulgarian Theodore Ushev…
