Eight CEE Projects Receive Eurimages Coproduction Support
STRASBOURG: Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund distributed 3,786,026 EUR to 20 projects including eight CEE projects.
FNE wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Successful New Year! See you again on 8 January 2018
Film New Europe would like to thank all its sponsors, supporters and readers and to wish them a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. In 2017 the…
REVIEW: The Shape of Water
Director Guillermo Del Toro’s The Shape of Water is a much needed antidote to cynicism in an increasingly cynical world. This may just be Del Toro’s best film in a…
FNETV: EFADs Announces Vision 2030 in Tallinn
TALLINN: EFADS, the association of European Film Agency Directors announces Vision 2030 its unified vision for the future of the European film industry at Estonian EU Presidency Conference during Tallinn…
FNE TV: Giuseppe Abbamonte Director of the Media and Data Directorate of the European Commission
FNE asked Giuseppe Abbamonte about the future European content, why the Digital Single Market is important to meet the challenges of the audiovisual industry in the future.
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update
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…
Cedomir Kolar to Receive European Co-production Award - Prix Eurimages
BERLIN: Ex-Yugoslavia-born producer Cedomir Kolar will receive the European Co-production Award - Prix Eurimages at the European Film Awards Ceremony, that will take place in Berlin on 9 December 2017.
FERA Issues Statement in Support of JURI Decision
BRUSSELS: The Federation of European Film Directors, FERA, made a public statement welcoming the decision of the Members of the Legal Affairs (JURI) Committee vote in the EU Parliament to…
EFADs Encourages Support of European Parliament Position on Territorial Exclusivity
BRUSSELS: The European Film Agency Directors, EFADs, welcomed the European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee’s support for territorial exclusivity in a statement on 21 November 2017.
FNE Exclusive: Chair of EU Culture Committee MEP Petra Kammerevert on Film and the European Year of Cultural Heritage
STRASBOURG: Film New Europe spoke with Petra Kammerevert, Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education in the European Parliament about the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018. MEP Kammerevert…
FNE at SPB Cult Forum 2017: FIPRESCI Colloquium on Russian Film
ST PETERSBURG: A colloquium on contemporary Russian film organised together with FIPRESCI took place from 13-15 November 2017 at Lenfilm Studios in the run-up to the St Petersburg Cultural Forum…
FNE at LUX Film Prix: Sámi Blood Wins the 2017 LUX Film Prize
STRASBOURG: Amanda Kernell’s first feature film Sámi Blood was voted by the Members of the European Parliament as the winner of the 2017 LUX Film Prize. The announcement was made…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus: Inventory
COTTBUS: One of the many new initiatives at this year’s edition of Connecting Cottbus, 9 – 10 November 2017, was a pitching session of projects from the MIDPOINT Feature Launch…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus Work in Progress: Speedway
COTTBUS: The Polish drama Speedway, directed by Dorota Kędzierzawska and produced by Arthur Reinhart for Kid Film, was one of four films seeking gap funding at Connecting Cottbus’ first Works…
REVIEW: Suburbicon
The honourary Italian from Lake Como George Clooney is back on the Lido with a quirky film called Suburbicon with a script by the Coen brothers that he has amended…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus: Producers Address Women’s Issues in Filmmaking in Europe
COTTBUS: The glass ceiling is budgets. That was the message coming from the first Female Producers Roundtable organised by Connecting Cottbus, 9 – 10 November 2017. For countries with larger…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus: The Russian Doctor
COTTBUS: Georgian director Vano Burduli pitched his third feature film The Russian Doctor at Connecting Cottbus, which took place 9 – 10 November 2017.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus: Zana
COTTBUS: Macedonia, Croatia and Bulgaria are lining up to come on board Zana, a feature film from Kosovo directed by Antoneta Kastrati. The project was presented as part of the…
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival: Poland Sweeps Cottbus Awards
COTTBUS: The power of Polish cinema was on display in Cottbus, with Anna Jadowska’s drama Wild Roses winning the Best Film prize at the 27th Cottbus Film Festival, and its…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus: Film Center Serbia Increases Film Funding
COTTBUS: Film Center Serbia, which partnered with Connecting Cottbus (9 – 10 November 2017) as one of this year’s new events, will see an increase in funding rising to 10…
