FNE at Cannes 2018: Bumper Year for CEE in Cannes Official Selection
CANNES: It looks like 2018 is going to be a bumper year for films from the central and eastern European region in Cannes. The Main Competition, Certain Regard, Quinzaine and…
connecting cottbus 2018 Call for Submissions
COTTBUS: The East-West coproduction market connecting cottbus has announced a call for submission to its 20th anniversary edition, taking place 8 and 9 November 2018 under the management of new…
FNE at Cannes 2018: AV Innovation: Julie Bergeron Head of Cannes NEXT
CANNES: Cannes Film Festival kicks off next week and one of the highlights will be the NEXT programme, which focuses on innovation in the cinema industry. FNE invited Julie Bergeron…
FNE at MIFF 2018: The Lord Eagle Takes Top Prize at Moscow Film Festival
MOSCOW: Russian director Eduard Novikov received the Golden George for Best Film for his The Lord Eagle at the 40th edition of the Moscow International Film Festival, which took place…
CME TV Revenues Show Strongest Growth in a Decade
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) announced a 7 percent growth in net revenues for the first quarter of 2018, at 139 M USD.
Ukrainian Producer Andrey Yermak Tells FNE Why Poland is One of the Most Important Strategic Film Partners for Ukraine
FNE spoke with Andrey Yermak, producer and CEO of Garnet International Media Group, about his successful film production company, the current situation in the Ukrainian film industry and about the…
FESTIVALS: November Wins goEast
WIESBADEN: The Estonian/Dutch/Polish film November directed by Rainer Sarnet won the Golden Lily for Best Film at the 18th edition of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film,…
EFP Announces 2018 Producers on the Move
HAMBURG: CEE producers are strongly represented among the 20 participants selected for the 19th edition of Producers on the Move by European Film Promotion (EFP).
FESTIVALS: Janez Burger’s Ivan Wins LET’S CEE 2018
VIENNA: The Slovenian/Croatian film Ivan directed by Janez Burger won the Best Feature Film prize at the 6th LET’s CEE film festival, which closed on 22 April 2018.
Cannes Adds Three Films to Competition With Minority Coproducers from Poland, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
WARSAW: The 71 Cannes Film Festival has just added three more films to its competition lineup, produced with minority coproduction partners from Poland, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 17.04.2018.
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…
European Organisations Support Continued Funding for Creative Europe MEDIA Programme
BRUSSELS: Eleven European film organisations have released a joint statement in favour of preserving and strengthening the budget for the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme.
FESTIVALS: GoEast Spotlights Ethical Filmmaking with Oppose Othering
WIESBADEN: The 2018 edition of the goEast film festival, running 18-24 April, will put a focus on ethical filmmaking with the third annual section Oppose Othering, dedicated to opposing all…
First East West Golden Arch Film Prize for Loveless and Life Time Achievement Award for Krzysztof Zanussi
MOSCOW: The Oscar nominated Loveless directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev won awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Music and Best Cinematography at the first ever edition of the East West…
FESTIVALS: LET’S CEE FF Starts Today
VIENNA: Twelve films are competing in the Feature Film Competition of the 6th edition of LET’s CEE, that will take place in Vienna and also in Graz, Salzburg and Villach…
Polish and Georgian Coproductions in the Competition of 2018 Cannes Film Festival
WARSAW: Paweł Pawlikowski’s British/Polish/French coproduction Cold War and French/Belgian/Georgian/Swiss coproduction Girls of the Sun directed by Eva Husson were selected for the Competition of the 71th Cannes Film Festival, set…
FNE at Moscow FF 2018: MIFF Announces Main Competition Programme
MOSCOW: The Moscow International Film Festival will take place 19-26 April 2018 this year after being kicked out of its usual June slot by the 2018 FIFA Football, which is…
