FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: Victim
COTTBUS: Producer Jakub Viktorin of the Slovak half of the young Czech/Slovak production company nutprodukcia and director Michal Blasko are presenting their project Victim at the 20th edition of Connecting…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: The Myth of a Real Man
COTTBUS: Producer Adi Dizdarevic of Dart Film and director Lee Filipovski are pitching the Serbian drama The Myth of a Real Man at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, taking…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: October
COTTBUS: Romanian producer Oana Giurgiu of Libra Film Production and director Cristian Pascariu presented the Romanian project October at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, taking place 8-9 November 2018.…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: New Film Incentives Raise the Bar for CEE Territories
COTTBUS: Before the pitching programmes at Karlovy Vary, Warsaw, Transylvania or Trieste, there was Connecting Cottbus, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Setting a goal of bringing together the industry…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: 9th Step
COTTUBS: Lithuania for the first time is represented by two projects at Connecting Cottbus, running 8 and 9 November 2018. The first is presented by IN SCRIPT's producer Lukas Trimonis…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2018: I Never Cry
COTTBUS: Producer Jan Kwiecinski of Akson Studio and director Piotr Domalewski are pitching the tragicomedy I Never Cry at the 20th edition of Connecting Cottbus, taking place 8-9 November 2018.
FNE at Cottbus: Rejected Premieres in Competition
COTTBUS: The Kazakh film Rejected / Otvergnutye directed by Zhanna Issabayeva makes its world premiere in the main competition of the 28th Cottbus Film Festival, running 6 – 11 November…
Review: First Man
Director Damien Chazelle makes a quantum shift with his Venice competition entry First Manafter his hugely successful, light-hearted homage to the Hollywood musical La La Land.
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 26.10.2018.
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…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Jihlava Opens with Spotlight on Czech Films
The 22nd Jihlava IDFF, running 25 - 30 October 2018, is the Czech film industry's opportunity to celebrate their prolific documentary output in the Czech Joy national competition.
Petition Supports Proportionate Remuneration for EU Directors and Screenwriters
BRUSSELS: A petition with 21,000 signatories supporting the right to a fair and proportionate remuneration for Europe’s screenwriters and directors was delivered to Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner for Digital Society…
Polish Animated Film Nominated for 2018 European Film Awards
BERLIN: The animated film Another Day of Life, a Polish/Spanish/German/Hungarian coproduction directed by Raul de la Fuente and Damian Nenow, is one of the four nominees in the European Animated…
Eurimages Supports Sixteen Films
STRASBOURG: Eurimages decided to fund 12 fiction films, two documentaries and two animation films with 5,201,000 EUR at its October 2018 meeting in Sofia. Films from CEE territories had a…
FESTIVALS: Twelve Films Compete at Cottbus FF
COTTBUS: The 28th Cottbus Film Festival, running 6 – 11 November 2018, spans the CEE region from Estonia to Serbia for the main competition.
CME Revenues Rise in Q3 of 2018
PRAGUE: The television group Central European Media Enterprises reported a 3% rise in revenues at actual rates, or 4% at constant rates, to 123.5 M USD for the third quarter…
CEE Films Compete for EFA European Discovery Award
BERLIN: Scary Mother directed by Ana Urushadze and Touch Me Not directed by Adina Pintilie are among the six debut films nominated for the European Film Academy’s European Discovery 2018…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 09.10.2018.
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…
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…
FNE Digital Production Challenge II: Alumni Giordano Bianchi and Martina Marafatto on the Benefits of Attending DPC II
FNE spoke with Italian directors and producers Giordano Bianchi and Martina Marafatto from Border Studio about their experience at the Digital Production Challenge II. Giordano Bianchi and Martina Marafatto are…
Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Coen brothers have scored a slot in the main Venice Film Festival competition with The Ballad of Buster Scruggs which despite beginning life as a Netflix series is slated…
