Triple Win for Quo Vadis, Aida? at European Film Awards

BERLIN: Bosnian film director Jasmila Žbanić scored the Best Director award for her harrowing and textured drama Quo Vadis, Aida? The film, a coproduction between Bosnia-Herzegovina, Austria, the Netherlands, France,…
13-12-2021

Eleven Films from FNE Partner Countries Receive Eurimages Grants

STRASBOURG: Four coproductions from Slovakia and the Czech Republic were among the eleven films from FNE member countries that received funding in the December 2021 round of Eurimages grants.
10-12-2021

FERA Moves Annual Conference Online

FRANKFURT: FERA, the Federation of European Screen Directors, has announced that it will move its annual conference online and postpone its in-person gathering in Frankfurt to 11-13 May 2022.
08-12-2021

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 02.12.2021

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…
03-12-2021

FNE Interview with Christina Tynkevych, Director of How is Katia?

FNE spoke with Ukrainian director Christina Tynkevych, who makes her feature film debut with How is Katia?
29-11-2021

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 18.11.2021

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…
19-11-2021

WEMW Amps Up Industry Events

TRIESTE: When East Meets West (WEMW), the coproduction forum of the Trieste Film Festival which has a focus on production from CEE territories, has announced a series of workshops and…
18-11-2021

Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event Launches TV Beats Forum

TALLINN: TV Beats Forum will present eight series projects as part of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event’s new TV Beats co-financing market. The industry programme of the Tallinn Film Festival, which…
17-11-2021

Films From FNE Partner Countries Nominated for European Film Academy Awards

BERLIN: Quo Vadis, Aida? by Bosnian director Jasmila Žbanić has been nominated for four 2021 European Film Academy Awards, including European film and European director. Compartment No. 6, a Finnish/Russian/Estonian/German…
10-11-2021

FESTIVALS: Peter Kerekes Takes Top Prize at 2021 FilmFestival Cottbus

COTTBUS: Peter Kerekes’s hybrid film 107 Mothers, which weaves documentary into fiction, won the Main Prize of the 31st Cottbus Film Festival, which concluded on 7 November 2021.
08-11-2021

FNE at connecting cottbus 2021: Projects from FNE Partner Countries at coco WIP

COTTBUS: Five projects from FNE partner countries were among the six coco Works In Progress projects showcased at the 23rd edition of connecting cottbus (coco), the East-West coproduction market at …
08-11-2021

coco 2021 Best Pitch Goes to Poland’s She

COTTBUS: The Best Pitch Award of the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco) went to the Polish project She presented by director Agnieszka Zwiefka and producer Izabela Igel from Harine…
08-11-2021

connecting cottbus 2021 Announces Winners

COTTBUS: The Polish project She directed by Agnieszka Zwiefka received the coco Best Pitch Award at the 23rd edition of connecting cottbus (coco), the East-West coproduction market of the FilmFestival…
05-11-2021

FNE at connecting cottbus 2021: Projects from FNE Partner Countries at cocoPITCH

COTTBUS: Nine projects from FNE partner countries are among the 14 cocoPITCH projects showcased at the 23rd edition of connecting cottbus (coco), the East-West coproduction market at FilmFestival Cottbus, held…
05-11-2021

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 03.11.2021

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…
04-11-2021

WEMW Co-Production Forum 2022 Extends Deadline

TRIESTE: The WEMW Co-Production Forum, running on 24 – 28 January 2022, has extended the deadline for submissions until 7 November 2021, as a result of strong interest in the…
02-11-2021

FESTIVALS: FilmFestival Cottbus 2021 Ready to Return to Cinemas

COTTBUS: Twelve films will compete for the Lubina awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Acting Performance in the main competition of the 31st FilmFestival Cottbus, which returns to…
28-10-2021

CICAE Announces Ambassadors for Its 14 November European Arthouse Cinema Day 2021

PARIS: Director Ildikó Enyedi, actress Valeria Golino, writer-director Jonás Trueba and actor/director Mathieu Amalric, are the ambassadors of the 6th edition of the European Arthouse Cinema Day, set to take…
28-10-2021

FNE Oscar Watch 2022: Oscar Candidates from FNE Partner Countries

WARSAW: See below the full list of FNE partner countries' candidates for the 94th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category.
27-10-2021

East West Golden Arc 2021: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Wins Top Prize

MOSCOW: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn directed by Radu Jude (Romania, Luxembourg, Croatia, Czech Republic) won the top prize at the third international East West Golden Arc annual prize…
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