FERA Calls on EU Parliament to Back European Authors in Copyright Reform
STRASBOURG: European screenwriters and directors have called on the European Parliament to ensure the EU copyright reform proposals ensure that authors are fairly remunerated for their work and that there…
EFADs Raises Concerns about EU Sat Cab Regulation
WARSAW: EFADs the European Film Agency Directors organisation has voiced its concerns over the EU’s Sat Cab Regulation, which would introduce a Country of Origin principle for broadcasters’ ancillary online…
First Cut Lab Call for Projects from CEE
TRIESTE: The First Cuts Lab training programme of When East Meets West is accepting submission from producer/director teams from CEE territories.
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: SAF
COTTBUS: Romania’s 4 Proof Film is coproducing the Turkish film SAF, which was pitched at connecting cottbus, which ended on 11 November.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2016: White Widows
COTTBUS: German-based Serbian director/writer Tanja Brzakovic is preparing a post-WWI drama White Widows, which was pitched at the 18th edition of connecting cottbus.
LUX Films Make Their Annual Trek across Europe
BRUSSELS: The LUX Film Days, established in 2012, will again showcase the LUX Film Prize finalists in 24 languages in the 28 member states of the European Union.
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: The Return
COTTBUS: Polish powerhouse production company Opus Film is part of the team behind The Return, a 90-minute drama to be directed by short film and documentary film director Krzysztof Rzaczynski.…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: Strawberry Jam
COTTBUS: Producer/writer Petar Mitric presented the Serbian post-war LGBT project Strawberry Jam at the 18th edition of connecting cottbus, which concluded on 11 November 2016.
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2016: Zoology Wins Best Film
COTTBUS: Ivan I. Tverdovsky’s award winning metaphorical Russian drama Zoology picked up the 25,000 EUR main prize of the 26th Cottbus Film Festival at the closing ceremony on 12 November…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: Pitching Forum Expands into New Venue
COTTBUS: A larger venue, new programmes and an increase in coproduction funding initiatives opened the path to a 25% increase in attendance at the 18th edition of connecting cottbus (9-11…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: Money and Marketing at coco Panels
COTTBUS: Poland and Romania are working on tax incentives, and Serbia will double the cap on incentives in 2017, representatives of film funds told the audience at the connecting cottbus…
FNE AV Innovation: Ten innovative ways indie cinemas are attracting new audiences
PARIS: Last year, we did a European Tour of Cinemas during 120 days visiting 100 cinemas looking for cinemas in reinvention. What we wanted was to find inspiration and advice…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: Macedonia, Ukraine Take coco Awards
COTTBUS: The Ukrainian/Swiss Wild East crime comedy Voroshilovgrad won the best pitch award at connecting cottbus on 10 November 2016 and the Macedonian drama Sister received the coco Post Pitch…
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2016: Triffonova Preps Pre-WWI Film as Prosecutor Eyes Foreign Sales
COTTBUS: Bulgarian director Iglika Triffonova, who attended the 26th Cottbus Film Festival, running through 13 November 2016, for the competition screening of her film The Prosecutor, the Defender, the Father…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: Sister
COTTBUS: Macedonia arrived at connecting cottbus on 10 November with Sister, an intimate drama about testing the limits of friendship. The film is produced by List Production and directed by…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: Hornet in a Bottle
COTTBUS: Czech director Vit Zapletal and producer Mikulas Novotny of Background Films presented the 1970’s era drama Hornet in a Bottle at the 2016 edition of connecting cottbus on 10…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: Berliner
COTTBUS: Romanian dynamic production company Mandragora and rising director Marian Crisan pitched Crisan’s political black comedy Berliner at connecting cottbus on 10 November 2016.
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: Heirs
COTTBUS: Cottbus has been working aggressively toward strengthening the German-Polish connection in the film industry. This year one example of that partnership is the connecting cottbus project Heirs.
FNE DocBloc: Reversing Oblivion
Reversing Oblivion, a documentary about an American who discovers and tries to rehabilitate an estate in Upper Silesia that once belonged to her grandparents, will have its world premiere in…
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2016: Opening Night Award for Kirsten Niehuus
COTTBUS: Kirsten Niehuus of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg was the surprise winner of the Cottbus Film Festival’s Lubina award at the festival’s opening night, 8 November 2016.
