FNE Copenhagen Initiative: Think Green ! Think FNE !

FNE, the "paperless" newspaper, will launch two initiatives in 2010 to reduce the consumption of paper at international film festivals and events. FNE already contributes to the environment by delivering…
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FESTIVALS: PÖFF concludes with six films awarded

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival that ended on December 6 screened over 260 films from 75 different countries in nine Estonian cities. For the first time films were also shown…
10-12-2009

FNE Austrians reach out to CEE neighbors

The Vienna Film Fund's director Peter Zawrel has been actively courting CEE producers, showing up at Slovenia's coproduction meeting in mid-November, and at a December 4 panel on Slovak film…
07-12-2009

Estonia, Poland selected for Sundance competition

The Temptation of St. Tony from Estonia and All That I Love from Poland have been announced for the World Cinema Narrative competition at the Sundance Film Festival, January 21-31.
06-12-2009

FESTIVALS: French/Belgian film wins Bratislava International Film Festival

The International Bratislava Film Festival (www.iffbratislava.sk) under new programme director Matthieu Darras gave its grand prix to the French/Belgian film The Day God Went Away by director Philippe Van Leeuw.
06-12-2009

Strong CEE selection in EFP Shooting Stars

Czech, Polish, Romanian and Croatian actors are among the ten finalists selected for the prestigious Shooting Stars presentation by European Film Promotion (EFP).
02-12-2009

TV stations face cuts

Televison stations across CEE are feeling the effects of the economic crisis, cutting salaries and entire channels.
01-12-2009

FNE VISEGRAD FORUM: Film Grants in Poland

The primary source of public funding for movie production in Poland is the Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl), founded in 2005.
25-11-2009

FNE VISEGRAD FORUM: Impact of the financial crisis on Polish film

While the global financial crisis is affecting film production, 2009 is shaping up to be a record year for Polish distribution, with over 31.5 million tickets sold to date.
25-11-2009

Poland, Hungary win Hot Bird TV awards

Poland's Wojna i Pokoj channel and Hungary's Duna TV were among the winners at the November 20 Hot Bird TV awards, recognizing the highest quality of content creation and innovation…
23-11-2009

Warsaw Welcomes Europa Cinemas 14th Annual Conference

Warsaw welcomed more than 500 cinema professionals from across Europa for the 14th Annual Europa Cinemas (www.europa-cinemas.org) held at the Warsaw Hilton from 19-22 November.
22-11-2009

Malta launches film fund

The Maltese Ministry of Finance is launching a new Malta Film Fund which will disburse €233,000 for shorts, documentaries, and feature films.
19-11-2009

PRODUCTION: Judgment finds German co-producer

Bulgarian director Stephan Komandarev's production company Argo Film is co-producing his second feature film, The Judgment, with Germany's Leipzig-based LE Vision.
17-11-2009

EFA names film "ambassadors"

Romanian director Cristian Mungiu and Polish actor Maciej Stuhr are among the ten prominent European film names selected as the European Film Academy's "Ambassadors of European Film."
17-11-2009

Men on the Bridge wins international distribution

The Turkish/German/Dutch co-production Men on the Bridge will see distribution in the UK and Ireland, following its win at the London Turkish film festival.
16-11-2009

Akkari named WB sales exec for CEE

Warner Bros International TV Division has promoted Rita Akkari to director of sales for Central and Eastern Europe.
16-11-2009

FESTIVALS: Eleven CEE films awarded at19th Cottbus festival

ORDINARY PEOPLE | OBICNI LJUDI from Serbia is the winner of 19th FilmFestival Cottbus.
15-11-2009

Connecting Cottbus pitches a winning event

The Cottbus film festival's secret weapon, the Connecting Cottbus pitching forum, has matured into a reliable platform for outstanding talent, both known and new, to provide a hint of films…
15-11-2009

Bosch co-production prize deadline announced

Central and East European young filmmakers have until November 30 to apply for the Robert Bosch Stiftung 2010 co-production prize valued at up to 70,000 euros.
15-11-2009

CEE opens the door to minority coproductions at Connecting Cottbus

Connecting Cottbus, the co-production pitching forum taking place at the Cottbus Film Festival for the eleventh year, unveiled new hope for producers across Europe: the announcements by CEE film funders…
12-11-2009