FNE at connecting cottbus 2019 WIP Projects: Celts

COTTBUS: Serbian writer/director Milica Tomovic presented her low-budget film Celts at the connecting cottbus Works in Progress block, which took place 6 – 8 November 2019. The project won the…
11-11-2019

North Macedonia and Latvia Get EFA 2019 Doc Nominations

BERLIN: Two documentaries from CEE territories landed 2019 European Film Academy Nominations: Honeyland by Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska, and Putin’s Witness by Vitaly Mansky.
11-11-2019

FNE at connecting cottbus 2019: Moldova Takes Best Pitch Prize, Montenegro Snares Most Meetings

COTTBUS: The Moldovan black comedy Carbon won the Best Pitch Award at the 21st edition of the connecting cottbus pitching forum at the awards ceremony on 7 November 2019. The…
08-11-2019

FNE at connecting cottbus 2019: Polish German Coproduction Funding Encourages Cross-Border Partnerships

COTTBUS: Germany has discovered Poland, and Polish filmmakers are reaching out to German coproductions partners as a result of the Polish-German Film Fund and the new Polish film incentives. Some…
08-11-2019

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 07.11.2019.

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…
08-11-2019

FNE at connecting cottbus 2019: Vesper Seeds

COTTBUS: Rising Lithuanian director Kristina Buozyte teams up with French Bruno Samper as writers/directors of an English language sci-fi/coming-of-age film Vesper Seeds, with plans to shoot the 2 m EUR…
08-11-2019

FNE at connecting cottbus 2019: Rattlesnakes

COTTBUS: Serbia’s Biberche is working on the political thriller Rattlesnakes directed by Nikola Ljuca and produced by Nikolina Vucetic-Zecevic and Maja Ilic, as a coproduction with France and Croatia The…
08-11-2019

FNE at connecting cottbus 2019: Traces

COTTBUS: Director Dubravka Turic is working on her debut feature film Traces, a drama with mystical elements that encompasses the four seasons of a single year, which is produced by…
08-11-2019

FNE at connecting cottbus 2019: About a Girl

COTTBUS: The Romanian/Swiss production company Elefant Films tackles difficult and sensitive subject matter in About a Girl, helmed by Ruxandra Zenide. The film was pitched at connecting cottbus, 6 –…
08-11-2019

FNE at connecting cottbus 2019: Coproductions and Film Incentives Drive Film Growth in CEE Territories

COTTBUS: Coproductions are at the root of growing local film industries in Croatia, Montenegro and Poland, in the forms of coproductions with neighbouring countries and more distant partners coming in…
07-11-2019

WORKING TOGETHER - Filmmaking is a Collaborative Process - Workshop

Following the success of the first edition, FOCAL proposes a second edition of the Workshop WORKING TOGETHER - Filmmaking is a collaborative process, which will take place near Geneva from…
07-11-2019

FNE at Venice 2019: Review: Joker

VENICE: Director Todd Phillips enters the Venice competition lineup with what just might be the first Batman film that is for non-Batman fans. His film Joker takes the usual Hollywood…
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FNE at FilmFestival Cottbus 2019: By a Sharp Knife

COTTBUS: By a Sharp Knife / Ostrým nožom, the debut film by Teodor Kuhn, screens in the main competition at FilmFestival Cottbus, which runs 5 – 10 November 2019.
05-11-2019

FNE AV Innovation: MaNaBu - Encourage Leaders of the Future - Today

We have asked Sten-Kristian Saluveer, founder and CEO of Storytek Creative Hub, to introduce some of the hottest new projects from Storytek, so that FNE readers have the chance to…
31-10-2019

FNE at FilmFestival Cottbus 2019: Full Moon

SARAJEVO: Nermin Hamzagić’s debut feature film Full Moon / Pun mjesec is one of the 12 films competing at the 29th FilmFestival Cottbus, which takes place 5 – 10 November…
30-10-2019

FNE AV Innovation: Always Engage Right Audiences With Cinuru Research

We have asked Sten-Kristian Saluveer, founder and CEO of Storytek Creative Hub, to introduce some of the hottest new projects from Storytek, so that FNE readers have the chance to…
25-10-2019

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 23.10.2019.

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…
24-10-2019

CEE Films Nominated for EFA Short Film 2019

BERLIN: The Romanian/Spanish coproduction The Christmas Gift / Cadoul d Craciun by Bogdan Muresanu is one of the five films nominated for the European Film Academy Short Film 2019.
23-10-2019

GRANTS: Eurimages Supports 16 Films

STRASBOURG: Four animation films and one documentary were among the 16 films receiving support from Eurimages, announced on 21 October 2019. A total of 4.8 m EUR was handed out…
22-10-2019

FNE at FilmFestival Cottbus 2019: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Poland Get Coveted Competition Slots at Cottbus

COTTBUS: Debut films from Georgia and from Bosnia & Herzegovina are among the 12 films competing for the top prize at the 29th FilmFestival Cottbus, which takes place 5 –…
21-10-2019