Maciej Karpinski Elected Vice President of European Federation of Screenwriters

AMSTERDAM: The European Federation of Screenwriters elected Polish writer Maciej Karpinski as its Vice President during the organisation’s general assembly in Amsterdam on 11 October 2019.
17-10-2019

FNE at Venice 2019: Review: The Laundromat

VENICE: Director Steven Soderbergh’s film The Laundromat, which screens in the main competition in Venice, is based on the book Secrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money…
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FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 03.10.2019.

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…
04-10-2019

RE-ACT Open for Applications

TRIESTE: The fifth edition of RE-ACT (Regional Audiovisual Cooperation Training) is accepting applications for its 2020 programme from Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian and Italian filmmakers through 15 November 2019.
01-10-2019

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…
23-09-2019

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: CEE Films Selected as Oscar Candidates

WARSAW: Here is the full list of the CEE countries' candidates for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the best international feature film category. The…
20-09-2019

connecting cottbus 2019 Announces Lineup

COTTBUS: Thirteen projects in development and six works in progress have been selected for the East-West coproduction market connecting cottbus, that takes place from 6 to 8 November 2019 during…
18-09-2019

FNE TV Venice 2019 Report

The 76th Venice Film Festival opened with a pre-festival screening of the restored Czech classic Extase directed by Gustav Machaty and a Czech and Slovak film The Painted Bird screened…
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WEMW 2020 Launches Call for Entries

TRIESTE: When East Meets West has launched the call for entries for its upcoming edition, taking place in Trieste from 19 to 21 January 2020. The spotlight territories of the…
13-09-2019

FNE at Venice 2019: Venice Prize Winners: Joker Wins Golden Lion

VENICE: American director Todd Phillips was awarded the top prize for his film Joker in the main competition of 76th Venice Film Festival, which took place from 28 August to…
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FNE FIPRESCI Critics at Venice 2019: See how the critics rated the programme

VENICE: FNE together with FIPRESCI have invited FIPRESCI critics in Venice to rate the films in all four of the official competition programmes of the festival giving the films 1,2,3,4…
09-09-2019

FNE FIPRESCI Critics at Venice 2019: See how the critics rate the programme so far

VENICE: FNE together with FIPRESCI have invited FIPRESCI critics in Venice to rate the films in all four of the official competition programmes of the festival giving the films 1,2,3,4…
06-09-2019

FNE AV Innovation: Film Chain Boosts Transparency and Efficiency

FilmChain is the first automated collection service that collects, allocates and analyses revenues for film, TV and digital content in a transparent and efficient manner.
04-09-2019

FNE at Venice 2019: Film New Europe Celebrates Innovation with Cocktail on VR Island

VENICE: Film New Europe celebrated European audiovisual innovation with a cocktail in the garden of the Venice VR Island on Sunday. FNE and several members of its team invited participants…
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FNE at Venice 2019: FNE TV: Michal Bregant Director Czech National Film Archives

VENICE: FNE spoke to Michal Bregant, Director of Czech National Film Archives, about the selection of Extase (Czechoslovakia, 1934) directed by Gustav Machaty for Venice Classics section of this year’s…
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Vote for EFA People's Choice Award Open

WARSAW: Paweł Pawlikowski's Cold War is among the 12 films nominated for the EFA People’s Choice Award. The vote has started and film fans can win a trip to the…
03-09-2019

FNE at Venice 2019: Review: The Laundromat

VENICE: Director Steven Soderbergh’s film The Laundromat, which screens in the main competition in Venice, is based on the book Secrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money…
02-09-2019 m

FNE at Venice 2019: FNE TV: Pascal Diot, Head of Venice Production Bridge

FNE asked Pascal Diot what is new this year at the Venice Production Bridge and how it has evolved since its inception as well as what are some of the…
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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…
01-09-2019 m

FNE at Venice 2019: Review: Ad Astra

VENICE: American indie filmmaker James Gray is not the first name that springs to mind when you think of a Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster, but Ad Astra, which boasts Hollywood mega-star…
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