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…
24-11-2016

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…
23-11-2016

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.
23-11-2016 m

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.
16-11-2016

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.
16-11-2016

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.
16-11-2016

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.…
15-11-2016

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.
15-11-2016

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…
14-11-2016

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…
14-11-2016

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…
14-11-2016

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…
11-11-2016

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…
11-11-2016

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…
11-11-2016

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…
11-11-2016

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…
11-11-2016

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.
11-11-2016

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.
11-11-2016

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…
11-11-2016

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.
10-11-2016