SOFA Calls for Proposals

BERLIN: SOFA, the School of Film Advancement has announced that it is accepting project proposals for its eighth edition. Up to eight projects will be selected for the 2021 series…
11-05-2020

EUFCN Issues Common Production Safety Guidelines As Europe Starts To Come Out of Lockdown

BRUSSELS: The European Film Commissions Network and the European Institute for Health and Safety in Film Industry have issued common safety guidelines for filming as countries in Europe start to…
07-05-2020

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 29.04.2020.

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…
30-04-2020

FNE Podcast: SOFA|School of Film Advancement: Nikolaj Nikitin and Oliver Baumgarten

SOFA helmers Nikolaj Nikitin and Oliver Baumgarten talk about how SOFA is holding its training sessions online during the COVID-19 crisis. They also share the beginnings of SOFA and how…
29-04-2020

CME Sees First Effects of COVID-19 on Revenues

PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) released its first quarter of 2020 results, reporting a 2 percent decline in net revenues, with TV advertising down by 4 percent.
23-04-2020

FESTIVALS: goEast Offers Festival Films On Demand

WIESBADEN: The 20th edition of the goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film will offer selected works from its programme on-demand from 5 to 11 May 2020.
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Europa Distribution and FIAD Issue Joint Statement on COVID-19 Impact

BRUSSELS: European film distributors represented by Europa Distribution and the International Federation of Film Distributors’ Associations FIAD have issued a joint call for urgently needed support during the COVID-19 crisis.
21-04-2020

Cannes Launches Marché du Film Online

CANNES: The Cannes Film Festival will launch Marché du Film in an online format running 22 – 26 June 2020.
20-04-2020

Cannes Announces it Will Not Take Place in 2020 in "Original Form"

CANNES: The 2020 edition of the Cannes Film Festival will not take place in late June and early July, the festival announced in a statement on 14 April 2020. The…
15-04-2020

UNIC Releases Report on COVID-19 Effects Across European Cinema Industry

BRUSSELS: The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) has issued a comprehensive report on the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on cinemas across the 38 countries it represents.
15-04-2020

FESTIVALS: Cottbus Calls for Submissions

COTTBUS: FilmFestival Cottbus is accepting submissions for its 30th anniversary jubilee edition, to be held 3 – 8 November 2020.
08-04-2020

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 31.03.2020.

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…
01-04-2020

Authors’ Organisations Urge Decision-makers to Help Self-employed and Freelance Authors

BRUSSELS: Authors’ organisations have launched an appeal to decision-makers to include specific measures to help self-employed and freelance authors and support the Cultural and Creative industries heavily impacted by the…
27-03-2020

UNIC Urges Government Support for European Cinemas

BRUSSELS: The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) calls on national governments to do all they can in the weeks and months to come to ensure that European cinemas are able…
25-03-2020

Cannes Cancels May Dates

PARIS: The Festival de Cannes has announced that the festival will not be held 12 to 23 May 2020 as scheduled, due to the Corona Virus crisis. Several options are…
20-03-2020

More Updates on Coronavirus Impact on Film Industry - 19 March

Czech Republic: The Finále Plzeň Film Festival has decided to postpone its upcoming edition due to take place from 16 to 22 April 2020. The team of the festival are…
19-03-2020

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 17.03.2020.

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…
18-03-2020

More Updates on Coronavirus Impact on Film Industry

Film production, cinemas and festivals are being shut down as the Coronavirus spreads across Europe.
16-03-2020

Agora Doc Market Announces Awards

THESSALONIKI: The Italian/French project A Steady Job directed by Mattia Colombo and Gianluca Matarrese, received the Thessaloniki Pitching Forum Award at Agora Doc Market. The industry section of the 22nd…
16-03-2020

FNE Association: Working Together in a Time of Isolation and Quarantine

WARSAW: The cinema industry is an event industry and we are already feeling the impact of the Coronavirus crisis much more strongly than many other industry sectors as festivals are…
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