FNE at Art Film Fest 2019: Two Latvian Films in Main Competition
KOSICE: The Latvian production company Tasse Film will be competing against itself at the 27th Art Film Fest, which takes place 14 – 22 June 2019 in the Eastern Slovakia…
FNE AV Innovation: Zlin International Film Festival Hosts Eco-Impact Green Screen Programme
ZLIN: The question of how we can run an ecologically responsible film industry is becoming more compelling every day. If you still might have doubts about that, a company such…
PRODUCTION: Latvian/Lithuanian/Czech The Year Before the War Begins Filming
RIGA: Latvian director Dāvis Sīmanis has begun principal shooting of the Latvian/Lithuanian/Czech coproduction The Year before the War.
GRANTS: Mazovia Film Fund Supports 11 Productions
WARSAW: The Mazovia Film Fund chose 11 projects to support with coproduction grants totaling 1.8 m PLN / 420,851 EUR, including new films from Małgorzata Szumowska, Paweł Łoziński and Piotr…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2019: Tess Takes Top Honours at Zlin
ZLIN: The Dutch/German coproduction My Extraordinary Summer with Tess by Steven Wouterlood won the Best Children’s film award at the 59th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth, which…
PRODUCTION: Petr Zelenka Shoots The Pilot
PRAGUE: Petr Zelenka is now shooting a feature film, the Czech/Slovak/Slovenian coproduction The Pilot / Modelář, after five years of working mostly on TV projects.
Montenegro Opens Call for Film Funding
PODGORICA: The Film Centre of Montenegro has announced a Public Call for co-financing of the production of cinematographic works in the categories of feature film, short film, documentary film, project…
PRODUCTION: Jacek Bromski in Postproduction with Solid Gold
WARSAW: Jacek Bromski is in postproduction with Solid Gold, a political thriller starring Andrzej Seweryn and Janusz Gajos, inspired by one of the most controversial financial scams in the history…
New Europe Film Sales Picks Up Tomasz Wasilewski's Fools
WARSAW: New Europe Film Sales picked up world sales rights to Fools by Silver Bear winner Tomasz Wasilewski, a Polish/Romanian/German film produced by Ewa Puszczyńska and Ada Solomon.
FNE at Krakow Film Festival 2019: Prize Winners
KRAKOW: The 59th Krakow Film Festival of documentary, short and animated film held 26 May - 2 June 2019 awarded its top prize in the International Documentary Competition to Advocate…
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…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2019: Warsaw Kids Film Festival Builds Industry Sector
ZLIN: The Warsaw Kids Film Festival is building the children’s film industry in Poland step by step, through training, distribution and educational activities. The newest undertaking is the Warsaw Kids…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2019: Hockey Film The Pack in Preproduction
ZLIN: Director Tomas Polensky pitched the Czech/Latvian coproduction The Pack at the 59th Zlin IFF, during the festival’s Works-in-Progress presentation of Central European children’s films.
FNE at Zlin IFF 2019: The Beanie Pitches at Zlin
ZLIN: Producer Ida Weiss, director Slobodan Maksinovic and writer Sasa Erzen presented the Slovenian film in development The Beanie in the Works in Progress section at the Zlin IFF on…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver at Krakow FF
East Silver Presents Eleven Films at the Krakow FF.
FNE at Zlin IFF 2019: Growing the Grandaddy of Kids’ Film Festivals
ZLIN: Building industry relations is on the mind of the management of the 59th Zlin IFF for Children and Youth, running through 1 June 2019.
FNE at Zlin 2019: Teen Film Don’t Forget to Breathe Presented at Zlin Works-in-Progress
LJUBLJANA: The Italian-born Slovenian director Martin Turk is in post-production with his third feature film Don't Forget to Breathe / Ne pozabi dihati. The coming-of-age drama is produced by an…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2019: Summer with Bernard Pitches at Zlin
PRAGUE: Summer with Bernard, a Slovak/German coproduction directed by Berlin-based Slovak director Martina Sakova, was one of six Central European works-in-progress pitched at the Zlin IFF, running through 1 June…
FNE at Zlin 2019: Animated Fritzi at Zlin Works in Progress
ZLIN: MAUR Film's producer Martin Vandas presented the project Fritzl – A Miraculous Revolutionary Tale / Fany byla pri tom in the Works in Progress programme of the Zlin IFF…
Macedonian Domestic Admissions Drop in 2018, General Admissions Hold Steady
SKOPJE: More domestic films were released in Macedonian cinemas in 2018, but admissions to domestic films dropped drastically from 17,494 in 2017 to 7,704 in 2018. Compared to 2017, when…
