FNE/IDF DocBloc: Lust for Life
A band composed of disabled singers is the subject for the Czech documentary Lust for Life by Radovan Síbrt.
FNE at Cannes 2017: See how the FIPRESCI critics rate the programme
FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Cannes Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics Week, giving the…
FNE at Cannes 2017: Krotkaya / A Gentle Creature: COMPETITION
CANNES: Documentarist turned fiction director Sergei Loznitsa makes his third venture into fiction film with A Gentle Creature which has scored a competition slot in Cannes. His two previous feature…
FNE at Cannes 2017: Good Time COMPETITION
CANNES: Safdie brothers, Benny and Josh, have followed up on their gritty Heaven Knows What that delved into the New York heroin scene with a fast paced street drama Good…
Sorry, Poland by Kuba Czekaj Wins 11th ScripTeast
CANNES: Kuba Czekaj was awarded the Krzysztof Kieślowski Prize for Best Eastern European Script for his project Sorry, Poland during the 70th Cannes IFF.
PRODUCTION: Katarina Cas Starrer Awakenings Completes Filming
LJUBLJANA: Awakenings / Prebujanja, Peter Bratuša’s drama about midlife crisis with Slovenian actress Katarina Čas, has completed shooting and is moving into postproduction.
Estonia Embraces New Media Initiatives with Launch of Storytek Media Incubator
TALLINN: Black Nights Film Festival and its industry platform Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event are backing the launch of Storytek, a new content and media tech incubator that held a pilot…
PRODUCTION: Let Him Be a Basketball Player in Postproduction
LJUBLJANA: The teen comedy Let Him Be a Basketball Player / Košarkar naj bo by Boris Petkovič is finishing postproduction. The film is based on a well-known book of the…
FNE at Cannes 2017: The Beguiled (USA) COMPETITION
CANNES: Director Sofia Coppola has decided to do a remake of director Don Siegel’s Civil War made more than 40 years ago that starred Clint Eastwood. The decision is a…
FNE at Cannes 2017: German/French Age of Iron Series to Shoot in Latvia
CANNES: The 5m EUR German/French TV series Age of Iron is set to shoot in Latvia in October. The six episodes of the series will be produced by Luxfilm of…
Slovenia Attracts First Cash Rebate Project
CANNES: The Slovenian Film Center announced the start of shooting of the first film to take advantage of the new cash rebate scheme, Intrigo - Death of An Author directed…
Cinesquare Launches Balkan VOD Platform
SKOPJE: The first regional Balkan VOD platform of films from southeastern Europe, Cinesquare.net launched on Monday, 22 May 2017.
FESTIVALS: Cinema in Sneakers Announces Competition Films
WARSAW: Fourteen films will compete in the two main competition sections of the 5th Cinema in Sneakers Festival for Children and Youth, running 31 May – 11 June 2017.
Ex Oriente Announces 2017 Projects
PRAGUE: The Institute of Documentary Film has announced the names of the 12 documentary projects selected for the 15th edition of the Ex Oriente Film workshop, an international training programme…
FNE at Cannes 2017: Film Polish Institute and the Lithuanian Film Centre Sign Cooperation Agreement
CANNES: The representatives of the Polish Film Institute and the Lithuanian Film Centre have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation between the two national institutions in the field of cinematography…
Hocevar Appointed Head of Studies at MIDPOINT
CANNES: Slovenian producer Danijel Hocevar has been appointed the new Head of Studies at MIDPOINT Feature Launch. The appointment was announced by Prague-based MIDPOINT in Cannes.
European Producers Club Announces Executive Committee
CANNES: The EPC announced its new Executive Committee during 2017 Cannes IFF. Marco Chimenez was re-elected as president and Polish producer and director Dariusz Jabłoński will continue in his role…
