OBITUARY: Czech Director Juraj Herz
PRAGUE: Juraj Herz, one of the most acclaimed Czech directors, known for his horror flavoured film style and specific humour within the Czech New Wave, died in Prague on 8…
Macedonian Short Film Sold to Shorts TV for Europe, USA and Asia
SKOPJE: Shorts TV bought the television rights for Macedonian short film Fighting for Death / Borba za smrt directed by Eleonora Veninova. The film will be available in Europe, Asia…
The Constitution Distributed in Italy
ZAGREB: The awarded Croatian/Czech/Macedonian/British coproduction The Constitution / Ustav Republike Hrvatske by Rajko Grlić was released in Italian cinemas on 4 April 2018. The film will be released in the…
FNE at Moscow FF 2018: MIFF Announces Main Competition Programme
MOSCOW: The Moscow International Film Festival will take place 19-26 April 2018 this year after being kicked out of its usual June slot by the 2018 FIFA Football, which is…
New East West Golden Arch Film Prize Launched
WARSAW: The new East West Golden Arch Film Prize has announced the nominees for its first edition. The award ceremony will take place in Moscow on 14 April 2018 at…
FESTIVALS: Finale Plzen 2018 Starts in Ten Days
PLZEN: The 31st edition of Finále Plzeň Film Festival, the most important Czech national film festival, presenting contemporary Czech and Slovak audiovisual production, will be held from 19 to 24…
The Line Wins Best Feature Film at Sun in a Net Awards
BRATISLAVA: The Line directed by Peter Bebjak won six awards, including best film and best directing at the Sun in a Net awards. This annual event organised by the Slovak…
BOX OFFICE: Patryk Vega Again Hits Two Million Admissions in Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Patryk Vega became the first Polish filmmaker with three films that had over 2 m admissions in Poland. His new crime comedy Women of Mafia was released in Poland…
GRANTS: Cultural Endowment of Estonia Announces First Batch of Production Grants in 2018
TALLINN: The Cultural Endowment of Estonia has allotted 322,800 EUR for film production in its first session of 2018.
LET’S CEE Announces Industry Days 2018
VIENNA: Two panel discussions, 12 high-class presentations, a series of pitchings and much more are in the menu of the 2nd edition the LET’S CEE Industry Days, set to take…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Everything in Life is a Bit Dangerous, Isn't It? - Interview with Kim Longinotto
The Institute of Documentary Film spoke with Kim Longinotto after her masterclass held at the 2018 East Doc Platform, in which she commented on her concepts and priorities in documentary…
Bucharest Film Studios Insolvency
BUCHAREST: Bucharest Film Studios, the former MediaPro Studios, has filed for insolvency. Media Pro Studios was sold by Central European Media Enterprises (CME) to a group of American and Romanian…
FESTIVALS: CineLink and CineLink Drama Announce 2018 Selection
SARAJEVO: Eight projects from Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey will be presented at the 2018 Sarajevo Film Festival as the first part of the coproduction market CineLink.…
FESTIVALS: goEast Announces Lineup
WIESBADEN: Sixteen films, including ten feature films and six documentaries, were selected for the competition of the 18th edition of goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film in…
GRANTS: Slovenia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre decided to support five minority coproductions with the amount of 480,000 EUR including technical service and equipment from FS Viba.
GRANTS: Latvia Announces Production Grants
RIGA: The National Film Center of Latvia will distribute 927,294 EUR for the production of 12 feature films with Latvian major participation. Three animated films, two feature films and seven…
FNE at the 4th Slovak Film Week: DOGG
BRATISLAVA: The portmanteau film DOGG directed by Jonáš Karásek, Slávo Zrebný, Vilo Csino and Enrik Bistika will screen at the Slovak Film Week. The showcase for domestic production is organised…
dok.incubator Announces Projects Selected for 2018 Edition
PRAGUE: Eight projects were selected for the 2018 edition of dok.incubator, the well-established rough-cut stage workshop aiming at offering individual mentorship with a focus on dramaturgy, distribution, marketing strategy and…
FESTIVALS: Winter Brothers Win Kino Pavasaris
VILNIUS: The Danish psychological drama Winter Brothers directed by Hlynur Pálmason received the main prize in the newly established European Debut competition of the 23rd edition of the Vilnius Film…
FESTIVALS: Wongar Wins 65th March Festival in Belgrade
BELGRADE: Wongar by Andrijana Stojković was awarded best long documentary at the 65th March Film Festival (Martovski festival – The Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival) on 1 April 2018.…
