FESTIVALS: The 24th Febiofest Announces Lineup
BRATISLAVA: The 24th edition of MFFK Febiofest is ready to run from 2 to 8 March 2016, with more than 100 films and the short film competition „In the Middle…
FERA and EFAD’s Support Hrvoje Hribar and Croatian Filmmakers’ Initiative We’ve Had Enough
BRUSSELS: Federation of European Film Directors and Association of European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) support the initiative of Croatian Filmmakers We’ve Had Enough / Puk’o nam je film and praise…
LITHUANIA: Country Report 2016
Lithuanian film industry was well in 2016 with films selected for major festivals such as IDFA, Berlin, Busan, Karlovy Vary, Visions du Réel, and international productions flocking in after the…
The High Sun Is Rising in Spain
ZAGREB: Dalibor Matanić is in Spain this week, where he will introduce his film The High Sun, that will be released in Madrid by Surtsey Films.
F&ME Continue Producing with CEE Countries
LONDON: Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME) has 12 features looking to be completed by the end of 2017. The London-based production house announced that How To Sell a War by…
FNE at Belgrade International Film Festival FEST 2017: The Samurai in Autumn
BELGRADE: Danilo Bećković’s The Samurai in Autumn / Jesen Samuraja, one of Serbia’s highest grossing films in 2016, will screen in the National Competition programme (Serbian Film) of the 45th…
SERBIA: Country Report 2016
Even with a notable Serbian presence at some of the world’s A-list film festivals, the increase in public funding through grants given out by Film Center Serbia, new incentives legislation,…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver Market 2017: Call for Submissions
Submission deadline for the 14th East Silver Market Jihlava is 30 June 2017.
Poland Launches VOD Platform for Domestic Documentaries
WARSAW: Leading Polish VOD service from Onet.pl launched O!Dokument, a new platform offering high quality Polish documentaries awarded at international film festivals. The project launched on 22 February 2017 is…
FESTIVALS: Belgrade International Film Festival Announces Lineup
BELGRADE: The 45th edition of the Belgrade International Film Festival – FEST will screen 95 feature films in 14 different categories from 24 February to 5 March 2017. Emir Kusturica’s…
James Bond 25 in Negotiations to Shoot in Croatia
DUBROVNIK: The mayor of Dubrovnik Andro Vlahusic has said that the negotiations to shoot the 25th film in the James Bond franchise in the Croatian town are in an advanced…
Less Is More Announces Selected Projects
BUCHAREST: Sixteen projects, including ones from Macedonia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Romania and Poland, have been selected for the first edition of Less Is More. Romania's Asociatia Culturala Control N and Transilvania…
CYPRUS: Country Report 2016
Due to the financial crisis that hit Cyprus in 2013, the Ministry of Education and Culture was forced to stop funding the film industry. For the first time since then,…
Georgian Film House of Others Wins Satellite Award for Best First Feature
LOS ANGELES: House of Others by Georgian director Rusudan Glurjidze received the Satellite Award for Best First Feature from the International Press Academy on 18 February 2017.
PRODUCTION: The General Starring Goran Višnjić Started Shooting in Croatia
ZAGREB: Antun Vrdoljak’s anticipated The General, starring Goran Višnjić as the hero of the Croatian War of Independence Ante Gotovina, started shooting in Croatia on 20 February 2017. The project…
FESTIVALS: One World 2017 Announces Lineup and Other Programmes
PRAGUE: The 19th edition of One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival will screen 121 documentaries in 15 thematic categories from 6 to 15 March 2017. The festival will…
Macedonia Approves Subsidies of 507,000 EUR to Boost TV Production
SKOPJE: Macedonia will distribute 507,000 EUR / 31m MKD in 2017 as subsidies for production of domestic documentary and feature programmes on national TV stations and the public broadcaster Macedonian…
SLOVENIA: Country Report 2016
In 2016 Slovenia’s film production remained stable, but the audience’s interest in domestic films increased. There were no major changes in the distribution and exhibition sectors, and the number of…
FNE at Berlinale 2017 - Day 11: See how the FIPRESCI critics rate the programme so far
FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlinale to rate the films in the Main Competition, Panorama and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5…
Croatian Filmmakers Lobby against Political Interference
ZAGREB: Representatives of Croatian Film Director's Guild and Croatian Producers Association have launched the initiative We’ve Had Enough, aimed at protecting Croatian cinema from political influence and control. The initiative…
