Prague French Film Festival Opens on a Somber Note
PRAGUE: In the spirit of “the show must go on,” on 18 November 2015 the French ambassador to the Czech Republic opened the 18th Festival of French Film with a…
Agnieszka Holland Receives Kosciuszko Award
WARSAW: Polish film director Agnieszka Holland was given the Kosciuszko Foundation’s Pioneer Award at a gala ceremony held in the US.
Malta Films Take Four Percent Market Share
VALLETTA: Domestic films accounted for 4.2 percent of admissions in 2014, which totaled 653,000.
Romanian Actress Joins Shooting Star Jury
HAMBURG: European Film Promotion announced that Romanian actress Anamaria Marinca will be on the jury of the 2016 European Shooting Stars.
Letters to Santa 2 Beats Spectre to Dominate Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Letters to Santa 2, the sequel, to TVN's 2011 holiday box office hit, scored the best opening of a Polish film in 30 years with 586,000 admissions in the…
NATPE Europe Returning to Budapest
PRAGUE: Just two years after relocating NATPE Europe to Prague, the TV market will be returning to Budapest in 2016.
Motherland Gets New Eurimage Award
TALLINN: Eurimages has given its first Co-Production Development Award to Motherland by writer/director Tomas Vengris and producer Uljana Kim from Lithuania.
European Film Forum Digital Debate
TALLINN: A debate on the future of Europe’s film and content industries will kick off on 18 November 2015 in Tallinn.
Screen Industries in East-Central Europe Unveils Guest Line-up
BRATISLAVA: The fifth annual Screen Industries in East-Central Europe (SIECE) conference, which takes place 20-21 November 2015 in the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, will feature two keynote lectures…
FNE at IFF Bratislava: Land and Shade Takes Top Awards
BRATISLAVA: The Colombian film Land and Shade directed by Cesar Augusto Acevedo won the Best Film and the FIPRESCI prizes at the 17th Bratislava IFF closing ceremony on 16 November…
PRODUCTION: Johanna’s Mystery Rushes toward Christmas Bow
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Juraj Nvota is in postproduction with Johanna’s Mystery, a 75-minute fairytale which will screen on public broadcasters Slovak TV and Czech TV on 24 and 25 December…
Underworld: Next Generation Shoots in Prague
PRAGUE: The fifth installment of the Underworld film franchise is filming in the Czech Republic until December 2015.
Slovakia Reaps Film Industry Benefits
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak film industry is seeing the results of governmental film investment initiatives, on both the domestic and the international landscape, while expanding distribution support.
FNE at Scanorama: Lithuania Wins Scanorama New Baltic Cinema Short Film Competition
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian short Bridges (2015) by director Austėja Urbaitė won the best film prize in the New Baltic Cinema competition of the Scanorama film festival which concluded in Vilnius…
SPI Takes Stake in Upcoming News Channel
WARSAW: Kino Polska TV, part of the media group SPI International is acquiring a 49 percent stake in Cable Television Network & Partners which is developing news channel Zoon TV.
PRODUCTION: Polish Family Film The Day of Chocolate in Production
WARSAW: Jacek Piotr Bławut is working on his debut film The Day Of Chocolate, which won the Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award in Cannes IFF 2010. Studio Rabarbar is producing.
US Talent Agency Opens CEE Office in Warsaw
WARSAW: LA based media and production agency IN.TRIN.SIC has joined forces with Polish High Spot company representing Polish filmmakers and film professionals. The newly created High Spot In.Trin.Sic will be…
HBO Shooting Noir Series in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: HBO Europe started shooting an eight part series titled Pustina / Wasteland, a dramatic story of a village community on the verge of decline which is hit by a…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: CEE Films Screening at Kasseler Dok Fest
CEE films are the focus of the Kasseler Dok Fest, running through 15 November 2015.
FNE/IDF Doc Bloc: Submit Your Documentary Project to Docs in Thessaloniki
Docs in Thessaloniki is an international pitching forum offering an outstanding opportunity to create alliances for future collaborations. Here you will develop your project, pitch it to leading financiers and…
