GRANTS: National Film Institute - Hungary 2020 Grants
BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute - Hungary (NFI) has distributed almost 23 m EUR / 8.32 b HUF in film grants in the first 10 months of 2020. The production…
FESTIVALS: Zagreb Film Festival 2020 Announces Competition For Fully Online Edition
ZAGREB: The 18th edition of the Zagreb Film Festival, which will be held fully online from 8 to 15 November 2020 on the platforms kinoeuropa.hr and croatian.film, and on the…
FESTIVALS: Green Montenegro IFF 2020 Goes Online
PODGORICA: The 2020 edition of Green Montenegro International Film Festival (GMIFF), which usually takes place at the Dumitor National Park during the first week of August, will take place online…
Slovene Animated Film Association Announces 2020 Awards
LJUBLJANA: Mury the Cat – The Big Game and The War of The Words Or The Respectful Silence received the top awards for 2020 from the Slovene Animated Film Association…
FESTIVALS: Slovenian Animateka 2020 Goes Online
LJUBLJANA: The 17th edition of the Slovenian festival of animated film Animateka has announced that the festival will take place in an extended hybrid online and in-person format on 30…
PRODUCTION: Czech/Slovak Animated Fichtelberg in Preproduction
BRATISLAVA: The hybrid animated/live-action historical adventure film Fichtelberg directed by Šimon Koudela, which participated in the 2020 online CEE Animation Forum, is moving into preproduction as a Czech/Slovak coproduction. Arina…
OBITUARY: Macedonian Actor Dancho Chevrevski
SKOPJE: The acclaimed Macedonian film and TV actor and producer Dancho Chevrevski died on 29 October 2020 in Skopje at age 69.
FESTIVALS: Kutaisi ISFF 2020 Postponed
KUTAISI: The First edition of the Kutaisi International Short Film Festival, in partnership with the Georgian National Film Center and the Kutaisi Municipality, has been postponed from 3 – 7…
FESTIVALS: Immaculate and Videograms of a Pandemic Win Postproduction Awards at Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest Festival
BUCHAREST: Immaculate, the debut feature by Monica Stan and George Chiper Lillemark, and the new documentary by Andrei Dăscălescu Videograms of a Pandemic, won postproduction awards at the Works-in-Progress showcase…
FESTIVALS: Fest Anča 2021 Call for Projects
BRATISLAVA: The Fest Anča International Animation Festival has opened its Call for Entries for the 14th edition, to be held 1 – 4 July 2021 in Žilina, Slovakia.
FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2020: Slovak Director Viera Čákanyová Wins Top Prize at Ji.hlava IDFF
JIHLAVA: White on White by Slovak director Viera Čákanyová won Best Film in the Opus Bonum international competition of the 24th Ji.hlava IDFF, which continues online through 8 November 2020.…
FNE at FilmFestival Cottbus 2020: Cottbus Postponed to December
COTTBUS: The 30th anniversary edition of FilmFestival Cottbus, originally scheduled to begin on 3 November 2020, has postponed its dates due to the closure of all cinemas for four weeks,…
HAVC Gives Additional Support for Productions Affected by COVID-19
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) will provide 660,000 EUR / 5 m HRK in additional support for the production of feature films to help productions affected by the COVID-19…
FNE Oscar Watch 2021: Slovenia Selects Stories From the Chestnut Woods as Oscar Candidate
LJUBLJANA: Gregor Božič’s debut feature Stories From the Chestnut Woods / Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov is Slovenia's candidate for the 93rd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in…
FNE Oscar Watch 2021: Estonia Selects The Last Ones as Oscar Bid
TALLINN: The Last Ones / Viimane, an Estonian/Finnish/Dutch coproduction directed by Veiko Õunpuu, has been selected as Estonia's candidate for the 93rd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award…
PRODUCTION: Hungarian Rapper Film Larry Completes Shooting
BUDAPEST: Szilárd Bernáth's first feature film Larry completed filming on 30 September 2020. The story of a young rapper growing up in a tough neighbourhood stars rising young actor Benett…
FESTIVALS: Tallinn Unveils Baltic Event Works in Progress
TALLINN: Seven Baltic projects, seven international projects and four additional projects will be presented at the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, the one-week summit for film and audiovisual industry professionals held…
FNE at Artdocfest Riga 2020: The Earth is Blue As An Orange
RIGA: The documentary The Earth Is Blue As An Orange by Iryna Tsilyk will screen in the International Documentary Film Festival Ardocfest / Riga, running from 26 November to 1…
Canal + Polska To Launch IPO on Warsaw Stock Exchange
WARSAW: One of the leading Polish Pay TV providers Canal + Polska has announced plans for an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Canal+ Polska holds a 70% stake in…
Presentation of Feasibility Study for Major New International Film Studio in Zagreb
ZAGREB: The Croatian Institute for Public Finance and Olsberg SPI consultancy will present the results of their feasibility study on a project of a new film studio complex in Croatia…
