PRODUCTION: Dearest Sister Brings Estonia, Laos and France Together
VIENTIANE: Oree Films embarks on Estonia's first ever co-production with Laos and France on the set of Dearest Sister, a supernatural drama set in Laos’ capital Vientiane. The film is…
PRODUCTION: Karin Babinska to Direct Czech-Dutch Coproduction
PRAGUE: Rick McCallum and Martin Šebík from Film United, the Prague-based company which coproduced the TV series Borgia, have announced that their new project, Following the Dream/Za sny, will be…
Estonian Special Effects Boost Spring to Top of iTunes
TALLINN: The US produced Spring by Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson shot to the top of iTunes horror genre list for a week. Spring's special effects were done in Estonia…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Cain's Children Screened in Prague
PRAGUE: On Monday, April 6, an exceptional documentary Cain's Children will be screened in Cinema Světozor in Prague. In a visually captivating manner, the Hungarian director Marcell Gerő tells the…
FESTIVALS: GoEast Festival Lineup Announced
WIESBADEN: goEast, the international film festival held in Germany which focuses on Eastern European films, will run from 22 to 28 April in 2015.
Poland’s TVN Creates Two More New Channels
WARSAW: TVN, a privately owned TV broadcaster in Poland, is planning to add two new channels from 16 April 2015. TVN Meteo Active will focus on lifestyle programmes while TVN…
Czech Doc Confessions of the Forgotten by Petr Vaclav Gets Theatrical Release
PRAGUE: A new documentary by Petr Václav, Confession of the Forgotten/Zpověď zapomenutého, will be released theatrically by its producer Mimesis Film. The film has its Czech premiere on 2 April…
FESTIVALS: Vilnius' Sixth Meeting Point Attended by Oppenheimer and Hazanavicius
VILNIUS: The sixth Meeting Point – Vilnius conference has begun. One of the biggest film industry events in the Baltic region, it invites participants to discuss current topics in the…
First Re-Act Workshop Call for Applications
MOTOVUN: Re-Act, a new development workshop taking place alongside the TorinoFilmLab international framework programme, is now accepting applications for projects.
FESTIVALS: Febiofest Winners 2015
PRAGUE: The winner of the Febiofest is Life in a Fishbowl, directed by Baldvin Zophoníasson. The film is a coproduction between Iceland, Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic and produced…
PRODUCTION: Nightlife by Damjan Kozole Starts Postproduction
LJUBLJANA: In February, award-winning Slovenian filmmaker Damjan Kozole finished shooting his tenth feature film Nightlife, which has now entered postproduction.
OBITUARY: Czech Filmmaker Miroslav Ondříček
PRAGUE: Czech cinematographer Miroslav Ondříček, a close collaborator of Miloš Forman, died on 28 March 2015 at the age of 80.
Dušan Hanák's Pictures of the Old World Released on DVD in the UK
BRATISLAVA: Pictures of the Old World (1972) directed by Dušan Hanák is to appear on DVD in the United Kingdom. This is the third film to be released by the…
GRANTS: Lithuania Concludes Funding Competition for 2015
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre will grant 32,700 EUR for the preproduction of two feature films directed by Ernestas Jankauskas and Linas Ryškus.
Saulius and Paulius Robbed Them All Tops Lithuanian Box Office
VILNIUS: The comedy Saulius and Paulius Robbed Them All by Simonas Aškelavičius and Ričardas Marcinkus has become the most profitable Lithuanian movie in 2015 with 90,876 admissions and 423,199 EUR…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Documentaries Supported by IDF at Hot Docs
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, North America's largest documentary event, will screen documentaries supported by the Institute of Documentary Film from 23 April to 3 May 2015 in Toronto.
FNE TV: Pauline Durand-Vialle CEO FERA the Federation of European Film Directors
FNE spoke to Pauline Durand-Vialle CEO FERA the Federation of European Film Directors, about the EU’s plans for Copyright Reform and a Digital Single Market and the impact this will…
FESTIVALS: Bucharest International Film Festival Announces Lineup
BUCHAREST: Six debut features and second films will compete for the trophy of the 11th edition of Bucharest International Film Festival from 20 to 26 April 2015.
OBITUARY: Producer Peter Kovarčík
PRAGUE: Slovak-born producer and businessman Peter Kovarčík died as a result of an accident on 23 March 2015 at the age of 61.
Polsat to Launch International Channel
WARSAW: Polsat, a leading Polish private broadcaster, received a license for Polsat World, a channel for Poles living abroad.
