FNE at connecting cottbus 2019: Vesper Seeds
COTTBUS: Rising Lithuanian director Kristina Buozyte teams up with French Bruno Samper as writers/directors of an English language sci-fi/coming-of-age film Vesper Seeds, with plans to shoot the 2 m EUR…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2019: Rattlesnakes
COTTBUS: Serbia’s Biberche is working on the political thriller Rattlesnakes directed by Nikola Ljuca and produced by Nikolina Vucetic-Zecevic and Maja Ilic, as a coproduction with France and Croatia The…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2019: Traces
COTTBUS: Director Dubravka Turic is working on her debut feature film Traces, a drama with mystical elements that encompasses the four seasons of a single year, which is produced by…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2019: About a Girl
COTTBUS: The Romanian/Swiss production company Elefant Films tackles difficult and sensitive subject matter in About a Girl, helmed by Ruxandra Zenide. The film was pitched at connecting cottbus, 6 –…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Applications Due for East Doc Platform
Today, 8 November 2019, is the last day to apply for East Doc Platform.
FNE at connecting cottbus 2019: Coproductions and Film Incentives Drive Film Growth in CEE Territories
COTTBUS: Coproductions are at the root of growing local film industries in Croatia, Montenegro and Poland, in the forms of coproductions with neighbouring countries and more distant partners coming in…
FESTIVALS: Happiness Effect Opens 2019 Cinedays European Film Festival
SKOPJE: A total of 56 European films will compete for the main prizes of the 18th edition of Cinedays Festival of European Film, running 7 - 15 November in Skopje.…
WORKING TOGETHER - Filmmaking is a Collaborative Process - Workshop
Following the success of the first edition, FOCAL proposes a second edition of the Workshop WORKING TOGETHER - Filmmaking is a collaborative process, which will take place near Geneva from…
FESTIVALS: Latvian/Lithuanian/Norwegian Spoon Screens in Doc Competition at Latvian FF
RIGA: The lauded Latvian director Laila Pakalnina will have her Latvian/Lithuanian/Norwegian documentary Spoon in the documentary competition of the 2019 Latvian National Film Festival, which runs from 7 to 12…
Canal+ Polska Buys Kino Świat
WARSAW: The Pay TV channel Canal+ Polska has purchased 70 percent of Polish film distributor Kino Świat.
FNE at Venice 2019: Review: Joker
VENICE: Director Todd Phillips enters the Venice competition lineup with what just might be the first Batman film that is for non-Batman fans. His film Joker takes the usual Hollywood…
FESTIVALS: Black Nights Announces 2019 Works in Progress
TALLINN: The Black Nights Works in Progress will present 18 films, which are looking for sales agents or festivals for international premieres at the Industry@Tallinn programme on 26 and 27…
FESTIVALS: Leilais Kristaps Latvian National Film Festival Showcases 25 Films
RIGA: The Latvian National Film Festival, which runs from 7 – 12 November 2019 in Riga, will showcase 25 films in competition and out of competition screenings. Out of 95…
FESTIVALS: Oleg Competes in 2019 Latvian National Film Festival
RIGA: The Latvian/Belgian/Lithuanian/French coproduction Oleg by Juris Kursietis will screen in competition at the Leilais Kristaps national film festival of Latvia, which runs 7 – 12 November 2019.
FNE at FilmFestival Cottbus 2019: By a Sharp Knife
COTTBUS: By a Sharp Knife / Ostrým nožom, the debut film by Teodor Kuhn, screens in the main competition at FilmFestival Cottbus, which runs 5 – 10 November 2019.
Marko Sopić's The Team Opens Strong in Serbia
BELGRADE: Domestic films dominate the box office in Serbia. Marko Sopić's The Team / Ekipa opened in second place in Serbia, just two weeks after Military Academy 5 / Vojna…
PRODUCTION: Locarno Winner Pjer Žalica Shoots Black Comedy
SARAJEVO: Pjer Žalica, whose debut Fire! (Refresh, 2003) won the Silver Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival, started production on his third feature film Focus, Grandma / Koncentriši se, baba…
Polish/Czech Pleasure Principle Sold to ZDF
WARSAW: Beta Film has sold the Polish/Czech TV series The Pleasure Principle directed by Dariusz Jablonski to ZDF to be broadcast on ARTE.
Prizes and Distinctions 7th EMIGRA 2019
International jury in the including Bożena Intrator (USA), Dr Małgorzata Przedpełska-Bieniek, Liliana Komorowska (Canada), Krzysztof Magowski, Janusz Dymek, Piotr Latałło (USA), Romuald Mieczkowski (Lithuania) chose from 42 films from around…
