PRODUCTION: Dāvis Sīmanis in Postproduction with My Peaceful Place of Exile
RIGA: Award-winning director Dāvis Sīmanis is in postproduction with the feature My Peaceful Place of Exile / Pelnu sanatorija. The story of this Latvian/Lithuanian coproduction is set in the final…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival: Twice Upon a Time in the West
VARNA: Boris Despodov’s debut feature Twice Upon a Time in the West will screen in the main competition of the 33rd Golden Rose NFF (6-11 October 2015). The film will…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival: The Petrov File
VARNA: Award winning documеntary director Gueorgui Balabanov’s feature debut The Petrov File was originally scheduled to compete at the Golden Rose NFF in 2014, but because of technical reasons the…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival: Losers
VARNA: Acclaimed actor/director/writer Ivaylo Hristov’s feature film Losers will screen in the main competition of the 33rd Golden Rose National Film Festival (6-11October 2015). The film premiered at the 37th…
PRODUCTION: Last Family Started Shooting
WARSAW: Jan P. Matuszyński started shooting Last Family, focusing on the relationship between the legendary painter Zdzisław Beksiński and his son, on 28 September 2015.
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival: Family Relics
VARNA: Ivan Cherkelov’s new feature Family Relics will have its world premiere in the main competition of the 33rd Golden Rose NFF (6-11 October 2015). The date of the domestic…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival: Barter
VARNA: Award winning documеntary director Atanas Kiryakov’s feature film Barter will vie in the main competition of the 33rd Golden Rose NFF (6-11October 2015). The film will be released domestically…
FNE at Warsaw FF 2015: FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project
WARSAW: During the 31st Warsaw Film Festival (9-18 October), seven young critics will participate in the FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project, an initiative between WFF, FIPRESCI and Film New Europe. The…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Silver Eye Awards Nominees Announced
The nominees for Silver Eye Awards have been announced. They will be judged by three juries for the seventh time in 2015.
Croatian Rest in Peace Series Sold to Belgium
ZAGREB: Croatian dramatic TV series Rest in Peace has been acquired by the Belgian Flemish Radio and Television (VRT). This is the first series developed by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre…
PRODUCTION: I Want To Be Like You Wrapped Bulgarian Shooting
SOFIA: Konstantin Bojanov’s first English-language film, I Want to be Like You, wrapped the Bulgarian shooting and is currently shooting in Belgium until 12 October 2015.
FESTIVALS: Riga International Film Festival Announces Official Competition
RIGA: Seven films will compete for the first time in the international competition of Riga International Film Festival (15-25 October 2015). It is a competition for films from countries connected…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival: Snow
VARNA: Ventsislav Vasilev’s debut feature Snow will vie in the main competition of the 33rd Golden Rose National Film Festival (6-11October 2015). The first Bulgarian/Ukrainian coproduction was also selected for…
FNE at Golden Rose FF 2015: Face Down
VARNA: Kamen Kalev’s third feature Face Down will have its world premiere in the main competition of the 33rd Golden Rose NFF (6-11October 2015). The theatrical release of this French/Belgian/Bulgarian…
PRODUCTION: Kasia Adamik Develops New Thriller
WARSAW: Kasia Adamik is developing a Polish/Swedish/German coproduction inspired by a Polish writer and convicted murderer.
The High Sun Scores High in Croatian Cinemas
ZAGREB: Dalibor Matanić’s The High Sun was the most watched film of the past weekend in Croatian cinemas with admissions of 12,019.
White Carpathia to Be Shot in Romania
BUCHAREST: White Carpathia, the fourth and final episode of the British TV series Wild Carpathia, will start shooting this week. Producer Charlie Ottley launched a crowdfunding campaing on Kickstarter.com hoping…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival: The Woman of My Life
VARNA: Antoniy Donchev’s debut feature The Woman of My Life will vie in the main competition of the 33rd Golden Rose National Film Festival (6-11 October 2015). Domestic release is…
FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival: Corpse Collector
VARNA: Dimitar Dimitrov’s debut feature Corpse Collector will vie in the main competition of the 33rd Golden Rose National Film Festival (6-11October 2015). Domestic release is planned for the beginning…
Polish-German Film Fund Launched in Warsaw
WARSAW: Polish Film Institute, Mitteldeutsche Medienfoerderung (MDM) and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg established a film production fund with a budget of 300,000 EUR available starting 2016. The first call is planned for…
