SOFA– School of Film Agents Ready to Kick Off
WROCLAW: Cultural managers and film agents from Lithuania, Czech Republic, Georgia and Poland are participating in the 4th edition of SOFA – School of Film Agents, set to take place…
FESTIVALS: Bulgarian Godless Wins Locarno Film Festival
LOCARNO: Ralitza Petrova’s Godless won the Golden Leopard and Radu Jude’s Scarred Hearts the Special Jury Prize at the 69th edition of Locarno Film Festival held 3-13 August 2016.
PRODUCTION: Rouzie Hassanova in Postproduction with Radiogram
SOFIA: Rouzie Hassanova is in postproduction with her debut feature, Radiogram, a Bulgarian/Polish/Turkish coproduction. Based on personal memories, the film follows a father who walks almost 100 km to buy…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Dustcatcher
SARAJEVO: Dustcatcher, the debut feature by Bulgarian writer/director Pavel G. Vesnakov, will be one of the 15 projects presented at the CineLink Co-production Market, set to take place 17-18 August…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Book of Hours
SARAJEVO: Georgian director Dea Kulumageshvili is developing her debut feature Book of Hours, which has been selected for CineLink Co-production Market, set to take place 17-18 August 2016, during the…
PRODUCTION: Andrey Chertov in Postproduction with Silent Movie
SOFIA: Andrey Chertov is completing postproduction on Silent Movie, a feature film based on many documentary elements. The story follows the life of the famous Bulgarian composer, jazz performer and…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: The Heroes Were Dancing
SARAJEVO: Serbian writer/director Nikola Ljuca will be presenting his next project The Heroes Were Dancing at the CineLink Co-production Market, set to take place 17-18 August 2016, during the 22nd…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: My Name is Damian
SARAJEVO: Slovenian Maja Weiss’s My Name is Damian, which is adapted from the novel by Suzana Tratnik, an acclaimed Slovenian writer and activist for LGBT rights, is one of 15…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Submit Your Documentary Projects from Central and Eastern Europe to East Doc Platform 2017
The Institute of Documentary Film is looking for documentary projects in development/production/postproduction for the 6th edition of East Doc Platform, set to take place in Prague from 6 to 12…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija
SARAJEVO: Acclaimed Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska is presenting her fifth feature film project God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija at the CineLink Co-production Market, set to take place 17-18…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Illyricvm
SARAJEVO: Director/art director/ CGI artist/animator/graphical designer Simon Bogojević Narath is developing his first feature film Illyricvm, that has been selected for the CineLink Co-production Market, set to take place 17-18…
The 11th FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project Opens Applications
WARSAW: Applications for the 11th FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project, a training programme for young critics and film journalists from Central and Eastern Europe coordinated by the Warsaw Film Foundation and…
FESTIVALS: The 4th Triq Cinemoon Festival Ready to Kick Off
VALLETTA: The 4th edition of Triq Cinemoon Festival, an unusual open air festival with the selection based on the audience’s vote, will kick off on 11 August 2016.
FESTIVALS: Robert De Niro and Stephen Frears to Be Awarded at Sarajevo FF
SARAJEVO: Robert De Niro will receive the First Honorary Heart of Sarajevo – Lifetime Achievement Award, while Stephen Frears will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the 22nd…
GRANTS: Macedonia Announces Grants
SKOPJE: Macedonian Film Agency will distribute 2,328,780 EUR / 143,490,000 MKD as production grants for feature films, documentaries and animated films in 2016.
FESTIVALS: Anonimul Independent FF Welcomes Park Chan-wook
BUCHAREST: The 13th edition of Anonimul International Independent Film Festival, will run from 8 to 14 August 2016 in Sf. Gheorghe, Danube Delta, having Park Chan-wook as special guest.
PRODUCTION: Petr Jákl Preps Big Budget Jan Žižka
PRAGUE: Director/producer/screenwriter Petr Jákl is preparing a historic epic film about one of the most important personalities in the Czech history, Bohemia’s greatest warrior Jan Žižka of Trocnov. Expected to…
Increased Popularity of Bulgarian Short Films Portal
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s independent online portal NoBlink! Media, focusing on short films, is enjoying a growing interest among audiences. It has released over 40 fiction, documentary and animated short films since…
Bollywood Producers Scout For Locations in Georgia
TBILISI: A group of Bollywood producers are currently visiting Georgia. They have been invited by Enterprise Georgia in cooperation with the Georgian National Film Centre and their visit is part…
PRODUCTION: Krobot Starts Shooting Quartet
PRAGUE: Czech director/actor Miroslav Krobot is currently shooting his second feature film, Quartet / Kvarteto. The film stars popular Czech actors such as Jiří Schmitzer and Barbora Poláková.
