EFP Appoints Heinen as General Director
HAMBURG: The Board of Directors of European Film Promotion (EFP) appointed Sonja Heinen to replace Renate Rose as Managing Director of the pan-European network at their recent meeting in Hamburg.
PRODUCTION: Alef Producing Documentary
BRATISLAVA: Slovak production company Alef Film&Media Group is developing a documentary about an 81-year-old Slovak artist, Alex Mlynarcik.
Polish-German Film Fund Announces Call for Entries
WARSAW: Producers from Poland and Germany are invited to apply for funding from the Polish-German Film Fund.
Letters To Santa 2 Rides to Top of Polish Box Office
WARSAW: After racking up the best opening weekend for a Polish film in 30 years with 655,000 admissions, the Polish Christmas comedy Letters to Santa 2 has climbed to 1,901,000…
FNE TV: Loic Magneron President Wide
FNE asked Paris based sales agent and distributor Loic Magneron, President of Wide Distribution and Production about how VOD and new players on the European market like Netflix are changing…
Czech Lions Add TV Award Categories
PRAGUE: The Czech Lion Awards, the national awards of the film industry, announced the addition of three competition categories for television production.
Vojtech Jasny Honoured at Prague Alma Mater
PRAGUE: Vojtech Jasny was given Prague’s Academy of Performing Arts Golden Medal, its highest honour, on 30 November 2015. Jasny was an early graduate of the academy’s film programme, FAMU.
FNE TV: Mirsad Purivatra Director Sarajevo Film Festival and Europa Cinemas Entrepreneur of the Year
FNE asked Mirsad Purivatra the winner of this year’s Europa Cinemas Entrepreneur of the Year Award about how festivals and cinemas can work together and what role innovation can play…
No Extradition from Poland for Polanski
WARSAW: Poland will not seek an appeal to a court ruling against the extradition of Roman Polanski, effectively clearing the way for Polanski to shoot his next film in Poland.
FESTIVALS: ZagrebDox Pro 2016 Extends Deadline
ZAGREB: The ZagrebDox Pro programme has extended its application deadline until 7 December 2015.
Agora to invest 30 m PLN in New Lifestyle Channel
WARSAW: After winning a spot in the MUX-8 transmitter for best lifestyle channel project, Agora plans to invest 30 m PLN (7 m EUR) in the new channel Kiwi TV.
FNE at Tallinn Black Nights 2015: Prize Winners
TALLINN: The 19th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival awarded its top prize to the South Korean film Sado by director Lee Joon-ik with the director and producer picking up an…
Poland Considers New Fund for Historic and Family Films
WARSAW: The National Development Council newly created by Polish President Andrzej Duda will make a decision on creating a new fund that would support big budget history costume and family…
FESTIVALS: Tbilisi Festival Opens with Moira
TBILISI: The 16th Tbilisi International Film Festival will open on 30 November 2015 with a premiere of the Georgian film by Levan Tutberidze Moira produced by Cinetech Film. The festival…
FNE at Europa Cinemas 2015 Conference: Focus on Increasing Audiences in the Post-digitalisation Era
PRAGUE: The focus was squarely on increasing audiences for European films at the 19th Europa Cinemas Network Conference in Prague 27-29 November 2015.
FNE TV: MEP Bogdan Wenta Member of the EU committee on Culture and Education
FNE asked Bogdan Wenta why the LUX Prix was important for the support of cultural diversity in Europe and how it contributes to our understanding of social problems and cultural…
Bulgarian National Film Archive Joins Cultural Protests over Funding
SOFIA: The staff of the Bulgarian National Film Archive has joined the protests against the on-going underfunding of the cultural sector, which started on 24 November 2015 in Bulgaria.
Francis Gary Powers jr Attends Bridge of Spies Preview in Prague
PRAGUE: Czech powerhouse distribution company Cinemart scored its own diplomatic coup, bringing the son of Francis Gary Powers to a special pre-premiere screening of Bridge of Spies directed by Steven…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: East Doc Platform Deadline Approaches
The deadline to apply for East Doc Platform is 1 December 2015.
PRODUCTION: Maciej Pieprzyca Shooting Psychological Thriller
WARSAW: Maciej Pieprzyca, director of the box office hit Life Feels Good (Tramway) is working on his new film Jestem Mordercą / I Am A Killer, a thriller inspired by…
