FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2015: Demon
WARSAW: Demon, Marcin Wrona's adaptation of Piotr Rowiecki's play about a paranormal case, will screen in the main competition of the 25th Cottbus Film Festival running 3-8 November 2015, following…
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2015: Family Film
PRAGUE: Prague-trained and based Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu, winner of the 2012 Czech Critics “Discovery of the Year” award, screens his second feature Family Film in the main competition of…
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2015: Siska Deluxe
LJUBLJANA: Siska Deluxe by Jan Cvitkovič is competing at the 25th edition of Cottbus Film Festival running through 8 November 2015. The film had its world premiere in Montreal and…
Polish Court Rejects US Extradition Request in Roman Polański Case
KRAKOW: A Polish court has decided that the US claim to extradite Roman Polański from Poland is unwarranted. The decision, which is not legally binding, was announced on 30 October…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Under the Sun Wins CEE Competition, No Prize in Czech Competition
JIHLAVA: Vitaly Mansky’s documentary about life in South Korea seen through the life of a Korean family and their young daughter, Under the Sun, won the best film in the…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Czech Doc Funding Stirs Controversy
JIHLAVA: The decision by the jury of the Czech national documentary competition Czech Joy at the 19th Jihlava IDFF which concluded on 1 November 2015 echoed hints of a problem…
New Polish Film Institute Director Pushes for Tax Incentives
WARSAW: The new Director of Polish Film Institute Magdalena Sroka said that Poland needs film tax incentives and added that she plans to introduce a financial model to encourage business…
New Film, Series and TV Theatre Office Introduced at TVP
WARSAW: The Supervisory Board of Polish public broadcaster TVP accepted a series of structural changes introduced by new President Janusz Daszczyński.
Austria to Discuss Film Cooperation with Cyprus
VIENNA: Austria is considering a bilateral coproduction agreement with Cyprus.
FESTIVALS: Camerimage Announces Main Competition Line-up
BYDGOSZCZ: Fifteen international productions will screen in the Main Competition of the 23rd International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, Camerimage.
Jacek Bromski joins the National Development Council
WARSAW: Acclaimed Polish director and President of the Polish Filmmakers Association Jacek Bromski has joined the National Development Council created by the Polish President Andrzej Duda. Bromski will be a…
PRODUCTION: Kerekes Preps Three Slovak Coproductions
JIHLAVA: Slovak documentary director and producer Peter Kerekes is in development and production with a slate of three documentaries, all of which will be international coproductions, on the heels of…
Eurochannel Launches Lithuanian Month
VILNIUS: Eurochannel and the Lithuanian Film Centre have teamed up to present “Lithuanian Month” in November.
FESTIVALS: Scanorama Announces Competition Titles
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian film festival Scanorama will show 14 short films in its competition section, New Baltic Cinema.
Magdalena Sroka awarded with Gloria Artis medal
WARSAW: The newly appointed Director of the Polish Film Institute Magdalena Sroka received the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis from the Polish Minister of Culture and National…
FNE DocBloc: Julian Assange Fills the Great Hall at Jihlava IDFF
JIHLAVA: Taking risks is not the traditional path for most film festivals. Sponsors and audiences often prove averse to such a move. But in the case of the fifth annual…
GRANTS: Estonia Announces Grants for Jubilee Films
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute today announced grants for six film projects that are designated for screening during the Republic of Estonia’s 100th anniversary in 2018.
Czech Sirena Film Coproduction Sells Worldwide Rights
PRAGUE: Bones of the Wise Men, a coproduction from Prague-based Sirena Film with Germany’s Films in Motion, has been acquired by Spain’s Moonrise Pictures for exclusive worldwide rights prior to…
FNE at JIHLAVA IDFF: Industry Section Spurs Growth
JIHLAVA: The first full working day of the 19th Jihlava IDFF which runs through 1 November 2105, started at a running speed, with nine specialised industry programme sections kicking off…
Jacek Drosio to Receive EFA Editing Award
BERLIN: Polish film editor Jacek Drosio is one of six honorees who will receive awards from the European Film Academy (EFA).
