FESTIVALS: The Event Wins Riga IFF
RIGA: The Riga International Film Festival First Award in history went to Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa for his documentary The Event about a failed 1991 communist coup d’etat attempt in…
FESTIVALS: Slovak Comeback Wins Georgian CineDOC Festival
TBILISI: The Slovak film Comeback directed by Miro Remo won the main prize of the international competition at the first CineDoc IDFF at the awards ceremony on 24 October 2015.
Exchange Rates Bites into CME Returns
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises posted increases in net revenues for both Q3 and its nine month statement, but a rising dollar ended up showing a decline for the company.
FNE Association Networking Event Brings Top International TV Producers to Regiofun
KATOWICE: Top international producers of TV and film gathered together with film fund representatives from Estonia and Lithuania to share their experiences about development and shooting of projects in central…
FNE at REGIOFUN: Paweł Borowski in Development with Wooma
KATOWICE: Wooma, a live action feature with animated elements based on a comic book by Karol Kalinowski, was presented at the Look For Fund event held at the 6th International…
Slovene Hip Hop Romance Opens in Top Ten
LJUBLJANA: The Beat of Love / Utrip Ljubezni debuted in tenth place in Slovenia for the week ending 21 October 2015.
Gangster Ka and Wilsonov Hold on at Czech Box Office
PRAGUE: Gangster Ka and Wilsonov held on to the number nine and number ten slots at the Czech box office.
FNE at REGIOFUN: REGIOFUN Fetes Regionally Funded Films
KATOWICE: The Spanish drama Marshland directed by Alberto Rodriguez won the first prize in the Feature Film Competition at the 6th International Festival of Film Producers in Katowice (20 -25…
FNE at Cyprus Short Film Festival: Out of Sight Grabs the Spotlight
LIMASSOL: David Hands and Christina Georgiou’s film Out of Sight won first prize for best short film in the national competition, while director Ursula Meier won first prize for best…
Czech Television Docs Head to Cinemas
PRAGUE: Former Czechoslovak intelligence agent, foodblogger, refugees at the Macedonian border, revival bands, Generation Y, and children from educational institutions. These are just some of the protagonists of the forthcoming…
FNE DocBloc: Emerging Producers at Jihlava
The Jihlava IDFF will once again bring together emerging documentary film producers from across CEE. FNE profiles six of these young filmmakers.
FNE at Regiofun: Join Us in Katowice for Regional Funds Film and TV Success Stories Networking Event
KATOWICE: The Film New Europe Association will be hosting in cooperation with the REGIOFUN – International Festival of Film Producers “Regional Funds Film and TV Success Stories” on date Friday…
CEE Films Receive Eurimages Funds
STRASBOURG: Three Polish coproductions were among the six films from CEE territories that will receive funding from Eurimages.
FESTIVALS: Tallinn Announces Main Competition
TALLINN: Eighteen films representing 21 countries will compete in the main competition of the 19th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Opens Application for 2016
The East Doc platform is accepting submissions for its March 2016 event through 1 December 2015.
Poland Signs Coproduction Agreement with New Zealand
WARSAW: Polish Minister of Culture Małgorzata Omilanowska and New Zealand ambassador Wendy Hinton signed a coproduction agreement between both countries on 21 October 2015 in Warsaw.
PRODUCTION: Polish-Lithuanian Documentary Shooting in Malbork
WARSAW: Filming for a documentary on the Teutonic Knights entitled Habit and Armour launched in Malbork on 20 October 2015.
FNE at CentEast: Romanian Dark Comedy Last Day in Postproduction
WARSAW: The independent Romanian production Last Day directed by Gabriel Achim, which was showcased at the CentEast Warsaw Works In Progress presentation, is now in postrpoduction.
FESTIVALS: Ten Films Compete at Ljubljana IFF
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu’s international coproduction Family Film is among the ten films in the main competition section Perspectives at the 26th Ljubljana Film Festival LIFFe running 11-22 November…
FNE at CentEast: ScriptPro Winner in Production with Debut Film
WARSAW: Debuting director Bartosz M. Kowalski is completing his drama Playground from the script that won SCRIPT PRO Competition 2014.
