Poland Scores Three Wins in Locarno
WARSAW: Polish director Andrzej Żuławski won the Best Director award in the main competition of the Locarno Film Festival which wrapped on 15 August 2015.
Baltic Sea Docs 2015 Selects 25 Projects
RIGA: The 19th Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (BSD) taking place 2-6 September 2015 in Riga announced its final selection of 25 projects, representing 13 countries. They include six Latvian…
Dhallywood’s Bobby to Star in Malta Film
VALLETTA: Dhallywood actress Bobby is set to star in a film tentatively titled Malta which will begin filming in Malta on 15 October 2015.
New Chinese Feature to Be Shot in Czech Republic
Morning, Paris!, a new Chinese production starts shooting in Prague on 18 September 2015 using the Czech company Milk &Honey Films as line producer.
FNE at Sarajevo IFF: European Film Forum to Discuss Exhibition and Coproduction in the Borderless World
SARAJEVO: The European Film Forum hosted by the Sarajevo Film Festival's Regional Forum will discuss the future of the public funding of coproductions in the digital borderless world and the…
Romanian National Film Center Looks for New Director
BUCHAREST: The Romanian National Film Center (CNC) will organize a contest for a new general director on 3 September 2015.
KVIFF, Czech TV, Aerofilms to Launch New Distribution Label
PRAGUE: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), the Czech Television and the Aerofilms distribution company are working on the establishing a new distribution label, which will distribute films from around…
FNE at Venice FF 2015: Poland’s Klezmer Headed for Venice Days
VENICE: Polish director Piotr Chrzan has scored a slot in line up for the Official Selection of Venice Days 2015, with his feature film debut Klezmer, a drama set in…
FNE Doc Bloc: Who Will Win the Heart of Sarajevo?
The 21st edition of Sarajevo Film Festival (14-22 August 2015) will screen 23 documentaries, five of which were supported by various activities of Institute of Documentary Film (IDF). All of…
CineLink's Works in Progress Announces Line Up
SARAJEVO: CineLink's Work in Progress, at the Sarajevo International Film Festival, selected five projects including three features, a documentary and an animated film. The projects come from Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia…
MECEFF Announces Line Up
MEDIAŞ: The best films of 2014 from Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary will compete at the 5th Mediaş Central European Film Festival (MECEFF) from 1 to…
PRODUCTION: Jan Hřebejk Starts Shooting The Teacher
BRATISLAVA: Jan Hřebejk started shooting on a new feature film The Teacher on 8 August 2015. The premiere is planned for autumn 2016.
Hungary Announces Features Grants
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian National Film Fund has allotted production grants of approximately 11.5 m EUR for five feature films. Most of the funding went to Gabor Herendi's period romantic drama…
Jan Hrebejk and Jiri Strach to Direct New Series for Czech TV
PRAGUE: Top Czech directors Jan Hrebejk and Jiri Strach are among those chosen to by Czech pubcaster Czech Television to direct its line-up of new TV series this autumn.
B’EST EAVE Producers’ Workshop Announces Projects
TALLINN: B’EST EAVE Producers’ Workshop has selected eight projects and four participants without projects for its 4th edition taking place in St Petersburg, Russia from 7 to 11 September 2015,…
PRODUCTION: Theory of Tiger Starring Jiří Bartoska Starts Shooting
PRAGUE: Radek Bajgar's Czech-Slovak comedy The Theory of Tiger, starring Jiří Bartoska, started shooting this week. Shooting will continue until 15 September 2015.
Nat Geo People to Hit Eastern Europe
BUCHAREST: Nat Geo People will be launched in Romania by Telekom on 1 September 2015. Romania is the first Eastern European country where it will be launched after Denmark, Germany,…
Malta Celebrates 90 Years of Film
VALLETTA: To commemorate Malta’s achievements in the film industry over 90 years, the Malta Film Commission will organise a concert on 25 and 26 September 2015. Malta Philharmonic Orchestra will…
Magdalena Sroka Appointed New Head of Polish Film Institute
WARSAW: Cultural manager and producer Magdalena Sroka will replace Agnieszka Odorowicz as the new Head of the Polish Film Institute starting 3 October 2015. Agnieszka Odorowicz is stepping down after…
FNE at Sarajevo Cinelink 2015: Poland Invited Partner Country for CineLink
WARSAW: A delegation of 15 Polish producers and distributors will participate at CineLink (19-22 August 2015), the coproduction market of the 21th Sarajevo International Film Festival (14-22 August 2015).
