Candidates for PISF Director Position Revealed
WARSAW: A list of nine candidates to replace Agnieszka Odorowicz as the Director of Polish Film Institute was announced after the Competition Committee finalised its first session.
FESTIVALS: Lineup for the 62nd Pula Film Festival Announced
PULA: The Pula Film Festival will run from 18 to 25 July 2015.
Scripps Networks Interactive to Make Offer for Poland's TVN
WARSAW: U.S media group Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc, one of the world’s leading developers of lifestyle content for television, internet and mobile platforms, intends to make a public tender offer…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Submissions for Ex Oriente Film are Closed
The submissions for 12th edition of Ex Oriente Film are now closed. Thank you to all those who entered.
New Record for Admissions in 2014 Estonian Box Office
TALLINN: According to Statistics Estonia, in 2014 the country recorded the highest number of cinema admissions since the country’s restoration of independence in 1992. The overall number of tickets sold…
FERA Publish Five Point Plan on Single Digital Market
BRUSSELS: The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA), which represents film and television directors from 29 countries across Europe, is publishing a five point plan aimed at highlighting the important…
Secret Society of Souptown Most Successful Estonian Children's Film
TALLINN: Secret Society of Souptown by Margus Paju has beaten the all-time opening weekend record for Estonian children films, with over 17,000 admissions.
FESTIVALS: LET'S CEE Film Festival Call for Shorts and Official Trailer
VIENNA: The fourth LET'S CEE Film Festival, which will take place from 1 to 11 October 2015 in Vienna, is calling for Short Films and the Official Festival Trailer.
Single Digital Market Assembly to be Held in Riga
RIGA: The digital assembly 2015, coorganised by the European Comission and the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will be held in Riga to discuss the single…
FEEDBack (Film Eastern Europe Dialogue) Brings Together Troika of Eastern European Film Fund Chiefs
CLUJ: The first session of think-tank platform FEEDBack (Film Eastern Europe Dialogue) brought together a troika of three Eastern European film fund heads to participate in a working group with…
Film Education Initiative for Teachers Launched in Latvia
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia in collaboration with the National Centre for Education has developed a new project entitled “Kino Skolās”, which aims at promoting accessibility and knowledge…
Record Attendance for European Films in Latvia
RIGA: Latvian cinemas saw a dramatic increase in admissions for European films in 2014.
ScripTeast Winning Team Nabs IPDF Project Prize with Dora
SOFIA: Feature film project Dora, co-written by Milko Lazarov and Simeon Ventislavov and produced by Sofia based Red Carpet was chosen as “best project“ by the International Project Discovery Forum,…
Croatian Audiovisual Stakeholders Express Concern Over Single Digital Market Strategy
ZAGREB: Representatives from throughout the Croatian audiovisual industry have expressed their concern over the lack of clarity in the "Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe", published by the European Commission…
FESTIVALS: Polish Documentaries Triumph at the 55th Krakow Film Festival
KRAKOW: Call Me Marianna, Casa Blanca and Queen Of Silence dominated the winners line-up at 55th Krakow Film Festival.
GRANTS: State Cinematography Fund Supports Six Czech films
PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund has announced the support for production of six Czech feature films, out of 22 projects which applied.
FESTIVALS: Golden Slippers Awarded in Zlin
ZLIN: The winners have been announced for the 55th International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Zlin.
FNE IDF DOC Bloc: DOK.Incubator's Special Focus on Czech and Slovak Filmmakers
In a week, a new, exclusive DOK.Incubator programme for Czech and Slovak films starts.
Czech Comedy Life is Life tops Local Box Office
PRAGUE: Czech comedy Life is Life/Život je život directed by Milan Cieslar has topped the Czech box office in its second week of release. The film released in 142 copies…
Latvian EU Presidency Encourages Film
BRUSSELS: The National Film Center of Latvia has compiled a comprehensive list of films, from classics to contemporary masterpieces, to be released in a new collection. This initiative is a…
