FESTIVALS: LIFFE 2012 Announces Competition
LJUBLJANA: Ten films will compete in Perspectives, the main competition of the 23rd Ljubljana International Film Festival (www.liffe.si), taking place 7-18 November.
Slovenia and Italy to Expand Coproduction Agreement
ROME: Slovenia and Italy are expected to finalize a bilateral agreement on film coproduction that would extend cooperation, currently on a regional level, to the national level.
Polish Animation in the Spotlight at DOK Leipzig
LEIPZIG: DOK Leipzig, which runs through 4 November 2012, marks the centennial of Poland’s first puppet animation film with a retrospective of its creator, Władysław Starewicz, and a special programme…
Czechs Limit TV Ad Volume
PRAGUE: The Czech Senate has passed a bill that controls the volume of advertising on TV.
PRODUCTION: Georgian doc See You in Chechnya in Production
JIHLAVA: Georgian director/producer Alexander Kvatashidze is in production with a feature documentary on war correspondents. The film will be a Georgian-Dutch-Estonian-French coproduction.
PRODUCTION: Alexandru Solomon Developing Tarzan's Testicles
JIHLAVA: Romanian director/producer Alexandru Solomon is working on Tarzan's Testicles, a feature documentary on the Abkhazian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Pathology and Therapy, established in 1927, a renowned primatology…
FNE AVP Live ! Jakub Duszynski, Co-President of Europa Distribution and Artistic Director of Gutek Film, Poland.
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FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2012: Serbian Mirage Wins Jihlava European Competition
JIHLAVA: Serbian director Srdjan Keča’s film Mirage (skeca.com/mirage) won the Best CEE Documentary Film at the 16th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (www.dokument-festival.cz), which concluded 28 October 2012.
PRODUCTION: Estonian Documentary The New Silk Way to Start Shooting in Mid-2013
JIHLAVA: Estonian producers Elina Litvinova from Allfilm (www.allfilm.ee) and Marianna Kaat from Baltic Film Production (www.bfp.ee) are developing The New Silk Way, a feature/TV documentary directed by Evdokiya Moskvina set…
FNE Exclusive: Q & A with Hana Rezkova of the Institute of Documentary Film
JIHLAVA: FNE asked Hana Rezková about new trends in the documentary market and the projects the IDF (www.dokweb.net) runs not only at Jihlava IDFF but throughout the year.
Romania’s Family Film Takes new Chisu’s Chasing Rainbows on the Road
BUCHAREST: Dan Chisu's Chasing Rainbows, will be released on 2 November 2012 in eight Romanian towns and on 15 screens.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2012: Visegrad Public TV Stations Look at Doc Coproduction Options
JIHLAVA: The heads of the public TV broadcasters from the four Visegrad countries – Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary - met this week during the Jihlava International Documentary Film…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2012: Emerging Producers Connects Documentary Filmmakers
JIHLAVA: Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (23-28 October 2012, www.dokument-festival.cz) has launched a new platform for documentary producers under the title Emerging Producers.
PRODUCTION: Animated Feature Magical Book of Adventure in Production
WARSAW: Co-directors Paweł Dębski and Mateusz Heldwein are in production with Magical Book of Adventure (Magiczna Księga Przygód), a feature-length animated film with a gripping story about brotherhood, tolerance and…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Ex Oriente at Jihlava IDFF
IDF's Ex Oriente programme features two master classes on its closing day in Jihlava.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2012: TV Documentary Coproduction Funding Just Beginning in CEE
JIHLAVA: Central European documentary filmmakers are beginning to see some coproduction funding sources in TV stations across the region, but most will have to look westward for their budgets.
FNE AVP Live !: Interview with John Dick, Head of Sector Distribution of EACEA
LYON: FNE spoke with John Dick, head of Sector Distribution at the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) (www.eacea.ec.europa.eu) during the Europa Distribution (www.europa-distribution.org) conference in Lyon on the…
PRODUCTION: Animated Series Galaxy Taxi in Development
WARSAW: Fumi Studio (www.fumistudio.com) is in the early stages of development with a 13-episode animated series for adults and children, Galaxy Taxi.
Britain Returns Historical Films to Malta
MALTA: The Malta Film Commission (MFC, www.mfc.com.mt) has reached an agreement with the British Film Institute to return to Malta the first four films shot in Malta, filmed between 1925…
FNE Exclusive Interview with Hrvoje Osvadic, Croatian Producers Association
Hrvoje Osvadić was elected in June 2012 to head of the Croatian Producers Association (HRUP, www.hrup.hr). He spoke to FNE about the challenges he faces in his new position and…
