Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master provokes storm of controversy at prize ceremony
LONDON: American director Paul Thomas Anderson took home the runner-up Silver Lion Prix of the Venice Film Festival for The Master amid a storm of controversy after The Hollywood Reporter…
FNE at Venice FF 2012: Venice Film Festival Prize Winners
VENICE: Korean director Kim Ki-duk collected the Golden Lion for Best film for his ultra violent Pieta in a year that saw Ulrich Seidl’s Paradies: Glaube as the only film…
Romanian film lures audiences with unique promo campaign
BUCHAREST: Romanian producer/director Tudor Giurgiu is trying to lure Romanian audiences back to local films with a unique new promotional campaign for his second film, Of Snails and Men. Unprecedented…
FESTIVALS: Rosa Wins MECEFF
MEDIAS: The second MECEFF (Mediaş Central European Film Festival, www.meceff.ro) gave its Best Film award to the Polish film Rosa (www.skorpionarte.pl) by Wojciech Smarzowski
FNE at the Golden Boll Film Festival: The Circle
ADANA: The Circle is the latest film from Dervis Zaim, whose previous films, made over the last 20 years, include Waiting for Heaven, Dot and Somersault in a Coffin.
FNE at the Golden Boll Film Festival: Saint Ayse
ADANA: Saint Ayse directed by Elfe Uluc will make its premiere in the Turkish National Competition of the Golden Boll Film Festival.
FNE at Golden Boll Film Festival: Night of Silence
ADANA: Night of Silence, which screens in the Turkish National Competition of the Golden Boll Film Festival, had its world premiere at the 2012 Berlin Film Festival’s Generation section where…
FNE exclusive: Court decision gives Hungarian Film Fund control of film studios: FNE asks Andy Vajna what’s next
BUDAPEST: A Hungarian court decision has transferred the property of the former Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation (MMKA) to the Hungarian National Film Fund (www.filmalap.hu).
FNE at Venice FF 2012: Competition: Spring Breakers
VENICE: Oldies beware Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers might seem slight but the buzz from younger Euro-critics after its first screening in Venice was decidedly positive.
FNE at the Golden Boll Film Festival: Know My Name
ADANA: Know My Name will have its world premiere in the Turkish National Competition of the Golden Boll film festival.
FNE at the Golden Boll Film Festival: Load
ADANA: The latest film from veteran director Erdan Kiral, Load, screens in the Turkish National Competition of the Golden Boll film festival.
Realitatea TV to Cut Staff
BUCHAREST: Realitatea TV (www.realitatea.net) announced it will cut half of its personnel, following the appointment of a new General Manager, Gabrial Bugnar, who took over the position on 3 September…
FNE at Golden Boll FF: National Competition lineup announced
ADANA: Fourteen Turkish films were selected from 42 applicants to screen in the 19th Golden Boll National Feature competition (17-23 September 2012, www.altinkozafestivali.org.tr), vying for 350,000 TL in prizes.
FNE at Golden Boll Film Festival: Present Tense
ADANA: Present Tense competes in the Golden Boll after its premiered at the 2012 Istanbul Film Festival where it won the ‘Best female performance in a leading role’ award.
FESTIVALS: Cinematik Features Slovak Documentary Competition
PIESTANY: Four long Slovak documentaries will screen in the Cinematik film festival (www.cinematik.sk) documentary competition, taking place 7-13 September 2012 in the Slovak spa resort of Piestany.
Romanian Films Hit the Local Cinemas This Autumn
BUCHAREST: At least eight high profile Romanian films are scheduled to open domestically in the next three months, with hopes of improving on the lukewarm reception by local audiences. The…
FNE at Venice FF 2012: Competition: Outrage Beyond
VENICE: Japanese director and actor Takeshi Kitano returns to Venice with his sequel to his gory but beautifully choreographed 2010 hit Outrage. Beyond Outrage takes up where Outrage left off…
FNE at Golden Boll Film Festival: Voice of My Father
ADANA: Adana Golden Boll competition film Voice of My Father had its world premiere in the Rotterdam Film Festival main competition and its Turkish premiere at the Istanbul Film Festival…
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month. Czech Republic – Ivo Andrle, Aerofilms
FNE together with Europa Distribution have launched its new Distributor of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European distributors and the common problems they…
FESTIVALS: Golden Boll Adds Film Market
ADANA: The 19th Golden Boll Film Festival (17-23 September 2012, www.goldenbollfilmfestival.com) will launch the first Turkish film market, Bazaar Adana, in association with the Film Producers Association of Turkey, SE-YAP…
