FNE UNIC EU Policy Update
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
Polish/Czech/Ukrainian Pleasure Principle Receives International Award
WARSAW: The Polish/Czech/Ukrainian TV series The Pleasure Principle / Zasada Przyjemności received the Platinum REMI Award in the mini-series category during the WorldFest International Film Festival in Houston.
Romania Resumes Film Production and Allows Open-air Screenings
BUCHAREST: Film and audiovisual production will resume in Romania after the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Health published in the Official Gazette their regulations for preventing the spread…
FNE Podcast: Festivals in Crisis: Archil Khetaguri Director of CinéDOC-Tbilisi Film Festival
Archil Khetaguri talks about the tough decisions he faced when the COVID-19 crisis forced him to postpone CinéDOC-Tbilisi, which was scheduled for 23-27 April. He also discusses the creative possibilities…
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Grants for Documentary Production
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has distributed 135,402 EUR / 473,908 GEL for the production of six documentary films to be directed by Tornike Bziava, Givi (Beso) Odisharia, Khvicha…
Polish Association of Studio Cinemas Launches Virtual Cinema Project
WARSAW: A new virtual studio cinema created for several dozen Polish cinemas to showcase their offer was launched in Poland. The Polish Association of Studio Cinemas is the operator of…
New Horizons' Polish Days at Marche du Film Goes to Cannes
WARSAW: The New Horizons IFF will present five Polish films at the online edition of Marche du Film Goes to Cannes on 22 June 2020.
Polish Animated Films Pitch at Krakow FF
KRAKOW: Six Polish short animated films in the last stage of production will be pitched online as part of the Krakow Film Festival on 2 June 2020.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Tutors
Ex Oriente has announced its first tutors for 2020
Polish Cinemas to Reopen in June
WARSAW: The Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced that cinemas and other large venues can reopen starting 6 June 2020.
Welcome to Chechnya Wins 2020 Online Edition of Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
THESSALONIKI: The 22nd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival gave its Golden Alexander award and a cash prize of 15,000 EUR to Welcome to Chechnya by David France (USA). The festival, which concludes…
FESTIVALS: Scanorama 2020 Accepts Submissions
VILNIUS: The European Film Forum Scanorama 2020 has announced that it will proceed as scheduled and opened its call for submissions. The festival will take place 5-22 November 2020.
GRANTS: Romania Announces Production Grants
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Centre (CNC) has distributed almost 3.9 m EUR / 18,832,000 RON as production grants for feature films, debut features, documentaries, animated films, short fiction films and…
CEE Projects Selected for dok.incubator 2020
PRAGUE: A Polish and a Balkan documentary are among the eight international projects that will participate in dok.incubator, which will have its next residential session 24 – 29 August in…
Sofia Meetings Works in Progress Goes Online
SOFIA: The 17th Sofia Meetings’ Works in Progress will be held online 27 – 31 May 2020.
Studio Agart Explores Remote Production Solutions
WARSAW: Studio AGART is adapting to the COVID-19 crisis by offering remote shoots for ad campaigns.
Lithuanian Analysis Of Tax Incentive Results
VILNIUS: An analysis of the impact of the Lithuanian tax incentives shows that five films have benefited from the Lithuanian Film Tax Incentive in 2020, despite the COVID-19 crisis. They…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Merab Kokochashvili in Production with Terzo Mondo
TBILISI: The venerated Georgian film director Merab Kokochashvili is currently in production with his feature film Terzo Mondo. His 1967 film Great Green Valley / Didi Mcvane Veli (1967) is…
HBO Europe Joins Cristian Mungiu for Second Edition of Write a Screenplay For… Contest
BUCHAREST: The TV mini-series The Untouchable / Intangibilul by Adina Sădeanu and German-American Kirsten Peters, and the feature film Is It Really Happened? / S-a întâmplat by Maria Avram are…
Lithuania Tallies COVID-19 Box Office Losses
VILNIUS: Lithuanian cinemas are expected to lose 8 m EUR in ticket sales and another 4 m in additional income in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, according…
