Jacek Kurski Appointed President of TVP
WARSAW: Jacek Kurski won the competition organised by the National Media Council and will head the Polish public broadcaster TVP in the next four years. This decision finalises his term…
PRODUCTION: Sequel To Lithuanian Box Office Hit Zero 2 In Production
VILNIUS: Director Emilis Vėlyvis started shooting the third part of his famous trilogy Zero III with Kino Kultas producing. The previous film in the trilogy, Zero 2 (2010) is the…
FESTIVALS: The 11th anim'est Animation Film Festival Underway in Bucharest
BUCHAREST: This year's 11th edition of anim'est International Animation Film Festival, the only local festival exclusively dedicated to animated films and one of the most popular film festivals in Bucharest,…
Smarzowski's Hatred Tops Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Wojciech Smarzowski’s drama Hatred, about the massacre in Volhynia in 1943, topped the Polish box office with 230,000 admissions in the opening weekend. The film was released by Forum…
Indie Sales Acquires Debut Feature One Step Behind the Seraphim
BUCHAREST: Daniel Sandu’s debut feature One Step Behind the Seraphim / Un pas in urma serafimilor, produced by Ada Solomon through HiFilm Productions has been acquired by the French company…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 11.10.2016
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…
FESTIVALS: Black Nights Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years
TALLINN: The 20th Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), taking place in Tallinn and Tartu from 11 to 27 November 2016, will celebrate the growth of the only FIAPF-accredited (International Federation…
EFADs Opposes EU Parliament Proposals to Cut Creative Europe MEDIA Budget
BRUSSELS: The association of the European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) has issued a statement opposing proposals for Creative Europe budget cuts that face a critical vote today (11 October 2016)…
Estonia’s Producers Plan for a Film Production Centre
TALLINN: A cluster of Estonian film production companies united into the joint company Tallinn Film Wonderland, is planning to build the Baltics’ largest film production hub in Tallinn by the…
GRANTS: Malta Film Fund Announces 2016 Grants
VALLETTA: Malta Film Commission has released the list of beneficiaries of Malta Film Fund's first call for 2016, which closed in June 2016. A total of 250,000 EUR was made…
Filmmakers and MEPs Pay Tribute to Andrzej Wajda at LUX Prix Anniversary
BRUSSELS: MEP and EU Culture Committee Chair Silvia Costa and UK director Ken Loach were joined by other participants at the LUX Prix 10th Anniversary event in paying tribute to…
FESTIVALS: Glory Wins the First KineNova IFF
SKOPJE: Bulgarian duo Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov’s second feature Glory won the first KineNova International Film Festival, that ended on 9 October 2016 after five days of international feature…
The Teacher Sold in 50 Territories
BRATISLAVA: Jan Hřebejk’s feature film The Teacher/ Učiteľka has been sold by LevelK to more than 50 territories so far. The film is also a domestic hit, released in Slovakia…
OBITUARY: Andrzej Wajda
WARSAW: Master of Polish cinema Andrzej Wajda died on 9 October 2016 at 90. He was one of the most prominent Polish filmmakers with a career spanning more than 65…
Strong Domestic Opening Week for Gdynia Film Festival Winner Last Family
WARSAW: Jan P. Matuszyński’s debut feature The Last Family had 210,000 admissions during the first week in Polish cinemas. The winner of Best Film Award at the 41st Gdynia Film…
Mustang Screened Simultaneously in 28 Countries in the EU
STRASBOURG: On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Lux Prize, the European Parliament organises a screening of Mustang by Deniz Gamze Ergüven at cinéma l'Odyssée in Strasbourg on…
FESTIVALS: Eleven Debut Features in the Competition of the 14th Tofifest
TORUŃ: Eleven debut features will vie for the Golden Angel Award in the On Air main competition of the 14th Tofifest IFF 2016. The festival will run in Toruń from…
CentEast Market Announces Programme
WARSAW: The 12th edition of CentEast Market Warsaw will present works-in-progress of documentary and fiction films from Slovakia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Georgia and Estonia from 14 to…
Graduation and Toni Erdmann Nominated for the European University Film Award
WROCLAW: Cristian Mungiu's Graduation and Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann are among the five films nominated for the European University Film Award (EUFA), which will be announced during the week of…
The Third EAVE Producers Workshop Ready to Start in Prague
PRAGUE: A record number of 74 leading decision makers from all over the world, 31 fiction and documentary projects and 51 top producing talents from 37 countries will take part…
