FNE at Cannes 2016: ScripTeast Winner Announced
CANNES: The winner of the 10th anniversary edition of the Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award for the Best Script from Eastern Europe is When The Trees Fall by Marysia Nikitiuk from…
The Red Captain Holds on at Slovak Box Office
BRATISLAVA: The Red Captain, a Slovak/Czech/Polish coproduction directed by Slovak producer/director Michal Kollár, stayed in the Slovak top 20 for its tenth week in distribution. The film has a cumulative…
FNE at Zlin IFF: Eight Films for Youth Compete at Zlin Fest
ZLIN: A wide international selection of films will screen in the competition of feature films for youth at the 56th Zlin International Film Festival for Youth and Children, which runs…
FNE at Cannes 2016: Party and Screening Alert: Thursday 19 May and Friday 20 May
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FNE at Cannes 2016: Review: Personal Shopper
CANNES:Celebrity and actress Kristen Stewart must enjoy the irony of playing a much beleaguered celebrity slave as she has taken on the job once again for her role in Olivier…
PRODUCTION: Valley of the Gods with John Malkovich Begins Filming in Poland
WROCLAW: Shooting on the Polish/US fantasy film Valley of the Gods starring John Malkovich and directed by Lech Majewski begins on 18 May 2016 in Wroclaw.
Bucharest NonStop Wins Best Film at UCIN Awards Gala
BUCHAREST: Dan Chișu’s Bucharest NonStop was the surprising winner of the Best Film award at the UCIN Awards Gala organised by the Romanian Filmmakers Union on 16 May 2016, edging…
Stalin Returns to Prague for Czech TV’s Monster
PRAGUE: Prague sees the return of a controversial statue to a prominent spot in the city thanks to a new film from Czech TV. Shooting started on the TV film…
FNE at Cannes 2016: Party and Screening Alert: Wednesday 18 May and Thursday 19 May
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FNE at Cannes 2016: Aktis Film Boards Komandarev’s Compatibility
CANNES: Bulgarian director Stephan Komandarev’s new project Compatibility is set to go into production in November of this year after Germany’s Aktis Film Production agreed to coproduce the project together…
Nika Races to Zlin Festival
LJUBLJANA: Slobodan Maksimović’s Nika, a teen family drama about a 16-year-old go-cart driver who wins the most important race of her life, has been completed in time to screen on…
PRODUCTION: Bohdan Slama in Development with Czech/Slovak Scars
PRAGUE: The multi-award-winning Czech director Bohdan Sláma is prepping a new feature film with the working title Scars / Jízvy produced by Fog´n ´Desire and coproduced by Slovakia‘s Sokol Kollár.
Czech Films Show Box Office Endurance
PRAGUE: Six Czech films are holding on to their spots in the top 20 at the local box office, with several in their sixth and seventh weeks in distribution. They…
FNE at Cannes 2016: Estonians Announce Awards and Welcome Andrus Ansip
CANNES: Estonians had much to celebrate in Cannes with the visit of the European Commission Vice-President and former prime minister of Estonia Andrus Ansip to the Estonian stand and the…
FNE at Cannes 2016: Party and Screening Alert: Tuesday 17 May and Wednesday 18 May
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Romania Launches Tax Incentives
BUCHAREST: Romania has announced that it will offer tax incentives for films by the end of 2016. The system is being worked out by the Romanian Ministry of Culture and…
Baltic Focus for Trieste Coproduction Forum
TRIESTE: The coproduction forum When East Meets West (WEMW), taking place 22-24 January 2017, has announced its country focus, with Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania representing the East and France representing…
Elvis Walks Home to Film in Bosnia
LONDON: Elvis Walks Home, a UK/Albanian/Croatian coproduction directed by Fatmir Koci, will begin shooting in Bosnia and Albania on 15 August 2016.
FNE at Cannes 2016: Party and Screening Alert: Monday 16 May and Tuesday 17 May
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FNE at Cannes 2016: RE-ACT Unveils Its Second Edition Participants
CANNES: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre, FVG Audiovisual Fund and Slovenian Film Centre have announced the participants of the 2nd RE-ACT Workshop, an innovative co-development and training initiative launched by the…