FNE TV: Michal Bregant Director of the Czech National Film Archive
FNE asked Michal Bregant about why the Cannes Film Festival has chosen Ikarie XB 1 by Jindřich Polák to screen in its prestigious Cannes Classics programme this year and about…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2016: Nika
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, makes its debut in the international competition of…
FNE at Silver Crane 2016: Bartas Film Takes Five Awards
VILNIUS: Sharunas Bartas‘ film Peace to Us in Our Dreams won awards in five categories, including Best Feature, Best Director, Best Cinematographer, Best Editing and Best Supporting Actress at the …
Švankmajer Crowdfunds Insects
PRAGUE: Internationally acclaimed Czech surrealist and animator Jan Švankmajer has launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for his new feature length project Insects. The campaign was launched via his production company…
FNE Teams Up with UNIC For EU Cinema Policy News
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…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2016 European Debut Competition: Thirst
ZLIN: Svetla Tsotsorkova’s debut feature Thirst is competing in the international competition of European first films at the 56th Zlin IFF for Children and Youth, which runs through 3 June…
Romania Increases Lottery Cinema Funding
BUCHAREST: Romania will double the percentage of taxes collected from gambling and lottery which is allotted to the Film Fund from the current 1 percent to 2 percent according to…
PRODUCTION: Czech TV Continues ARTE Partnership with My Uncle Archimedes
PRAGUE: Following their successful coproduction projects – the TV series Jan Hus by Jiří Svoboda and Life According to Vaclav Havel by Andrea Sedláčková – Czech TV and the French-German…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2016: Juries Ready for Zlin Opening Night
ZLIN: Ten juries consisting of 21 adults and 14 children are arriving in Zlin for the opening of the 56th International Film Festival for Youth and Children on 27 May…
Wajda, Polański and Pawlikowski and Bromski Honoured by Polish Filmmakers Association
WARSAW: Polish Filmmakers Association celebrated its 50th anniversary and awarded the most influential Polish filmmakers and film professionals.
EC Adopts AVMSD Revisions
BRUSSELS: The European Commission adopted new legislative proposal amending the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) on 25 May 2016.
connecting cottbus 2016 Calls for Applications
COTTBUS: The East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco) is accepting project submissions for its 2016 pitching session until 30 July.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Vachek Takes Communism to Marseilles
Czech director Karel Vachek will present his project Communism at FIDlab in Marseilles in July.
PRODUCTION: Srđan Šarenac in Pre-production with Prison Beauty Queen Contest
SARAJEVO: Srđan Šarenac, the award winning documentary filmmaker whose film Village Without Women (2010, Les Films du Balibari) was screened at 70 film festivals worldwide and won 14 prizes, has…
FESTIVALS: Pula IFF 2016 Announces Competition Films
PULA: Thirteen films will compete in the Croatian Programme of the 63rd Pula Film Festival taking place 9 – 16 July 2016.
FNE at Zlin IFF 2016: Zlin Fetes Studio’s 80th Anniversary
ZLIN: The 56th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth, taking place 27 May – 3 June, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the film studio in Zlin, which…
PRODUCTION: Maria Sadowska Shooting The Art Of Love
WARSAW: Maria Sadowska is in production with The Art of Love, a biopic of Michalina Wisłocka, a famous Polish sexuologist who revolutionised the sex life of Poles.
Indian Film Babu Shoots in Slovenia
LJUBLJANA: Slovenia, which is becoming a destination for Indian tourists and filmmakers, welcomed an Indian film crew returning to Slovenia to shoot 20 minutes of a film with the working…
FNE at Zlin IFF 2016: Ten Films in Debut Competition
ZLIN: CEE films have a place in the European competition of first films at the 56th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth, which opens on 27 May 2016.
OBITUARY: Adolf Born
PRAGUE: Czech animator Adolf Born, best known for the Mach and Sebestova TV series, died on 22 May at the age of 85.
