FESTIVALS: Soy Nero Wins Bucharest International Film Festival
BUCHAREST: Soy Nero by Rafi Pitts was awarded Best Film at the 12th Bucharest International Film Festival, which took place from 18 to 24 April 2016.
Jacek Bromski Re-elected President of Polish Filmmakers Association
WARSAW: Producer/director/writer Jacek Bromski was re-elected with an overwhelming majority to the position of president of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP) on 23 April 2016.
PRODUCTION: Jasmin Duraković in Preproduction with Goodbye Cockroach!
SARAJEVO: Goodbye Cockroach!, a feature film inspired by the songs of the famous Bosnian-Herzegovinian band Zabranjeno pušenje, plans to start shooting in August 2016.
Estonian Film Institute Awards Microgrants for Features
The Estonian Film Insitute announced the latest two grants from its recently established microgrants scheme. The grants are awarded to Scandinavian Silence / Skandinaavia Vaikus by Martti Helde and Portugal…
FESTIVALS: Krakow FF Announces 2016 Competition Films
KRAKOW: Nineteen films will compete in the main documentary film competition of the 56th Krakow Film Festival. The films represent 18 countries and three continents, and include four films from…
FESTIVALS: New Romanian Festival BUZZ CEE Ready to Kick Off
BUZĂU: Six feature films from Austria, Russia, Bulgaria, Germany, Poland and Romania were selected for the competition of the first edition of BUZZ CEE, a new festival for CEE films…
Czech Law to Pump More Money into Czech Film
PRAGUE: The State Cinematography Fund will regularly receive money from the state budget. The sum of approximately 180 to 200 m CZK will be granted to the Fund on annual…
FNE at Finale Plzen 2016: Family Film Wins Finale Plzen
PLZEN: Olmo Omerzu’s Family Film won the Golden Kingfisher main prize at the 29th Finale Plzen film festival’s closing ceremony on 21 April 2016.
PRODUCTION: Ema Kugler Shoots Man with the Shadow
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian video artist and film director Ema Kugler started shooting her fifth feature film, Man with the Shadow.
FNE at Finale Plzen: Interview with Matthieu Darras of the TorinoFilmLab
PLZEN: Matthieu Darras of TorinoFilmLab was in Plzen to participate in the Finale Plzen’s industry section. FNE asked Darras about the position of CEE filmmakers at the TorinoFilmLab.
CME Refinances Ahead of Quarterly Announcement
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises has completed a refinancing transaction to extend a credit facility agreement and a term loan, with the intention of decreasing the company’s financial leverage.
Helios to Open New Multiplexes in Poland
WARSAW: Poland’s Helios will expand with four new multiplexes in Krosno, Stalowa Wola, Tomaszów Mazowiecki and Wołomin. The first two multiplexes will be opened in 2016 with the second two…
FESTIVALS: The 16th goEast Kicks Off
WIESBADEN: Feature films and documentaries are competing together in the Competition of the16th edition of goEast, which takes place in Wiesbaden on 20-26 April 2016.
FNE at Finale Plzen: The Little Man
PLZEN: Radek Beran’s animated film The Little Man / Malý Pán, a Czech/Slovak coproduction, will screen at the 29th Finale Plzen (15-21 April 2016).
FNE IDF DocBloc: Docu Talents from the East Call for Entries
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival announces that submissions to the Docu Talents from the East 2016, a presentation of the finest Central and Eastern European creative documentary projects in the…
Eight CEE Producers Selected for Producers on the Move
CANNES: Eight of the 20 producers selected for the European Film Promotion's high-profile networking platform Producers on the Move at the Cannes Film Festival (11-22 May 2016) are from CEE…
FESTIVALS: Slovenian, Czech and Polish Films in Cannes Classics
CANNES: Valley of Peace by France Stiglic (Slovenia), Ikarie XB 1 by Jindřich Polák (Czech Republic) and Dekalog 5 and 6 by Krzysztof Kieślowski (Poland) will screen in Cannes Classics…
Expansion and Transition for MIDPOINT
PLZEN: The MIDPOINT script development programme is expanding and rebranding during its sixth year in operation. The addition of a TV series development programme saw a tripling of applications in…
FNE at Finale Plzen: David
PLZEN: David, the debut feature of Jan Těšitel, which had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary IFF, will screen at the 29th Finale Plzen (15-21 April 2016).
FESTIVALS: CEE Short Films Selected for Cannes Directors' Fortnight
CANNES: Short films by the Croatian director Miroslav Sikavica, Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili and Czech director Jan Saska were selected for the 48th Directors' Fortnight of Cannes Film Festival.
