Emmy Winner to Finish Documentary in Georgia
TBILISI: Emmy winner, American director and artist James Higginson, is about to finish his documentary Devout about Georgian monks. He also plans to shoot an experimental feature, The Road to…
PRODUCTION: Ita Rina, A Film Star Who Refused an Invitation to Hollywood in Postproduction
LJUBLJANA: Marta Frelih entered postproduction with her long documentary Ita Rina: A Film Star Who Refused an Invitation to Hollywood, about the first Slovenian film actress who became famous outside…
PRODUCTION: Władysław Pasikowski in Development with Jan Nowak-Jeziorański Biopic
WARSAW: Polish director Władysław Pasikowski is working on a new historical thriller about Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, one of the most notable resistance fighters of the Home Army during WWII. The shooting…
Obituary: Director Ladislav Helge
PRAGUE: Film director and screenwriter Ladislav Helge, one of the members of the Czech New wave, passed away at 88 on 31 January 2016.
Marion Rathmann, New Appointment at Turner Broadcasting System in Central and Eastern Europe
Marion Rathmann was appointed Programming Director of entertainment channels at Turner Broadcasting System in Central and Eastern Europe on 1 February 2016.
The Wednesday Child Wins Trieste Film Festival
TRIESTE: The Wednesday Child by Lili Horváth received the Trieste Award for Best Feature Film at the 27th Trieste Film Festival which took place from 22 to 30 January 2016.
Two Polish Films Honoured at Sundance
WARSAW: Michał Marczak received the Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary for All These Sleepless Nights while Agnieszka Smoczyńska was awarded A World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Unique Vision…
Malta Determined to Boost Film Industry
VALLETTA: The minister of Tourism, Edward Zammit Lewis, expressed his firm commitment to work towards creating a sustainable film industry, while transforming Malta and Gozo into unique film destinations.
Slovenian Box Office on the Rise
LJUBLJANA: Admissions in Slovenia were up by six percent in 2015 compared to 2014 but domestic titles scored less than in the previous year.
Polish Coproduction to Open in France
WARSAW: Anne Fontaine’s drama Agnus Dei, a French/Polish/Belgian coproduction starring Agata Kulesza and Agata Buzek, will open in France on 10 February 2016. The film is distributed by Mars Films.
Star Wars Rumored to Shoot in Croatia
ZAGREB: The Croatian media is speculating that Star Wars: Episode VIII might be shot in Dubrovnik, as the Croatian Audiovisual Centre neither confirms nor denies it.
Pitbull. New Order, Best Domestic Opening in 2016
WARSAW: Pitbull. New Order, a sequel to Patryk Vega's crime series Pitbull, had 211,091 admissions in the opening weekend, setting a record for a domestic film in 2016.
FESTIVALS: ZagrebDox Announces Lineup
ZAGREB: More than 160 films have been selected for all the 17 categories of the 12th ZagrebDox, of which 24 titles will vie in the International Competition. The festival takes…
Aferim! Wins Big at Best Film Fest
Radu Jude’s Aferim! was awarded Best Romanian Film, Best European Film and has also won Best Director, Best Romanian Actor (Teodor Corban) and Audience Award at the Best Film Fest…
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Debut Feature Grants
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center allotted 222,519 EUR/ 600,000 GEL for the production of two debut features in 2016.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Launched Call for Applications
PRAGUE: Applications for the development workshop Ex Oriente are open until 4 May 2016.
Eleven Césars Nods for Czech Coproduction Marguerite
PRAGUE: Xavier Giannoli‘s period drama Marguerite, which is a Czech coproduction and was shot entirely in the Czech Republic, received 11 nominations for the French national awards Césars, including Best…
Discovery Networks Produces Documentary on Bucharest Tragedy
BUCHAREST: The tragedy which took place at the Colectiv Club in Bucharest on 30 October 2015, killing 63 young people and injuring dozens, will be described in a documentary produced…
Nicky’s Family Aired on BBC
BRATISLAVA: The multi-awarded docudrama Nicky’s Family by Matej Mináč was broadcast by BBC on its first channel on 27 January 2016, on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Awarded Greek Films Will Be Screened in Cyprus
CYPRUS: Greek films awarded at the 38th Drama Short Film Festival 2015 will be screened in Nicosia, Larnaca, Paphos and Limassol from 1 to 4 February 2016.
