PRODUCTION: Nikolay Stefanov Shoots Intergenerational Trauma Documentary

SOFIA: Bulgarian director Nikolay Stefanov follows the reopening of the cold case of his father’s killing 30 years ago in a documentary, while also exploring the ideas of masculinity and…
06-10-2024

PRODUCTION: Estonian Director Tõnis Pill in Postproduction with Fränk

TALLINN: Estonian director Tõnis Pill is currently in postproduction with his debut feature Fränk, which is set to be released in the spring of 2025. This 100% Estonian coproduction is…
06-10-2024

Panopticon Wins 2024 Batumi International Art-house Film Festival

BATUMI: George Sikharulidze’s Georgian/French/Italian/Romanian coproduction Panopticon received the award for best film in the Feature Film Competition section of the 19th Batumi International Art-house Film Festival (BIAFF). The festival was…
06-10-2024

FNE Oscar Watch 2025: FNE Partner Countries Candidates

WARSAW: Here are the candidates of FNE partner countries for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category.
06-10-2024

PRODUCTION: Marko Novaković Shoots Psychological Thriller Accomplices

BELGRADE: Serbian director Marko Novaković is filming his fifth feature, Accomplices / Saučesnici, which is a coproduction of Serbia, Croatia and North Macedonia, supported by all three national film centres…
03-10-2024

Rise of Raven Leads Beta Film Lineup at MIPCOM 2024

BUDAPEST: The big budget 10-hour series Rise of the Raven produced by Robert Lantos is heading the lineup of Beta Film at the MIPCOM in Cannes (21 – 24 October…
03-10-2024

FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Bosnia and Herzegovina Selects My Late Summer as Oscar Contender

SARAJEVO: Danis Tanović's comedy drama My Late Summer / Nakon ljeta has been selected by the Association of Filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s candidate for the…
03-10-2024

Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2024 Announces Selected Projects

TALLINN: Fourteen projects have been selected for the Baltic Event Co-Production Market, which will be held at Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 20-22 November 2024. This year, the market is including…
03-10-2024

Record-breaking Funding for Slovenian Cinema in 2025

LJUBLJANA: The Government of the Republic of Slovenia has decided to allot 14.4 m EUR for Slovenian films in 2025, a record-breaking decision that adds 4.75 m EUR to the…
01-10-2024

PRODUCTION: Daniel Kušan’s Bumblebee’s Flight Takes Off

ZLARIN: The Croatian island of Zlarin and the nearby Blitvenica lighthouse have become the backdrop for Bumblebee’s Flight / Bumbarov let, a children’s adventure film directed by Daniel Kušan. The…
01-10-2024

BOX OFFICE: Romanian/Serbian The New Year That Never Came Tops Romanian Charts after First Weekend

BUCHAREST: Bogdan Mureșanu’s debut feature The New Year That Never Came / Anul Nou care n-a fost is topping the weekly box office in Romania with 109,570 EUR / 545,051…
01-10-2024

European Work in Progress Cologne 2024 Announces Selected Projects and International Jury

COLOGNE: The European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP) has announced the selected projects and the international jury for its 7th edition, which will take place 14 - 16 October 2024.
01-10-2024

Year of German Central European Films 2024: German Films Events in October 2024

FNE together with German Films have launched the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
01-10-2024

Triumph Wins 2024 Golden Rose National Film Festival

VARNA: Triumph by Kristina Grozeva and Peter Valchanov won the Best Film Award at the 42nd Golden Rose National Film Festival, which was held in Varna 19 – 26 September…
29-09-2024

FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival 2024: Prize Winners

GDYNIA: Agnieszka Holland's The Green Border received the Grand Prize Golden Lion at 49th Polish Film Festival, which was held from 23 to 28 September 2024.
29-09-2024

Teachers' Lounge Wins 2024 ICFF Manaki Brothers

BITOLA: Judith Kaufmann, the cinematographer of the German film Teacher’s Lounge / Das Lehrerzimmer directed by Ilker Çatak, received the Golden Camera 300 at the 45th edition of the International…
29-09-2024

Be2Can 2024 Ready to Start in Czech Republic and Slovakia

BRATISLAVA: The 11th edition of the Be2Can Festival will be held in the Czech Republic from 2 to 9 October and in Slovakia from 9 to 16 October 2024.
29-09-2024

Old Film Studio in Tbilisi to Make Room to Multifunctional Art Centre

TBILISI: An old film studio in Georgia’s capital city is undergoing a major rehabilitation with funding from the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
29-09-2024

Gdynia Film Festival 2024 Lineup

GDYNIA: Sixteen films are competing for the Golden and Silver Lions in the Main Competition of the 49th Polish Film Festival, which is held 23 – 28 September 2024.
26-09-2024

Additional Films from FNE Partner Countries Join European Film Awards’ Feature Film Selection

BERLIN: Films directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili, Bogdan Mureșanu, Saulė Bliuvaitė and Pavel G. Vesnakov are among the 16 titles added by the European Film Academy to the 37th European Film…
26-09-2024