CEE Animation Forum Announces Official Projects Selection and Introduces New Market Platform
PILSEN: CEE Animation Forum has unveiled the official project selection for its 11th edition, set to take place in Pilsen, Czech Republic, on 8 - 9 November 2023. The total…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Director Giorgi Javakhishvili Develops Debut Feature while Prepping Short Film Pale Evening, Gray Day
TBILISI: Young Georgian director/writer/producer/film researcher Giorgi Javakhishvili is preparing his first short fiction film Pale Evening, Gray Day (working title), which is envisioned to be expanded into a feature film…
FNE Malta Focus 2023: Malta Film Commission Signs Memorandum of Understanding with British Film Commission
VALLETTA: British Film Commission and Malta Film Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, aiming at enhancing the collaboration between the UK and Malta screen industries, as well as facilitating…
PRODUCTION: Hungarian Director Nóra Lakos Shoots I Accidentally Wrote a Book
BUDAPEST: Hungarian director/screenwriter Nóra Lakos is currently in production with children's film I Accidentally Wrote a Book / Véletlenül írtam egy könyvet. This 4 m EUR Hungarian/Dutch coproduction has already…
PRODUCTION: Slovenian Director Jani Sever Starts Shooting Musical Drama Ciao Bela
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian documentary director Jani Sever starts shooting his debut feature Ciao Bela / Čao Bela on 3 July 2023. The Slovenian/Serbian/Croatian coproduction is a musical youth drama about a…
FNE at KVIFF 2023: First Cut+ Announces Lineup for KVIFF Eastern Promises
KARLOVY VARY: Four projects (co)produced by Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary, North Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovakia and Romania are among the eight projects from the 8th edition of First Cut+ to…
Rooftop Summer Cinema Opens in Prague
PRAGUE: A summer cinema will be open on the terrace of the DOX+ building in Prague from 5 July to 30 August 2023, as an initiative from the art gallery…
Polish Project Camper Wins Pitch & Play LIVE! at NATPE Budapest 2023
BUDAPEST: Polish project Camper, produced by TVP, has won the 7th edition of Pitch & Play LIVE! at NATPE Budapest 2023.
FNE Malta Focus 2023: Malta Film Commission and Malta Enterprise Sign Memorandum of Understanding
VALLETTA: Malta Enterprise and the Malta Film Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, whose main objective is to establish a collaborative framework aimed at supporting the initiatives and projects…
Submissions Still Open for East-West Co-production Market connecting cottbus 2023
COTTBUS: Projects in development, production and postproduction can still apply for the 25th edition of East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco), which will be held 8 – 10 November 2023…
PRODUCTION: Slovak Historical TV Series Time of Hopes in Postproduction
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak historical TV miniseries Time of Hopes / Čas nádejí directed by Ján Sebechlebský and produced by the Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) and ARINA Film production,…
PRODUCTION: Vytautas Puidokas in Production with Lithuanian/French Doc Abandoned
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Vytautas Puidokas is currently finishing production on his long documentary Abandoned, which is estimated to be completed in early 2024.
Renowned Arthouse Cinema Training Finds New Home in Berlin
BERLIN: After 19 years in Venice, the international Arthouse Cinema Training (ACT) organised by Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d’Art et d’Essai (C.I.C.A.E.) is moving to Berlin, where it will be…
Sarajevo Film Festival Presents Regional Film and TV Academy
LOPUD: The team behind the Ponta Lopud Film Festival and the Sarajevo Film Festival have announced their new project, the Regional Film and TV Academy, during the 3rd edition of…
FESTIVALS: Love According to Dalva Wins Art Film Fest 2023
KOŠICE: The Belgian/French drama Love According to Dalva directed by Emmanuelle Nicot won the Blue Angel, the main prize in the International Competition of the 29th Art Film Fest Košice.…
Gladiator 2 to Start Shooting in Malta
VALLETTA: Ridley Scott’s team has moved from Morocco to Malta for the shooting of a sequel to Gladiator 23 years after the original film. Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro…
EXCLUSIVE: New Sales for Agnieszka Holland’s The Green Border
WARSAW: Films Boutique has signed new distribution deals for Agnieszka Holland’s feature film The Green Border with Spain, Austria, the Baltics, Iceland and Hungary after the project was showcased in…
GRANTS: Croatia Announces Production Grants
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has distributed 2.572 m EUR for the production of two feature films and eight long documentaries, including one first long documentary. The two feature…
PRODUCTION: First Slovak Multilingual TV Comedy Series Pressburg Wraps Shooting
BRATISLAVA: Comedy TV series Pressburg directed by Csaba Molnár has entered postproduction. The eight-episode series about the linguistic diversity of Bratislava is produced by Slovakia’s Pressburg Partners Production and coproduced…
Raluca Turcan Appointed New Minister of Culture in Romania
BUCHAREST: Raluca Turcan is the new Minister of Culture in Romania as a new coalition Government, led by PM Marcel Ciolacu, has been appointed. Turcan is replacing Lucian Romașcanu.
