Melchior the Apothecary Trilogy Soon on Czech and German Platforms
TALLINN: In May 2023, Elmo Nüganen’s trilogy Melchior the Apothecary will be available on Germany’s largest telecom enterprise Magenta TV, as well as on the Czech streaming platform iPrima.
FESTIVALS: Simeon Moni Damevski Re-appointed as Director of ICFF Manaki Brothers
SKOPJE: Simeon Moni Damevski has received a new two-year mandate as the director of the International Cinematographers Film Festival Manaki Brothers.
FESTIVALS: Winners of 23rd goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film
WIESBADEN: Lithuanian film Remember to Blink / Per arti directed by Austėja Urbaitė received the Golden Lily for Best Film at the 23rd edition of the GoEast, the Festival of…
FESTIVALS: Cyprus Film Days IFF 2023 Announces Winners
LIMASSOL: The Fishbowl by Puerto Rico-based Glorimar Marrero Sánchez was awarded as Best Beature Film at the 21th Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival, which ran 21 - 29 April…
Johnny Depp Spotted in Budapest
BUDAPEST: Johnny Depp has visited Budapest and was seen in front of the Gellért Hotel as well as at the restaurant PitPit.
FESTIVALS: Anifilm 2023 Started in Liberec
LIBEREC: The 22nd edition of the International Festival of Animated Films – Anifilm kicked off in Liberec, Czech Republic on 2 May 2023 and it is screening approximately 500 works…
Milena Grujić Is First Serbian Director to Helm American Action Film
BELGRADE: Young Milena Grujić (born in 1994) is the first Serbian director to helm an American action film. She is currently directing Catalyst Studios’ Hitwoman, an English-speaking film shot in…
PRODUCTION: Gábor Dettre in Postproduction with Hungarian Feature Silent Night
BUDAPEST: Hungarian director/writer/producer Gábor Dettre is currently in postproduction with his feature film Silent Night / Csendes éj, which was entirely crowfounded through a campaign that ran from December 2022…
FESTIVALS: Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy FF 2023 Announces Winners
HAAPSALU: The Dutch production Shut directed by Niels Bourgonje received the Silver Méliès for Best Film in the Méliès Short Film Competition of the 18th Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film…
Hungarian Film Day Celebrations on 30 April 2023
BUDAPEST: The initiative of the National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) to annually celebrate the day of 30 April, when the first film with dramatised scenes, A Táncz by Béla…
FESTIVALS: Six Long Films to Compete at Animafest Zagreb 2023
ZAGREB: Six long animated films, including My Love Affair with Marriage by Signe Baumane and White Plastic Sky by Tibor Bánóczki and Sarolta Szabó, will compete in the Grand competition…
Applications Open for ISI Training Programmes
VIENNA: The International Screen Institute (ISI) has recently opened applications for its new training programmes for European and international film and TV creatives and executives in 2023. The four courses…
Beta Cinema Picks Up Călin Peter Netzer's New Feature Film Familiar
BUCHAREST: Beta Cinema has acquired Golden Bear-winner Călin Peter Netzer’s upcoming feature Familiar, which is a Romanian/French/Taiwanese coproduction currently in postproduction. Pre-sales will start at the upcoming Marché du Film…
Teona Mitevska’s The Happiest Man in the World Sold to Key Territories in Europe and Brazil
SKOPJE: Pyramide Films has scored multiple sales for Teona Mitevska’s The Happiest Man in the World / Najsrekniotčoveknasvetot. The film, which premiered in the Orizzonti section of the 79th Venice…
FNE at Cannes 2023: Films from FNE Partner Countries Selected for Cannes’ Short Films and La Cinef Competitions
CANNES: Films from Hungary and Poland are among the 11 titles selected for Cannes’ Short Films competition, while the La Cinef selection counts 16 films among which two are from…
Men of Deeds Wins at 17th Gopo Awards
BUCHAREST: The Romanian/Bulgarian coproduction Men of Deeds / Oameni de treabă by Paul Negoescu received the Best Long Film Award at the 17th edition of the Gopo Awards held at…
FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary IFF 2023 Announces First Events
KARLOVY VARY: The digitally restored film Courage for Every Day (1964) by Evald Schorm, a key work of the Czechoslovak New Wave, will have its world premiere at the 57th…
GRANTS: Montenegro Announces Animation Production Grants
PODGORICA: The Film Centre of Montenegro has allotted 19,975 EUR for the production of the animation project Fable of the Chicken by Milo Bešović, which has a solid potential for…
FNE at Cannes 2023: Hungarian Filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi to Preside over Cannes’ Short Film and La Cinef Juries
BUDAPEST: Hungarian director and scriptwriter Ildikó Enyedi will chair the Short Film and La Cinef juries at the upcoming edition of the 76th Cannes Film Festival, which will be held…
Chinese Studio Supreme Expands to Europe with Estonian Branch
TALLINN: Shanghai-based Studio Supreme has opened its new European branch, in Estonia. Studio Supreme Films will provide a full range of video production services, from ideation to postproduction, for both…
