PRODUCTION: Irena Škorić Shoots Five Countries Coproduction Doc In Search of Lotika
HERCEG NOVI: Croatian director Irena Škorić began shooting her long documentary In Search of Lotika / U potrazi za Lotikom in the House of Nobel laureate Ivo Andrić in Herceg…
European Work in Progress Cologne 2024 Announces Supporting Programme
COLOGNE: The upcoming 7th edition of the established industry event European Work in Progress Cologne (EWIP, 14 – 16 October 2024) will be accompanied by a high profile supporting programme…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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.
