BOX OFFICE: A Christmas Story Tops Czech Charts in First Weekend
PRAGUE: The weekly Czech charts are currently topped by the domestic film A Christmas Story / Vánoční příběh directed by Irena Pavlásková and produced by Europeana Production, which had 40,548…
TV Series Dune: The Sisterhood Started Shooting in Hungary
BUDAPEST: The filming of Dune: The Sisterhood, a prequel series to Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, directed by Johan Renck and produced by HBO Max, Legendary Television and Villeneuve Films, has started…
Malta Ready to Pay Out 50 m EUR for Incentives in 2023
VALLETTA: The Maltese government is ready to pay out 50 m EUR for incentives to international productions in 2023, although it had budgeted only 11 m EUR, according to the…
FESTIVALS: Heart of Europe International TV Festival 2022 Announces Winners
WARSAW: The Polish production Babylon. The Martial Law directed by Marek Bukowski won 1st place in the Feature Film Competition at the second edition of the Heart of Europe International…
Croatian Tina Hajon Appointed Programme Director of European Shooting Stars
ZAGREB: Croatian producer Tina Hajon has been appointed as Programme Director of European Shooting Stars, a project of the European Film Promotion (EFP). She is the first Croatian professional holding…
FESTIVALS: Icelandic/Estonian Driving Mum Wins 2022 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
TALLINN: The 26th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) wrapped on 27 November 2022 with the Icelandic/Estonian coproduction Driving Mum by Hilmar Oddsson winning the Grand Prix…
Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 2022 Announces Winners
TALLINN: Eight awards were handed out to film projects in different stages of scriptwriting, development or postproduction at the 21st Baltic Event Co-Production Market 2022, which took place within the …
FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Czech Animation Director Bára Anna Stejskalová
PRAGUE: FNE spoke with Bára Anna Stejskalová, Czech animation director and scriptwriter, about her animated films as well as the state of the Czech animation industry and its connections with…
Newly Launched in Hungary RTL+ Will Present 12 Exclusive Productions in 12 Months
BUDAPEST: Hungary's new subscription streaming service RTL+ offers series and shows produced specifically for this platform without advertisements. The service offers more than 5,000 hours of content and promised to…
FESTIVALS: Animateka 2022 Kicks Off in Ljubljana
LJUBLJANA: A total of 28 titles were selected for the Main Competition of the 19th edition of Animateka Animated International Film Festival, which takes place in Ljubljana 28 November –…
BOX OFFICE: Domestic Holiday Rom-Com Scores 1 m Admissions in Poland
WARSAW: The fifth instalment of the Polish hit holiday rom-com series Letters to Santa / Listy do M. has surpassed a million admissions in Poland. The film directed by Łukasz…
OBITUARY: Veteran Serbian Film Director Mladomir Puriša Đorđević
BELGRADE: Director Mladomir Puriša Đorđević, one of the most important Yugoslav and Serbian film auteurs, died on 23 November 2022 aged 99.
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian/Hungarian Axis of Life Qualifies for Newly Launched Cash Rebate in Bulgaria
SOFIA: The privately financed Bulgarian/Hungarian Axis of Life directed by Atanas Hristoskov and produced by Invictus in coproduction with the Ganges Indian-Hungarian Cultural Foundation, is one of the first productions…
FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Kateřina Hanáčková, Creative Director of Czech Brainz Immersive
PRAGUE: FNE spoke with Kateřina Hanáčková, creative director of Czech Brainz Immersive, about their current activities, as well as the state of the Czech game development industry.
Michal Blaško´s Debut Feature Victim Sold to Spain
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech/German coproduction Victim / Obet’ by Michal Blaško, was sold by Pluto Film to Spain´s Inopia Films.
FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Vladimir Funtikov - Cofounder of Estonian CM Games
TALLINN: FNE spoke with Vladimir Funtikov, co-founder of Estonian CM Games, about their current activities, as well as the state of the Estonian game development industry.
Murina Received Three Nominations at Independent Spirit Awards
ZAGREB: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović's debut feature Murina scored three nominations at the Independent Spirit Awards. The film is nominated for Best First Feature, Best Breakthrough Performance (Gracija Filipović) and Best…
Paweł Mykietyn to Receive Excellence Award at European Film Awards
WARSAW: Polish composer Paweł Mykietyn will receive the Excellence Award - European Original Score for its work on Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO. The European Film Academy announced the recipients of the…
FESTIVALS: POFF Announces DDA SPOTLIGHT AWARD Recipients and TV Beats Co-Financing Market Winners
TALLINN: The 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), which is running till 27 November 2022, has announced that Sarah Polley and Ali Abbasi will receive the DDA SPOTLIGHT AWARD.…
FESTIVALS: Slovak Queer Film Festival 2022 in Bratislava
BRATISLAVA: The 16th edition of the Slovak Queer Film Festival is screening 51 films (27 feature and 24 short films) from 31 countries in Bratislava until 29 November 2022.
