Hotel Portofino Starring Natascha McElhone Returns to Croatia with Second Season
ZAGREB: TV crews have returned to Zagreb to continue the shooting of Hotel Portofino, a period drama created by Matt Baker, directed by Adam Wimpenny and starring Natascha McElhone. The…
Global Screen Picks-up Melchior the Apothecary Trilogy
TALLINN: The Estonian/German/Latvian/Lithuanian trilogy Melchior the Apothecary by Elmo Nüganen has been acquired by Global Screen. The final instalment of the series, Melchior the Apothecary: The Executioner's Daughter will be…
Cinesite Acquires Balkan VFX Studio FX3X
SKOPJE: The Visual effects & animation company Cinesite, headquartered in London, has acquired a majority stake in Balkan’s VFX studio FX3X, a long-time visual effects studio with offices in Skopje…
FNE Oscar Watch 2023: Jerzy Skolimowski's EO to Represent Poland in Oscar Race
WARSAW: Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO has been selected as Poland’s candidate for the 95th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category. The film…
Films from FNE Partner Countries in European Film Awards Documentary Selection 2022
BERLIN: Two Polish and two Lithuanian long documentaries directed by Hanna Polak, Pawel Lozinski, Mantas Kvedaravicius and Sergei Loznitsa are among the 13 titles that make up the Documentary Selection…
INVITATION: VENICE 2022: FNE FIPRESCI CRITICS' POLL
Invitation for all FIPRESCI and SNCCI Members attending the Venice Film Festival 2022
Serbian Director Mila Turajlić Completed New Doc Ciné-guerrillas: The Scenes From the Labudović Reels
BELGRADE: Following the major success of her previous documentary The Other Side of Everything / Druga strana svega (2017, Dribbling Pictures), Mila Turajlić has completed a new documentary, Ciné-guerrillas: The…
FESTIVALS: The Uncle Wins 2022 Herceg Novi – Montenegro Film Festival
PODGORICA: The Croatian/Serbian coproduction The Uncle directed by David Kapac and Andrija Mardešić was awarded the Golden Mimosa Grand Prix at the 35th edition of the Herceg Novi - Montenegro…
Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro Sign Memorandum of Cooperation on ReActing as a Star Project
LJUBLJANA: Film centres from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro have signed a three-year Memorandum of Cooperation after the successful first edition of ReActing as a Star. The project…
FESTIVALS: Verzió Documentary Film Festival Opens New Calls of Applications
BUDAPEST: Documentary filmmakers, film critics and students are invited to apply for the Film Critics Workshop, the DocLab Workshop and the Student Jury at the 19th edition of the Verzió…
PRODUCTION: Kristina Grozeva and Peter Valchanov Shoot Bulgarian/Greek Triumph Starring Maria Bakalova
SOFIA: The award-winning Bulgarian directorial duo Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov have started shooting their darkish tragicomedy Triumph, coproduced by Bulgaria’s Abraxas Film and Greece’s Graal Films. Oscar nominee Maria…
GRANTS: Bulgarian National Film Center Announces First Drama Series Grants
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center (BNFC) has announced the results of its drama series public support for the first time since its foundation in 1991 and after the amendments…
FESTIVALS: Cinematik IFF 2022 Announces Lineup
PIEŠŤANY: Nine feature films have been selected under the auspices of FIPRESCI for Meeting Point Europe, the main competition of the 17th IFF Cinematik Piešťany. The festival will take place…
FESTIVALS: The Eight Mountains Wins ICFF Manaki Brothers 2022
BITOLA: Ruben Impens, the cinematographer of the Italian/Belgian/French/UK coproduction The Eight Mountains / Le otto montagne directed by Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix Van Groeningen, received the Golden Camera 300 at…
Maltese Minority Coproduction War Sailor Selected for Toronto IFF
VALLETTA: The period drama War Sailor / Krigsseileren directed by Gunnar Vikene, which was partly shot in Malta as a Maltese minority coproduction, was selected for the Toronto IFF (8…
PRODUCTION: Viktor Tauš Shoots Czech/Slovak/Swiss Coproduction American Chick
PRAGUE: Czech director/producer Viktor Tauš is currently in production with his feature drama American Chick / Amerikanka, which is a Czech/Slovak/Swiss coproduction estimated for completion in 2023.
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director Georgi Djulgerov in Postproduction with Memoir of a Betrayal
SOFIA: The Veteran Bulgarian director Georgi Djulgerov is currently in postproduction with his period drama Memoir of a Betrayal, dedicated to the legendary 19th century anti-Ottoman revolutionary Georgi Benkovski. Known…
FESTIVALS: CineFest 2022 Announces Full Lineup
BUDAPEST: CineFest has grown into the best film festival in Hungary with hard work and a strong lineup year after year. The 18th edition, which will be held 9 –…
FESTIVALS: Eclipse Wins 2022 Makedox in North Macedonia
SKOPJE: The Belgian documentary Eclipse directed by Nataša Urban won the Onion Award for best film in the main competition of the 13th edition of MakeDox Creative Documentary Film Festival.…
FESTIVALS: Astra Film Festival 2022 Announces Selection
SIBIU: The 29th edition of Astra Film Festival has announced its official selection. Eight titles will compete in the New Voices in Documentary Cinema Competition, ten in the Central and…
