Winners of Meeting Point – Vilnius 2024
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian project Toxic / Akiplėša directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė received the Lithuanian Film Centre Award in the Works in Progress segment of the Meeting Point – Vilnius (MPV).…
FNE Podcast: Karolina Śmigiel and Katarzyna Ślesicka: Film Programmers, Let’s Doc
WARSAW: FNE spoke to Karolina Śmigiel and Katarzyna Ślesicka, film programmers of Let's Doc, about the general goals and activities of the festival and about the involvement of the young…
Romanian Advertising and Media Association to Showcase Seven Vibrant Companies at MIPTV
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Advertising and Media Association will bring seven Romanian TV entertainment production companies to MIPTV, which will be held at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes 8 –…
CICAE Launches Call for Applications for Arthouse Cinema Training 2024
BERLIN: Applications are open for the 21st Arthouse Cinema Training, a one-week intensive programme to be held in Berlin 19 – 25 August 2024, organised by the International Association of…
Flowers of Ukraine Wins Silver Eye Award at East Doc Platform 2024
PRAGUE: The Silver Eye Award 2024 for the best long documentary presented at East Doc Platform went to the Polish/Ukrainian coproduction Flowers of Ukraine directed by Adelina Borets.
PRODUCTION: Robert Kirchhoff in Production with Slovak/Czech Documentary Conspiracy of Silence
BRATISLAVA: The acclaimed Slovak director Robert Kirchhoff is finishing production on the Slovak/Czech documentary Conspiracy of Silence / Konšpirácia ticha, which follows the story of Alfréd Wetzler and Rudolf Vrba,…
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Artist Kamen Stoyanov in Postproduction with Zvezda Abramovich
SOFIA: Bulgarian contemporary artist Kamen Stoyanov is currently in postproduction with his directorial debut Zvezda Abramovich, which is produced by Zornitsa Sophia and supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center.
GRANTS: Croatia Supports Nine Minority Coproductions
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) awarded a total of 404,100 EUR to nine minority coproductions, including three feature films, three long documentaries, two animated films and one short film.
GRANTS: Czech Republic Announces Production Grants
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund has distributed 2,373,600 EUR / 60 m CZK for the production of eight feature films.
Projects from FNE Partner Countries Receive Eurimages Co-production Support
STRASBOURG: Eight projects from FNE partner countries are among the 26 projects that received Co-production support from Eurimages on 26 March 2024. They include new films by Agnieszka Holland, Hana…
FESTIVALS: Winners of 28th Sofia IFF and 21st Sofia Meetings
SOFIA: Sujo (Mexico, France, USA) directеd by Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez received the Sofia City Film Award in the International Competition for First and Second Films at the 28th …
BOX OFFICE: Now or Never! Sets Opening Record in Hungary
BUDAPEST: The domestic historical drama Now or Never! / Most vagy soha! directed by Balázs Lóth set a box office record in Hungary with 75,551 admissions and 405,483 EUR /…
Works in Progress Presented at Meeting Point – Vilnius 2024
VILNIUS: Eleven projects (eight feature films and three documentaries) are showcased at the Works in Progress session taking place during Meeting Point – Vilnius (MPV) on 25 March 2024.
French/Hungarian Rematch and Latvian Soviet Jeans Win at SeriesMania
LILLE: ARTE’s French/Hungarian Rematch won the Grand Prize in the International Competition at the SeriesMania television festival held in Lille, France 15 – 22 March 2024. GO3’s Latvian series Soviet…
FESTIVALS: Cyprus Film Days 2024 Announces Lineup
NICOSIA: Eleven films including five majority or minority Cypriot coproductions have been selected for the Glocal Images International Competition Section of the 22nd edition of Cyprus Film Days. The most…
FNE at Febiofest Bratislava 2024: Work in Progress Projects Showcased at Bratislava Industry Days
BRATISLAVA: Ten projects were showcased at the Works in Progress session during Bratislava Industry Days at the 31st International Film Festival Febiofest Bratislava (13 – 19 March 2024).
GRANTS: Lithuania Announces Production Grants
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has distributed 4,514,130 EUR as production grants for six feature films, seven documentaries, five animated films and six minority coproductions.
Slovak Series Our People Wins Best Pitch at SeriesMania
BRATISLAVA: The political drama series Our People, exploring the true story of the 2018 assassination of Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, won the Best Pitch Award at…
Daria Kashcheeva Selected for La Résidence of Cannes Film Festival 2024
PRAGUE: Daria Kashcheeva, who was born in Tajikistan but studied at FAMU and remained in Prague, is among the six young filmmakers selected for La Résidence of the Cannes Film…
Q&A with Vladimir Angelov, New Head of North Macedonia Film Agency
SKOPJE: FNE spoke with Vladimir Angelov, who was appointed by the Macedonian Government as the director of the North Macedonia Film Agency on 6 February 2024.
