FNE at Berlinale 2024: Latvian Cinema in Berlin
Latvia at the EFM and Berlinale 2024 - Last year’s Baltic focus at the European Film Market significantly boosted Latvian cinema. In 2024, we are delighted to announce our presence…
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director/Producer Dimitar Kotzev Preps Feature Film For You
SOFIA: Bulgarian director/producer Dimitar Kotzev is in preproduction with his fourth feature film For You, whose shooting will start on 7 May 2024. The Bulgarian National Film Center is supporting…
FNE Q&A with Joanna Szymanska: Deputy Chair of EFA and Cofounder of Film Production Company Shipsboy
WARSAW: After the recent Polish elections, Polish filmmakers are hoping to see Polish film open up once again to greater participation in international and pan-European organisations. FNE speaks to Joanna…
Nuremberg Starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek to Be Shot in Hungary
BUDAPEST: The historical drama Nuremberg directed by James Vanderbilt and starring Russell Crowe, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon will start shooting in Hungary in March 2024.
FNE at Berlinale 2024: Slovak Cinema in Berlin
Dear colleagues and friends! We are pleased to introduce the line-up of Slovak films at the 74th Berlinale (February 15 – 25, 2024). A detective drama The Editorial Office (dir.…
FNE at Berlinale 2024: Romanian Cinema in Berlin
Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Romanian Film Centre and Dacin Sara will be present at the EFM! Drop by our stand at the MGB, G1 (upper floor) to learn more…
FNE at Berlinale 2024: Montenegrin Cinema in Berlin
Montenegro is once again present at the European Film Market (EFM) held within the Berlin Film Festival this year. The Montenegrin stand (no.130) will be located in Marriott Hotel, as…
PRODUCTION: Dejan Babosek Wraps First Feature Film in ex-Yugoslavia to Be Released in Dolby Atmos
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Dejan Babosek has finished his fourth feature Hole / Jama. This mix of a black comedy, crime story, western and horror film is the first feature film…
GRANTS: North Macedonia Announces Second Production Grants for 2023
SKOPJE: The North Macedonia Film Agency distributed 1,907,317 EUR / 117,300,000 MKD as production grants for feature, short, animated and documentary films, as well as minority coproductions, in the first…
Czech Republic Reopens Production Incentives Programme
PRAGUE: The production incentive programme has been reopened in the Czech Republic and the system remains unchanged, including the cap of 5.94 m EUR / 150 m CZK per project.
BOX OFFICE: Lajos Koltai’s Semmelweis Is Most Watched Domestic Film in Hungarian Cinemas in Five Years
BUDAPEST: The biopic Semmelweis, Lajos Koltai’s return to directing after over 15 years, has become the domestic film with best admissions in Hungarian cinemas in the past five years. Since…
FNE at Berlinale 2024: Estonian Cinema in Berlin
Meet Estonia at the European Film Market! Get in touch to talk about new films, co-production and cash rebate possibilities.
Vladimir Angelov Appointed Head of North Macedonia Film Agency
SKOPJE: The Macedonian Government appointed Vladimir Angelov as the director of the North Macedonia Film Agency on 6 February 2024. A filmologist, producer and former director of the Cinematheque of…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Laurynas Bareisa in Postproduction with Drowning Dry
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director/writer/cinematographer Laurynas Bareisa is currently in postproduction with his sophomore feature Drowning Dry (working title), which is a coproduction between Lithuania and Latvia.
PRODUCTION: Romanian Ioana Mischie in Postproduction with Pioneering Franchise Government of Children II
BUCHAREST: Writer/director Ioana Mischie (Fulbright Alumna, Berlinale Talents Alumna, Sundance Capalbio Alumna) is currently in postproduction with Government of Children II, a pioneering transmedia documentary inviting children to redesign their…
Olivewood Production Scheme Funds British Mini-series The Love Rat
NICOSIA: The Ministry of Finance of Cyprus has approved a support of 479,000 EUR for the British mini-series The Love Rat, which was shot entirely in Cyprus in November -…
FNE at Berlinale 2024: Czech Cinema in Berlin
The official selection of 74th Berlin International Film Festival (February 15–25 2024) includes brand new documentary by Klára Tasovská I'm Not Everything I Want To Be about famous Czech photographer…
FNE at Berlinale 2024: Latvian Cinema in Berlin - Maria's Silence
Dāvis Sīmanis film “Maria’s Silence” will have its world premiere at the Berlinale - The official program of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival has been announced, featuring the film…
A Postcard from Rome Awarded Best Latvian Feature Film of 2023 at Lielais Kristaps Awards
RIGA: Elza Gauja’s love story about two senior postal workers A Postcard from Rome / Pastkarte no Romas received the main award at the Latvian National Film Awards Lielais Kristaps.…
PRODUCTION: Estonian Director Aljona Surzhikova Explores PTSD in Documentary Burn Pit
TALLINN: The Estonian director/writer Aljona Surzhikova is in production with her current affairs documentary Burn Pit, which explores post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military and civilian veterans from Estonia, Ukraine…
