UNIC Policy Update: EU Copyright Directive Vote
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
FESTIVALS: 21st Motovun FF Announces Lineup
MOTOVUN: Nineteen titles are screening in the main competition of the 21st edition of Motovun Film Festival, running from 24 to 28 July 2018.
FESTIVALS: 18th New Horizons IFF Announces Polish Days Lineup
WROCŁAW: A showcase of domestic productions will be screened in the Polish Days programme of the 18th New Horizons IFF from 30 July to 1 August 2018.
FNE at KVIFF 2018: Film in Cyprus is Blossoming
KARLOVY VARY: Film in Cyprus is blossoming as Cypriot filmmaker Tonia Mishiali arrives at KVIFF with her film Pause selected for the East of the West Competition. The prestigious East…
FESTIVALS: Veronique Meriadec's A Thousand Pieces Wins 13th Cyprus IFF
PAPHOS: The 13th Cyprus International Film Festival Golden Aphrodite concluded in Paphos on Sunday, 1 July, with an award ceremony presented by the festival’s founder Petra Terzi and Stefanos Theofylaktou.…
PRODUCTION: American Series Marisa Romanov Preps Shooting in Georgia
TBILISI: Marisa Romanov, an American series created by Miranda K. Spigener-Sapon and produced by SPT France and Noirtainment for Amazon Prime Video, will be filmed in Georgia and Los Angeles…
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Documentary Production Grants
TBILISI: Ten Georgian long and short documentaries received 150,000 EUR / 420,000 GEL from the Georgian National Film Center (GNFC).
HBO Europe Green-lights Original Czech Series Oblivious
KARLOVY VARY: HBO Europe will produce in the Czech Republic an original six-part espionage drama Oblivious, which will be directed by Ivan Zacharias.The announcement was made during an HBO Europe…
FESTIVALS: Krakow FF on the Oscar Documentary Feature Qualifying Festival List
KRAKOW: Krakow Film Festival has been included in the Documentary Feature Qualifying Festival List. The Golden Horn laureates will now be eligible to submit for Oscar consideration.
GRANTS: Montenegro Announces Public Call for Minority Coproductions Grants
PODGORICA: The Film Centre of Montenegro announced a public call for co-financing of minority coproductions. The deadline for submitting the applications is 30 July 2018.
GRANTS: Bulgaria Announces First Production Grants for 2018
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center (NFC) distributed 1,801,900 EUR / 3,530,000 BGN at its first session in 2018. Nine feature films, including two with higher budgets and two with…
Eurimages Supports Thirteen CEE Projects
STRASBOURG: The Board of Management of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund agreed to support 13 CEE projects from a total of 23 fiction, six documentary and one animated film…
FNE at KVIFF 2018: LUX Prix Official Selection Announced
KARLOVY VARY: The ten films in the official selection of the annual Lux Film Prix of the European Parliament were announced at the Karlovy Vary IFF on 1 July 2018.
FESTIVALS: Fest Anča Announces Winners
ZILINA: Danish Nothing Happens directed by Uri Kranot and Michelle Kranot was awarded the Anča Award at the 2018 Fest Anča, Slovakia's international festival of animated films, that ran from…
FESTIVALS: Butterflies Wins 2018 Bucharest IFF
BUCHAREST: Butterflies by Tolga Karacelik was awarded Grand Prix at the 2018 Bucharest International Film Festival. For the first time, the festival organised an international competition for short films.
GRANTS: Estonia Announces First Ever Development Grants for TV Miniseries
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has allotted 40,000 EUR in its first ever round for TV-miniseries development, and the Cultural Endowment of Estonia has allotted seven production grants in the…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian/Irish Drama The Castle Starts Shooting
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Lina Lužytė began shooting her second feature film The Castle / Pilis on 28 June 2018. The coming-of-age drama is the first Lithuanian/Irish coproduction.
Georgian 3D Animated Film Geno Scores International Sales
TBILISI: The Georgian short animated film Geno has been sold to Japan, Korea, France, Spain and the United States.
Stray Dogs Picks Up KVIFF Competition Film Domestique
KARLOVY VARY: Young Paris-based sales company Stray Dogs has acquired the Czech/Slovak film Domestique by Adam Sedlák prior to its screening in the official competition of the Karlovy Vary IFF,…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Site Specific Doc at KVIFF
Occupation 1968 will have a site-specific Czech Premiere at the Karlovy Vary IFF.
