FESTIVALS: 25th Febiofest Czech Republic Ready to Kick Off
PRAGUE: Ten debut and sophomore films are competing in the New Europe competition of the 25th Prague International Film Festival,, set to start on 15 March 2018.
FESTIVALS: 25th MFFK Febiofest Slovakia Introduces Competition Lineup
BRATISLAVA: Twenty short films are running in the In the Heart of Europe competition of the 25th MFFK Febiofest Slovakia (15- 21 March 2018). Creation, production and distribution of short…
FNE AV Innovation: nc+ and TVN Embrace 4K Technology in Poland
WARSAW: Polish leading private broadcasters nc+ and TVN will introduce content available in 4K both on TV and online in 2018, including original content and a dedicated TV channel from…
Czech Republic with Biggest Growth Rate of SVOD Subscribers in 2015-2016
STRASBOURG: The Czech Republic is the EU country with the biggest growth rate of SVOD subscribers in 2015-2016 (226%), according to the analysis Trends in the EU SVOD market published…
FNE IDF DocBloc: The First East Doc Platform 2018 Award Goes to Short Film Project Blackandwhite
Blackandwhite, directed by Zoe Eluned Aiano and Anna Benner, is the winner of the IF/Then Short Pitch, a partnership between the Institute of Documentary Film, the One World International Human…
PRODUCTION: Senka Domanović in Postproduction with Occupied Cinema Doc
BELGRADE: The long documentary Occupied Cinema / Okupirani bioskop directed by Senka Domanović is in the final postproduction stage. This Serbian/Croatian coproduction focuses on the guerrilla action initiated by young…
Romania, Bulgaria and Latvia with Best Production Growth in 2007-2016
STRASBOURG: Romania, Bulgaria and Latvia are the EU countries with the best production growth from 2007 to 2016, according to the report Film production in Europe. Production volume, co-production and…
Norwegian TV Series Produced by Harald Zwart Shoots in Lithuania
VILNIUS: Norwegian production company Zwart Arbeid is currently shooting the 10-episode TV series The Oil Fund / Oljefonde in the capital city of Lithuania. This comedy drama following the inner…
Lemonade Racks up International Sales
BUCHAREST: Ioana Uricaru’s debut feature Lemonade, produced by Cristian Mungiu through Mobra films, was sold by Pluto Film to five territories after premiering in 2018 Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama section.
PRODUCTION: The Glass Room Starts Shooting in Famous Tugendhat Villa in Brno
PRAGUE: Julius Ševčík’s Czech/Slovak high budget period drama coproduction The Glass Room started shooting in the famous Tugendhat villa in Brno. This English-language film will be shot in several European…
PRODUCTION: Juris Kursietis Shoots Latvian/Lithuanian/Belgian Coproduction
RIGA: Juris Kursietis is currently shooting his sophomore feature Oleg, a drama about a butcher who leaves for Brussels to work in a local meat factory, but gets under the…
Bulgarian Coproduction Ága Racks Up International Sales After Berlinale
SOFIA: Beta Cinema sold Milko Lazarov’s Bulgarian/German/French coproduction Ága to Benelux, Switzerland, the Baltic states and China.
FESTIVALS: One World Romania Expands and Gets Real!
BUCHAREST: The One World Romania International Human Rights and Documentary FF (16-25 March 2018) spans over 10 days instead of seven, screens over 70 documentaries in over 180 screenings at…
FNE at FEST 2018: The Charmer Wins FEST 2018
ZAGREB: Milad Alami’s The Charmer won the Belgrade Victor Award for Best Film in the international competition, while Ederlezi Rising by Lazar Bodroža was awarded best film in the national…
FESTIVALS: The 22nd Sofia Film Festival Announces Lineup
SOFIA: Twelve debut and sophomore films were selected for the international competition of the 22nd Sofia International Film Fest. The festival will run in Sofia from 7 to 18 March…
FESTIVALS: Of Fathers and Sons Wins 14th ZagrebDox
ZAGREB: Of Fathers and Sons by Talal Derki was awarded best film in the international competition of the 14th ZagrebDox, which took place from 25 February to 4 March 2018.…
European Genre Forum Announces 2018 Projects
AMSTERDAM: Eight Projects were selected for the second edition of the European Genre Forum, that will span throughout 2018 starting 16 April 2018.
FESTIVALS: New Competition Programme for Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris
VILNIUS: Thirteen debut features were selected for the new competition programme European Debuts of the 23rd Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris, running from 15 to 29 March 2018.
GRANTS: Georgia Supports Three International Coproductions
TBILISI: Georgian National Film Center distributed 360,925 EUR / 1.1 m GEL for the production of three international coproductions directed by Levan Tutberidze, Tinatin Kajrishvili and Stefan Tolz.
FNE at FEST 2018: Ederlezi Rising
BELGRADE: First Serbian sci-fi and first debut feature by prominent Serbian visual artist Lazar Bodroža is among the five domestic premieres in the national section of the 2018 FEST, running…
