PRODUCTION: Dariusz Gajewski in Production with Costume Drama Legions
WARSAW: Dariusz Gajewski is currently shooting Legions, a major costume drama about the Polish Legions set up by Józef Piłsudski (1867-1935).
Thirteen Films from CEE in 2017 EFA Selection
BERLIN: Thirteen majority and minority coproductions from CEE countries are among the 51 titles in EFA Feature Film Selection, the list of feature fiction films recommended for a nomination for…
PRODUCTION: Ivo Briedis Deconstructs the Soviet Man in Documentary Telebridge
RIGA: In his new documentary Telebridge Ivo Briedis is deconstructing the concept of the Soviet man through the eyes of the last Soviet and first post-Soviet generation. The project was…
PRODUCTION: Marija Kavtaradzė Shoots Summer Survivors
VILNIUS: Marija Kavtaradzė, one of the most promising young Lithuanian directors and scriptwriters, will start shooting her debut feature Summer Survivors / Vasara on 24 August 2017.
PRODUCTION: Liene Linde and Armands Začs in Production with Pregnancy Documentary
RIGA: Young Latvian film directors Liene Linde and Armands Začs are currently in production with 36 Months, a documentary following four young women throughout their pregnancy. The project was selected…
Bosnia and Herzegovina Selects Men Don’t Cry as Oscar Candidate
SAREJEVO: Alen Drljević’s debut feature Men Don’t Cry has been chosen as the official candidate from Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nomination in…
Baltic Film Days Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Baltic Countries
RIGA: The National Film Center of Latvia, the Estonian Film Institue and the Lithuanian Film Centre are launching Baltic Film Days (22-24 August 2017), an event that will celebrate the…
PRODUCTION: Adrian Panek Shoots Polish/Dutch/German Coproduction
WARSAW: Adrian Panek is currently shooting his second feature film Werewolf, set in the aftermath of WWII. This Polish/Dutch/German coproduction is scheduled to be released in 2018.
OBITUARY: Polish-American Playwright and Screenwriter Janusz Głowacki
WARSAW: The distinguished playwright and screenwriter Janusz Głowacki passed away on 19 August 2017, less than a month before his 79th birthday.
GRANTS: Subcarpathian Regional Film Fund Supports Four New Projects
RZESZÓW: The Subcarpathian Regional Film Fund chose four new projects to support with a total of 140,358 EUR / 600,000 PLN. Among these productions, which will promote the region and…
Serbia and Greece Sign Cooperation Agreement
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia and the Greek Film Centre signed a cooperation agreement focusing on distribution of Serbian and Greek films.
PRODUCTION: Estonian Celebrates Centenary with Truth and Justice
TALLINN: Tanel Toom is currently in production with his debut feature Truth and Justice / Tõde ja õigus, which will be one of the five feature films made for the…
FNE at Sarajevo FF: Georgian Debut Scary Mother Wins 2017 Sarajevo Film Festival
SARAJEVO: Scary Mother, the first feature from young Georgian director Ana Urushadze, was awarded best film in the competition programme for feature films of the 2017 edition of Sarajevo Film…
FESTIVALS: Makedox Creative Documentary FF Ready to Kick Off
SKOPJE: A total of 68 films will compete in the 8th edition of Makedox Creative Documentary Film Festival running from 19 to 25 August 2017. The Macedonian production Avec l`amour…
Czech, Croatian and Slovenian Films Shortlisted for 2017 Student Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES: The Czech/US coproduction Who's Who in Mycology by Marie Dvořáková and Croatian/Slovenian coproduction Into the Blue by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović have been shortlisted for the 2017 Student Academy…
FNE IDF DocBloc: The Labudović Files
Mila Turajlic is currently in production with The Labudović Files, a Serbian/Algerian/French coproduction about Stevan Labudović.
Latvian Films for Latvian Centenary Programme Launch
RIGA: Latvia launches its jubilee film programme Latvian Films for Latvian Centenary on 17 August 2017 with the premiere of Varis Brasla's family film Grandpa Is More Dangerous than the…
PRODUCTION: Robert Sedláček Starts Shooting on Jan Palach
PRAGUE: Award winning film and TV director Robert Sedláček starts shooting a feature film dedicated to Jan Palach, who committed self-immolation after the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact…
FNE at Sarajevo FF: Srbenka Wins Big at Docu Rough Cut Boutique
SARAJEVO: Croatian project Srbenka by Nebojša Slijepčević won three out of five awards at Docu Rough Cut Boutique, the intensive five-day programme focusing on documentary films from Southeast Europe in…
FNE at Sarajevo FF: Bulgarian/German/French Coproduction Nanook
SARAJEVO: Bulgarian film director Milko Lazarov presented his new project Nanook at CineLink Work-in-Progress, that took place from 14 to 16 August 2017 in the framework of Sarajevo Film Festival’s…
