FESTIVALS: Last Family wins Netia Off Camera Grand Prix
CRACOW: Last Family by Jan Matuszyński won the Gand Prix Krakow Film Award and Audience Award at the 10th Netia Off Camera Film Festival held in Cracow 28 April -…
FNE at Visegrad Animation Forum 2017: CEE Animators Pitch TV Programmes
TREBON: The artistic and production team behind Slovakia’s success animated TV series Mimi & Lisa were among the five CEE presenters pitching new animated TV projects to the international jury…
Arkadiusz Biedrzycki and Bartłomiej Konarski win SCRIPT PRO 2017
CRACOW: Arkadiusz Biedrzycki and Bartłomiej Konarski won the Special Award Canal+ at SCRIPT PRO 2017 for their script In Person / We własnej osobie.
VSMU Hosts Visegrad Film Forum
BRATISLAVA: The VSMU film school in central Bratislava was the heart of the 6th edition of the Visegrad Film Forum, hosting master classes with film and TV professionals for an…
Industry Dominates VAF/Anifilm 2017
TREBON: Animated TV series pitches from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Croatia were among the ten projects presented at the Visegrad Animation Forum (VAF) taking place 2-4 May 2017,…
PRODUCTION: Canal+ Shooting Second Season of Hit Series Teacher/Belfer
WARSAW: CANAL+ commissioned a second season of the crime series Teacher / Belfer starring Maciej Stuhr. TVN is the executive producer.
New Format for New Horizons Studio+
WROCŁAW: New Horizons Studio+ will host a special workshop for filmmakers with projects in development during the 8th edition of the 17th T-Mobile New Horizons festival on 5-8 August 2017…
FESTIVALS: Requiem for Mrs. J. Takes goEast Main Prize
WIESBADEN: The 17th edition of goEast - Festival of Central and Eastern European Film ended on 2 May 2015 by handing out awards totaling 50,000 EUR.
PRODUCTION: Creative Documentary Hello, Dear Granny! in Postproduction
VILNIUS: A Lithuanian/German documentary coproduction Hello, Dear Granny!/ Liebe Oma, Guten Tag! directed by two sisters, Jūratė Samulionytė and Vilma Samulionytė, is in postproduction. The release is planned for November…
Polański's Based on A True Story in Cannes Line-up
WARSAW: Roman Polanski’s French/Polish coproduction Based on A True Story will screen in the official selection at the 70th Cannes IFF. The picture was produced with the support of the…
Wajda's Last Film Afterimage Gets Distribution in Hungary
WARSAW: Andrzej Wajda's last production, the dramatic biopic Afterimage, will premiere in Hungary on 4 May 2017 distributed by Vertigo Media. The film has already been sold to Canada, France,…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update
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: I Go Back Home – Jimmy Scott Wins MofA Film Festival Top Award
SOFIA: Yoon-Ha Chang’s I Go Back Home – Jimmy Scott, produced by Germany’s Kemper Music Production, grabbed the Best Documentary Film Award of the Master of Art International Documentary Film…
PRODUCTION: Ilija Piperkoski Shooting Macedonian/Romanian Coproduction
OHRID: Screenwriter and director Ilija Piperkoski is shooting his debut feature film Grandpa and Grandson, produced by Pandora`s box production, in cooperation with Dream Factory and Romania’s Alien film.
Slovenian Cinematographers Fete National DoP’s
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Society of Cinematographers (Združenje filmskih snemalcev Slovenije, ZFS) handed out their second annual IRIS awards for best achievement in cinematography in five categories. A total of 42…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Wolf from the Royal Vineyard Street
PLZEN: Jan Nemec’s final film, the Czech/Slovak/French coproduction Wolf From the Royal Vineyard Street / Vlk z Královských Vinohrad, was screened in the Czech national competition at the 30th Finale…
FNE at Finale Plzen: We Are Never Alone
PLZEN: The Czech/French coproduction We Are Never Alone / Nikdy nejsme sami directed by Petr Václav screened in competition at the 30th Finale Plzen.
FNE at Finale Plzen: The Teacher
PLZEN: The Slovak/Czech coproduction The Teacher / Učitelka, written by Petr Jarchovský and directed by Jan Hřebejk, which premiered at this year´s Karlovy Vary IFF, screened in the main competition…
Petr Dvořák Wins Second Term at Czech Television
PRAGUE: Petr Dvořák was re-elected the general director of public broadcaster Czech Television for a term of six years. The Czech Television Council, which considered a field of five candidates…
FNE at Finale Plzen 2017: I, Olga Hepnarova Takes Golden Kingfisher
PLZEN: I, Olga Hepnerova directed by Tomáš Weinreb and Petr Kazda won the main prize of the 30th Finale Plzen national festival of Czech Films, which concluded on 26 April…
