Be For Films Picks up King of the Belgians
SOFIA: The Bulgarian minority coproduction King of the Belgians has been acquired by Be for Films. The film directed by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth landed a slot in the…
FESTIVALS: Viva Wins Motovun Film Festival
MOTOVUN: Irish/Cuban coproduction Viva by Paddy Breathnach has won the Propeller of Motovun at the 19th Motovun Film Festival, which took place from 26 to 30 July 2016.
FNE at Venice 2016: Venice Film Festival Unveils Line up
VENICE: The 73rd Venice Film Festival, which will be held from 31 August to 10 September 2016, has unveiled it programme line up with Emir Kusturica’s Serbian/UK/USA coproduction On the…
Good Opening for The Teacher in Slovakia
BRATISLAVA: Jan Hřebejk’s feature film The Teacher/ Učiteľka opened as second in Slovak cinemas on 21 July 2016, selling 15,489 tickets and cashing in 74,000 EUR gross.
FNE at T-Mobile New Horizons: Polish Days Pitching Projects
WARSAW: T-Mobile New Horizons IFF industry event showcased nine upcoming projects including international coproductions and new films from Jacek Borcuch, Bodo Kox and Adrian Panek.
FESTIVALS: 11th Tartu Love Film Festival Ready to Kick Off
TARTU: The 11th Tartu Love Film Festival will screen 18 films related to love in Town Hall Square (Raekoja Plats), the biggest open air cinema in the Baltics, from 1…
FNE IDF DocBloc: KineDok never sleeps
The second edition of KineDok organised by the Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) is entering its second half, and so far there has been a great number of event-based screenings…
PRODUCTION: A Hole in the Head in Postproduction
BRATISLAVA: A Hole in the Head/ Diera v hlave, the new film by the Slovak creative documentary filmmaker Robert Kirchhoff, is in final stages of postproduction and is set to…
Latido Films Acquires Playground
WARSAW: Bartosz M. Kowalski's Playground has been acquired by the Spain-based sales agent Latido Films.
Welsh Feature Film Shot in Poland
WARSAW: Welsh film company Green Valley Films shot the supernatural thriller The Bench in Poland using Welsh and Polish children alongside the main actors.
PRODUCTION: Mariana Čengel Solčanská in Postproduction with Kidnapping
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Mariana Čengel Solčanská moved to postproduction as she wrapped the shooting of her upcoming feature film Kidnapping/ Únos end of June 2016. The film is set to…
Romanian CNC Has a New Council of Administration
BUCHAREST: Romanian Film Centre (CNC) will have a new Council of Administration starting 1 August 2016.
FESTIVALS: Motovun Film Festival Kicks Off
MOTOVUN: The 19th edition of Motovun Film Festival, a festival primarily dedicated to films from small cinematographies and independent productions, will screen 13 films in the competition from 26 to…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 27.07.2016
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: Toni Erdmann Wins European Film Festival Palić
PALIĆ: German/Austrian/Romanian coproduction Toni Erdmann by Maren Ade was awarded Golden Tower for Best Film in the International Competition of the 23rd European Film Festival Palić, Serbia (16-22 July 2016).
The 7th New Horizons Studio Opens within T-Mobile New Horizons IFF
WROCŁAW: The 7th edition of New Horizons Studio hosts 24 participants from all over the world and will train them in story and project development and pitching as well as…
FESTIVALS: Erlkoning Wins Countryside Animafest Cyprus
PAPHOS: The Swiss film Erlkoning by Georges Schwizgebel was awarded the International Grand Prix at the 15th Countryside Animafest Cyprus, while I, the Eye by Eleni Chandriotou won in the…
Six International Productions Expected to Shoot in Croatia
ZAGREB: In the first half of 2016, four international productions chose Croatia as their filming location, with additional six in the pipeline. The projects originate from the UK, Denmark, Sweden,…
PRODUCTION: Sergei Loznitsa Shoots A Gentle Creature in Latvia
RIGA: Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa’s new project A Gentle Creature is currently shooting in and around the second biggest Latvian city, Daugavpils. This is his second feature film shooting in…
Seminar Creative Europe MEDIA Programme – Possibilities for the Audiovisual Industry
ODESSA: Edith Sepp the head of the Estonian Film Institute and Chair of the Film New Europe Association presented Film New Europe and the opportunities it offers to the European…
