PRODUCTION: Kiran Kolarov Preps Melodrama
SOFIA: Bulgarian writer/director Kiran Kolarov will start the shooting of his twelfth feature film Melodrama on 6 August 2016.
FNE at T-Mobile New Horizons IFF: Polish Days Line up
WROCŁAW: The 16th edition of T-Mobile New Horizons IFF will present a showcase of Polish productions from 27 to 29 July 2016.
The Last Transhumance Launches Second Crowdfunding Campaign
BUCHAREST: Dragoş Lumpan's The Last Transhumance/Ultima transhumanţă, a 90-minute documentary shot along a 45,000 km route in Albania, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Wales and Romania has launched a second crowdfunding campaign…
Anthropoid to Be Released in UK and Ireland in September 2016
PRAGUE: The British/Czech/French coproduction Anthropoid by Sean Ellis will be released in the UK and Ireland on 9 September 2016. The film stars Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Charlotte Le Bon,…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Silver Market 2016 - Submissions Open until 31 July
East Silver, a documentary market specialised in Eastern and Central European documentary film, is still open for submissions for upcoming projects in rough cut stage.
FESTIVALS: Sarajevo IFF Announces Line up
SARAJEVO: Eleven titles have been selected for the International Competition Programme of the 22th Sarajevo International Film Festival, running from 12 to 20 August 2016.
International Productions Are Still Flocking to the Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Several big international productions are shooting and prepping in the Czech Republic in the second half of 2016. The spend of international productions in the Czech Republic has increased…
Seminar Creative Europe MEDIA Programme – Possibilities for the Audiovisual Industry
ODESSA: Edith Sepp, Head of the Estonian Film Institute and Chair of the Film New Europe Association, will give a presentation of Film New Europe at the seminar Creative Europe…
PRODUCTION: Mladen Matičević Shoots Nebeska Tema
BELGRADE: Serbian documentary director Mladen Matičević is in production with Nebeska Tema, a documentary about the life and work of Vlada Divljan, one of Serbia’s most important musicians.
FESTIVALS: Sarajevo IFF Announces Documentary Competition
SARAJEVO: Twenty one titles have been selected for the Documentary Competition Programme of the 22th Sarajevo International Film Festival, running from 12 to 20 August 2016.
T-Mobile New Horizons IFF Announces Line up
WROCLAW: Ten films will compete in the International Competition of the 16th T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival running from 21 to 31 July 2016.
New Europe Film Sales Picks up The Last Family
WARSAW: Jan Naszewski's sales outlet New Europe Film Sales picks up the Polish Locarno main competition entry The Last Family by Jan P. Matuszyński.
FESTIVALS: Gdynia FF Announces Line up
GDYNIA: Sixteen titles will compete in the Main Competition of the 41th Gdynia Film Festival. The festival will take place from 19 to 24 September 2016. Headed by artistic director…
State Aid Might Lead to a Fivefold Increase in the Romanian Film Industry
BUCHAREST: A state aid scheme for movie productions in Romania could lead to a fivefold increase in the local film industry, up to approximately 250 m EUR per year. It…
FESTIVALS: Animated Films to Sparkle at the 15th Countryside Animafest Cyprus
PAPHOS: The 15th edition of the Countryside Animafest Cyprus, the official Cyprus animation festival, will screen 68 films in Paphos from 21 to 23 July 2016.
FESTIVALS: On the Other Side Wins Big at the 63rd Pula Film Festival
PULA: Zrinko Ogresta’s On the Other Side was awarded the Grand Golden Arena at the 63rd edition of Pula Film Festival, which took place from 9 to 16 July 2016.…
GRANTS: Serbia Announces Grants for 2016
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia distributed 1.8 m EUR / 32.5 m RSD in its first round of grants in 2016. The grants are all aimed for production.
Robin Hood – Origins Produced by DiCaprio, Rumored to Shoot in Croatia
DUBROVNIK: Robin Hood – Origins, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and starring Jamie Foxx, is rumored to shoot in Dubrovnik in January-February 2017.
FNE TV: EXCLUSIVE: MEP Bogdan Wenta Member of the EU committee on Culture and Education speaks to FNE from the European Parliament
Polish MEP Bogdan Wenta tells FNE why film literacy is vital for the future of the European film industry and European audiences.
Eurostat Releases Its Cultural Statistics 2016
BRUXELLES: Percentage of people who went to cinema at least once in 12 months decreased in Romania from 18 in 2007 to 16 in 2011, and in Cyprus from 35…
