PRODUCTION: Sonja Prosenc Develops History of Love
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Sonja Prosenc, whose debut feature The Tree (2014, Monoo) has been selected by the Association of Slovenian Filmmakers (DSFU) as the country's candidate for the Best Foreign…
Jerzy Skolimowski to Receive Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
VENICE: Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski and French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo will both receive Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival set to take place from…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Roma People Unfortunately Serve as a Target of Anger Here
Long-awaited documentary FC Roma by Tomáš Bojar and Rozálie Kohoutová had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary IFF. The film, supported by the Institute of Documentary Film, tells the…
PRODUCTION: Vladimir Blaževski Shoots The Year of the Monkey
BELGRADE: Macedonian helmer Vladimir Blaževski is in production with The Year of the Monkey, a “soft” political satire about a peculiar friendship between a lonesome chimpanzee and a zoo warden.
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: The 23rd European Film Festival Palić Ready to Kick Off
PALIĆ: Fourteen films will compete for the Golden Tower for Best Film at the 23rd edition of the European Film Festival Palić (16-22 July 2016).
New Distributor on the Polish Market
WARSAW: Akson Studio, one of the major Polish production companies, created its own distribution brand on the Polish market, Akson Dystrybucja, that will work with Akson Studio productions and also…
Malta Arts Council Gives Grants to Film Festivals
VALLETTA: Malta Arts Council will allot more than 1 m EUR over the next three years to eleven artistic organisations and festivals including Kinemastic, Malta Short Film Festival and Valletta…
PRODUCTION: The Final Barrier in Postproduction
SARAJEVO: The Final Barrier, a joint project involving artists from around the world and directed by Bosnian-Herzegovinian director Jasmin Duraković (Sevdah for Karim, 2010, Depo) is in the final stages…
PRODUCTION: Maria Veselinova Starts Filming Smart Christmas
SOFIA: Bulgarian actress Maria Veselinova will start shooting her debut feature Smart Christmas on 26 July 2016. The film is a fantastic fairy tale dedicated to the young audience.
Mobile Cinema Planned to Travel Across Cyprus
NICOSIA: Producer Stavros Papageorghiou and director Yeliz Shukri, who worked together on the documentary Missing Fetine (Tetraktys Films Ltd), plan to start a mobile cinema and have it travel across…
FNE TV: Future Frames
FNE TV: FNE has teamed up with European Film Promotion’s Future Frames in Karlovy Vary to ask ten European film school students and recent graduates to find out what they…
FNE TV: Czech MEP Michaela Šojdrová Vice-Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education
FNE TV spoke to Czech MEP Michaela Šojdrová Vice-Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education about the impact of Brexit on Creative Europe and why public funding for film…
Polish Film Institute Nominations Announced
WARSAW: Nominations for the 9th edition of Polish Film Institute (PISF) awards were announced on 11 July 2016. The gala will take place during the 41th Gdynia Film Festival (19-24…
PRODUCTION: Urszula Antoniak Preps Polish/Dutch Coproduction
WARSAW: Urszula Antoniak’s new drama Beyond Words will start shooting in Berlin on 18 July 2016. This Polish/Dutch coproduction stars Jakub Gierszał and Andrzej Chyra and touches on the difficult…
Netflix Buys the Rights to Ivona Juka’s You Carry Me
ZAGREB: Ivona Juka’s debut feature You Carry Me / Ti mene nosiš has been bought by Netflix. This Croatian/Slovenian/Serbian/Montenegrin coproduction is the first film from the region bought by the…
FESTIVALS: Pula IFF Kicks Off
PULA: Seven Croatian films and six minority coproductions are competing in the Croatian Programme of the 63rd Pula Film Festival taking place from 9 – 16 July 2016.
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Prize Winners
KARLOVY VARY: The 51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which was held from 1-9 July 2016, awarded its top prize the Crystal Globe to the Hungarian film It’s Not the…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Czech Film Boom Inspires Barrandov Production
KARLOVY VARY: The introduction of Czech film incentives and subsequent increases are impacting film production at Prague’s iconic Barrandov film studios.
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Czech Films Struggle For Market Share In Crowded Domestic Market
KARLOVY VARY: Czech box office reached an all-time high in 2015, and attendance showed impressive growth, but Czech films registered their lowest market share since 2002.
