PRODUCTION: Ryszard Zatorski Shoots Romantic Comedy
WARSAW: Ryszard Zatroski is shooting Porady na zdrady, a romantic comedy about marital infidelity starring Weronika Rosati. Figaro Film Production Ltd. is producing.
GRANTS: Lithuania Announces Grants for 2016
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has distributed 316,060 EUR in grants to 17 films in its 2016 grants round. The grants will go to 14 projects for preproduction, two films…
PRODUCTION: The Eternal Road Goes into Production
TALLINN: The Finnish/Swedish/Estonian coproduction The Eternal Road directed by Antti-Jussi Annila has begun filming in Estonia.
FNE at Fest Anca 2016: Animation Festival Features Slovak Competition
ZILINA: Slovakia is set for the opening of its third festival in three weeks, with Fest Anca scheduled to take place 29 June to 3 July.
Malta Seeks Investment in Film Studios
VALLETTA: Speaking at a public event, the Malta Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis said that the government will be seeking investors for the Malta Film Studios.
FNE/IDF DocBloc: The Goldspinners
An interview with filmmakers Kiur Aarma and Hardi Volmer.
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Karlovy Vary Unveils Industry Programme
PRAGUE: The 51st Karlovy Vary IFF, which runs 1-9 July 2016, has announced awards totalling 150,000 EUR as part of its Film Industry @KVIFF 2016 events.
OBITUARY: Andrzej Kondratiuk
WARSAW: Polish cult film director Andrzej Kondratiuk died 22 June 2016 in Warsaw. He would have turned 80 on 20 July.
Polish Film Institute Creates Film School Digital Base
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute launched a digital library of school films made by the students and graduates of four leading Polish film schools. The collection includes over 200 productions,…
UNIC Reports Increased Attendance in CEE
The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) 2015 annual report shows healthy increased cinema attendance across much of Central and Eastern Europe, with especially strong results in Poland, Estonia and the…
Czech Company Invests in Serbian Studio
PRAGUE: The Czech company SEBRE has purchased a 20 percent stake in Serbia’s Avala Film Studio. The company said there are plans to invest as much as 10 m EUR…
New Board for Polish Filmmakers Association
WARSAW: The Board of the Polish Filmmakers Association has elected a new team of officers to join President Jacek Bromski.
FNE at Paphos IFF: Paphos Fest Set to Open in Cyprus
NICOSIA: The Paphos International Film Festival (PIFF), which opens on 24 June 2016, will screen 26 international short films, 11 national short films, 13 student short films and eight special…
CineLink Coproduction Market Announces Nine New Projects
SARAJEVO: Nine new projects, including films from Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia, have been added to the line-up of the 2016 CineLink Coproduction Market, organised by the Sarajevo Film Festival running…
FNE at KVIFF 2016: Twelve Films Pitch at Docu Talents
PRAGUE: The Jihlava IDFF’s 12th edition of Docu Talents has selected 12 documentary film projects to be introduced on 5 July 2016 at the Karlovy Vary IFF.
PRODUCTION: Bulgaria Supports Georgian Film Brighton 4th
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center decided to support Brighton 4th, the third feature film by acclaimed Georgian director Levan Koguashvili, which will be a Georgian/Russian/Bulgarian/French coproduction.
PRODUCTION: Urša Menart's My Last Year as a Loser in Preproduction
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Urša Menart has started work on her first full-length feature film My Last Year as a Loser, a drama which points out that in the last couple…
PRODUCTION: ZDF's Die Vergeltung Begins Shooting in Czech Republic
PRAGE: The latest in a string of German period films shooting in the Czech Republic this year, Die Vergeltung/The Retribution started filming on locations in Jaroměř and Hradec Králové in…
PRODUCTION: Alfred Molina and Cillian Murphy Cast in Estonian/Irish Animated Film
TALLINN: The Estonian animation studio A Film Estonia is coproducing a 26-minute animated film with Dublin’s Giant Animation. The Overcoat will be voiced by Cillian Murphy and Alfred Molina. Kristel…
PRODUCTION: Polish Film Institute Funds Claire Denis Coproduction
WARSAW: High Life, the first English-language film from Palm D'Or winner Claire Denis, has received 1.5 m PLN from the Polish Film Institute. The film will be a coproduction between…
