OBITUARY: Croatian Sound Designer and Editor Martin Semenčić
ZAGREB: The Croatian film community is shaken by the news of the sudden death of Martin Semenčić, one of the most talented young sound designers and editors, whose films were…
Estonian/Croatian Eeva Selected for Berlinale Shorts 2023
TALLINN: The Estonian/Croatian animated film Eeva directed by Morten Tšinakov and Lucija Mrzljak will have its international premiere in the Berlinale Shorts competition within the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival…
FESTIVALS: Budapest International Documentary Festival 2023 Ready to Kick Off
BUDAPEST: The 9th edition of Budapest International Documentary Festival will screen 60 films between 21 and 29 January 2023. In addition to Budapest, there will be screenings in ten other…
Joanna Kulig to Star in Michael Keaton's Knox Goes Away
WARSAW: Polish actress Joanna Kulig has joined Al Pacino and Marcia Gay Harden in Michael Keaton's noir thriller Knox Goes Away, where Keaton plays the main role.
GRANTS: Croatian Audiovisual Centre Supports Production of 23 New Films
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre has distributed 2.3 m EUR for the production of 23 new Croatian films, including six feature films, three long documentaries, seven documentaries and six short…
Nosferatu Announces Dates for Prague Shooting
PRAGUE: The awaited production of Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu will start in Prague on 23 February 2023, serviced by Stillking Films. The main cast consists of Bill Skarsgard, Lily-Rose Depp and…
Docu Rough Cut Boutique 2023 Launches Call for Entries
SARAJEVO: Documentary projects in advanced phase of editing can apply to the 13th edition of Docu Rough Cut Boutique till 20 January 2023. The programme is organised by the Sarajevo…
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović Nominated for Directors Guild of America Awards
ZAGREB: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović has been nominated for the Directors Guild of America Awards in the category Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director for Murina.
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Siniša Cvetić In Postproduction with Sophomore Feature Lilacs
BELGRADE: Young Serbian director Siniša Cvetić is in postproduction with his sophomore feature Lilacs / Jorgovani, whose shooting wrapped in late December 2022. The independent production is Cvetić’s second feature…
Construction of Tallinn Film Wonderland Film Studio to Start in 2023
TALLINN: The construction of the Tallinn Film Wonderland film studio will begin in 2023, as confirmed by Margus Allikmaa, head of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia (Kultuurikapital).
PRODUCTION: Ștefan Mandachi in Postproduction with Doc I Am Good Enough
BUCHAREST: Romanian film director, entrepreneur and philanthropist Ștefan Mandachi is in final postproduction with his second long documentary I Am Good Enough. An independent production, the film is a diary…
WEMW 2023 Announces Full Lineup
TRIESTE: When East Meets West has announced the lineup for Last Stop Trieste, This is IT and First Cut+ at its 13th edition, which will take place 22-25 January 2023…
Applications Open for dok.incubator 2023
PRAGUE: Long documentaries in rough cut stage are invited to apply to the dok.incubator workshop 2023. The applications’ deadline for the eight-month programme focused on editing, marketing and distribution is…
Visegrad Film Forum Announces First Guests for 10th Edition
BRATISLAVA: Polish cinematographer Paweł Edelman, producer Jim Stark and Iranian director Sepideh Farsi will be coming to Bratislava for the 10th Visegrad Film Forum, which will take place at the…
Cyprus Film Incentives Get 5m EUR Increase in 2023
VALLETTA: The Finance Ministry of Cyprus has earmarked 5 m EUR for the country's incentives scheme. This is ten times more than in the past three years.
Six Films Approved for Cash Rebate in Bulgaria
SOFIA: Millennium Media’s sci-fi thriller Subservience will receive the biggest amount of nearly 1m EUR among the six projects that qualified for the new 25% cash rebate scheme from the…
GRANTS: North Macedonia Announces Second Production Grants for 2022
SKOPJE: The North Macedonia Film Agency has distributed 3.2 m EUR / 198.7 m MKD as production grants for feature, short, and documentary films within the second grants call of…
Series from FNE Partner Countries Acquired by SkyShowtime from Warner Bros. Discovery
WARSAW: The new Czech/Slovak series The Winner directed by Jan Hřebejk and Polish series Warszawianka by Jacek Borcuch, as well as other titles from FNE partner countries, are among 21…
Major Festivals from Poland, Romania and Lithuania among Founders of SMART7
WARSAW: The New Horizons International Film Festival from Wrocław (Poland), Transilvania IFF from Cluj-Napoca (Romania) and Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris from Vilnius (Lithuania) have launched the cooperation network SMART7 together…
WEMW Co-production Forum Announces Full Lineup
TRIESTE: Projects from Georgia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, North Macedonia and Serbia are among the 22 projects selected for the 13th edition of When East Meets West, the Italian Co-Production Forum…
