Creative Europe Fights EU Budget Cuts
KARLOVY VARY: Silvia Costa, Member of the Culture and Education Committee of the European Parliament Member and Rapporteur for Creative Europe told a packed room of industry professionals that she…
FNE at KVIFF 2013: The LUX Prize announces Official Selection
KARLOVY VARY: The 10 films of the LUX Prize 2013 Official Selection have been announced at the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Czech Film Industry in Flux
KARLOVY VARY: Passage of the new Czech Film Act as well as the introduction Czech film incentives are facing off against declining audiences for domestic films and mixed signals on…
PRODUCTION: Slovak Fairy Tale Shooting in Summer
BRATISLAVA: Seven Ravens, a Czech-Slovak coproduction based on a classic fairy tale by Pavol Dobšinský, will start to shoot in July and August 2013 in western Slovakia.
Balvin Appointed Czech Minister of Culture
PRAGUE: Jiri Balvin has been selected as the new Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic.
FNE at MIFF 2013: Prize winners
MOSCOW: Turkey scored big at the 35 Moscow International Film Festival (20-29 June 2013) (MIFF) with Turkish director Erdem Tepegoz taking home the main prize for his film Particle and…
FNE at KVIFF East of the West 2013: Velvet Terrorists
BRATISLAVA: Velvet Terrorists (Zamatoví teroristi), a Slovak /Czech /Croatian coproduction directed by a trio of Slovak directors, Pavol Pekarčík, Ivan Ostrochovský and award-winning Slovak documentary director Peter Kerekes, premieres in…
Malta Announces Tender for Film Service Training
The Malta Film Commission has launched a call for tenders for training institutions interested in providing training services related to the film servicing industry in Malta.
FNE at KVIFF 2013: Lux Prize selection to be unveiled
KARLOVY VARY: Ten films selected for the European Parliament’s LUX Prize will be unveiled on June 30 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The announcement will be accompanied by…
FNE at Moscow Business Square 2013: New projects from Central Europe and Georgia link up with Russian partners
MOSCOW: The 5th edition of Moscow Business Square had a special emphasis on film projects from central and eastern Europe including a presentation of new coproductions from Poland sponsored by…
Attention all film critics attending Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Film New Europe (FNE) invites you to participate in our critics film ratings.
TVP Records Profits in 2013
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP made a profit of 8.8 m PLN profit in the first five months of 2013, significantly surpassing the station's results from
previous years.
FESTIVALS: Cinematik Hosts V4 Funds
TRENCIN: Film Funds from Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have been invited to participate in a first gathering of the four Visegrad funders.
FNE at KVIFF 2013: The Girl from the Wardrobe
WARSAW: Bodo Kox creates a colorful and original story about two
brothers who welcome a mysterious woman into their lives.
FESTIVALS: Szumowska to Close New Horizons IFF
WROCLAW: The T-Mobile New Horizons IFF (18-28 July 2013) will screen 12 Polish premieres in the International Competition and 12 creative documentaries in the Film in Art International Competition.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Lika - Hunting for Myself
Croatian director Zrinka Matijevic is develop a 52 minute documentary through the Ex Oriente workshop. Read the full story on Dokweb.
Latvia Approves Co-Financing Funds
RIGA: The Latvian government has approved a grant of 500,000 euros for a co-financing programme for foreign producers making films in Latvia.
FNE at Art Film Fest 2013: Kazakhstan, Georgia Take Top Awards
TRENCIN: Slovakia’s oldest and largest festival, Art Film Fest, set itself on course for future expansion by moving from the rural spa village of Trencianske Teplice with its limited cinema…
FNE at Art Film Fest 2013: Slovak Doc Tests Distribution Strategies
TRENCIN: Miner’s Bread (Banicky Chlebicek), the full-length documentary debut by Roman Fabian, had a double premiere at the 21st edition of Art Film Fest, with both a limited online launch…
FNE at KVIFF East of the West 2013: Floating Skyscrapers
WARSAW: In his second feature, Tomasz Wasilewski explores the issues of homosexuality, identity and love between young people.
