FNE at Slovenian Film Festival 2012: Competition: Tango Abrazos
POTOROZ: Tango Abrazos, the new feature film from the renowned Slovene film director Metod Pevec competing at the 15th Festival of Slovenian Film (www.fsf.si) running through 30 September 2012, is…
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival 2012: Competition: Thanks for Sunderland
POTOROZ: Sarajevo born Slovenian director Slobodan Maksimovic is in the main competition of the 15th Slovenian Film Festival (www.fsf.si) with his feature film debut Thanks for Sunderland.
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival 2012: Competition: Ink Tips
POTOROZ: Ink Tips directed by Polona Sepe is a historical drama with a feminist tone, based on true events. The film is in the main competition of the 15th Slovenian…
FNE AVP Live ! Detlef Rossmann President CICAE
FNE AVP Live ! Interview with Detlef Rossman, President of CICAE, (International Confederation of Art Cinemas). FNE asks Rossman about digitalisation and the other challenges facing European distributors and exhibitors.
PRODUCTION: Andrei Grusznicki Preps The Escape
BUCHAREST: Two years after his feature debut with The Other Irina, Andrei Grusznicki is preparing to shoot a black and white drama set in communist Romania starting 15 October with…
European Sales Agents Attend Warsaw Meetings
WARSAW: Over 60 new Polish film projects were presented to international sales agents during meetings held in Warsaw on 26 - 27 September 2012.
Oscar double act for Slovakia
BRATISLAVA: Slovakia has entered Made in Ash as its contender for the Oscar’s Best Foreign Language Film category, and will also be represented in the short animation category with The…
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival 2012: Good to Go
POTOROZ: Good to Go a debut feature film from young Slovenian director Matevž Luzar screens in competition at the 15th Festival of Slovenian Film (www.fsf.si), running through 30 September 2012.
FNE-IDF DocBloc: Czechs Unveil New Documentary Catalogue
PRAGUE: The 2012 catalogue of Czech documentary films in development, production or postproduction has been released along with data on the top documentaries in domestic release.
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month. Hungary - Gábor Böszörményi, Mozinet Ltd.
FNE together with Europa Distribution have launched its new Distributor of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European distributors and the common problems they…
Doge’s Palace and The Bed Is Broken Win Aristoteles Workshop
VAMA, ROMANIA: An all-Romanian team and a Polish director-led team were the split decision winners of the five-week-long 7th Aristoteles documentary workshop (www.aworkshop.org) ended which concluded on 23 September 2012.
You are God tops Polish Box Office
WARSAW: You are God (Jesteś Bogiem), a Polish drama about a legendary hip hop band, has recorded the best opening weekend for a Polish film in 2012, with 373,796 admissions.
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival 2012: Shanghai Gypsy
POTOROZ: Shanghai Gypsy by director/screenwriter Marko Nabersnik, a love story involving a gypsy family during the break-up of Yugoslavia, will screen in competition at the 15th Slovenian Film Festival (www.fsf.si),…
PRODUCTION: Hit Kids Book Filming in Croatia
ZAGREB: Writer/director Silvije Petranović is in production with The Brave Adventures of Lapitch, Croatia’s best-selling children’s novel, with a 2013 release timed to mark the book’s 100th anniversary.
PRODUCTION: Doc coproduction The Last Transhumance in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Dragoş Lumpan expects to complete an ambitious 90-minute documentary shot along a 45,000 km route in Albania, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Wales and Romania by early 2013.
FNE at Cinefest Miskolc 2012: Winners
MISKOLC: The Lithuanian Vanishing Waves by Kristina Buozyte won the Emeric Pressburger Prize of the 9th Jameson CineFest (14-23 September 2012). The Grand Prix of the festival, named upon Adolph…
Mungiu’s Beyond the Hills sold in 38 territories
BUCHAREST: Cristian Mungiu’s Beyond the Hills/După dealuri (www.dupadealuri.ro) will open in Hungary on 11 October before its domestic release in Romania on 26 October, when its makers hope it will…
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland starts work onThe Death's Cold Hand
WARSAW: The Oscar-nominated director of In Darkness (2011), Agnieszka Holland is starting work on The Death's Cold Hand (Zimna pięść śmierci), a thriller based on Olga Tokarczuk’s recent novel Drive…
TVP wins Prix Italia
WARSAW: The TV Polska (www.tvp.pl) series The Deep End took the Best Series award at the 64th Prix Italia TV Festival, following its Gold Plaque at the Hugo TV Awards.
Golden Boll FF 2012: Festival winners
ADANA: Voice of My Father by Orhan Eskikoy and Zeynel Dogan has won the Best Film and Best Screenplay awards at the 19th Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival.
