FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2022: Requiem to the Hot Days of Summer
SARAJEVO: Georgian documentary director, cinematographer and editor Giorgi Parkosadze is presenting his long documentary project Requiem to the Hot Days of Summer at the Docu Rough Cut Boutique, a regional…
International Training for Arthouse Exhibitors to Hold Its 19th Edition in Venice
VENICE: The 19th edition of the CICAE international training addressed to art house exhibitors will be held on the San Servolo island in Venice 29 August – 4 September 2022.…
FESTIVALS: Films from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Croatia and Poland Win at 75th Locarno Film Festival
LOCARNO: The Slovak/Czech coproduction Nightsiren by Tereza Nvotová was awarded the Pardo d’oro Concorso Cineasti del presente for best film at the 75th Locarno Film Festival (3 - 13 August…
Caretaker Minister of Culture Reappointed in Bulgaria
SOFIA: Velislav Minekov, professor at the National Academy of Art, was reappointed as Caretaker Minister of Culture in Bulgaria. After holding the same position from May to December 2021, he…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2022: Snajka, a Documentary about Marriage and Family Expectations
SARAJEVO: Tea Vidović Dalipi is presenting her first and personal documentary project Snajka at the Docu Rough Cut Boutique, a regional platform for documentaries in the advanced phase of editing,…
Submissions Open for U.S. in Progress 2022 at 13th American Film Festival in Wroclaw
WROCLAW: American feature film projects in rough or final cut can be submitted for finishing funds to the 2022 edition of U.S. in Progress, which will take place during the…
Be Innovative CICAE Workshop Held in Sarajevo
SARAJEVO: The Be Innovative workshop, which is a part of the 19th Arthouse Cinema Training mentoring programme of CICAE (the International Confederation of Arthouse Cinemas), was held during the Sarajevo…
John Malkovich to Build Major Film Studios in Skopje
SKOPJE: American actor John Malkovich has announced his plans to build Stonebridge Studios, LEED-certified Hollywood calibre film, music and media studios, in Skopje's part of the Skopje Technology Park project.
PRODUCTION: Vlad Petri in Postproduction with Romanian/Croatian Documentary Between Revolutions
BUCHAREST: Romanian director Vlad Petri is currently in postproduction with his long documentary Between Revolutions / Intre revolutii. This Romanian/Croatian coproduction is among the nine Central and Eastern European projects…
PRODUCTION: Stevan Filipović in Production with Sequel to Next to Me Hit
BELGRADE: Serbian director Stevan Filipović is currently shooting his fourth feature film. Next to Us / Pored nas is a sequel to his high school hit Next to Me /…
BOX OFFICE: Domestic Comedy Střídavka Tops Czech BO After Opening Weekend
PRAGUE: The Czech adult family comedy Střídavka by Petr Nikolaev, which premiered on 4 August 2022, is ranking first after the opening weekend in the Czech Republic, with 28,498 admissions,…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2022: Mate Ugrin Preps Debut Feature Petty Thieves
SARAJEVO: Mate Ugrin, whose Everything Ahead won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Short Film in 2021, is returning to the Sarajevo Film Festival to present his debut feature project…
FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Lukáš ‘neker’ Čulík, Game System Designer of Slovak Pixel Federation
BRATISLAVA: FNE spoke to Lukáš ‘neker’ Čulík, the game system designer from the very early start of Pixel Federation, about the company’s current activities, as well as the state of…
New Latvian Studio Trickster Pictures Announces World Premiere of Youth Drama Neon Spring
RIGA: Director/producer/scriptwriter Matīss Kaža has launched the new Latvian production studio Trickster Pictures. The first title released by the Riga-based company is the coming-of-age Neon Spring / Neona pavasaris directed…
PRODUCTION: Patryk Vega in Postproduction with Autobiopic Invisible War
WARSAW: The latest autobiographical film written and directed by Patryk Vega, entitled Invisible War, will be released in Polish theatres on 30 September 2022, with Rafał Zawierucha in the lead. …
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2022: Fairy Garden
SARAJEVO: Hungarian director Gergő Somogyvári will be presenting his first long documentary Fairy Garden at the Docu Rough Cut Boutique, the regional platform dedicated to documentaries in postproduction organised by…
FESTIVALS: MakeDox 2022 Announces Full Lineup
SKOPJE: A total of 71 documentary films in four competition programmes will be screened at the 13th Festival for Creative Documentary Film MakeDox, which will be held in four locations…
FESTIVALS: Croatian Brač Film Festival Returns
ZAGREB: The 8th edition of the Brač Film Festival is screening the most recent films from the region on the island of Brač, in Croatia, from 10 to 13 August…
PRODUCTION: Big Budget Epic Series Rise of the Raven Produced by Robert Lantos Shoots in Hungary
BUDAPEST: The big budget 10-hour series Rise of the Raven produced by Robert Lantos is currently shooting near Budapest with an international cast. More than 600 actors and stunt people…
PRODUCTION: Ádám Breier Shoots Bittersweet Dramedy The Lefkovices Are Mourning
BUDAPEST: Hungarian director Ádám Breier is currently shooting his debut feature, the bittersweet dramedy The Lefkovices are Mourning / Lefkovicsék gyászolnak, made in the Incubator Programme of the National Film…
