FESTIVALS: Mestia ISAMFF 2021 Announces Winners

MESTIA: Lottery by Bangladeshi director Km Kanak was awarded Best Film at the inaugural edition of the Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival, which took place in person from…
20-09-2021

Training Days Poland 2021 Launch Call for Applications

WARSAW: ACE Producers and Independent Film Foundation are launching the call for applications for Training Days Poland, an event which will be held in Warsaw 17-18 November 2021 with support…
20-09-2021

Second Module of Circle Women Doc Accelerator to Start in Montenegro

TIVAT: The second module of Circle Women Doc Accelerator 2021 will be held in a hybrid format in Tivat, Montenegro, from 21 to 26 September 2021.
20-09-2021

FNE at Gdynia Polish FF 2021: Autumn Girl

GDYNIA: The musical drama Autumn Girl / Bo we mnie jest seks by Katarzyna Klimkiewicz, based on the life of Polish 60s bombshell actress Kalina Jędrusik, will be showcased in…
20-09-2021

PRODUCTION: Teona Strugar Mitevska Wraps Shooting On The Happiest Man in the World

SARAJEVO: Teona Strugar Mitevska is finishing the shoot for her sixth film The Happiest Man in The World with two shooting days in Sarajevo, after four weeks of shooting in…
17-09-2021

GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Announces Documentary Grants

PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund has distributed 474,000 EUR / 12 m CZK as production grants for documentaries.
17-09-2021

connecting cottbus 2021 Announces Lineup

COTTBUS: The 23rd edition of connecting cottbus (coco), the East-West coproduction market at FilmFestival Cottbus, will be held in a hybrid format 3-5 November 2021. The selection of projects in…
17-09-2021

PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Nina Ognjanović in Production with Highway

BELGRADE: The young Serbian writer/director Nina Ognjanović is currently shooting her debut feature Highway / Autoput on locations close to the village of Topli do, in the vicinity of the…
17-09-2021

FESTIVALS: Storgetnya Wins 2021 CineDOC - Tbilisi

TBILISI: Storgetnya by Iranian director Hovig Hagopian was awarded Best Film at the 9th edition of CinéDOC - Tbilisi, the most important documentary film festival in Georgia, which took place…
17-09-2021

PRODUCTION: Jiří Havelka in Postproduction with A Unique Event

PRAGUE: Czech actor/playwright/director Jiří Havelka is currently in postproduction with his sophomore feature A Unique Event (English working title) / Mimořádná událost. The premiere is already set for 2 February…
16-09-2021

New Romanian Production Company East West Productions Launched

BUCHAREST: Former HBO Europe senior executives Wayne Henry and Alina David have launched the independent Romanian owned media production company EastWest Productions.
16-09-2021

FESTIVALS: The 25th Anniversary Sofia IFF Celebrates With Special Autumn Edition

SOFIA: The first part of the 25th anniversary of the Sofia International Film Fest took part mostly online in March 2021, while the second part started in a physical format…
16-09-2021

FESTIVALS: ICFF Manaki Brothers 2021 Starts Today

BITOLA: The 42nd edition of the International Cinematographers Film Festival Manaki Brothers kicks off in Bitola on 16 September 2021. Headed by new director Simeon Moni Damevski, the festival will…
16-09-2021

Macedonian Minority Coproduction Hive Selected as Kosovan Oscar Candidate

SKOPJE: Hive by Blerta Basholli, a coproduction between Kosovo, Switzerland, North Macedonia and Albania, has been selected as Kosovo’s candidate for the 94th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences…
16-09-2021

PRODUCTION: Filip Heraković's The Pelican Starts Filming in Croatia

RIJEKA: The Pelican / Pelikan, the debut feature by Filip Heraković, produced by Wolfgang & Dolly, started filming in the Croatian spa complex Istarske Toplice.
15-09-2021

Polish/Italian/Czech Silent Land Sold in France

WARSAW: Aga Woszczyńska’s debut feature Silent Land has been sold by New Europe Film Sales in France ahead of its premiere on the Toronto Film Festival’s Platform.
15-09-2021

FESTIVALS: Prague IFF - Febiofest 2021 Ready to Kick Off

PRAGUE: The 28th edition of the Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest will showcase more than 100 Czech and international titles. Seven films will vie in the main competition. The…
15-09-2021

FESTIVALS: First Edition of Mestia ISAMFF Announces Lineup

MESTIA: A total of 24 titles have been selected for the short film competition of the inaugural edition of the Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival, which will take…
15-09-2021

Spielberg's Amblin Partners Shooting The Last Voyage of the Demeter in Malta

VALLETTA: The Last Voyage of the Demeter directed by André Øvreda and produced by Spielberg/s Amblin Partners, will spend over 18m EUR in Malta. Currently shooting in Malta the film…
14-09-2021

FNE Podcast: Visegrad YR 2021: Agnieszka Dziedzic: Producer, Founder and Co-owner of Koi Studio

FNE’s Georgian correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to producer Agnieszka Dziedzic, founder and co-owner of a production company Koi Studio, a member of the Polish Guild of Producers,…
14-09-2021