FESTIVALS: Film O'Clock International Festival 2024 Ready to Kick off in Eight Countries
BUCHAREST: The 4th edition of Film O'Clock International Festival will be held simultaneously in Romania, Lithuania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Greece, Egypt and South Africa from 28 February to 3 March…
FNE at Berlinale 2024: See how the FIPRESCI critics rated the programme
BERLIN: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlin Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Panorama and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3,…
Polish Filmmakers Disappointed as Proposed Copyright Amendment Excludes Internet Royalties
WARSAW: Poland's audiovisual creators, represented by the Polish Union of Audiovisual Authors and Producers (ZAPA), expressed in an official statement their disappointment over the recent draft amendment to the country's…
PRODUCTION: Tamás Kollarik, Sándor Takó and Ádám Tősér Shoot Documentary about Hollywood’s Hungarian Born Founding Fathers William Fox and Adolph Zukor
BUDAPEST: Hungarian directors Dr. Tamás Kollarik PhD, Dr. Sándor Takó and Ádám Tősér are currently in production with their long documentary Fox vs Zukor - The Hollywood Story. The film…
Series Blade Runner 2099 Starring Ryan Gosling to Be Shot in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The first season of the series Blade Runner 2099 directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Ryan Gosling will be shot at the Barrandov Studios between June and December 2024.
CEE Animation Workshop 2024 Announces Selected Projects
PRAGUE: Twelve projects including four short animated films, one animated series, one TV special, five long animated films and one XR animated film have been selected for the 6th edition…
FNE at Berlinale 2024: See how the FIPRESCI critics rate the programme
BERLIN: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlin Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Panorama and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3,…
Berlinale 2024: Berlinale Special: Sasquatch Sunset (USA)
BERLIN: Sasquatch Sunset directed by brothers Nathan and David Zellner screens as Berlinale Special and it is indeed difficult to categorise the very special film that is totally without dialogue.…
FNE at Berlinale 2024: Panorama: I Saw the TV Glow (USA)
BERLIN: Director Jane Schoenbrun’s feature I Saw the TV Glow screened earlier this year in the World Dramatic Competition of the Sundance Film Festival before having its international premiere in…
PRODUCTION: Urtė Oettinger Preps Lithuanian Animation Series BFF
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian animation film director/writer/painter Urtė Oettinger is currently in preparation with her 26 episode x 11 minute comedy animation series BFF, whose production will start in the second…
BAFTA Awards for The Zone of Interest and Hungarian Set Designer Zsuzsa Mihalek
LONDON: Hungarian set designer Zsuzsa Mihalek received the award for Best Production Design for her work on Poor Things, while the Polish minority coproduction The Zone of Interest received the…
Docu Rough Cut Boutique 2024 Announces Selected Projects
SARAJEVO: Five projects from countries including Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia and Poland were selected for the 14th edition of Docu Rough Cut Film Boutique.
GRANTS: Hungarian Feature Film Production Grants in 2023
BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute – Hungary distributed 5,132,883 EUR / 1,998,454,756 HUF as production grants for 10 feature films throughout 2023.
FNE at Berlinale 2024: Panorama: Between the Temples
BERLIN: American director Nathan Silver’s warm and original comedy Between the Temples had its international premiere at its Panorama screening at this year’s Berlinale. The film screened earlier this year…
BOX OFFICE: Good Year for Slovenian Domestic Titles in 2023
LJUBLJANA: Total 2023 admissions for domestic films dropped down compared to the record breaking year 2022, but were still significantly higher than the average of the previous past years. With…
FESTIVALS: FEST in Belgrade Announces 2024 Lineup
BELGRADE: A total of 108 films from almost 40 countries will be screened in six venues at the 52nd edition of Belgrade’s FEST, running from 23 February up to 3…
Beta Film Picks Up Latvian Series Soviet Jeans
BERLIN: The eight-episode series Soviet Jeans / Padomju džinsi, Staņislavs Tokalovs and Juris Kursietis’ dramedy set in 1979 Soviet Latvia, has been acquired by Beta Film.
FNE at Berlinale 2024: Macedonian Cinema in Berlin
The North Macedonia Film Agency is present with its own stand at the European Film Market from 15 to 21 February 2024. This is of great importance for Macedonian cinema,…
FNE at Berlinale 2024: Berlinale Special Gala: Cuckoo (Germany/USA)
BERLIN: German director Tilman Singer’s German/USA coproduction Cuckoo screens in a Berlinale Special Gala at this year’s festival. Singer also wrote the script.
FNE at Berlinale 2024: Competition: A Different Man
BERLIN: Director Aaron Schimberg’s A Different Man screened in the main competition at the 2024 Berlinale after making its debut at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Schimberg also wrote…
