FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2019: Proceder

GDYNIA: Michał Węgrzyn’s drama Proceder will screen in the main competition of the 44th Gdynia Film Festival, running from 16 to 21 September 2019. The film will open in Polish…
19-09-2019

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2019: Mister T.

GDYNIA: Marcin Krzyształowicz’s dramedy Mister T. will screen in the main competition of the 44th Gdynia Film Festival, running from 16 to 21 September 2019. The film will be released…
19-09-2019

PRODUCTION: Latvian/Estonian Coproduction Christmas in the Jungle Starts Shooting in Indonesia

RIGA: Estonian director Jaak Kilmi started principal photography on Latvian/Estonian coproduction Christmas in the Jungle / Ziemassvētki džungļos on 7 September 2019. The shooting for this children’s adventure film takes…
18-09-2019

PRODUCTION: Nordic War Drama Shoots in Estonia

TALLINN: Henrik Ruben Genz’s war drama Erna at War / Erna läheb sõtta, a coproduction between Denmark, Belgium and Estonia starring Trine Dyrholm, is currently shooting in Estonia. It’s the…
18-09-2019

connecting cottbus 2019 Announces Lineup

COTTBUS: Thirteen projects in development and six works in progress have been selected for the East-West coproduction market connecting cottbus, that takes place from 6 to 8 November 2019 during…
18-09-2019

Cypriot Film Pause Selected As Candidate for EFA Nomination

NICOSIA: Tonia Mishiali’s Cypriot/Greek coproduction Pause / Pafsi is among the five feature films and six documentaries announced by the European Film Academy as additional candidates for an EFA nomination.
18-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Oroslan

PORTOROŽ: Matjaž Ivanišin’s debut feature Oroslan / Oroslan will screen in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September 2019). This Slovenian/Czech coproduction is a…
18-09-2019

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2019: The Iron Bridge

GDYNIA: Monika Jordan-Młodzianowska’s debut feature The Iron Bridge will screen in the main competition of the 44th Gdynia Film Festival, running from 16 to 21 September 2019. The film will…
18-09-2019

FNE TV Venice 2019 Report

The 76th Venice Film Festival opened with a pre-festival screening of the restored Czech classic Extase directed by Gustav Machaty and a Czech and Slovak film The Painted Bird screened…
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Boban Jevtić Joins New Serbian Production House Firefly Production

BELGRADE: The former director of Film Center Serbia Boban Jevtić has recently assumed the position of head of content and strategy at the newly-founded Belgrade based production company Firefly Production.
17-09-2019

More Slovak Films To Be Released This Autumn

BRATISLAVA: An unusualy large number of Slovak films will be theatrically released in September-October 2019. The 19 domestic releases include six 100% Slovak productions, eight majority coproductions and five minority…
17-09-2019

FESTIVALS: Astra Film Festival 2019 Announces Lineup

SIBIU: The Astra Film Festival has announced the official programme for its 26th edition (14-20 October 2019). A total of 46 films will vie for awards in the competitive sections:…
17-09-2019

FESTIVALS: The Favourite Wins Cinematik IFF 2019

PIEŠŤANY: The Favourite by Yorgos Lanthimos received the Meeting Point Europe Award in the main competition of the 14th Cinematik International Film Festival, which took place in the spa city…
17-09-2019

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Latvia Selects The Mover as Oscar Bid

RIGA: The historic drama The Mover / Tēvs nakts directed by Dāvis Sīmanis has been selected as Latvia’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award…
17-09-2019

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Czech Republic Selects The Painted Bird as Oscar Bid

PRAGUE: The Painted Bird directed by Václav Marhoul has been selected as Czech Republic’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the best international…
17-09-2019

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2019: The Coldest Game

GDYNIA: Łukasz Kośmicki’s English-language spy thriller The Coldest Game will screen in the main competition of the 44th Gdynia Film Festival, running from 16 to 21 September 2019. The film…
17-09-2019

FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Pumpkin on the Hot Roof of the World

PORTOROŽ: Nejc Saje and Jeffrey Young's long documentary Pumpkin on the Hot Roof of the World / Buča na vroči strehi sveta will screen in the competition of the 22nd…
17-09-2019

Patryk Vega’s Politics Dominates Polish Cinemas and Opens in Fifth Position at UK Box Office

WARSAW: Polish director Patryk Vega’s Politics has had over 950,000 admissions since its opening in Polish cinemas on 4 September 2019 and is number five in the UK box office.
16-09-2019

Czech Film Daughter Wins Student Academy Award

PRAGUE: The Czech film Daughter directed by Daria Kashcheeva has received the Academy Award in the best animated film from international schools category. Daria Kashcheeva is a student of FAMU…
16-09-2019

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Poland Selects Corpus Christi as Oscar Bid

WARSAW: Jan Komasa’s costume drama Corpus Christi has been selected as Poland’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the best international feature film…
16-09-2019