FESTIVAL: Anniversary 20th ZagrebDox Announces Lineup
ZAGREB: ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival will celebrate its 20th edition with a handpicked selection and an executive director. A total of 102 films will screen from 14 to 21…
BBC Acquires Hungarian/Romanian Cold War Thriller Series Spy/Master
BUDAPEST: The Cold War series Spy/Master produced by Hungary’s Proton Cinema and Romania’s Mobra Films has been acquired by the BBC from Warner Bros. Discovery for BBC iPlayer and TV…
PRODUCTION: Stephan Komandarev Shoots Made in EU
SOFIA: The acclaimed Bulgarian director Stephan Komandarev is currently in production with his seventh feature film Made in EU, which is a coproduction between Bulgaria, Germany and the Czech Republic.
PRODUCTION: Latvian Directors Raitis and Lauris Ābele in Postproduction with Latvian/American Dog of God
RIGA: The Latvian brothers and directors Raitis and Lauris Ābele are putting the final touches on their new project, an adult folk tale and rotoscope animation Dog of God /…
FESTIVALS: Winners of 2024 Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris
VILNIUS: The Polish/French/Ukrainian coproduction In the Rearview directed by Maciek Hamela was awarded Best Film in the International Competition of the 29th Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris, which was…
FESTIVALS: Winners of One World Festival and East Doc Platform 2024
PRAGUE: Life Is Beautiful (Norway, Palestine) directed by Mohamed Jabaly was presented with the award for Best Film in the International Competition of the 26th One World International Human Rights…
PRODUCTION: US/Serbian War Drama Battle for Castle Itter Enters Postproduction
BELGRADE: The US/Serbian WW2 action drama Battle for Castle Itter has entered postproduction after having been entirely shot in Serbia from 15 February up to 7 March 2024. The film…
Winners of Meeting Point – Vilnius 2024
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian project Toxic / Akiplėša directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė received the Lithuanian Film Centre Award in the Works in Progress segment of the Meeting Point – Vilnius (MPV).…
FNE Podcast: Karolina Śmigiel and Katarzyna Ślesicka: Film Programmers, Let’s Doc
WARSAW: FNE spoke to Karolina Śmigiel and Katarzyna Ślesicka, film programmers of Let's Doc, about the general goals and activities of the festival and about the involvement of the young…
Romanian Advertising and Media Association to Showcase Seven Vibrant Companies at MIPTV
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Advertising and Media Association will bring seven Romanian TV entertainment production companies to MIPTV, which will be held at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes 8 –…
CICAE Launches Call for Applications for Arthouse Cinema Training 2024
BERLIN: Applications are open for the 21st Arthouse Cinema Training, a one-week intensive programme to be held in Berlin 19 – 25 August 2024, organised by the International Association of…
Flowers of Ukraine Wins Silver Eye Award at East Doc Platform 2024
PRAGUE: The Silver Eye Award 2024 for the best long documentary presented at East Doc Platform went to the Polish/Ukrainian coproduction Flowers of Ukraine directed by Adelina Borets.
PRODUCTION: Robert Kirchhoff in Production with Slovak/Czech Documentary Conspiracy of Silence
BRATISLAVA: The acclaimed Slovak director Robert Kirchhoff is finishing production on the Slovak/Czech documentary Conspiracy of Silence / Konšpirácia ticha, which follows the story of Alfréd Wetzler and Rudolf Vrba,…
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Artist Kamen Stoyanov in Postproduction with Zvezda Abramovich
SOFIA: Bulgarian contemporary artist Kamen Stoyanov is currently in postproduction with his directorial debut Zvezda Abramovich, which is produced by Zornitsa Sophia and supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center.
GRANTS: Croatia Supports Nine Minority Coproductions
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) awarded a total of 404,100 EUR to nine minority coproductions, including three feature films, three long documentaries, two animated films and one short film.
GRANTS: Czech Republic Announces Production Grants
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund has distributed 2,373,600 EUR / 60 m CZK for the production of eight feature films.
Projects from FNE Partner Countries Receive Eurimages Co-production Support
STRASBOURG: Eight projects from FNE partner countries are among the 26 projects that received Co-production support from Eurimages on 26 March 2024. They include new films by Agnieszka Holland, Hana…
FESTIVALS: Winners of 28th Sofia IFF and 21st Sofia Meetings
SOFIA: Sujo (Mexico, France, USA) directеd by Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez received the Sofia City Film Award in the International Competition for First and Second Films at the 28th …
BOX OFFICE: Now or Never! Sets Opening Record in Hungary
BUDAPEST: The domestic historical drama Now or Never! / Most vagy soha! directed by Balázs Lóth set a box office record in Hungary with 75,551 admissions and 405,483 EUR /…
Works in Progress Presented at Meeting Point – Vilnius 2024
VILNIUS: Eleven projects (eight feature films and three documentaries) are showcased at the Works in Progress session taking place during Meeting Point – Vilnius (MPV) on 25 March 2024.
