FNE IDF DocBloc: Silver Eye Award 2019 International Juries Announced
For the 11th time the Institute of Documentary Film will give the Silver Eye Awards to the best documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe at the Ji.hlava IDFF (24-29 October…
Polish Film Institute Awards Film Professionals
GDYNIA: The Polish Film Institute awarded the most accomplished members of the industry for the 12th time during the Gdynia Film Festival (16- 21 September 2019).
FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Montenegro Selects Neverending Past as Oscar Candidate
PODGORICA: Neverending Past / Između dana i noći directed by Andro Martinović has been selected as Montenegro’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in…
SOFA Workshop in Vilnius
VILNIUS: Five participants from Lithuania, Hungary, Greece and Israel have been selected for the second workshop organised by SOFA – School of Film Advancement in Vilnius from 17 to 21…
Solid Gold Withdrawn from Gdynia Film Festival
GDYNIA: The organisers of the 44th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia informed the public that the film Solid Gold directed by Jacek Bromski has been withdrawn from the main competition…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
