Czech Film Fund Announces Distribution Support
PRAGUE: A total of 22 films and projects received support from the Czech Film Fund in the area of distribution in the June 2019 grants round.
PRODUCTION: Stefan Komandarev Completes Bulgarian/Serbian Coproduction Rounds
SOFIA: Stefan Komandarev has finished his fifth feature film Rounds, a Bulgarian/Serbian coproduction supported by Eurimages. It is a sequel to the director’s previous Bulgarian/German/Macedonian film Directions (Argo Film, Aktis…
GRANTS: Estonia Gives Grants to Ten Films
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has given 1.76 m EUR to ten feature films since the beginning of 2019.
FESTIVALS: Oleg and Shelter Among the Clouds Win Valletta Film Festival
VALLETTA: Latvia’s Oleg by Juris Kursietis and Albania’s A Shelter Among the Clouds by Robert Budina were awarded the Best Fiction Feature Award ex-aequo at the first edition of the…
FESTIVALS: Audience Award for Loli Paradicka at Art Film Fest
KOSICE: Monos directed by Alejandro Landes won the Blue Angel for Best Film at the closing ceremony of Art Film Fest on 22 June 2019. The Slovak film Loli Paradicka…
Estonia Allows One-Time Increase in Film Incentives Funding
TALLINN: The Estonian government has approved a one-time rise in the amount of funding available through the country’s film incentives.
PRODUCTION: Peeter Simm Shoots On the Water
ESTONIA: The renowned Estonian director Peeter Simm is currently shooting the coming of age drama On the Water / Vee peal. The shooting period started in February and will continue…
FNE at Transilvania IFF 2019 LIM Presentations: Birdie
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The Croatian project Birdie was presented by director Jasna Nanut at the Less Is More (LIM) pitching forum at the Transilvania IFF, which spotlights low-budget films.
UNIC's Best European Exhibitor Award Goes to Blitz-CineStar
BARCELONA: The Balkan cinema chain Blitz-CineStar was awarded the International Exhibitor of the Year award by the Union of Cinemas (UNIC) at the CineEurope Convention in Barcelona. The award recognised…
Top International Film Professionals at New Europe Warsaw Sessions
WARSAW: Warsaw will host the 2nd edition of the New Europe Warsaw Sessions, a series of closed, exclusive meetings between promising directors from Poland and top representatives of the global…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Heads to Slovakia
The first workshop of 2019 Ex Oriente Film begins in Slovakia on 20 June.
Corneliu Porumboiu’s The Whistlers Sold in 27 Territories
BUCHAREST: Corneliu Porumboiu’s The Whistlers / La Gomera has been sold by MK2 Films to an impressive list of 27 territories and one inflight outlet after its world premiere in…
Trans Atlantic Partners Announces Lineup
BERLIN: A total of 26 producers from Europe, Canada, India, Russia and Australia will take part in Trans Atlantic Partners (TAP), a training and networking programme for film and TV…
PRODUCTION: Nicolas Cage and William Baldwin Shoot in Cyprus
NICOSIA: Nicolas Cage stars in Jiu Jitsu by Greek-American director and producer Dimitri Logothetis, the first international production to be shot entirely in Cyprus since the launch in 2018 of…
Serbia Joins RE-ACT
BELGRADE: Serbia has become the newest member of RE-ACT, the five-year-old Italian/Slovenian/Croatian regional audiovisual cooperation and training initiative.
Cluj-Napoca Unveils Film Factory
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The city of Cluj-Napoca, located in north-western Romania, has unveiled a 30 m EUR multi-purpouse building with a sound stage and offices for film companies. The sound stage is…
FNE at Karlovy Vary IFF 2019: Kozole Returns to Karlovy Vary Competition
LJUBLJANA: Damjan Kozole’s Slovenian/Macedonian/Serbian/Croatian coproduction Half-Sister / Polsestra will have its premiere in the main competition of the 59th Karlovy Vary IFF, 28 June – 6 July 2019. Kozole won…
FNE at Karlovy Vary IFF 2019: Marko Skop's Sophomore Feature Competes at KVIFF
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director/writer/producer Marko Škop makes it into the main competition of the 59th Karlovy Vary IFF, 28 June – 6 July 2019, with his second feature film Let There…
CEE Territories Buck European Trend as Cinema Admissions Rise
PRAGUE: Poland, the Baltics, Romania, the Czech Republic and the Balkans are the bright spots for cinema attendance and box office in Europe, with record-breaking results helped by domestic successes.…
OBITUARY: Macedonian Director and Screenwriter Kiril Cenevski Dies at 76
SKOPJE: Kiril Cenevski, a unique figure in Macedonian filmmaking, director and screenwriter, the former chairman of the Union of Macedonian Film Workers and the creator of the first Macedonian feature…
