Czech Director Receives Student Academy Award
PRAGUE: Czech director Marie Dvorakova won the Student Academy Award for her Czech/US short film Who is Who in Mycology. The film was coproduced by Negativ Film Production and the…
Polish Filmmakers Protest Dismissal of Magdalena Sroka as PISF Director
WARSAW: Polish film organisations sent an open letter to Piotr Gliński Minister of Culture and National Heritage on 12 October 2017 to voice their concern about the dismissal of Magdalena…
FNE at Forum Regiofund 2017: The Flesh Wins Best Pitching at Regiofund
KATOWICE: The Flesh/Mięcho from Poland's acclaimed documentary filmmaker Marcin Koszałka won the Best Pitching Prize at the International Co-Production Forum Regiofund. The prize was awarded to the film's producer Marta…
FNE at Forum Regiofund 2017: Producer Joanna Malicka Heads Young Producer Workshops
KATOWICE: FNE spoke with film producer and academic teacher from the Wajda School and the Faculty of Radio and Television Joanna Malicka who provided the "Young Producer Workshops" during the…
FNE CEI AV Innovation Days at International Co-Production Forum Regiofund
KATOWICE: The first FILM NEW EUROPE CEI AV Innovation Days at the International Co-production Forum Regiofund took place on 5 and 6 October 2017.
FESTIVALS: Venezuelan Family Wins 2017 Kinenova IFF Skopje
SKOPJE: The Venezuelan debut feature Family / La Familia directed by Gustavo Rondon Cordova, which had its world premiere at Cannes Critics Week, received the Award for the Best Film…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: Ex-Oriente Heads to Jihlava
Ex-Oriente will hold the 15th edition of its documentary workshop at the Jihlava IDFF.
CANAL+ in Production With Two Original Polish Series
WARSAW: CANAL+ commissioned two new original, Polish crime series directed by Maciej Pieprzyca and Leszek Dawid, with both shoots planned for October. Opus Film and Telemark are producing.
FESTIVALS: Cyprus Short Film Days Announces National Competition
LIMASSOL: Eleven films will compete in the 7th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, taking place at the Rialto Theatre from 14 to 21 October 2017.
New Zlin Fund for Audiovisual Production
ZLIN: The Zlin Region of the Czech Republic launched a new Programme for Audiovisual Support in the Zlin Region with an annual budget of 10m CZK.
The Saint Stays on Top at Lithuanian Box Office
VILNIUS: Andrius Blaževičius’ drama The Saint remained in first place for its second week in release in Lithuania, where it opened at the end of September 2017. The Lithuanian/Polish coproduction…
The Line Holds Strong at Slovak Box Office
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Ukrainian crime thriller The Line / Čiara directed by Peter Bebjak topped the 300,00 admission mark, and held on to a spot in the top ten at the…
Polish Ministry of Culture Announces Decision to Remove Magdalena Sroka As Director of the Polish Film Institute
WARSAW: The Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage has announced its decision to remove Magdalena Sroka as the Director of the Polish Film Institute. Earlier the same day the…
Men Don’t Cry Opens in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The Bosnia and Herzegovina/Czech/Slovenian/German/Serbian coproduction Men Don’t Cry directed by Alen Drljevic opened in Czech cinemas on 3 October 2017. The film is distributed by Aerofilms in cooperation with…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Short Joy Expands Its Jury
JIHLAVA: The Jihlava IDFF is taking the Audience Award to a new level. The winner of the Short Joy section of documentary short films will be chosen by audiences streaming…
REVIEW: mother!
Director Darren Aronofsky returns to the Lido with mother! in the main competition a film which he describes as having “poured out of him as a fevered dream.” The description…
Let Him Be a Basketball Player Rises to Top Spot in Slovenia
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian youth comedy Let Him Be a Basketball Player directed by Boris Petkovič topped the box office chart in Slovenia in its third week in release, distributed by…
FNE at Golden Rose Bulgarian National FF 2017: Omnipresent Takes Five Awards
VARNA: Ilian Djevelekov’s sophomore feature Omnipresent won the Golden Rose Award of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival (30 September - 7 October 2017).
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Emerging Producers 2018 Announced
JIHLAVA: Eighteen documentary producers from 16 European countries plus Morocco have been selected to participate in the sixth edition of the Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers programme, running 24-28 October 2017.
Polish Animated Series Distributed in Over 60 Countries
WARSAW: The Polish animated series for children Agi Bagi produced by Badi Badi FX Studio, has been sold to over 60 countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, USA and…
