FNE IDF Doc Bloc: The Smuggler
Latvian long documentary The Smuggler, currently in production, follows a guy who is helping immigrants to get across the border between Russia and Latvia.
FNE at KVIFF 2017: FNE TV: EFP’s Future Frames
KARLOVY VARY: FNE teamed up with European Film Promotion again this year to speak to the ten European film school students and recent graduates participating in the EFP Future Frames…
GRANTS: Slovenia Funds Five Minority Coproductions
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Center (SFC) announced production grants of 245,000 EUR for five minority coproductions including four feature films and one long documentary on 5 July 2017.
FNE AV Innovation: Czech Application StyLit Helps Animators
PRAGUE: Daniel Sykora and his team from Czech Technical University in Prague have developed a software that helps animators save time and reach more interesting results. StyLit is able to…
coco Work in Progress Opens Applications
COTTBUS: Applications are open for the East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco), set to take place during the FilmFestival Cottbus on 9-10 November 2017. Producers can apply with a project…
Karlovy Vary IFF, MIDPOINT, Trieste FF and WEMW to Launch Programme for CEE Emerging Talents
KARLOVY VARY: Karlovy Vary IFF together with MIDPOINT, Trieste FF and When East Meets West launched a training and development programme for emerging talents from Central and Eastern Europe. The…
PRODUCTION: BBC’s McMafia Wraps Shooting in Croatia
ZAGREB: Shooting of the BBC series McMafia directed by James Watkins and starring James Norton wrapped in Opatija last week. The series was shot in various locations first during the…
PRODUCTION: Serbian/Croatian/Macedonian Coproduction Leeches in Postproduction
BELGRADE: Serbian director Dragan Marinković is in postproduction with his fifth feature film, Leeches / Pijavice, set for release in 2018. The film is a Serbian/Croatian/Macedonian coproduction and is based…
Glory Sold to More than 30 Territories
SOFIA: Glory / Slava directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov was sold in more than 30 territories including Canada, United States and United Kingdom.
GRANTS: Warmia and Mazury Regional Film Fund to Support Four New Projects
OLSZTYN: Warmia and Mazury Regional Film Fund has chosen to support four new projects with a total of 118,017 EUR / 500,000 PLN. The projects will promote the region and…
FNE at KVIFF 2017: Docu Talents and Jihlava Film Fund Grants Announced
KARLOVY VARY: The Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival announced the four recipients of the Ji.hlava Film Fund during Karlovy Vary Film Festival, as well as presenting its lineup of new…
FNE at KVIFF 2017: Works in Progress and Eurimages Lab Project Winners
KARLOVY VARY: The film project Censor / Cenzorka directed and produced by renowned Slovak director Peter Kerekes, written by Ivan Ostrochovský and produced by Kerekes Film, has been awarded the…
FNE at KVIFF 2017: Pitch and Feedback Presents Six New Czech and Slovak Projects
KARLOVY VARY: Festival directors, sales agents and producers annually flock to the Pitch and Feedback presentation in Karlovy Vary, where the Czech Film Center and the Slovak Film Institute present…
FNE at KVIFF 2017: Czech National Film Archives Inks American Distribution Deal
KARLOVY VARY: The Czech National Film Archives has signed an agreement with distribution company Janus Films, the company behind the prestigious Criterion Collection, to licence 30 Czech classic film titles…
Polish Film Institute Nominations Announced
WARSAW: Nominations for the 10th edition of Polish Film Institute (PISF) awards was announced on 3 July 2017. The gala will take place on 19 September 2017, during the 42nd…
FESTIVALS: Sore Eyes for Infinity Wins Fest Anča Award
ŽILINA: Sore Eyes for Infinity by Finnish director Elli Vuorinen received the main award at the 10th Fest Anča International Animation Festival held from 29 June to 2 July 2017.
FESTIVALS: Closeness Wins the 13th Bucharest IFF
BUCHAREST: Closeness by Russian filmmaker Kantemir Balagov was awarded best film and best script at the 13th edition of Bucharest IFF (28 June - 2 June 2017), the oldest festival…
FESTIVALS: Wednesday with Goddard Wins the 16th Countryside Animafest Cyprus Views of the World Festival
NICOSIA: The British short film Wednesday with Goddard directed by Nicolas Menard was awarded best film in the International Competition of the 16th Countryside Animafest Cyprus Views of the World…
GRANTS: Bulgaria Announces First Production Grants for 2017
SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center allotted 1,856,000 EUR / 3,630,000 BGN at its first session on 29 June 2017. Seven projects, including two feature films with higher budgets, one…
LUX FILM PRIZE Official Selection Unveiled
KARLOVY VARY: One Polish film and no less than three Bulgarian coproductions are among the ten films selected for the Official Selection of the LUX FILM PRIZE. The Official Selection…
