FESTIVALS: Glawogger’s Untitled Wins the 10th Beldocs Film Festival
BELGRADE: Untitled, the final, posthumously completed documentary by Michael Glawogger and Monika Willi, received the Award for Best Documentary in the International Competition. Gora by Stefan Malešević was awarded Best…
FESTIVALS: Animafest Unveils Competition Films
ZAGREB: The Croatian festival of animated films Animafest taking place 5 -10 June 2017, selected nine features and 44 short films for its main competition sections.
Polish TVP Signs Agreement with Chinese Chengdu Radio and Television
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP signed a co-operation agreement with one of the biggest Chinese broadcasters, Chengdu Radio and Television, during a Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair held at Chengdu.
Wajda's Afterimage Opens in Bulgaria
WARSAW: Andrzej Wajda's last production, the biopic drama Afterimage, premiered in Bulgaria on 12 May 2017, distributed by 6 A Media Entertainment. The film has already been sold to Canada,…
PRODUCTION: German/Polish Drama The War Moves into Preproduction
WARSAW: Israeli director and screenwriter Hagar Ben-Ashar has begun the process of casting young actors for her new drama The War Has Ended. Production is planned to begin in the…
EFP Producer on the Move: Katarína Krnáčová, Slovakia
BRATISLAVA: Slovakia’s European Film Promotion Producer on the Move Katarína Krnáčová is a graduate of Ex Oriente 2009 and EAVE 2015. She had worked on such films as Mátyás Prikler's…
FESTIVALS: Cyprus Festival Call for Short Film Scripts
NICOSIA: The 12th Cyprus International Film Festival, which will run from 14 to 24 June in Paphos, has opened a call to script writers of short films to submit their…
FNE at Zlin Fest 2017: Competition Films Announced
ZLIN: The 57th International Film Competition of Children's Films in Zlin, running 26 May - 3 June 2017, has again lined up an international selection of films for the children…
EFP Producer on the Move: Pavla Janoušková Kubečková, Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Pavla Janoušková Kubečková (born 1985), who represents the Czech Republic at European Film Promotions’s Producers on the Move, studied Journalism and Media Studies at the Charles University and Film…
GRANTS: Serbia Announces First Round of Grants for 2017
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia distributed 1,107,861 EUR / 136,400,000 RSD in its first round of grants for 2017, announced on 10 May 2017. The grants are co-financing grants for production…
Admissions Boom Across CEE
STRASBOURG: Central European territories claimed some of the largest increases in film admissions across the region in 2016, according the Europeam Audiovisual Observatory’s annual report.
PRODUCTION: Teona Strugar Mitevska develops God Exists, Her Name is Petrunija
SKOPJE: Teona Strugar Mitevska is in development with God Exists, Her Name is Petrunija / Gospod postoi, nejzinoto ime e Petrunija, a simple, almost comical story that shows the absurdities…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 11.05.2017
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
EFP Producer on the Move: Maria Blicharska, Poland
WARSAW: Producer on the Move Maria Blicharska, co-founder of the Polish company Donten & Lacroix Films, is a seasoned film professional experienced in international coproduction. She is the Polish coproducer…
FNE/IDF Doc Bloc: Ex Oriente Celebrates 15th Anniversary
The VOD portal DAFilms is screening ten documentary films to mark the 15th anniversary of the Ex Oriente programme.
PRODUCTION: TV series Shadows over the Balkans shooting in Macedonia
PRESPA: Serbian actor and director Dragan Bjelogrić is in production with the TV series Shadows over the Balkans / Senke nad Balkanom, a three-season political thriller drama set in the…
Next Film Expands On Polish Market
WARSAW: Agora S.A. has transferred all of its film production and coproduction activities to its subsidiary distribution company NEXT FILM.
