FNE at Cannes 2023: Jonathan Glazer’s Polish Minority Coproduction The Zone of Interest Selected for Cannes 2023 Competition
WARSAW: The Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer has been selected for the Competition of the 76th edition of Festival de Cannes (16 – 27 May 2023).…
CEE Animation Forum 2023 Call for Entries
PRAGUE: Animators, directors and industry professionals can apply to the 11th CEE Animation Forum till 30 April 2023. The leading pitching, financing, and coproduction event for animated projects in Central…
PRODUCTION: Hungarian Minority Coproduction The Brutalist Starring Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones Shoots in Hungary
BUDAPEST: Brady Corbet is currently shooting The Brutalist, starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Isaach De Bankolé, Stacy Martin and Alessandro Nivola, in Hungary. The film is…
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director Eliza Petkova Shoots Documentary Silent Observers
SOFIA: Eliza Petkova is currently in production with her new documentary Silent Observers, which is a Bulgarian/German coproduction between Red Carpet and Wood Water Films. The film explores life in…
Cinema Digitalisation Project in Progress in Montenegro
PODGORICA: The Film Centre of Montenegro has digitalised two more cinemas within the project launched together with the Ministry of Culture and Media as well as the local authorities in…
FNE Podcast: Danae Stylianou: Head of Dot.on.the.Μap Industry Days
LIMASSOL: FNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Danae Stylianou, head of Dot.on.the.Μap Industry Days, about the general goals and activities of the industry platform and its projects…
Chris Marcich Re-appointed as Director of Croatian Audiovisual Centre
ZAGREB: Chris Marcich has been unanimously appointed by the Board of Directors of the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) for a new four-year mandate. His second term will begin on 2…
New Minister of Culture in Estonia
TALLINN: Heidy Purga follows Piret Hartman as the new Minister of Culture in Estonia as the Reform-Eesti 200-SDE coalition replaces the Reform-Isamaa-SDE government.
PRODUCTION: Dénes Nagy Shoots Doc on Famous Composer György Kurtág
BUDAPEST: Hungarian film director/writer Dénes Nagy is currently in production with his long documentary Kurtág, in which he follows the acclaimed Hungarian composer György Kurtág throughout Europe. The film is…
BOX OFFICE: Sequel Comedy Dudes: Again! Breaks Opening Record for Serbian Film in 2023
BELGRADE: Serbian director Radivoje Andrić’s sequel to his own hit Dudes / Munje! (2021, produced by Yodi Movie Craftsman) made a strong opening in its first week of domestic distribution.…
Compulsion Starring Polish Actress Anna-Maria Sieklucka Shoots in Malta
VALLETTA: The psychological thriller Compulsion directed by British director Neil Marshall is set to start shooting in Malta. The film starring Polish actress Anna-Maria Sieklucka and Charlotte Kirk will benefit…
FESTIVALS: Cyprus Film Days IFF 2023 Announces Lineup
LIMASSOL: Eight films from countries including Cyprus and Poland have been selected for the Glocal Images official competition of the 21th Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival, which will be…
dok.incubator Workshop 2023 Announces Final Selection
PRAGUE: Eight documentaries from countries including Hungary and Poland have been selected for dok.incubator Workshop 2023.
The 5th Budapest Debut Film Forum Announces Winners
BUDAPEST: Projects from Hungary and Lithuania received awards at the 5th edition of the Budapest Debut Film Forum, which was held within the Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival,…
PRODUCTION: Jakub Kroner Shoots Slovak/Czech Thriller MIKI
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech thriller MIKI by Jakub Kroner, which is currently in production, tells the story of the infamous mafia mobster Mikuláš Černák, based on true events from the 90´s.…
PRODUCTION: Emir Kapetanović Shoots Road Film/Comedy When Santa Claus Was a Communist
SARAJEVO: Emir Kapetanović is currently in production with his debut feature When Santa Claus Was a Communist / Ne skreći sa staze, which is a coproduction between Bosnia and Herzegovina,…
NATPE Budapest 2023 Announces First Guests
BUDAPEST: More than 400 buyers from linear TV channels, streaming platforms and distribution companies are expected at NATPE Budapest 2023. This year, the most prominent global TV market focused on…
PRODUCTION: Bosnian Director Una Gunjak in Postproduction with Excursion
SARAJEVO: Bosnian director Una Gunjak, whose first directorial debut Chicken (2014) won the European Film Award for Best Short Film, is currently in postproduction with her feature debut Excursion. The…
PRODUCTION: Vinci Vogue Anžlovar Starts Shooting Tartini’s Key
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Vinci Vogue Anžlovar will start shooting his sixth feature film Tartini’s Key / Tartinijev ključ on 4 May 2023. This child-youth crime adventure is a Slovenian/Italian coproduction,…
FESTIVALS: Fest Anča 2023 Announces Selection
ŽILINA: The 16th edition of Fest Anča International Animation Festival will screen almost 230 films, of which 33 are in the main competition. The festival will be held in Žilina,…
