FNE at Moscow Business Square 2013: New projects from Central Europe and Georgia link up with Russian partners
MOSCOW: The 5th edition of Moscow Business Square had a special emphasis on film projects from central and eastern Europe including a presentation of new coproductions from Poland sponsored by…
Attention all film critics attending Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Film New Europe (FNE) invites you to participate in our critics film ratings.
TVP Records Profits in 2013
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP made a profit of 8.8 m PLN profit in the first five months of 2013, significantly surpassing the station's results from
previous years.
FESTIVALS: Cinematik Hosts V4 Funds
TRENCIN: Film Funds from Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have been invited to participate in a first gathering of the four Visegrad funders.
FNE at KVIFF 2013: The Girl from the Wardrobe
WARSAW: Bodo Kox creates a colorful and original story about two
brothers who welcome a mysterious woman into their lives.
FESTIVALS: Szumowska to Close New Horizons IFF
WROCLAW: The T-Mobile New Horizons IFF (18-28 July 2013) will screen 12 Polish premieres in the International Competition and 12 creative documentaries in the Film in Art International Competition.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Lika - Hunting for Myself
Croatian director Zrinka Matijevic is develop a 52 minute documentary through the Ex Oriente workshop. Read the full story on Dokweb.
Latvia Approves Co-Financing Funds
RIGA: The Latvian government has approved a grant of 500,000 euros for a co-financing programme for foreign producers making films in Latvia.
FNE at Art Film Fest 2013: Kazakhstan, Georgia Take Top Awards
TRENCIN: Slovakia’s oldest and largest festival, Art Film Fest, set itself on course for future expansion by moving from the rural spa village of Trencianske Teplice with its limited cinema…
FNE at Art Film Fest 2013: Slovak Doc Tests Distribution Strategies
TRENCIN: Miner’s Bread (Banicky Chlebicek), the full-length documentary debut by Roman Fabian, had a double premiere at the 21st edition of Art Film Fest, with both a limited online launch…
FNE at KVIFF East of the West 2013: Floating Skyscrapers
WARSAW: In his second feature, Tomasz Wasilewski explores the issues of homosexuality, identity and love between young people.
Slovak Fund Pays Off for Domestic Films
TRENCIN: Just three and a half years since it first began giving out grants for film production, Slovakia’s Audiovisual Fund has reshaped the future of the Slovak film industry.
Viramundo Launches TIDE Project in Lithuania
VILNIUS: Lithuania saw its first simultaneous VOD and cinema release on 20 June 2013 with Pierre Yves Borgeaud’s documentary about legendary Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil Viramundo presented as part of…
Eurimages Funds 21 Films
Two Romanian coproductions, one Lithuanian film, one Latvian film, and one Polish coproduction were among the 21 European films to receive funding at the latest round of Eurimages which concluded…
PRODUCTION: Third season of Polish In Treatment for HBO Starts Shooting
WARSAW: HBO commission 35 episodes of the Polish version of the hit title.
FNE at KVIFF 2013 East of the West: Miracle
BRATISLAVA: Miracle (Zázrak), a Slovak/Czech coproduction by Slovak director and co-writer Juraj Lehotský, will have a theatrical release in Slovakia and the Czech Republic in the fall, following its debut…
FESTIVALS: Batumi Announces 2013 Workshops
PRAGUE: The Batumi International Art-house Film Festival (BIAFF) will host two film workshops during the festival, which runs 15-22 September 2013.
Adamkiewicz Appointed to Lead TVP Production Unit
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP has named Zbigniew Adamkiewicz to manage its newly created Agency of Television and Film Production division.
Kino Polska TV Takes Over Filmbox
WARSAW: Kino Polska TV S.A will assume 100% of Filmbox International Ltd. shares in an internal move within Kino Polska TV’s majority stakeholder SPI International Group.
FNE/IDF Doc Bloc: A Classroom Story
Tanuki films is in production with a Bulgarian documentary about the educational system in present-day Bulgaria. Read the full story on Dokweb.
