Full Programme Announced for East Doc Platform 2023
PRAGUE: The East Doc Platform, the largest coproduction, funding and distribution platform, tailor-made for Central and East European documentaries, will be held at the French Institute in Prague 24 –…
Visegrad Film Forum 2023 Ready to Start in Bratislava
BRATISLAVA: The 10th edition of the Visegrad Film Forum will present meetings with prestigious film professionals and screenings of films from partner schools from 15 to 18 March 2023.
New Croatian Studio Gathers 1.1 m EUR Investment for First Video Game
ZAGREB: Croatian web and software agency Dwizards founded a new in-house studio, Today's Games, with the aim of entering the video game industry. Their first project will be ReSetna, a…
EO Dominates Polish Eagles
WARSAW: Jerzy Skolimowski’s drama EO was awarded in six categories at the Polish Film Academy's Polish Eagles, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Hallmark’s The Dancing Detective: The Deadly Tango Shoots in Malta
VALLETTA: Hallmark’s mystery film The Dancing Detective: The Deadly Tango starring Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp is currently shooting in Malta. The premiere is set for later in 2023.
GRANTS: Agnieszka Holland Receives Biggest Support from Czech Film Fund
PRAGUE: The Oscar-winning director Agnieszka Holland received the biggest production grant of 931,414 EUR / 22 m CZK for her new project Franz in the latest session of the Czech…
FESTIVALS: Meeting Point - Vilnius 2023 Announces Projects Selected for Coming Soon Pitching Session
VILNIUS: Twenty projects (including a guest project) have been selected for the Coming Soon pitching session at Meeting Point – Vilnius, which will be held 20 – 22 March 2023…
FESTIVALS: Forty Films Compete for Awards at 2023 ZagrebDox
ZAGREB: Twenty films are competing for the Big Stamp Award in the International Competition, and another 20 are vying in the Regional Competition at the 19th edition of the ZagrebDox…
Kino Atlas Re-Opens in Prague
PRAGUE: The legendary cinema Kino Atlas will reopen in Prague on 21 March 2023 with new operators including filmmakers Vít Janeček, Zuzana Piussi, Václav Kadrnka and Simona Kadrnková.
Melchior the Apothecary: The Executioner's Daughter Hits Estonian Cinemas in April 2023
TALLINN: The last part of the Estonian/German/Latvian/Lithuanian trilogy Melchior the Apothecary directed by Elmo Nüganen will be released in Estonia on 14 April 2023.
CANAL+ Expands to Czech Republic and Slovakia
PRAGUE: CANAL+ Action is available in the Czech Republic and Slovakia starting 1 March 2023.
Submissions for Transilvania Pitch Stop 2023 Now Open
CLUJ-NAPOCA: Filmmakers from Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Moldova, Greece, Turkey and Georgia can submit their projects to the 10th edition of the international coproduction programme Transilvania Pitch Stop, which…
FESTIVALS: IFF Febiofest Bratislava 2023 Extends Competition Section
BRATISLAVA: In addition to the usual 20 short films from neighbouring countries, the In the Heart of Europe competition section of the 30th International Film Festival Febiofest Bratislava will add…
GRANTS: Cristi Puiu Receives Biggest Grant at Romania’s CNC Latest Call
BUCHAREST: Cristi Puiu’s new feature film Sântandreiul lupilor received the biggest grant of approximately 711,000 EUR / 3.5 m RON from the Romanian Film Centre (CNC) at its only batch…
FESTIVALS: Houman Seyyedi’s World War Three Wins 51st Fest in Belgrade
BELGRADE: The Iranian film World War Three directed by Houman Seyyedi won the Belgrade Victor Awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor in the main competition of the…
OneTwoThree Media Acquires Worldwide Rights to Macedonian Snow White Dies at the End
SKOPJE: The Las Vegas-based sales company OneTwoThree Media will manage worldwide rights to Macedonian director Kristijan Risteski’s debut feature Snow White Dies in the End / Snezana umira na krajot, …
PRODUCTION: Andres Puustusmaa in Postproduction with Estonian/Latvian One-dimensional Man
TALLINN: Estonian director and former actor Andres Puustusmaa is currently in postproduction with his feature drama One-dimensional Man / Ühemõõtmeline mees, which is estimated to be finished in 2023.
FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Vladislav Polgar, Chief Operating Officer of Keen Software House
PRAGUE: FNE spoke to Vladislav Polgar, chief operating officer of Keen Software House, about their current activities, as well as the state of the Czech game development industry.
Prague Bids Farewell to Juraj Jakubisko
PRAGUE: The funeral mass for famous Slovak filmmaker Juraj Jakubisko, who died on 28 February 2023 took place in Prague's main St. Vitus Cathedral on 4 March 2023. The cathedral…
OBITUARY: Bosnian Producer Amira Lekić
SARAJEVO: On 3 March 2023, with a great applause, filmmakers of Bosnia and Herzegovina said their last goodbye to their beloved friend and colleague, producer Amira Lekić, who passed away…