GRANTS: Two Czech Debuts Get Grants
PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund announced grants for two debut feature films. Only four films applied for the latest round of funding.
Meciar Doc In Top 10 at Slovak Box Office
BRATISLAVA: Tereza Nvota’s documentary film Meciar, about the the populist former Slovak Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar, had 10,572 admissions in its first ten days of release in Slovakia. The film…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Rising Admissions and Festival Successes for Czech, Polish and Slovak Films
JIHLAVA: Czech, Polish and Slovak films are seeing a run of successes at their respective box offices as well as increasing recognition at international film festivals according to participants at…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: Chytilova Retrospective
Doclisboa is screening the largest ever retrospective of Czech filmmaker Vera Chytilova.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF: Festival Opens with Awards and a Blast to the Past
JIHLAVA: Awards for best short documentary and best reportage were presented at the opening ceremony of the 21st Jihlava IDFF, held on 24 October 2017.
Three Polish Projects at Connecting Cottbus
COTTBUS: Poland has a strong presence at the 2017 edition of the East-West coproduction market Connecting Cottbus, taking place 9 and 10 November 2017 during the Cottbus Film Festival, running…
FESTIVALS: Natas Wins Cyprus Short Film National Competition
LIMASSOL: Natas by Harry Ayiotis won the First Prize for Best Short Film in the national competition of the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, which concluded on 21 October…
FESTIVALS: Four Polish Projects Pitch at American Film Festival
WROCLAW: Four Polish projects have been selected to pitch at the 7th edition of US in Progress, which runs 25 - 27 October 2017, as a part of the 8th…
Eurimages Supports 30 New Coproductions
STRASBOURG: The 148th meeting of the Eurimages Fund decided to support 30 coproductions, consisting of 22 fiction films, 7 documentaries and one animation.
CME Boosts Revenues in Q3 Results
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises announced net revenues of 119.4 m USD in the third quarter of 2017, up 4.8 percent in constant rates from the Q3 2016 results. Net…
Poland and Bulgaria Get EFA Nominations
BERLIN: The Polish/UK coproduction Loving Vincent by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchmanand the Belgian/Dutch/Bulgarian film King of the Belgians by Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens have been nominated for European…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2018: Anna Gawlita, Poland
WARSAW: Anna Gawlita represents Poland at the Emerging Producers 2018 programme taking place at the Jihlava IDFF.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2018: Barbara Janišová Feglová
BRATISLAVA: Barbara Janišová Feglová represents Slovakia at the Emerging Producers 2018 programme taking place at the Jihlava IDFF.
FNE at Warsaw Industry Days: Pitch & Meet Warsaw Coproduction Meetings
WARSAW: The Warsaw Industry Days, an industry event held at Warsaw Film Festival, showcased 10 upcoming projects including international coproductions and new films from Emir Baigazin, Mateusz Rakowicz and Maryna…
FESTIVALS: To Kill a Watermelon Wins Warsaw IFF
WARSAW: The Grand Prix of the 32nd Warsaw FF went to the Chinese film To Kill a Watermelon directed by Zehao Gao at the closing ceremony on 21 October 2017.
Polish Blockbuster Botox Opens in Top Five in UK and Ireland
WARSAW: The Polish box office success, Botox directed by Patryk Vega, reached the number four spot in Ireland on its opening weekend, with 100,000 EUR and the number five spot…
FESTIVALS: Eleven Films Compete for LIFFe Main Prize
LJUBLJANA: Contenders for Oscar best foreign film nominations Men Don’t Cry and Requiem for Mrs. J are among the 11 films competing in the Perspectives section of the 28th Ljubljana…
Kosovo Film Wins MIDPOINT Feature Launch Prize
PRAGUE: Zana by Kosovo writer/director Antoneta Kastrati and producer Casey Johnson won the 8,000 EUR development award of MIDPOINT Feature Launch 2017. Nine Projects and 19 participants attended the final…
FNE at Warsaw Industry Days: Works in Progress
WARSAW: Four Polish projects currently in production and postproduction were showcased during the Warsaw Industry Days, an industry event held at the Warsaw Film Festival (13-22 October 2017). The list…
TVP to Coproduce Documentary Series with Chinese TV Chengdu Radio & Television
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP and CDRTV China’s TV Chengdu Radio & Television are coproducing an eight-episode documentary series about Polish and Chinese economic relations.
