FESTIVALS: Verzió IHRDFF 2023 Launches Call for Submissions
BUDAPEST: The Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival has launched the call for submissions for its 20th anniversary edition, which will be held 22 – 29 November 2023 in…
FNE at Meeting Point Vilnius 2023: Winners of MPV Awards
VILNIUS: Nobody Likes Me directed by Tomas Weinreb and Petr Kazda received the Lithuanian Film Centre Award at Meeting Point – Vilnius, which was held 20 – 22 March 2023…
FNE at Meeting Point Vilnius 2023: Joanna Ratajczak in Production with Polish/German Doc Trust Me
VILNIUS: Polish director Joanna Ratajczak is currently in production with her long Polish/German documentary Trust Me, which is estimated to be finished in 2023. The project participated in the Coming…
Italy and Serbia Sign Film Coproduction Agreement
BELGRADE: The Vice-President of the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Minister of Culture Maja Gojković and the Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and the Minister of Foreign…
HAVC Funded Over 1,000 Films in 15 Years of Existence
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) celebrates 15 years since its establishment with the programme H15 - 15 Years in Our Film, which will be held in cinemas throughout the…
FNE at Meeting Point Vilnius 2023: Four Lithuanian Projects Pitched at Coming Soon
VILNIUS: Four Lithuanian projects, including a Lithuanian minority coproduction, were pitched in the Coming Soon pitching session at Meeting Point – Vilnius, which was held 20 – 22 March 2023…
Hallmark’s The Dancing Detective to Generate over 1.7 m EUR for Maltese Economy
VALLETTA: Hallmark’s The Dancing Detective starring Will Kemp and Lacey Chabert, which is currently shooting entirely in Malta, will generate more than 1.7 m EUR into the local economy.
Adrian Sârbu’s Aleph Media Goes Into Insolvency
BUCHAREST: Aleph Media, the company owned by Adrian Sârbu, which operates the TV channels Aleph News and Aleph Business in Romania, has gone into insolvency. The decision was made by…
Slovenia’s First Multiplex Closes Down
LJUBLJANA: Kolosej, the first multiplex in Slovenia, closed down in Ljubljana on 14 March 2023 after 22 years of activity. The new owner plans to refurbish the building into an…
First-Ever US Release of Twilight by György Fehér in 4K Restoration
BUDAPEST: György Fehér’s masterpiece Twilight / Szürkület (1990) will see its first-ever U.S. release in a brand new 4K restoration. The exclusive New York engagement starts at Film at Lincoln…
FNE at Febiofest Bratislava: Projects Showcased at Industry Days of IFF Febiofest Bratislava 2023
BRATISLAVA: Ten projects were showcased at the Works in Progress session during Bratislava Industry Days at Febiofest IFF, of which three received awards. The 30th International Film Festival Febiofest Bratislava …
FNE Podcast: Alessandra Pastore: Head of Industry at MPV
VILNIUS: FNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Alessandra Pastore, head of industry of Meeting Point Vilnius, about the general goals and activities of the MPV industry platform…
Hungarian/Slovak White Plastic Sky Scores Sales
BUDAPEST: The Berlin-based outlet Films Boutique has sold the post-apocalyptic animated sci-fi White Plastic Sky / Műanyag Égbolt directed by Sarolta Szabó and Tibor Bánóczki to France and Taiwan. The…
FESTIVALS: Febiofest Bratislava 2023 Announces Winners
BRATISLAVA: Polish short film The Fence / Płot by Tomasz Wolski was awarded Best Film in the Short Films section and the UK/Czech/Croatian drama Butterfly Vision by Maxym Nakonečnyj was…
Ridley Scott’s Sequel to Gladiator to Be Shot in Malta
VALLETTA: Ridley Scott returns to Malta to shoot a sequel to Gladiator 23 years after the film starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. The shooting will start in the summer…
New VoD Platform Kinemoe Launches in North Macedonia
SKOPJE: The new streaming service Kinemoe, which has been launched in North Macedonia recently, is focused on promotion and streaming of locally produced content, and it is available direct-to-consumer.
Metronom Scores Most Nominations at 17th Romanian Gopo Awards
BUCHAREST: Alexandru Belc’s debut feature Metronom has 11 nominations at the 17th edition of the Gopo Awards, followed by Monica Stan and George Chiper-Lillemark’s Immaculate and Paul Negoescu’s Men of…
BOX OFFICE: Indigo Crystal Leads Serbian Box Office in First Week of Cinema Distribution
BELGRADE: Luka Mihailović’s debut feature Indigo Crystal / Indigo Kristal, which was released by Art Vista on 9 March 2023, has taken the lead in the Serbian box office in…
PRODUCTION: Klára Tasovská in Postproduction with Czech/Slovak/Austrian Doc I'm Not Everything I Want to Be
PRAGUE: Czech director Klára Tasovská is currently in postproduction with her long documentary I'm Not Everything I Want to Be / Ještě nejsem, kým chci být, which is estimated to…
GRANTS: Croatia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has granted 300,000 EUR for five minority coproductions. Out of the 43 applicants from 13 countries, 41 projects fulfilled all of the application criteria,…
