FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Tutors Announced
Seven tutors have been announced for the first Ex Oriente 2016 workshop session.
PRODUCTION: Peter Bebjak Shoots Crime Thriller The Line
BRATISLAVA: Čiara/The Line, a Slovak/Ukrainian coproduction directed by Peter Bebjak, will start its second phase of shooting in late summer of 2016.
Czech TV Preps Strong Line-up of Local Productions
PRAGUE: Czech Television is currently preparing a total of 406 projects greenlit last year. They include eight new drama series, 200 documentary films and programmes, 28 children’s programmes and 86…
Slovenian Cinematographers Hand Out First Awards
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Society of Cinematographers (ZFS) gave out awards to cinematographers in five categories and three lifetime achievement awards in its first IRIS awards ceremony on 26 April 2016.
CME Shows Positive Q1 Results
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises reported an increase of 2.3 percent in net revenues in its first quarter of 2016 results, at 129 m USD. Operating income for the three…
TVN Moves into VOD Production
WARSAW: The largest Polish private broadcaster TVN is investing in producing local films and shows made for VOD. A newly created production unit TVN Emotion Studio will produce over 100…
Telia Hints at Plans for Content Production in Estonia
TALLINN: The local head of the international telecoms giant Telia has hinted that the company may start to produce its own content in the vein of Netflix and Amazon. Telia…
FESTIVALS: Red Spider and Vasaryova Pick up goEast Prizes
WIESBADEN: The Polish/Czech/Slovak coproduction Red Spider directed by Marcin Koszałka won the Best Director award and Emilia Vasaryova received an Honourable Mention for her title performance in the Slovak/Czech film…
TVP Partners with Polish Oil Company
WARSAW: Public broadcaster TVP has signed an intention letter with PGNiG, a Polish state-controlled oil and natural gas company, stating that the two will work together on promoting Polish culture.
FESTIVALS: Russia Takes Top Prize at Cyprus Film Days
NICOSIA: The Gulls by Russian director Ella Manzheeva won the grand prize of the Glocal Images Best Film Award at the The 14th Cyrus Film Days International Festival held in…
FESTIVALS: Romania’s European Film Festival Celebrates 20th Anniversary Edition
BUCHAREST: More than 80 films will screen in the 20th edition of the European Film Festival organised by the Romanian Cultural Institute and taking place in six Romanian cities from…
Jacek Bromski Re-elected President of Polish Filmmakers Association
WARSAW: Producer/director/writer Jacek Bromski was re-elected with an overwhelming majority to the position of president of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP) on 23 April 2016.
PRODUCTION: Jasmin Duraković in Preproduction with Goodbye Cockroach!
SARAJEVO: Goodbye Cockroach!, a feature film inspired by the songs of the famous Bosnian-Herzegovinian band Zabranjeno pušenje, plans to start shooting in August 2016.
Estonian Film Institute Awards Microgrants for Features
The Estonian Film Insitute announced the latest two grants from its recently established microgrants scheme. The grants are awarded to Scandinavian Silence / Skandinaavia Vaikus by Martti Helde and Portugal…
FESTIVALS: Krakow FF Announces 2016 Competition Films
KRAKOW: Nineteen films will compete in the main documentary film competition of the 56th Krakow Film Festival. The films represent 18 countries and three continents, and include four films from…
FESTIVALS: New Romanian Festival BUZZ CEE Ready to Kick Off
BUZĂU: Six feature films from Austria, Russia, Bulgaria, Germany, Poland and Romania were selected for the competition of the first edition of BUZZ CEE, a new festival for CEE films…
Czech Law to Pump More Money into Czech Film
PRAGUE: The State Cinematography Fund will regularly receive money from the state budget. The sum of approximately 180 to 200 m CZK will be granted to the Fund on annual…
FNE at Finale Plzen 2016: Family Film Wins Finale Plzen
PLZEN: Olmo Omerzu’s Family Film won the Golden Kingfisher main prize at the 29th Finale Plzen film festival’s closing ceremony on 21 April 2016.
PRODUCTION: Ema Kugler Shoots Man with the Shadow
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian video artist and film director Ema Kugler started shooting her fifth feature film, Man with the Shadow.
FNE at Finale Plzen: Interview with Matthieu Darras of the TorinoFilmLab
PLZEN: Matthieu Darras of TorinoFilmLab was in Plzen to participate in the Finale Plzen’s industry section. FNE asked Darras about the position of CEE filmmakers at the TorinoFilmLab.
