GRANTS: Film Fund Sarajevo Announces Grants
SARAJEVO: Film Fund Sarajevo has announced the production, minority coproduction and development grants for 2023.
GRANTS: Malta Film Commission Announces Grants
VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission has distributed over 1.54 m EUR for 19 projects within the Creative Malta scheme, which was launched in December 2022. The support went for production,…
PRODUCTION: Michal Kunes Kováč in Postproduction with Slovak/Canadian Drama Réveillon
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Canadian historical family drama Réveillon / A máme čo sme chceli, directed by Michal Kunes Kováč and produced by B Production in coproduction with Canadian Don Carmody TV,…
Angelina Jolie to Shoot in Hungary for Pablo Larraín’s Biopic of Maria Callas
BUDAPEST: A biopic of the legendary Maria Callas is set to start shooting in Hungary in October 2023, directed by Chilean director Pablo Larraín and starring Angelina Jolie. Budapest will…
Reason8 Films Acquires Tudor Giurgiu’s Libertate Ahead of Sarajevo Film Festival
BUCHAREST: London-based sales agent Reason8 Films has picked up Tudor Giurgiu’s new feature film as a director, Libertate, ahead of its screenings in the Competition Programme – Feature Film of…
FESTIVALS: IFF Cinematik 2023 Announces Lineup
BRATISLAVA: Eight feature films have been selected for Meeting Point Europe, the main competition of the 18th edition of the IFF Cinematik Piešťany, which will take place in the Slovak…
Peter Badač Dismissed from His Position as Director of Slovak Audiovisual Fund
BRATISLAVA: The Council of the Slovak Audiovisual Fund has dismissed Petr Badač from the position of Director of the Fund at its 8th meeting on 4 August 2023.
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2023: Goran Dević Presents Pavilion 6 at Rough Cut Boutique
SARAJEVO: Croatian director Goran Dević will present his latest documentary Pavilion 6 at Rough Cut Boutique, which is organised by the Sarajevo Film Festival and the Balkan Documentary Center within…
GRANTS: Slovenia Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has distributed 432,000 EUR for the production of seven minority coproductions.
Record Turnover for Czech Audiovisual Industry in 2022
PRAGUE: The Czech audiovisual industry reached the highest yet turnover of 639.7 m EUR / 15.4 billion CZK in 2022, surpassing the 2021 record of 361.3 m EUR / 8.73…
Projects Selected for Docu Talents from the East 2023
SARAJEVO: Eight creative documentary projects in postproduction from Central and Eastern Europe will be presented in Docu Talents from the East@Sarajevo Film Festival Festival within the Sarajevo FF’s CineLink Industry…
Applications for CICAE’s Annual Arthouse Cinema Training in Berlin Are Open
BERLIN: Film professionals interested in gaining a full perspective of running an arthouse cinema can apply to the 20th edition of CICAE’s annual Arthouse Cinema Training (ACT), which will be…
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo 2023: Dušan Kasalica Returns to Sarajevo with Primavera
SARAJEVO: Montenegrin film director Dušan Kasalica will present his sophomore feature project Primavera at the CineLink Co-production Market (12 - 17 August 2023) of the 29th Sarajevo Film Festival (11…
Production on Breakout Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger Halts in Budapest
BUDAPEST: The shooting on Breakout directed by Scott Waugh and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger has been stopped in Budapest, due to the SAG – AFTRA strike.
Not a Word by Hanna Slak Acquired by Beta Cinema Ahead of Toronto Premiere
LJUBLJANA: Not a Word / Kein Wort directed by acclaimed Slovenian/German director Hanna Slak has been picked up by Beta Cinema ahead of its world premiere in the competitive Platform …
New Film Distribution Outlet in Romania
BUCHAREST: New film distribution house August Film will be launched in Romania on 1 September 2023.
PRODUCTION: Veteran Director Lordan Zafranović Shoots Serbian Feature Film The Children of Kozara
BELGRADE: Following a short shooting in the summer of 2022, more than 100 actors and 60 professionals are currently filming the Serbian feature and TV drama series The Children of…
FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Anthony Demanuele, Studio Head of Maltese Flying Squirrel Games
VALLETTA: FNE spoke to Anthony Demanuele, Studio Head of Flying Squirrel Games, about their current activities, as well as the state of the Maltese game development industry and its connections…
Romanian/Bulgarian Men of Deeds to Be Released in USA
BUCHAREST: Men of Deeds / Oameni de treabă, the fourth feature film by the Romanian director Paul Negoescu, will be released by Dekanalog in the USA on 4 August 2023.…
FESTIVALS: Tartu Love Film Festival Tartuff 2023 Kicks Off in Estonia
TARTU: Films about love are screened free of charge in the Tartu Town Hall Square and indoors at the 18th edition of the Tartu Love Film Festival Tartuff, organised by…
