Polish Filmmakers Association Takes Legal Action Against Government Over Missed EU Directive on Internet Royalties
WARSAW: In a significant move, the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP) has reported a suspected crime related to Mateusz Morawiecki's government's failure to adopt the EU directive on internet royalties. This…
PRODUCTION: Jan Sebechlebský Starts Shooting Czech/Slovak Secret Delivery
BRATISLAVA: Jan Sebechlebský has just started shooting the historical family road film Secret Delivery / Tichá pošta. The film is a production between Czech´s 8Heads Productions and Slovak´s ARINA FILM,…
FNE at Berlinale 2024: Talents from FNE Partner Countries Among European Shooting Stars 2024
BERLIN: Margarita Stoykova (Bulgaria), Džiugas Grinys (Lithuania), Kamila Urzędowska (Poland) and Salome Demuria (Georgia) are among the ten European Shooting Stars 2024 presented by European Film Promotion (EFP) at the…
BOX OFFICE: Cinema Attendance in Bosnia and Herzegovina Rises by 15% in 2023
SARAJEVO: With 4,512,856 EUR / 8,826,380 KM gross and 1,284,834 admissions, the cinema market in Bosnia and Herzegovina saw a 20 percent increase in revenue in 2023 and 15 percent…
National Film Institute-Hungary Brings Domestic Cinema to Rural Communities
BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute-Hungary (NFI) plans to organise a series of 10 free film clubs in 180 rural communities by the summer of 2024 under the programme Moziklub –…
Montenegro Continues Cinema Digitalisation
PODGORICA: The halls of cultural centres in Podgorica (KIC "Budo Tomović"), Tuzi (Malesia Culture Center), Danilovgrad (Culture Center Danilovgrad) and the first summer scene in Montenegro within the Bar Cultural…
FESTIVALS: Winners of 2024 Trieste Film Festival
TRIESTE: The Ukrainian/German/Polish/Slovak coproduction Stepne directed by Maryna Vroda received the Trieste Prize for Best Feature Film at the 35th edition of the Trieste Film Festival, which took place 19…
Acclaimed Filmmakers to Attend 2024 Visegrad Film Forum in Bratislava
BRATISLAVA: Indian-born British-American film editor Tariq Anwar, British cinematographer / photographer Peter Suschitzky and Icelandic screenwriter / director Rúnar Rúnarsson will be coming to Bratislava for the 11th Visegrad Film…
BOX OFFICE: Two Domestic Films in Czech Top Ten 2023
PRAGUE: Domestic comedies ONEMANSHOW: The Movie and The Island / Ostrov finished the year 2023 in the third and ninth place respectively in the Czech charts.
PRODUCTION: Latvian Director Armands Zacs in Postproduction with Youth Eternal
RIGA: Latvian director/writer Armands Zacs is in the final stage of postproduction with his debut feature Youth Eternal / Mūžīgi jauni.
FNE Podcast: Salome Alexi-Meskhishvili and David Vashadze: Georgian Film Institute
TBILISI: FNE spoke to Salome Alexi-Meskhishvili, president of the Georgian Film Institute (GFI) and David Vashadze, executive director, about the general goals and activities of the organisation, which has recently…
FESTIVALS: Mikhail Gorobchuk’s Violet Country Wins 2024 Kustendorf Film & Music Festival
BELGRADE: The Golden Egg Award at the 17th Kustendorf Film & Music Festival in Serbia went to the Russian film Violet Country directed by Mikhail Gorobchuk. The Kustendorf Film &…
Two Projects from FNE Partner Countries Receive Support from New Pilot Programme for Series Co-production
STRASBOURG: Belgian/Slovenian Arcanes, and Greater Adria, a joint project between Croatia, Italy, Germany and Belgium, are among the seven projects receiving support under the Council of Europe’s new Pilot Programme…
BOX OFFICE: Outstanding Domestic Opening for Nemanja Ćeranić’s Biopic Sunday
BELGRADE: Serbia can boast about its yet another domestic blockbuster, as the biopic Sunday / Nedelja pulled 87,162 admissions during the course of its first cinema distribution weekend, grossing 419,482…
Soviet Jeans Leads Nominations for Latvian National Film Awards Lielais Kristaps
RIGA: Staņislavs Tokalovs’ and Juris Kursietis’ TV series Soviet Jeans received 12 nominations for the Latvian National Film Awards Lielais Kristaps, whose ceremony will be held on 4 February 2024.
PRODUCTION: Alexander Belinski and Agnė Dovydaitytė Shoot Lithuanian/German/Norwegian Doc Baltic UXO
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian directors Alexander Belinski and Agnė Dovydaitytė are currently in production with their documentary Baltic UXO. This Lithuanian/German/Norwegian coproduction is supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre.
Winners of When East Meets West 2024
TRIESTE: The Moldavian/Romanian feature film Lenin’s Pawn by Dragoș Turea and the documentary Strange Sea by Lala Aliyeva (Azerbaijan) received the top prizes, the Film Center Serbia Development Award and…
Katarína Krnáčová Elected President of Slovak Film and Television Academy
BRATISLAVA: Members of the Slovak Film and Television Academy SFTA elected film producer Katarína Krnáčová as the president of SFTA, succeeding Wanda Adamík Hrycová, who held the position since 2018.…
Last Call for Dot.on.the.Map Meeting Point 2024
LIMASSOL: Applications for the 5th edition of the Dot.on.the.Map Meeting Point Co-production Forum are welcome till 1 February 2024. Dot.on.the.Map Industry Days will be held in Limassol 18 - 20…
BOX OFFICE: Excellent Start of the Year for Romanian Films on Domestic Charts
BUCHAREST: The Romanian comedy Part-time Daddy / Tati part-time directed by Letiția Roșculeț, tops the general box office in Romania with 285,682 admissions and 1.57 m EUR / 7,856,321 RON…
