GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Announces Feature Film Development Grants
PRAGUE: The Czech film Fund distributed 354,261EUR / 9 m CZK for the development of 14 feature film projects. New projects by Martin Šulík, Olmo Omerzu and Juraj Herz are…
Dede on Air France Flights
TBILISI: Mariam Khatchvani’s Dede will be screened on Air France flights, reaching millions of passengers.
FNE at FEST 2018: Offenders
BELGRADE: Esteemed Serbian helmer Dejan Zečević has the domestic premiere of his ninth feature film Offenders / Izgrednici in the national section of the 2018 FEST, running from 24 February…
Class Reunion 2 Sets All-time Opening Box Office Record in Estonia
TALLINN: Class Reunion 2, the sequel to the remake slapstick comedy Class Reunion / Klassikokkutulek directed by Rene Vilbre, broke the all-time opening record in Estonia. The film produced by…
FNE at FEST 2018: Bandits in Search of Mom
BELGRADE: Bandits in Search of Mom / Banditi u potrazi za mamom, the debut feature by Kosta Ristić mixing fiction and non-fiction, had its premiere in the national section of…
New Film by Patryk Vega Tops Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Women of Mafia, a new crime comedy directed by Polish box office hit filmmaker Patryk Vega, noted the best result in 2018 with 684,000 admissions during its opening weekend,…
FNE at FEST 2018: Horizons
BELGRADE: Young Serbian filmmaker Svetislav Dragomorović’s debut feature Horizons / Horizonti will have its domestic premiere in the national section of the 2018 FEST running from 24 February to 4…
FNE at Berlinale 2018: Female Directors from Poland and Romania Triumph in Berlin
BERLIN: The top prizes at the 68 Berlin International Film Festival’s Main Competition went to female directors from Romania and Poland with Adina Pintilie’s Touch Me Not winning the Golden…
Dovlatov Sold to Netflix and Several Territories
BELGRADE: Alexey German Jr.’s Russian/Polish/Serbian coproduction Dovlatov, which was awarded the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at the 2018 Berlinale, was sold by Alpha Violet to Netflix for English-speaking…
Domestic Crowdfunded Movie in Latvian Box Office
RIGA: Oskars Rupenheits’ debut feature comedy The Foundation of Criminal Excellence is third in the Latvian box office with 30,000 admissions in three weeks and more than 183,000 EUR gross.…
FNE at FEST 2018: Bugs and Heroes
BELGRADE: Bugs and Heroes / O bubicama i herojima directed by Petar Pašić had its premiere in the national section of the 2018 FEST running from 24 February to 4…
FESTIVALS: Silver Bear and Berliner Morgenpost Readers Award for “Dovlatov” Polish Coproduction of Message Film with Cinematography by Lukasz Zal
BERLIN: The film had been already sold to 23 countries, Netflix is among the distributors.
FNE at Berlinale 2018: See how the FIPRESCI critics rated the programme
BERLIN: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlin Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Panorana and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3,…
FNE at Berlinale 2018: See how the FIPRESCI critics rated the programme
BERLIN: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlin Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Panorana and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3,…
FNE at Berlinale 2018: Review: Out of Competition: Aga (Bulgaria, Germany, France)
BERLIN: Bulgarian director Milko Lazarov offers a poignant view on a vanishing way of life with his Berlin competition entry Aga.
FNE at Berlinale 2018: Review: Competition: Mug / Twarz
BERLIN: Polish director Małgorzata Szumowska arrives back in the main competition with her latest film Mug after winning the Best Director prize here with her film Body in 2015. It’s…
FNE at Berlinale 2018: See how the FIPRESCI critics rated the programme
BERLIN: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlin Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Panorana and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3,…
FNE at Berlinale 2018: Review: Competition: Touch Me Not
BERLIN: Romanian experimental filmmaker Adian Pintilie’s debut feature Touch Me Not is probably one of the most unusual films to unspool in the Berlinale main competition this year. The film…
FNE at Berlinale 2018: See how the FIPRESCI critics rated the programme
BERLIN: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Berlin Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Panorana and Forum giving the films 1, 2, 3,…
PRODUCTION: In War and Love Completes Filming in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: The World War I Danish/German/Czech drama In War and Love directed by Kaspar Torsting completed a week of shooting in the Czech Republic through Czech company Film United.
