PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Luka Mihailović in Postproduction with Sophomore Feature The Claim

BELGRADE: Young Serbian director Luka Mihailović has recently begun postproduction of his sophomore feature, the independent production The Claim. His debut feature Indigo Crystal had nearly 120,000 admissions in 2023…
05-12-2024

PRODUCTION: Estonian Director Birgit Rosenberg in Production with Documentary Totem

TALLINN: Estonian filmmaker Birgit Rosenberg is currently in production with her long documentary Totem / Tootem, an exploration of identity, politics, and memory. The film produced by herself through Estonia’s…
05-12-2024

Finalists of NEM Awards 2024 Announced

ZAGREB: NEM Zagreb, whose 2024 edition will be held from 9 to 12 December 2024, has announced the finalists for the NEM Awards 2024.
05-12-2024

European Film and Audiovisual Markets Launch F.A.M.E Alliance

WARSAW: Recognising their collective strength, 24 film and audiovisual markets including Young Horizons Industry (Poland), Beldocs Industry Days (Serbia) and CineLink Industry Days (Bosnia and Herzegovina) have formed the F.A.M.E.…
05-12-2024

PRODUCTION: Anita Doron Preps Animated Adaptation of Hungarian Novel Fairyheart

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian/Canadian/German coproduction Fairyheart is currently in preproduction, as Anita Doron’s first long animated film received Eurimages coproduction support with the maximum allowable amount (500,000 EUR).
04-12-2024

OBITUARY: Slovenian Director Vinci Vogue Anžlovar

LJUBLJANA: The acclaimed Slovenian film director and multifaceted creative artist Vinci Vogue Anžlovar passed away on 1 December 2024 at the age of 62. He made Grandma Goes South (1991),…
04-12-2024

FNE Podcast: Simone Baumann: Managing Director, German Films

FNE together with German Films has launched the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
04-12-2024

German Christmas Film Shoots in Lithuania

VILNIUS: Christmas in Olympus / Weihnachten im Olymp directed by Katharina Schöde and Felix Fuchssteiner is currently shooting in Vilnius.
04-12-2024

Gladiator II Boosts Screen Tourism in Malta

VALLETTA: Paramount's production Gladiator II directed by Ridley Scott, which was released on 15 November in the UK and on 22 November 2024 in the USA, is expected to give…
04-12-2024

Montenegrin Premiere of The Stork by Isa Qosja

PODGORICA: The Montenegrin/Kosovan/Macedonian/Albanian coproduction The Stork / Roda directed by Isa Qosja will have its Montenegrin premiere on 3 December 2024 at the Music Center of Montenegro in Podgorica, according…
01-12-2024

European Cinema Night 2024 Kicks Off

PARIS: The 7th edition of the European Cinema Night programme will be held from 2 to 6 December 2024.
01-12-2024

Skalvija Cinema Centre in Vilnius Awarded at Europa Cinemas Network Conference

VILNIUS: The Best Young Audience Activity Award at the 23rd Europa Cinemas Network Conference (28 November - 1 December 2024) in Vilnius was presented to the Skalvija Cinema Centre in…
01-12-2024

New Screen Support Scheme in Malta Gives Out 1 m EUR

VALLETTA: The Arts Council Malta has allotted 1 m EUR to 23 film projects through the Screen Support Scheme. The fund is divided into five strands: Screenwriting, Development, Short Film…
01-12-2024

FNE Podcast: German Director Anna Roller

FNE together with German Films is launching the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
01-12-2024

Projects from FNE Partner Countries Backed by Eurimages’ Co-production Support

STRASBOURG: New projects by Damjan Kozole and Martin Turk are among the seven projects produced or coproduced by FNE partner countries that received coproduction support from Eurimages. The results were…
28-11-2024

CIRCLE Fiction Orbit 2024 Underway in Montenegro

HERCEG NOVI: The second edition of the female-focused tailor-made programme CIRCLE Fiction Orbit is underway in the Montenegrin town of Herceg Novi from 24 November to 1 December 2024. The…
28-11-2024

Lithuanian/Latvian Drowning Dry Gets U.S. Distribution

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian/Latvian coproduction Drowning Dry / Sesės directed by Laurynas Bareiša will be released in the USA by Dekanalog in the spring of 2025. The film has been selected…
28-11-2024

SkyShowtime Launches Partnership with Magyar Telekom

BUDAPEST: SkyShowtime is expanding its reach in Hungary, where it is available through the telecommunications leader Magyar Telekom starting 27 November 2024.
28-11-2024

Owen Bonnici Assumes Responsibility for Film Industry in Malta

VALLETTA: Minister for National Heritage, Arts and Local Government Owen Bonnici will assume responsibility for the film industry and the Malta Film Commission.
28-11-2024

PRODUCTION: Slovenian Director Martin Turk Shoots Washed and Buried

LJUBLJANA: Martin Turk is currently in production with his fourth feature film, the Slovenian/Italian/Croatian coproduction Washed and Buried / Čista in zakopana (working title). The script, co-written by Turk and…
26-11-2024