FNE at Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival 2017: Off the Road
VARNA: Nilolay Volev’s Off The Road will screen in the main competition of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival (30 September - 7 October 2017). The established director…
FNE at Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival 2017: Voevoda
VARNA: Zornitsa Sophia's third feature film Voevoda aka Chieftain will screen in the main competition of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival (30 September - 7 October 2017).…
PRODUCTION: Polish Documentary Looks for Bulgarian Coproducers
WARSAW: Polish director Viktoria Marinov is in preparation with Love Land, a long documentary about people who decide to emigrate to Bulgaria out of love. The producers are looking for…
FNE AV Innovation: Lithuanian Director Andrius Lekavicius
VENICE: FNE spoke to Lithuanian director Andrius Lekavicius about why he chose VR for his new project Bloody Sunday / Kruvinasis Sekmadienis about the bloodshed around the TV Tower in…
Romanian Short Film Nominated for the European Film Awards 2017
BUCHAREST: Romanian short film Written / Unwritten by Adrian Silișteanu is among the 15 short films nominated for the European Film Awards 2017. The European Film Awards ceremony will take…
FNE at Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival 2017: Omnipresent
VARNA: Ilian Djevelekov’s sophomore feature Omnipresent will screen in the main competition of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival (30 September - 7 October 2017). His debut feature…
FNE at Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival 2017: Sex Academy – Men
VARNA: Georgi Kostov’s sophomore feature Sex Academy – Men will screen in the main competition of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival (30 September - 7 October 2017).…
FILM NEW EUROPE CEI AV Innovation Days at International Co-production Forum Regiofund
KATOWICE: Film New Europe, the number one networking platform for film professionals in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltics, and the International Co-production Forum Regiofund have teamed up to…
OBITUARY: Famous Czech Actor Jan Tříska
PRAGUE: The famous Czech actor Jan Tříska (80), who lived in Los Angeles for many years, died in Prague on 25 September after falling from the Charles Bridge on 23…
GRANTS: Estonia Announces Second Batch of Animation Grants in 2017
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute allotted 178,000 EUR in its second animation session in 2017. Two animated film projects received production funding and two projects received development funding.
FESTIVALS: A Gentle Creature Wins BIAFF 2017
BATUMI: A Gentle Creature directed by Sergei Loznitsa was awarded Grand Prix at the 12th edition of the Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival, which took place from 17 to 24…
FNE at Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival 2017: Lilly the Little Fish
VARNA: Yassen Grigorov’s third feature film Lilly The Little Fish will screen in the main competition of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival (30 September-7 October 2017). This…
FNE at Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival 2017: 12A
VARNA: Magdalena Ralcheva’s sophomore feature 12A will screen in the main competition of the 35th Golden Rose Bulgarian National Film Festival (30 September - 7 October 2017). It is the…
FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival 2017: Prize Winners
GDYNIA: The 42nd Polish Film Festival Gdynia, held in the Baltic seaside resort from 18-23 September 2017, awarded its top prize of Golden Lion for Best Film to Silent Night…
CEE Countries Oscar Bids 2017
Here are the official candidates from the CEE countries for an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences 90th ‘Oscar’ nomination in the category Best Foreign Language Film. This year…
PRODUCTION: Indian TV Series Bose. Dead / Alive Shot in Poland
WARSAW: Indian TV series Bose. Dead / Alive directed by Pulkit and starring Rajkummar Rao was shot in the Malopolska province with Film Polska Productions servicing. The Polish locations stood…
FNE at Venice 2017: FNE TV: Venice Report
FNE at Venice 2017: FNE TV: This year Venice Film Festival became the first film festival to hold a competition for Virtual Reality films and VR even had its own…
PRODUCTION: Predrag Antonijević Shoots WWI Drama Soldier’s Lullaby
BELGRADE: Writer/director Predrag Antonijević returns to Serbian cinema after 27 years with Soldier’s Lullaby / Zaspanka za vojnike, a WWI drama he is currently shooting in Serbia. The film is…
PRODUCTION: Russian/Latvian/Czech Coproduction Starts Shooting in Latvia
RIGA: Michael Idov’s debut feature The Humorist started shooting in Jurmala, Latvia. The film is a coproduction between Russia, Latvia and the Czech Republic, and is set to be finished…
Poland Signs Cooperation Agreement with Vietnam
GDYNIA: The Polish Filmmakers Association signed a two year film cooperation agreement with the Vietnam Cinema Department during the 42nd Gdynia Film Festival (18-23 September 2017).
