Czech Republic Selects The Ice Mother as Oscar Candidate
PRAGUE: Bohdan Sláma's The Ice Mother / Bába z Ledu was selected as Czech Republic’s official entry for an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nomination in the Best…
Polish Film Institute Gets EU Funding for Film Digitalisation
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute received 18.3 m EUR / 78 m PLN from the European Union for the digitalisation and reconstruction of Polish cinema. Polish films are set to…
PRODUCTION: Ignas Jonynas Shoots Lithuanian/Ukrainian/Latvian Coproduction
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Ignas Jonynas is currently shooting his new feature film Invisible / Nematoma. The shooting of this Lithuanian/Ukrainian/Latvian coproduction started on 4 September 2017 and is scheduled to…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 13.09.2017
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival Portorož: Ksana
PORTOROŽ: Ksana by Dejan Babosek will be screened in the competition of the 20th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož (12-16 September 2017). Babosek’s second feature film is the story of…
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival Portorož: The Last Ice Hunters
PORTOROŽ: The documentary The Last Ice Hunters / Zadnji ledeni lovci by Jure Breceljnik and Rožle Bregar will be screened in the competition of the 20th Slovenian Film Festival in…
FNE at 2017 Gdynia Film Festival: Loving Vincent
GDYNIA: Loving Vincent, a fully painted animation feature about Van Gogh, directed by painter/director Dorota Kobiela, will be showcased in the main competition of the 42nd Gdynia Film Festival (18-23…
Tom Hanks to Shoot Black Money Games in Croatia
ZAGREB: Hollywood action thriller Black Money Games directed by Adam Wright and starring Tom Hanks is set for shooting on the Croatian island of Hvar in spring 2018.
FNE at Venice 2017: FNE TV: Michal Bregant Director Czech National Film Archives
VENICE: FNE spoke to Michal Bregant Director of Czech National Film Archives about the selection of Cerny Petr / Black Peter (Czechoslovakia, 1963) directed by Milos Forman for Venice Classics…
PRODUCTION: Alexandra Film in Postproduction with Spanish/Estonian Doc
ESTONIA: The Spanish/Estonian coproduction Constructing Albert, directed by Laura Collado and Jim Loomis, is in the final stages of postproduction and preparing for its world premiere in the Culinary Zinema:…
FESTIVALS: BIAFF Announces Lineup
BATUMI: Ten films will run in the international feature film competition at the 12th edition of the Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival, set to take place from 17 to 24…
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival Portorož: Sly Foxes
PORTOROŽ: Sly Foxes / Stekle lisice directed by Boris Jurjašević will be screened in the competition of the 20th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož (12-16 September 2017). The film stars…
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival Portorož: Charlatan Magnifique
PORTOROŽ: Maja Pavlin’s documentary Charlatan Magnifique / Charlatan Magnifique will be screened in the competition of the 20th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož (12-16 September 2017). The film tells the…
FNE at 2017 Gdynia Film Festival: Volta
GDYNIA: Juliusz Machulski’s crime comedy Volta will screen in the competition of the 42nd Gdynia Film Festival (18-23 September 2017). The film was released domestically by Kino Świat on 7…
FNE at Venice 2017: Prize Winners
VENICE: The Golden Lion, the top prize of the 74 Venice Film Festival went to Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water. The top prize in the Orizzonti section went…
FNE at Venice 2017: See how the critics rated the programme
FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Venice Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics giving the films 1, 2,…
Poland Selects Spoor as Oscar Bid
WARSAW: Agnieszka Holland’s awarded drama Spoor / Pokot was selected as Poland's official entry for an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film…
Lithuania Selects Frost as Oscar Candidate
VILNIUS: Frost / Šerkšnas by Sarunas Bartas has been chosen as the official candidate from Lithuania for an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences nomination in the Best Foreign…
FESTIVALS: The 35th Golden Rose Film Festival Announces Lineup
VARNA: A total of 16 feature films will be screened in the national official competition of the 35th Golden Rose National Film Festival (30 September-7 October 2017). Five feature films…
FNE at Slovenian Film Festival Portorož: Ivan
PORTOROŽ: The Slovenian/Croatian drama Ivan by Janez Burger will be screened in the competition of the 20th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož (12-16 September 2017). Maruša Majer, the Slovenian Shooting…
