GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Gives Production Grants to Six Films
PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund distributed 60 m CZK / 2,217,000 EUR in the late November round of production grants for 2016. From the total of 21 applications in…
Croatia Tallies over 5 M EUR in MEDIA Funding
ZAGREB: Croatia has received 5.3 m EUR in grants from MEDIA since joining in 2008 as the first non-EU member country, bringing in at least four to five times as…
FNE at Cinemania 2016: Cinemania Celebrates 30th Anniversary
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s most important autumn film celebration Cinemania, which opened at the National Palace of Culture on 17 November 2016 with Peter Valchanov’s and Kristina Grozeva’s Glory coproduced by Bulgaria’s…
Georgia and Bulgaria Score Slots at Sundance
WARSAW: The Georgian film My Happy Family directed by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross and produced by Georgia’s Polare Film Llc has been selected for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: IDFA Awards Ex Oriente Doc
The Estonian documentary Come Back Free won the Special Jury Prize in Amsterdam.
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 30.11.2016
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…
PRODUCTION: Low Budget Debut Wraps Shooting
SOFIA: Bubblegum, the first feature film by well-known Bulgarian TV serials director Stanislav Todorov – Rogi, has entered postproduction.
FNE TV: Inesa Ivanova Lithuanian producer at Kinomind Films and head of development for Baltic View
TALLINN: London based Lithuanian producer Inesa Ivanova tells us about Baltic View, an innovative new cinema space that will bring Baltic films to new audiences beyond their own borders.
GRANTS: Slovak Audiovisual Fund Development Grants for 2016
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Audiovisual Fund distributed 140,500 EUR to support development of 13 film and television projects in 2016.
FNE TV: Dita Rietuma head of the Latvian National Film Centre and Janis Kalejs head of the Latvian Film Services Producers
TALLINN: Dita Rietuma head of the Latvian National Film Centre and Janis Kalejs head of the Latvian Film Services Producers Association tell us about the challenges and the advantages after…
Cypriot Doc Premieres in Nicosia
NICOSIA: The Cyprus documentary film The Incredible Story of ArachnobeeA had its national premiere in Nicosia last week.
Poland Embraces French Films
WARSAW: Unifrance released its 2015 annual report and analysis, showing French films holding strong internationally and in CEE territories, with Poland, in 11th place, proving to be one of the…
GRANTS: Serbia Announces Documentary Coproduction and Script Development Grants
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia distributed 247,360 EUR / 30,482,647 RSD in the latest round of production and script development grants for 2016.
PRODUCTION: Macedonian Feature Coproduction Fear and Love in Preproduction
SKOPJE: Acclaimed Macedonian actor Meto Jovanovski and Serbian-Montenegrin producer/director Branko Baletic are in preparation with Fear and Love, a feature film set to shoot in September/October 2017.
PRODUCTION: Docudrama Leningrad Symphony in Production
VILNIUS: Leningrad Symphony, a docudrama by director Christian Frey for Beetz Filmproduktion Hamburg, begins principle photography in Lithuania on 29 November 2016. Shooting wil wrap on 4 December.
FNE at Tallinn Black Nights and Baltic Event 2016: Prize Winners
TALLINN: The Israeli film A Quiet Heart directed by Eitan Anner has been awarded the main prize at the 20th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival held from 11 to 27…
FNE AV Innovation: How will Cinema Be Positioned In Our Inevitable Immersive Future?
About the Author: Peeter Nieler is a pioneer in Virtual Reality. He has been researching and developing for Virtual Reality (VR) for over four years and his company Criffin is…
FNE TV: FNE AV Innovation Team Speaks to Sten-Kristian Saluveer
TALLINN: Estonian Sten-Kristian Saluveer was one of the organisers of this year’s European Film Forum during the Tallinn Black Nights Festival and Baltic Event 2016.
GRANTS: Slovakia Awards 18 Production Grants in 2016
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Audiovisual Fund distributed 3,780,000 EUR in production grants in 2016.
Samurai in Autumn Sets Serbian 2016 Record
BELGRADE: The Serbian romantic comedy The Samurai in Autumn by Danilo Bećković is the top grossing Serbian film of 2016 and has set the box office opening weekend record of…
