HBO Europe Begins Production on Two Original Drama Series in Poland
WARSAW: HBO Europe is ramping up its move into original series production in CEE with the start of production on the new series Blinded by the Lights and the second…
Czech Animated Film Shortlisted for Oscar
PRAGUE: Happy End directed by Jan Saska is on the shortlist of ten films vying for the Oscar in the Animated Shorts category.
ARTE Introduces Polish Subtitled Programmes
WARSAW: The French/German cultural channel ARTE is introducing Polish subtitled programming. ARTE po polsku is part of the ARTE Europe initiative, which is run with financial support from the European…
Toni Erdmann Wins LUX Prix 2016
STRASBOURG: The German/Austrian/Romanian coproduction Toni Erdmann directed by Maren Ade has been voted the winner of the prestigious LUX Prix by the European Parliament. The film was coproduced by Romania’s…
FNE at Baltic Event 2016: First Baltic Event and Tallinn Industry Awards Announced
TALLINN: The Latvian,/Lithuanian/Polish coproduction Foam At The Mouth / Ar putam uz lupam with director Janis Nords has won the Baltic Event Works in Progress best project award. The project…
FNE at Baltic Event 2016: The Eternal Road in Postproduction
TALLINN: The Finish/Estonian/Swedish coproduction The Eternal Road directed by AJ Annila and based on a bestselling novel by Antti Tuuri is in postproduction. The film was showcased at the 20th…
FERA Calls on EU Parliament to Back European Authors in Copyright Reform
STRASBOURG: European screenwriters and directors have called on the European Parliament to ensure the EU copyright reform proposals ensure that authors are fairly remunerated for their work and that there…
Slovak Audiovisual Fund Opens Call for Minority Animated TV Series
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Audiovisual Fund has approved opening its call for animation projects in 2017 to include TV projects, especially series, for both majority and minority Slovak coproductions.
Masaryk Sets March 2017 Release
BRATISLAVA: The Czech/Slovak coproduction Masaryk, directed by Július Ševčík, is in postproduction in preparation for a March 2017 premiere. The film, which explores a personally difficult stage in the life…
PRODUCTION: Piargy Goes into Production
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak/Czech/Slovenian/Macedonian historical drama Piargy is moving into production after three years in development which resulted in a change of director. Czech director Ivo Trajkov began the first days…
EFADs Raises Concerns about EU Sat Cab Regulation
WARSAW: EFADs the European Film Agency Directors organisation has voiced its concerns over the EU’s Sat Cab Regulation, which would introduce a Country of Origin principle for broadcasters’ ancillary online…
FNE at Baltic Event 2016: Sulev Keedus Drama in Postproduction
TALLINN: A three-part coproduction from Estonia and Lithuania entitled The Man Slayer. The Virgin. The Shadow directed by Sulev Keedus was presented at the 20th Black Nights Film Festival Baltic…
First Cut Lab Call for Projects from CEE
TRIESTE: The First Cuts Lab training programme of When East Meets West is accepting submission from producer/director teams from CEE territories.
Revenues Rise at Kino Polska
WARSAW: SPI’s Kino Polska reported revenues of 82.7 PLN, a 4% increase, at the end of the third quarter of 2016, and profit of 14.7 m PLN. The results are…
Radoslaw Ochnio Wins EFA Award
WARSAW: Polish sound designer Radoslaw Ochnio will be honoured with the EFA award for Best Sound Designer for Jerzy Skolimowski’s 11 Minutes.
FESTIVALS: Animated Dreams Awards Two Croatian Films
TALLINN: Two short Croatian coproductions took home awards at the 2016 edition of the Estonian film festival Animated Dreams, which concluded on 20 November.
Baltic VOD Platform Debuts in 2017
TALLINN: Baltic View, an online cinema space, will be launched in January 2017 to present films from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
FNE at Zagreb Film Festival 2016: Puiu Wins New Festival Award
ZAGREB: The Egyptian film Clash by Mohamed Diab won the best film prize in the main competition of the 14th Zagreb Film Festival, which concluded on 20 November 2016.
FNE at Zagreb Film Festival 2016: Croatia Sets Sights on Film Studio
ZAGREB: A film studio for Croatia is one of the priorities for the film industry. The new Croatian Minister of Culture Nina Obuljen Korzinek told FNE, “We’re looking at options…
