FNE at Ljubljana IFF 2016: A Good Wife Takes the Main Prize
LJUBLJANA: A Good Wife / Dobra žena, a full length feature debut by the acclaimed Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović, took the Kingfisher Award at the 27th edition of the Ljubljana…
FNE at Cinedays 2016: Humidity Wins Best Film Award in Skopje
SKOPJE: The Serbian/Dutch/Greek coproduction Humidity / Vlažnost, directed by Nikola Ljuca, scooped the best film award in the official selection of the 15th Festival of European Film Cinedays, which closed…
Russia Returns Four Films to Georgia
TBILISI: Four classic Georgian films made during the early Soviet era were returned to Tbilisi in an official ceremony on 17 November 2016.
FESTIVALS: Grieg Fraser Wins Camerimage 2016
WARSAW: Cinematographer Grieg Fraser won the Golden Frog at the Camerimage IFF, which ended on 19 November 2016.
FNE at Zagreb Film Festival 2016: Balkan Film Industry United on MEDIA Programme’s Level Field
ZAGREB: At the first meeting of MEDIA held in the Balkans, marking the 25th anniversary of the MEDIA Sub-programme on 17 November 2016, MEDIA Desk representatives and film fund directors…
FNE at Zagreb Film Festival 2016: HBO Adria Last Call for Scripts
ZAGREB: HBO Europe executive producer Steve Matthew made a stop at the 14th Zagreb Film Festival industry programme to give a final push for the first ever call for scripts…
FNE at Zagreb Film Festival 2016: Balkan Initiatives Get Push from Albania
ZAGREB: Two new Balkan initiatives are in the works, courtesy of the Albanian National Center of Cinematography. The initiatives could result in a Balkan coproduction fund and a Balkan forum…
FNE at Zagreb Film Festival 2016: Trampoline
ZAGREB: Documentary filmmaker Katarina Zrinka Matijevic’s feature debut Trampoline screens in the main competition of the 14th Zagreb Film Festival, which runs through 20 November 2016.
FNE DocBloc: Black Nights Documentary Competition
Eleven films are competing in the Documentary section of the Black Nights Film Festival.
FNE at Bratislava IFF 2016: Croatia’s Mia Petričević Wins Best Actress
BRATISLAVA: The Croatian debut feature film Quit Staring at My Plate directed by Hana Jusic continued its award winning streak, with Mia Petricevic picking up the Best Actress prize at…
Croatian Audiovisual Center Back on Terra Firma
ZAGREB: After two lawsuits and two Ministers of Culture, the Croatian Audiovisual Center is back to normal operations, HAVC director Hrvoje Hribar told FNE.
FNE at Zagreb Film Festival 2016: Festival Opens in Award-Winning Cinema
ZAGREB: Zagreb Film Festival's director Boris Matic opened the 14th edition of the festival, running through 20 November 2016 in Kino Europa, the art house cinema he also operates, with…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: SAF
COTTBUS: Romania’s 4 Proof Film is coproducing the Turkish film SAF, which was pitched at connecting cottbus, which ended on 11 November.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2016: White Widows
COTTBUS: German-based Serbian director/writer Tanja Brzakovic is preparing a post-WWI drama White Widows, which was pitched at the 18th edition of connecting cottbus.
LUX Films Make Their Annual Trek across Europe
BRUSSELS: The LUX Film Days, established in 2012, will again showcase the LUX Film Prize finalists in 24 languages in the 28 member states of the European Union.
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: Krakow Producers Eye International Coproductions
COTTBUS: Poland has decided to make the expansion of Polish participation in international coproductions a strategic priority. Polish producers are also increasingly getting involved as minority coproducers in international productions.…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: The Return
COTTBUS: Polish powerhouse production company Opus Film is part of the team behind The Return, a 90-minute drama to be directed by short film and documentary film director Krzysztof Rzaczynski.…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: Strawberry Jam
COTTBUS: Producer/writer Petar Mitric presented the Serbian post-war LGBT project Strawberry Jam at the 18th edition of connecting cottbus, which concluded on 11 November 2016.
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2016: Zoology Wins Best Film
COTTBUS: Ivan I. Tverdovsky’s award winning metaphorical Russian drama Zoology picked up the 25,000 EUR main prize of the 26th Cottbus Film Festival at the closing ceremony on 12 November…
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: Pitching Forum Expands into New Venue
COTTBUS: A larger venue, new programmes and an increase in coproduction funding initiatives opened the path to a 25% increase in attendance at the 18th edition of connecting cottbus (9-11…
