FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož: Buoyancy

PORTOROŽ: Buoyancy / Pod gladino by Klemen Dvornik will have its world premiere in the competition of the 19th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož (13-18 September 2016). This is the…
08-09-2016

FNE at Venice 2016: Review: The Bad Batch (USA)

VENICE: Director Lily Amirpour follows up her hit first film the vampire thriller A Girl Walks Home with The Bad Batch which screens in competition in Venice.
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GRANTS: Małopolska Debuts Studio Supports Three Projects

KRAKOW: Małopolska Débuts Studio will allot in its first edition 76,000 EUR / 330,000 PLN to three Polish first short films chosen out of 31 applications. Małopolska Debuts Studio was…
07-09-2016

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož: Nika

PORTOROŽ: Slobodan Maksimović’s Nika, a teen family drama about a 16-year-old go-cart driver who wins the most important race of her life, will be screened in the competition of the…
07-09-2016

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož: Nightlife

PORTOROŽ: Nightlife / Nočno življenje by Damjan Kozole, who won the Best Director Award at the 51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, will be screened in the competition of the…
07-09-2016

FESTIVALS: The 23rd ASTRA Film Festival Announces Lineup

SIBIU: The 23rd edition of ASTRA Film Festival, one of the most important documentary showcases in Eastern Europe, will run in Sibiu from 17 to 23 October 2016 with eight…
06-09-2016

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož: Comedy of Tears

PORTOROZ: Marko Sosič’s A Comedy of Tears / Komedija solz will be screened in the competition of the 19th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož (13-18 September 2016). The film tells…
06-09-2016

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož: Mother

PORTOROZ: Mother / Mama, the fourth feature film by writer/director Vlado Škafar, will be screened in the competition of the 19th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož (13-18 September 2016). This…
06-09-2016

PRODUCTION: Bollywood Film Starring Shah Rukh Khan shooting in Prague

PRAGUE: Bollywood romantic road movie The Ring, starring Shah Rukh Khan, is currently shooting in Prague and set to spend almost 2 m EUR there. The film directed by Imtiaz…
05-09-2016

PRODUCTION: American Action/Adventure Category 5 Starts Shooting in Bulgaria

SOFIA: Action/Adventure Category 5 by Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious, Mummy 3) started shooting on location in Bulgaria on 29 August 2016. Shooting will wrap in 11 weeks-time…
05-09-2016

FESTIVALS: Son of Saul Wins Medias Central European Film Festival

MEDIAS: Son of Saul by László Nemes was awarded Best Film of the 6th edition of Mediaş Central European Film Festival (MeCEFF). The festival, which took place from 1 to…
05-09-2016

FNE at Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož: Houston, We Have a Problem!

PORTOROZ: Žiga Virc’s first feature, the docu-fiction Houston, We Have a Problem! / Houston, imamo problem!, will be screened in the competition of the 19th Slovenian Film Festival in Portorož…
05-09-2016

FNE at Venice 2016: Review: Nocturnal Animals (USA)

VENICE: Director and writer Tom Ford once again shows himself to be a master of visual style in this haunting romantic thriller Nocturnal Animals that screens in the main competition…
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FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 31.08.2016

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…
02-09-2016

FNE TV at Venice 2016: Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski Awarded Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Opening Gala of Venice Film Festival

VENICE: FNE spoke to Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski, who was honoured with a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement on the opening night of Venice Film Festival. FNE asked him about…
02-09-2016

FNE TV at Venice 2016: Pascal Diot head of the Venice Production Bridge

FNE asked Pascal Diot how the Venice Production Bridge has evolved from the former Venice Film Market launched five years ago and what are the new trends in cinema that…
02-09-2016

PRODUCTION: Predrag Antonijević Shoots TV Crime Series

BELGRADE: Serbian helmer Predrag Antonijević is in production with the TV series My Father’s Killers / Ubice moga oca, a 10-episode crime drama about a young inspector on his first…
02-09-2016

Films from CEE Nominated for EFA People’s Choice Award

WROCŁAW: Aferim!, Body and The High Sun are among the 12 films nominated for the EFA People’s Choice Award. This year’s ballot has started and film fans across Europe can…
02-09-2016

FESTIVALS: New Artistic Director of T-Mobile New Horizons IFF

WROCŁAW: Marcin Pieńkowski succeeded Joanna Łapińska as the artistic director of T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival on 1 September 2016.
02-09-2016

FNE IDF DocBloc: Five years of Following the Trail of a Young Rebellious Racer

An interview with Gábor Hörcher about his documentary, Drifter, about a rebellious teenager, Ricsi, who intends to race in a local rally, although he has neither a driving license nor…
02-09-2016