FNE IDF DocBloc: Fifteen Festival Hits in the Second Edition of KineDok
In 2016, the 2nd KineDok offers fifteen European documentaries and brings site specific screenings also to new audiences in Poland and Norway.
PRODUCTION: Bodo Kox Moves into Production with ScriptTeast Awarded Script
WARSAW: Bodo Kox will start shooting the sci fi drama The Man with the Magic Box in the second half of 2016. The film is a Polish/English/Italian coproduction.
FESTIVALS: Bucharest International Film Festival Announces Lineup
BUCHAREST: Six films have been selected for the competition of the 12th Bucharest International Film Festival which will take place from 18 to 24 April 2016.
Polish Producers Selected for Producers Network
WARSAW: Five Polish producers have been selected for the 13th Producers Network which will take place as part of Film Market at the 69th Cannes Film Festival on 12-18 May…
ScripTeast - 10 Years: Focus on Latvia
Film New Europe and Independent Film Foundation are celebrating the 10th anniversary of ScripTeast with a series of weekly interviews with scriptwriters and key players involved in ScripTeast activity.
Class Reunion Sets All-Time Box Office Record in Estonia
TALLINN: Class Reunion / Klassikokkutulek, a remake slapstick comedy by Rene Vilbre, broke the all-time box office record in Estonia with 980,000 EUR gross in the first six weeks since…
PRODUCTION: Nikolay Volev in Postproduction with Off-Road
SOFIA: Established director Nikolay Volev is in postproduction with Off-Road, a new feature film after a break of nearly fifteen years. The release is planned for 2017.
Chinese Films Shot in Czech Republic to Boost Tourism
PRAGUE: The number of Chinese tourists rose to 250,000 in 2015, compared to 17,000 a decade ago, following the Chinese romantic drama Somewhere Only We Know. The memorandum on film…
Romanian Project Selected for the CineLink Co-Production Market
SARAJEVO: Romanian project Otto the Barbarian by Ruxandra Maria Ghițescu is among the first six projects selected for the CineLink Co-Production Market and announced by the Sarajevo Film Festival. The…
FESTIVALS: Sparrows Wins Febiofest
PRAGUE: Sparrows by Rúnar Rúnarsson won the Grand Prix of the 23rd Prague International Film Festival – Febiofest, which ran from 17 to 25 March 2016 in Prague. A number…
Aferim! Wins Everything at Gopo Awards
BUCHAREST: Radu Jude’s Aferim! won in all 12 categories in which it was nominated, including Best Film, at the 10th Gopo Awards. The ceremony took place at the National Theatre…
PRODUCTION: The Not So Happy Side of Things in Production
BUCHAREST: Emanuel Pârvu is currently shooting his debut feature, The Not So Happy Side of Things / Partea nu prea fericită a lucrurilor (working title), an independent Romanian coproduction.
PRODUCTION: LECA Production and Andrei Konchalovsky Develop Alexander Dubček Biopic
BRATISLAVA: Slovakia’s LECA Production and the acclaimed Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky are preparing Human Face (working title), a feature film inspired by the life of the Slovak politician and leader…
PRODUCTION: Harley and the Davidsons Miniseries Shoots in Romania
BUCHAREST: The Harley and the Davidsons six hours miniseries is currently shooting entirely for Discovery in Romania. Castel Film is providing services.
Visegrad Film Forum Preps Fifth Edition
BRATISLAVA: The fifth edition of the Visegrad Film Forum, which will be held at The Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava from 5 to 9 April 2016, is organizing a…
FNE IDF DocBloc: HBO Europe Calls For Entries
HBO Europe is looking for bold and ambitious proposals for new documentary projects. Deadline for application is 1 June 2016.
FNE TV: Pauline Durand-Vialle Chief Executive FERA Federation of European Film Directors
FNE asked Pauline Durand-Vialle about the latest policies and initiatives in Brussels that will have a major impact on the European film industry and how FERA was ensuring that the…
PRODUCTION: Juraj Jakubisko Plans Sequel to The Feather Fairy
PRAGUE/BRATISLAVA: Juraj Jakubisko is planning a sequel to his popular Christmas fairy tale The Feather Fairy / Perinbaba (1985), which he will produce through his company Jakubisko Film.
PRODUCTION: Serge Ioan Celebidachi Shoots Debut Feature
BUCHAREST: Serge Ioan Celebidachi is currently shooting his debut feature Octav, with Blasco Giurato (Dr. Zhivago) as DoP. The Romanian/British coproduction starring Marcel Iureș (Hart’s War, Youth without Youth) started…
Netflix Plans Coproductions with Poland and Local Commissioning
WARSAW: Although Netflix service is available in Poland since January 2016, providing 10% of the content in Polish, the company is open for local commissions if they would generate worldwide…
