Georgia Launches Cash Rebate System
TBILISI: Georgia officially launched its tax incentives programme which will go into operation at the beginning of 2016. It will offer a 20% cash rebate of qualified expenditure with an…
PRODUCTION: The Only Thing Left to Do Is to Cut Off My Ear in Development
SARAJEVO: Awarded Bosnian filmmaker Nedžad Begović is developing The Only Thing Left to Do Is to Cut off My Ear, an 80-minute documentary exploring the relationship between life and art.
Russian Fairy Tale Rules the TOP 10 in Slovakia
Bratislava: A Russian movie for children, The Snow Queen 2, based on the classic fairy tale, is leading the TOP 10 of the last weekend in Slovak Cinemas.
EAVE Announces 2016 Producers Workshop Participants
LUXEMBOURG: The EAVE Producers Workshop 2016 has selected 52 upcoming producers representing 36 countries, out of 143 applications from 44 countries.
Cyprus Short Film Fest Winners to be Screened in Nicosia
CYPRUS: The International Short Film Festival of Cyprus in collaboration with Le jour le plus Court (Short Film Day) are coming together on 21 December in Nicosia for a screening…
GRANTS: Bulgaria Announces Feature Film Grants
SOFIA: During its December session the Bulgarian National Film Center decided to support the production of six feature films and five shorts. Furthermore, seven projects will receive funding for development.…
FNE Country Report 2015: Poland
The Polish film industry had a great year with an Oscar for Paweł Pawlikowski’s Ida and strong film production supported by the Polish Film Institute (PISF), which celebrated its tenth…
FNE Country Report 2015: Estonia
The defining events for Estonia’s film industry in 2015 were: the decision to introduce a cash rebate scheme for incoming productions which will take effect in 2016, alongside two regional…
Domestic Films Grab Local Audiences
PRAGUE: Domestic films are holding strong in Lithuania, Czech Republic and Slovenia.
PRODUCTION: Men Don't Cry in Preproduction
SARAJEVO: Alen Drljević is in preproduction with Men Don't Cry, a Bosnian/Slovenian/German/Croatian/Serbian coproduction starring prominent actors Miki Manojlović, Boris Isaković, Leon Lučev and Emir Hadžihafizbegović.
EFADs and FNE Association Concerned over EC Proposal on Portability
The European Film Agency Directors has issued a statement expressing concern over the European Commission’s 9 December 2015 proposal for a regulation on portability. Click HERE to the EU Commission…
Eurimages Grants Spread Support across CEE
STRASBOURG: The 141st session of the European Co-Production Fund Eurimages, held from 8-11 December in Ljubljana, is providing support to a 24 European feature film coproductions, including 13 films from…
FNE Country Report 2015: Latvia
After the financial meltdown in 2008 and 2009 the recovery of Latvian film industry has been steadily improving each year. State funding for film industry increased significantly reaching 4.3 m…
FNE Country Report 2015: Bulgaria
Various events celebrating the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian cinema have marked 2015. They started on the official Day of Bulgarian Cinema, 13 January 2015, and went on throughout the year.…
PRODUCTION: A Good Wife
SARAJEVO: Mirjana Karanović's A Good Wife / Dobra žena, a Serbian/Bosnian/Croatian coproduction, was finished just in time for Sundance where it was selected in World Cinema Dramatic Competition.
Croatian Actress Selected for Shooting Stars
HAMBURG: Croatian actress Tihana Lazović is one of the ten rising young European thespians selected for the European Shooting Stars of 2016.
Karlovy Vary Selected for Eurimages Lab Project Awards
STRASBOURG: The Karlovy Vary IFF is one of four festivals selected to participate in the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Lab Project Award.
GRANTS: Polish Film Institute Announces Call for Grants in 2016
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute announced the dates for applications in 2016 and a new list of experts who will judge the projects.
FNE Country Report 2015: Lithuania
The Lithuanian film industry had a number of successes in 2015 with films selected for major festivals such as Cannes, Berlin and Sundance, and international productions flocking to the country…
FNE Country Report 2015: Georgia
Georgia faced two important events in 2015 - it joined the Creative Europe Programme at the end of February 2015 and introduced its first tax rebate law, which will start…
