FNE Malta Focus 2023: Malta Film Commission and Malta Enterprise Sign Memorandum of Understanding
VALLETTA: Malta Enterprise and the Malta Film Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, whose main objective is to establish a collaborative framework aimed at supporting the initiatives and projects…
Submissions Still Open for East-West Co-production Market connecting cottbus 2023
COTTBUS: Projects in development, production and postproduction can still apply for the 25th edition of East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco), which will be held 8 – 10 November 2023…
PRODUCTION: Slovak Historical TV Series Time of Hopes in Postproduction
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak historical TV miniseries Time of Hopes / Čas nádejí directed by Ján Sebechlebský and produced by the Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) and ARINA Film production,…
PRODUCTION: Vytautas Puidokas in Production with Lithuanian/French Doc Abandoned
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Vytautas Puidokas is currently finishing production on his long documentary Abandoned, which is estimated to be completed in early 2024.
Renowned Arthouse Cinema Training Finds New Home in Berlin
BERLIN: After 19 years in Venice, the international Arthouse Cinema Training (ACT) organised by Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d’Art et d’Essai (C.I.C.A.E.) is moving to Berlin, where it will be…
Sarajevo Film Festival Presents Regional Film and TV Academy
LOPUD: The team behind the Ponta Lopud Film Festival and the Sarajevo Film Festival have announced their new project, the Regional Film and TV Academy, during the 3rd edition of…
FESTIVALS: Love According to Dalva Wins Art Film Fest 2023
KOŠICE: The Belgian/French drama Love According to Dalva directed by Emmanuelle Nicot won the Blue Angel, the main prize in the International Competition of the 29th Art Film Fest Košice.…
Gladiator 2 to Start Shooting in Malta
VALLETTA: Ridley Scott’s team has moved from Morocco to Malta for the shooting of a sequel to Gladiator 23 years after the original film. Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro…
EXCLUSIVE: New Sales for Agnieszka Holland’s The Green Border
WARSAW: Films Boutique has signed new distribution deals for Agnieszka Holland’s feature film The Green Border with Spain, Austria, the Baltics, Iceland and Hungary after the project was showcased in…
GRANTS: Croatia Announces Production Grants
ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has distributed 2.572 m EUR for the production of two feature films and eight long documentaries, including one first long documentary. The two feature…
PRODUCTION: First Slovak Multilingual TV Comedy Series Pressburg Wraps Shooting
BRATISLAVA: Comedy TV series Pressburg directed by Csaba Molnár has entered postproduction. The eight-episode series about the linguistic diversity of Bratislava is produced by Slovakia’s Pressburg Partners Production and coproduced…
Raluca Turcan Appointed New Minister of Culture in Romania
BUCHAREST: Raluca Turcan is the new Minister of Culture in Romania as a new coalition Government, led by PM Marcel Ciolacu, has been appointed. Turcan is replacing Lucian Romașcanu.
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Saulė Bliuvaitė Shoots Debut Feature Toxic
VILNIUS: The young Lithuanian director Saulė Bliuvaitė is currently filming her debut feature Toxic / Akiplėša, a coming-of-age drama supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre.
Young Horizons Industry Opens New Chapter and Announces Official Selection 2023
WARSAW: The 7th edition of Young Horizons Industry (former Kids Kino Industry) will showcase 26 projects from 4 to 6 October 2023. The international coproduction forum will be held on-site…
PRODUCTION: Slovenian Director Urška Djukić Starts Shooting Little Trouble Girls
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Urška Djukić, who has won several awards for her short animated film Granny’s Sexual Life, co-directed by Émilie Pigeard, started shooting her debut feature Little Trouble Girls…
PRODUCTION: Hungarian Director Peter Fazakas Shoots Crime Comedy Tonight We Kill
BUDAPEST: Hungarian director Peter Fazakas is currently in production with Tonight We Kill / Ma este gyilkolunk written by Norbert Köbli, one of the most talented Hungarian young scriptwriters. The…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Miroslav Lekić Shoots Russian Consul
BELGRADE: Serbian director Miroslav Lekić is currently shooting his seventh feature film Russian Consul / Ruski konzul, which is supported by Film Center Serbia.
FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with CEO/Executive Producer and Managing Partner of Circle Studio
PRAGUE: FNE spoke to Steven Fong, CEO & Executive Producer and Yuri Gorpinevici, Managing Partner of Circle Studio, about their ambitions, as well as the state of the Czech animation…
Lithuanian Drama Series Troll Farm Picked Up by GoQuest Media
VILNIUS: Mumbai-based GoQuest Media has acquired the Lithuanian dramedy series Troll Farm / Trolių ferma directed by Ernestas Jankauskas and produced by Dansu Films.
FNE Focus on Malta: Cinema Statistics for 2022
VALLETTA: Cinemas in Malta and Gozo screened 376 titles and registered 460,244 total admissions in 2022.
