Cinemas in North Macedonia Reopen
SKOPJE: Macedonian cinemas begin to reopen as authorities in North Macedonia ease the domestic COVID-19-related restrictions.
FNE at FEST 2021: Oasis Wins 49th FEST in Belgrade
BELGRADE: Ivan Ikić’s Oasis / Oaza won the Belgrade Victor Award for Best Film in the Main Competition of the 49th FEST 2021, which wrapped officially on 16 May 2019.…
Rene Vilbre’s New Comedy Estonian Funeral with Earlier Domestic Release
TALLINN: Estonian Funeral / Eesti matus, the new comedy by popular director Rene Vilbre, will be domestically released on 4 June 2021, earlier than the previously set date of 20…
Caretaker Minister of Culture Appointed in Bulgaria
SOFIA: Velislav Minekov, a professor at the National Academy of Art, was appointed the Caretaker Minister of Culture on 12 May 2021. Known as a civic and political activist he…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Actress Mirjana Karanović Develops Sophomore Feature
BELGRADE: The revered Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović is developing her second feature film Mother Mara / Majka Mara, which has recently received production support from Film Fund Luxembourg. Mirjana Karanović…
Ivana the Terrible and Legacy Lead Gopo Awards 2021 Nods
BUCHAREST: Ivana Mladenovic’s sophomore feature Ivana the Terrible and Dorian Boguță’s debut feature Legacy received the most nominations (12 each) at the 15th edition of the Gopo Awards, which will…
GRANTS: Georgia Announces Grants for Short Animated Films
TBILISI: The Georgian National Film Center has distributed 51,711 EUR / 206,846 GEL for the production of three short animated films to be directed by Mamuka Tkeshelashvili, Elene Sebiskveradze and…
Poland to Reopen Cinemas Earlier than Planned
WARSAW: Poland will reopen cinemas, theatres, philharmonic halls and cultural institutions on 21 May 2021, earlier than previously expected, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced. The decision has been made…
FESTIVALS: O Mà! Wins 2021 KISFF
KUTAISI: O Mà! by French director Vincent Launay-Franceschini was awarded best film at the first edition of the Kutaisi International Short Film Festival, which took place in a physical format…
PRODUCTION: Comedy Detective Bruno Starts Shooting in Warsaw
WARSAW: Detective Bruno / Detektyw Bruno, a comedy directed by Mariusz Palej and Magdalena Nieć, and starring Piotr Głowacki, is currently shooting in Warsaw.
New Head of Romanian Public Television
BUCHAREST: Ramona Săseanu was approved as acting general manager of the Romanian public television (TVR) on 11 May 2021 as the Parliament rejected the activity reports of the former general…
FNE at FEST 2021: Kreka: Dreamcatcher
BELGRADE: The 49th edition of FEST will wrap in Belgrade on 16 May 2021 with the screening of the Serbian biographical documentary Kreka: Dreamcatcher / Kreka: Lovac na snove by…
PRODUCTION: Jan Svěrák Shoots New Film Bethlehem Light
PRAGUE: Oscar winning Czech director Jan Svěrák is currently in production with the comedy Bethlehem Light, based on three stories written by his father Zdeněk Svěrák, who also stars alongside…
Romania to Ease COVID-19 Restrictions
BUCHAREST: Cultural events including cinema screenings will be allowed at 50% of the cinemas' capacity only for test/pilot events with the approval of the National Council for Emergency Situations, as…
Croatia Starts Vaccinating Film Workers
ZAGREB: Over 300 artists, mainly musicians and film workers, got vaccinated in a campaign initiated by the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media and the Croatian Institute for Public Health.…
Applications Still Open for Docu Talents from the East
SARAJEVO: Mid-length and long documentary projects in postproduction with expected premiere between September 2021 and August 2022 can apply to the 17th edition of Docu Talents from the East till…
FNE at FEST 2021: The Spring Poem
BELGRADE: The Spring Poem / Prolećna pesma by writer/director Natalija Avramović will have its national premiere in the FEST Fokus Programme of the 49th FEST 2021, which is running in…
GRANTS: Latvia Announces Coproduction Grants for 2021
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has distributed 300,000 EUR to four Latvian minority coproductions originating in Italy, Estonia, and Lithuania (two projects). The projects include three feature films…
PRODUCTION: Romanian Actor Rareș Abraham in Postproduction with Debut Feature Friday the 3rd
BUCHAREST: Romanian actor Rareș Abraham is currently in postproduction with his debut feature Friday the 3rd / Vineri 3, which he also wrote, produced and shot in Cluj-Napoca from 15…
Online Screenings for LUX Audience Award Nominated Films
STRASBOURG: The three films nominated for the 2021 LUX Audience Award – collective by Romanian director Alexander Nanau, Corpus Christi by Polish director Jan Komasa and Another Round by Thomas…
