FNE at connecting cottbus 2020: Closed to the Public

COTTBUS: The Croatian/Serbian project Closed to the Public, directed by Vanja Juranic and produced by Damir Teresak for Croatia’s Maxima Film and Nikolina Vucetic-Zecevic for Serbia’s Biberche, was pitched at…
05-11-2020

FNE at connecting cottbus 2020: Flood

COTTBUS: The Slovak project Flood directed by Martin Gonda and produced by Katarina Krnacova and Tomas Gic for Silverart was pitched at the 2020 online edition of connecting cottbus, running…
05-11-2020

FNE at connecting cottbus 2020: Fortune Teller

COTTBUS: The Bulgarian project Fortune Teller directed by Svetla Tsotsorkova and produced by Svetoslav Ovcharov for Omega Films, was pitched at the 2020 online edition of connecting cottbus, running 4-6…
05-11-2020

FNE at connecting cottbus 2020: Honey Bunny

COTTBUS: The Croatian project Honey Bunny directed by Igor Jelinovic and produced by Rea Racic for Eclectica was pitched at the 2020 online edition of connecting cottbus, running 4-6 November…
05-11-2020

Quo Vadis, Aida? Tops Bosnian and Herzegovinian Box Office for Three Weeks

SARAJEVO: Domestic films are having a surprise resurgence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Jasmila Žbanić’s Quo Vadis, Aida? on top of the box office for three weeks running.
04-11-2020

Join IDF Live Online Discussion: Filming in the Time of Corona

PRAGUE: Join the online discussion Filming in the Time of Corona live on IDF's Facebook page today, Wednesday, 4 November at 18:00 CET. Producers Ada Solomon, Vanja Jambrović and Christian…
04-11-2020

GRANTS: National Film Institute - Hungary 2020 Grants

BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute - Hungary (NFI) has distributed almost 23 m EUR / 8.32 b HUF in film grants in the first 10 months of 2020. The production…
04-11-2020

FESTIVALS: Zagreb Film Festival 2020 Announces Competition For Fully Online Edition

ZAGREB: The 18th edition of the Zagreb Film Festival, which will be held fully online from 8 to 15 November 2020 on the platforms kinoeuropa.hr and croatian.film, and on the…
04-11-2020

FESTIVALS: Green Montenegro IFF 2020 Goes Online

PODGORICA: The 2020 edition of Green Montenegro International Film Festival (GMIFF), which usually takes place at the Dumitor National Park during the first week of August, will take place online…
04-11-2020

Slovene Animated Film Association Announces 2020 Awards

LJUBLJANA: Mury the Cat – The Big Game and The War of The Words Or The Respectful Silence received the top awards for 2020 from the Slovene Animated Film Association…
04-11-2020

FESTIVALS: Slovenian Animateka 2020 Goes Online

LJUBLJANA: The 17th edition of the Slovenian festival of animated film Animateka has announced that the festival will take place in an extended hybrid online and in-person format on 30…
03-11-2020

PRODUCTION: Czech/Slovak Animated Fichtelberg in Preproduction

BRATISLAVA: The hybrid animated/live-action historical adventure film Fichtelberg directed by Šimon Koudela, which participated in the 2020 online CEE Animation Forum, is moving into preproduction as a Czech/Slovak coproduction. Arina…
03-11-2020

OBITUARY: Macedonian Actor Dancho Chevrevski

SKOPJE: The acclaimed Macedonian film and TV actor and producer Dancho Chevrevski died on 29 October 2020 in Skopje at age 69.
03-11-2020

FESTIVALS: Kutaisi ISFF 2020 Postponed

KUTAISI: The First edition of the Kutaisi International Short Film Festival, in partnership with the Georgian National Film Center and the Kutaisi Municipality, has been postponed from 3 – 7…
03-11-2020

FESTIVALS: Immaculate and Videograms of a Pandemic Win Postproduction Awards at Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest Festival

BUCHAREST: Immaculate, the debut feature by Monica Stan and George Chiper Lillemark, and the new documentary by Andrei Dăscălescu Videograms of a Pandemic, won postproduction awards at the Works-in-Progress showcase…
03-11-2020

FESTIVALS: Fest Anča 2021 Call for Projects

BRATISLAVA: The Fest Anča International Animation Festival has opened its Call for Entries for the 14th edition, to be held 1 – 4 July 2021 in Žilina, Slovakia.
03-11-2020

FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2020: Slovak Director Viera Čákanyová Wins Top Prize at Ji.hlava IDFF

JIHLAVA: White on White by Slovak director Viera Čákanyová won Best Film in the Opus Bonum international competition of the 24th Ji.hlava IDFF, which continues online through 8 November 2020.…
02-11-2020

FNE at FilmFestival Cottbus 2020: Cottbus Postponed to December

COTTBUS: The 30th anniversary edition of FilmFestival Cottbus, originally scheduled to begin on 3 November 2020, has postponed its dates due to the closure of all cinemas for four weeks,…
02-11-2020

HAVC Gives Additional Support for Productions Affected by COVID-19

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) will provide 660,000 EUR / 5 m HRK in additional support for the production of feature films to help productions affected by the COVID-19…
02-11-2020

FNE Oscar Watch 2021: Slovenia Selects Stories From the Chestnut Woods as Oscar Candidate

LJUBLJANA: Gregor Božič’s debut feature Stories From the Chestnut Woods / Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov is Slovenia's candidate for the 93rd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in…
02-11-2020