FESTIVALS: Cinedays Festival Kicks Off at Open Air Locations
SKOPJE: More than 40 films will be screened at the Cinedays Festival of European Film, running 18-24 September at nine open air locations in Skopje. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic…
East-West Co-production Market connecting cottbus Announces Projects
COTTBUS: Six works in progress and 13 projects in development will be presented at the 22nd edition of connecting cottbus, the East-West co-production market taking place entirely online 4 –…
Shoot for The Seed in Malta Not Affected by UK Quarantine
VALLETTA. The British horror film The Seed directed by Sam Walker continues to shoot in Malta, with the UK imposition of quarantine not having a negative impact, according to a…
Malta Arts Association Advocates for Arts Vouchers
VALLETTA: The Malta Entertainment and Arts Association (MEIA), recently established to give a voice to the cultural sector on the island, has urged government to grant people 20 EUR vouchers…
Truth and Justice Dominates Delayed 2020 Estonian Film and Television Awards
TALLINN: Tanel Toom’s debut drama won five top awards at the fourth Estonian Film and Television Awards (EFTA). The gala, which was initially planned for April 2020, but was postponed…
FESTIVALS: International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2020 Announces Lineup
LIMASSOL: Eleven short films made by Cypriot directors are included in the National Programme of the 10th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC), which takes place at the Rialto…
FESTIVALS: Beanpole Wins Cinematik Piešťany IFF 2020
PIEŠŤANY: The intimate Russian drama Beanpole / Dylda directed by Kantemir Balagov received the Meeting Point Europe award in the main competition of the 15th IFF Cinematik Piešťany. The festival…
FESTIVALS: Golden Rose Film Festival 2020 Announces Lineup
VARNA: A total of 19 feature films and 22 shorts will be screened in the two official competitions of the 38th Golden Rose National Film Festival (24 September - 1…
Hungarian Comedy Liza the Fox-Fairy Gets Indian Adaptation
BUDAPEST: The Hungarian black comedy Liza the Fox-Fairy (2015) directed by Károly Ujj Mészáros is being adapted in India. Aafat-E-Ishq directed by Indrajit Nattoji has recently started shooting and will…
PRODUCTION: HBO Europe Series RUXX Starts Shooting in Romania
BUCHAREST: The eight-episode TV series RUXX, directed by Iulia Rugină and Octav Gheorghe, and produced by HBO Europe, has started shooting in Romania. Cristian Mungiu and Tudor Reu are providing…
FESTIVALS: Speak So I Can See You Wins Belgrade's Beldocs
BELGRADE: Marija Stojnić’s long documentary Speak So I Can See You / Govori da bih te video won the Serbian Competition Programme of the 13th International Documentary Film Festival Beldocs…
Five Croatian Producers Selected for Croatian-Irish EAVE Workshops
ZAGREB: Five Croatian producers have been selected to participate in EAVE workshops with five Irish producers, to develop projects together.
GRANTS: National Film Centre of Latvia Announces Low Budget Film Grants
RIGA: The National Film Centre of Latvia has announced the results for the low budget film production grants scheme.
PRODUCTION Hungary and Serbia Team Up on Frust
BUDAPEST: Hungarian indie production company Joyrider and Serbian production house Firefly are coproducing Frust, an offbeat comedy/drama series.
CANAL+ Supports Four Polish Films
WARSAW: Munk Studio SFP and CANAL + Polska will begin filming four feature films in the autumn of 2020 as part of the "60 Minutes" Programme.
FESTIVALS: Holy Father Wins Audience Award at 2020 Astra Film Fest
SIBIU: Andrei Dăscălescu's Holy Father was awarded the Audience Award at the open-air edition of the 27th Astra Film Fest, which was held from 4 to 13 September 2020. The…
Cineplexx Opens Fourth Multiplex in Belgrade
BELGRADE: Cineplexx, the leading cinema chain in the region, opened its fourth cinema in Belgrade on 3 September 2020. The latest Cineplexx, situated in the BEO Shopping Centre, has eight…
FNE at Venice 2020: Venice Prize Winners: Nomadland Wins Golden Lion
VENICE: Nomadland (USA) directed by Chloé Zhao (USA) was awarded the top prize in the main competition of 77th Venice Film Festival, which took place from 2 to 12 September…
Netflix Acquires Mundruczo's English Language Debut
BUDAPEST: Pieces of a Woman, Hungarian director Kornel Mundruczo’s first film in English, has been picked up by Netflix.
FESTIVALS: Central European FF Timișoara 2020 Prepares Pandemic Edition
TIMIȘOARA: The 4th edition of the Central European Film Festival Timișoara will take place from 23 to 27 September 2020 under the theme of Utopias, but because of the Coronavirus…
