Transilvania IFF to Expand Streaming Platform
BUCHAREST: The Transilvania IFF has announced that it plans to expand its streaming platform TIFF Unlimited, which was launched during its past edition in June 2019.
FESTIVALS: Animafest Zagreb Postponed
ZAGREB: The 30th World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb 2020, which was set to take place 8-13 June, has announced its postponement.
Riga Municipality Allocates Money for Riga Film Fund
RIGA: The Riga Municipality has allocated 800,000 EUR for the Riga Film Fund in its 2020 budget. The funds will be available for foreign and national coproductions shot in Latvia.
Vilnius IFF Opens First Drive-in Cinema at the Airport
VILNIUS: The Vilnius IFF is going digital and will also present a new experiential film season Aerokinas - the journey begins at the first drive-in cinema, which will open at…
Anna Nagler To Head CEE Productions for Netflix
WARSAW: Anna Nagler has been appointed to oversee the development and production of Netflix productions in the CEE region (Central and Eastern Europe). She previously worked at Watchout Studio and…
PRODUCTION: Patryk Vega Continues Shooting Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
WARSAW: Patryk Vega has downplayed the government's recommendations during the coronavirus pandemic and continued shooting his still-untitled film about a teenage prostitution ring scandal that shook Poland.
PRODUCTION: Romanian Director Dan Chișu in Postproduction with COVID-19 Pandemic Feature Film
BUCHAREST: The Romanian director/producer Dan Chișu is currently in final postproduction with his no budget feature film Nine Stories of Love and Hate in Isolation / Nouă povești de dragoste…
PRODUCTION: Estonian Animated Feature Danger Island Continues Production
TALLINN: Some animation filmmakers are finding it relatively easy to continue with their work, although other productions have largely halted. The Estonian bundle content startup IMEPILT Studios is in production…
OBITUARY: Romanian Director Mircea Mureșan
BUCHAREST: The Romanian film director Mircea Mureșan passed away on 24 April 2020 at the age of 91. He received the Best First Work Award at the Cannes Film Festival…
FNE Podcast: Film Festivals in Crisis: Sofia IFF Director Stefan Kitanov
The COVID crisis has thrown film festivals all over Europe into crisis. In the series of podcasts FNE asks festival directors to share with us how they are coping with…
Slovak Film Industry Finds New Paths to Combat COVID-19
BRATISLAVA: Film incentives and online screenings are the newest measures taken by the Slovak film industry in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. The Slovak Film Commision is highlighting the…
PRODUCTION: Wojciech Smarzowski Works on New Drama
WARSAW: Wojciech Smarzowski is developing a drama under the working title W2. The development process has not been interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the shooting is planned for 2020…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Applications
Applicants have until the end of April to submit their projects for Ex Oriente.
Slovak Union of Film Distributors Sums Up COVID-19 Losses
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Union of Film Distributors has published an analysis quantifying the losses already suffered by the closure of cinemas due to the COVID-19 crisis, following an especially strong…
Serbian MCF Megacom Film Launches PVOD Platform
BELGRADE: MCF Megacom Film has launched a PVOD (Premium Video on Demand) platform for viewing art film titles worldwide.
CME Sees First Effects of COVID-19 on Revenues
PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) released its first quarter of 2020 results, reporting a 2 percent decline in net revenues, with TV advertising down by 4 percent.
Polish Film Institute Issues First Batch of Support for Filmmakers
WARSAW: Polish Film Institute's director Radosław Śmigulski awarded 187 grants to filmmakers seeking financial support. The Polish Film Institute received a total of 281 applications for financial help within ten…
GRANTS: Polish Film Institute Supports 10 Feature Films
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute supported 10 new feature projects with over 25.2 m PLN / 5.5 m EUR. The grants were awarded in the first session of funding in…
Lithuanian Film Centre Allocates Largest Funding for New Content
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Government has allocated additional resources of 2 m EUR to the Lithuanian film sector to support cinemas, new productions, distribution, individual filmmakers, TV and audiovisual content. The…
Croatian.film Platform With More Than 68,000 Viewers
ZAGREB: The newly established VOD platform Croatian.film has attracted 68,000 unique users, who have visited the website 400,000 times. The highest number of visits to the website have come from…
