Cannes Announces it Will Not Take Place in 2020 in "Original Form"
CANNES: The 2020 edition of the Cannes Film Festival will not take place in late June and early July, the festival announced in a statement on 14 April 2020. The…
First Romanian Sitcom About COVID-19 Is an Online Hit
BUCHAREST: The pilot of the first Romanian sitcom about COVID-19, Discutabil, has had more than 80,000 viewers since it was aired on Facebook and YouTube on 27 March 2020. Director…
Slovenian Film Centre Calls for More Support for Audiovisual Sector
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has sent a proposal to the Slovenian Ministry of Culture of additional measures to combat the damaging effects of the COVID-19 crisis.
UNIC Releases Report on COVID-19 Effects Across European Cinema Industry
BRUSSELS: The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) has issued a comprehensive report on the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on cinemas across the 38 countries it represents.
Slovenia Offers Free Online Film Screenings
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian filmmakers together with the Slovenian Film Centre (SFC), the Database of Slovenian Films and Filmoteka are offering a selection of Slovenian films for viewing free of charge. The…
Serbian Survey Shows 10 Million EUR in Losses to Film Industry
BELGRADE: The Serbian film industry suffered nearly 10 m EUR in losses during the first three weeks of March 2020, according to a survey conducted by Film Center Serbia and…
Bulgaria Announces Financial Support for Culture
SOFIA: Bulgaria’s Minister of Culture Boil Banov announced on 10 April 2020 a package of emergency financial measures aimed at the cultural sector. The beneficiaries of the aid include both…
PRODUCTION: Slovak Doc Helmer Zuzana Piussi Finishes Development of Feature Debut
BRATISLAVA: Slovak documentary director Zuzana Piussi has finished the development on the social tragicomedy The Unbalanced / Zošalieť. The film is a Czech/Slovak coproduction between D1film production and the Slovak…
Decrease in TV Advertising Revenues Hits Slovak Production
BRATISLAVA: A drop in TV ad revenues due to COVID-19, with a large part so far due to the cancellation of sporting events, is hitting the Slovak production sector as…
Lithuania Proposes Additional Crisis Funding for Culture
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Parliament approved an additional 5 m EUR in assistance to artists, culture professionals and cultural organisations impacted by the COVID-19 crisis on 8 April 2020. The film…
Dot.on.the.map Industry Event And a Selection of Cypriot Films Go Online
LIMASSOL: Cyprus Film Days, which was due to run through 11 April, announced its postponement a month ago, while Dot.on.the.map, the festival's industry event, is held online from 9 to…
Estonian Announces Short Film Contest
TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute and the Year of Digital Culture 2020 have announced an open call for Estonian filmmakers to create one-minute short films.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Ex Oriente Teams Up With Pitch the Doc
Ex Oriente Film is now accepting submissions through Pitch the Doc.
ADFR Launches Micro-Grants for Romanian Independent Artists
BUCHAREST: The Romanian Film Development Association (ADFR) is launching a programme supporting Romanian independent emerging film artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. #ADFR Survival will allocate micro-grants totalling 3,000 EUR…
Croatia’s Kino Europa Resurfaces Online
ZAGREB: One year after being forced to close, Kina Europa’s Zagreb Film Festival team launch the Kino Europa Online platform.
FESTIVALS: Art Film Fest 2020 Postponed
KOŠICE: The 28th edition of the Art Film Fest, which was scheduled to take place 19–27 June 2020 in Košice, has been postponed.
SOFA 2020 Tbilisi Workshop Online
TBILISI: The SOFA 2020 Tbilisi workshop will be held online from 25 to 30 April 2020.
RE-ACT Announces Editing Workshop
ZAGREB: The regional film funding initiative RE-ACT is accepting applications for the First Cut Lab RE-ACT summer session through 15 May 2020.
FNE Interviews Croatian Audiovisual Centre CEO Chris Marcich: Our entire industry is at risk, but it can recover
ZAGREB: Croatia has been hit hard by the COVID-19 virus, which arrived around the same time as Zagreb suffered a devastating earthquake. FNE spoke with Chris Marcich, head of the…
Macedonian Cutaway Offers Free VoD Films in Balkans
SKOPJE: The Macedonian VoD platform Cutaway is making more than 200 films available online, free of charge to its users.
