FESTIVALS: Febiofest Bratislava Postponed
BRATISLAVA: The 27th edition of Febiofest Bratislava, which was due 11-17 March 2020, has been postponed to a date that will be announced in the coming weeks. The decision has…
FESTIVALS: Sofia Film Fest Postpones 2020 Edition
SOFIA: Following an order of Bulgaria’s Minister of Health related to the registered cases of COVID-19, the director of the Sofia Film Festival Stefan Kitanov announced that the 24th edition…
Projects from North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia Selected for 2020 Cannes Cinefondation L’Atelier
CANNES: Macedonian Teona Strugar Mitevska, Romanian Marian Crișan and Serbian Pavle Vučković are among the 15 directors whose new projects were selected for the 16th edition of Cannes Cinefondation L’Atelier…
The Painted Bird Wins Big at 27th Czech Lions
PRAGUE: The Painted Bird / Nabarvené ptáče by Václav Marhoul is the big winner of the 27th Czech Lions with eight awards, including best film, best director and best cinematography…
FNE at FEST 2020: The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao Wins FEST 2020 in Belgrade
BELGRADE: Karim Aïnouz’s The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao / A Vida Invisivel won the Belgrade Victor Award for Best Film in the Main Competition of the 48th FEST, which…
FESTIVALS: Sofia Film Festival 2020 Announces Lineup
SOFIA: Twelve debut and sophomore films have been selected for the international competition of the 24th Sofia International Film Fest. The festival will run in Sofia from 12 to 22…
GRANTS: Lithuanian Film Centre Announces First Production Grants for 2020
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre distributed 2,681,096 EUR among 48 film projects in the first session of production and development grants contest for 2020.
PÖFF Shorts Becomes Academy Awards Qualifying Festival
TALLINN: PÖFF Shorts, a sub-festival of Black Nights International Film Festival, is now a qualifying event for both Live Action and Animation Short Awards at the Academy Awards.
Estonian Minister of Culture Calls For More Funding For Film Production
TALLINN: The Estonian Minister of Culture has called for an increase in government financing to increase funding for film production as well as for national wage subsidies for choir directors…
Visegrad Film Forum 2020 Ready to Kick Off
BRATISLAVA: Students from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Armenia and Morocco will take part in the 9th edition of the Visegrad Film Forum, which will be…
FNE at FEST 2020: Mamonga
BELGRADE: Stefan Malešević’s debut feature Mamonga will have its national premiere at FEST 2020, within the new competitive section FEST Focus on 6 March 2020. This coproduction between Serbia, Bosnia…
FNE at FEST 2020: Tomorrow Is Still July
BELGRADE: Tomorrow Is Still July / Sutra je još uvek juli by Dejan Vlaisavljević Nikt was selected for the new competition segment FEST Fokus at the 48th edition of FEST…
FNE IDF DocBloc: East Doc Platform 2020 Programme Announced
PRAGUE: The programme of the 9th edition of East Doc Platform (Prague, 7–13 March 2020) includes a masterclass by Fredrik Gertten (PUSH), the panel discussion Filmmaking against Dictatorships and presentations…
FNE at Prague IFF 2020: Prague International FF 2020 Announces Lineup
PRAGUE: Seven film films have been selected for the main competition of the 27th edition of the Prague International Film Festival, which will take place 19 - 27 March 2020.
Sofia Meetings Announces Projects Selection
SOFIA: The 17th edition of the Sofia Meetings coproduction market, set to take place from 18 to 22 March 2020 within the 24th Sofia International Film Festival, will host 38…
Polish Film Festival Restores Position of Artistic Director
GDYNIA: The position of Artistic Director of the Gdynia PFF has been restored after a controversy over the organisation of the event at the end of last year’s edition. The…
FNE at FEST 2020: Vienna Hallways
BELGRADE: Mladen Đorđević’s new long documentary Vienna Hallways / Sumrak u bečkom haustoru is part of the main competition programme of this year’s FEST, running in the capital of Serbia…
Romanian Films Score High At Local BO
BUCHAREST: Romanian film market is diversifying and getting stronger with one domestic comedy shot in the USA ranking 2nd in the overall box office and a documentary on the importance…
Day of Croatian Film and Music in Brussels
ZAGREB: Croatian Composers' Society and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre are organising a Day of Croatian Film and Music in Brussels on 24 March 2020, on the occasion of the current…
Corpus Christi Sold to Arab Countries
WARSAW: Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi was sold by New Europe Film Sales to MAD Solutions for Arab countries distribution. The film has already been sold to more than 50 territories…
