Slovak DoP Denisa Buranová Wins Main Prize at CAMERA 2019
BRATISLAVA: The main prize at CAMERA 2019, awarded by the Association of Slovak Cinematographers, went to Denisa Buranová for the feature film By a Sharp Knife directed by Teodor Kuhn,…
Latvian Oscar Candidate The Mover Screens in USA
RIGA: Dāvis Sīmanis’s sophomore feature The Mover / Tēvs nakts will have two screenings in the USA for the American Motion Picture Arts and Sciences members in December 2019. The…
FNE at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2019: Full List of Winners
TALLINN: The Grand Prix of the 23rd Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival went to the Japanese feature film Kontora directed by Anshul Chauhan, while Motherland directed by Tomas Vengris won…
GRANTS: Film Center Serbia Announces Production Grants for Documentaries and Short Fiction Films
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia allotted 298,361 EUR / 35.1 m RSD to the production of five long documentaries, three short documentaries and three short fiction films.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Gaj, Varaždin, Croatia
This month we speak with prof. Lana Velimirović Vukalović, the director of the Gaj Cinema / Kino Gaj in Varaždin, Croatia. Kino Gaj is an independent, city-owned cinema, situated in…
Ten European Films To Stream For Free At 4th ArteKino Festival
BELGRADE: Films by Miroslav Terzić and Svetla Tsotsorkova are among the ten European films selected to be streamed online for free at the 4th ArteKino Festival from 1 and 31…
CEE Animation Workshop Starts in Ljubljana
LJUBLJANA: The first module of the CEE Animation Workshop is currently taking place in Ljubljana till 5 December 2019. The CEE Animation Workshop is a year-long project-development and-production-skills-advancement programme for…
Discovery Channel Picks Up US/Polish Doc
WARSAW: The Discovery Channel has acquired the US/Polish documentary Who Will Write Our History and will broadcast it in January 2020.
Slovak Producer Katarína Krnácová Joins EFP Shooting Stars Jury
HAMBURG: Award-winning Slovak producer Katarína Krnácová has been selected for the jury of the 23rd edition of European Film Promotion’s European Shooting Stars 2020.
Swedish TV Series Based On Crime Bestsellers Shot in Romania
BUCHAREST: Romanian company Seven Film has recently serviced Sweden’s Miso Film in the production of the crime series Box 21, based on the first bestseller from the series written by…
European VoD Meetings in Sofia Deadline on 15 December
SOFIA: Executives and intermediate professionals are invited to apply for the second workshop of the European VoD Meetings to be held in Sofia 18 – 21 March 2020. The deadline…
FNE at Tbilisi IFF 2019: Georgian Panorama: Comets
TBILISI: Tamar Shavgulidze’s feature film Comets (previously known as My House in Front of the Forest) will screen in the Georgian Panorama section of the Tbilisi IFF, which opens on…
FNE at Tbilisi IFF 2019: Georgian Panorama: Inhale-Exhale
TBILISI: The acclaimed Georgian-born Berlin-based director Dito Tsintsadze's Inhale-Exhale aka 43 will screen in the Georgian Panorama section of the Tbilisi IFF, which opens on 1 December 2019. The film…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Double Win for East Silver Caravan Doc
The Russian doc How Big is the Galaxy has picked up awards in Italy and France.
God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya Wins 2019 LUX Film Prize
STRASBOURG: The European Parliament has awarded the 2019 LUX Film Prize Award to God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya by Macedonian director Teona Struga Mitevska. The award was presented at…
Tallinn to Build Film Studios
TALLINN: The City of Tallinn is partnering with Tallinn Film Wonderland to construct a film industry centre, which will include three film studios and auxiliary spaces on Paljassaare peninsula in…
Slovenia Provides More Funds for Art and Culture
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian parliament passed a new bill providing 122.6 m EUR in additional funds for arts and culture for the period of 2021 – 2027, an average of 17.5…
Gordan Kičić’s Real Story Opens in Second Spot at Serbian Box Office
BELGRADE: Popular Serbian film, TV and theatre actor Gordan Kičić’s directorial debut Real Story / Realna priča reached second place in the national box office charts, the second strong Serbian…
PRODUCTION: Rusudan Chkonia Preps Georgian/Swiss/Norwegian Coproduction Venice
TBILISI: Georgian director Rusudan Chkonia is starting preproduction on the Georgian/Swiss/Norwegian feature drama Venice. Rusudan Chkonia is an awarded Georgian director, who participated in the Berlinale Talent Campus and the…
FNE at Tbilisi IFF 2019: Georgian Panorama: A Pig
TBILISI: Giga Liklikadze’s low-budget debut feature film A Pig will screen in the Georgian Panorama section of the Tbilisi IFF, which opens on 1 December 2019. The film had its…
