FESTIVALS: Les Misérables Wins the 26th European Film Festival Palić
PALIĆ: French film Les Misérables directed by Ladj Ly received the Golden Tower for Best Film at the 26th edition of European Film Festival Palić. The festival was held in…
Applications Open for cocoWIP at connecting cottbus
COTTBUS: Projects in production or postproduction connected to Eastern Europe in subject or production context can apply for cocoWIP at connecting Cottbus until 22 August 2019. This year’s edition of…
FNE at Venice 2019: Venice Film Festival Programme Announced: Vaclav Marhoul’s Painted Bird Lands in Main Competition Slot
VENICE: Czech/Ukrainian/Slovak coproduction The Painted Bird by Václav Marhoul has been selected for the Venezia 76 Competition of the Venice International Film Festival of the Biennale di Venezia. Several other…
Cinema Operators Call for Films Selected at Leading Festivals to Get Full Theatrical Release
BRUSSELS: International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), representing cinema associations including the Associazione Nazionale Esercenti Cinema (ANEC) and the Associazione Nazionale Esercenti Multiplex (ANEM) and key operators across 38 territories in…
Last Day to Apply for MIDPOINT Intensive Montenegro
PODGORICA: This is the last day for applications for MIDPOINT´s first intensive workshop dedicated to Montenegrin filmmakers, that will be organised in Podgorica from 12 to 15 October 2019. The…
FNE/IDF DocBloc: Last Chance to Submit Your Rough Cut to East Silver 2019
Submit your rough cut to the largest internationally recognised database of creative feature and television documentary films from Central and Eastern Europe. The market takes place during the 23rd Ji.hlava…
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya One of Three Finalists of the LUX FILM PRIZE 2019
VENICE: God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya by Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska is among the three finalists for the LUX FILM PRIZE 2019. The film is a Macedonian, Croatian,…
PRODUCTION: Czech Director Petr Zahrádka Starts Shooting New Comedy in Prague
PRAGUE: Petr Zahrádka, mostly known as a TV series director, started shooting his feature comedy Chlap na střídačku (no English title available) this week. The popular cast, promising a new…
Serbia and Poland Nominated for the LMGI Awards
BELGRADE: Serbia has been nominated at the 6th edition of Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards in the Outstanding Locations in a Commercial category, while Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War has…
New Film Studio To Be Built Near Zagreb
ZAGREB: Croatia has announced that it will build a new film studio near Zagreb to accommodate its rapidly growing business as a services provider for both domestic and international productions.The…
PRODUCTION: Fast and Furious 9 to Be Partially Shot in Georgia
TBILISI: Fast and Furious 9 directed by Justin Lin and starring Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez will be partially filmed in Georgia in August 2019. Enkeny Films is servicing.
EU Supports Young Filmmaking Talent
BRUSSELS: Young filmmakers from Poland, Romania, Estonia and Hungary are among the five filmmakers who received EU support for their short films as winners of the #EUandME Young Filmmakers Competition.…
Gordan Matić Appointed New Director of Film Centre Serbia
BELGRADE: The Government of the Republic of Serbia has accepted Boban Jevtić's resignation and appointed Gordan Matić as the new director of Film Centre Serbia.
FNE AV Innovation: How the Sandbox Hub boosts media innovation through (inter)national collaboration
“We strongly believe in the value of open innovation,” Sarah Geeroms, project leader at the Flemish public broadcaster VRT said during NEXT, the innovation event of Marché du Film –…
PRODUCTION: Georgian Doc Dead Souls’ Vacation in Postproduction
TBILISI: Georgian director Ekaterine Chelidze is in postproduction with Dead Souls’ Vacation, a long documentary that she shot in Georgia in 2018. The film is produced by Konstantine Kalandadze and…
FESTIVALS: Motovun FF Short Film Award to Become Eligible for EFA Award Nomination
MOTOVUN: As of this year, short films that win the Propeller of Motovun Award will gain a nomination candidacy for the European Film Academy short film award. The 22nd Motovun…
PRODUCTION: Bliss Starring Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson to Be Shot in Croatia
ZAGREB: American sci-fi Bliss, starring Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson, and directed by Mike Cahill, will start shooting in Croatia next week. The film is produced by Amazon Studios and…
Interview with Gaga Chkheidze, Head of the Georgian National Film Center
TBILISI: FNE spoke with Gaga Chkheidze, the new director of the Georgian National Film Center, about his goals and the challenges facing Georgian cinema.
PRODUCTION: Second Season of Diamond of Bojana Starts Shooting
PODGORICA: Renowned writer / director Milan Karadžić has begun filming on the second season of his popular TV series Diamond of Bojana / Biser Bojane. The series is a coproduction…
FESTIVALS: The 9th Transatlantyk IFF Announces Winners
LODZ: German drama System Crasher directed by Nora Fingscheidt snagged the main Distribution Award in the New Cinema Competition of the 9th Transatlantyk International Film Festival. The festival took place…
