PRODUCTION: Attila Vidnyánszky Shoots Adaptation of Famous Hungarian Novel Very Merry
BUDAPEST: The director of the Hungarian National Theater, Attila Vidnyánszky, is currently in production with Úri muri, megazisten!, an adaptation of Zsigmond Móricz’s famous 1928 novel Very Merry / Úri…
GRANTS: Czech Republic Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund has distributed 789,000 EUR / 20 m CZK as minority coproduction grants for the production of four feature films, five long documentaries, two long animated…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Nikola Ljuca Starts Shooting Sophomore Feature Rattlesnakes
BELGRADE: Serbian Director Nikola Ljuca, whose 2016 debut feature Humidity (Dart) premiered in Berlinale Forum, started shooting his sophomore feature Rattlesnake / Zvečarke in Belgrade on 12 July 2024. This…
PRODUCTION: Slovenian Director Boris Jurjaševič Starts Shooting Elvis Škorc, Clever Klutz
LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Boris Jurjaševič is currently shooting his youth feature film Elvis Škorc, Clever Klutz / Elvis Škorc, genialni štor, which is financially supported by the Slovenian Film Centre.
FNE Podcast: Florian Hoffmeister: Cinematographer and Director
FNE together with German Films has launched the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
Czech Producers Request Increase in Production Incentives
PRAGUE: Czech Republic’s Audiovisual Producers´ Association (APA) has requested the Minister of Culture, Martin Baxa, to include an increase in production incentives of at least 25% in the amendment to…
FNE Podcast: Natja Brunckhorst – Actress, Screenwriter, Director
FNE together with German Films has launched the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
Alpha Violet Picks up Lithuanian/Latvian Drowning Dry ahead of Locarno Premiere
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Laurynas Bareisa’s sophomore feature Drowning Dry has been acquired by the French sales agent Alpha Violet. The film will have its premiere in the International Competition of…
GRANTS: Serbia’s Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Announces Production Grants
BELGRADE: The Provincial Government of Vojvodina allocated through the Provincial Secretariat for Culture, Public Information and Relations with Religious Communities 432,375 EUR / 50.7 m RSD for the production of…
Reinhold Messner, Special Guest at 2024 Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival
MESTIA: The 2024 edition of the Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival will have the legendary climber and film director Reinhold Messner as its guest of honour from 23…
Maltese Project Wins Let's Pitch Some Shorts! Pitching Forum in Croatia
ZAGREB: The workshop and pitching forum Let's Pitch Some Shorts!, which took place in Zagreb, announced its winners. The main prize for the best pitch was awarded to the short…
OBITUARY: Polish Iconic Actor and Director Jerzy Stuhr
WARSAW: Celebrated Polish actor, director and educator Jerzy Stuhr passed away at the age of 77, after a long battle with cancer.
PRODUCTION: Aris Kaplanidis and Elias Roumeliotis in Production with Animated Documentary Film The Women of 1922
NICOSIA: Greek directors and writers Aris Kaplanidis and Elias Roumeliotis are currently in production with their animated documentary film The Women of 1922 / Oi Gynaikes Tou 1922, which is…
Bulgarian/German Lessons Win 2024 Sveti Vlas Film Fest
SOFIA: The Bulgarian/German coproduction German Lessons by Pavel Vesnakov received the award for Best Feature Film at the 3rd edition of the Sveti Vlas Film Fest. Stephan Komandarev won Best…
Wim Wenders, Guest of Honour at Budapest Classics Film Marathon
BUDAPEST: The 7th edition of the Budapest Classics Film Marathon, organised by the National Film Institute – Hungary, will bring more than 100 restored classics screenings in the Hungarian capital…
Upcoming Activities of Erich Pommer Institute
POTSDAM: The Erich Pommer Institute (EPI) has great news for you. Due to postponed dates, you can still register till 23 September 2024 for its seven-day workshop Play, Promote, Publish …
Romania Speeds Up Reimbursements to International Productions Shot within Cash Rebate Scheme
BUCHAREST: Romanian Minister of Culture Raluca Turcan has announced that all the international projects shot in Romania under the cash rebate scheme in 2018, 2019 and 2020 will be settled…
FESTIVALS: The 4th Svaneti International Film Festival DALI Ready to Kick Off
MESTIA: Seventeen films including four world premieres will screen in the main competition of the Svaneti International Film Festival DALI, which will be held in Mestia, Georgia 15 - 21…
FNE at KVIFF 2024: First Film Award for Czech Female Screenwriters, Film Directors and Artists Established
KARLOVY VARY: The 1st Annual Czech Leonarda Film Award was launched during the Karlovy Vary IFF for female filmmakers who create scripts for feature and documentary films, animated films, new…
Film Archives in National Archives of Estonia Halfway through Digitalisation
TALLINN: A total of 245 hours of the film archives in the National Archives of Estonia were digitalised by the end of 2023.
