Last Call for dok.incubator HU 2023
BUDAPEST: Applications for the Visegrad coproduction forum and the Open programme of dok.incubator HU are still open till 26 May and 5 June 2023, respectively. dok.incubator HU will be held…
FNE at Cannes 2023: Competition: Fallen Leaves (Finland)
CANNNES: Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves, the fourth part of working-class trilogy Shadows in Paradise, Ariel, and The Match Factory, screens in competition in Cannes although one could ask…
FNE Malta Focus 2023: First Mediterrane Film Festival Announces Lineup
VALLETTA: Nine films from each of MED9 nations, including Carmen by Valerie Buhagiar, DOG by Yianna Americanou, Safe Place by Juraj Lerotić and Orchestra by Matevž Luzar, are in the…
OBITUARY: Croatian Producer Sanja Ravlić
ZAGREB: Croatian producer Sanja Ravlić, a member of the team that founded the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC), passed away on 19 May 2023.
FNE Classics: Films from FNE Partner Countries in 4th ACE’s A Season of Classic Films Programme
CANNES: Nine films from FNE partner countries are among the titles selected for the 4th edition of A Season of Classic Films programme organised by ACE (Association of European Film…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Eimantas Belickas In Postproduction with Documentary Generation.eu
VILNIUS: The new project by Lithuanian director/editor Eimantas Belickas, the long documentary Generation.eu / Karta.eu, is built around the fact that on 1 May 2004, some 50 children were born…
The Art of Falling Receives Best Film Award at Vasil Gendov Awards
SOFIA: The Art of Falling by Оrlin Milchev received the Best Feature Film Award at the closing ceremony of the second edition of the National Film Festival “Vasil Gendov” -…
Death of a Unicorn Starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega Set to Start Shooting in Hungary
BUDAPEST: A24’s Death of a Unicorn directed by Alex Scharfman and starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, is reported to start shooting in Budapest in July 2023.
FNE at Cannes 2023: Competition: May December (USA)
CANNES: American director, scriptwriter and producer Todd Haynes screens in competition with May December a film about a May December romance with a very interesting twist. Haynes is well known…
FNE at Cannes 2023: Competition: About Dry Grasses
CANNES: Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan has become a Cannes regular since his film Uzak (Distant) won the Cannes Grand Prix in 2003. Since then he has racked up prizes…
BOX OFFICE: Admissions in Macedonian Cinemas Increased by 78.8 % in 2022
SKOPJE: General admissions soared from 141,767 in 2021 to 262,402 in 2022, and the total gross rose from 453,978 EUR / 28 m MKD in 2021 to 750,940 EUR /…
CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator Launches CIRCLE Fiction Orbit
PODGORICA: CIRCLE Fiction Orbit, the first edition of CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator programme to be held in November 2023, is looking for six-eight woman-identifying (second or third-time) directors and producers…
LevelK Picks Up Long Animated Film Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light
PRAGUE: Czech/Slovak/Hungarian Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light by Filip Pošivač has been acquired by sales agent LevelK. Pošivač’s first long animated film will have its world premiere at the…
FNE at Cannes 2023: Hungarian Cinema in Cannes
Judit Elek’s film The Lady from Constantinople back at Cannes - For the seventh time, a newly restored Hungarian film has been invited to the Cannes Classics selection – showing…
FNE at Cannes 2023: Macedonian Cinema in Cannes
North Macedonia Film Agency is attending Cannes Film Market from May 16-24! We are located at SEE Pavilion 131 – Village International Riviera! We invite you to check out our…
GRANTS: Montenegro Announces Production Grants
PODGORICA: The Film Centre of Montenegro has distributed 784,000 EUR to 19 projects in several categories, including feature film production and minority coproductions.
Tax on Local Platforms to Bring Estonia’s Budget Up to 1.5 m EUR Increase
TALLINN: A tax on streaming platforms is expected to raise the state budget by between 700,000 to 1.5 m EUR. However, some local platforms will avoid taxation if their turnover…
Largest Virtual Film Studio in CEE to Be Finished in Hungary in 2024
BUDAPEST: The 11 m EUR largest virtual film studio in Central and Eastern Europe, whose foundation stone has recently been laid in Fót, near Budapest, will be completed in the…
Blockade Scores Most Nominations at Hungarian Motion Picture Awards
BUDAPEST: Our Blossom, Blockade, Six Weeks, Larry and Heights and Depths compete for the Best Hungarian Feature Film Award at the Hungarian Motion Picture Awards. The awards ceremony will take…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Romas Zabarauskas In Postproduction with Feature Film The Writer
VILNIUS: The new project by Lithuanian director/writer/producer Romas Zabarauskas is the feature film The Writer, which is currently in postproduction. The first film in English by Zabarauskas is a coproduction…
