PRODUCTION: Māris Martinsons Shoots Latvian Period Drama In the Land That Sings
RIGA: The historical drama In the Land That Sings / Zeme, kas dzied directed by Māris Martinsons has just wrapped the third stage of shooting in Latvia. The film is…
FESTIVALS: BIAFF 2022 Announces Lineup
BATUMI: Ten titles have been selected for the International Feature Films Competition of the Batumi International Art house Film Festival, running 18-25 September 2022.
Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania Sign Film Cooperation Memorandum
BELGRADE: Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Film and Audiovisual Activities in the Western Balkans. The memorandum was signed in the scope of…
Third Season of Netflix’s Vikings: Walhalla to Be Filmed in Croatia
DUBROVNIK: The third season of Vikings: Walhalla, produced by Ireland’s Metropolitan Films International, Canada’s History Channel and USA’s MGM Television for Netflix, will be filmed in Dubrovnik in late September…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Actress/Director Mirjana Karanović Shoots Sophomore Feature
BELGRADE: The acclaimed Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović started shooting her sophomore feature as a director on 29 August 2022. Mother Mara / Majka Mara is a coproduction between Serbia, Luxembourg,…
Sir Anthony Hopkins Shoots Nicholas Winton Biopic in Prague
PRAGUE: One Life, a biopic of Nicholas Winton, who helped rescue almost 699 children on the eve of WWII (including the film director Karel Reisz), is currently shooting in Prague.…
Tenth Baltic Pitching Forum Announces Selected Projects
VILNIUS: Twelve projects have been selected for the 10th edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum, set to take place in Vilnius 5 – 8 October 2022. The forum welcomes participants…
Cercamon Picks Up Juraj Lerotić’s Award Winning Debut Feature Safe Place
ZAGREB: Safe Place / Sigurno mjesto, the first feature film by Croatian director Juraj Lerotić, has been acquired by Cercamon. The film is a Croatian coproduction produced in collaboration with…
Two Popular Streaming Websites Shut Down in Georgia
TBILISI: Adjaranet and iMovies, two of the most popular streaming websites in Georgia, which were acting illegally, were shut down on 23 August 2022. Their closing came a week after…
Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Josh O'Connor and Marion Cotillard to Shoot Lee Miller Biopic in Croatia
DUBROVNIK: The ruins of the abandoned Kupari military resort near Dubrovnik, which was heavily destroyed by shelling in the 1990s Croatian Homeland War, will serve as WW2 setting for the…
FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Kristina Janković Obućina, Executive Manager of Serbian Games Association
BELGRADE: FNE spoke to Kristina Janković Obućina, the executive manager of the Serbian Games Association (SGA), about the association’s current activities, as well as the state of the Serbian game…
The Crow Reboot Shoots in Czech Republic
PRAGUE: Rupert Sanders' The Crow reboot is currently shooting in the capital of the Czech Republic. The film stars Bill Skarsgard, FKA Twigs (Tahliah Debrett Barnett) and Danny Huston.
New Art House Cinema in Prague
PRAGUE: A new independent cinema Kino Balt has become operational in the historic centre of Prague, in a building from 1853.
FESTIVALS: Unique Baltic Music Video Competition Returns to Riga IFF
RIGA: The Baltic Music Video competition will return to the 9th edition of the Riga International Film Festival (13 – 23 October 2022) after a year break. Eighteen music videos…
Hotel Portofino Starring Natascha McElhone Returns to Croatia with Second Season
ZAGREB: TV crews have returned to Zagreb to continue the shooting of Hotel Portofino, a period drama created by Matt Baker, directed by Adam Wimpenny and starring Natascha McElhone. The…
Global Screen Picks-up Melchior the Apothecary Trilogy
TALLINN: The Estonian/German/Latvian/Lithuanian trilogy Melchior the Apothecary by Elmo Nüganen has been acquired by Global Screen. The final instalment of the series, Melchior the Apothecary: The Executioner's Daughter will be…
Cinesite Acquires Balkan VFX Studio FX3X
SKOPJE: The Visual effects & animation company Cinesite, headquartered in London, has acquired a majority stake in Balkan’s VFX studio FX3X, a long-time visual effects studio with offices in Skopje…
FNE Oscar Watch 2023: Jerzy Skolimowski's EO to Represent Poland in Oscar Race
WARSAW: Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO has been selected as Poland’s candidate for the 95th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category. The film…
Films from FNE Partner Countries in European Film Awards Documentary Selection 2022
BERLIN: Two Polish and two Lithuanian long documentaries directed by Hanna Polak, Pawel Lozinski, Mantas Kvedaravicius and Sergei Loznitsa are among the 13 titles that make up the Documentary Selection…
INVITATION: VENICE 2022: FNE FIPRESCI CRITICS' POLL
Invitation for all FIPRESCI and SNCCI Members attending the Venice Film Festival 2022
