RIGA IFF Announces Short Film Competitions' Screenings
RIGA: The Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF), running 17 – 27 October 2024, has announced the contestants of the international and national short film competitions.
LIM | Less is More 2025 Launches Call for Applications
BUCHAREST: LIM | Less is More, the European training programme for first to third feature project development, powered by Creative Europe — MEDIA and the alliance of twelve European countries,…
FNE at Venice 2024: Hungarian Talents Shine in Venice
VENICE: Hungarian artists and technical craftsmanship is on full display this year in Venice with two films that have recently been shot in Hungary in the main competition, Maria directed…
FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Bulgaria Selects Triumph as Oscar Candidate
SOFIA: The Bulgarian/Greek black comedy Triumph directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov has been selected as Bulgaria’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director David Jovanović in Postproduction with Sophomore Feature Sun Never Again
BELGRADE: Serbian director David Jovanović (born in 1996) is in postproduction with his sophomore feature Sun Never Again / Sunce nikad više, which is supported by Film Center Serbia.
FNE at Venice 2024: The New Year That Never Came by Bogdan Mureșanu Starts Selling
VENICE: The first feature film by Romanian writer/director/producer Bogdan Mureșanu, The New Year That Never Came, which premiered in the Horizons competition of the 81st Venice FF on 1 September…
FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Romania Selects Three Kilometers to the End of the World as Oscar Bid
BUCHAREST: Emanuel Pârvu’s third feature film, Three Kilometers to the End of the World, has been selected by a committee of professionals appointed by the Romanian Film Centre as Romania’s…
Baltic Pitching Forum Welcomes 2024 Projects
VILNIUS: Twelve short film projects from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the guest country Croatia will take part in the 12th edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum (BPF), which will be…
PRODUCTION: Jana Bučka Kovalčíková Shoots Slovak Documentary Milota
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Jana Bučka Kovalčíková is finishing production on her documentary Milota, which tells the story of the renowned Slovak photographer Milota Havránková. The Slovak Audiovisual Fund is supporting…
FNE at Venice 2024: See How the FIPRESCI Critics Rate the Films So Far
VENICE: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Venice Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Orizzonti, Venice Days and Critics Week giving the films…
UK Production The Magic Faraway Tree to Shoot in Malta
VALLETTA: The British family adventure film The Magic Faraway Tree directed by Ben Gregor and starring Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Michael Palin and Rebecca Fergusson will shoot in Malta in…
Now You See Me 3 Shoots in Hungary
BUDAPEST: The third instalment of Now You See Me series is currently shooting in Budapest as cast members Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Morgan Freeman have been spotted in town.
FNE at Venice 2024: Péter Kerekes Director of Wishing On A Star
FNE asked Slovak Péter Kerekes about being back in Venice again after his 2021 win for best screenplay together with Ivan Ostrochovský for 107 Mothers, and why his latest film…
FNE at Venice 2024: Taskovski Picks Up Possibility of Paradise
VENICE: The rights to the Serbian/Swedish documentary Possibility of Paradise by Mladen Kovačević are handled by the London-based sales agent Taskovski Films. Possibility of Paradise is screening in the Special…
GRANTS: Slovenia Announces Production Grants
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has distributed 4,330,000 EUR for the production of seven feature films including two debut features and four titles directed by female directors.
International Documentary Astra Film Festival 2024 Announces Official Selection
SIBIU: Over 100 documentaries from all over the world have been selected for the 31st edition of the International Documentary Festival Astra Film, which will be held in Sibiu 20…
Awards of 2024 International Film Festival Love Is Folly
VARNA: The Argentinian/German coproduction Adios Buenos Aires by German Kral received the Grand Prix Golden Aphrodite at the 32nd edition of the International Film Festival Love is Folly, which took…
FNE TV at Venice 2024: Director Agnieszka Holland, Member of 81 Venice Film Festival Jury
FNE asked Agnieszka Holland how it felt to be back in Venice after her Special Jury Prize win in Venice for Green Border in 2023.
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Mantas Verbiejus in Production with Sand in Your Hair
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director/writer Mantas Verbiejus is currently in production with his feature film Sand in Your Hair, whose development and production have been supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre.
The 20th Anniversary Edition of CineFest Miskolc IFF Ready to Take Off
MISKOLC: Thirteen titles including January 2 by Zsófia Szilágy and Vulture’s Wake by Szabolcs Hajdu have been selected for the Feature Film Competition of the CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival,…