PRODUCTION: German The Master Butcher's Singing Club to Shoot in Croatia

ZAGREB: Ulrich Edel’s historical drama The Master Butcher's Singing Club, which is currently shooting in Croatia, is the first foreign production using incentives for filming in regions of particular national…
25-09-2018

FESTIVALS: Ray and Liz Wins 13th BIAFF

BATUMI: Ray and Liz by the British director Richard Billingham was awarded best film at the 13th Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival, which took place in Batumi from 16 to…
25-09-2018

FESTIVALS: The 36th Golden Rose Film Festival Announces Lineup

VARNA: A total of 17 feature films and 21 short films will be screened in the official national competition of the 36th Golden Rose National Film Festival (27 September-4 October…
25-09-2018

FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2018: Reviewing Inner Spaces

VARNA: Maxim Genchev’s feature film Reviewing Inner Spaces will screen in the main competition of the 36th Golden Rose National Film Festival (27 September-4 October 2018). This independent film based…
25-09-2018

FNE at Golden Rose National Film Festival 2018: Transgression

VARNA: Val Todorov’s sophomore feature Transgression will screen in the main competition of the 36th Golden Rose National Film Festival (27 September - 4 October 2018). It is a challenging…
25-09-2018

FNE at Gdynia 2018: Cold War Wins Top Polish Film Prize

GDYNIA: The winner of the 43. Polish Feature Film Festival held in Gdynia 17-22 September 2018 did not come as a surprise with Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War winning the Golden…
24-09-2018 m

Sophie’s Ordinary Life Wins the Short Film Competition at 43rd Polish Film Festival

GDYNIA: Sophie’s Ordinary Life, a short fiction drama from Dominika Gnatek, won the Best Film award in the Short Film Competition of the 43rd Polish Film Festival, during the Young…
24-09-2018

FNE at Venice 2018: FNE TV: Montenegro director Ivan Salatic

FNE asked Montenegrin director Ivan Salatic about his new film You Have the Night / Ti imaš noć, a coproduction between Montenegro, Serbia and Qatar, which was in competition in…
24-09-2018

Bulgaria Selects Omnipresent as Oscar Candidate

SOFIA: A committee of the Bulgarian Cinema Council voted Ilian Djevlekov's sophomore feature Omnipresent as Bulgaria’s official entry for the US Academy Awards in the Foreign Language Film category.
24-09-2018

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: Outsider

GDYNIA: The acclaimed Polish cinematographer and director Adam Sikora showcased his new drama Outsider in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, which wrapped on 22 September 2018.
24-09-2018

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: Playing Hard

GDYNIA: Kinga Dębska presented her new drama Playing Hard in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, which wrapped on 22 September 2018.
24-09-2018

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: A Hole in the Head

GDYNIA: Piotr Subbotko showcased his feature drama debut A Hole in the Head in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, which wrapped on 22 September 2018.
24-09-2018

European Audiovisual Organisations Call for Increase of Creative Europe Programme's Budget

BRUSSELS: European organisations from the audiovisual sector call in an open letter for a significant budget increase for the Creative Europe Programme, specifically insisting that the proposed 58% share earmarked…
21-09-2018

FESTIVALS: The 8th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus Announces National Competition

LIMASSOL: The National Competition programme of the 8th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus showcases 19 films, which are automatically included in the international competition. The festival runs from 13…
21-09-2018

New Europe Warsaw Sessions Ready to Kick Off

WARSAW: Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales is organising New Europe Warsaw Sessions from 24 to 27 September 2018. The event is a workshop set in an original location outside Warsaw,…
21-09-2018

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: Ether

GDYNIA: The acclaimed Polish film director Krzysztof Zanussi will showcase his new drama Ether, a coproduction between Poland, the Ukraine, Hungary and Lithuania, in the main competition of the 43rd…
21-09-2018

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: A Cat with a Dog

GDYNIA: Janusz Kondartiuk will showcase his new drama A Cat with a Dog at in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, running from 17 to 22 September…
21-09-2018

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2018: 7 Emotions

GDYNIA: The acclaimed Polish director Marek Koterski will showcase his new comedy 7 Emotions in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, running from 17 to 22 September…
21-09-2018

FNE IDF DocBloc: The Yes Men, Mansky and McAllister - First Tutors of Ex Oriente Film Workshop in Ji.hlava Revealed

Mike Bonanno (half of The Yes Men duo), Vitaly Mansky and Sean McAllister are among the tutors of the 2nd workshop of Ex Oriente Film 2018/2019, entitled Inside the Production,…
21-09-2018

Macedonia Selects The Secret Ingredient as Oscar Bid

SKOPJE: The Macedonian/Greek coproduction The Secret Ingredient, the debut feature by Gjorce Stavreski, has been selected as Macedonia’s official entry for the US Academy Awards in the Foreign Language Film…
20-09-2018