Streaming Platforms to Contribute to Czech Audiovisual Fund

PRAGUE: Streamers including both domestic and foreign streamers, will be obliged under a new plan put forward by the Czech Ministry of Culture to allocate 2% of their revenues to…
10-07-2023

FNE at KVIFF 2023: Bulgaria’s Blaga’s Lessons Takes Grand Prix

KARLOVY VARY: Bulgarian/German coproduction Blaga's Lessons / Urotcite na Blaga directed by Stephan Komandarev received the Grand Prix - Crystal Globe in the main competition of the 57th Karlovy Vary…
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Czech Director Petr Vachler: The Meaning and Mystery of Life

PRAGUE: More than 10 years in the making, this unique production looks set to attract global audiences as it tackles universal questions and tries to find answers. The film is…
10-07-2023

FESTIVALS: Men of Deeds Wins Tetovo International Film Festival ODA 2023

TETOVO: The Romanian/Bulgarian coproduction Men of Deeds / Oameni de treabă by Paul Negoescu received the Best Film Award in the Cine Balkan Panorama Competition at the 12th edition of…
10-07-2023

FNE at KVIFF 2023: See how the critics rate the films so far

This year for the eighth time FNE together with FIPRESCI are organising the ratings of all feature films in the main Crystal Globe competition, and the Proxima competition of the…
10-07-2023

FNE at KVIFF 2023: Karlovy Vary Region Increases Support for KVIFF

KARLOVY VARY: The Karlovy Vary IFF will have a new additional festival hub in 2024, and the Karlovy Vary region may see additional funding for film production. FNE spoke with…
07-07-2023

Gabriele Salvatores Shoots New Feature Naples - New York in Croatia

RIJEKA: Italian Oscar winner Gabriele Salvatores is currently shooting his new feature film Naples - New York in Croatia, on locations in and around Rijeka city. The screenplay was originally…
07-07-2023

PRODUCTION: Serbian Queer Representation Documentary in Postproduction

BELGRADE: The long documentary Warm Film / Topli film, focusing on queer representation in Yugoslav and Serbian cinema, is in the final stages of postproduction. The film is directed by…
07-07-2023

GRANTS: Bulgaria Announces Production Grants

SOFIA: The Bulgarian National Film Center has allocated 2,435,000 EUR to six feature film projects in the first production call of 2023. The grants have not been distributed because of…
06-07-2023

FNE at KVIFF 2023: Winners of Eastern Promises

KARLOVY VARY: Karlovy Vary IFF’s Eastern Promises industry segment, which was held 2 – 5 July 2023, has announced its winners.
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Pop Up Film Residency Visegrad 2023 Kicks Off in Poland

WARSAW: Five participants from Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic/Slovakia and Ukraine are taking part in the 3rd Pop Up Film Residency Visegrad, which started in Poland.
06-07-2023

Drama Series The Day of the Jackal Starring Eddie Redmayne Shoots in Hungary and Croatia

BUDAPEST: The drama series The Day of the Jackal produced by Carnival Film & Television for Sky/Peacock and starring Eddie Redmayne is currently filming. The shooting started in June 2023…
05-07-2023

FNE at Venice 2023: Projects from FNE Partner Countries Selected for Venice Gap – Financing Market 2023

VENICE: Three projects (co)produced by Latvia, Estonia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Serbia and Romania have been selected for the 10th edition of the Venice Gap – Financing Market, which will…
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FNE Partner Countries Members in New Europa Distribution Board

BRUSSELS: Marek Bień from Polish Gutek Film and Stefan Bradea from Romanian Bad Unicorn are among the 13 members of the new Board of Europa Distribution.
05-07-2023

PRODUCTION: Maja Novaković in Postproduction with Serbian/Belgian Hybrid Documentary

BELGRADE: Young director Maja Novaković is in postproduction with her docufiction At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking / Ko će pokucati na vrata mog doma, a…
04-07-2023

PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director Yana Lekarska Wraps Shooting Debut Feature Because I Love Bad Weather

SOFIA: Bulgarian director Yana Lekarska has just finished shooting her first feature film Because I Love Bad Weather, for which the production company Invictus Ltd is open to coproducers.
04-07-2023

Projects from FNE Partner Countries Receive Eurimages Co-production Support

STRASBOURG: Sixteen majority and minority coproductions from FNE partner countries are among the 33 projects receiving Eurimages Co-production support at the second session in 2023. The results were announced on…
04-07-2023

FESTIVALS: Fest Anča International Animation Festival 2023 Announces Winners

ŽILINA: The Swiss production Armat directed by Elodie Dermange received the award for Best Animated Short at the 16th edition of the Fest Anča International Animation Festival, which took place…
04-07-2023

FNE Focus on Malta 2023: Miracle In Malta

VALLETTA: If the level of organisation and quality of infrastructure that was on display during the first edition of the Mediterrane Film Festival, organised by the Malta Film Commission 25-30…
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