Rooftop Summer Cinema Opens in Prague

PRAGUE: A summer cinema will be open on the terrace of the DOX+ building in Prague from 5 July to 30 August 2023, as an initiative from the art gallery…
29-06-2023

Polish Project Camper Wins Pitch & Play LIVE! at NATPE Budapest 2023

BUDAPEST: Polish project Camper, produced by TVP, has won the 7th edition of Pitch & Play LIVE! at NATPE Budapest 2023.
28-06-2023

FNE Malta Focus 2023: Malta Film Commission and Malta Enterprise Sign Memorandum of Understanding

VALLETTA: Malta Enterprise and the Malta Film Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, whose main objective is to establish a collaborative framework aimed at supporting the initiatives and projects…
28-06-2023

Submissions Still Open for East-West Co-production Market connecting cottbus 2023

COTTBUS: Projects in development, production and postproduction can still apply for the 25th edition of East-West co-production market connecting cottbus (coco), which will be held 8 – 10 November 2023…
28-06-2023

PRODUCTION: Slovak Historical TV Series Time of Hopes in Postproduction

BRATISLAVA: The Slovak historical TV miniseries Time of Hopes / Čas nádejí directed by Ján Sebechlebský and produced by the Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) and ARINA Film production,…
27-06-2023

PRODUCTION: Vytautas Puidokas in Production with Lithuanian/French Doc Abandoned

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Vytautas Puidokas is currently finishing production on his long documentary Abandoned, which is estimated to be completed in early 2024.
27-06-2023

Renowned Arthouse Cinema Training Finds New Home in Berlin

BERLIN: After 19 years in Venice, the international Arthouse Cinema Training (ACT) organised by Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d’Art et d’Essai (C.I.C.A.E.) is moving to Berlin, where it will be…
27-06-2023

Sarajevo Film Festival Presents Regional Film and TV Academy

LOPUD: The team behind the Ponta Lopud Film Festival and the Sarajevo Film Festival have announced their new project, the Regional Film and TV Academy, during the 3rd edition of…
26-06-2023

FESTIVALS: Love According to Dalva Wins Art Film Fest 2023

KOŠICE: The Belgian/French drama Love According to Dalva directed by Emmanuelle Nicot won the Blue Angel, the main prize in the International Competition of the 29th Art Film Fest Košice.…
26-06-2023

Gladiator 2 to Start Shooting in Malta

VALLETTA: Ridley Scott’s team has moved from Morocco to Malta for the shooting of a sequel to Gladiator 23 years after the original film. Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro…
26-06-2023

EXCLUSIVE: New Sales for Agnieszka Holland’s The Green Border

WARSAW: Films Boutique has signed new distribution deals for Agnieszka Holland’s feature film The Green Border with Spain, Austria, the Baltics, Iceland and Hungary after the project was showcased in…
23-06-2023

GRANTS: Croatia Announces Production Grants

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC) has distributed 2.572 m EUR for the production of two feature films and eight long documentaries, including one first long documentary. The two feature…
23-06-2023

PRODUCTION: First Slovak Multilingual TV Comedy Series Pressburg Wraps Shooting

BRATISLAVA: Comedy TV series Pressburg directed by Csaba Molnár has entered postproduction. The eight-episode series about the linguistic diversity of Bratislava is produced by Slovakia’s Pressburg Partners Production and coproduced…
23-06-2023

Raluca Turcan Appointed New Minister of Culture in Romania

BUCHAREST: Raluca Turcan is the new Minister of Culture in Romania as a new coalition Government, led by PM Marcel Ciolacu, has been appointed. Turcan is replacing Lucian Romașcanu.
22-06-2023

PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Saulė Bliuvaitė Shoots Debut Feature Toxic

VILNIUS: The young Lithuanian director Saulė Bliuvaitė is currently filming her debut feature Toxic / Akiplėša, a coming-of-age drama supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre.
22-06-2023

Young Horizons Industry Opens New Chapter and Announces Official Selection 2023

WARSAW: The 7th edition of Young Horizons Industry (former Kids Kino Industry) will showcase 26 projects from 4 to 6 October 2023. The international coproduction forum will be held on-site…
22-06-2023

PRODUCTION: Slovenian Director Urška Djukić Starts Shooting Little Trouble Girls

LJUBLJANA: Slovenian director Urška Djukić, who has won several awards for her short animated film Granny’s Sexual Life, co-directed by Émilie Pigeard, started shooting her debut feature Little Trouble Girls…
21-06-2023

PRODUCTION: Hungarian Director Peter Fazakas Shoots Crime Comedy Tonight We Kill

BUDAPEST: Hungarian director Peter Fazakas is currently in production with Tonight We Kill / Ma este gyilkolunk written by Norbert Köbli, one of the most talented Hungarian young scriptwriters. The…
21-06-2023

PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Miroslav Lekić Shoots Russian Consul

BELGRADE: Serbian director Miroslav Lekić is currently shooting his seventh feature film Russian Consul / Ruski konzul, which is supported by Film Center Serbia.
21-06-2023

FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with CEO/Executive Producer and Managing Partner of Circle Studio

PRAGUE: FNE spoke to Steven Fong, CEO & Executive Producer and Yuri Gorpinevici, Managing Partner of Circle Studio, about their ambitions, as well as the state of the Czech animation…
20-06-2023