GRANTS: Hungarian Production Grants for Feature Films and Documentaries in 2024
BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) has distributed 6.1 m EUR / 6,300 m HUF to the production of nine feature films and long documentaries in 2024.
FNE at Venice 2024: Venice Star Power Continues To Shine Despite Weather
VENICE: The parade of big stars on the Venice red carpet continued throughout the festival despite a furnace-like heat wave in the first days of the festival and a torrential…
FNE at Venice 2024: Venice Days Screens Georgian Film The Antique After Court Decision Overturned
VENICE: The Venice Film Festival sidebar Venice Days screened the film The Antique / Antikvariati by Georgian filmmaker Rusudan Glurjidze after an earlier decree of the Italian court over a…
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…
The 20th CineFest Welcomes Industry Professionals with Media Conference and Roundtable Discussions
MISKOLC: The CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary from 6 to 14 September 2024 not only through films, but also through various programmes for cinephiles and…
PRODUCTION: Estonian Directors Rain Tolk and Andres Maimik in Postproduction with Jan Uuspõld Goes Home
TALLINN: Estonian directors Rain Tolk and Andres Maimik are currently in postproduction with Jan Uuspõld Goes Home / Jan Uuspõld läheb koju, a comedy telling a fictitious story of the…
Black Sea '24 Animation Workshop in Tbilisi Launches Call For Entries
TBILISI: The countries eligible for the Black Sea '24 Animation Workshop, which will be held in Tbilisi 26 – 30 November 2024, include this year Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey and…
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…
