PRODUCTION: Pevec in Postproduction with Feature Doc Home
LJUBLJANA: Award-winning Slovenian director Metod Pevec is completing work on his feature documentary Home (Dom) produced by Danijel Hocevar for Vertigo and supported by the Slovenian Film Center.
Still Time to Sign-up for Baltic Event
TALLINN: Applications for the Baltic Event Co-Production Market and Works in Progress will be accepted until 1 August 2015. The event, which takes place 16-18 November 2015 in Tallinn, offers…
Colin Firth Shoots Donald Crowhurst Film in Malta
VALLETTA: In what is turning into a record-breaking year for film production in Malta, the Malta Film Commission has announced the fifth foreign film to shoot in the island nation…
FESTIVALS: The High Sun Wins 62nd Pula Film Festival
PULA: The High Sunwon the best film award and the best director award for Dalibor Matanić at the 62nd Pula Film Festival which concluded on 25 July 2016.
PRODUCTION:David’s Sling Goes into Postproduction in Bulgaria
SOFIA:Director Svetoslav Ovcharovis is working on postproduction of his 736,000 EUR war drama David's Sling.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Close Relations
Vitaly Mansky’s documentary Close Relations is set for a December 2015 release.
PRODUCTION: CANAL+ Poland Produces Palkowski Crime Series in Poland
WARSAW: CANAL+ Poland has commissioned a 10-episode crime series entitled Belfer (Teacher) starring Maciej Stuhr. TVN is executive producing the series.
Czech Box Office Grows 19 Percent in 2015
PRAGUE: The Czech Union of Film Distributors announced that box office for the first half of 2015 reached a 15-year high, rising by 19 percent compared with the same period…
Three Czech Films Land in Top Ten
PRAGUE: The Czech drama Home Care (Domácí péče) landed in sixth place in the Czech box office on its opening week-end, one of three Czech films holding spots in the…
Tarrantino Film Score Recorded in Prague
PRAGUE: The film score for the new Quentin Tarrantino film Hateful Eight has been recorded in Prague.
Polish National Film Centre to be Opened in Łódź
ŁÓDŹ: The Polish Minister of Culture Małgorzata Omilanowska announced the establishment of a National Film Centre to showcase Polish cinema in Łódź by the end of 2015.
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director Popzlatev Shooting Wreckage
SOFIA: Award-winning director Peter Popzlatev is completing shooting on his new feature film Wreckage.
GRANTS: Lithuania Announces 2015 Film Development Grants
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has distributed 382 568 EUR to 14 projects in the film development grants session for 2015.
PRODUCTION : Nemec biopic The Wolf of Royal Vineyard Street in Preproduction
BRATISLAVA: Czech New Wave director Jan Němec is in preproduction with his autobiographical filmThe Wolf of Royal Vineyard Street.
PRODUCTION: Shooting Begins on Lithuanian Feature Emilia
VILNIUS: Director Donatas Ulvydas and producer Živilė Gallego are shooting the feature film Emilia on location in Lithuania. The theatrical release is planned for 2017.
FNE TV: Julie-Jeanne Regnault, CNC and EFADs
FNE spoke to Julie-Jeanne Regnault EFADs board member and responsible for EU Affairs at Centre National du Cinema about copyright reform and the Digital Single Market
FESTIVALS: Lineup Announced for the Gdynia Film Festival
GDYNIA: The 40th Gdynia Film Festival the annual showcase of new Polish film which takes place from 14-19 September 2015 has announced its official competition lineup for 2015.
Polish Film Institute Award Nominations Announced
WARSAW: A list of film professionals and institutions nominated for the 8th edition of the Polish Film Institute (PISF) awards was announced this week.
FNE IDF DOC BLOC: Emerging Producers at Jihlava International Documentary Festival
JIHLAVA: A promotional and educational project which brings together talented documentary film producers from EU countries, Emerging Producers will run from October 28 – November 1, 2015 at the Jihlava…
The Weinstein Company to Take Advantage of Slovak Cash Rebate
BRATISLAVA: The Slovak Audiovisual Fund has issued the first certificate for film project registration for a cash rebate of 20% for the Weinstein Company’s TV series Marco Polo Season 2.…
