FESTIVALS: Croatian Film Days Kicks Off in Zagreb
ZAGREB: The 24th edition of Croatian Film Days (DHF) will bring together 73 short and medium-length animated, experimental and documentary films from 23 to 26 April 2015.
Apply for Ex Oriente Workshop
PRAGUE: Creative documentary projects in development and early production from the CEE region are sought for the new edition of Ex Oriente Workshop set for three sessions throughout the year…
FESTIVALS: TIFF Announces Transilvania Pitch Stop 2015
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The 2nd edition of the Transilvania Pitch Stop (TPS) programme will take place within the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) from 31 May to 6 June 2015.
FNE at Cannes FF 2015: Lithuania’s Sarunas Bartas in Quinzaine Line-up
CANNES: Veteran Lithuanian director Sarunas Bartas has scored a slot in 47th annual Quinzaine des Réalisateurs programme at the Cannes Film Festival with his new feature, the Lithuanian/French/Russian coproduction, Peace…
FNE at Cannes FF 2015: Cannes Critics Week Announces Line-up
CANNES: The Cannes Critics Week which runs from 14-22 May has announced its line-up with a strong emphasis on French and Latin American films.
PRODUCTION: Aik Karapetian Preps Firstborn
RIGA: Writer/director Aik Karapetian continues to work on genres not typical for the Latvian cinema. After the successful horror picture The Man in the Orange Jacket, produced by Lokomotive Productions,…
FNE Teams Up with EFP for Producers on the Move 2015
HAMBURG: European Film Promotion selected 20 producers, including producers from Czech Republic, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, to participate in the networking platform Producers on the Move at the…
Crossing Lines Series to Be Partly Shot in Croatia
ZAGREB: The third season of the action/crime drama series Crossing Lines will be partly shot in Croatia from 22 to 25 April 2015.
Docu Talents from the East Opens Applications
JIHLAVA: The 11th edition of Docu Talents from the East will be held on 7 July 2015 within the industry section of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (3-11 July…
Seven Documentaries Selected for DOK.Incubator 2015
PRAGUE: Seven projects in rough-cut stage will participate in the first workshop session of DOK.Incubator in Třešť (Czech Republic) from 30 May to 6 June 2015.
FNE at IKSV 2015: Istanbul Film Festival Closes without Awards in Protest Over Government Censorship
ISTANBUL: The 34th Istanbul Film Festival closed last night without any closing ceremony or awards as the festival and Turkish film industry professionals protested against government censorship. After the festival…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Icing
PLZEN: Jan Hřebejk’s explosive comedy Icing / Zakázané uvolnění is based on a successful play with the story taking place in a remote village pub during an Ice Hockey World…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Children
PLZEN: Jaro Vojtek‘s Slovak/Czech coproduction Children/Děti pictures the complicated relationships between parents and children on the backdrop of contemporary Czech Republic. The film will be screened within the 28th edition…
FNE at Finale Plzen: In Silence
PLZEN: In Silence/ V tichu by writer/director Zdeněk Jiráský is a stylized docu-drama portraying the lives of five Jewish artists from Czechoslovakia and Germany who were persecuted during the Holocaust.…
FESTIVALS: Jafar Panahi's Taxi Will Open Bucharest IFF Today
BUCHAREST: The 11th edition of Bucharest International Film Festival opens today with Jafar Panahi's Taxi and will run until 26 April 2015 with six debut features and second films competing…
FESTIVALS: 15th goEast Ready to Kick Off
WIESBADEN: The 15th edition of goEast - Festival of Central and Eastern European Film starts on 22 April 2015 and will present more than 100 films from 30 countries, including…
FNE at Cannes FF 2015: CEE Films in Cannes Official Lineup
PARIS: Films from Hungary, Romania and Croatia have all scored places in the Competition and Certain Regard official competition programmes in the 68th Cannes Film Festival running from 13 to…
FNE at IKSV 2015: Meetings on the Bridge Winners Announced
ISTANBUL: The Meetings on the Bridge has announced the winning projects for the 10th edition of the annual industry event which was held on 15-16 April 2015 within the scope…
FNE at Finale Plzen: Places
PLZEN: Radim Špaček’s coming-of-age film Places / Mista is part of a trilogy examining the changing face of the contemporary Czech Republic. The film will be screened within the 28th…
FNE Doc Bloc: Apply for East Silver Market 2015
JIHLAVA: East Silver, a documentary market specialized in Eastern and Central European documentary, is open for submissions until 30 June 2015.