Estonia On Track for Cash Rebate

Estonia looks set to launch its own cash rebate system for incoming productions after the general elections on March 1st. Pending governmental approval the new financial vehicle may open for…
06-02-2015

Gods and Jack Strong top Polish Eagles Nominations

WARSAW: Nominations for the 17th edition of the Polish Film Awards – The Eagles were announced on 5 February 2015 in Warsaw. Polish box office hits of 2014, Gods and…
06-02-2015

FESTIVALS: Febiofest's Film Restaurant to Open in March

PRAGUE: This year, Prague's International Film Festival, Febiofest, will be offering a new experience for film lovers - a restaurant to accompany the festival's screenings.
06-02-2015

FNE IDF DocBloc: Daniel's World at the Berlinale

A documentary about coping with pedophilia called Daniel's World by Veronika Lišková will, after a successful premiere at Jihlava IDFF, where it got the Audience Award, appear in the competition…
06-02-2015

FNE at Berlinale 2015: FNE Presents Central European Film Line-Up

BERLIN: Today and tomorrow FNE is proud to present the great line-up of films from our region that will be screening in Berlin over the next ten days. Be prepared…
05-02-2015 m

PRODUCTION: Spanish director Daniela Féjerman's New Feature in Lithuania

VILNIUS: Spanish writer and director Daniela Féjerman is shooting her new feature The Wait/La Espera in Lithuania.
04-02-2015

AMC Networks Acquires Czech and Slovak Film Channel

AMC Networks International – Central Europe (AMCNI-CE) has acquired the Czech and Slovak Film+ channel from IKO Media Group.
04-02-2015

Attention all FIPRESCI members coming to Berlinale

If you are attending Berlinale and are a member of FIPRESCI please send us an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. But hurry because the total number of critics will be limited to…
04-02-2015

Lithuanian Tax Incentive may Attract 15m EUR Film Production this Year

VILNIUS: The tax incentive for film production in Lithuania that came into force in January last year is already showing results, but a breakthrough is to be expected this year,…
03-02-2015

GRANTS: Estonia’s First Feature Production Grants in 2015

TALLINN: The Estonian Film Institute has announced its first feature film production grants for 2015. The support goes to Toomas Hussar’s Spy and Poet, produced by Allfilm in co-production with…
03-02-2015

Lithuanian Director Wins Sundance's World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Alantė Kavaitė wins World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award at Sundance Film Festival for her film The Summer of Sangaile. It was the first Lithuanian film to vie…
03-02-2015

Slovak and Czech Wins at the Europa Cinemas Awards 2014

Two out of the three awards from the Europa Cinema Awards 2014 were granted to CEE countries.
02-02-2015

PRODUCTION: Peter Budinský in Development with Heart of a Tower

BRATISLAVA: Heart of a Tower/Srdce veže by director and animator Peter Budinský, will be the first Slovak animated feature film after 33 years. Its premiere is set for 2020.
30-01-2015

Sweden’s Eyewell Picks Up 1944

TALLINN: Swedish-based Eyewell has picked up international rights for Elmo Nüganen’s upcoming Estonian war epic 1944. The film makes its market debut at this year’s Berlin European Film Market and…
30-01-2015

Croatia Benefits from MEDIA Programme Membership

ZAGREB: Croatian beneficiaries and audiovisual industry stakeholders have drawn 3.3 million Euro of non-returnable grants from 2008 to 2013. The MEDIA Sub-Programme gave 531,424 EUR to Croatian audiovisual projects in…
30-01-2015

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Registrations for East Doc Platform Open until 15 February

East Doc Platform, the most important industry event dedicated to documentary films from East and Central Europe, organized by the Institute of Documentary Film, will take place in Prague from…
30-01-2015