FNE Podcast: Ana Chubinidze: Georgian Illustrator and Animation Filmmaker
TBILISI: FNE correspondent Alexander Gabelia spoke with Ana Chubinidze, award winning Georgian animation filmmaker and illustrator, about her work and the development and challenges of Georgian animated cinema.
Projects from Georgia, Bulgaria and Czech Republic in Cannes’s L’Atelier
CANNES: New projects by Georgian Levan Koguashvili (Guria), Bulgarian Stephan Komandarev (Made in EU) and Czech Tomas Weinreb & Petr Kazda (The Forest) are among the 15 projects selected for…
FESTIVALS: Riga IFF 2022 Opens Call for Applications
RIGA: The Riga International Film Festival has launched the call for applications for its new edition set for 13 - 23 October 2022. Feature, short, and children's films, as well…
PRODUCTION: György Kristóf in Postproduction with Dystopian Dance Thriller
BRATISLAVA: Slovak director György Kristóf is currently in postproduction with his sophomore feature Bunker (working title). The film will use dance as cinematic language and it is a coproduction between…
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Luka Mihailović Wraps Shooting on Indigo Crystal
BELGRADE: Young Serbian film director Luka Mihailović has just wrapped up the shooting of his debut feature, the urban crime drama Indigo Crystal / Indigo Kristal, in his hometown of…
FNE Visegrad YR2022: Q&A with Czech Producer Ondřej Zima
PRAGUE: FNE spoke to Czech producer Ondřej Zima from FILM KOLEKTIV, Evolution Films and Offside Men, about the challenges he faced as a producer during the COVID-19 pandemic and how…
Slovak Film Week Returns to Cinemas
BRATISLAVA: The 8th edition of the Slovak Film Week will take place at the Lumière Cinema in Bratislava 4–10 April 2022. After two editions which took place online and in…
Academy Award Nominee Polish Short The Dress Acquired by HBO Max
WARSAW: The Dress / Sukienka by Tadeusz Łysiak, which is nominated for the Academy Awards 2022 in the Short Film (Live Action) category, has been acquired by HBO Max.
FNE at Sofia FF 2022: Prize Winners: Sonata Takes Top Prize
SOFIA: The 26th Sofia International Film Festival gave its top prize for best first and second feature films to the Polish film Sonata directed by Bartosz Blaschke, which also was…
PRODUCTION: Polish Director Jan Holoubek Shoots Sophomore Feature Doppelgänger
GDAŃSK: Doppelgänger is currently shooting in Gdańsk with a star cast including Jakub Gierszał, Tomasz Schuchardt and Andrzej Seweryn. This is the second feature by Jan Holoubek after 25 Years…
FNE Visegrad YR2021-2022: Panel Discussion Festivals 2.0: How to Approach Audience in Post-COVID Era to Be Held in Prague
PRAGUE: The Panel discussion Festivals 2.0: How to Approach the Audience in the Post-COVID Era, organised by the Institute of Documentary Film in cooperation with Film New Europe and One…
FNE Visegrad YR2021-2022: Czech Film Industry Needs to Attract Audiences
PRAGUE: According to a report by the Association of Producers in the Audiovisual Industry (APA), the Czech audiovisual market fell by more than 20 percent, namely by CZK 1.7 billion,…
Kino Lorber to Release Miklós Jancsó Collection on Blu-ray
BUDAPEST: Kino Lorber will release The Round-Up (1966), The Red and the White (1967), The Confrontation (1968), Winter Wind (1969), Red Psalm (1971), and Electra, My Love (1974) on a…
GNFC Director Gaga Chkheidze Dismissed by Georgian Ministry of Culture
TBILISI: Georgia's Ministry of Culture has dismissed Gaga Chkheidze from his position of the director of the Georgian National Film Center. Karlo Sikharulidze, the First Deputy Minister of Culture, has…
Otto the Barbarian Leads 16th Gopo Awards Nominations
BUCHAREST: Ruxandra Ghițescu’s debut feature Otto the Barbarian leads the 16th Gopo Awards nominations, ahead of Radu Jude’s Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn and Cristi Puiu’s Malmkrog. The winners…
Leave No Traces Dominates Polish Eagles Nods
WARSAW: Leave No Traces by Jan P. Matuszyński received the most nominations, a total of 13, for the Polish Film Awards - The Eagles. The date of the award ceremony…
British/Estonian Debut Feature Firebird Gets North American Distribution
TALLINN: Roadside Attraction has acquired the North American distribution rights to Peeter Rebane’s debut feature Firebird and plans its exclusive theatrical release on 29 April 2022.
FESTIVALS: Cyprus Film Days 2022 Ready to Kick Off in Physical Format
LIMASSOL: The 20th edition of the Cyprus Film Days International Festival, the biggest film event in Cyprus, will take place in person at the Rialto Theatre in Limassol and the…
GRANTS: Slovenian Film Centre Announces Production and Development Grants
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre has announced production grants of 2.830 m EUR for seven feature films, including three debut features. Additionally, 138,000 EUR has been granted to 11 projects…
FNE Visegrad YR2022: Q&A with Czech Distributor and Producer Marek Jeníček
PRAGUE: FNE spoke to Marek Jeníček, managing director of CinemArt, which distributes award-winning films selected from among European productions and international festivals.
