FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 03.03.2021
WARSAW: FNE has teamed up with the Brussels based team of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) to bring you regular updates on EU cinema policies that impact all industry…
Lithuania Wins Best European Film Location in 2020
VILNIUS: The Pažaislis Church and Monastery Complex was awarded Best European Film Location in 2020 at an online Berlinale ceremony on 2 March 2021.
Applications Open for CICAE's Art Cinema = Action + Management
BERLIN: The International Federation of Art House Cinemas CICAE is accepting applications for the 18th Art Cinema = Action + Management international training course for independent cinema exhibitors.
Czech/Slovak The Affair Released on VOD in USA
PRAGUE: The Affair / Skleněný pokoj, the Czech/Slovak adaptation of Simon Mawer's book The Glass Room, will be released on VOD in the United States on 5 March 2021 by…
FESTIVALS: Transilvania IFF Expands Industry Platform
CLUJ-NAPOCA: The 20th anniversary edition of the Transilvania IFF, scheduled for a summer run from 23 July to 1 August 2021, is restructuring and expanding its industry programme. The newest…
Foreign Productions Continue Despite Czech Lockdown
PRAGUE: The Czech government has issued new restrictions limiting movement within the country in response to its position as the worst affected country in the world. All non-essential travel outside…
PRODUCTION: Maur Film Moves Forward With Animation Projects
PRAGUE: Prague-based animation company Maur Film is working on a full slate of films despite the COVID-19 pandemic, with one feature film awaiting release, one in production, one in development,…
PRODUCTION: First Polish/Indian Coproduction No Means No Opens Door To Indian Market
WARSAW: The Indian/Polish thriller directed Vikash Verma has entered the post production stage. While servicing Indian productions shooting in Poland as well as across central and eastern Europe has become…
UK/German/Serbian Feature Vampir Picked Up by Reel Suspects
BELGRADE: The Paris-based Reel Suspects distribution company has picked up the sales rights for the UK/German/Serbian horror feature Vampir. The film was shot in English and Serbian and it is …
Estonia Closes Cinemas Again As Infection Rates Rise
TALLINN: The Estonian government will close cinemas based on a new set of restrictions approved on 25 February 2021. Cinemas and other cultural establishments are ordered to close as of…
FESTIVALS: Zlin IFF Sets 2021 Dates
PRAGUE: The Zlin IFF for Children and Youth will hold two editions of its 2021 festival. The first part, taking place 28 May – 1 June, in the festival’s traditional…
FESTIVALS: 25th Anniversary Sofia FF Announces Lineup
SOFIA: Twelve debut and sophomore films are included in the international competition of the 25th Anniversary Sofia International Film Fest. Four of them come from CEE countries, three from Westerns…
FNE Market Analysis 2020: SERBIA
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia managed to maintain its standard pattern of financial support contests in full capacity for the fifth year in a row even during the pandemic-stricken year 2020.
DAFilms Launches Asian Platform
PRAGUE: The Czech documentary film streaming service DAFilms has launched its first Asian platform, DAFilms Asia.
PRODUCTION: Serbian Director Mladen Đorđević’s Feature Labour Day in Production
BELGRADE: Director Mladen Đorđević started shooting his fourth feature Labour Day / Prvi maj on February 19. The film is a major Serbian production with coproducers from Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro…
FNE Market Analysis 2020: ESTONIA
TALLINN: The year 2020 was an extraordinary year for the Estonian film industry. The coronavirus pandemic had a devastating effect on the industry and cinema attendance all over Europe. However,…
FESTIVALS: Cottbus and coco Release First Plans for 2021
BERLIN: The East-West coproduction market connecting cottbus and the Cottbus Film Festival hosted its traditional Berlinale brunch in an online format on 24 February 2021, where they unveiled early plans…
GRANTS: National Film Institute - Hungary Funds Ten Films
BUDAPEST: The National Film Institute – Hungary has announced over 500,000 EUR in a production grant for one feature film, a pre-production grant for one feature film and development grants…
FNE Market Analysis 2020: HUNGARY
BUDAPEST: The year 2020 started as a good one. The National Film Institute – Hungary (NFI) was established in January 2020 as the successor of the Hungarian National Film Fund,…
New Horizons IFF Launches VOD Platform
WARSAW: The New Horizons IFF will launch New Horizons VOD in Poland on 26 February 2021 at nowehoryzonty.pl/vod. The platform is aimed at fans of film festivals and films awarded…
