FNE at Venice 2020: FNE EUROVOD Party in Venice Celebrates AV Innovation
VENICE: Film New Europe (FNE) teamed up with EUROVOD in Venice this year to celebrate the innovation and creative ideas that have kept our European filmmakers moving forward even under…
Baltic Sea Docs Announces Awards
RIGA: The 24th edition of the Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries wrapped on 6 September 2020, in a format that was run mainly online, with only a few on-site activities.
PRODUCTION: Romantic Melodrama Once Upon a Time in Serbia Starts Shooting
BELGRADE: The production of the Serbian romantic melodrama Once Upon a Time in Serbia / Bilo jednom u Srbiji started in the Serbian town of Leskovac on 3 September 2020.…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Family Moves Into Postproduction
VILNIUS: Austėja Urbaitė has completed shooting on her debut feature film Family / Šeima, which is produced by the Lithuanian production company Fralita Films, under producer Živilė Gallego.
FESTIVALS: Rescheduled Animafest Zagreb 2020 Finalises Programme
ZAGREB: The 30th edition of Animafest Zagreb has selected 40 short films from 27 countries for its competition section, including four films from Croatia.
OBITUARY: Oscar-winning Czech Director Jiri Menzel Dies Age 82
PRAGUE: The Oscar-winning director Jiří Menzel died on 5 September 2020 in Prague, following a long illness. He was 82 years old.
Irena Stefoska Appointed New Macedonian Minister of Culture
SKOPJE: Irena Stefoska was appointed the Minister of Culture of North Macedonia by the Parliament on 31 August 2020. She took over ministerial duties from Husni Ismaili.
FESTIVALS: Skopje Film Festival Kicks Off Five Months Later Than Planned With Open-Air Screenings
SKOPJE: The 23rd edition of the Skopje Film Festival, which was due in April, kicks off on 9 September 2020 with open-air screenings, due to COVID-19 restrictions. This edition, which…
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director Dimitar Petkov In Postproduction With The Short Straw
SOFIA: Dimitar Petkov is completing the post-production of his third feature film The Short Straw, a period drama set 40 years ago, putting the head of a provincial police office…
FNE INTERVIEW: Mariam Kandelaki, Founder of Georgian Animators Association
TBILISI: Georgia has made an effort to develop animation projects over the past decade, after 20 fallow years, finding some recent success at international festivals. FNE spoke with Mariam Kandelaki,…
FESTIVALS: Tereza37 Wins Six Awards at Pula Film Festival
PULA: The feminist drama Tereza37 directed by Danilo Šerbedžija was the big winner at the 2020 Pula Film Festival, bringing a total of six Golden Arenas to its creators.
FNE at Venice 2020: FNE Podcast: CICAE Training Boglárka Nagy and Javier Pachón
VENICE: Boglarka Nagy, head of studies of the CICAE Training, and CICAE trainer Javier Pachón discuss the latest edition of CICAE training for arthouse and independent exhibitors, that just wrapped…
PRODUCTION: Icelandic/Polish Coproduction Wolka Shooting in Poland
KALISZ: The shooting is underway for Wolka, a new crime drama from Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson, coproduced by Iceland and Poland. The crew moved from Westman Islands to Kalisz, Poland, on…
PRODUCTION: Hungarian Quarantine Zone Film Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
BUDAPEST: The first episode of the five-episode film The Quarantine Zone directed by Dániel Indi Zsótér began filming on 7 September 2020. The low-budget film, which is independently produced by…
FESTIVALS: Honeyland and Kapitán Demo Headed to 2020 EKOFILM IFF
BRNO: The 46th EKOFILM International Film Festival, which will take place in Brno from 14 to 17 October 2020, will open with a performance by the musician Kapitán Demo and…
FNE at Venice 2020: FNE Podcast: CICAE Training Organiser Boglarka Nagy Talks With Participants
VENICE: Boglarka Nagy, head of studies of the CICAE Training, talks with participants Hristo Hristozov from Bulgaria and Sonia Le Pape from Poland and Gabi Suciu-Paduretu from Romania.
Sony Pictures Animation Partners With Cyprus RISE Research Center
NICOSIA: Sony Pictures Animation has signed a partnership agreement with Cyprus-based Research Centre on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies – RISE Centre of Excellence to explore technological advances…
PRODUCTION: Juraj Lehotský Starts Production on Applause
BRATISLAVA: Juraj Lehotský is starting production of his third feature drama Applause / Potlesk.
PRODUCTION: Ádám Császi in Production With Three Thousand Numbered Pieces
BUDAPEST: Ádám Császi is currently shooting his sophomore feature Three Thousand Numbered Pieces / Háromezer számozott darab, a mix of fiction, absurdity and sociographic reality, aiming at answering if it…
CineStar Opens Fourth Multiplex in Serbia
BELGRADE: The German exhibitor CineStar opened its fourth multiplex in Serbia and its 24th in the CEE region on 5 September 2020. Cinemas in Serbia were allowed to reopen on…
