FESTIVALS: Estonia’s Immortal Wins 2019 Astra Film Festival
SIBIU: The Estonian documentary Immortal directed by Ksenia Okhapkina was awarded best film in the International Competition of the 26th edition of the Astra Film Festival (14-20 October 2019). A…
Italian Netflix Production Shoots in Malta
VALLETTA: The Italian Netflix Production The Incredible Story Of Rose Island is currently shooting in Malta at the water tank facilities from Malta Film Studios. The film is co-written by…
FNE at FilmFestival Cottbus 2019: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Poland Get Coveted Competition Slots at Cottbus
COTTBUS: Debut films from Georgia and from Bosnia & Herzegovina are among the 12 films competing for the top prize at the 29th FilmFestival Cottbus, which takes place 5 –…
FNE at Riga IFF 2019: Latvians Celebrate Local Success
RIGA: The 6th edition of the Riga IFF opened on 17 October 2019 with the national premiere of emerging young Latvian filmmaker Gints Zibalodis’s auteur success Away at the historic…
FESTIVALS: Tallinn Black Nights FF Announces First Feature Competition Full Lineup
TALLINN: Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) adds 10 films to the already announced eight that will be competing in the First Feature Competition programme. The festival will be held…
Special Discount for NEM Zagreb's TV Writing Contest – Apply by 21 October
ZAGREB: The first edition of New Europe Market Zagreb will be held from 11 to 13 December in Zagreb, Croatia. NEM Zagreb is a brand new 3-day event in the…
FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019: Emerging Producer Łukasz Długołęcki
ŁÓDŹ: Łukasz Długołęcki from NUR has been selected to participate in the 2020 Emerging Producers programme for documentary film producers, which kicks off at the 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava…
FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019: Emerging Producer Jitka Kotrlová
PRAGUE: Jitka Kotrlová from Frame Films Production Company has been selected to participate in the 2020 Emerging Producers programme for documentary film producers, which kicks off at the 23rd edition…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Czech Joy Competition at Ji.hlava IDFF
We look at the films in the Czech documentary competition at Ji.hlava IDFF.
Corpus Christi Soars at Polish Box Office and International Sales
WARSAW: Polish drama Corpus Christi directed by Jan Komasa opened in the number 2 spot at the Polish box office with 170,000 admissions over the 10 – 13 October 2019…
Maciej Karpinski Elected Vice President of European Federation of Screenwriters
AMSTERDAM: The European Federation of Screenwriters elected Polish writer Maciej Karpinski as its Vice President during the organisation’s general assembly in Amsterdam on 11 October 2019.
FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019: Emerging Producer Rea Rajčić
ZAGREB: Rea Rajčić from Eclectica has been selected to participate in the 2020 Emerging Producers programme for documentary film producers, which kicks off at the 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava…
FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019: Emerging Producer Tekla Machavariani
TBILISI: Tekla Machavariani from Nushi Film has been selected to participate in the 2020 Emerging Producers programme for documentary film producers, which kicks off at the 23rd edition of the…
FESTIVALS: CineLibri IFF 2019 Winners Announced
SOFIA: Burning by Lee Chang-dong, based on a story by Haruki Murakami, tops the CineLibri competition.
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports 10 Minority Coproductions
PRAGUE: The Czech Film Fund Council has selected 10 out of 34 projects applying in the call for minority coproduction support. The total amount of the support is 774,893 EUR…
Lucian Pintilie’s The Oak Is First Romanian Film Restored in 4K
BUCHAREST: The Romanian/French coproduction The Oak / Balanța (1992) by Lucian Pintilie is the first Romanian film restored in the 4K digital format by BRD – Groupe Société Générale and…
Anca Damian’s Romanian/French/Belgian Coproduction Nominated for 2019 European Film Awards
BERLIN: Romanian director Anca Damian’s film Marona’s Fantastic Tale, a Romanian/French/Belgian coproduction, has been nominated for the European Film Awards in the European Animated Film category.
FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019: Emerging Producer Marcian Lazăr, Romania
BUCHAREST: Marcian Lazăr from Axel Film has been selected to participate in the 2020 Emerging Producers programme for documentary film producers, which kicks off at the 23rd edition of the…
FNE at Venice 2019: Review: The Laundromat
VENICE: Director Steven Soderbergh’s film The Laundromat, which screens in the main competition in Venice, is based on the book Secrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money…
Romania’s Alien Films Entertainment Shoots Three Projects Using Cash Rebate
BUCHAREST: The Romanian company Alien Films Entertainment has already serviced or coproduced two projects under the cash rebate law in 2019 and a third one is in preparation.
