PRODUCTION: Zrinko Ogresta Starts Filming Croatian/Serbian People Can’t Fly

ZAGREB: Croatian helmer Zrinko Ogresta has started filming his eighth feature People Can’t Fly. The film is produced by Interfilm from Croatia and coproduced by Zillion film from Serbia.
09-10-2019

FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF: Cristi Puiu Named Opus Bonum Juror

JIHLAVA: Romanian director Cristi Puiu takes up the mantel of the sole juror for the international documentary competition Opus Bonum at the 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava IDFF, which runs…
09-10-2019

PRODUCTION: Ambitious 10 Million Dollar Project The Meaning and Mystery of Life in Postproduction

PRAGUE: Czech director/writer/producer Petr Vachler is in postproduction with The Meaning and Mystery of Life, an ambitious project mixing narrative fiction, documentary and animation, and exploring the fundamental questions of…
08-10-2019

A Coach’s Daughter Sold to Norway, Denmark and Sweden

WARSAW: A Coach’s Daughter, the drama by Łukasz Grzegorzek exploring a tumultuous father-daughter relationship, will premiere in Norway, Denmark and Sweden distributed by Coolture and Norge. The world sales are…
08-10-2019

FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF: Vote for Best Short Film Open

JIHLAVA: Online audiences will once again select the Best Short Film of the Ji.hlava IDFF, whose 23rd edition takes place 24-29 October 2019.
08-10-2019

Nanau’s collective Sold to North America

BUCHAREST: Tel Aviv-based sales agent Cinephil has sold the North American rights for collective / colectiv, the new documentary by German-Romanian filmmaker Alexander Nanau, to Participant and Magnolia Pictures. This…
07-10-2019

FNE at Golden Rose FF 2019: The Father Wins Five Awards in Varna

VARNA: Kristina Grozeva’s and Petar Valchanov’s The Father won the Golden Rose award of the 37th Golden Rose National Film Festival (28 September - 4 October 2018). The film also…
07-10-2019

FNE at Jihlava IDFF 2019: Emerging Producers Announced

JIHLAVA: The 23rd Ji.hlava IDFF (24-29 October 2019) has announced the 18 selected 2020 Emerging Producers, with half of the group coming from CEE territories. The event is the only…
07-10-2019

Cash Rebates for Foreign Productions in Croatia Hit Record High

ZAGREB: The year 2019 is proving to be exceptional for service productions in Croatia. The Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Finances reserved some 4 m EUR for cash…
04-10-2019

Projects from Romania, Serbia and Bulgaria Selected for 4th FILM+

BUCHAREST: Sixteen feature, short and documentary independent film projects from Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria and the Republic of Moldova have been selected for the 4th edition of the workshop FILM+, set…
04-10-2019

FESTIVALS: International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2019 Announces Competition Films

LIMASSOL: The 9th International Short Film Festival Competition will take place in Limassol at the Rialto Theatre 12 to 18 October 2019 with a multi-dimensional programme of films from 38…
04-10-2019

FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 03.10.2019.

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…
04-10-2019

FNE at Riga IFF 2019: Lithuania's Animus Animalis (A Story about People, Animals and Things)

VILNIUS: Aistė Žegulytė's first feature-length documentary Animus Animalis (a Story about People, Animals and Things) / Animus Animalis (istorija apie žmones, žvėris ir daiktus), which has recently opened in cinemas…
04-10-2019

MIDPOINT Open Lectures in Montenegro

PODGORICA: The first edition of the script development workshop MIDPOINT to be held in Montenegro will offer lectures open to local filmmakers. MIDPOINT Intensive Montenegro will take place 12 –…
04-10-2019

FNE IDF DocBloc: Silver Eye Juries and Films

The 2019 Silver Eye juries and films have been announced.
04-10-2019

FESTIVALS: Lithuanian Other Side of Silence Competes at Riga IFF

VILNIUS: One of the most famous Lithuanian film directors, Algimantas Puipa will show his new drama Other Side of Silence / Kita tylos pusė in the Baltic Sea Region competition…
03-10-2019

FNE at Warsaw Film Festival 2019: Georgian Shindisi Competes at Warsaw FF

TBILISI: The Georgian war drama Shindisi directed by Dito Tsintsadze will screen in competition at the 35th edition of the Warsaw Film Festival, 11-20 October 2019.
03-10-2019

FNE at Warsaw Film Festival 2019: Proceder

WARSAW: Proceder, a drama directed by Michał Węgrzyn, will screen in the main competition of the 35th Warsaw Film Festival, running from 11 to 21 October 2019. The film will…
03-10-2019

FNE at Warsaw Film Festival 2019: Valley Of The Gods

WARSAW: Lech Majewski’s adult fantasy Valley of the Gods will screen in the main competition of the 35th Warsaw Film Festival, running from 11 to 21 October 2019. The film…
03-10-2019

FESTIVALS: Warsaw Loses Wisdom Tooth

WARSAW: The Warsaw Film Festival has announced that the Chinese film Wisdom Tooth directed by Ming Liang has been withdrawn from the festival’s International Competition. The screening would have been…
02-10-2019