Cypriot Film Pause Selected As Candidate for EFA Nomination
NICOSIA: Tonia Mishiali’s Cypriot/Greek coproduction Pause / Pafsi is among the five feature films and six documentaries announced by the European Film Academy as additional candidates for an EFA nomination.
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Oroslan
PORTOROŽ: Matjaž Ivanišin’s debut feature Oroslan / Oroslan will screen in the competition of the 22nd Festival of Slovenian Film in Portorož (17-22 September 2019). This Slovenian/Czech coproduction is a…
FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2019: The Iron Bridge
GDYNIA: Monika Jordan-Młodzianowska’s debut feature The Iron Bridge will screen in the main competition of the 44th Gdynia Film Festival, running from 16 to 21 September 2019. The film will…
FNE TV Venice 2019 Report
The 76th Venice Film Festival opened with a pre-festival screening of the restored Czech classic Extase directed by Gustav Machaty and a Czech and Slovak film The Painted Bird screened…
Boban Jevtić Joins New Serbian Production House Firefly Production
BELGRADE: The former director of Film Center Serbia Boban Jevtić has recently assumed the position of head of content and strategy at the newly-founded Belgrade based production company Firefly Production.
More Slovak Films To Be Released This Autumn
BRATISLAVA: An unusualy large number of Slovak films will be theatrically released in September-October 2019. The 19 domestic releases include six 100% Slovak productions, eight majority coproductions and five minority…
FESTIVALS: Astra Film Festival 2019 Announces Lineup
SIBIU: The Astra Film Festival has announced the official programme for its 26th edition (14-20 October 2019). A total of 46 films will vie for awards in the competitive sections:…
FESTIVALS: The Favourite Wins Cinematik IFF 2019
PIEŠŤANY: The Favourite by Yorgos Lanthimos received the Meeting Point Europe Award in the main competition of the 14th Cinematik International Film Festival, which took place in the spa city…
FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Latvia Selects The Mover as Oscar Bid
RIGA: The historic drama The Mover / Tēvs nakts directed by Dāvis Sīmanis has been selected as Latvia’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award…
FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Czech Republic Selects The Painted Bird as Oscar Bid
PRAGUE: The Painted Bird directed by Václav Marhoul has been selected as Czech Republic’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the best international…
FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2019: The Coldest Game
GDYNIA: Łukasz Kośmicki’s English-language spy thriller The Coldest Game will screen in the main competition of the 44th Gdynia Film Festival, running from 16 to 21 September 2019. The film…
FNE at Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož 2019: Pumpkin on the Hot Roof of the World
PORTOROŽ: Nejc Saje and Jeffrey Young's long documentary Pumpkin on the Hot Roof of the World / Buča na vroči strehi sveta will screen in the competition of the 22nd…
Patryk Vega’s Politics Dominates Polish Cinemas and Opens in Fifth Position at UK Box Office
WARSAW: Polish director Patryk Vega’s Politics has had over 950,000 admissions since its opening in Polish cinemas on 4 September 2019 and is number five in the UK box office.
Czech Film Daughter Wins Student Academy Award
PRAGUE: The Czech film Daughter directed by Daria Kashcheeva has received the Academy Award in the best animated film from international schools category. Daria Kashcheeva is a student of FAMU…
FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Poland Selects Corpus Christi as Oscar Bid
WARSAW: Jan Komasa’s costume drama Corpus Christi has been selected as Poland’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the best international feature film…
FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Slovakia Selects Let There Be Light as Oscar Candidate
BRATISLAVA: Marko Škop's second feature film Let There Be Light / Nech je svetlo has been selected as Slovakia’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences…
FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Lithuania Selects Bridges of Time as Oscar Candidate
VILNIUS: The documentary Bridges of Time / Laiko tiltai by Kristine Briede and Audrius Stonys has been selected as Lithuania’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…
FNE AV Innovation: Artinii - Part II: Screenings Made Easy
A young Czech company, Artinii has come up with a new technology, that enables global film distribution online. In this series, we’ll explain how we do it. In the previous…
Baltic Sea Docs Announces Awards
RIGA: The Russian project How to Save a Dead Friend directed by Marusya Syroechkovskaya received the Baltic Sea Docs Award at the 23rd Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries (Baltic Sea…
FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2019: The Messenger
GDYNIA: Władysław Pasikowski’s biopic The Messenger about war hero Jan Nowak-Jeziorański will screen in the main competition of the 44th Gdynia Film Festival, running from 16 to 21 September 2019.…
