FNE at Cannes 2019: See how the FIPRESCI critics rate the programme
FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI critics attending the Cannes Film Festival to rate the films in the Main Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics Week, giving the…
FNE at Cannes 2019: Review: Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
CANNES: Director Quentin Tarantino is back in Cannes competition with Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood probably one of his best efforts since his 1994 win here with Pulp Fiction…
Women on the Run Becomes Highest Grossing Czech Film
PRAGUE: The Czech comedy Women on the Run / Zeny v behu by Martin Horsky has become the highest grossing domestic film in Czech box office history, drawing in over…
FNE at Cannes 2019: Montenegro's Ivan Marinović Wins 13th Edition of ScripTeast
CANNES: Forever Hold Your Peace by Ivan Marinović from Montenegro won the Krzysztof Kieślowski ScripTeast Award 2019 for the Best Eastern European Script at Cannes on 21 May 2019.
Film Europe Opens Cinema Filmhub Edison in Prague
PRAGUE: The new EDISON creative film centre will start operating in Prague on 1 June. The EDISON Filmhub is an initiative of the distribution and exhibition company Film Europe.
FNE at Cannes 2019: Competition: Frankie
CANNES: Director Ira Sachs has assembled an exquisite cast lead by Isabelle Huppert for this film that owes much Eric Rohmer and that makes Frankie a strong contender in this…
FNE at Cannes 2019: North Macedonia Meets with Greece at Cannes
CANNES: The North Macedonia Film Agency announced a meeting of its CEO with the head of the Greek Film Center during the Cannes Film Festival.
FESTIVALS: The 66th Pula Film Festival Announces Lineup
PULA: Eight Croatian films and six minority coproductions will compete for Golden Arenas at the 66th Pula Film Festival, which takes place 13 to 21 July 2019. More than 130…
PRODUCTION: Darko Sinko Starts Production on His First Feature Inventory
LJUBLJANA: Darko Sinko began filming Inventory / Inventura on 17 May 2019 in Ljubljana. This drama with elements of thriller and black comedy is Sinko's first feature.
FNE at Cannes 2019: Marketa Santrochova Named New EFP President
CANNES: Marketa Santrochova, Deputy Director of the Czech Film Center, has been elected as the new president of European Film Promotion. She replaces Martin Schweighofer, who served in the post…
FNE at Cannes 2019: Sabine Groenewegen's Odyssey Wins Doc Alliance Award
CANNES: Sabine Groenewegen’s Dutch documentary Odyssey won the annual Doc Alliance Selection Award 2019, traditionally presented by seven key European festivals.
FNE at Cannes 2019: Competition: A Hidden Life
CANNES: Director Terrance Malick arrives in the Cannes competition with his latest offering and a Malick film is always an event no matter what the final decision of the jury.…
GRANTS: Slovenia Announces 2019 Minority Coproduction Grants
LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian Film Centre provided a total of 420,000 EUR support to eight minority coproduction projects.
FNE at Zlin IFF: The Scent of Oranges Premieres in Zlin Competition
ZLIN: The Scent of Oranges, a coming-of-age story directed by Ivan Pokorny, competes in the Films for Youth category at the 59th Zlin IFF for Children and Youth, which runs…
PRODUCTION: Polish The Wind over Aleppo in Development
TREBON: Polish writer/director/designer/producer Agnieszka Sadurska is developing a TV special, The Wind over Aleppo. The project was presented at the recent CEE Animation Forum.
Respectable Opening in Czech Republic for Peter Bebjak's The Rift
PRAGUE: The Slovak film The Rift / Trhlina by Slovak box office champ Peter Bebjak opened in the fourth place in the Czech Republic, following its impressive 1.6 m EUR…
