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…
18-10-2019

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…
18-10-2019

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…
18-10-2019

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…
18-10-2019

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.
18-10-2019

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…
17-10-2019

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.
17-10-2019

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…
17-10-2019

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…
17-10-2019

FESTIVALS: CineLibri IFF 2019 Winners Announced

SOFIA: Burning by Lee Chang-dong, based on a story by Haruki Murakami, tops the CineLibri competition.
16-10-2019

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…
16-10-2019

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.
16-10-2019

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…
15-10-2019 m

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.
15-10-2019

FNE at RIGA IFF 2019: Pakalnina’s Latvian/Lithuanian/Norwegian Documentary Spoon Competes at Riga

RIGA: The lauded Latvian director Laila Pakalnina will have her Latvian/Lithuanian/Norwegian documentary Spoon in the Baltic Sea competition of the 2019 Riga International Film Festival, which runs 17 – 27…
15-10-2019

FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019: Emerging Producer Giedrė Burokaitė, Lithuania

VILNIUS: Giedrė Burokaitė from Meno Avilys has been selected to participate in the 2020 Emerging Producers programme for documentary film producers, which kicks off at the 23rd edition of the…
15-10-2019

FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019: Emerging Producer Tomáš Krupa, Slovakia

BRATISLAVA: Tomáš Krupa from HAILSTONE 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…
15-10-2019

Twelve Animated Projects and Six Film Professionals Selected for CEE Animation Workshop

PRAGUE: The CEE Animation Workshop has announced the participants for its year-long 2019-2020 development and production skills advancement programme for professionals.
15-10-2019

GRANTS: Croatia Gives Grants for Production, Scripts and Development

ZAGREB: The Croatian Audiovisual Centre has announced its first grants for production, script development and project development in 2019, as well as the third round of grants for international cooperation…
14-10-2019

Military Academy 5 Tops Serbian Box Office

BELGRADE: Military Academy 5 / Vojna akademija 5 by Dejan Zečević was number one at the Serbian box office with nearly 47,754 admissions on 66 screens in the first seven…
14-10-2019