BOX OFFICE: Admissions to Latvian Films Double in First Half of 2018
RIGA: Admissions to Latvian films reached 290,000 in the first half of 2018, marking an already record year for domestic cinema. In 2017 admissions to domestic films were 194,000.
Slovakia Selects The Interpreter as Oscar Bid
BRATISLAVA: Acclaimed Slovak director Martin Šulík’s feature The Interpreter / Tlmočník has been chosen by the Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA) as the official candidate by Slovakia for an…
FESTIVALS: Green Montenegro International Film Fest 2018 Announces Winners
ZABLJAK: The 4th edition of GMIFF the Green Montenegro International Film Fest 2018, which wrapped on 7 August 2018, took place for the first time this year in the National…
EAVE on Demand: Two Day Formula to Be Held in Montenegro
PODGORICA: Film Centre of Montenegro has started cooperation with EAVE and will be hosting the training programme EAVE on Demand the Two Day Formula, which will be held in Podgorica…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Editor's Place in Czech Documentary: Jana Vlčková
Click HERE to read the interview with leading Czech editor Jana Vlčková
BOX OFFICE: Two Domestic Films in Czech Weekend Top Ten
PRAGUE: Czech films Bear with Us/Chata na prodej by Tomas Pavlicek and Smiles of Sad Men/Úsměvy smutných mužů by Dan Svátek were ranked the 5th and the 6th respectively in…
GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Distributes Over 82,000 EUR for Documentary Production and Feature Film Development
PRAGUE: Czech Film Fund allotted 82,353 EUR/21 m CZK in grant support for documentary production and feature film development. A total of 23 projects received funding.
Call for Applications for Animarkt Stop Motion Forum Workshops 2018
LODZ: Calls are open to apply for free places in the Directing Stop Motion Animation Workshop with the Beast Animation Studio, Character Development and Storytelling Workshop with Carlos Bleycher and…
FESTIVALS: Greek/Polish Coproduction Pity Wins Herceg Novi Film Festival– Montenegro Film Festival
HERCEG NOVI: Greek/Polish coproduction Pity, directed by Babis Makridis, was awarded Grand Prix and Golden Mimosa for Best Film in the main competition of the 32nd Herceg Novi Film Festival–…
Crowd Funding Campaign for the Czech Premiere of Warsaw Pact Army Invasion Doc
PRAGUE: Czech Analog Vision, the production company behind the archive documentary My Unknown Soldier by Anna Kryvenko, launched a crowd funding campaign to support the theatrical release of the film…
FESTIVALS: Tartu Love Film Festival Announces Selection
TARTU: Eleven feature films and three documentaries will be screened at the 13th Tartu Love Film Festival, organised by the team of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival from 13…
MIDPOINT TV Launch Announces Development Executives Training
PRAGUE: At its 2019 edition MIDPOINT TV Launch will organise a specialised training for development executives. This part of the programme is intended to create a new generation of broadcaster…
PRODUCTION: Bulgarian Director Stanislav Donchev In Postproduction With Letters from Antarctica
SOFIA: Bulgarian Director Stanislav Donchev is in postproduction with his third feature film Letters from Antarctica, a deep psychological drama about a single mother incapable of confessing to her eight…
PRODUCTION: Dato Abramishvili and Giorgi Gogichaishvili Prep Georgian/Luxembourg/Lithuanian Coproduction Inga
TBILISI: Directors Dato Abramishvili and Giorgi Gogichaishvili are currently in preproduction with their debut feature Inga, which will be a coproduction between Georgia, Luxembourg and Lithuania set for shooting in…
OBITUARY: Polish Film Director Piotr Szulkin
WARSAW: Piotr Szulkin, the most acclaimed Polish sci-fi film director, has died at 68. His debut feature Golem gained cult status in 1980.
FNE at New Horizons IFF 2018: Holiday Wins Grand Prize
WROCLAW: Swedish director Isabella Eklöf won the Grand Prize in the International Competition for her drama Holiday at the 18th edition of the New Horizons International Film Festival. The festival…
FNE at New Horizons IFF 2018: New Projects by Anna Kazejak, Leszek Dawid and Piotr Domalewski at Polish Days Pitching
WROCLAW: One of the key events of the 7th Polish Days held at the 18th New Horizons IFF was the pitching session showcasing 11 upcoming projects including international coproductions and…
Serbia Announces Commercial Feature Film Production Grants
BELGRADE: Film Center Serbia has allocated 847,471 EUR / 100 m RSD for the production of three potentially commercial feature films, including one sequel.
FESTIVALS: The 12th Two Riversides Film and Art Festival Announces Winners
KAZIMIERZ DOLNY/JANOWIEC: French film Lower Heaven, directed by Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi, was awarded the First Prize in the Short Films Competition of the 12th edition of Film and Art Festival…
FNE at New Horizons IFF: Komasa, Borcuch and Lankosz Projects at Polish Days Works in Progress
WROCŁAW: Nine Polish projects currently in production and postproduction were showcased on during the last day of Polish Days, an industry event held at New Horizons IFF, including new films…
