PRODUCTION: Czech TV Shooting Empress Maria Theresa
PRAGUE: Czech Television will begin filming a two-part film about Central Europe’s most significant monarch, the Empress Maria Theresa.
Serbia Signs European Coproduction Convention
ROTTERDAM: Serbia has signed the revised Council of Europe Convention on Cinematographic Coproduction, updated for the digital age and welcoming non-European countries, during the 2017 edition of the International Film…
Malta Film Commission Launches Consultation Process
VALLETTA: The Malta Film Commission plans to implement new legislation regulating the film industry within one year. The legislation particularly affects the film service industry.
Poland Receives Gift of Pre-WWII Films
WARSAW: Poland’s National Film Archives has received a collection of pre-WWII films from London’s Sikorski Museum and the Polish Institute. The rare films date to the 1930’s and 1940’s
Polanski Withdraws as Honorary Host of France’s Cesars
WARSAW: Polish born director Roman Polanski has withdrawn as honorary host of the French Cesar awards, following protests in France, where Polanski also has citizenship.
Zero III Breaks Opening Record in Lithuania
VILNIUS: Domestic black comedy Zero III by Emilis Vėlyvis set a 2-year opening record in Lithuania, surpassing another film by Vėlyvis, that was holding a 20-year opening record.
Market Share of Domestic Productions Increased by 5.5% in Lithuania in 2016
VILNIUS: The domestic market share increased in Lithuania from 14% in 2015 to 19.5% in 2016 with 13 domestic films seen by almost 700,000 viewers and cashing in 3.46 m…
FNE IDF DocBloc: Projects Selected for Czech Docs... Coming Soon 2017
Five long documentaries have been selected for Czech Docs... Coming Soon 2017 section, which will take place within the 6th East Doc Platform programme set to take place in Prague…
Estonian Viewers as Top European Cinemagoers Appreciate Domestic Film
TALLINN: Estonia was one of the top countries in Europe for cinema attendance per capita in 2016 with 2.5 cinema visits per person. France and Ireland led the pack in…
Prisoner no. 150 Shot in Croatia Was Hit in India
ZAGREB: Indian film Prisoner no. 150, whose dance scenes were shot in Croatia in November 2016, was one of the most watched films in India in January 2017.
Applications Open for First Films First
BELGRADE: Goethe-Institut Young Directors´ Academy South-Eastern Europe starts a new professional training programme First Films First aiming at supporting young Southeast European directors to develop their debut feature.
Poland's Regulation Plans for Public and Private Media
WARSAW: The Polish government is working on a bill that would decrease the monopoly of foreign companies in the private media sector and a separate project that will increase the…
Creative Europe Programme Organises Open Public Consultation
BRUSSELS: An open public consultation for the evaluation of the Creative Europe programme is currently underway from 23 January to 16 April 2017. The consultation is open to the general…
FNE UNIC EU Policy Update 31.01.2017
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…
ZagrebDox Pro Workshop Announces Selected Projects
ZAGREB: Projects from Croatia, Latvia, Serbia, Slovenia and Hungary are among the 12 projects selected for the ZagrebDox Pro training 2017, set to take place from 26 February to 3…
PRODUCTION: Audrius Juzėnas Shoots Owl Mountain
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Audrius Juzėnas is currently shooting his third feature film, Owl Mountain / Pelėdų kalnas. The release of this historical drama is planned for 16 February 2018, the…
FESTIVALS: One World Film Festival Introduces New Categories, Including New Czech Competition
PRAGUE: Several new categories, including a new Czech competition, are among the surprises of the 2017 One World. The festival is set to take place in Prague from 6 to…
Bulgaria Approves New Minister of Culture
SOFIA: Rashko Mladenov has been approved Minister of Culture in the caretaker government of Ognyan Gerdzhikov, appointed by the country’s newly elected president Rumen Radev on 26 January 2017. Mladenov…
Family Film and I, Olga Hepnarova Win the Czech Film Critics’ Awards
PRAGUE: Family Film by Olmo Omerzu was awarded best film at the Czech Critics´Awards 2016, while I, Olga Hepnarova by Petr Kazda and Tomáš Weinreb was awarded for best director.…
FESTIVALS: A Good Wife Wins the 28th Trieste Film Festival
TRIESTE: Mirjana Karanovic’s A Good Wife was awarded best film at the 28th edition of Trieste Film Festival, that wrapped on 29 January 2017.
